Infinite Cafetaria

Chapter 60 Taboo

 That sack of red-bellied rattlesnakes was just bought by Boqi from the market. There were 59 snakes in total. Because of the large volume of purchases, the boss even gave them a 10% discount. The total cost of electricity was 4,779 kilowatt-hours, which was directly deducted from the previous harvest.

 But the group of vampire long-tailed weasels were caught by the three of them on the way here.

Ma Lu first chose 10 red-bellied rattlesnakes to sacrifice to the sky and tried his luck.

As a result, not a single purple blessing was obtained, and two downgrades were triggered in succession. Two blessing options changed from blue to white under the action of the Heartbeat Lotto.

 Fortunately, there are other blessings to choose from, so it’s not a big problem.

Ma Lu scanned the 10 blue blessings he got. The more useful ones are

  【Loyal Partner: The four basic attributes of animals and puppets in the team are increased by 20%】

 【Silence is golden: The whole team's attack has a 15% chance of triggering a silence state, which lasts for 3 seconds. In the silence state, the target cannot release telekinesis abilities】

　　【It’s too confusing: The earth telekinesis users in the team have a 15% chance of creating a quicksand trap nearby when releasing their abilities】

  【Invisibility Cloak: Members of the team are less likely to be discovered when hiding by 15%】

Ma Lu scratched his head. The effects of these blessings were pretty good, but they felt like they were doing their own thing. There was no linkage, and no prototype of any genre could be seen.

So he decided to change his luck, first using two sand-sweeping armadillos to cushion his hands, and then stabbed 10 vampire long-tailed weasels in exchange for another ten-shot attack.

According to the law of conservation of luck, Malu finally took advantage this time and opened 3 purple and 7 blue in one go!

 Three of the purple blessings are

 【The Last Iron Wall: If a team member's shield is damaged, there is a 33% chance of completely resisting a damage】

 【Backstab: When a team member attacks from the back of the target, there is a 33% chance of increasing the speed by 40% and causing double damage】

 【No noise allowed: Anyone whose volume exceeds 60 decibels during combat, regardless of friend or foe, has a 33% chance of entering a paralyzed state for 3 seconds】

 Getting the [Last Iron Wall] again, combined with the [Hit Accumulation] that was glued back before, Pochi's defensive counterattack flow took shape again.

In addition, the practicality of [Backstab] is also very good. It is suitable for launching attacks first, and it can also be used together with the previous blue blessing [Invisibility Cloak].

However, at this time, Malu's attention was completely attracted by the last purple blessing [no noise].

This is...a new type of blessing?

Ma Lu has never encountered a similar blessing before. He treats both the enemy and us equally. It feels a bit like the effect of field magic in Yu-Gi-Oh!

 Looking at this purple blessing, Malu couldn't help but touch his chin.

This thing seems very fair, and it focuses on the equality of all living beings under one rule. However, knowing the rules in advance and not knowing the rules have completely different difficulties.

It's like a basketball game. One team defends for three seconds before the game starts. They don't know how to walk or turn their wrists. How can they win in a real fight?

 Ma Lu realized that the value of this thing to team battles might be greater than a general blessing.

And unlike Yu-Gi-Oh, who can only have one field magic, there is no upper limit for this type of blessing.

However, although Malu was tempted, he was still very cautious and killed 20 more red-bellied rattlesnakes, getting 2 purple blessings and 18 blue blessings.

These 20 Blessed Malu have the main attributes, and they will be selected if they are highly compatible with the telekinesis ability of the team members.

 It was not until there were still 19 red-bellied rattlesnakes and 4 vampire long-tailed weasels that Millipeda activated the effect of the work plan and designated [no noise].

 Finally, I got 5 more similar blessings, 1 purple, 4 blue, and another purple blessing that improves reaction power.

Ma Lu felt that he was almost ready, so he put on his hunting clothes and rushed to the direction of Jin Jian with Pochi and others.

 Three hours later, the four people met up with Seta, who was responsible for keeping track. The latter had a strange expression on his face. Pochi realized what might be going on and asked, "What's wrong?"

 “Kanama and the others are gone.” Seta replied.

 “It’s gone. Did you go somewhere else?”

“I don’t know, their motorcycles and supplies are still there, but the people have disappeared.” Seta was also a little unbelievable.

Upon hearing this, Boqi took out his telescope, climbed up the sand dune, and looked in the direction Seta pointed. He could indeed see some traces of human activities, but now there was not a single human figure there.

 “When was the last time you saw them?”

"About half an hour ago." Seta said. "Those guys in the Black Corner are very alert. I'm worried about being discovered by them, so I usually don't get too close. I mainly rely on the locator to follow me from a distance. They, only when they stop, I will take a closer look.”

 “You can still track?” Malu asked in surprise.

“Hmm,” Seta nodded proudly, “Deputy Captain, don’t look at me as young, my tracking technology can at least be ranked among the top ten on the giant screen.”

“Really or not, where is Kanema now?”

 “This…” Seta was a little embarrassed when he heard this.

Pochi asked again at this time, "What are Kinma and the others doing here, hunting?"

"No, although they also killed a few prey, they looked more like they were dealt with easily after encountering them. Moreover, they did not bring any bait. They did not come here to bait and fish, but more like... looking for something. ?”

"Looking for something?"

“Yes.” Seta recalled it again and confirmed, “They should be looking for something. They came straight here after leaving the city and have been wandering around this area for two days.”

Mai Mai shook his head, "Once you lose something in the desert, it's hard to find it again. The wind and sand will bury everything. Jin Jian is not a fool, and he doesn't understand this truth."

 “I want to go over and have a look.” Poch said.

"Could it be another trap?" Senqi, who had not spoken much, asked worriedly.

 She witnessed her brother being stabbed through the heart with a dagger, and she had nightmares at night over the past week.

 “Then let’s go there together.”

Ma Lu’s original plan was to sneak attack the Black Horn. It would be best to end the battle before Jinma and others could react, or to cause a large-scale depletion of troops on the opposite side, but he was not worried if it turned into a head-on conflict.

After adding Setara into the team, Malu took a moment to explain the next combat strategy, especially the taboos and the possible consequences of violating them, and asked everyone to remember them well.

 Many of these taboos may sound strange, but the four of them have even seen the resurrection from the dead. No one, including Seta, will question Malu anymore, and they all keep it in mind.

Maimai also drew inferences, "In this case, can we also deliberately lure the enemy to violate the taboo during the battle?"

Ma Lu nodded, "Well, making use of these taboos can make the battle easier."

After everyone was familiar with it, he hid the motorcycle behind the sand dune, and then carefully approached the place where Jinma and others disappeared.

 (End of this chapter)