Chapter 71
[Your cumulative Villain Points has reached 5,000, upgrading to Gold Level Villain, +100 Luck Points.]
A prompt appeared on the Villain panel, indicating that Su Mo's Villain level had advanced. This time, the upgrade was through cumulative points, not a golden finger. Currently, the most advanced golden finger Su Mo possessed was still at the Silver Level.
Su Mo contemplated for a moment, deciding not to absorb the Lord system hastily. He would wait until he completed his maneuver in the Crescent Moon Kingdom and upgraded the Critical Hit Talent. Then he would consider it.
He checked his panel.
[Player: Su Mo (Villain)]
[Alias: Shadow]
[Camp: Villain]
[Identity: Count of the Crescent Moon Kingdom's Moshi Territory, Holy Son of the Crescent Moon Goddess]
[Level: Gold (Requires Legendary Level golden finger, or 5,000 Villain Points to upgrade)]
[Villain Points: 5400/450]
[Achievements: 26]
[Luck Points: 890]
[Items:...]
[Not yet incorporated:...]
[Warning Distance: 5 kilometers]
Apart from the warning distance reducing again, this time by a factor of ten, and the upgrade to Gold Level, there weren't many other changes. The cumulative Villain Points had also reached 5400, and his current Villain Points were 450.
With additional 950 points he can upgrade a Silver Level golden finger to Gold Level. Su Mo was naturally planning to upgrade his Critical Hit Talent first. After reaching Gold Level, it can give crit value of 15!
After reading it, Su Mo looked at the Villain panel.
"Vivian, in the Savage Continent, look for other Protagonists of this type," Su Mo instructed. The Savage Continent was more primitive and brutal, with many powerful creatures like giants and dragons. These beings were naturally strong, even at a single entity level.
Although the Crescent Moon Kingdom seemed to be filled with Holy Levels, the total number of Holy Levels in the entire kingdom was still limited. According to Su Mo's knowledge, there were around a dozen Holy Levels. Legendary ones were more numerous but still not exceeding a hundred. Forbidden Cursed Levels were more abundant, likely in the hundreds.
Although it might sound like a considerable number, considering the population of the Crescent Moon Kingdom, which was over a hundred million, it was not many.
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"I'm arrested? Why? Who are you people, and what authority do you have to arrest me?" he exclaimed. However, the Templar Knights, after confirming his identity, didn't give him a chance to speak. They simply took him away.
Simultaneously, in the Magic Academy, other Protagonists were also taken away by different Templar Knights. It wasn't just them; this morning, a massive arrest operation unfolded throughout the entire Crescent Moon Kingdom.
For Su Mo, this operation was the culmination of his plans. Not only had he added the names of suspected Protagonists to the arrest list, but he had also marked them as priority individuals—those to be arrested first. Although many of those apprehended were not Protagonists, their number was still considerable. Thus, on this morning, many Protagonists in the Crescent Moon Kingdom were still asleep when Templar Knights stormed in and arrested them, causing confusion and panic.
These Protagonists had no idea what was happening and found resisting impossible.
"Damn it, I've been arrested by Templar Knights, accused of colluding with demons!" one Protagonist exclaimed in the Protagonist group chat.
"I am too! I've been arrested. What do I do?" another panicked Protagonist joined in.
"I've also been arrested, but they said they would release us once they clarify the situation," a third Protagonist reassured.
"What's going on? So many people are being arrested. Who..." a fourth Protagonist started, but then stopped abruptly, looking like the one coming for him had just arrived.
"What's happening?"
"So many people being arrested?"
"Don't scare me, you guys must be joking collectively, right?"
In the Protagonist group chat of the Crescent Moon Kingdom, a multitude of voices surfaced immediately.
"Damn it, I've been arrested too!"
"We're done for! This has to be Count Mo's doing. Will we have a way out once we reach the Holy See headquarters?"
Some Protagonists finally realized what was happening. The moment this Protagonist finished speaking, the others in the chat were alarmed.
"Brother, don't scare us. Even if Count of Moshi Territory is the Holy Son, he has no right to arrest so many people on such a large scale, right? Why would they do this?"
"Didn't I find a reason for you? We are arrested for colluding with demons! After they take you away, he decides who's colluding with demons!"
"Oh, damn it! Why did I stay back to observe?"
"It's over; I should've left the Crescent Moon Kingdom a few days ago. I didn't expect Count to act so ruthlessly. I thought he wouldn't make any moves in the short term."
"Now we're in deep trouble!"
In the Protagonist group chat, a large number of Protagonists were being arrested, and the atmosphere was filled with despair. Some Protagonists who managed to hide well and were not captured yet were trembling, fearing they might be next.