Chapter 797 - 542: Number 2, Fusion! (2)

Seems there’s some promise!

Li Pu felt a surge of joy in his heart.

But just as this emotion surfaced, it was caught by No. 2.

[Great, Summoner, you’ve finally succeeded!]

[I knew you would fail! Foolish Summoner!]

[Great, Summoner, you’ve finally succeeded!]

[I knew you would fail! Foolish Summoner!]

No. 2’s uncontrollable spiritual waves resounded again.

Li Pu couldn’t hold on, immediately feeling his spirit being pushed out a bit.

The depth he had previously reached was all for nothing.

If not for the enhancement of his spiritual power, he would have been completely expelled from No. 2’s spiritual world just now.

This instantly made him realize he should not have any distracting thoughts.

Moreover, he needed to attack continuously, not giving No. 2 time for surplus spiritual reactions.

[No. 2, are you the greatest mecha in the world?]

So he tossed out a second argument.

[Of course not]

"You certainly aren’t."

Yet this time, although both sides had the same answer, Li Pu felt spiritual resistance, pushing him completely out.

"Uh, what’s happening."

He was dumbfounded.

"No way..."

But soon, he thought of the answer to it.

Although both sides had the same answer just now, the actual essence was different.

No. 2 lied; he did not.

No. 2, this narcissistic guy, indeed thought he was the greatest mecha globally, so lying = "Of course not."

Although Li Pu predicted and copied the answer beforehand following No. 2’s nature, he didn’t truly believe No. 2 was the greatest mecha, so his "Of course not" = truth.

"This is enough to make my head spin."

Covering his forehead, he was somewhat amused.

But he had to admit that he finally found a seemingly viable method.

As long as he found enough common arguments, he could slowly delve into the deepest part of No. 2’s spiritual world, fulfilling the requirements for [possession].

"Great, let’s try again!"

"Oh no! Pushed out again!"

"Keep going, I refuse to believe this."

"Oh no!"

"Once more!"

"Oh no!"

"Again!"

"Oh no!"

So, time passed gradually, and Li Pu didn’t realize that several hours had gone by in the blink of an eye.

After collecting numerous common arguments based on real-life occurrences, he seemed to have finally arrived at the final hurdle.

He felt that if he accomplished one more small resonance here, he could attain enough for [possession].

Next, he tossed out an argument he had hidden for a long time, saving it as a trump card.

"Scarecrow is the smartest guy in the world."

[Certainly, it’s the smartest!]

"Yes, it’s the smartest."

Both spiritual worlds flashed simultaneously; they both lied.

With this argument, Li Pu knew No. 2 would inevitably lie.

Because Scarecrow almost every day pummels it, forcing it to praise itself as a smart guy.

In its subconscious, this is a lie it has to tell 100%.

The small resonance achieved by both sides finally brought their spiritual worlds to a degree of overlap sufficient for [possession].

So, No. 2 transformed into a beam of light in reality and merged into Li Pu’s body.

[Comfortable!]

Li Pu opened his mouth and found his voice to be hollow and muffled.

As if tightly enclosed in an iron box.

Opening his eyes, the scene he saw had changed completely.

The view was filled with net-like grid lines and various complex icons that followed wherever he looked.

As if etched onto his retinas.

Even when looking at Fufu or Scarecrow, a portion of data analysis would appear, but he hadn’t researched it yet, so he didn’t understand it for the time being.

Anyway, this feeling made him seem like he had been reborn into another entity; the entire world seemed different.

This was an experience he hadn’t had during previous fusions with Scarecrow.

The most crucial thing was that the body seemed to possess unlimited power, surging out.

He felt that now even a casual punch could create a pit in the ground.

Marvelous, simply a marvelous experience of power.

If No. 2 were to reincarnate one or two more times, it feels like it could catch up to Li Bu under [Fire Swallowing] state.

[Turns out I was right]

[The value of strong colonization for possession is immense]

[So this is the feeling of mecha integrating with flesh]

He stretched out his hand to see his changes.

[Hmm?]

But seeing this, he was stupefied.

The hands... were still the same pair.

[What’s going on]

He turned his head to look at the mirror in the training field, and then discovered... Oh my goodness!

He had only become a mecha from the neck up!

His current appearance was like his body had sprouted No. 2’s head!

And there were two turbos on the back of his head!

Like two ponytails!

[Damn..!]

Thud!

Li Pu rarely kneeled down.

If this were a helmet, he would definitely take it off and smash it to pieces on the ground.

But at this moment, this was his head, and it couldn’t be removed.

The long-desired mecha fusion turned out to be such a thing?!

Now, he looked less like a mecha and more like some cheesy knockoff of a masked knight.

It was enough to make him cough up blood, several pounds of it.

[I’m hideous now] x2

Amazingly, he actually uttered a dual-track overlapping sound against the mirror.

This wasn’t any advanced throat-singing technique or throat congestion.

It was No. 2 also speaking.

Though their words were the same, the truth and falsehood were opposite.

Li Pu was speaking the truth, but No. 2 was lying.

However, it must be said, the effect of [strong colonization] was quite apparent.

The increase in physical strength was considerable.

If talking about combat strength, it was undeniably formidable.

It’s just that Li Pu couldn’t quite determine whether No. 2’s [possession] or undressing was more embarrassing.

Thinking carefully, it probably should be more embarrassing to fuse with No. 2, since he indeed had experienced the latter.

"Now there’s no choice but to see if after a fourth reincarnation, this guy will turn into a complete mecha."

Exiting the fusion state, he let No. 2 go.

Seeing it drifting away to enjoy stardom at the Mechanical Department, most likely.

[Damnit!!!]

Not long after No. 2 left, Scarecrow fireball suddenly shot into the air.

Thump!

When it fell flat on the ground, the flame on its body disappeared.

[Caocao, Caocao!]

Scarecrow: Summoner, Ben Cao has changed!

Hearing that, it became clear reincarnation was complete.

"Impressive!"

Quickly leveling up to max, opening its panel, Li Pu promptly exclaimed in awe.

This reincarnation significantly boosted Scarecrow’s capabilities!

Scarecrow: 0 (17) turn LV30, Hearing Wind

Strength: 3124→3333, F

Attributes: 10 Wood

Abilities: [Gratitude] [Water Film↑] [Forgetfulness] [Dragon Drive] [Weeds] [Taiji] [Stable Space] [Hexagon Warrior] [Fire Ban] (new)

Skills: [LV5 Spiraling Grass (S)] [LV5 Entanglement (S)] [LV5 Willpower (A)] [LV5 Small Fireball (A→S)] [LV5 Godzilla’s Power (S)] [LV5 Hundred Mushroom Envoy (A)]

Signature Equipment: [Five Elements Ring (S)] [Throne of Blazing Fire (S)] [Iron Bones (A)]

Now Scarecrow’s inherent abilities have reached eight in number.

But this can be understood, given how many reincarnations it has undergone.

Li Bu’s + Ugly Little Wolf’s + No. 2’s reincarnation counts combined don’t match its tally.

An unexpected gain was that [Water Film] finally upgraded.

It’s unclear if it was due to using fire for this reincarnation, or the reincarnation count finally built up enough—anyway, it was finally enhanced.

[Water Film]: Greatly reduces impact from A+ level and below fire properties

[Water Film]: Immunizes against S-level and below fire properties

Indeed, the step from A+ level is S-level.

Importantly, it shifted from "greatly reduces impact" to "immunizes."

Luckily, the restoration effect of [Small Fireball] was changed to [Moisturize], and it no longer belongs to fire properties, so it can still be effective.

After experiencing multiple reincarnations, this inherent ability finally reached the limit.

Quite delightful.

And looking at the new inherent ability, it’s rather good too.

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