Chapter 7: Invasion of the Apostle

【 Fallen Wolf Dog Body: The body of a wolf dog infected by the power of corruption. After its transformation, its size increased. The blood hole on its forehead and the shocked, unwilling expression on its face reveal that it died from a sneak attack. Compatibility: 46 (+15%) 】

The compatibility was too low, so he couldn’t possess it…

Lin Xun fell into deep thought. In reality, the compatibility of animal bodies was also very low.

The human bodies he had possessed before had relatively high compatibility, and with the aid of Myriad Manifestations, he could easily possess them.

Combining the compatibility of the young knight, old priest, and foreign nun, Lin Xun guessed that the more similar the body was to himself, the higher its compatibility would be.

【 You ascend the spiral staircase leading to the second floor of the High Tower. 】

【 You ascend the stairs and arrive at the second floor of the High Tower. 】

【 In the vast main hall, everything is brightly lit. Under the warm orange light, tall bookshelves are neatly arranged, filled with countless books. The unique scent of ink fills your nose. You faintly hear an elderly voice reciting in silence. 】

【 You walk through layers of bookshelves and follow the sound to discover an old man in a rocking chair wearing a monocle, silently reciting a book in his hands. 】

【 Would you like to greet him? 】

【 You quickly walk over, planning to converse with the old man. 】

【 The black-robed old man raises his head, his gaze filled with amusement. He shakes his head, refusing to converse with you, and hands you an item. 】

【 You have obtained an “Invasion bookmark.” 】

【 Invasion bookmark (item): Use it to invade other apostles’ chapters. After defeating the apostle, you will receive an unexpected benefit. 】

Lin Xun was shocked. This wasn’t a single-player game, but rather an online game!

This meant that there were other players. Furthermore, he wasn’t the only one who had obtained magical powers within the game…

Before Lin Xun could fully process this information, the game text continued to display.

【 The old man stands up, his eyes flickering with mockery. He silently recites a spell, and his figure gradually becomes translucent. 】

【 A red glow flashes before your eyes, and the entire world trembles faintly. 】

【 You have been invaded by an unknown apostle! 】

The bloodred words trembled. Lin Xun snapped out of it.

【 A figure glowing with red light appears before you. It’s the invading apostle, who approaches you with a short spear raised. 】

【 What should you do? 】

【 1. Kneel and beg for mercy, pray to the fellow Apostle of God to be merciful and spare your life. 】

【 2. Raise your dagger and fight with all your might, show him what it means to kill a man but not humiliate him. 】

As a veteran gamer, Lin Xun knew that anyone who dared to engage in PVP in the game had some skills.

So he resolutely chose 2.

What a joke! Even if he died, he would die with dignity.

【 Brave Apostle, you reveal a cruel smile, raise your weapon, and face the intruder… 】

【 You easily defeated the invading Apostle “Da Jiao-ge”, and your experience points increased slightly. 】

Huh?

Lin Xun slowly typed three question marks. The expected “DIE” didn’t appear. He had counterattacked the intruder and even easily defeated him.

【 You inherited the spirituality of the invading Apostle: 105 】

【 You obtained the Invasion bookmark (item) 】

【 The black-robed old man looked at you in shock, lost his expression, and even dropped his monocle on the ground. He hurriedly cursed and disappeared… 】

【 You obtained the library manager’s monocle (rare item) 】

A series of unexpected plots made Lin Xun’s lips twitch.

Xu Zhi bent over, holding his phone.

【 You have defeated the ‘stranded merman.’ Experience points have increased slightly. 】

【 You have obtained the ‘bookmark of the newcomer’ (item). 】

“Holy shit!” Xu Zhi almost cried out loud, covering his mouth and suppressing his excitement. He carefully lifted his head to look at the teacher at the podium. Seeing that he hadn’t noticed, he turned back to the screen of his phone.

As a “veteran” player who had just entered the second chapter, he knew very well that the “bookmark of the newcomer” was a special item.

When he entered the first chapter, he’d met the library manager in a secret room and received an Invasion bookmark. Then…he’d died, killed by an Apostle’s invasion and lost all of his spirituality.

Amidst the library manager’s mocking laughter, he’d received a Vengeance bookmark.

That damned black-robed old man told him to remember the Apostle who invaded his chapter. Once he grew stronger, he could use the Vengeance bookmark to take back what he’d lost.

If one was lucky, they would obtain a “bookmark of the newcomer” after defeating monsters. It was a disposable item that could be used to invade newly promoted Apostles. It was considered a special item.

Newly promoted apostles often didn’t know how to keep their spiritual items and would use them whenever they dropped. They would always have some on hand.

Invading newly promoted apostles was like beating up a little kid or bullying a noob. They would give up their spiritual items for free. What could be better than that?

Xu Zhi quickly clicked to use it…

【 Invading… 】

【 You have invaded an unknown Apostle’s chapter. 】

【 The weak Apostle, who glows with white light, trembles in fear at the sight of you. How will you treat the powerful Apostle? 】

【 1. Force him to kneel. In a good mood, you may choose to spare his life. 】

【 2. Raise your short spear and let him know what cruelty is! 】

Xu Zhi pressed the second option, a gleam of satisfaction flashing in his eyes as he smiled cruelly.

【 You raise your short spear and cruelly stab the weak Apostle… 】

【 You died! 】

Huh?

Xu Zhi’s smile froze.

【 Invade failed. The Apostle ‘Swordsmith’ easily defeated you and inherited all the spirituality on your body. 】

【 You have returned to your own chapter. 】

Wang Defa? I’m already level 5, how could I die at the hands of a noob? There must be a bug in this game!

Xu Zhi couldn’t believe his eyes.

Forget it, forget it… Forget about it, I guess I just got unlucky and ran into a bug. He consoled himself and began to recreate his body. Thank goodness I still have some spiritual items on hand. I’ll go find an NPC to buy some supplies, otherwise I won’t even be able to fight the small boss.

【 You used five weak vanishing spiritualities. 】

【 You used three small vanishing spiritualities. 】

【 You used one large vanishing spirituality. 】

【 You obtained 75 spiritualities. 】

However, the text on the phone continued to display.

【 A red glow flashed before your eyes, and the entire world trembled faintly. 】

【 You were invaded by an unknown Apostle… 】

What the hell? I was invaded?

Xu Zhi fell into a daze.

【 A figure glowing with red light appeared before you. The familiar figure seemed to be the newly promoted Apostle from earlier, and he approached you with a dagger raised. 】

【 What should you do? 】

【 1. Kneel and beg for mercy, pray to the fellow Apostle of God to show compassion and spare your life. 】

【 2. Raise your short spear and fight with all your might, let him know that a soldier can be killed but not humiliated. 】

“Dammit! I just used up all my spiritual items, this is the only 75 points of spirituality I have left…” Xu Zhi silently cried out in his head and chose option 1. “Dude, please have some mercy, I was wrong. If I knew you were so strong, I wouldn’t have dared to invade you.”

Xu Zhi silently prayed, praying that this new Apostle named “Swordsmith” would spare him.

【 The opponent rejected your pitiful begging and stabbed at you with a blade… 】

【 You died! 】

【 You dropped 75 points of spirituality. 】

“Fuuuuck!” Xu Zhi slammed his fist on the desk with a loud bang, drawing the attention of the entire class.

“Xu Zhi! What are you doing? Playing your phone during class? You’re going to be in your third year next year, and you still have the mood to play your phone? Hand it over!”

The teacher at the front of the class scolded him in disappointment.

【 Invasion successful. You defeated the Apostle ‘Da Jiao-ge.’ 】

【 You have obtained 75 points of spirituality. You are returning to your own chapter. 】

Lin Xun grinned. Unfortunately, he only had one Invasion bookmark, or else the benefits of PVP would be much higher than PVE.

There was nothing more fun than fighting against other people.

He opened his inventory and checked the rare item he had just acquired—the library manager’s monocle.