In the vast and silent space, seven beams of light descended from above. Within each beam, a human figure gradually took shape.
Zhao Yingkong was the first to wake up. She blinked in confusion, her eyes scanning the empty surroundings before settling on the six figures beside her.
Zhang Jie. Zheng Zha. Nova. Yehui. Zhan Lan.
And Yujin—whose body had been reduced to nothing but a chest and a pair of eyes.
"The old lady and that Ruan Wei… they're dead?" Zhao Yingkong murmured. "Well… maybe that's for the best."
A moment later, Zhang Jie awoke.
When his gaze fell on Yujin's half-destroyed body, his expression changed instantly. "Lord God! Repair Yujin! Deduct the cost from his points!" he shouted.
A beam of white light fell upon Yujin, and the man who had been on the verge of death finally began to breathe again.
The restoration process lasted an entire day and night—longer even than the time when they had faced the Curse of the Farming Team.
The cost this time was terrifying—two thousand seven hundred points in total.
That included the restoration of both of his Kagune.
When Yujin finally stepped out of the beam, Zhao Yingkong, who had been staying up under the light sphere to check their exchange list, turned her head slightly.
"You're not wearing any clothes," she said flatly.
"Oh—right. Sorry. Lord God, clothes," Yujin replied. In the next instant, an Arc'teryx outfit appeared in his hands. He quickly dressed himself and began checking his condition.
In the final moments of the mission, Zhao Yingkong had managed to protect most of the Central Continent team members' families.
Because of that, Yujin's daughter, Diana, survived—earning him one C-level side plot reward.
During the chaos of fragmented dream-slaves, Yujin had slain many of them, gaining four thousand three hundred reward points.
And that was only the beginning.
"Wait—'Killed Freddy's Dream Clone'? The whole team gets one B-level side plot and five thousand reward points!?"
Even Zhao Yingkong, who was normally cold and stoic, couldn't help but nod in approval. "Mm. You did well."
Yujin thought back to that moment—the brink of life and death. He felt as if his mind had connected with every version of himself across the universe.
Compared to what all the other Yujins had faced… what was Freddy, really, in the grand scheme of things?
When that happened, everyone in the city had already been killed by Freddy. Among the remaining survivors, only Yujin was still awake.
In his mind, Yujin completely looked down on Freddy. Because of that, the fear that gave Freddy power vanished entirely.
With the added effect of the Sharingan's hypnosis, Freddy's clone finally faded away from the world of Nightmare on Elm Street 1.
After completing both missions, and deducting the cost of repairing his body, Yujin's remaining balance came to six thousand six hundred and sixty-six points!
(The base reward of one thousand points for killing Da Qiang was offset.)
In addition, he had earned one B-rank side plot and one C-rank side plot!
He had barely managed to survive this ordeal, but the harvest was definitely worth it.
Exhausted, Yujin collapsed onto the ground. Right now, he just wanted to sleep. As for enhancements and upgrades, he decided to leave that to the other three versions of himself.
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Yujin dreamed for a long time.
In his dream, he found himself inside a meeting room. Three people were seated there. One of them, wearing a forehead protector, was scribbling something on the blackboard.
The second wore a T-shirt and an MLB baseball cap. His eyes kept darting around, unsure and lacking confidence.
The third was dressed in prison clothes—thin, pale, yet with a stubborn, unyielding look in his eyes.
Strangely enough, all three of them looked exactly like him.
Suddenly, the "Lord God" Yujin jolted awake!
He glanced around and saw himself lying in a room filled with blinding white light. Then, voices that all sounded like his own echoed inside his head.
As expected, it was the three Yujins having a discussion.
Uchiha Yujin spoke first: "I think using a B-rank side plot and five thousand reward points just to exchange for a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit is a waste!"
"You all saw Zang Ting's situation. She exchanged for a Logia-type Wind Fruit, but the enhancement wasn't that great—probably just B-rank. The ability looked mediocre, nowhere near what we saw in the manga."
"As for the element-transformation ability, that's still uncertain. Once a power crosses into another fictional universe, who knows how it'll actually manifest?"
"Besides, since we already have Pirate Yujin living in the One Piece world, exchanging for a Devil Fruit here would only cut off one of our potential paths. We can just wait until Pirate Yujin breaks out of prison, then go find a powerful fruit in that world. The story won't start for another five years anyway, and with our grasp of the plot, we'll have enough time."
Pirate Yujin nodded. "That's exactly what I was thinking. Of course, I'd love for Lord God Yujin to get a Devil Fruit, but the one I want is way too expensive. And judging from how the Lord God treats the Central Continent team—cold and ruthless—he never lets us save up any 'money.' If we don't go all-out in every horror movie world, we're not making it back alive."
Marvel Yujin then added, "The Hogwarts bloodline costs just one C-rank side plot. Lord God Yujin can afford that. With that bloodline, I might be able to start experimenting with Asgardian magic."
Hearing this, Lord God Yujin, standing beneath the glowing sphere, finally spoke.
"Alright then. Go all-in. Exchange for that."
As soon as the words fell, all the different versions of Yujin synced their screens.
[Asgardian Mage Bloodline: Requires 6,000 reward points and one B-rank side quest. In the Nine Realms, where everyone wields hammers and axes, there exists a group of elegant magicians who manipulate the hearts of men with their magic. To mortals, they are gods; to warriors, they are annoying tricksters. Acquiring this bloodline grants high affinity and learning capability for magic. Even complex Asgardian spells will no longer be difficult. Note: Spells must be purchased separately. Detected that the buyer possesses chakra energy—please note: Magic and chakra are two independent energy systems and do not interfere with each other.]
After the synchronization, the Lord God Yujin spoke, "When I was playing cat-and-mouse with Freddy, I realized something—having a strong body isn't as useful as having more support techniques."
"For example, just with substitution and clone jutsu, those two basic ninjutsu alone, I made Freddy spin in circles."
"If I could learn Loki's Asgardian magic, I swear Freddy wouldn't even touch my shadow."
"This bloodline's not bad at all," commented Marvel Yujin. "Loki has that teleportation spell. Marvel's a world full of mixed-up energy and combat systems—a real stew of powers. So tell me, if we learned that teleportation magic, could we synchronize our bodies into the same world?"
Pirate Yujin grinned. "That'd make us like a bunch of identical siblings. Scary enough to kill someone from shock."
Uchiha Yujin poured some cold water on the idea. "I doubt that'd work. Cross-world teleportation like that probably has a low chance of success."
Lord God Yujin shook his head. "Even so, once we've got Asgardian magic and master teleportation, Pirate Yujin will finally be free. It'll be a qualitative leap for our overall strength."
Uchiha Yujin smirked. "With teleportation, wouldn't I basically become Black Flash?"
Pirate Yujin nodded. "Alright then, let's do it!"
A pillar of light enveloped the Lord God Yujin.
Under the watchful eyes of the Central Continent team gathered in the plaza, Yujin recalled the telepathy spell Loki had been forced to teach by Marvel Yujin. He tried it out carefully.
Moments later, he came to a conclusion.
"Loki scammed you. It's fake."
Marvel Yujin sighed. "Fine then. Next movie, make more money and get yourself a Hulk bloodline, alright? I want to recreate that Avengers scene."
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