This Text Adventure Game is definitely poisonous-Chapter 50 - From now on you are the child of disaster!
50: Chapter 50 From now on, you are the child of disaster!
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50 -50 From now on, you are the child of disaster!
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This clearly appeared to be the hint for advancing to the next level; therefore, according to this, the Fool’s Card was similar to the poison in the earlier stages—if he chose it he would die.
However, the hint given in the previous stage was: [Choose not who you want to be, but who you are, or else you will lose your humanity.]
That is to say, what he should choose here wasn’t the power he most desired, but the card that best represented his true identity…
His real identity, naturally, was that of the Fool.
A slight hesitation crossed Mu You’s mind.
Still, following the hint, he picked up the ‘Fool’s Card’.
[The Fool?
You actually chose the Fool?
The diviner looked at you incredulously.]
[If you picked up a card that didn’t match your identity, you would be killed by the character in the card.
But you…are you actually the Fool?!]
Mu You twitched at the corner of his mouth.
So, that was the gimmick—being killed by the character in the card if he chose a card inconsistent with his identity!
But now that he had chosen the Fool and survived, it seemed he had indirectly revealed his identity…
[The horrified female diviner looks at you, promptly gathers the remaining cards off the table and flees.
In the blink of an eye, she has disappeared.]
[You…
have passed.]
“Huh?”
Mu You was dumbfounded.
What did that mean?
Why did she suddenly run away?
Moreover, she ran off, but she didn’t leave the reward behind!
Mu You was left speechless.
He immediately commanded his character to search the vicinity and stalled for a while, but no hints of a reward popped up.
“So, there’s no reward for this level?
Or, is this card the reward?”
Mu You took out the Fool’s Card, fiddled with it, but he found nothing special about it.
It seemed to be just an ordinary card.
“Ah well, onto the next…”
Mu You had no choice but to refocus on the game.
[You follow the crow and arrive at the location of the fifth trial.]
[You take a glance around, but notice that there aren’t any bones in the vicinity.]
[On the stone platform in front of you, a large Libra blocks your path.
On both ends of the scale are treasures.
You can select some as your reward, but note that you can only choose those on one side!]
“No bones around?”
Mu You was startled, first noticing the second hint.
No bones in the surroundings meant that everyone must have died in the last level, without anyone reaching this one…
“Was the last level that hard?”
Mu You expressed his confusion.
Anyway, there was something strange about the last level.
He seemed to have gotten through it somewhat inexplicably.
With a shake of his head, Mu You focused on the present level.
Libra, rewards on both sides, choose one side and take it away.
Due to the clue given in the previous level, the method to pass this level was clear: keep the Libra in balance.
In other words, he needed to return the same amount of stuff he took.
Mu You first observed the rewards on both sides.
[On the left tray, there is a spell scroll.
Meteor Fall: Forbidden-level black magic that summons a world-ending meteor shower, inflicting devastating damage to all creatures except you around, until the location is completely annihilated.]
[On the right tray, there are three items.
Midas Touch: High-level black magic spell that transforms creatures with lower levels into pure golden statues instantly when used!
Rejuvenation: Medium-level black magic spell that fixes your physical condition and appearance at a certain past stage for 24 hours.
Small Fireball: Low-level black magic that releases a small fireball forward.]
“Good Lord!
They are all black magic!”
Mu You swallowed hard.
Especially the item in the left tray, forbidden-level magic!
Upon looking at its effects, it was terrifying.
Could this be the world-destroying magic as the legends have it, capable of wiping out an entire Earth in an instant?
This magic spell was too ruthless.
Mu You declined, decisively shifting his gaze to the other side.
The three spells on the right were much more normal, covering low, intermediate, and high-level spells.
They all seemed quite practical.
“I’ll choose the right one!” Mu You made a decision quickly.
[You step forward and pick up the three items in the right tray.
The balance tilts three centimeters to the left.]
Without any surprise, Mu You put some of the magical creature materials he had collected along the way onto the balance.
[You put a glowing eyeball, bat wing, and green snake skin in the right tray.
The scale rises by one millimeter.]
“One millimeter?”
Mu You was stunned.
The eyeball, the wing, the snake skin, all these things combined were surely weightier than a few scrolls, yet the balance had only risen a millimeter?
With this doubt, he tried to put various things on the balance and luckily found a pattern: it was not the ‘weight’, but the ‘value’ that the Libra measured.
The higher the value, the heavier it would weigh on the balance.
The sad part was, all the magical ingredients Mu You had, plus the old magic wand he had discarded, only managed to raise the balance by 9 millimeters.
His other treasures, such as the Pumpkin Lantern, the Bone-Breaking Knife, could substantially raise the balance, but he was unwilling to part with them.
With no other options, Mu You had to put the top-level ‘Gold Touch’ scroll back in, and then made some minor adjustments with various odds and ends until the balance was maintained in equilibrium.
[You’ve made your choice and kept the balance perfectly balanced.
All the treasures in the trays on both sides have turned into stardust and vanished.]
[Congratulations, you’ve passed the stage!]
“I didn’t get the most precious Gold Touch spell, but at least I got two new spells.
That’s better than failing here…”
Mu You expressed a sense of satisfaction and continued watching the game, ready to face the next stage, but…
[Congratulations, you’ve passed all the trials!
From now on, you officially become a member of the Secret Techniques Association!]
[You’ve obtained the ‘Aries Ring’.] fгeewebnovёl.com
[Aries Ring: This is both a certification and an admissions ticket for Secret Techniques Association members.
The Secret Techniques Association will hold a meeting promptly at midnight every Thursday.
At that time, you will be teleported to the Secret Techniques Association to meet with the other eleven members and discuss the dark magic techniques.
Please be mindful to conceal your identity and manage your time.
]
“Is that it?
Where’s the witch?”
Having completed the game, he was automatically added to the Secret Techniques Association and even received a ring, but Mu You hadn’t forgotten that he was here to meet a witch.
Luckily, the text wasn’t over yet.
[The trees in front of you start to move again, and after changing positions numerous times, a new path appears before you.]
[You follow the path and arrive in front of a small house in the woods.]
“A cottage in the woods!”
Mu You’s eyes lit up.
The place mentioned in the book box where the treasure was buried, he had finally found it!
[With excitement, you push open the door and enter the cottage, only to find it empty and decrepit.
In the middle of the floor, there stands a pyre.
On the pyre, a human figure is entwined in vines and thorns.
It is a mummified female corpse.
The emblem on her chest reveals her identity—it’s the Calamity Witch, Anseni Vivian.]
“The witch is…
dead?”
Mu You was taken aback; what was going on?
The Calamity Witch, portrayed so powerful beforehand that it made the Wizard Association tremble, who could kill her?
More importantly, with the witch dead, where would he find her treasure?
[You’re bewildered to see the long-deceased Calamity Witch.
At that moment, a raven flies in from outside the door and perches on one end of the pyre.
A soul shadow crawls out from its eyes and hovers in front of the female corpse.
You notice the soul shadow has the same appearance as the corpse behind it.]
[I’m Anseni Vivian, the soul shadow speaks.]
[No matter who you are, no matter what means you used, since you were able to pass all tests and reach here, you are the successor of the Calamity, my heir, from now on!
You are qualified to receive a part of my legacy.]
[Congratulations, you’ve gained the recognition of the Calamity Witch!]
[You can choose one from the following three legacies left by the witch.]
Three options pop up: [Black Magic Inheritance], [Magic Potions Study Inheritance], [Divination Inheritance].
“Here it comes!”
Mu You’s heart was pounding with excitement.
Although he didn’t know what was going on with this witch, at least his reward was still there.
However, I can only choose one out of three?
But what if I want to learn all of them?
