Chapter 232: The Belmont Family's Magical Genius
Cheng Tian and Bazett officially completed their contract. Bazett could clearly feel that her false life was now completely tied to Cheng Tian.
However, at this moment, there was still no emotional connection between her and Cheng Tian. Even after signing the contract, in Bazett's eyes, Cheng Tian was more like an important employer, rather than someone she needed to protect with her life.
Even if a situation truly arose where she had to sacrifice herself and she acted on it, it would only be a decision made after calmly assessing the situation.
Because if she unfortunately died, as long as Cheng Tian was willing to undertake quests, she would have a second chance. But if Cheng Tian died, then she would bid a complete farewell to this world.
Bazett was not so magnanimous as to forgive the damned murderer who killed her. The reason she chose to become Cheng Tian's subordinate unit was, on one hand, a strong will to survive, and on the other, an equally strong desire for revenge.
As long as she followed Cheng Tian, she would have the chance to return to her original world and kill Kirei Kotomine, who severed her arm!
The fiercely burning flames of revenge were another major driving force for Bazett to live on.
But at this very moment, protecting Cheng Tian was what she needed to do.
Cheng Tian, of course, did not expect this one-armed beauty, with whom he had just completed the contract, to immediately feel any closeness towards him.
The Command Spells in his hand were somewhat different from the Command Spells in the original FATE setting, which could order a Heroic Spirit to do anything.
Command Spells: Special Skill, Extra Skill, Contracted Heroic Spirit Exclusive Skill. A symbol of the contract with the Holy Grail Heroic Spirit "Bazett", theoretically possessing decisive command authority, it is a Master's exclusive mark, its essence transformed from a "Stigma" into a mark of powerful magic.
Every time you consume 1 Command Spell, you can apply a special buff effect to Bazett—
You can restore 100% of Bazett's HP.
You can restore 100% of Bazett's MP.
You can forcibly recall Bazett to your side from any area within the same instance.
The maximum number of Command Spells you can hold is 3. Each command executed consumes 1. Each time you enter a new instance, your Command Spells will be reset and replenished.
Cheng Mouren, who had halfway switched to a high-spirit spellcaster growth path, finally had a truly meaningful melee guard.
While the war elephant Mammoth was tankier and could communicate telepathically with Cheng Mouren, as a large animal, it was often quite inconvenient. Cheng Tian could only use it as a meat shield at best.
But Bazett, as a living person, was different; theoretically, she could fulfill all of Cheng Tian's needs.
She was ambushed by the Mapo because she had no defenses. If it were a head-on fight, the Mapo would not be Bazett's opponent... Perhaps if the Mapo were fifteen years younger, he might have been able to contend.
Cheng Tian's gaze fell on Bazett's severed arm, and Bazett, being stared at intently by Cheng Tian, instinctively took a step back, somewhat shrinking.
That's right, she had lost an arm. Although she still maintained some combat power, her value as a guard had significantly decreased.
Completely contrary to her astute and capable appearance, Bazett was a very delicate being internally, and actually suffered from severe inferiority, believing herself to be 'a woman who knows nothing but fighting.'
And at this moment, having lost even her value as a guard, her inferiority complex was clearly even more severe.
Although he didn't know what was going on in her mind, Cheng Tian knew that this girl must be feeling bad about the loss of her arm, so he decisively spoke.
"It's fine. Follow me to take down the BOSS, and you'll be able to fix your arm once we return. In Heaven's Chosen Space, even death isn't an entirely irreversible problem, let alone a mere severed arm."
"...My Master is right."
Bazett was first stunned, then her expression visibly softened.
That's right, even a dead person like herself could be brought back to life, and in this wondrous Heaven's Chosen Space that offered a chance to return to her original world, repairing an arm was clearly not too difficult a task.
It seemed she wouldn't need to find those doll makers to craft a new left arm... Oh no, she probably couldn't afford the cost of a custom arm that could directly connect to her nerves.
The arm repair Cheng Tian referred to was naturally the Crimson Chaos Staff. Although she was a newly joined member, as long as she was a subordinate unit, she could freely benefit from the staff's enhancement buff, and the staff's accompanying emerald staff-like healing effect would also take effect, making arm repair a trivial matter.
Even without the staff, Lizard Force Potions, the Holy Light Church, and the like were also excellent choices.
"By the way, call me Cheng Tian, or Aoko, either is fine. Don't call me Master, it sounds awkward."
"Oh, oh~ Okay, Master... Aoko!"
"Good, strong execution."
Cheng Tian's hand, which was about to pat Bazett's shoulder, retracted halfway and turned into a thumbs-up, and Bazett finally showed her first smile since being reborn.
After this crucial interlude, Cheng Tian still had to return to the task of grinding monsters and money with the electric meter running backward.
Even during the period when they had just formed the contract, there were still quite a few ghost units causing trouble. However, with the presence of the Primordial Stone Wyvern and the Ghost Cicada, and the continuous rockslides and flash spells, the monster minions, already a tier below them, couldn't even get close.
Cheng Tian had actually noticed earlier, when accumulating souls, that the drop rate of monster boxes had significantly decreased. This was actually hinted at when he was promoted to the Black Iron rank.
When he entered D-rank and E-rank instances, the enemy's drop rate would gradually decrease. The greater the perceived strength difference between the two sides, the lower the probability of dropping boxes, and the rarity of the items within would further decrease. So, typically, high-level players farming low-level areas are usually after quest rewards and bosses.
In other words, if it weren't for the Red Shock, then Cheng Tian in this D-rank difficulty Makaimura would only be able to profit by finding valuable Easter eggs and by defeating the boss to obtain keys and additional knight armor.
Bazett, who originally wanted to fulfill more of her duties, could only be placed on the Primordial Stone Wyvern with a panicked expression, forcibly participating in Cheng Tian and his companions' crazy monster-pulling like a train king, then preparing to clear them all with the Shock Orb.
But Cheng Tian clearly had other ideas.
He first used Innocent Souls to condense a Red Shock Orb, but instead of throwing it directly, a magic book appeared out of thin air in his other hand, followed by a very obvious mana consumption effect on his body.
Immediately after, a giant humanoid shadow actually rose directly behind him!
If Arthur and his three knights were to see it, they would surely exclaim—
Oh my goodness! It's Merlin!
As the staff in the hand of the giant Merlin shadow waved, the magical shock that could originally only affect a 10-meter radius suddenly expanded by five or six times!
Numerous flying monsters were instantly shaken to death, and Bazett, who witnessed everything, also let out a heartfelt sigh.
Her Master was actually a powerful magician? What level of spellcasting scale would this be considered?
Detected that your previous Makaimura Novice Trial was almost perfectly completed. When you re-enter Makaimura-related instances, template loading can also be triggered—
Game Expert is activating—
You have successfully loaded the reinforced protagonist template from the blueprint of Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance—"Vampire Magic Hunter / Juste Belmont".
Vampire Hunter: Reinforced Protagonist Template, template blueprint is the protagonist of Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, "Juste Belmont". An extremely rare existence in the Belmont family with astonishing magical talent, he can release various powerful spells through the combination of sub-weapons and magic books.
When you choose to load the "Vampire Magic Hunter" template—
You will simultaneously obtain the template exclusive armaments "Juste's Magic Book" and "Vampire Killer".
You will simultaneously obtain the template exclusive skills "Combination Spellcasting", "Whip Mastery", and "Rapid Advance and Retreat".
Loading and unloading this character template each have a 30-minute cooldown.