Chapter 14: Transform! Silver Moon Knight!

The Silver Moon Knight is clearly a notch above the Shadow Knight in terms of overall quality.

However, the Shadow Knight starts with all skills unlocked and fully mastered, ready for combat from the get-go.

In contrast, the Silver Moon Knight requires time and effort to learn and master skills, making the cost-performance ratio slightly lower.

That said, the Silver Moon Knight’s base stats are undeniably superior.

At the early stages of the game, having such a strong foundation is practically unbeatable.

The only thing to worry about is the sudden appearance of a terrifying enemy.

And if that happens…

After agonizing for a moment, Ye Lian made her final decision.

She tapped on the transformation chip in her inventory.

With a flicker in the void, the black-and-white chip floated into the air.

[Touch the side of the transformation device, insert the chip to choose your transformation mode, then shout the activation phrase.]

After reading the instructions, Ye Lian touched the side of her wristwatch.

A red-and-black light flashed, revealing a slot.

She gripped the transformation chip with her left hand and raised her right hand vertically.

Then, she inserted the chip into the device and shouted the phrase:

“Silver Moon Knight, transform!”

Before the words had fully left her mouth, her entire body was enveloped in a dazzling white light, forming a glowing cocoon.

Inside it, white armor steadily formed around her body, with flexible purple material at the joints.

Finally, even her head was fully covered, and her silver hair automatically tied itself into a high ponytail.

As the light faded, standing in her place was a graceful female knight clad entirely in white armor.

Every curve of her body was perfectly streamlined, without a hint of bulk.

A sharp horn curved backward from the top of her head, and a round, translucent silver crystal was embedded in her forehead.

Her eyes were made of semi-transparent amethyst crystal.

Her chest, waist, and hands were adorned with energy crystals resembling purple gemstones.

“That’s odd… Why doesn’t my strength feel any different? No—did I get weaker?”

Feeling the flow of energy through her body, Ye Lian was stunned.

Logically speaking, a divine transformation like this should significantly enhance her power.

So why did she feel weaker instead?

She couldn’t make sense of it no matter how hard she thought.

***

“Ribbit!”

Suddenly, the eight blue frogs that had been bowing down moments ago leaped toward her, their gaping mouths filled with gleaming white fangs!

‘Hadn’t they just been terrified of her? Why were they suddenly so bold?’

Ye Lian frowned in confusion but didn’t dwell on it.

She calmly raised her slender hand and aimed her palm at the incoming blue frogs.

In an instant, a powerful wave of energy erupted from her palm.

Boom!

The eight frog-sized blue creatures exploded in midair, their blood and flesh scattering in all directions.

This attack was just compressed air fired like a cannonball.

Its power surprised her a little.

However, what concerned her more right now was her status.

She opened her status panel and saw a [+1] next to her level, indicating she could level up.

‘The red name status really disappeared. As expected of divine gear—once I transform, even if I mingle with other players, I won’t be discovered.’

Ye Lian was quite satisfied with this.

And there’s no time limit on the transformation.

‘I can cancel it whenever I want.’

‘The only issue is—why does transforming weaken me?’

She quickly discovered the source of the problem.

In the Silver Moon Knight form, her panel stats had indeed increased dramatically.

By all logic, she had become stronger.

But when compared to the stats on her non-player panel, they still fell short.

‘Don’t tell me… the Silver Moon Knight transformation only boosts player mode? It doesn’t enhance non-player mode?’

Thinking this through, she opened her non-player panel.

The stats there hadn’t changed at all.

Just as I thought.

‘If I want to become a player, I have to accept being nerfed. That explains the difference in base stats between the two panels.’

‘Still, it’s not unacceptable. I can just switch between panels depending on the situation.’

To her, simply having two panels was already an incredible advantage.

A bit of nerfing was no big deal.

She tapped the [+1], raising her level to 4.

All of her stats were updated.

Unlike before, she was no longer able to allocate points manually.

“There goes the fun of point distribution,” she muttered in mild annoyance.

But the moment she saw the boosted stats, that irritation vanished instantly.

‘I thought [Divine-tier Alchemy] was my cheat… turns out the real golden finger is that golden slime.’

But thinking about it, ‘why did that golden slime sacrifice itself to help me evolve?’

‘Is it possible that, while I think I’m still myself, I’ve actually been replaced?’

She clenched her fists, beginning to analyze the situation.

However, no matter how many times she went over it, she couldn’t find a single flaw.

It was as if the golden slime had just happened to find her and then chose to sacrifice itself.

‘But was something like that even possible?’

‘Whatever. Without more clues, I could rack my brains and still not figure it out.’

After thinking it through, Ye Lian decided to set the matter aside for now.

“Right, I still haven’t looked at the [Blessing of the Shadow Demon God].“

As she spoke, she opened her inventory and tapped on the blessing item.

A new set of information appeared in front of her.

Then, the [Blessing of the Shadow Demon God] turned into a black light and entered her forehead.

“Huh? That’s it?” Aside from that, she didn’t feel any different.

With no other choice, she began reading the information in front of her, hoping for an explanation.

Mystic Power: [Blessing of the Shadow Demon God]

[Effect: ???]

[Description: A mysterious blessing granted by the Shadow Demon God [Liv]. Its effect is unknown.]

***

After reading it, Ye Lian was speechless.

“That tells me absolutely nothing.”