Chapter 142 142: Whitebeard? Come Be My Son?
What appeared before everyone was an incredibly massive Cyclops. Its body was knotted with muscles, it wore a striped loincloth, and it wielded a giant spiked club fashioned from a tree trunk.
This guy's size was absolutely equivalent to a twenty-story building.
It looked exceptionally imposing!
Even Gon and Killua, who had undergone special training, couldn't help but gasp upon seeing this Cyclops.
Biscuit didn't mind. As a Two-Star Stone Hunter, her understanding of this game world far exceeded that of the two little guys. She naturally knew that the Cyclops before her was merely superficially intimidating.
However, a hint of pleasant surprise flashed in Riku's eyes.
Because Riku actually saw some special traits on this Cyclops.
Name: Cyclops System Traits: [Dark Continent Region Biological Aura] - Gray, [Giant Bloodline] - Purple, [Great Strength] - Blue, [Weakness: Eye] - White, [Low Intelligence] - White, etc.
These massive creatures before him were actually organisms from the regions near the Dark Continent.
This couldn't help but remind him of Mike, the watchdog of the Zoldyck family. That creature also hailed from that region and possessed a bizarre Gray trait.
This Cyclops existed on this game island, but in reality, this island wasn't a fictional island within a game; it was a genuine, real-world island.
The Phantom Troupe had previously attempted to exploit a bug to smuggle themselves directly onto this island without logging in through the game.
Upon being discovered by Razor, they were promptly expelled.
Therefore, the monsters appearing in this game world weren't entirely illusions, nor were they completely constructed purely from Nen.
Fundamentally, they all had specific origins.
"It seems Ging really has been to the Dark Continent. Perhaps that guy is still living it up somewhere on the Dark Continent right now."
Riku couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
"Killua, Gon! These monsters are the content of your assessment today. Use all your methods to bring them down! But you are not allowed to attack their single eye."
Their instructor, Biscuit, ordered directly.
She clearly knew this creature's weakness was its eye!
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
As soon as her words fell...
They saw the massive Cyclops swing the giant spiked club in its hand, smashing heavily towards the two of them.
Gon and Killua exclaimed softly and dodged, but the trees and rocks where they had just been standing were completely smashed down in a wide swath.
The standing height of this Cyclops was even taller than those trees.
The crowns of those trees only reached the Cyclops's waist.
Furthermore, as this guy walked, it could easily trample and shatter those trees.
Roar! Roar! Roar!—
It seemed other nearby Cyclopes had also discovered the appearance of Riku and his group as intruders, and were rushing toward their direction one after another.
One of them even directly swung a massive spiked club, smashing it down towards Riku!
Bang—
That massive spiked club directly hit Riku. As everyone expected, there was no damage to Riku; instead, the spiked club shattered directly.
Under Gon and Killua's astonished gazes, they saw Riku abruptly wrap his arms around the Cyclops's massive fist.
Then, he swung the entire opponent into the air.
BOOM—
The entire Cyclops was smashed heavily onto the ground.
A scalp-tingling sound of snapping tendons and breaking bones echoed!
This made Biscuit, watching from afar, look unwell. She had chosen to dodge the Cyclopes' attacks.
Because purely in terms of strength attributes, the attack power of these guys was quite considerable.
But what truly left her dumbfounded was that the Cyclops flipped by Riku had its tendons snapped and bones broken, dying on the spot!
Yet it didn't turn into a card; instead, it completely vanished.
What's going on?
Why didn't the defeated monster directly turn into a card, but vanished instead?
This feeling was more like it had been erased?
Biscuit felt her brain couldn't quite process this.
But Riku understood perfectly well why this was happening.
[Ding! Congratulations on killing Dark Continent Biological Aura: Cyclops... Randomly plundering opponent's System Traits...]
[Ding! Congratulations on acquiring [Great Strength] - Blue. Congratulations on acquiring [Giant Bloodline] - Purple (Fragment).]
...
Voices resembling the sounds of nature rang out in Riku's mind.
Two traits impressively appeared in his attribute panel.
Great Strength - Blue!
This was easy to understand.
But killing this monster actually yielded the Purple [Giant Bloodline] trait, though it was a fragment.
"Interesting! It seems that after the organisms from the Dark Continent region were made into these game cards, they still retained some traits that can be plundered. I wonder how many fragments are needed to synthesize a complete trait."
Riku couldn't help but feel some interest.
The number of Cyclopes around them was massive, easily numbering several dozen!
Therefore...
Riku couldn't be bothered to hold back anymore and started farming directly!
His figure seemed to transform into a bolt of golden lightning, rapidly weaving through this jungle. Sometimes shooting into the sky, sometimes carving a perfect Z-shaped lightning bolt, sometimes piercing straight through the chests of those Cyclopes.
In less than a short five minutes...
The entire forest looked as if it had suffered a massive disaster. A vast number of trees rumbled down, accompanied by the screams of these Cyclopes.
Their massive bodies crashed down, then entirely dissolved into smoke and dissipated.
Meanwhile, the system prompt sounds in Riku's mind continued to ring out.
[Ding! Congratulations on killing Dark Continent Biological Aura: Cyclops. Randomly plundering opponent's System Traits...]
[Ding! Congratulations on acquiring...]
[Ding! ...]
...
Melodic voices continually echoed in Riku's mind, followed by the rapid appearance of numerous traits.
Those duplicate traits automatically merged and stacked.
Among them, the one obtained the most was naturally the [Great Strength] - Blue trait.
After killing close to 80 Cyclopes, he actually forcefully synthesized a [Monstrous Strength] - Gold trait right here!!
As expected, even mosquito legs are meat when you have enough of them.
The cards of these Cyclopes actually forcefully accumulated a Gold trait for him.
If these were true Cyclopes from the Dark Continent, the inherent traits they possessed would probably start at the Gold tier.
Because what was sealed in this game was merely the opponent's aura.
It seemed entering this game was indeed the right choice; it had given him a very pleasant surprise.
But what surprised Riku even more was...
He had also synthesized a [Giant Bloodline] - Double Purple!
Did I become Whitebeard?
Come be my son, Gurararararara!
System Trait: [Giant Bloodline] - Double Purple Description: Lifeforms from the Dark Continent, possessing genetic strength far exceeding ordinary humans. Muscle density and vitality far exceed ordinary humans.
A very simple description.
But the system had already detected that this trait had no negative effects on Riku. Moreover, Riku had also inquired whether possessing this trait would directly turn him into a 60-meter-tall one-eyed monster; the system's answer was negative.
This bloodline would directly enhance Riku's physical constitution, including muscle density and vitality.
After merging this trait, Riku clearly felt his limbs and bones become even more powerful. His muscles, which already possessed explosive power, were now enhanced on a genetic level.
If Riku's muscle density was previously comparable to iron, then with the Giant Bloodline, it was now comparable to alloy steel!
Becoming stronger from the source of life; this was the power of a bloodline!
"No wonder they say humans are merely lifeforms living on an island in a lake, while those powerful lifeforms exist on the Dark Continent... Even just absorbing some of these ordinary traits has significantly elevated my level of life."
Riku couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He clearly felt the changes in his life source.
Meanwhile, Gon and Killua only marveled at the speed of Riku's attacks and the immense power behind them.
Because to them, the defense and attack power of these Cyclopes were incredibly astonishing. Even dealing with one was very difficult. Yet for Riku, the concept of a specific 'weakness' simply didn't exist.
Through Biscuit's reminder, they had also realized that the weakness of this massive Cyclops should be its eye.
But since Instructor Biscuit had already demanded they not attack the opponent's eye, they could only choose conventional attack methods.
However, these Cyclopes were nothing but weaknesses in front of Riku.
Because even their most heavily defended areas absolutely couldn't withstand Riku's weakest attacks.
Moreover...
Riku very thoughtfully left one Cyclops each for the two little guys to serve as sparring partners for their special training.
Biscuit's perspective, however, was completely different.
As a top-tier powerhouse, Biscuit could clearly see Riku's attack methods just now. Those attacks were indeed very stunning.
But in reality, compared to the offensive methods he used when dueling her earlier, this could only be described as his most basic auto-attacks.
But what truly shocked Biscuit inwardly was...
She had a feeling she couldn't articulate. She couldn't understand why those Cyclopes didn't turn into cards after being defeated. It was as if they had completely vanished.
Furthermore, after Riku killed so many Cyclopes, she felt his aura seemed to become even more astonishing.
This aura wasn't the oppression of Nen pressure, but a very peculiar feeling, as if it were the oppressive presence of the opponent's physical body itself.
Just like a T-Rex standing in front of a hyena; the opponent didn't need any attack methods, simply the sheer difference in size was oppressive enough.
Riku's body has become stronger!
This thought suddenly surged into Biscuit's mind without any reason, to the point even she couldn't understand it.
"Keep it up! Gon, Killua, this is the homework Instructor Biscuit arranged for you. Use your strongest attacks to deal with them, and then defeat them head-on."
Having finished off the other Cyclopes, Riku sat leisurely in the distance, comfortably watching the two little guys flail about.
If one didn't attack the Cyclops's eye, it was indeed a very troublesome opponent.
The two little guys fought for nearly half an hour, destroying large swaths of the jungle before them.
The intelligence of these Cyclopes seemed very low. Even seeing their companions mostly dead, they, now enraged, continued fighting relentlessly.
But ultimately, they were covered in wounds, and one by one, they crashed down with miserable cries.
The two little guys were also panting heavily, drenched in sweat, with some injuries on their hands and feet.
However, the dead Cyclopes directly transformed into two cards.
72 - Cyclops - G - 333 Description: The most massive race among Giants, they generally attack in groups. They have low intelligence toward organisms invading their territory. Their eyes are their weakness; once struck there, they become very fragile.
This was the information description on the card.
"Phew... As expected, this guy's weakness is its eye. If we had attacked the eye, we should have been able to finish the battle very quickly."
Gon was panting heavily.
"Their defense is really strong, and their attack power is also very high, stronger than any human opponents I've encountered! I can't imagine if there really is a Giant race in this world."
Killua also sighed deeply.
Because he found that the assassination techniques passed down in his family were effective against humans, but seemed completely useless against the Giant race.
Therefore, to bring down this Cyclops, they could only forcefully whittle away its health bar, even though they couldn't see health bars.
"We did it! Riku!!"
Gon shouted excitedly. Holding the card in his hand, he waved it towards Riku's direction.
But before the two little guys could celebrate for a few seconds, Biscuit's indifferent voice rang out.
"This is merely a G-rank difficulty monster, yet you actually took over half an hour to finish it. You made far too many unnecessary movements, and your physical skills are only barely passable."
"Uh..."
Biscuit's words instantly made the two happy little guys somewhat dejected.
Indeed, compared to Riku, the gap between them was simply too massive.
Moreover, the two hadn't chosen to use weakness attacks, forcefully engaging these monsters head-on, so the difficulty was self-evident.
"Alright, don't be discouraged. Just follow Instructor Biscuit's arrangements and train more. One day, you will also become as powerful as me."
Riku chuckled, not blushing in the slightest.
Because he was indeed telling the truth.
In this vast, boundless outskirt, the group continued forward. They hadn't walked for long before they heard a rumbling sound coming from ahead.
This left Gon and Killua, who had just been happy for a few minutes, looking bewildered.
Because what appeared before everyone was an incredibly massive, hill-like giant lizard.
The opponent's body was covered in massive black spots, looking exactly like a resurrected T-Rex, incredibly terrifying.
"It looks so fierce! This thing... should we take a detour?"
"Yeah, if the previous Cyclops's normal difficulty was G, then this guy's difficulty probably reaches A-rank."
Both Gon and Killua couldn't help but speak up.
Meanwhile, Riku, who was walking leisurely behind, had his eyes light up.
"This is truly a good place, an absolute treasure trove for farming traits!!"
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