Worlds’ Apocalypse Online

------why a Title?

Seeing the lines of glowing text, Gu Qing Shan felt bored.

Comparatively, [Void War God] demanded him to kill 5 void monsters, all of which were among the strongest of the space vortex, while [Fear Fiend King] was only given the factor to become a Title by a single strong entity.

From this point alone, [Void War God] was worth looking forward to a lot more.

Seemingly noticing his emotions, Gu Qing Shan's left eye felt a bit itchy.

An itch?

No, it's not an itch, but rather a transferred emotion.

…desire.

Indeed, my left eye is desiring something.

Gu Qing Shan suddenly realized.

Previously, in order to bring the countless world fragments to Mount Sumeru, my left eye turned blind.

After that, when I performed the seven sword strikes of the Sacrificial Dance to kill the Soul Shrieker, in order to prevent the three Laws from erasing them, the worlds of the past fused together and entered my left eye.

This caused both of my World Techniques: [Parallel Dream] and [Time Recollection], to disappear.

Due to the loss of these two techniques, my way of collecting information as well as the tactics I was able to employ in combat has been greatly affected.

My new World Technique had been in slumber this entire time.

It is only now that my blind left eye was finally showing signs of reawakening.

A second later, the War God UI also realized this and displayed the corresponding information:

[You've obtained the preliminary factors for the 'Fear Fiend King' Title]

[The World Technique in your left eye is expressing its desires to you, it requires these preliminary factors in order to form its first ability]

[Are you willing to give up the 'Fear Fiend King' Title for this?]

Gu Qing Shan thought for a bit, then said in his mind: "I'm willing"

[The World Technique is about to fuse with the Title factor of 'Fear Fiend Kind']

[This process is estimated to take an entire day]

[Please wait patiently]

Gu Qing Shan then flashed a smiled towards the old man and nodded respectfully: "Thank you, then, my codename shall be 'Fear Fiend King'"

The old man chuckled: "Qin, it's already late today, you may lead him to his quarters to rest. Explain the advanced rules of the Guild to him tomorrow, and also, make sure that everything that a 'Sealing Hitman' should have, is granted to him"

"Yes, Guild Master" Qin respectfully replied.

The old man continued: "Very well, let's end it here today. I hope that we will be able to do as we did today, continuously replenishing new blood, only then would our Guild become increasingly stronger"

"Yes sir" everyone responded at once.

…

The next day.

Gu Qing Shan was playing with a golden bronze key in his hand as he followed Qin for a tour of the Guild.

This golden bronze key was the key to his personal quarters.

------ by entering the dormitory and inserting this key into the [21] door, Gu Qing Shan would arrive at an island.

All the facilities he would ever need were prepared there.

This was a sub-world that the Hitman Guild created specifically for Gu Qing Shan, granted as his personal accommodations.

Every 'Sealing Hitman' was granted a room like this.

Gu Qing Shan had a nice and uneventful night of rest.

While leading the way, Qin explained:

"As a 'Sealing Hitman', you have the authority to take on Class 3 jobs and learn information of that level"

"Every month, you are required to complete at least two jobs, but other than that, the Guild doesn't restrain you in any way, you're free to do as you please"

"Only at very unique points in time would the Guild issue a mandatory conscription, at which point your participation is required"

Gu Qing Shan laughed: "So the previous time at the Seaside world was sort of like a mandatory conscription for me, correct?"

"Yes" Qin replied.

"Additionally, after completing your quota of two jobs, you can also accept extra jobs of your own accord, but you will need to hand over 30% of your earnings for each job of this type. In exchange, the Guild will help you with information, manpower, and sometimes, reinforcement"

Gu Qing Shan replied: "Very fair, I'd like to accept a job right away"

Qin stopped, then waved her hand over the void of space.

A large number of bounty requests appeared in front of the two of them.

"Please take a look. You may take on any jobs marked as being Class 1, 2, or 3" Qin told him.

Gu Qing Shan looked at the list of bounties.

He first saw a 'Class 2' job, the details of which were marked as such:

[Head to the 900 million World Layers and assassinate the void monster: Face Stealer]

[It is an information broker that is being wanted by many organizations and forces, having killed many of its collaborators and knows too many secrets that it shouldn't. There are currently a total of 5 organizations who had issued bounties for its head]

Gu Qing Shan shook his head.

The Space-Time Coins gave me the power of [Distortion] that allowed me to be here, but one of the conditions was that I can't get involved with any ongoing matters of the 900 million World Layers.

At this point in the timeline, I should be traveling with Lin right before heading to the Bramble Bird Kingdom.

That's why I can't take on any jobs that require me to head to the 900 million World Layers.

Gu Qing Shan's gaze moved down, quickly drawn to another job:

[Eliminate the Wraith realm's Wraith General: Zhang Mu, return with his head to turn the job in]

How interesting…

Gu Qing Shan continued reading but then noticed that this job was listed as 'Class 5'.

I can't take on a Class 5 job yet.

"Qin, a Wraith General of the Wraith realm shouldn't be too powerful, so why is the job class marked so high?" Gu Qing Shan couldn't help but ask.

Qin explained: "The Wraith realm is considered to be one of the hardest worlds to infiltrate, each of its blockades are protected and utilizes Causality techniques, so unless they are invited by the Wraiths, outsiders would find it near impossible to even enter their world. Even if you can enter, escaping would be just as hard, so all jobs concerning them are marked to be highly difficult"

So that's why.

No wonder the Wraith artifact spirit didn't directly send me into the Wraith realm.

"Then, I suppose our Hitman Guild has a way to infiltrate, otherwise, wouldn't this job be impossible to take?" Gu Qing Shan asked.

"We certainly do have one technique to achieve that, but this technique is very costly to perform, and only utilized when there's a near 100% level of confidence in completing the job" Qin replied.

"In other words, either an 'Unsolvable Hitman' or 'Unlivable Hitman' needs to accept this job for the Guild to help them infiltrate, correct?"

"That is the case"

Gu Qing Shan nodded in understanding.

If a job is completed well, fast, and efficiently, the Guild's evaluation of the Hitman would increase accordingly.

This is the fastest way to promotion.

-------seems like I'll have to think of a way to quickly become an 'Unsolvable Hitman'.

Gu Qing Shan's gaze quickly moved around, finally picking out a 'Class 3' job.

Qin helped him with the procedures, then smiled:

"Now that you've had a basic understanding of the Guild and accepted your first job, there's only one thing left"

Gu Qing Shan asked: "That is?"

Qin replied: "A 'Sealing Hitman' is allowed to pick one item from the Guild, completely free, but only this once"

Gu Qing Shan asked with interest: "What's available for picking?"

"Weapons, armors, Hitman skill books, wealth, a unique identity in a certain world, as well as the right of exemption for a single job" Qin explained.

"I've made my choice" Gu Qing Shan replied.

"That quickly?" Qin was surprised.

…

A few minutes later.

The two of them arrived at a place deep inside the Hitman Guild, the inventory vault.

A hunchback old man greeted them.

He observed Gu Qing Shan and said: "Ah----- you're the newcomer from yesterday. I heard that the Guild Master personally issued you the 'Fear Fiend King' codename. I've heard all about it, so, what kind of armor do you need?"

The hunchback old man waved his hand, summoning four suits of armor.

A set of armor exuding a tide of mana; one full suit of armor that appeared incredibly heavy; a light and flexible set of leather armor; and a cloak that was woven full of flashy runes.

The hunchback old man explained:

"Here we have a Mana Affixed Rune Steel armor, a Dragon Rider Heavy armor, Mana-soaked Hide armor, and a Spellcaster's Cloak. All of them are advanced-grade armor highly sought-after by higher-levelled Hitmen within the Boundless Void, you can choose any of them as your personal equipment"

"What is the difference between these armors?" Gu Qing Shan asked.

"The Mana Affixed Rune Steel armor contains a unique power, allowing a Hitman to suddenly gain a few Skills, so they're quite well-liked"

"The Dragon Rider Heavy armor doesn't have any extraneous abilities except its great defensive capabilities, originally designed to withstand damage from dragons. Their only weakness is that they were forged by mixing too many kinds of precious metal that make them extremely heavy, unsuitable for fast movement and attacks''

"The Mana-soaked Hide armor----------- is a bit lacking in defensive capabilities, but it's extremely light. Not only does it not hinder movement, but it could also improve any single ability you have by one step"

Gu Qing Shan was feeling a bit emotional.

-----it's been a very long time since I have had a set of armor.

A good armor set would greatly benefit a close-combat Profession like sword cultivator.

On the battlefield, if a sword cultivator didn't need to care about defending himself, his combat prowess would increase by almost two-fold!

Gu Qing Shan thought for a bit, then asked: "So Fog Song's leather armor had the ability to increase her speed?"

"That's right, the leather armor can improve any single ability. Naturally, this requires you to train yourself with the armor in order to use well"

The hunchback old man nodded, then continued: "The Spellcaster's Cloak is completely different from the other three. By itself, it can store several spells and unleashed instantaneously in combat, incomparable to other armors"

Hearing the introduction, Gu Qing Shan had already made his decision, so he pointed at the suit of full-metal armor and said: "I want this Dragon Rider Heavy armor"

"Ah, so you were the type to be confident in his physical strength. Very well, you can give it a try"

The hunchback old man pointed his finger at it, causing the black full-metal suit of armor to land in front of Gu Qing Shan.

Dong!

As it landed, the armor let out a resounding heavy noise.

Gu Qing Shan could even feel the ground trembling slightly.