If you think about it carefully, how many people in this world are truly unafraid of death? Because of that, Blaine would inevitably gain a large number of "puppets" under his command in the future—or, more precisely, expendable agents, death squads. In the end, they would all be subordinates who obey only Blaine and no one else.
Secondly, this method is also extremely helpful for Blaine when completing missions.
Consider this—if Blaine needs to extract information from someone who happens to fear death, a single application of Moon Devour is enough. First, it corrodes an arm. If that's not enough, then a leg. Under such torture, very few people could endure it.
After all, throughout the entire process, the target remains fully conscious. The corrosion is agonizing, yet it does not interfere with the functioning of the rest of the body.
"Well, not bad. Not bad at all."
Taking out the Dragon Trident, Blaine held it in his hand and weighed it a few times, feeling the stronger energy contained within it, along with its balanced weight and perfect grip. He nodded in satisfaction. In fact, he was already looking forward to what the six-pattern trident would become in the future.
How should it be put? Although these four auxiliary skills did not seem to change much on the surface—merely transforming Curse Poison into an auxiliary ability, adding a new one, and renaming the previous skill—only Blaine could truly understand the magnitude of the transformation.
Not to mention how overpowered the latter two abilities were, just the increase in trigger probability—from 0.001 to 0.01—was enough to excite him for a long time.
Previously, the trident's auxiliary effects would only activate once in a thousand attacks. Now, they could trigger once in a hundred. Wasn't that already a tremendous improvement?
Although he still couldn't activate them freely like the prehistoric Bounty Hunters, a 0.01 probability was more than sufficient for now. Besides, there would be further upgrades in the future. One day, Blaine would also be able to activate them at will.
Looking back, it was time to review the results of everything Blaine had accomplished today.
First of all, his lightning could now work in tandem with the Trilogy. Even if Dragon Half Moon Slash failed at a critical moment, Blaine still had multiple backup plans to compensate. With the enemy already paralyzed, he could employ any method he wished—doing whatever he pleased. And if nothing else worked, he could simply fire Dormammu-like energy rays directly—simple and effective.
As for the adaptive transformation of cosmic abilities, the most practical one was undoubtedly the upgraded transformation technique—the Seventy-Two Transformations. This skill was especially useful when Blaine carried out missions.
For example, when assigned an assassination target, Blaine would first locate them, then disguise himself as someone the target trusted—an acquaintance or subordinate. If that wasn't possible, and the target operated alone, Blaine could transform into something the target frequently used, such as a teacup or a mobile phone.
Then came the crucial moment.
At that point, the outcome was obvious—he would strike without warning, catching the target completely off guard.
Upon closer consideration, this ability was immensely beneficial to Blaine as a Bounty Hunter. After all, his primary goal was to complete missions. As for the methods used… Blaine had never been the type to concern himself with such things.
In short, as long as the mission can be completed, it should be done in the simplest, most efficient, and fastest way possible.
In the end, it still comes back to the Dragon Trident. Setting everything else aside, just consider Moon Devour. Among the four auxiliary abilities of the Dragon Trident, the one most beneficial to a Bounty Hunter is undoubtedly Moon Devour.
After all, it can serve as a method of torture. If Blaine needs to extract information from a target, and his mind control or mind reading abilities happen to fail, then Moon Devour becomes the perfect alternative.
Oh, right—there's also the rejuvenation potion. Needless to say, for Blaine, this one-time consumable is practically a panacea. Anything that can save someone from dire situations is naturally a good thing.
"Oops, almost forgot…"
"There seems to be something else I missed."
"System, didn't you say that if I spent another trillion dollars, you'd give me a small gift?"
"Where is it? Where is it? Why haven't I seen it?"
Just now, Blaine had been completely focused on the trident, immersed in the excitement of its new auxiliary abilities. He had nearly forgotten about the promised gift. Honestly, if the system didn't remind him, he might have thought it was trying to cheat him out of it.
Of course, Blaine was being a bit overly suspicious. Because in the very next second, the system delivered the gift directly.
Just as Blaine was complaining, a dazzling flash of light appeared. A small box—ordinary in appearance—materialized through a tangible holographic projection, slowly solidifying into a real object.
Blaine hurriedly grabbed it. He was quite curious about this box. After all, it was the first time the system had ever given him a "gift," and also the first time he had seen such an item.
Unable to wait, he opened it immediately.
The contents inside surprised him. There was nothing extravagant—just a few small metal objects resembling throwing darts. After counting, Blaine found there were only ten of them.
"What the hell is this?"
"How do you even use it?"
Without much thought, Blaine assumed they were one-time consumables. Although there were only ten, their rarity likely meant they weren't cheap.
"This is a gift for purchasing [Arbitrary Transformation]."
"Its function is naturally related to [Arbitrary Transformation]."
"This item is called [Arbitrarily Transformed Dart]. As the name suggests, its effect is the same as [Arbitrary Transformation]."
"…What kind of nonsense is that?"
"I already have [Arbitrary Transformation]. What do I need this for?"
After hearing the system's explanation, Blaine was completely confused. He had expected something rare and unique, but it turned out to be… the same?
So these little darts—weren't they basically no different from the red and blue particles developed by Dr. Pym? What kind of gift was this? If Blaine wanted something like that, he could just go to Dr. Pym himself. There was no need to get his hopes up for this.
"[Arbitrarily Transformed Dart] can be used on any object."
"Size and form follow the host's will."
"There is a range limitation. The exact range must be explored during use."
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