I Can See Health Bars in Real Life

Chapter 530 23: The Sheep Talisman and Miss Fox Spirit's Cheat Skills

The sky began to turn pale.The first ray of dawn pierced through the remnants of the night, casting its light upon the earth.

In the picturesque valley, Gu Mo, unbeknownst to anyone, had already returned to the pavilion, quietly seated inside as if he had never left. At this moment, it was precisely the interval where night had passed and day was arriving, and the power of the Night Wanderer's authority was gradually fading.

It wasn't that the power completely vanished without a trace, but relative to its peak during the night, it naturally became weaker.

Although the relevant abilities can still function in the day's shadows and dark environments, both the effect and strength are noticeably diminished. Like the additional ability to conceal one's aura in darkness, suitable for stealthy actions, if measured by the skills of the Heroic Spirit—

Then it would roughly fall from an A+ level directly to a barely C rank.

At most, it would complement his inherent trait of reducing presence as a "denizen of the cracks," providing a certain degree of additional boost, and that's about it.

With a gentle sigh, Gu Mo casually picked up the teapot on the stone table in front of him, pouring a cup of tea into the cup before him. A slight warmth slowly rose from the cup... He took a sip of the morning tea and stretched lazily.

This trip was relatively smooth, although Ereshkigal ultimately did not agree.

However, it was evident that she was clearly shaken, just not easily persuaded to change her mind.

After all, this Lady Goddess, despite trying hard to act fierce and threatening to kill all humans and imprison their souls forever, was actually trying to protect as many souls as possible by any means within her power...

And this wasn't a rash decision; it was a strategy chosen after careful consideration.

Even though it's only a divine spirit, attached to a human girl with a close wavelength in her servant form, and not the original divine body, it can still sense the impending great disaster that will irresistibly reduce humanity to ashes.

Uruk is still bravely resisting, but King Gilgamesh had already informed the people from the beginning that everything would meet its end after half a year... He and the people, still fighting the demon beast front, are essentially resisting under this premise.

Knowing it's certain death, yet not giving up.

That's basically the situation, but Ereshkigal doesn't think there's any chance of winning, nor does she believe the current human protective power can change the trend of humanity's history leading to extinction, which is why she chose the strategy she believes is the only way out.

This is the Goddess of Death's last bit of kindness.

Therefore, before believing there is hope on humanity's side to combat the disaster, this Lady Goddess is not easily persuaded, thinking her strategy is already the last retreat. If humanity is destined for extinction, then she can still protect their souls as much as possible...

But not easily persuaded doesn't mean she can't be persuaded.

Gu Mo narrowed his eyes slightly; if necessary, he could directly choose to persuade with reason like the original plot—

In the original plot, with that old, frail, and wounded state, challenging the Netherworld Goddess in the Netherworld and actually winning seemed quite incredible, probably because Ereshkigal held back significantly... But it also shows that once earning the Goddess's recognition, making her change her mind isn't that difficult.

That's what he thought.

At the same time, this trip could be considered as a further test of the Night Wanderer's abilities, increasing proficiency, and gaining a preliminary understanding of the Netherworld environment... Naturally, this counts as relatively smooth, though there are unsatisfactory aspects too, such as how Ereshkigal directly detected him.

Aura concealment meant nothing, even with the protection of the night, it couldn't compare to the authority of the Netherworld's mistress.

Being offered as the pillar of the Netherworld and ruling over it, Ereshkigal essentially is the Netherworld itself... Under such circumstances, it's hard for anything to escape her control within the Netherworld.

Gu Mo could roughly guess this too, so he didn't contemplate enhancing stealth abilities; he merely thought perhaps he should consider mastering abilities like avatar walking. Like Merlin, whose real body remains in Avalon, yet creates a servant-like avatar to act in this era.

This would greatly increase the safety of certain actions and significantly boost activity capacity, transforming from single-threaded to multi-threaded.

And in fact, he was not unfamiliar with such matters, having encountered them earlier. Like in the Nioh World, he saw paper avatar clones of Abe no Seimei and Minamoto no Yoshiie, requiring notably high Yin Yang Technique skills...

And typically, servants are special existences, essentially clones of Heroic Spirits, with the Heroic Spirits' true selves in the Heroic Spirit Throne. This might be worth referencing, especially as mentioned above, Merlin, while not being a Heroic Spirit himself, managed to pretend to be summoned as a servant through some method.

There are also the Wild Hunt crossing realms encountered in the real world; those demon spirits are also a kind of projection clone, with the true body remaining in their original world.

Shikigami, Divine Spirit, Projection...

Calculating the various examples he had encountered and witnessed, which were different yet similar in some ways, Gu Mo pondered if there was something he could reference. It seemed like these had high requirements for either magic or Yin Yang Technique, or simply came from the magical bloodlines and potential that brought about powerful racial talents.

Perhaps he could borrow the ideas and exploit his unique advantages...

Such a thought arose in his mind as his gaze shifted to the palm of his hand, where lay a round, octagonal rune stone with a cyan sheep pattern on its surface. This was the card draw result before entering the instance; he had used the remaining Bronze Key to synthesize a Silver Key, drawing a limited props package.

It should be considered a lucky result, as he drew a Gold Level Sheep Talisman.

However, it hadn't been useful before, and he hadn't thought it would be of much use either... After all, in the original work, this talisman wasn't that useful. Never mind compared to the immortal dog or the all-healing horse, even the simple, brutish bull seemed more useful than this Sheep Talisman.

It possessed the power of Spiritual Body Projection, with the most direct effect being its ability to allow the holder's soul to leave their body.

Gu Mo thought seriously, but just then, the door of the small kitchen hut opposite the pavilion quietly opened. A fox-eared girl who had been secretly practicing cooking all night was tiptoeing out, only to meet his gaze in the next moment.

"M...Master, you're back." Caster Miss Tamamo no Mae's expression was a bit stiff. When did dear return?

She was supposed to practice in secret and then amaze everyone, but now she'd been directly discovered?

"Yes, thank you, Tamamo... You don't need to dispose of the practice results, just save them for breakfast when the Chaldea team arrives, and then we'll set off." Gu Mo flipped his hand to put away the Sheep Talisman and nodded towards Miss Tamamo, saying with a smile.

The Master didn't seem surprised, which meant he probably already knew that she'd been practicing secretly for some time...

"Oh, I understand, Master..." Miss Fox Spirit became somewhat dejected, responding with a downcast tone. Her ears and tail drooped, making her appear rather spiritless.

Of course, she wouldn't give up, but the absence of a surprise for dear after success naturally left her a bit glum.

"Huh? Master, did you really go on a demon beast hunt last night?" Just after entering the pavilion, the fox spirit girl suddenly seemed to sense something, staring at him with sharp eyes, "I can smell it... This is the scent of an affair!"

"How could that be? I just went to see a girl last night, it wasn't an affair..." Gu Mo said with an unchanged expression.

"Oh, so that's it; you just went to see a girl last night... Wait! Isn't that an affair?" The fox spirit girl instinctively breathed a sigh of relief but then quickly reacted, exclaiming loudly, wasn't that the essence of an affair?

"Alright, alright, the Chaldea group is arriving, Miss Tamamo, go prepare..." Gu Mo waved his hand indifferently.

"Eh, how can that be!"

The fox-eared girl looked at him resentfully, but currently, the other party hadn't fully accepted her sweet attacks, so her position was somewhat unjustified. Despite her persistent nature, her confidence was somewhat lacking.

This wouldn't do, she indeed needed to intensify her efforts, repel all those bad bugs clinging to dear, and rightfully gain the position of the legitimate wife!

Then she could be justifiably proud...

Unknowingly, she seemed to have thought of something that suddenly excited her. Her eyes shone brightly, filled with longing, as if imagining a beautiful future.

Watching from the side, Gu Mo couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, subtly sensing a feeling of danger. For this fox spirit was undoubtedly a potential yandere— "would kill both the affair partner and the cheater," she probably thought.

Although it was merely a metaphor and wouldn't be enacted. Probably...

Ah, damn, wasn't a Guardian Spirit here to repay kindness? Why does it feel like she's come with a cleaver... But to be fair, this fox spirit, earnestly trying to become a virtuous wife, indeed had her merits. Gu Mo didn't want to discourage her too much, and she also possessed an unfair ability.

— Fox's Marriage.

— Unilaterally proclaiming marriage to the other party, bringing a blessing of sun showers, forcibly handing commemorative gifts to those present, and letting them participate in the celebration...

Emmmmm, better not push her too far.