Chapter 13: Shadow Knight and Silver Moon Knight

No point complaining now.

What’s done is done.

Ye Lian took a deep breath, calming herself.

But the moment her eyes fell on the status panel, her expression shifted dramatically.

Because something was seriously off with the numbers.

[Level: 3]

[Name: Black Knight]

[Title: None]

[Gender: Female]

[Age: 18]

[Height: 168 cm]

[Weight: 53 kg]

[Strength: 99]

[Speed: 99]

[Endurance: 99]

[Spirit: 9999]

[HP: 990]

[Corruption Value: 1,000,000 (Cap: 100)]

[Overall Assessment: Excellent]

“These stats are insane… it’s like I got a whole new panel!”

Compared to her previous data, Ye Lian’s complaints immediately faded away.

Being turned into a girl—and a villain on top of that—suddenly didn’t seem so bad.

A small smile crept onto her face at the thought.

As a professional player, benefits mattered far more than gender or identity.

As long as the perks were worth it, becoming a beautiful villainess—or even a monster—was totally fine.

After all, it was just a game.

“Getting these kinds of stats at level 3 is totally broken. It’s just a shame about all that gear I worked so hard for.”

Her eyes drifted toward the pile of ash-gray debris at her feet.

Among the charred remains, she could vaguely make out the scales of a Gray Armored Crocodile.

Those were the scraps ejected after being digested and rejected by that golden goo monster.

“Looks like all my clothes and the unnecessary parts of my body got turned into junk too…”

The moment she said that, a chill hit her lower half.

What was once most familiar to her had suddenly become foreign and strange.

She couldn’t adjust right away.

Ye Lian quickly averted her gaze and opened another interface.

[Non-Player Panel]

Also known as the NPC interface.

***

[Level: 3]

[Name: Silver Moon]

[Title: Moon Empress of Nightmares]

[Gender: Female]

[Age: 18]

[Height: 168 cm]

[Weight: 53 kg]

[Strength: 9999]

[Speed: 9999]

[Endurance: 9999]

[Spirit: 999999]

[HP: 99,000]

[Corruption Value: 1,000,000 (Cap: 100)]

[Hidden Module: Locked]

“Hiss!” After reading the stats, Ye Lian couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath.

‘Level 3 with numbers this absurd?’ As expected of the Demon Emperor!

“This Demon Emperor title… it’s mine!” Whatever dissatisfaction she had left vanished completely.

“Now that I think about it, the system actually gave me a name? So thoughtful.”

She looked at the words [Silver Moon] and nodded in satisfaction.

As someone hopeless at naming things, having someone else do it was a blessing.

Ye Lian closed the non-player panel and opened her inventory.

In the items section, she found the [Demonic Transformation Device] and the [Demonic Transformation Chip].

She tapped the former lightly, and a watch-like device appeared in her hand.

It resembled the internal beta terminal, but with a black-and-red color scheme.

The pitch-black watch face was laced with crimson lines, and the surface still reflected the vastness of the starry sky.

[Hour hand: black]

[Minute hand: white]

[Second hand: purple]

She tapped the surface, and a block of text floated into view.

[Special Equipment: Demonic Transformation Device]

[Level: Demonic]

[Effect: Insert a special chip to activate transformation abilities. Power depends on the chip’s quality.]

[Description: A toy casually crafted by a supreme being. One of a kind.]

[Note: Has dimensional-travel capabilities. Cannot be unequipped once worn.]

***

‘Transformation… what kind of transformation is it?’ Ye Lian wondered aloud.

Unfortunately, no one was there to answer her.

“Forget it, let’s check the chip.”

Since they were clearly a set, equipping it should reveal everything.

[Special Equipment: Demonic Transformation Chip]

[Effect: Insert into the corresponding transformation device to unlock the [Shadow God Armor] and [Silver Moon God Armor].]

[Description: A matching toy created by the same supreme being. Compatible only with the [Demonic Transformation Device].]

[Note: Only one armor set can be used per world—exceptions apply under special circumstances.]

***

“God Armor!” Ye Lian’s eyes lit up in excitement.

“There are two of them?!”

She quickly selected [Shadow God Armor] to check its details.

[Transformation Equipment: Shadow God Armor]

[Transformation Form: Shadow Knight]

[Transformation Ability: Shadow Dominion — Become one with the shadows, reigning alongside the Shadow Sovereign.]

[Abilities: Mastery over shadow energy. All shadow-related skills fully unlocked.]

[Transformation Effect: Physical stats increase by 5 to 100 times, depending on base strength.]

She immediately opened the next one.

[Transformation Equipment: Silver Moon God Armor]

[Transformation Form: Silver Moon Knight]

[Transformation Ability: Wheel of Time and Space — Wield partial control over time and space. Mastery of temporal and spatial powers. All related skills unlocked (requires comprehension).]

[Transformation Effect: Physical stats increase by 10 to 150 times, depending on base strength.]

[Note: Transformed knights gain a distinct identity. Special titles and statuses prior to transformation will be temporarily inactive while transformed.]

***

“Incredible! Totally overpowered!” Ye Lian was completely stunned—both sets were absurdly powerful.

‘Wait… only one set per world? What does that mean?’

‘Does ‘one world’ refer to an entire realm?’

‘If that’s the case, then I can only use one set in the Nightmare Space.’

‘What about the other one? I can’t exactly bring it back to the real world, can I?’

She gave a helpless smile.

So in the end, she only gets to use one—got excited for nothing.

No… even one is more than enough reason to celebrate!

‘Shadow Knight or Silver Moon Knight… which one should I choose?’

Ye Lian was now blissfully drowning in the agony of choice.