Chapter 14

"Blood Control Ability?"

Baixiaofei let out a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, "Thank goodness, it’s not some random, useless thing!"

Opening his eyes, he saw that the crimson heart pattern was annotated with: "Blood Control Ability: Can control the number of heartbeats and the strength of each beat, increasing the flow and speed of blood circulation, granting the user extraordinary strength, reaction, and speed... etc. Requires extremely high physical condition. Frequent use can damage internal organs and shorten lifespan. Remember this!"

Baixiaofei's eyes lit up. This ability seemed pretty awesome!

Using it at critical moments could definitely unleash unexpected power, even turning the tide of battle!

Although the side effects were significant, as a trump card, it was more than enough!

Looking at his phone again, Baixiaofei's attributes had changed to:

Host: Baixiaofei.

Physical Attributes:

Intelligence: 15

Spirit: 17

Strength: 16

Stamina: 18

Agility: 17

Average value for a healthy adult: 10

Unassigned attribute points: 10

Mastered Skills:

Military Proficiency (Lv1)

Combat Proficiency (Lv1)

Firearms Proficiency (Lv1)

Language Proficiency (Lv1)

Hacking Proficiency (Lv1)

Blood Control Ability (Lv1)

Psychokinesis (Lv1)

Owned Items:

Initial funds: 560,000 USD. Universal across timelines.

Skill Upgrade Card: 1. Can increase the level of a mastered skill by 1. Limited to mastered skills. (Time limit: 7 days!)

The two months of intense training in the "War Wolf" timeline had improved Baixiaofei's physical attributes by about 6 points on average, almost doubling his physical capabilities compared to an average person!

Further improvement through ordinary training would be minimal, as Baixiaofei's body was already close to the human limit!

Looking at the skill upgrade card, Baixiaofei felt a pang of regret.

If he could save it to upgrade a mastered skill to level 7 or higher, that would be much better, making full use of it!

The damned time limit meant he could only use it to upgrade a level 1 skill!

What a waste!

Damn it!

Use it, use it! Just get it over with, so he wouldn't have to feel so frustrated!

Baixiaofei was annoyed and decided to use the skill upgrade card to upgrade one of his level 1 skills, just to avoid the frustration.

Just then,

The iPhone 6 Plus in Baixiaofei's hand suddenly vibrated, and the attribute screen changed to a mission screen:

Newbie Mission: 3/3

Mission Timeline: Assassin's League

Mission Content: 1. Save Firefox! 2. Kill Sloan with your own hands! 3. Completely destroy the Assassin's League!

Mission Success: Physical attributes increase by 10 points, 1 Skill Draw Card, 1 Skill Level-Up Card, 1 Timeline Grand Lottery, 1 Timeline Locator Card.

Mission Failure: Assassination, or old age in the mission world.

Mission Time: 143 hours and 36 minutes later.

Assassin's League?

Bullets that can turn corners? Time slowing down? Superhuman assassins?

Baixiaofei's eyes widened. His first reaction was not fear, but excitement—finally, he was about to enter a world that transcended reality!

In such a world, Baixiaofei would gain a lot!

Ha ha!

Finally, his Blood Control Ability would have a use!

After the excitement subsided, Baixiaofei began to carefully examine this final newbie mission.

The movie "Assassin's League" has a simple plot, telling the story of an ancient assassin organization, the Fraternity, which betrayed its creed of "Killing one to save a thousand!" The junior member, Cross, discovers the truth and engages in a love-hate relationship with the corrupted Fraternity. However, the Fraternity brings in Cross's son, Wesley, to kill him, and the Fraternity is ultimately destroyed by Wesley.

The assassins in the film are not only highly skilled but can also control their heart rate to increase adrenaline in their bodies, allowing them to slow down time, leap over tall buildings, and manipulate the distance of objects in front of them. Of course, their most notable skill is their superhuman gunplay—whip shooting.

Bullets fired from whip shooting can turn corners, with unpredictable trajectories, making them almost impossible to defend against!

Adrenaline grants them superhuman reaction and speed, combined with their bizarre whip shooting, making them extremely dangerous. Without some serious skills, the outcome would be death!

In short, this was a highly dangerous mission timeline, where even the slightest mistake could lead to death!

No wonder this was the final newbie mission; the difficulty and risk were indeed high!

Suddenly, Baixiaofei thought of something and his face darkened. "Shuttle, last time I drew Military Proficiency and ended up in the 'War Wolf' timeline. This time I drew Blood Control Ability, and now 'Assassin's League' appears. It feels like the draws are predetermined. Don't tell me it's all just a coincidence?"

The phone screen changed, and a message appeared:

"Host, the draws are purely based on luck! As for the correlation between the draw results and the mission timeline, it is not a coincidence but a deliberate result. However, it is not because the draws are predetermined, but because the shuttle matches the host's overall strength to the most suitable timeline for training!"

Baixiaofei was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"

The shuttle explained, "For example, if the host had drawn a skill like freestyle fighting or Xingyi Quan instead of Blood Control Ability, the mission timeline for Newbie Mission 3 would not be 'Assassin's League' but something like 'Fist of Legend' or 'Ip Man'—a timeline that matches the host's overall strength!"

Baixiaofei thought about it but still didn't quite believe it. "What about the countdown? It started before I drew the skill!"

The shuttle replied, "During the newbie period, the interval between missions depends on the host's performance in the previous mission. The better the performance, the higher the chance of receiving additional rewards, and the shorter the interval for the next mission. Conversely, if the host's performance is average, the shuttle will consider the host's abilities insufficient, and the interval for the next mission will be longer, giving the host time to improve!"

"..."

Baixiaofei opened his mouth but had no words to say.

Upon careful reflection, it seemed to be true. During the "Superhuman Out of Control" mission, the shuttle did mention the completion rate and evaluation, and even granted Psychokinesis Lv1 as an additional reward.

In the "War Wolf" mission, nothing was said upon completion, and he was immediately returned. Could it be because his performance was not good enough?

Baixiaofei came to his senses and asked, "Shuttle, how is the performance evaluated?"

The shuttle explained, "The evaluation is simple. The more significant the impact the host has on the major events, people, and things in the mission timeline, the better the performance. Conversely, the worse the impact, the poorer the performance. For example, in 'Superhuman Out of Control,' the host not only changed Andrew's fate but also altered the fates of Matt, Steve, and Andrew's parents, causing a significant impact, and the performance was excellent!"

"In the 'War Wolf' timeline, the host relied too much on the plot, and apart from saving Yu Fei as required by the mission, the host failed to save more police officers, resulting in an average impact and performance. Therefore, the interval for Newbie Mission 3 is much longer than before!"

Baixiaofei was taken aback.

Thinking about the police officers who died in "War Wolf," his expression turned grim.

The shuttle continued, "Host, the purpose of the missions is to influence the major events in the mission timeline, causing significant fluctuations in the timeline's essence, allowing the shuttle to steal a certain amount of the timeline's essence to strengthen itself. The better the host's performance, the greater the impact on the timeline's essence, and the more power the shuttle gains. In return, the shuttle will grant the host additional rewards!"

Baixiaofei was somewhat annoyed and asked, "Why didn't you tell me this earlier?"

The shuttle replied, "Host, this is actually a hidden mission of the shuttle. If the host could discover this on their own, they would receive a very generous reward! Now..."

Baixiaofei: "..."

Thinking about losing a very generous reward, Baixiaofei felt extremely frustrated.

Forget it!

What's lost is lost!

No matter how regretful or frustrated he felt, it wouldn't change anything!

He might as well watch "Assassin's League" a few more times to familiarize himself with the plot and think about how to cause a significant impact!

Putting away his phone, Baixiaofei was about to open his computer when he felt his stomach rumble.

"..."

"Forget it! There are still a few days left. I'll go out and eat something first!"

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