Chapter Five: The Reward for Inhumanity

[Achievement unlocked: Survive for one hour, containment successful for entity #3-2048]
[Evaluation: Mad to the core]
[In a nightmare fraught with danger, your frenzied and bloodthirsty display fits perfectly, earning you the right to survive. Congratulations on unlocking the achievement — “I Give Up on Being Human” (though judging by your performance, your attachment to humanity wasn’t strong anyway).]
[Kills: Werewolf]
[Rewards: Sanity +20; Inspiration +5; Skill acquired: Air Bullet]
[Special Achievement Reward: Viscera Critical Strike]
[Would you like to replay the event?]

When Fu Qian returned to the warehouse, a flood of messages was rushing across his screen.

What does it mean by not being attached to being human?

Fu Qian felt a twinge of indignation at the evaluation.

He glanced around; the fog gate from before had vanished.

Finally done!

He exhaled deeply.

No denying it, this job was a bit too intense.

But the rewards were decent.

Repeated attempts had drained his sanity down to the teens, but this time it restored 20 points all at once, more than making up for the loss.

Otherwise, at this rate, he would have gone mad in just a few days.

The evaluation was ambiguous, neither clearly praise nor condemnation.

And there was an option to replay the event?

Fu Qian chose to watch the replay without hesitation.

Revisiting the scene, he noticed more details this time.

He saw himself under the moonlight, using his mutated arm to pull bloodied guts and other mess from the werewolf’s mouth.

Now he understood why he was labeled as “Mad to the core.”

Of course, understanding didn’t mean agreement.

In fact, Fu Qian didn’t feel his actions were improper at all.

To him, facing a formidable enemy head-on, fearless and relentless, using every means to crush the opponent beneath his feet was a purely masculine form of romance.

This was the beauty of bloodshed, not madness.

He also noticed that at that moment, the old man inside the house put away his sickle and, eyeing Fu Qian, stepped out calmly.

Not worried at all about the chaos of battle nearby, clearly Fu Qian had chosen the right opponent; this old man was probably far stronger than the werewolf.

After the replay, Fu Qian began assessing his gains.

[Air Bullet: Compresses air into an invisible bullet. Not very powerful but highly stealthy.]

Not bad!

His eyes lit up. Flicking two fingers lightly, he tried activating it.

An invisible bullet whooshed out instantly, shooting deep into the warehouse.

The range was good and activation quick.

Though not powerful, its convenience was undeniable.

Just this one skill eased over half of Fu Qian’s earlier resentment.

Next time, carrying this skill on a mission would be a great advantage.

If he remembered correctly, there was a special reward too?

He quickly found it.

[Viscera Critical Strike: Seize the moment to pierce wounds and directly damage the opponent’s internal organs, dealing devastating harm.]
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