Since his companions were of that opinion, Fang Senyan went along with their suggestion, and as luck would have it, his fortune was unexpectedly good! On the very first draw, he pulled out that crimson card!

The second draw yielded only a piece of common merchandise: a Field Dressing, worth at most five hundred Universal Points.

For the third drawing opportunity, Mo Gansha decided to try his luck. The fellow, cocking a cigar at a jaunty angle, managed to fish out a full-restoration Potion of Merit, with a cooldown of only twelve hours! Laughing heartily, he tossed it over to Fang Senyan, who accepted it without hesitation, finally making up for a small portion of his losses.

Having drawn what he wanted, Fang Senyan took the crimson card to examine it. Trying to activate it, however, required being inside the Nightmare Space... It seemed Mo Gansha was right; this was most likely some kind of "room key." Then, Fang Senyan received a further notification:

"Reserve Colonist #17214's Bloodlust value has exceeded 20 points."

"You can draw once more from his Blood Casket!"

"Whoa!" This message was broadcast to the entire team (likely to prevent black market item hoarding), causing Mo Gansha to immediately whistle in excitement: "Hurry, hurry, one more time! It looks like this guy went on a massacre in the last world."

Fang Senyan smiled and asked Reef:

"Do you want to try your luck?"

Reef shrugged, saying with pious devotion:

"The Lord said: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife; nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his."

Fang Senyan chuckled, understanding his friend's peculiar nature, and plunged his hand directly into the Blood Casket. Feeling a solid object, he knew the 50% miss chance hadn't triggered. With a strong pull, he yanked out an object radiating intense light with a swish!

Weapon: +7 Wester (IV Prototype) Source: ??? Quality: Deep Blue Material: Iron-Chromium Alloy / Pure Silver Enchanted Blade Base Attack: 1840 points Socket Inlaid: Vampire Sandru's Heart. (Effect: Increases this weapon's Special Effect priority level by +1) Socket Inlaid: Bloodstone (Small) (Effect: Increases this weapon's critical hit rate by 3%) Attack Interval: 3.5 seconds (It is not as light as it looks) Durability: 47/104 Range: 3 meters (Melee) / 25 meters (Thrown; this effect is unusable as the owner lacks the prerequisite ability) Equipment Slot: Hand Requirements: Requires Strength 25+ for two-handed grip; Strength 45+ for one-handed grip. Requirements: Basic Melee Lv7, Advanced Skill Blade Mastery Lv4 (or higher advanced skill). Weight: 12.82 kilograms Cumulative +7 Enhancement Bonus Attack: +2-5 damage per level = 14-35 points. +4 Extra Attribute Bonus: +6-15 Attack Power. +7 Extra Attribute Bonus: +12-30 Attack Power. Actual Weapon Attack: 50120 points Equipment Effect: Sharpness (Passive). The alloy steel edge of this weapon can pierce through most armors. When dealing damage to an enemy with this weapon, it will inflict additional damage. Tip: Additional damage is 30%~50% of theoretical damage. Tip: Additional damage ignores defense! This effect's priority is Authoritative (Vampire Sandru's Heart +1 Priority), equivalent to Crushing Blow. Special Ability: This is a sharp blade effective against both vampires and humans, so if you satisfy its greed, you may temporarily gain permission to use it. You can forcibly override usage requirements at the cost of permanently losing 1 point of a specified base attribute and 3,000 Universal Points. Description: This is a sample blade crafted by Wester, the vampire hunter who became your adoptive father. In order to equip Blade Master characters with a suitable melee weapon, Wester repeatedly experimented and quenched the metal, creating thirteen prototype long blades in total. This weapon is the fifth sample he forged. Although it still possesses many flaws, it already exudes that feeling of invincibility—though it certainly cannot compare to the thirteenth final product, the genuine "Wester" carried on his back. (: A note for readers joining from Ace: in this novel, +7 is already an exceptionally powerful attribute; the resources and difficulty required often approach or even exceed the difficulty of an Ace +11 item.)

"Whoa!" Mo Gansha couldn't help but exclaim immediately. "This... if this blade had the Crushing Blow effect, it would be monstrous!"

Fang Senyan smiled faintly:

"Even at his peak, Jin Ximin was put into a near-death state by a single cut from this blade! The second cut killed him instantly!!"

"Riel is that formidable?" Reef couldn't help but frown upon hearing this.

Fang Senyan nodded solemnly:

"He is, after all, the one who grasped the Extreme Limit Power... that awakened power is enough to make most people below his tier tremble! Furthermore, I gained quite a few lessons from today's battle, and I've been considering something."

Reef listened intently:

"Go on."

Fang Senyan took a deep breath:

"Perhaps we've all overlooked something: Auxiliary Magic-Type Contract Holders... I fear that once these individuals break through to their Extreme Limit, the strength they manifest when supporting team members is even more terrifying! The most obvious example is Yu Ze—once he fully awakened and assisted, even the already formal Colonist Mackgee was slaughtered on the spot by the unawakened Riel, and we ourselves were toyed with in the palm of his hand, completely unable to fight back!"

Mo Gansha pondered:

"That situation is an exception... They targeted our weakness—the fact that we also lacked a Magic-Type Contract Holder! Otherwise, when he deployed the Mental Illusion, other high-Intelligence, high-Spirit Contract Holders could have easily detected the abnormal magical fluctuations and preemptively struck. Moreover, even if successfully pulled into the Mental Illusion by Yu Ze, we could have detected Yu Ze's actual location through interference in the magical fluctuations!"

After Mo Gansha's explanation, Fang Senyan nodded silently, and then the group began dividing the spoils.

Undoubtedly, the blade belonged to Fang Senyan. Although he couldn't use it immediately because it required Advanced Skill Blade Mastery Lv2, a scroll for that skill wasn't a rare item. While expensive, it could be acquired with enough funds. If a truly critical situation arose, forcing usage wasn't entirely impossible.

As for the Blood Key dropped by Yu Ze, Fang Senyan paused before saying:

"I received a Rank Mission requiring me to hand in a Blood Key. If you all have no objections, I plan to submit this fellow's key."

Reef nodded:

"I concur. As of now, we have accumulated a substantial amount of Universal Points and Potential Points in this world. Furthermore, the equipment Yu Ze yielded was mostly focused on Spirit and Intelligence, which won't significantly boost us... More importantly, I believe submitting the Blood Key of a Reserve Colonist shows far more sincerity than submitting an ordinary Contract Holder's key!"

Fang Senyan nodded, clearly agreeing with Reef's logic. Clearly, if one tried to fool the Space, the rewards given back would likely be equally deceptive! He then looked out beyond the tree hollow into the distance, where the rain was pouring down like a curtain. The trees swayed in the darkness, their shadows resembling monstrous claws waving frantically. Occasionally, a brilliant, dazzling bolt of lightning would flash, bathing everything in sudden, stark light. After a moment's thought, he said seriously:

"Everyone, pay attention. From now on, we could be attacked at any moment—long-range attacks."

Mo Gansha's heart skipped a beat. He immediately pressed close against the thick trunk of the tree, his cheek touching the roughness inside the cavity. The sensation was strange, like the palm of an old farmer who had labored for years—rough, prickly, yet possessing a warm, fleshy heat. He clacked the bolt of his golden rifle shut and whispered:

"Boss, did you see someone?"

Fang Senyan, also hiding behind cover, shook his head slightly:

"No."

Mo Gansha looked confused:

"Then..."

Fang Senyan tilted his chin toward the air outside. Mo Gansha turned to look, seeing only pitch blackness until a flash of lightning ripped the dark open. Only then did he realize that beyond the swaying strings of flesh hanging there, right outside the trunk, amidst the branches and leaves, something else was moving in the darkness. Suddenly, Mo Gansha remembered something and froze:

"One, two, three, four... are these the Na'vi sleeping nests? Does this mean... does this mean there are still stragglers left!"

Fang Senyan shook his head slightly:

"More than four."

Seizing a flash of lightning, Fang Senyan took a look outside, then pulled Mo Gansha closer:

"From your angle, you can only see the four leaf-pod beds essential for Na'vi sleep. My vantage point is better."

When the lightning flared next, Mo Gansha took a careful look, and beads of cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead. There were at least twelve frequently used leaf-pod beds among the branches and leaves, indicating at least twelve Na'vi... Further deduction suggested that the three Na'vi natives they had previously killed were likely the elderly and infirm left guarding home! The truly lethal hunters had not yet returned!!!

"Then why didn't we leave earlier and stayed here?" Mo Gansha couldn't help but ask. This wasn't due to cowardice, but those two-meter-long arrows, laced with lethal neurotoxins, posed a terrifying threat. Fang Senyan and Reef were tough and had Life Links, so it didn't matter as much for them, but how many arrows could he take before succumbing? He naturally felt worried.

Does anyone recognize which movie this blade is from? Heh?