And soon, I hope to add 'Family Destroyer' or 'Drama Slayer' to my resume, once I have dealt with this delightfully dysfunctional family putting an end to this chaotic household's drama he thought.
As he was about to drift off to sleep on the soft couch, the system interface flickered to life before his eyes, displaying a message that made his heart race:
┌───────────────────────────
│ Tyrant Transformation Process
│ - Step 1: Strength and Physical Enhancement (35% increase) Completed │
│ - Step 2 : Body Purification and Health Optimization - Duration: 7 minutes │
│ - Step 3 : Charisma, Luck, and Charm Enhancement, Final Body Transformation │
│ - Duration: 10 minutes
└───────────────────────────
Li Wei's mind flashed back to the first step of the transformation. The pain had been terrifying like molten lava injected through his veins while his bones were being torn apart and reassembled atom by atom.
Hell no, I'm not going to continue the transformation, he growled.
But as he tried to dismiss the interface, another message appeared, outlining three chilling penalties for refusing the transformation:
┌───────────────────────────
│ Warning: User needs to do the remaining transformation or there will be penalties:
│ - Complete loss of all gained abilities and
│ stats
│ - Permanent reduction of potential growth by 50%
│ - Continuous physical pain for 30 days
│ Choose to proceed with transformation or face all penalties. │
└───────────────────────────
"What the fuck!!!" You got to be kidding me
Li Wei shouted internally, stunned by the severity of the penalties. He wasn't sure he could survive even one of them, let alone all three. It was a massacre, plain and simple.
He remembered when it told him to kill Shen and the underground master. At least they deserved it; there was no problem with that.
Not like he was a coward anyway, but the pain he passed through during the transformation was like being boiled alive in a vat of acid. The mere thought made him break out in a cold sweat.
"I guess I need to do it anyway,"
He gave a big sigh. "It wants me dead anyway," he muttered to himself, just like when it put a stop time on shadow step and deactivated his Pain Suppression without telling him when fighting the elite guards.
Wait...
Pain Suppression. Li Wei stood up from the couch, an idea piercing his head.
The system gave him info on his Pain Suppression ability as if it knew what he was thinking about:
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│ Special Abilities
│ Shadow Step (Level 2): Move undetected through shadows. [Upgrade]
│ Crimson Frenzy, Unleash berserk fury in combat. [Upgrade]
│ Enhanced Hearing: Perceive sounds beyond normal range. [No upgrade required]
│ Blending In: Seamlessly integrate into any environment. [No upgrade required]
│ Pain Suppression: Reduce felt pain by 60%. [Upgrade]
└───────────────────────────
That was it. He moved to the Pain Suppression option, and the info appeared:
[Pain Suppression]
Current Level: Reduce felt pain by 60%
Upgrade to: Reduce felt pain by 100%
Requires: SP: 3,500
Do you want to Upgrade? [Y] [N]
"Well done! Surprised this wicked system didn't lock the Pain Suppression upgrade like it locked the health when I was fighting with the elite guards"
Without hesitation, he selected [Yes] mentally.
What the heck!!!!! Here it was again!
And here I was, praising the system, when it displayed a red annoying warning alert holographic interface.
┌───────────────────────────
│ Warning Alert ‼️
│ It is harmful if the Host uses 100% Pain Suppression in the │
│ transformation process. It can knock him down or make him │
│ unconscious. If you want to proceed in upgrading the Pain
│ Suppression, there is no problem, but the Host will bear the consequences.
│ Continue [Yes] Abandon [No]
└───────────────────────────
"I don't care what the fuck the system needs to tell me. What I need is to escape that fucking pain and these weird-ass penalties."
Li Wei selected Yes without reading all the warning Alert Info.
The system confirmed the upgrade, leaving Li Wei with 1,500 SP. Taking a deep breath, he returned to the Transformation interface, his heart pounding in his chest
┌───────────────────────────
│ Tyrant Transformation process. The process left with two steps: │
│ - Strength and Physical Enhancement (35% increase) - completed │
│ - Body Purification and Health Optimization - Duration: 7 minutes │
│ - Charisma, Luck, and Charm Enhancement, Final Body Transformation - │
│ Duration: 10 minutes │
│ Do you wish to Complete the remaining steps? [Yes] or face the penalty [No] │
└───────────────────────────
With a racing heart, he selected [Yes]. And the annoying alert interface popped out again:
┌───────────────────────────
│ SYSTEM WARNING ALERT ‼️
│ Deactivate the Pain Suppression so you will have a good │
│ stable mental state when the System completes the transformation.│
│ Options: │
│ - Reduce Pain Suppression from 100% to 50% for a half-stable mental state.
│ - Let the Pain Suppression be at 100% so you will not feel any pain during the transformation, but you will be unconscious.
└───────────────────────────
What the fuck!!! I should deactivate the Pain Suppression ability so I will have what? A good stable mental state for this fucking shit.
I was even dying when the Pain Suppression was at 40%
He read through the second option, without giving it a lot of attention and thought.
He gave a light scoff. "What the hell is wrong if I'm unconscious for 17 mins or maybe..."
Without hesitation, he selected the option
┌───────────────────────────
│ [Pain Suppression] 100% agreed.
│ Initiating both Step 1 and Step 2
│ Duration: [unknown]
│ Step 1: Body Purification and Health Optimization
│ Step 2: Charisma, Luck, and Charm Enhancement, Final Body Transformation.
│ [Transformation] Initializing....
└───────────────────────────
Fuck you, System! The duration is supposed to be 17 minutes. Don't you know any basic math calculations?" he growled out loud, his eyebrows furrowed.
Before he could add any shit to his words, he collapsed to the floor.
Heart racing---
What!!! Where the fuck am I?
(Whispering) No-No, It can be this.. Not here.....
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