Limitless The Strongest Revenant

Chapter 367: Nothing is easy. [2/2]



But life was far from perfect. For one thing, the Reapers had few cards to use against the undead. It was damn stupid to deliberately choose to be destroyed for moral reasons.

It was at times like this that I remembered a certain quote.

"Accept what you cannot change. Change what you can't accept," I muttered.

I had reasons not to submit to a Specter. My own abilities restricted my {Fates}. While logistical and time constraints prevent me from purchasing larger weapons.

In contrast, the only thing preventing me from buying Soulgear was what exactly?

I had no problem using {Honey Trap} even though I knew her name as Evelyn Flowers. Even though Aki was being considerate, I told her to keep using Janice Brown's {Umbra}. Frankly, I was afraid. I felt that if I accepted this concept, something in me would change.

The next time I saw an ally or enemy with a useful ability, my screwed-up brain might only see walking soulgears. Still, I had to get stronger for tonight. If one of my girls died because I hesitated, it would destroy me.

"Lesser evil, huh? I guess it can't be helped. Exa, tell me where I can buy Soulgear."

[It is mainly through the graveyard. Under the Buy and Sell section, select Soulgears].

"I vaguely remember checking the graveyard U.I., but other than the forums, news, and selling souls, I hardly checked anything else. I only bought {heal} tablets once."

I navigated to the [Buy and Sell] section and expanded the options.

"Soulgear, Fates, Trade, and Auction. Simple enough. I guess people who are really desperate would even sell their {Fates}."

I navigated to the [Fates] subsection and scanned the list. They were basically little vials of blood. Explore stories at m,v l'e-NovelBin.net

I selected the most famous {Fate} for sale and saw a familiar name. I clicked on the name and saw a production page similar to Amazon.

[{Barrier} - AMD Rating- ***** | Price 500 Souls]

[Top 1 in the Defense category. 437 sales in the last 24 hours].

[{Barrier} is an A-rank, Manifested Defensive fate. It looks like a turtle brooch. When used, a defensive shield spawns around the user. The shield is capable of defending against physical and energy-based attacks up to Phantom grade*.]

[*Note - No returns, by purchasing this {Fate} the buyer releases the seller from any liability for the buyer's use of this product].

"..."

500 souls for a vial of blood? Damn, wouldn't that bastard make a fortune? 437 sold. That was 218,500 souls in one fucking day! And that bastard didn't even move a finger!

"Fuck! Even if he spilled enough blood for 437 bottles, reapers do not die from blood loss. But if I think about it, human males will die if they lose too much of their blood, right? How much blood would 437 vials be?"

[Limitless, the average adult has 10-12 pints of blood, or about 4.3 to 5.7 liters. Death is guaranteed once 5-6 pints, or 2 liters of blood is lost. Each vial of blood contains 5 milliliters, so 437 vials would be 6 pints or 2.185 liters of blood.]

"So you mean this bastard is literally dying of blood loss just to supply them?"

[Indeed. But it can be argued that this at least has little danger. Although it would certainly be painful. As a note, losing 2.5 to 3 pints of blood would already send a human into hemorrhagic shock.]

"I guess nothing is easy."

I checked the other bestsellers and found one that looked familiar.

[{Sky Dragon} - SMC Rating- ***** | Price 10,000 Souls]

[Top 5 in Combat category. 25 sales in last 24 hours]

[{Sky Dragon} is an S-rank, manifested combat fate. It has the appearance of a dragon scale. When used, it turns the user into a 50-foot wyvern. The soul form has flight and A-rank defensive abilities available for use. Offensive abilities are sold separately].

{Sky Dragon} was Isolde's main {Fate}, and if that was not enough, she also sold, {Dragon's Breath}, {Dragon's Tongue}, {Dragon's Fury}, {Dragon's Roar}.

I checked and {Sky Dragon} was already the cheapest at 10,000 souls. All in all, Isolde was making about 2.5 million souls a day selling her {Fates}.

"What the hell have I been doing all this time?"

No wonder Isolde's group could give away 20 million souls just like that. They would be billionaires! In my excitement, I quickly checked how to sell my {Fates} on the graveyard.

A pop-up was unfairly blocking this entire revenue stream for people like me.

[Please note: FRM (Formless) {Fates} are not allowed on the Graveyard Buy and Sell Fate marketplace.]

"Fuck."

A little saddened by the injustice, I had no choice but to just accept it. How great it must have felt to passively earn from {Fates} in exchange for only blood. Personally, I could just rewind to replenish my blood.

I reluctantly went to the Soulgear section and browsed the top sellers. There were a bunch of cool items listed. Some were in the form of secondary weapons like daggers or whips. But the vast majority were in the form of jewelry and armor.

There were so many to choose from that I didn't know what to do. Most of the soulgears were replicas, which made them quite cheap. Around 2,000 a piece.

Authentic soulgears, however, were over 5,000 souls for D rank.

As I searched, I was a bit relieved when I saw Formless Soulgears on the list. However, when I checked only the abilities of Formless, they were quite worthless. The D ranks had a huge disadvantage proportional to the ability.

Among the Formless {Fates} {Honey Trap} was one of the best. The cheapest replica at B rank was worth 50,000. The real {Honey Trap} at SS rank had 5 more abilities. For a whopping 15,000,000 souls.

Compared to that, the others were trash. For example, a soulgear would allow you to breathe underwater, but you would not be able to sleep for a week.

The higher ranks had minor to almost negligible disadvantages. Only the gear above rank C was useful. However, even with such a wide selection, nothing suited my taste. It was probably because I had been spoiled by the {Fates} of the Sirens.

Even after an hour, I could not find anything of value. Out of boredom, I asked Exa for her opinion.

"Exa, I can't find anything. You know my abilities. Can you choose the best ones for me?"

[Understood. Search complete. Showing results].

Three soulgears appeared, one A-rank, one B-rank, and one D-rank. Exa summarized the item descriptions in short sentences.

[{ATK Boost} (Replica)- AMC Rating- ***** | Price 35,000 Souls]

[{ATK Boost} is an A-rank manifested combat {Fate}. Allows the user to increase the kinetic energy of attacks by 25% using soul. Manifests as a glove.

[Note: Kinetic Boosts do not stack. Once applied to an object, the boost must be dispelled before it can be applied again. Boost expires in 5 minutes if not used. Has a 10-second cooldown between uses.]

[{Heat Sink} (Replica)- BMS Rating- **** | Price 21,000 Souls]

[{Heat Sink} is a B-rank Manifested Support {Fate}. Allows the user to manipulate heat. This soulgear manifests as a patch. Once applied, the patch rapidly cools the target object.

[Note: Lower temp limit of 59 °Fahrenheit. Upper temp limit 2800 °Fahrenheit. Soulgear can withstand acceptable temperatures without breaking. Exceeding the upper or lower limits will destroy the Soulgear.]

[{Day by Day} (Original)- FRM Rating- ** | Price 75,000 Souls]

[{Day by Day} is a Formless {Fate}. Allows the user to create up to six avatar bodies using the soul. Avatar bodies have 100% of the user's physical abilities and weaknesses].

[Note: Avatar bodies must be controlled as they have no consciousness. Avatar bodies cannot use {Fates}. Death can occur if the user's mind remains connected when an avatar body dies. Despite being an original, Day by Day only has one ability.]

When I saw the abilities of each Soulgear, I couldn't help but get excited.


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