Opening the system interface, the mission was indeed completed. Besides the original rewards, there was an extra reward this time.
[Mission: Help Tony Stark escape from Abomination's pursuit. Completed.]
[Mission reward: Souls 50,000, new items unlocked in the Exchange Store.]
[Reward for killing Abomination: Souls 50,000.]
[Rewards have been issued. Host can check them yourself.]
The original mission reward was only 50,000 souls. Unexpectedly, the system gave an extra 50,000 souls after killing Abomination. It was a pleasant surprise.
Now, Yuma's soul count had directly increased from over 20,000 to over 120,000. His assets had directly increased sixfold. It was simply awesome!
You know, before I had missions, I spent a year collecting almost 1,000 souls.
The mission to assist Hulk in defeating Abomination, if it hadn't been for the trick I played, and the system counted Hulk's damage, I would have gotten at most 1,000.
It shows how rare souls are!
Unfortunately, this time, I consumed Gin Ichimaru's Character Experience Card, which made Yuma feel a little heartbroken.
After confirming that the soul count was correct, Yuma opened the Exchange Store to see what new items the system had given him.
After searching through the Exchange Store, he found two new items. They were only two, but their effects were very powerful.
[Defense Enhancement Potion: Increases current defense by 10% directly after use.]
[Exchange price: 50,000 souls.]
Yuma was excited to see this. What I lack now is defense. Besides, I've been coveting Arrancar's steel skin for a long time.
Spiritual pressure can be increased slowly, but I have no way to increase my defense.
Although it's a bit expensive, you know that this effect can be stacked. It's geometrically increasing. Although it doesn't seem like much now, what if I had Arrancar's steel skin?
Then, increasing it by 10% at a time would be very powerful.
One of the hallmarks of Arrancar is having steel-like skin that even Zanpakuto can't pierce—steel skin.
The ones that impressed Yuma the most were the 4th Espada, Ulquiorra Cifer, and the 5th Espada, Nnoitra Gilga.
Ulquiorra could block Tensa Zangetsu's slash with one arm in his battle with Ichigo Kurosaki and catch Getsuga Tenshō with his bare hands. He was simply awesome.
Nnoitra's steel skin was the hardest among all the Espada. Except for Kenpachi Zaraki, very few Shinigami's Zanpakuto could injure him.
If I could have their kind of steel skin, I believe very few people would be able to injure me. Then, besides Kidō and Shikai, I could take my Zanpakuto and fight the enemy head-on.
Just thinking about it makes me excited and blood rushes through my veins!
The other item was even better. It was the necessary item for me to establish Las Noches!
[Arrancar Core: After use, you can designate any one person to become an Arrancar and possess the corresponding Arrancar member's abilities (requires defeating the corresponding Arrancar).]
[Exchange price: 250,000 souls.]
"System, you're really my Song Jiang!" Yuma said excitedly, looking at the two items.
This item is amazing! You know, in Hueco Mundo, besides the Espada, there are also the Espada's subordinates.
Each Arrancar has different abilities. If I have this item, it means that as long as I have enough souls, I can continuously create Arrancar!
The Espada each dominate a form of death—loneliness, aging, sacrifice, nothingness, despair, destruction, intoxication, madness, greed, anger!
They are numbered from 1st to 10th in order. They are the ten main causes of human death, the abilities of each Espada, the thoughts of the Espada, and the reason for their existence.
The subordinates are proof of the Espada's right to rule. They are given the right to choose their direct subordinates from the Arrancar below No. 11.
Besides these, there are also the Exequias. There are countless Arrancar that can be created. The only thing Yuma is worried about is that his soul count won't keep up with the consumption rate!
"System, tell me the truth," Yuma looked at the two items, his eyes burning with desire. He couldn't help but ask. "Is there a connection between the souls you reward and the souls I collect and death?"
"All souls should belong to Death after people die. We're privately intercepting her souls. Will she notice and come after me?"
[No. She can't detect my existence. So, host can collect souls with peace of mind.]
[Besides, countless lives die every day in all universes. The souls you intercept are a drop in the bucket for her. She won't care.]
"So, the reason she hasn't noticed now is because I've collected too few souls?" Yuma asked. "When I collect a certain number of souls, she will notice, right?"
"You said she can't detect your existence because the number of souls we intercept from her is within a certain range. Once it exceeds this number, she will be able to detect it, right?"
[Correct!]
Damn, that "correct" is so witty. Are you proud or something?
You're such a powerful system, but you're so incompetent?
How can I cause trouble like this?
What if my actions are too big and Death notices? What do you tell me to do?
That's Death, the goddess of death who controls everything!
"What's the upper limit of souls that will attract Death's attention?" After knowing that my actions will attract Death's attention, how dare I act recklessly? I have to find the red line first.
[Insufficient permissions. Not authorized to answer.]
Yuma: "…"
I really can't stand you!
Yuma angrily closed the system interface and went downstairs to see how many burgers the two of them had eaten.
…
When he got downstairs, Tony had already changed his clothes. Rush was bandaged like a mummy by Banner. There were burger wrappers everywhere on the table and the floor!
"No, how many burgers did you guys eat?" Yuma was speechless, looking at the three of them lying on chairs with big bellies. "That's more than 50 burgers, right?"
"Hulk 42!" Banner raised his hand.
Rush: "I had 25!"
Tony: "I had 6!"
Yuma: "I'm going to f***ing kill you!"
…
Not long after, Pepper and Happy arrived with military personnel to pick up Tony. Rush went with Tony to recover.
After all, Rush was seriously injured. If he relied solely on Banner's bandaging and his own recovery ability, it would take him months to recover.
"Wait a minute, Tony," Yuma stopped Tony at the door of the car. "After you go back and do what you want to do, remember to investigate who wanted to kill you."
"Don't worry, I will, even if you didn't say anything," Tony affirmed.
"Remember," Yuma looked at Tony seriously. "After you eliminate all the impossibilities, whatever remains, even if it's unbelievable or inconceivable, is the truth!"
"What do you mean?" Tony asked, confused. He felt that Yuma's words seemed to have a hidden meaning.
"Pay attention to the people around you." After saying that, Yuma ignored Tony's reaction and closed the car door.
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