[Skill Acquired: Power of Annihilation]
[Power of Annihilation: Damage inflicts annihilation effects, which can cause large-scale destruction.]
[Each use consumes 1,000,000 Fear Points]
Seeing the acquired skills, Xu Yuan finally let down his guard.
It seems Null had completely submitted.
This also proved Xu Yuan's previous guess was correct. Once Null was tamed, his skills would automatically be obtained.
Although these skills consumed Fear Points, Xu Yuan's current Fear Point growth rate was very fast, so he didn't need to worry about consumption.
Moreover, Xu Yuan wouldn't be using these skills all the time. These skills were currently his trump cards. When facing Entity 303, they would be brought out to deal with it.
Although Null had been tamed, Xu Yuan still felt a little regretful.
While Nyll had brought him the Data Disruption skill, it didn't include Data Invasion.
Xu Yuan was slightly disappointed. But it was still acceptable.
After all, with the existence of half-infected players, finding player settlements wasn't too difficult for Xu Yuan.
If Null didn't provide it, Xu Yuan would have to place his hopes on Entity 303.
With Null now under control, Xu Yuan felt more confident about facing Entity 303.
The next task was to accumulate enough Faith Points. After all, Entity 303 was invincible in its fourth life state.
Xu Yuan still didn't have any invincibility skills.
To face Entity 303 without being at a disadvantage, he needed to further increase the size of the transparent cube.
That way, victory would be almost guaranteed.
"Looks like I'll have to infect more players…"
For Xu Yuan, Faith Point gains had now far surpassed the benefits brought by Kill Points.
So, right now, acquiring Faith Points was the top priority.
He had to infect more people.
But for now, there was no rush; Xu Yuan still had one thing that had puzzled him for a long time.
That was the Ender Dragon beside him. The Ender Dragon was now fully grown.
Xu Yuan still had control over it. But ever since Xu Yuan noticed something strange about it, he hadn't controlled it again.
The Ender Dragon had remained by his side, just as before, and had never left.
During this time, Little Bug had gotten along well with the Ender Dragon. However, the Ender Dragon seemed to dislike 007.
Xu Yuan had heard from 007 that he had once treated the Ender Dragon as an enemy and almost injured it.
Perhaps that was the reason for their strained relationship.
Over time, Xu Yuan noticed that the Ender Dragon seemed to be getting smarter. It was as if it had developed consciousness.
But it still couldn't speak like Little Bug or 007. This made Xu Yuan even more curious about the Ender Dragon.
Now that Null had been tamed and Xu Yuan had acquired Fearful Soul, he could use this skill to peer into someone's deepest fears.
Although it couldn't reveal the Ender Dragon's origin, it might still provide some clues.
The Fearful Soul skill required 1,000,000 Fear Points to use.
Xu Yuan had just spent a large amount of Fear Points activating Null's lifeform, and he still needed some time to recover.
Fortunately, the Fear Point growth rate was very fast. It wouldn't take long to gather enough points.
Technically, Xu Yuan could have asked Null to probe the Ender Dragon's mind.
Null likely didn't have the same usage limitations as Xu Yuan. But mind-probing essentially involved reading images.
Those images would contain a lot of details, and Xu Yuan feared Null might miss some of them when relaying the information.
So, it was better to handle this personally.
While Xu Yuan waited for his Fear Points to accumulate, Null and 007 started arguing.
007 wagged his tail rapidly and said to Null, "You dark, shadowy thing, you're so rude! Call me Big Brother, now!!"
As he spoke, he glanced at the Ender Dragon beside him and continued, "See? This is your Second Brother."
When the Ender Dragon heard 007's words, it immediately raised its head high, looking proud and smug.
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From 007's behavior and tone, it was clear that Little Bug was in control of 007's body at the moment.
007 wasn't interfering with Little Bug's behavior. It seemed they had reached a mutual understanding on this matter.
Null also realized that Little Bug was currently in control of 007's body.
He looked at 007 with disdain and said, "A dumb dog as Big Brother and a dumb dragon as Second Brother?"
"Rankings should be based on strength. If you have the guts, let's settle this with a fight!"
Null's temper had improved, but his arrogance remained unchanged.
Although he was technically the third to appear beside Xu Yuan in physical form, as a shadow, he had been with Xu Yuan since the beginning.
He simply hadn't awakened consciousness back then.
If seniority were based on who had been around the longest, he would undoubtedly be the eldest brother.
Little Bug's tail drooped instantly upon hearing Null's words. But he didn't admit defeat. Instead, he began calling for 007.
"Hmph, just you wait! Big guy! Big guy! Wake up!"
"Come teach this Third Brother a lesson!"
Little Bug called for a while, but 007 didn't respond. Seeing this, Little BUG hesitated.
"Ahem… Uh… Big guy's asleep! You're lucky this time! Next time… Next time, I'll make sure you understand who's the boss here!"
After saying that, Little Bug shifted the responsibility to the Ender Dragon.
"Uh, today your Second Brother will handle this…"
Before Little Bug could finish, the Ender Dragon spread its wings and flew away from the beach.
"I suddenly remembered I have a fishing date with your Second Brother! I won't waste time with you here!"
"See? This is the responsibility of an elder brother!"
"This family would fall apart without me!"
After finishing his rant, Little Bug vanished in a flash.
Null watched their departing figures and turned to Xu Yuan, ready to complain about why Xu Yuan had recruited two fools.
But out of respect for Xu Yuan's authority, he held back. Instead, he muttered softly, "Two fools…"
Xu Yuan found the scene amusing. He had to admit, Little Bug brought a lot of joy to the team. 007 had also become more cunning under Little Bug's influence. Many times, Little Bug acted as 007's spokesperson.
After Little Bug and the Ender Dragon left, Null approached Xu Yuan again.
"My King. Please allow me to do something to make up for my past mistakes."
Null still felt deeply guilty towards Xu Yuan. He sincerely wanted to atone for his past actions.
Hearing Null's words, Xu Yuan thought for a moment before asking, "You previously mentioned this world was starting to change. What did you mean by that?"
Xu Yuan still remembered that Null had said this as soon as the game reopened after shutting down.
Null, as a product of this world, was more sensitive to its changes. Xu Yuan had been curious about the meaning behind those words.
Hearing Xu Yuan's question, Null nodded and replied, "In the past, there were very few conscious entities in this world aside from players."
"You, 007, Little Bug, the Ender Dragon counts as half, and a handful of monsters."
"All these consciousnesses are tied to you."
"But recently, as I mentioned, I could feel an increase in conscious entities in this world."
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