I, the Villain, Accidentally Killed the Protagosint!

Chapter 10: First Victory Reward!

The next day.

Zhang Chen woke up feeling refreshed and clear-headed.

When he opened his eyes, there wasn’t the slightest ache in his back or waist.

Even though he had fought until very late last night, and technically only slept three or four hours, he still felt brimming with energy.

“Is this another benefit of having a powerful physique?”

Zhang Chen used to complain that the system had too few functions.

Aside from the lottery, it didn’t seem to serve any other purpose.

But thinking about it now—maybe that wasn’t so bad.

Too many flashy functions would actually be pretty useless.

“Better than saddling me with mandatory system quests or forcing me to do some shady stuff.”

Zhang Chen had initially worried that after taking in Xing Lingyun, the system might throw in some nonsense like a ‘Villain’s Fate’ mechanic.

If that really happened, even if it was harmless, it would feel like being led by the nose.

But now, seeing that the system was operating normally, Zhang Chen was very satisfied!

Extremely satisfied!

Next to him, Xing Lingyun lay snuggled by his side.

Well…

Zhang Chen admitted he might’ve been a little too aggressive in last night’s battle—totally let loose.

Even though Xing Lingyun was a deadly-level demoness, it was her first taste of defeat.

Her mentality had completely collapsed.

Naturally, she crumbled afterward, letting him have his way.

“A brand new day.”

Zhang Chen turned over and got out of bed.

He felt strength coursing through his entire body.

“Why does it feel like I’ve changed a bit more compared to last night?”

Zhang Chen rolled his neck and stretched his waist and abdomen.

Then, he sensed something unusual.

A flash of inspiration struck him.

He pulled up his system panel to check.

And immediately understood why!

Looking at the changes in his attributes, Zhang Chen grinned.

“Strength, agility, and physique all increased by 100 points?”

Last night, he hadn’t spent money on the lottery.

Even though, at this point, he wasn’t short on money, who had the time to play with that during the fight?

And now looking at this…

Good grief!

He really had to say Good grief!

A full 100-point increase in all attributes!

That was equivalent to increasing his physical condition by ten times compared to an average person!

“Going by these numbers, doesn’t that make me over ten times stronger than a normal adult male?”

Strength and agility were whatever.

Zhang Chen actually didn’t need them that much.

Normally, he had a whole squad of bodyguards around him, all elite martial artists.

When would he ever need to lift a finger himself?

And when it came to demons and monsters, even less so.

Xing Lingyun alone was enough to deal with the vast majority of them.

But free benefits? Zhang Chen wasn’t going to refuse.

“Increasing my physique—now that’s a good thing!”

With a physique stat of 168, that meant he could recover 168 Yang Energy per second.

That was equivalent to 10,080 Yang Energy per minute!

“Based on last night’s battle, breaking through a first-level tower costs dozens of Yang Energy points.

A second-level tower costs several hundred.

Capturing the Crystal Base costs a straight-up fifty thousand each time!”

Even though Zhang Chen had the Innate Pure Yang Body, with a Yang Energy limit of 99,999 points, he could only sustain two rounds of consecutive battles.

Of course, that efficiency was already outrageous.

Compared to the male protagonist Ye Fan from the comics, who by the endgame couldn’t even do that much and could only stare helplessly.

Zhang Chen already tasted his first victory last night.

But Zhang Chen knew Xing Lingyun was only the first female lead.

There would be more to come.

Right now, he could easily solo Xing Lingyun, and even ride the momentum.

But what about when the other female leads appeared, and he conquered them too?

One versus two?

Barely doable.

One versus three?

That’d be difficult.

One versus four, five, six, seven, eight?

“Getting ganged up on like that—I won’t be able to hold out! Looks like the Innate Pure Yang Body isn’t stable enough!”

Zhang Chen remained vigilant even in comfort.

He started planning ahead.

“I wonder if there’s a way to keep increasing the Yang Energy cap?”

“Before I can raise the limit, improving my physique and boosting recovery seems to be the top priority.”

Zhang Chen made up his mind.

He’d find time to study the system.

This system of his was kind of lazy, a little too simple.

But judging from the physical changes after last night’s victory, there were definitely more secrets to unearth.

…

The lives of the wealthy were usually plain and dull.

Zhang Chen had already gotten used to this lifestyle over the past few days.

Once the initial sense of novelty wore off, it all felt rather meh.

In one morning, he casually spent ten million on a ten-roll system lottery.

And in the end, only got one item: Mental Power Specialization.

The rest were all random, useless daily necessities.

So yeah, if you didn’t have some capital to burn, this lottery was honestly unaffordable.

“So stingy.”

One million per draw, with totally random prizes.

Zhang Chen shook his head.

Then glanced at the Mental Power Specialization, knowing its function was to enhance his mental strength.

It would come in handy against hypnosis, suggestion, illusions, and other mental attacks.

“Better than nothing. I vaguely remember there being some demons that specialize in mental attacks.”

The more skills, the better.

You never know when they’ll come in handy.

Additionally, in his system warehouse, besides all kinds of demon-slaying and righteous tools, there was also a Substitute Puppet—a pretty good item.

According to the system description, this thing could block a single fatal attack.

“Basically, it’s like having three extra lives. Not bad! Not bad!”

Of course, even if it was system-grade quality, the Substitute Puppet wasn’t all-powerful.

It could only withstand fatal attacks at the Terrifying Level or equivalent.

Anything beyond that, the puppet wouldn’t help.

Which made sense—otherwise, it would be too overpowered.

“At the Terrifying Level and beyond, that kind of threat shouldn’t show up for a while.”

Other than checking whether his luck was good or bad every day with the lottery,

Zhang Chen discovered that after last night’s friendly and tacit ‘in-depth exchange’ with Xing Lingyun— which was basically them duo-queuing in Canyon of the Pinnacle all night— his system, besides showing his own panel attributes, now even displayed Xing Lingyun’s basic information.

At this moment, Zhang Chen was studying it.

Xing Lingyun:

There wasn’t much visible information.

But every bit was crucial.

Especially that Affection Level.

Zhang Chen had been worried since he and Xing Lingyun had no binding contract.

Even though he took his first victory and had her weak spot in his grasp, and he knew her personality—once conquered, she’d lean towards being a virtuous, loyal wife.

He was still somewhat uneasy.

Now seeing the system being so considerate, he immediately felt relieved.

“Looks like last night was really effective.”

Zhang Chen laughed.

Affection Level 90?

That’s why you gotta act when it’s time to act.

No need to hesitate.

As for betrayal?

As long as the Affection Level was high enough, it wouldn’t be a problem.

“Heh, it’s also thanks to the Innate Pure Yang Body. Otherwise, even knowing her weaknesses wouldn’t guarantee safety.”

Now?

Zhang Chen felt a bit smug.

Changing into his everyday clothes, Xing Lingyun was holding his arm, her expression much softer than yesterday.

And right now—

He and Xing Lingyun were inside the Jiangdong branch building of the Demon-Slaying Division.

Just now, Branch Chief Wei Bai had called him.

That request Zhang Chen made yesterday? Already handled.

See, how simple things are?

Money is king!