Universe Infinite Canteen

Fortunately, the location where the knight was killed was not far from the warehouse. The two of them ran like mad and reached their destination in just 5 minutes.

Under a large banyan tree, Ma Lu saw a corpse propped up and sitting there.

Because Hellhound and Yun Que kept calling him "knight, knight," Ma Lu mistook the armor he was wearing for the type from the Middle Ages.

But in reality, the armor looked more like the mechanical suits from "Halo".

Ma Lu walked up to the body, gave it a once over from head to toe, and noticed many dents and pits; he couldn't tell if they came from the recent ambush or an earlier battle.

However, the significant issue didn't seem to be so bad—the real fatal wound was a pierced hole in the chest, where the armor had been thoroughly penetrated by some sharp weapon.

The moment Ma Lu saw this wound, the first thing that flashed in his mind was the red short blade held by the purple-haired girl.

Then he reached out to remove the helmet from the knight's head, revealing a young face.

The knight had his eyes wide open, wearing an expression of shock and anger, seemingly unable to believe that he had died this way.

Before Ma Lu had the chance to find more clues, Yun Que already urged from behind, "Hurry up, are you done?! A'Quan is still waiting for us!"

Ma Lu handed the helmet over casually, "You operate it."

However, the girl immediately shook her head like a rattle-drum, "No, only ordinary humans can wear this suit of armor, witches can't, and just the helmet won't do. You have to wear the whole thing to activate it."

"The whole thing? This thing must weigh at least 200 pounds, how am I supposed to walk in it?"

Just the sprint of five minutes had almost killed Ma Lu—he figured that wearing the entirety of the armor, he might only be able to crawl.

"Don't worry, the armor itself comes with a power system that will make your actions easier, not harder," Yun Que said, "I'll help you put it on."

"Alright then."

Together, Ma Lu and Yun Que took nearly 10 minutes to don the armor.

And when Ma Lu finally put on the helmet, a silver circle appeared on the display screen in front of him, very reminiscent of the Ring of Order worn around the necks of Yun Que and the others.

But by then, Ma Lu's attention was no longer there.

Because he finally heard the long-awaited prompt, which did not come from the suit of armor on his body but from the Traveler's Bracelet on his hand.

[Attention, attention, attention… Special high-dimensional energy detected, inserting new rules into the current universe.]

[Rule insertion complete… Trigger condition met, extra functions will now be activated.]

[Function No. 73]

[Congratulations on your successful class change to Knight. Your exclusive module will now be initiated. Please note that this module can only be activated while wearing the armor. Synchronizing with the armor, synchronizing 1%, 2%, … 97%]

Ma Lu's spirits lifted—finally, the function No. 73 had arrived!

When the synchronization reached 100%, the screen that displayed the silver circle symbolizing order, along with all the characters and strange icons Ma Lu did not recognize, suddenly disappeared.

In their place was a clean, intuitive, and very immediate GUI.

In the top left corner were the Knight Level and experience bar, and on the right were connected diamond-shaped blocks, labeled Formation, Quest, Contact, and Combat.

But what was most unbelievable wasn't just this—the truly outrageous part was that this thing even had a mascot girl!

Ma Lu looked at the live 2D version of Yun Que in the middle of the screen—even her timid expression was copied perfectly.

Tapping it prompted the live 2D Yun Que to assume her signature crouch and hug her head, murmuring softly, "No, Sir Knight, if you touch me I won't grow any taller!"

Ma Lu was utterly astounded.

What the heck is this?!

He had no idea which way the wind was blowing for the protection of fate this time, but the style had abruptly changed, granting him such a two-dimensional golden finger.

He had heard of itasha, itachari... but he never expected the golden finger to be so otaku.

Fortunately, no one outside could see the screen inside the helmet; otherwise, wearing this thing into Holy Temple City would probably get him burned at the stake by the Church as a heretic.

However, Ma Lu only remarked casually, for he always abided by the principle that if I am not embarrassed, then it's others who should feel embarrassed.

So pain wasn't a problem, as long as the 'hanging open' was in place. Not to mention a mere poster girl, even turning him into a poster girl wouldn't be an issue.

Yun Que, standing on the side, saw that Ma Lu didn't respond for a while and started to urge him again, "Aren't you ready yet? A'Quan is still waiting for us to rescue him!"

"Yeah, yeah, let's go."

Ma Lu tried to take a step and, sure enough, it was hardly any effort. It was like the armor was carrying him, a feeling somewhat similar to an exoskeleton.

As the two of them hurried to the warehouse, Ma Lu was still studying the functions displayed on the screen.

Levels and experience bars need no explanation. The diamond-shaped block labeled 'Quest' was the same, leading to a church-issued task to find a box. The contact block was grayed out.

So right now, the only usable features were actually 'Team Formation' and 'Combat', oh... and 'Poster Girl', which could be ignored.

Ma Lu first looked at the team formation. Currently, his squad had three members: Yun Que, Hellhound, and Bliss Bird.

Among them, Yun Que's health bar was full.

HP: 32/32

Sin Value: 5/17

Attack Power: 5

Defensive Power: 2

Attack Attribute: Physical

Suggested Position: Shooter

According to the previous explanation by the poster girl, Sin Value should be like a rather special mana bar.

Releasing skills would increase Sin Value, and it was essential to note that Sin Value must not exceed the limit; otherwise, the Witch would enter a negative state called 'Lost.'

Speaking of skills, Ma Lu continued to read. Yun Que had two skills, a passive skill called [Aiming Lock] that doesn't consume mana and an active skill called [Rapid-fire Cannon] that increases Sin Value by 5 points with each use.

Ma Lu then glanced at Yun Que's max Sin Value, which meant she could only use her active skill three times when at full state. Moreover, she currently had 5 points of Sin Value, indicating she had already used a skill previously and could use it only two more times at most.

Indeed, the position of poster girl suited her best.

By comparison, the other two members of the squad were much more reliable.

Character: Hellhound

HP: 41/74

Sin Value: 23/49

Attack Power: 12

Defensive Power: 5

Attack Attribute: Fire.

Skill: [Hell's Roar], [You Look Delicious], [Bloodthirst]

Character: Bliss Bird (Unconscious)

HP: 78/88

Sin Value: 74/75

Attack Power: 5

Defensive Power: 4

Attack Attribute: Wood.

Skill: [Everlasting Life], [May My Lord Watch Over You], [Blissful Song]

Having finished reading, Ma Lu couldn't help but sneak another glance at Yun Que next to him.

This guy... it was one thing to be all-around weaker in attributes, but how did he manage to have even one less skill than the others?!