Combat

Fighting Aberrations is no joke.

A single mistake could lead to casualties or even total annihilation.

Currently, the seven major races, including humanity, belong to a [Mystery] system. If someone is two major tiers higher, they rarely fail; if three major tiers higher, losing is almost impossible.

But Aberrations are a fog race, completely outside that system.

No matter how high a human's [Mystery] level is, they dare not show the slightest carelessness when facing an Aberration. Because of the different systems, the chances of being unexpectedly defeated by a weak Aberration are greatly increased.

The few Aberrations in Chen Miemie's house only had status panels and could see their own [Mystery] because Chen Miemie, acting as a yellow-subtitle cheat, simulated them based on his own template.

Moreover, on a deeper level, the Aberrations in Chen Miemie's house were Evermoon Familiars. They were already the eighth race, which meant they had joined the system of the first seven major races.

Joining the system had its pros and cons.

The advantage was not being rejected by the world, allowing them to control their own passives.

The disadvantage was that when facing high-tier [Mystery] beings, they would also have to follow the rules of tier suppression.

Putting external tiers aside, internally, there were currently three members classified as tier three and below:

The Eighth Seat, [Heartstring Musician] Fei Dongsheng, Xi, and Chen Miemie.

These three were ordered not to approach and could only provide ranged support.

Among these three, Fina specifically emphasized to Chen Miemie, You must protect the two of them well.

Yes, you heard that right. Chen Miemie, a complete rookie who had just reached the second tier with an unstable foundation, was asked to protect two tier-three codename holders.

The reason was simple. Right before the battle, Chen Miemie requested to go to the front lines to kill the enemy.

Fina tested his [Immortality] again, and just like their last encounter, it was the exact same flavor—he simply could not be killed.

It was very reasonable for a super meat shield that even a [Mystery] 5 like Fina couldn't kill to protect two [Mystery] 3 weaklings.

Faced with being protected, [Heartstring Musician] Fei Dongsheng did not try to act tough at all.

I'll have to trouble you later, he said very politely to his temporary bodyguard, Chen Miemie.

We are all on the same team, no problem at all.

Fei Dongsheng's hair was a moving cloud that could constantly change colors, and right now, it was green.

Chen Miemie felt awkward just looking at it. Do you control the color of your hair yourself?

Fei Dongsheng nodded.

So you like this color?

Fei Dongsheng shook his head.

In my ears, the emotions of all things are like music. I can perceive and manipulate emotions. Later, under the attacks of the [Heart Orchardist], if anyone on our side experiences extreme emotional fluctuations, I will calm them down. Emotions are invisible and intangible. My hair serves as a warning. Green means safe. If it turns red later, it means someone is in danger.

Faced with something of practical value, Chen Miemie didn't make fun of it.

Green meant safe, and red meant danger. In critical moments, good visibility was better than anything else.

As the people from the [Court of the Silver Moon] gradually approached.

The true appearance of the [Heart Orchardist] also entered Chen Miemie's sight.

The upper half was a human female with bark-like skin and tree ring patterns spreading from her chest.

The lower half was merged with a giant heart-shaped fruit tree, and the surface of the trunk throbbed like a heartbeat.

Her arms were branch-like, her fingers were twigs, and her eyes were two ripe fruits—the left eye was an apple, and the right eye was a small bunch of grapes.

Before they even entered the attack range for the battle.

The [Heart Orchardist] spotted them.

Cube Head, I remember you. You appeared nearby before. Last time, you were lucky not to be turned into fertilizer.

Fina responded coldly, Then you should also remember that you were almost chopped in half last time.

You brought quite a few people this time. Welcome to my orchard. Come, taste my delicious fruits.

The attack range of the [Heart Orchardist] was obviously further than that of the Silver Moon group.

While they were still far away, small saplings grew around everyone.

In just a few breaths, the saplings grew into fruit trees and bore fruit.

Come, taste them, don't be shy. Love bears heart-shaped fruits, anger bears spike balls, guilt bears heavy stone fruits. Let's see which flavor is your favorite.

This was the terrifying part of letting an Aberration strike first.

Everyone knew the fruits shouldn't be eaten, but they still couldn't help reaching out, picking them, and bringing them to their mouths.

The Silver Moon group wasn't familiar with this move, but Chen Miemie was extremely familiar with it.

This was a skill similar to Bobo's aroma bomb.

Knowing it was poison, the brain just couldn't control the hands, helplessly watching oneself eat to death.

At the critical moment, Vice President Leng Ruxue stepped forward. I am a person who is good at persevering. Since I said I would work hard, I will keep talking.

His cold joke caused the surrounding temperature to plummet, and a fuzzy, light frost even began to appear on everyone's skin.

Stimulated by the biting chill, the nine people in the front temporarily regained control of their bodies, throwing the fruits away right before they entered their mouths.

The area of effect of Leng Ruxue's skill was limited.

The three people in the far back, including Chen Miemie, failed to break free from the control.

Fei Dongsheng's head was as red as fire, and Xi's face was flushed red like blood. Both of them were struggling desperately against their own bodies.

Chen Miemie was not controlled.

Bobo was currently in his backpack.

Bobo was very angry that some other seductive aroma dared to tempt Chen Miemie. A mere fruity scent was simply overestimating its capabilities.

It surrounded Chen Miemie's head with its own roast chicken aroma, completely denying the fruity scent any chance to steal its target.

Chen Miemie pushed away the two people beside him who were about to eat the fruits.

He snatched the fruits from their hands.

Thus, he had three fruits in his hands.

The heart-shaped fruit of love, the spike ball of anger, the stone fruit of guilt? They all look pretty good, let me have a taste.

Leng Ruxue broke the control over the few people in front and turned around just in time to see Chen Miemie snatch all the fruits. Originally, he was delighted and was about to shout, Chen Miemie is so reliable.

The next moment, he saw Chen Miemie actively take a huge bite out of each of the three fruits.

Not bad, the heart-shaped fruit of love is the sweetest. It seems I still prefer to suffer the bitterness of love. Chen Miemie was obviously fine and could even seriously review the taste.

The entire [Court of the Silver Moon] fell silent, instantly gaining a new understanding of his [Immortality]: immune to control and resistant to alienation, he was purely an absolute monster.

Not only the people from the [Court of the Silver Moon], but even the [Heart Orchardist] was very surprised.

Logically speaking, after eating its fruit, once the fruit entered the human body, it would crush the person's heart, take its place, and finally, after absorbing all the essence of the body, burst out of the chest and return to its orchard.

It sounded like a long process, but in reality, only a few short seconds had passed on the scene.

The Silver Moon group advanced into their own attack radius.

The [Heart Orchardist] had a long reach, fierce attack power, and strong alienation abilities, but since President Fina dared to choose it, it was because its weakness was also very obvious.

As a plant, its mobility was practically non-existent.

Leng Ruxue launched his second attack. A cicada falling into a spring and drowning can be considered knowing the spring in the afterlife.

Instantly, a piercing cold began to spread upwards from the roots of the [Heart Orchardist].

Chen Miemie watched from a distance in amazement. This Leng Ruxue truly seemed like a genuine Frost Moon mystic.

Xi finally managed to barely break free from the control. Panting heavily, she still made sure to explain:

"Our vice president, [Absolute Zero] Leng Ruxue. The colder the jokes he tells, the lower the temperature of the frost he generates. Rumor has it that his ultimate cold joke can plunge the surrounding environment down to absolute zero."