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Chapter 23 - “Real World: Active Ruin Zone (9)”

What's the concept of a level four monster? 

When Leinster hadn't awakened his [Emo Market] ability, he almost died at the hand of a level one and level two monster. 

Even just now, he used three different skills to kill a plant monster who somehow evolved from level two to level three! 

Now...it was level four? 

[Detective Conman: 

This is why the Active Ruin Zone is called the "newbie slaughterer", ah.] 

With so many ruins gathered at the same place, there was a high chance that some challengers died, not clearing the ruins, thus making the ruins collapse and materialize in the real world, releasing various strange monsters. 

Even when the challenger successfully cleared their own ruin, they would be trapped in an Active Ruin Zone until all the active ruins were either cleared or collapsed. 

Which newcomer who had just entered the league could survive such a bloody battle? 

Anyone who came out alive from such a place all became the league's cream of the crop! 

Maybe because the level four monster was too rare or what, the Death League app immediately recommended Leinster's livestream to the audiences. 

In no time, the number of viewers surged to a whole one thousand and comments started to pour in. 

[This streamer is done for. Bye-bye~]

[Ahhhh, I'm praying for the citizens trapped in this active ruin zone π~π]

[I know you're a criminal, but here, a little life vote before you die~] 

Some audiences actually gave Leinster one or two life votes, naming it "pity votes". 

Instead of coughing up blood at the audience's audacity, Leinster's pale face actually slowly regained its color. 

As the elevator monster's red tongue slithered over Leinster's body, Leinster whispered to the invisible system. 

"I want to open my blind box reward now."

DING! [Opening the reward: Blind Box Grade A!]

A palm-sized golden treasure chest suddenly appeared on Leinster's palm and the system's notification rang once again. 

DING! [This blind box is a Pandora Box!] 

[Do you want to open this Pandora Box?] 

[Reminder: You may get a reward or a curse!]

Curse, your a*s!!

Isn't this his reward?? Why would he get a curse??

Leinster held back the urge to toss the treasure chest to the floor as he spoke with every word squeezed out of his teeth.

"Open. It."

DING! [Opening the grade A Pandora box~ ]

[Viewers: 1000]

[Luck value: S+]

The Pandora Box suddenly shone in a golden light, so bright that the elevator monster with no eyes seemed to feel the piercing light. 

"Kkrrrrkkkk!!!"

It let out a miserable squeak as it retracted its red tongue carpet, even went as far as wriggling a few steps back. 

The survivors and the man with a scythe subconsciously closed their eyes as tears rolled down fiercely. 

"Ah! What is he doing?!"

"I-is he going to commit suicide? Is he dragging us with him?"

"H-help! My eyes!" 

The sounds of wailing and crying echoed in the background as the golden treasure chest slowly opened and a strange thing enveloped in a thick mist shot out of the chest. 

DING! [Congratulations, it's not a curse!] 

The thick mist enveloping the thing slowly dissipated, revealing a...pair of crimson handcuffs, with black chains hanging on it.

It was a kind of handcuff meant for a dangerous criminal with the wrist cuff as thick as one's fist and the chain as big as a thumb. 

The strange thing was, the black chains weren't connected to each other, as if severed in the middle. 

At the end of each chain, a sharp triangle blade gleamed coldly, sending a shiver down a spine. 

As Leinster examined the new weapon, the cuff chains floated in the air and slowly made its way towards Leinster, automatically locating his bare wrist and quickly locked in.

Clap! 

The moment the handcuffs fixed itself onto Leinster's wrists, the system chimed noisily. 

DING! [You have received a growth-type weapon: Metamorphosis handcuff chains!]

[Grade: SSS]

[Wow, you're so lucky! •ו ]

[Please explore the weapon's other features on your own ^^ ]

Leinster twitched his lips at the system's increasingly lively words but then, he quickly flicked his wrists, swinging the short chains hanging on the handcuffs. 

Clink. Clink. 

The chains rattled as it moved with incredible flexibility, as if it wasn't made of metals. 

It even felt light, not heavy at all! 

Leinster raised an eyebrow and held one end of the chain with his right hand before slowly standing up from the floor. 

The elevator monster, free from the piercing light, slowly regained its senses and it quickly crawled closer to Leinster, its red tongue carpet wriggling in the air. 

"Krrrkkk!"

Swish! 

The red carpet suddenly whipped down and shot straight at Leinster's head! 

"Ahhh— " 

The survivors subconsciously screamed, but Leinster immediately swung the chain in his grip and lashed it at the incoming red tongue. 

SWISH! 

The chain tore through the air with a dull sound and amidst the survivors' intense stare, the chains...actually stretched. 

They grew in numbers, becoming longer, just like magic! 

PA! 

The long chain moved like a snake and instantly coiled around the red tongue carpet. 

The moment the chain touched the red tongue carpet, a thick barb popped out of each chain, stabbing the red tongue and baring holes in it. 

"Krrreeeekkkk!!!"

The elevator monster felt the stabbing pain in its "tongue" and screamed miserably, its red tongue quickly trying to tuck back into the elevator. 

But how could Leinster let go? 

The chain coiled even more tightly around the tongue and the next second...

Leinster yanked the chain along with the red tongue with all of his might until his fist reddened and the skin peeled off! 

RIPPPPP— 

Splash! 

Black blood splattered all over the place.

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