Chapter 43: Hell Mafia

Eye of Goshu

Description: Forged from the eyeball of the Goshu race hailing from the abyss, combined with amethyst. Frankly speaking, its practical value is not very high, and it is not favored by Chosen Ones.

Quality: Blue

Equipped Effect: When you suffer a fatal injury, the Eye of Goshu will bloom and bear the loss of health points caused by this attack on your behalf.

Subsequently, the Eye of Goshu enters a dormant state and awakens after 24 hours.

If you suffer another fatal attack during this period, the Eye of Goshu will be forced to bloom, bear a fatal injury for you once again, and then shatter.

This is a very powerful life-saving equipment, but compared to the cross pendant Mo Xuanyu obtained previously, its situation is rather complicated.

First is the difference in the upper limit of endurance. That cross pendant could only generate a shield with a strength attribute below 25 points, and it could only be used three times.

Once the three uses were exhausted, the pendant would shatter directly.

The Eye of Goshu is different. Aside from needing a 24-hour cooldown, theoretically, it can be used an infinite number of times within the Tier 2 range.

Moreover, the defensive logic of the Eye of Goshu differs from that of the pendant. It transfers the fatal damage suffered by the wearer and bears it itself.

Theoretically speaking, after wearing the Eye of Goshu, even a sword thrust through Mo Xuanyu's heart with 30 points of strength attribute would not directly kill Mo Xuanyu.

However, there is one point that needs attention: the Eye of Goshu only bears the health loss brought by the fatal injury for you.

This is akin to a bullet hitting your head, about to reduce your 100 health points down to 0.

At this moment, the Eye of Goshu activates, intercepting this damage and transferring the health loss you were originally about to suffer onto itself.

This is equivalent to being hit by a bullet without losing any health.

The crucial problem, however, is that while it transfers the damage caused by the bullet, the wound caused by the bullet still exists.

Your head has already been blown open with a wound!

In this state, within mere seconds, you would still die once again due to the wound on your head.

This is why Holy Geometry describes the Eye of Goshu in its description as having low value and being unpopular among Chosen Ones.

Because its defensive logic is somewhat abstract, or even unnecessarily convoluted.

In a sense, this equipment was not crafted for human Chosen Ones at all, but rather for some races without vital organs.

Once a human's vital organs are severely damaged, death is not far off; yet races without vital organs have nothing to fear at all.

Take a slime for instance, no matter where you strike it, the damage dealt remains the same.

Similarly, if this equipment were placed in a game, it would undoubtedly be a divine gear fought over by everyone in a frenzy, but in reality, no one pays it any mind.

However, despite the many flaws of the Eye of Goshu, it remains a decent defensive equipment for Mo Xuanyu.

To make such an evaluation, Mo Xuanyu has two explanations.

First is his healing superpower:

If he suffers a fatal injury, and after the Eye of Goshu bears the health loss for this instance, it is equivalent to giving him two to three seconds of recovery time.

During these two to three seconds, although a fatal wound inexplicably appears on his body, his health points are not deducted immediately.

Therefore, during this period, as long as Mo Xuanyu operates his healing superpower at full firepower to repair his damaged heart or brain before the injury has a secondary outburst, it will be as if he never sustained any injuries at all.

Well... the logic is sound.

Mo Xuanyu has no practical hands-on experience, so he is not entirely certain whether it can be realized in reality.

But do not worry, because Mo Xuanyu quickly thought of the second way to use the Eye of Goshu.

That is to coordinate it with his talent awakening skill: "Blade of Slaughter".

The blood soul points accumulated by the Blade of Slaughter can only be stored for 24 hours, after which they gradually dissipate.

Therefore, in combat, Mo Xuanyu often has to resort to self-devourment to exchange for sufficient blood soul and true damage.

And when the Blade of Slaughter performs self-devourment, the deducted health points do not leave physical wounds on the body.

This point needs to be highlighted.

Theoretically speaking, Mo Xuanyu only needs to devour all his health points in one go, fulfilling the trigger condition for a fatal injury.

Subsequently, the Eye of Goshu blooms, bearing the health loss for him. Mo Xuanyu completes the charging of the Blade of Slaughter while remaining unscathed.

This is equivalent to getting a full-state true damage for free, and the logic looks quite reliable.

"Will it work?" Mo Xuanyu held the Eye of Goshu, looking expectantly at Holy Geometry as he asked.

[Judged by Holy Geometry, the operation of the Blade of Slaughter is feasible, but the operational feasibility of the Eye of Goshu and your own healing superpower needs to be verified by the Chosen One personally.]

Holy Geometry gave its approval to Mo Xuanyu's idea, and he could not help but smile with delight.

This is the charm of mixing and matching; some pieces of equipment that look utterly inconspicuous or even burdensome can achieve perfect coordination with skills that are worlds apart.

Mo Xuanyu took off his gloves and went to the bathroom to take a comfortable hot bath.

After the bath, he dried his hair, put on the shirt of the Demon Attire along with a new set of clothes, and prepared to explore the complete Holy Geometry.

As Mo Xuanyu slowly pushed open the door of his personal space, what appeared before his eyes was a blurred membrane.

Mo Xuanyu walked through the membrane, and the oncoming breeze and sunlight caused him to slightly raise his hand to shield his eyes, while the clamor of bustling voices entered his ears.

The domain space of Holy Geometry is extremely vast, featuring architectural styles of all kinds, blue skies, and bustling streets that look exceptionally lively.

The core area of Holy Geometry is divided into: "Upgrade Hall", "Trading Market", "Duel Arena", and "Leisure Area".

The Upgrade Hall, as the name suggests, is where Chosen Ones must go to enhance their skills.

The Trading Market is a place for free trade among Chosen Ones.

Holy Geometry rarely provides shop services; it encourages Chosen Ones to conduct free trade among themselves, promoting the circulation of economy and equipment.

And the place where Mo Xuanyu is currently located is a leisure area.

The shops here basically cover all aspects of daily life; Chosen Ones' clothing, food, housing, and transportation can all be resolved here.

Moreover, because Holy Geometry connects to myriad worlds, many things here were unheard of by Mo Xuanyu, and there was even a monster barbecue restaurant operating by the roadside.

He walked into a coffee shop, spent 1 credit to buy a cup of hot coffee, sat in a chair to sip it slowly, while holding a copy of "Newcomer's Guide" in his hand.

Opposite him, a Chosen One who was originally wearing headphones and listening to music suddenly paused the music.

She blinked, removed the headphones from her head, and looked at Mo Xuanyu with curiosity, "Are you... a newcomer?"

Mo Xuanyu looked up at her; she was a girl with a thick mass of shoulder-length white hair, the ends slightly curled into waves.

She wore a dark black suit uniform and a pair of black gloves.

"Yes." Mo Xuanyu nodded politely.

The girl's gaze immediately fell upon his hands, and she said in an excited tone,

"Is that really true?! I'm having such good luck today. If my eyes aren't deceiving me, the gloves you're wearing are Demon Attire?!"

Hearing this, Mo Xuanyu's gaze grew somewhat guarded.

The girl hurriedly raised her hands,

"Don't be nervous, I'm definitely not a bad person! Look, look, we have the matching set!"

She said as she extended her own hands.

Mo Xuanyu examined them closely; the other party was indeed wearing gloves identical to his own.

At this moment, the other party had already sent a message to Mo Xuanyu through Holy Geometry.

"Unora" has sent you a friend invitation and disclosed a portion of her information to you.

Name: Unora

Level: Tier 2 Chosen One

Race: Demon

Affiliated Guild: "Hell Mafia"

Mo Xuanyu's gaze flickered. His sight landed on the affiliated guild column, his expression showing a hint of surprise.

Only then did Unora begin her self-introduction, "I am a member of the Tier 2 branch of Hell Mafia. I just got a bit excited when I saw your gloves."

All Demon Attire in Holy Geometry originates from the Hell Mafia, and coincidentally Mo Xuanyu had just been reading the newcomer's guide, which was why Unora was so excited.

Being able to possess such good equipment upon just entering Holy Geometry meant that he had likely turned up a super genius!

"If you are a newcomer and considering joining a guild, please consider our 'Hell Mafia'! As long as you pass the assessment, you get a full set of Demon Attire upon joining!"

Unora said as she retrieved a black flyer from her spatial storage and handed it to Mo Xuanyu.

The promotional material on it was vivid and colorful.

Hell Mafia, also known as Hell Mafia, is a super guild spanning Tiers 1 through 6 within Holy Geometry, with a total membership exceeding 150 people.

In front of the Hell Mafia, the Iron Curtain Guild and the Black Snake Guild would both tremble in fear, with no basis for comparison between them.

Furthermore, as long as one passes the assessment to join the Hell Mafia, a complete set of Demon Attire is included as a bonus. Thereafter, every promotion will grant higher-grade attire as a benefit.

To say nothing of anything else, this full set of Demon Attire alone is enough to make tens of thousands of Chosen Ones break their heads trying to squeeze in and join.

Moreover, within the Hell Mafia, Chosen Ones can exchange credits or contribution points at very favorable prices for demon-class professions and bloodlines.

Unora possessed an enthusiastic and open personality. Upon learning that Mo Xuanyu was a newcomer, she gave him a lot of advice and obscure trivia.

For instance, newcomers must shop around when visiting the Trading Market, as most items sold at stalls there are grossly overpriced—exceeding a certain price threshold definitely means you are being ripped off—and that recovery items should be bought in quantity whenever possible...

Her introduction made up for many things not written in the "Newcomer's Guide" and was very valuable to Mo Xuanyu.

He also accepted the other party's friend invitation and, as a token of sincerity, disclosed some of his own information to her.

Of course, he still maintained some vigilance in his heart, so he modified the name column.

Name: Moravenus

Level: Tier 2 Chosen One

Race: Human

Affiliated Guild: None

"Hmm..." Unora pinched her chin, "Is Moravenus your real name? If it's your real name, I suggest you modify it."

Faced with Mo Xuanyu's puzzled look, Unora continued to explain,

"It might not exist in early worlds, but in worlds from Tier 3 and beyond, you might encounter some enemies from the destiny lineage or the curse lineage."