The Demon’s Menu

Chapter 653: Chapter 59: People Always Have Times of Obsession_2

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[After supplementing the Charles Burning Technique, the inherent mastery option ‘Flame Transformation’ has been enhanced:]

[Flame Transformation: You can choose the initial method of emitting flames, or change the shape of the flames. You can attach them to your fists and shoot them as fireballs; or you can turn them into armor, covering your entire body, without changing the base power of the flames. When attached to your fists, physical strength is reduced, providing you with bullet-level protection for your hands; when shooting fireballs, the fireball radius cannot exceed 0.4 meters (the power of the fireball is related to its radius), and the throwing distance is related to your own strength. When you choose to turn them into armor, you will get a defense capable of withstanding bullet-level attacks, but its persistence will continuously consume your physical strength.]

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Length: 8 meters → 10 meters

Height: 0.8 meters → 1.0 meters

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Fireball radius: 0.35 → 0.4 meters

The clear path of advancement is what caught Jason’s attention most, especially the ‘Flame Armor’.

He walked out from behind the desk, stood in the empty space of the room, and with a thought.

Woosh!

Flames burst forth from his hands and quickly clung to his body.

A warm sensation appeared on Jason’s skin.

When Jason looked in the mirror, he saw himself enveloped in flames, his features blurred by the dancing fire, yet his body appeared more powerful and robust.

He raised his arm, squeezed his fist, and reveled in the sensation of this extra protection, the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up.

Instantly, the reflected figure of the flame-clad man split into a terrifying, ferocious smile, and the fire atop his head shot up 30 centimeters, almost searing the ceiling.

"Not bad at all,”

Jason said, appraising himself.

Then, he dispersed the flames.

They appeared by spreading from his hands over his entire body, and when they disappeared, they vanished into thin air.

As for his clothes?

The clothes that had turned to shreds in the explosion were naturally no longer there to test, but Jason felt they would not have been burned.

"Consumed 90 points of satiety, now at 368 points,”

Jason glanced at the reduced satiety, a flicker of satisfaction crossed his face, but deep down he believed it was worth it.

Facing the ‘Nightless City’ that is still shrouded in mystery, as if enshrouded by fog.

Facing the replicate world filled with dangers at every corner, where disaster could strike at any time and one could fall into dire situations.

Jason knew very well what he needed most.

Power!

To become more powerful!

Even, from a certain perspective, everything he had done from the beginning was for this one reason.

And to trade satiety for a chance at power?

This was the exchange Jason found easiest to accept.

Then, unconsciously, Jason’s thoughts drifted to his teacher in ‘Lorde’ whom he had never met.

When he learned [Protection Against Evil], it was a similar process.

No!

It was even more ‘direct’!

Without any preconditions resembling supplementation, he learned directly with satiety.

In a way, this was a ‘Skill Book’!

"Was it the unique circumstances of the author that created something like a skill book?”

"Why can’t I directly learn from the notes given to me by the old knight?”

Jason’s eyebrows unconsciously furrowed.

The old knight was an unusual figure to Jason.

Not a friend.

Not family.

Not even a mentor.

Indeed, they had met only a few times before that battle.

If anything had to be said, they were at the level of acquainted strangers.

Yet the old knight’s influence on Jason had persisted until now.

The self-sacrifice and heroism that the old knight exhibited in the ‘Nightless City’ had deeply shaken Jason, making him find it unbelievable.

In his original world, Jason was a sheltered flower. Suddenly thrust into the ‘Nightless City,’ in order to survive, he became cautious, and at the same time, selfish, cold-blooded, and ruthless.

The environment truly can change a person.

What kind of place is the ‘Nightless City’?

Roughly as follows—

Ignore those who seek help?

That’s taken for granted, isn’t it?

Find a corpse?

Great, an unexpected gain!

Kill him for profit?

Don’t worry, I’ll make sure he doesn’t remain whole.

These are just basic day-to-day occurrences, things Jason encounters every day. In such an environment, he initially resisted, naively thinking he could make a change.

And then?

He learned about life the hard way.

If it weren’t for his close shaves with death and the old man’s name being somewhat useful, he would have been ‘devoured’ already.

Yes, in the literal sense of the word.

Unable to change the environment, he chose to integrate into it.

That’s exactly what Jason did!

To survive, Jason avoided risks carefully, living every day with caution, and when real danger appeared and was unavoidable, he didn’t mind using methods learned in the ‘Nightless City.’

So, when the Jason who had adapted to the ‘Nightless City’ saw the old knight turn into light and charge into the night sky, his heart was stirred.

It was then that he realized the blood in his once cold heart was hot.

It could flow through his body with the beating of his heart.

It could feel discomfort, pain.

And furthermore…

It could feel indignant!

All these feelings surged, seeming to ‘revive’ the Jason who thought he had become indifferent at that moment.

It was also at that moment!

The relationship between Jason and the old knight changed.

They were no longer just acquainted strangers.

They were friends.

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