Chapter 185 Bribery, Prohibition of Bribery

"Annie, where is Ms. Rebecca?" Audrey asked in confusion when she came out of the store and didn't see the female bodyguard waiting outside.

She was a female Beyonder hired by her father specifically for his daughter, responsible for protecting her safety when she went out.

Of course, when Audrey attended other aristocratic balls or went shopping at Philips Department Store, places with guaranteed security, Rebecca and others would be stopped outside and forced to wait for their employer's event to end because they were not allowed to enter due to the weapons they carried.

This was one of the rare moments when Audrey could relax. When she went out to other places, she was surrounded by bodyguards and protected, just like the criminals escorted as described by Emperor Roselle...

The personal maid Annie was also confused, and immediately asked the maid Ellie who had followed her into the store and out of it before:

"Did you see Lady Rebecca on your way out? Did she tell you where she was going?"

"No, I don't know. Maybe she discovered something and is protecting the lady in secret." The maid Ellie replied with her head down.

Audrey, who had not yet entered the luxurious carriage, was startled. She could sense panic from the maid... Why? Was she lying? Where was the Beyonder Rebecca?
Ta-da, a slightly heavy sound of footsteps was heard. Everyone looked up and found that it was Rebecca who was being questioned. This powerful and confident Beyonder had messy brown hair and beads of sweat on her forehead. Her cheeks seemed to be covered with dust, and her knight's uniform had some wrinkles for some reason. She took a long breath and said:
"Oh, sorry... I was delayed for quite some time while checking on an unidentified person. Now the safety hazard has been eliminated. Please go back to the carriage." The briber Rebecca suppressed her fatigue, stood beside the carriage with the Hall family emblem on it, and explained to the employer's daughter.

Audrey frowned slightly. She immediately observed the hidden emotions of this Beyonder bodyguard: anger, fear, relief... fear? Why was there fear? ! Was it related to the so-called "unidentified person"? Who did she meet?
……

"I have destroyed the film myself, there is absolutely no mistake." Rebecca looked confident and secretly pulled the maid Ellie and said.

"..." Ellie felt that this scene was familiar, as if...she had answered the same question when Annie asked her before? No way? This lady is an extraordinary person with great power! She definitely can't! Maid Ellie bowed to Rebecca and said:

“Okay, I will reply to the lady truthfully.

"You know, Earl Hall has said seriously that the young lady's photo must not be leaked to the group of people in the newspaper... We are doing the right thing. Thank you for your efforts. Our employer will be very satisfied."

"..." I'm not satisfied! Rebecca still felt scared. The charge of "attacking the clergy of the Storm Church"... even Earl Hall couldn't bear it! Not to mention a half-wild Beyonder like herself...

That old man didn't take it too seriously... He just accompanied his youngster in fighting training for half a day and then stopped caring...

Really fucking, taking a photo doesn’t cost a lot of meat! Damn! I will quit in two days! I won’t work for any money! You are sick!
Rebecca cursed in her heart, "Stupid maid, you couldn't recognize such a famous person! There was a storm behind that person! A storm! So many wild Beyonders avoided it, but she actually ran into it head-on... She was also a big fool!"

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"Huh... 'Briber', that lady is really strong, and her abilities are a bit weird... Throwing a coin at me means 'bribe'?" Klein tried to recall everything that happened in the fight just now, absorbing all kinds of experience. As for the ordinary bodyguards? They were no match for Klein at all, and they were knocked to the ground after a few moves.

"Haha, it's natural that she's strong. After all, she's a 'barbarian' at Sequence 8, which has a significant improvement in her physical fitness. Well, she's already holding back from fighting you, otherwise you probably won't win, for now." After making an objective assessment, Old Blue walked to the side of the "Ember Greatsword", easily pulled it out of the ground and threw it into the "Chaos Puddle". Well, the scabbard was really made in vain! "Another Space" is still more reliable!
In order to obtain the convenient ability of "storing at any time", he asked Ikanser to help him rebuild it, and secretly added the "god's blood" I boiled and his own blood. The effect was quite good, and the gray fog and puddles were very considerate.

"Barbarian"? From "lawyer" to "barbarian" and then to "briber"? This is really going further and further down the road of crime!
“Yes… I felt it.” Klein shook his numb arm. He had irrationally exchanged punches with this former “barbarian” before… Hiss, it was better for the “clown” to jump around and play tricks on the enemy. Fortunately, his finger bones should not be broken…

"Throwing a coin at you uses her signature ability: Bribery, which is achieved through symbolism and works whether you take it or not.

"There are many types of bribes, such as weakening, charm, etc. What she used on you just now is 'weakening', which will weaken your attack, defense, and control in a short period of time. It is a very useful ability." Old Blue held the camera bag and explained patiently, and encouraged Klein to catch a briber in the gauntlet later. "I see, no wonder I always felt that the force I hit that lady was not right..." Klein was indeed a little tempted, this is an ace auxiliary skill!

Old Blue handed Klein the paper bag and said with a smile, “You two weren’t fighting a life-and-death battle just now, so I restricted you from using the kitchen knife, and the other party also held back… Well, if you really met a mortal enemy, the Briber, what would be the most important thing you should do?”

[“Run away?”]

Klein immediately rejected the first thought that came to his mind, and then said:

"Be careful of the enemy's 'bribe'. After removing this powerful auxiliary ability, I won't fail because of miscalculating my own damage.

"Oh right, notary! Can I use 'notarization-nullification' to negate the ability to bribe?"

"Of course!" Old Bruce nodded with satisfaction:
"Different paths have different combat styles. For example, the 'Sailor' path I'm in, and similar 'Warrior' paths, all you need to do is rush forward and use greater force to destroy the enemy.

"But more battles require you to use your brain. You can't just use your extraordinary abilities all at once to win...

"Among the twenty-two paths, the abilities of the 'Singer' and 'Arbitrator' paths require you to target them based on your opponent's abilities.

"For example, for the 'briber' just now, we can do 'notarization - bribery is invalid', and for the 'arbitrator' we can do 'bribery is prohibited here'...

"Of course, these abilities often don't perform well when facing Beyonders with higher Sequences than oneself... But when fighting Beyonders with lower or same Sequences as oneself, if one can target them well, it is equivalent to declaring victory in the battle in advance."

This... why does it feel a bit like playing cards? Klein complained in his heart, your ability is good, very good, but you are not allowed to use it now; well, I will come back to steal some cards: your cards are good, now they belong to me.

"In other words, these two paths are more restrained than other paths? After all, their abilities such as 'Prohibition' are simply created for this purpose..." Klein asked doubtfully.

"No..." Old Blue thought carefully and said:
“Restraint…is only relative. In this world, only the extraordinary person, the personality, can truly exercise restraint.

“The sun can illuminate darkness, but the surging darkness can also swallow up the brilliant sun in the next moment.

"Work hard to improve your sequence. Then you will understand that the 'prohibitions' below your status... cannot restrict you at all. You have countless ways to fight back.

“Heh, Emperor Roselle once said: There are only useless Beyonders, no useless paths, and no useless Beyonder abilities.

“Perhaps the simplest extraordinary ability, when used in the right place, can also achieve great results.”

Huh? The Emperor said this? Klein was a little stunned, but Russell regretted not choosing the three paths of "Fortune Teller", "Apprentice", and "Thief". This shows that these three are special and will definitely be extraordinary when they grow up!
Status... Indeed, Beyonders with higher paths can naturally suppress those with lower paths. Once they have "divinity", this suppression will become more obvious...

Gray Mist's status should be very high, Klein's thoughts surged. In reality, his hunger still needed to eat animal flesh, but in Gray Mist, he didn't need to eat anything... Well, it would be better to feed him frequently.

(End of this chapter)