Underworld Player

, and after weighing his options carefully, spent 200 Coins on one of the ten items available to him this month.

[ Item Name: Bane ]

[ Type: Weapon ]

[ Class: Normal ]

[ Durability: 30/30 ]

[ Effect: Can inflict minor damage to incorporeal entities ]

[ Requirements: Strength of 6 or above ]

[ Note: Good for sharpening pencils, chopping produce and many more household uses ]

Though it shared a name with deadly plants* and formidable comic-book characters**, in reality, it was no more than a knife that fit snugly into Bai Zhi ’s hand, far humbler than its packaging would suggest.

Tch, no wonder the note mentioned sharpening pencils…

200 Coins was equivalent to about 200,000 yuan, but if he ever had to deal with supernatural entities which could not be hurt by physical attacks, this weapon would really shine, making it worth the price.

If Bai Zhi could have bought a better piece of equipment, he would have, but out of all the items in the shop, except the PODS, Bane was the one that offered the best value for money.

If a simple knife costs two hundred thousand, a million yuan really isn ’t worth all that much…

After hefting the blade a few times, Bai Zhi sighed and placed it into his Inventory.

He had acquitted himself well in clearing the Newbie Run, despite the twists and turns it had taken, but all things considered, Bai Zhi felt like he had made a loss.
For one thing, he had forgotten to take his portable amplifier back from a certain Late Night Kitty.

”The next time I see her, I have to get that amplifier back.
I spent a few hundred on that thing, that ’s nearly a month ’s worth of expenses… ” Grumbling to himself, Bai Zhi walked downstairs and toward the cafeteria in search of some lunch.

The Newbie Run had trapped him in a run-down villa for six hours, but in the real world, only six minutes had passed.
Even after spending so much time dawdling over his next move, it was only noon.

———

As expected of the weather during the dog days of summer, the blazing sun was out in full force and the muggy air trapped its merciless heat, threatening to melt anything that stood in it.

In a room on the third floor of a certain women ’s dormitory building, a wave of cool air from an air conditioner valiantly kept the heat at bay, for the moment.

The girl on the bed was staring blankly into the air and had been for some time.
Suddenly, she sat up and retrieved a portable amplifier from somewhere, placing it on her desk with a grave, heavy air.

On the wall facing the desk was a photograph of a person, but the face had been slashed to ribbons, which gave it a grim look.

”Black&White, huh? You ’re just as much of a scumbag as that other guy! I can ’t believe— using a stapler to— The next time I see you, I swear I ’ll bite your face off! ”

Baring her teeth in indignant rage, the girl expressed all her vengeful fury at the piece of electronic equipment sitting mutely on her desk.

*Referring to wolfsbane.
Also known as queen of poisons, the plant contains substantial amounts of a potent neurotoxin and cardiotoxin.
Mild to severe toxicity may be experienced from skin contact alone.
The main causes of death include paralysis of the heart or respiratory center.

**Such as Bane from the Batman comics.
Possessing a mix of brute strength and exceptional intelligence, Bane is often credited as the only villain to have ”broken the bat ”, defeating him both physically and mentally.