God-Level Game Developer System: I Brought In-Game Items To Real World - Chapter 270

Chapter 270: Tag Authority
GoldMiner jumped into one of Winston’s mirror portals, disappearing just in time.

Timothy’s hand swiped through empty air, and he let out a growl of frustration.

“That was close,” GoldMiner said, reappearing on the other side of the room. “Thanks, Winston.”

“Don’t mention it,” Winston replied, already setting up more mirror portals.

Bianca used her Equality Authority to match Timothy’s speed, staying just out of his reach. She coordinated with Ayame, who used her gauntlet to create debris and obstacles that slowed Timothy down even more.

“We’re halfway there,” Ayame said, glancing at her watch. “Keep it up!”

Timothy shifted his focus to Illya, who used her Gluttony Authority to absorb the dark energy, boosting her speed and agility.

She darted away from Timothy, using the energy to keep just ahead of him.

Despite her efforts, Timothy was relentless.

He closed in on her, and just as he was about to tag her, Weiss activated his authority, rewinding time by several seconds.

Illya, now aware of Timothy’s movements, managed to dodge and slip through a gap in the shadows.

As the granddaughter of Maverick Windesburg, Illya knew how to use dark magic so she wasn’t completely powerless.

ProGamerXD used his Shipwright Authority to create a maze of barriers and obstacles.

Timothy darted through the maze with surprising agility, but the obstacles slowed him down just enough for ProGamerXD to stay ahead.

As the ten-minute mark approached, the team moved in perfect synchrony.

Ayame, Kenshi, Kayden, and Winston managed to stay ahead, their combined efforts keeping Timothy at bay.

“We’re almost there!” Winston shouted, keeping a close watch on the time.

Timothy, now desperate, made one final, desperate push.

He targeted Kayden at full speed.

Kayden’s luck kicked in, allowing him to evade Timothy with seemingly effortless grace.

Just as Timothy closed in, Kayden closed his eyes and decided to rely on his luck to avoid Timothy. He dashed into the darkness due to the fact that he couldn’t see after closing his eyes.

Nonetheless, his luck guided him in the darkness and it allowed him to narrowly avoid Timothy’s grasp.

“Time’s up,” Ayame said breathlessly, glancing at the grandfather clock in the Abandoned Nursery. “We did it.”

Timothy halted, his form flickering as the game ended.

He looked at Ayame and her remaining team members with a mixture of sadness and relief. “You won,” he said softly. “Thank you.”

As Timothy began to fade, the room brightened, and the oppressive atmosphere lifted.

The ghostly forms of the other children appeared, their faces filled with gratitude.

“You’ve freed us,” Timothy whispered. “Thank you.”

With that, Timothy and the other children vanished, their souls finally at peace.

Ayame and her team stood in the now empty room, catching their breath and reflecting on what they had just accomplished.

They had finally achieved a perfect run, thanks to Weiss’ authority and their teamwork.

The dark miasma in the Abandoned Nursery had declined due to the liberation of the children’s souls.

Afterward, a white orb of light appeared in the Abandoned Nursery which was the Tag Authority.

With the appearance of the Tag Authority, Ayame stepped out as she reached for it, and said, “I’ll take the Tag Authority.”

“The Gourmet Authority I have is powerful, but it takes time to grow. The Tag Authority is useful since I need this when dealing with the otherworld invaders. As long as I have this, I can make the otherworld invaders my slaves and they’ll be able to explore the otherworld for us.”

“Furthermore, it can also be used in Cozy Vacation Life as a means of attack.”

Hearing Ayame’s words, none of them disagreed since they knew that Ayame was interested in the Tag Authority.

Like the Rock Paper Scissors Authority, the Tag Authority had the ability to force someone to play a game of tag where the user of the authority will always be “it”.

After Ayame reached out to the Tag Authority, the white orb of light entered her body and the Tag Authority soon started to integrate into her.

Since the Tag Authority would become her second authority, she had a 50% chance of integration.

Weiss was waiting if Ayame failed or not. Since if she failed, he wouldn’t hesitate to use his Game Over Retry to let Ayame have another go.

But like Kayden, Ayame also had excellent luck.

Ayame’s luck might not be as exaggerated as Kayden and Weiss’, but it still was better than the average person’s.

At least, Ayame didn’t fail and she managed to integrate the Tag Authority as her second authority.

Feeling the power in her body, Ayame could now feel that she could initiate a game of tag with her target and then tag them. If she managed to tag them, then they would become her slaves.

Of course, if she initiated the game of tag yet she didn’t manage to tag her target within ten minutes, then she couldn’t let her target be affected by the game until another ten minutes had passed.

In other words, it has a ten-minute duration and a ten-minute cooldown, but that only applies to using it on the same target. Otherwise, it didn’t have any limits on how many targets she could invite into her game of tag.

With the Tag Authority, Ayame finally had the means of combat. It was even useful when it came to subduing the powerful NPCs in Cozy Vacation Life.

After obtaining the Tag Authority, Ayame couldn’t help but ask Weiss, “Brother, can I use the Tag Authority to tag Maverick Windesburg and make him my slave?”

“Although I don’t like having an old fossil like that rotten old bastard as my slave, I can still command him to kill himself after I tag him.”

Hearing Ayame’s question, Weiss nodded his head, “Of course, it will work on Maverick Windesburg. After all, rule-type authorities are powerful and can bypass the power level difference as long as the power gap is not too wide.”

“However, the million-dollar question is, will Maverick Windesburg allow you to catch him?”