095. Rugged Path

  Whether 【Raider】 plunder life is unknoyers haven't tested it, but personality, appearance, corpses, souls, and memories are all reized as obtainable.

  Uhe other five paths, the 【Plunder】 system only has two initial csses: 【Gambler】 and 【Raider】. Since all attributes are low, they mostly rely on hiding and rarely bee the main bat for the early stages.

  Logically, the 【Plunder】 system should be more of a prison than the 【Dominate】 system, and no one should py it, right?

  Iy, it's the opposite. Pyers love this system, and many have ats in this path. A few people lie low until their css traits activate, plunderie monsters' special attributes, or sometimes equipment, and then running away, having a lot of fun.

  Li Aozi's uanding of 【Raider】 isn't deep, but he knows the basics.

  The six main css systems each have an ultimate path that be achieved at level 180, known as the ultimate css.

  For example, the ultimate csses in the 【Dominate】 system:

  【Radiant Sage】 (Missionary Path) - Twists macro reality with psychic power, illuminating the universe with mental brilliahe master of the spiritual realm.

  【queror】 (Esper Path) - Fuses Omega energy and physique, mastering self-destiny, the master of self.

  【Endbringer】 (Mystic Path) - Sees through the rules of the universe, focuses on researg micro-level philosophy, the master of thought.

  【Starfall Master】 (Echo Path) - Devours ether, fes the body with starlight, pys with bck holes, ignites suns, trols the gaxy's pulse, making the universe's stars submit, the master of reality.

  And the 【Raider】... even ier stages, it's still a 【Raider】.

  【Raider】 has no ultimate path.

  This system's panel data is strong ier stages, but in battle... it's the same as in the early stages.

  From a pyer's perspective, the ued joys from various plunders are unparalleled, but from an NPC's perspective, it's not the same.

  Especially for Vlovoa's followers.

  Oter side, maybe one day they'll suddenly get a "dividend" from their fellow believers, like a huhousand Derby.

  On the worse side, this huhousand Derby might be squeezed out of their pores, one bill at a time.

  Of course, it's generally not that bad. After all, Vlovoa's avatar on Azure Star is very siderate of Azure Star people.

  In the universe, it's aory. Li Aozi remembers that only the 【Weird】 and 【Plunder】 systems have main gods, while other ultimate paths asd to godhood themselves.

  The 【Weird】 system is backed by the 【Lord of Ghosts】, the 【Void Emperor】, and the 【Abyss Lord】, three a evil star gods. Despite their evil nature, they be dealt with, and they even have high fame aation.

  The 【Plunder】 system is backed by the mysterious 【Greedy Speaker】. Pyers don't even know her name, only that she's famous and her followers are everywhere in the universe.

  From Alpha (α, the first Greek letter) to Omega (ω, the st Greek letter), there are 【Raiders】 of all levels.

  What these big shots will give to newers is uain.

  If it's a 【Gambler】, it's fine, as their 【Dexterity】 attribute turns into 【Luck】. They sehey're about to get a dividend and go to the o to lose a few million, increasing their 【Luck】, and then thank the 【Greedy Speaker】.

  But 【Raiders】, they have to leave it to fate.

  From Jane Neria's perspective, the sudden "dividend," namely Nomi's soul and personality, almost drove her insane.

  She could only watch as her body was given to someone else, with Nomi taking over, enjoying freedom and a new life.

  As for the real Nomi—【Raiders】 only plunder from the dead.

  The oute is self-evident.

  "Sini was sent to you a few months ago, she probably died around that time."

  Li Aozi looked at Jane Neria:

  "I know your situation, it's not unon, there's about a one pert ce of plundering a personality or soul—I suspect it’s the soul sinega energy follows the soul."

  "Is there such a saying?" Jane was a bit surprised.

  It's not surprising, as Azure Star's uanding of Omega energy and spiritual energy is shallow, only roughly aware of the soul's existence, and anizing psychics (mediums or shamans) to eliminate spiritual monsters.

  Talking to them about the retionship between the soul and Omega energy is like discussing trolled nuclear fusion teology with primitive tribes.

  "I'm an expert in Omega energy myself."

  Li Aozi didn't expin much, knowing they would uand iure.

  "Nomi robably killed by a 【Raider】 a few months ago, likely from the Four Nations fa."

  Li Aozi recalled Nomi's disgusted rea to the nuclear waste ke and said:

  "Her hatred for the Four Nations runs deep, maybe the memory of the Rose Army es from you, but that hatred is certainly her own."

  "Enemies of the Four Nations... they're our rades."

  Jane nodded without saying much.

  Qiu Ran moved closer to Li Aozi, her eyes filled with distrust and wariness.

  Though the other was a true Rose Army soldier, pared to Nomi, she found Jane unlikable.

  Her personality was pletely different from Nomi's, who, despite her foul mouth and curses, was always quietly helping others and longing for a better future.

  Neria was different.

  She looked beautiful and resolute, but she was cold inside, only g about her cause and nothing else.

  "I just want Nomi back..."

  Qiu Ran whispered:

  "I know it's selfish... but if the person we revived could be Nomi, that would be great. She was such a good person, why did she have to die... why did it have to be Nomi, such a good girl?"

  Saying this made her feel even worse.

  Maybe it was because Nomi reminded her of her younger siblings, fragile from malnutrition, and uo afford to dress up, thus not looking pretty at all.

  But her questions had no answers.

  They had saved someone, which should make them happy and relieved, but the person saved wasn't the ohey wanted.

  For a moment, Qiu Ran found Neria's presence very annoying.

  'You might as well die and be buried with Nomi!'

  Her eyes fshed red and bck, then she shook her head.

  'How could I have such thoughts... Neria is Nomi's body, and she's also a victim of Abyss Humanitarian...'

  Li Aozi noticed her expression.

  'Qiu Ran is also starting to show reje... Non-【Mutant】 people always have issues with Omega energy.'

  Li Aozi wao say something f to ease her inner flid pressure.

  But Nomi was dead, and had been for a while.

  This fact was settled, and he couldn't bring himself to say "don't dwell on it."

  Even Li Aozi himself couldn't help but dwell on it.

  Unsciously, he had grown aced to the girl who cursed and swore but quietly cared for others and yearned for a bright future.

  Jane Neria crossed her arms, quietly watg the two familiar strangers.

  She had a movie star's face, calm and posed, with no way to tell what she was really thinking.

  Unlike Nomi, whose emotions were always visible.

  The atmosphere grew silent.

  "Jane Neria, since ynize us, it means Nomi's memories are still there, right?"

  Li Aozi broke the silence.

  "Yes."

  Jane said pinly.

  "We o tinue sughtering Abyss Humanitarian, rescue Xue Nuo, free all the ied, and then send Qiu Ran back to the Frost-Pted Republic—what are you going to do?"

  Li Aozi id it out.

  They had cooperated because Nomi trusted him and had shared goals.

  If she didn't want to tihey'd part ways, and he'd sider it as never havi her, but he still needed some pensation—he had ied a lot in Nomi.

  The dead were gone, and the steps o be practical.

  He had a good retionship with Nomi, but that didn't mean he had oh Jane Neria, nor with the Rose Army.

  The Rose Army aimed to take over the Frost-Pted Republic, fog oimad wouldn't resort to sughtering civilians. Li Aozi and Qiu Ran were set on killing everyone in Abyss Humanitarian—would a legitimate Rose Army member agree?

  Or would she leave and spread tales of Li Aozi impersonating the Rose Army and sughtering medics, damaging his reputation?

  If that happened, his mental iment in Nomi would not only be wasted but cost him.

  Reality was harsh—at least taking Nomi's Omega energy back would give him some peaind.

  "My pn? Are you worried I'll expose Abyss Humanitarian?"

  Jane looked at Li Aozi in surprise:

  "rade, have you misuood something?"

  "I've never opposed wiping out these anti-humas in Abyss Humanitarian."

  "My pn is: temporarily retreat, use Abyss Humanitarian's long-wave radio to tact the Rose Army's northerer, pletely settle Abyss Humanitarian's crimes, and make them public."

  FAL