Chapter 2 : Chapter 2
Chapter 2. The Cheat Has Arrived? What Do You Mean the Skill Ran Away?!
After Wu You finished cursing the goddess, it felt satisfying, but the consequences soon followed.
The plaza fell silent for a few seconds before erupting into explosive uproar and panic.
“A madman! He has gone mad! He actually dared to blaspheme against a god!”
“Stay away from him! Do not get caught in divine punishment!”
“How did the Wu Family produce such a wretched creature!”
On the viewing platform, Wu Zhenshan’s face turned iron-gray, while the elders looked as anxious as ants on a hot pan.
The Second Elder jumped up angrily.
“Family Head! This child’s arrogance has reached such a level that he has brought catastrophic disaster upon the clan! He must be dealt with immediately so that we can repent to the goddess!”
The Third Elder spoke with a pained expression.
“Zhenshan, hesitation will only bring chaos. For the thousand-year foundation of the family, sacrificing one useless rebellious son is nothing!”
Wu You’s mother, a beautiful noblewoman, stood there.
Her face was pale as she looked at Wu You with trembling lips.
Her eyes were filled with pain and struggle.
Yet under the pressure of the elders and the murmurs around her, she finally turned her head aside and remained silent.
Wu Zhenshan closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
When he opened them again, they were filled with cold determination.
He looked at the lone Wu You standing in the field and spoke in a voice that brooked no argument, echoing throughout the plaza.
“Wu You has spoken wild words and blasphemed against the gods. He is no longer worthy of being a member of the Wu Family. From this day forward, he is stripped of his status as the direct heir and expelled from the family. He may never return. His life, death, honor, and disgrace will have nothing more to do with the Wu Family!”
“Heh.”
Wu You curled his lips, completely unsurprised by this outcome.
He glanced at the pair on the high platform who were his parents in name.
One was cold and indifferent.
The other avoided looking at him.
Well then, plastic family affection truly lived up to its reputation.
“Fine by me.”
He patted the dust off his clothes, even though there was none, speaking in a relaxed tone as if he were merely stepping out to buy groceries.
“I was already tired of being Young Master Wu anyway. Good timing. The world is big, and this master will go enjoy life freely. As for you all… take care of yourselves.”
After saying that, he turned around.
Under countless gazes filled with contempt, pity, and schadenfreude, he whistled out of tune and strolled away leisurely.
He walked out of the family gates and out of the prosperous yet cold main city.
I am the chosen one, while you people are blind mortals who cannot recognize the true god!
Just wait.
One day, you will all kneel and beg me to return!
…
A few days later, in the wilderness, inside a shabby mountain cave.
Wu You gnawed on a sour wild fruit, staring at the drizzling cold rain outside the cave as he sighed.
“What kind of situation is this… Starting on hell difficulty. That damn goddess, and those snobbish people…”
Life in another world was far too difficult.
Moreover, whenever people heard his name, they avoided him like the plague.
He could not even find a single person to form a team and run dungeons with!!!
As he continued muttering to himself, suddenly—
【Ding! Detected the host’s intense unwillingness and determination to become stronger. The Strongest Skill Involution System has successfully activated! This system is dedicated to cultivating the most ordinary skills into heaven-defying divine techniques! Host, your cheat has arrived. Please sign for it!】
An emotionless electronic voice sounded in his mind.
Wu You was stunned for a moment.
Then his eyes widened abruptly, and the wild fruit in his mouth dropped to the ground with a plop.
“A… a system?”
His voice trembled slightly.
Then an indescribable surge of wild joy rushed through his heart.
He suddenly jumped up, planted his hands on his hips, and burst into laughter toward the cave ceiling.
“Hahahaha! Damn goddess! Did you see that?! A cheat! My cheat may be late, but it has finally arrived! Just you wait! Sooner or later, I will use this cheat to take that—”
Before he could finish his heroic declaration, the system prompt sounded again, this time with an urgent warning tone.
【Warning! Warning! Detected severe emotional fluctuation in the host’s core skill “Upward Slash”!】
【“Upward Slash” expresses extreme disappointment and dissatisfaction that the host’s first reaction after obtaining the system was empty boasting rather than planning a path to grow stronger!】
【“Upward Slash” believes that the host’s lazy mentality and boastful behavior have severely insulted its dignity and potential as the “Foundation of Ten Thousand Techniques”!】
【“Upward Slash” has decided that rather than waiting here for the lazy host to awaken, it would be better to take the initiative and prove itself! It has forcibly terminated the summoning contract and entered “Autonomous Training Mode”! In simple terms: it has run away from home!】
The wild grin on Wu You’s face instantly froze.
“W-wait a second?”
He blinked and hurriedly opened his pitifully shabby status panel.
Sure enough, the five skill icons had now become four.
The icon for [Upward Slash] had turned gray.
There was even a small animated symbol on it that read “Running away from home…”
Wu You was stunned.
Completely and utterly stunned.
“N-no, hold on.”
He stammered as he asked the system.
“S-system, what… what is going on here? Skills… skills can run away on their own? Is there something wrong with my cheat?”
The system’s electronic voice responded.
【This system is a Skill Involution System. Its core function is to stimulate the subjective initiative of skills. Skills will be anthropomorphized and possess independent emotions and a desire for growth. This is a basic setting. Please get used to it, host!】
“Get used to my ass!”
Wu You nearly lost his mind.
“There are only five skills in total! One ran away right at the start? How am I supposed to play now?! Where did it go? Can it be recalled? What if it gets beaten to death by monsters out there? …Wait, that is not right. It is just a skill. How would it even get beaten to death?”
System: 【Skill “Upward Slash” has entered autonomous combat mode. Its specific location cannot be tracked in real time, but its combat reports and growth feedback can be received. Would the host like to view “Upward Slash’s” runaway declaration?】
“Yes! Hurry up!”
Wu You suddenly had a bad feeling.
A line of faintly glowing text, slanted slightly as if filled with “anger,” appeared in his mind.
【Declaration: To my useless host! I am the beginning of the sword path and the foundation of all techniques. I carry the potential of a forbidden spell. How could I lie flat and waste away together with you, waiting for a system to fall from the sky so you can boast idly? Our paths differ, and we cannot work together! I depart! When I have slain all enemies beneath heaven, I shall return with supreme glory! By then, host, take care of yourself and do not drag me down again! —Your skill that is about to become extremely powerful, Upward Slash.】
Wu You remained silent for a full ten seconds after reading it.
Then he slowly raised his hand and covered his face.
“I…”
His voice squeezed out through the gaps between his fingers.
“Did I bind myself to a system… or did I bring home five ancestors to serve? No, now it is four. One already ran away…”
He lowered his hand and stared lifelessly at the four remaining glowing icons.
[Straight Thrust], [Horizontal Slash], [Block], and [Quick Step].
“Um… esteemed seniors.”
He spoke cautiously to the panel in a negotiating tone.
“You… probably do not want to run away too, right? We can talk things out. How about… I kneel and kowtow to you first?”
The skill icons remained as quiet as chickens.
However, Wu You clearly felt that the icon for [Straight Thrust] seemed to flicker slightly.