Chapter 469 Side Effect

When Fang Li regained consciousness, the system's notification sound echoed in his mind, akin to the arrival of a late message or intentionally choosing the moment when his consciousness became clear.

"Serial Number 11273 completed A-Rank Side Quest, gained 30,000 Exchange Points."

"Serial Number 11273 completed all Main Quests, can choose to return to the Main God's Dimension at any time or stay in the Dungeon World."

"If you choose to return then you will undergo Quest evaluation, and rewards can be claimed."

"If you choose to stay, then you can remain in the Dungeon World for an additional three days."

The mechanical and cold notification sound caused a slight shiver in Fang Li's already chilling body. It took him a while to realize that the sensation of coldness in his body was like an illusion, non-existent. Instead, he was drenched in sweat, with his body thoroughly damp.

"Hū..."

Feeling his body covered in sweat, Fang Li, strangely, breathed a sigh of relief, finding it extremely refreshing.

It was only natural.

Compared to the gradual death, feeling like being thrown into an ice cave with body temperature killed bit by bit, the sensation of sweating profusely was undoubtedly pleasant.

At one point, Fang Li almost thought that everything that happened earlier was just an illusion.

"Unfortunately, that's not an illusion, is it?"

If it were an illusion or hallucination, it would be too unbelievably real.

After all, the feeling of being killed by Ryougi Shiki still lingered in this body, and her words were vividly etched in his mind, telling Fang Li that everything was real.

Deep within his soul.

Recalling the battle with Ryougi Shiki and her words, Fang Li couldn't help but smile wryly.

"Indeed, I've been too simplistic in my use of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception."

Although he had used the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to kill viruses, lightning, hurricanes, flames, and various supernatural powers, all of these were things Fang Li could consciously perceive.

Using Mystic Eyes of Death Perception like Ryougi Shiki, avoiding a lethal strike and instead killing the opponent's body temperature, causing indirect death— this usage had never crossed Fang Li's mind.

Since he had never considered it, Fang Li couldn't see the Death Line in that aspect.

Only when Fang Li comprehended the concept of the thing he wanted to kill by himself would the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception reveal the Death Line of those concepts.

So, as Ryougi Shiki said, Fang Li's world view was still too narrow.

"Is this what they mean by having the same scenery but completely different perspectives?"

Fang Li had truly received a profound lesson.

"If it were Tohno Shiki, would he be able to achieve this?"

Although Tohno Shiki could see the Point of Death and directly obliterate the existence of objects with remarkable destructive power, it didn't mean that his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception was stronger than Fang Li's and Ryougi Shiki's.

On the contrary, the limitations of Tohno Shiki's Mystic Eyes of Death Perception were greater. While it had tremendous power against living beings, it was much more challenging against non-living entities. As for concepts and similar things, it was impossible to see the Death Line and Point of Death at all.

Hence, Fang Li and Ryougi Shiki's Mystic Eyes of Death Perception undoubtedly surpassed Tohno Shiki's Mystic Eyes of Death Perception by several stages, only targeting different objects.

"This is also what Ryougi Shiki meant by having a different perspective, right?"

Fang Li was completely immersed in the application of Mystic Eyes of Death Perception as mentioned by Ryougi Shiki, completely forgetting the looming fatal crisis embedded in his soul.

Compared to the former, the latter was, for Fang Li, too trivial.

He was unable to help it, after all, Fang Li is already indifferent to death so why would he care?

Of course, if Fang Li continues to deepen his understanding of death, there will eventually be a day when he comprehends the essence of his soul.

By then, will the crisis embedded in his soul be lifted?

While Fang Li was immersed in his thoughts, the system notification sound from the Main God's Dimension rang out again.

"Since Serial Number 11273 did not choose between returning or staying, the Main God's Dimension will randomly determine the result."

"The final result is: Stay."

"Serial Number 11273 will return to the Main God's Dimension in three days."

Hearing the notification sound in his mind, Fang Li finally reacted.

At the same time, Fang Li also noticed where he currently was.

This was a room.

A simple wooden room.

The room was extremely crude, almost nothing more than a bed.

And Fang Li was lying on that bed.

"Where is this..."

Fang Li tried to sit up, but the weakness and intense pain from his soul made his expression stiff, and he laid back down.

"The side effects of Stigma haven't completely disappeared?"

It was reasonable to say so, and it was indeed the case.

After reaching Lv.2, the amplification effect of Stigma was astonishing. Fang Li could still suppress three third-ranked Crimson World Crimson Lords in a situation where he was a full Rank below them.

Moreover, Trinity, that ranked Crimson World Crimson Lord, were undoubtedly at the top of the third rank.

Fang Li's ability to comprehensively suppress three opponents of this rank after using Stigma demonstrated the effectiveness of this skill. 

"However, the side effects are also getting stronger..."

In the battle against Trinity, Fang Li had only used Stigma for about three minutes, and then he couldn't continue to activate the power of Stigma.

If it were at Lv.1, Fang Li could have used it for about five minutes.

This proved that the side effects of Stigma had increased.

"Could it be that the side effects will continue to increase in the future?"

If that were the case, it would not be difficult to explain why Stigma had such a powerful effect.

Just reaching Lv.2 brought such a significant boost for Fang Li. If he reached the highest rank, Lv.5, what would it be like?

It confirmed the saying that the greater the side effects, the greater the effect.

"However, what exactly is the situation now?"

Under Fang Li's murmur, the wooden door of the room suddenly opened.

Outside the door, a girl walked in, immediately seeing Fang Li struggling to sit up on the bed.

"Are you awake?"

Shana was first surprised, then quickly walked over.

"Shana?" Fang Li stopped struggling and looked at Shana.

Before Fang Li could speak, Shana said straightforwardly.

"I thought you were really dead."

Hearing this, Fang Li was first stunned, then hesitated and said, "Could it be that I slept for a long time?"

"Not long." Shana said indifferently, uttering words that couldn't be ignored.

"Just a week."

Fang Li was immediately speechless.

A week?

If this is not considered long, then what is considered long?

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