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“… … What the hell is that thing?”

“I don’t know either.”

“Does anyone here know him?”

“Nope.”

“How could a monster like that be assigned to this army?”

“Maybe he pissed off some big shot.”

… …

Lin Ye swallowed the last mouthful of mental potion. Activating the large cutting rune was more mentally taxing than he thought.

The effect of the large cutting rune was quite good, but this move could only be used to clear out trash mobs. The spiritual energy wasn't condensed enough to kill stronger Tier 1 creatures.

Lin Ye retreated back inside the defensive line. He was already preparing to withdraw.

The previous raid showed that these bugs weren't mindless beasts. Next, they would definitely try to kill him. He wasn't even Tier 1 yet, and they had plenty of ways to kill him.

The mission was almost complete, and there was no need to waste the Toy Bear here.

But he still had a special skill that he hadn't used.

Lin Ye had a slight obsessive-compulsive disorder. For example, when playing games, he liked to clear an entire map before moving on to the next one.

Not using this special skill would make Lin Ye uncomfortable all day, and he would be curious about it for a long time afterward.

‘I’ll wait a little longer. If it still doesn’t work, I’ll slip away.’

After that, Lin Ye no longer approached the front line, but instead stayed behind the battle line, wielding spiritual energy blades to reap heads.

The friendly troops all thought that he was hiding in the back because he was too exhausted. Given his previous achievements, no one thought there was anything wrong with it.

But before long, Lin Ye couldn't hide anymore.

Because the people in front were all dead.

He could retreat further back, and these soldiers wouldn't say anything.

Even if these strangers said something, Lin Ye wouldn't care.

But he was unwilling to retreat any further.

Watching the people in front die while hiding in the back wasn't a pleasant thing.

Lin Ye returned to the front line and engaged in close combat with the Tier 1 bugs, but this time he didn't charge into the bug swarm again, but instead slashed at the bugs' vitals one by one.

A large number of Tier 1 bugs entered the battlefield. Charging in like before would easily lead to death in the swarm.

The battle line was constantly retreating. The bugs seemed endless, and no matter how many he killed, they never ran out.

Contrary to what Lin Ye thought, the bugs on the opposite side weren't deliberately targeting him, but were constantly compressing their defensive line and sending swarms of bugs to the sides, trying to surround them.

After a while, Lin Ye realized the bugs' purpose. They seemed to want to exhaust his stamina and then capture him alive.

Although he didn't know what the bugs would do with him, they were destined not to achieve this goal.

The friendly troops around him were getting fewer and fewer. Some Tier 2 bugs gradually appeared on the battlefield, tearing gaps in the battle line and devouring the friendly troops near the gaps.

“I will always be behind you, watching you.”

Lin Ye reached his hand behind him, but didn't touch anything.

“Be careful, you haven't used my ability yet.”

Lin Ye dodged the acid sprayed by a Tier 1 acid bug and retreated to the rear of the battle line.

“Are you female? Then I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have forced you to sleep with me. We have a custom of sleeping with dolls on our side. I didn't do it on purpose.”

“My body is indeed mixed with female flesh, but I am just a clown doll, without gender.”

“Then I take back my apology. Why can't this garbage skill of yours be used yet? Do you have to wait for everyone to die before it can be used?”

Lin Ye said angrily.

“… … The fact that I can appear here means that the skill can be used, but you must make a choice before using it.”

“What choice?”

“Become a doll and let me control your body, or become an Ace yourself.”

“What's the difference?”

“I am very strong. Even controlling a weak body like yours can solve the problems here, and when I control your body, your consciousness will not disappear. That is to say, you can learn my abilities. If you are smart enough, you may be able to comprehend one or two lower-level skills.”

“But if you choose to become an Ace yourself, I suggest you drink that integration potion first, so that you can look better when you run away. You will probably become the first Ace in history to run away.”

“What do you mean? Isn't Ace your skill?”

“Mutation cards, door cards, tickets, room cards, card boxes… Cards are the system—”

“What did you say?”

“… … I can only tell you relevant information, or some unimportant information, such as those bugs wanting to use you to incubate bug eggs. Now, please make a choice.”

The clown doll's voice suddenly became serious, as if reminding Lin Ye not to choose the wrong one.

Lin Ye didn't speak, but took out the integration potion and drank it all.

How could an Ace be someone else's doll?

A burning sensation swept through his body. A large amount of spiritual energy poured into his body and began to circulate within him, strengthening his bones, nerves, and flesh. This process was quite painful, and Lin Ye could only grit his teeth and endure it.

But soon, Lin Ye couldn't feel the pain anymore. Not only the pain, but everything around him was fading, darkening, and finally falling into a darkness.

Lin Ye walked in the darkness. It was like an endless deep sea, without a single light or any markings, only a void.

Time seemed to have lost its meaning. Lin Ye didn't know how long he had walked before he finally found a speck of light in the darkness.

Under Lin Ye's gaze, the speck of light grew in all directions, illuminating the void, like stars twinkling in the high sky.

Lin Ye opened his eyes. The battlefield was still fierce, and all he could see were殘 corpses, but he had already completed his first advancement.

The feeling of advancement was very good. Lin Ye even felt that he could kill those Tier 2 bugs, but he didn't act rashly, because he vaguely felt that there was something very dangerous staring at him from afar.

Lin Ye directly used the special skill, Ace.

The clown dissipated, leaving him with a sentence before leaving:

“What a pity, I still wanted to use your body to dance for a while.”

“It's okay, I'll accompany you to dance until the end of today when I get back.”

Whoosh!

A monster covered in red斑紋 patterns, half-human and half-bug, suddenly appeared in front of Lin Ye. It stabbed Lin Ye's heart with its forelimbs, so fast that it left afterimages.

Lin Ye couldn't dodge this attack. The opponent's speed had already exceeded his body's reaction speed, so this attack would definitely hit.

But a thin layer of mutated protection appeared in front of Lin Ye, forcibly blocking the opponent's attack.

Lin Ye didn't even look at the dangerous Tier 3 abyss Zerg, but stared blankly into the empty space, as if thinking about a difficult-to-understand question.

The bug monster looked at its broken forelimbs and quickly retreated into the bug swarm. It looked at Lin Ye in surprise, not understanding why this weak human could hurt it.