Damn, I Awakened With A Horror System!

Seeing the guards exiting the shop in a dumbfounded manner, Leo leisurely retracted the soul power within his throat.

Taking a deep breath of relief before fixing the mess within his shop.

Earlier, in order to ensure that no one would hear and learn about the things that the guards experience here, Leo again used the strange ability of the peak demon.

Tempting the guards and making them believe that everything they see isn't something worth being afraid of.

Furthermore, he also commanded them not to spread any words regarding on what they saw, ensuring that the shop could still be visited by other fated beings.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Well, with the potions that I gave them, I'm quite sure that they wouldn't be able to break the command hidden within the depths of their consciousness.

"Unfortunately, this skill of mine was quite different from direct manipulation... It needed a lot of patience and tinkering in order to achieve the effects that I wanted."

Leo thought as he placed the potions on the counter of the shop, not expecting that bribing could work pretty well with the "Language of Demon".

Although the effects weren't certain, especially if the given item has no value and can't pique the interest of the target, it could still increase the chances of making the target fall into his persuasion by at least 50 percent!

Making the deceiving effects of the "Language of Demon" increase exponentially! Even enough to deceive a newly ascended core formation realm cultivator if he managed to bribe it with enough valuable items!

"Now, where are we?"

Opening his character panel, Leo again presses the new feature on the system, scrolling toward the bottom list of its shop before stopping toward certain items within with clear hesitation and anticipation pasted on his pale face.

~~~Items Available for Horror Shop~~~

1. Space Expansion (Low)- Expand the space inside your shop by 50 square meters, allowing you to store more merchandise inside your shop without making it look tight.

Cost: 50,000 horror points!

2. Trick or Treat Candy Machine- A machine full of peculiar and different types of candies that could grant mysterious and different effects to those who consumed them.

Cost: 25,000 horror points!

3. Detached Limbs (Servant)- An advanced puppet that knows how to scare and serve beings... ]

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"Space expansion is a must; having stayed in this small space for almost two days already allows me to understand the limitations of my shop...

"If the size of the shop was just bigger earlier, I might use it to my advantage in order to deepen the fear the guards were experiencing... It would be best if we ended up playing hide and seek inside the shop..."

Pondering about the things that he could do if the space inside the shop was bigger, Leo couldn't help but darkly chuckle to himself, deliberately enlarging the shadows that covered the place for extra special effects.

Causing them to frightfully seethe within, akin to the thick branches of trees that hurriedly coiled around the furniture of the shop.

Wisp~

In the ceiling of the counter. Seeing the strange yet dark expression of its master, the gray wisp hurriedly imitated Leo, laughing in the corner of the shop as its soul power began to ooze from its immaterial physique.

Further lowering the temperature around as the shadow within began to slightly churn, resonating with its being.

"Keke~ System, buy the low space expansion."

Ding!

-50,000 horror points!

In an instant, after his horror points decreased by 50,000 points, the sensation of an intense earthquake suddenly appeared in the surrounding area.

Visibly shaking everything within his line of sight, as he even saw some of his furniture being turned around... Being destroyed afterwards due to their fragility.

After that, the space within the shop mysteriously and visibly began to increase in size, expanding toward the utmost distance. Making the place more desolate than earlier.

Furthermore, the appearance of the wooden counter, the old sala, the cold ground, the window, and the door of the shop began to elevate by amount, allowing them to carry a strange beauty that only he could sense.

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Ding!

[ Congratulations on successfully expanding your shop! ]

"How cold and beautiful..."

Mumbling to himself, Leo stared at the stained tiles on the cold ground in pure amazement. Although he could discern that the color of the tiles was originally white, with the thick dust that accumulated on top of them and due to the passage of time, the tiles now look darker in color.

Furthermore, it carried a strange scent within that could make sentient beings remember the old past, evoking the emotion of loneliness and desolation within.

"Keke~"

Soon, after finishing his inspection within his expanded shop, Leo again opened his character panel, focusing on the list within the horror shop feature before buying 2 Trick or Treat Candy Machines and 2 Detached Limbs (Servants) within...

Further reducing his horror points by 100,000.

Only leaving him with 125,000 horror points within his inventory as he placed his newly bought machine beside his shop.

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"Huff~ Okay, Alex, you just need to be calm and buy another bottle of the potion."

Outside Leo's shop, the familiar teenager could be seen staring at the familiar building for about 10 minutes. Clearly hesitating whether to enter the shop or not.

Although it was not a problem minutes ago, after seeing the disheveled appearance of the guards and the woman exiting the shop earlier, his luck premonition suddenly sent a distress signal within his mind.

Instantly allowing him to understand that stepping toward the shop in that period of time would be disastrous to his being, possibly killing him if he wasn't careful.

Only after 10 minutes have passed by does the distress within his mind slowly calm down before being replaced by an intense sensation of luck.

If he would compare it to the luck that he experienced when he bought that particular potion earlier, then the sensation he was currently feeling was twice that of the latter.

Making him understand that he couldn't let the chance to increase his strength, even a little, pass by.

"I should enter now before other cultivators manage to buy those potions."

Weakly mumbling to himself, the teenager took a long, deep breath, summoning his courage before gripping the cold, dark door of the shop.

Although the appearance of the door looked different right now, with how many unknown skills and techniques were circulating in this new world, he didn't find it strange; instead, he only felt that it was normal...

Creakkk~

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