### Chapter 66: Inferior Star Eclipses
Unbeknownst to the duo, Qing Liao had started hanging out with Night Star.
Qing Liao began to open up and chat with Night Star, spilling some of her stories.
Night Star offered suggestions, like a dog-headed loli advisor.
With Night Star leading the way, Qing Liao followed and gradually approached the vicinity of the center stage.
“Mmm~ Either way, I think your approach isn’t wrong. If you get bullied, just strike back hard! You can secretly work hard to surprise everyone later!” Night Star babbled on.
Qing Liao promptly covered Night Star’s mouth.
“Wait, wait, where are you taking me?”
She hadn’t realized she had been following Night Star, and only noticed how far they had walked now that she was being pulled along.
Night Star blinked innocently, took Qing Liao’s hand off her mouth, and replied,
“Ahh, this is the area around the center stage.”
“Why are you taking me here? The concert by the blank songstress is already over.”
“I don’t know; I snapped out of my daze, and we ended up here.”
“Ah, geez… You’re hopeless.”
Qing Liao sighed, feeling it wasn’t worth blaming Night Star anymore.
It was just that the return home would be longer.
By this time, it had been over an hour since the blank songstress’ concert ended, and there were few people around anymore.
Then, a towering figure passed by them and halted slowly.
“Huh?”
Night Star and Qing Liao both noticed the suspicious man standing nearby, exchanging puzzled glances.
The man turned his head and flashed an evil grin.
“What do we have here? Two separated star holders, still just little girls? This means I can take them back for my boss to study, huhuhuhu…”
Night Star and Qing Liao shivered at the sinister laugh.
Bad guy!
Definitely a bad guy!
The man flexed his fingers menacingly, his gaze invasive and threatening, as if ready to snatch them.
“With my strength, I can’t bring back the blank songstress, but two test subjects? I can manage.”
“Uh…”
Night Star deduced.
This guy was probably part of those evil researchers’ minions.
Trying to obtain more star holders for research, they always targeted isolated victims who posed no threat.
Night Star and Qing Liao were their perfect targets!
From his words, he intended to capture the blank songstress, but lacked confidence in his own ability, so he aimed for these small, star-holding lolis.
Surely this was it.
Great, they really were in trouble!
But it didn’t matter. Even if Night Star couldn’t fight, she could run—her B-rank speed being her specialty. She could escape easily even if she dragged Qing Liao along.
To Night Star’s surprise, Qing Liao stepped forward and smirked sarcastically.
“Hehe, what do we have here? Social waste? Targeting two weak little girls? Have you lost your sense of manhood? Or never had it in the first place? It’s odd why someone like you is still out there, sucking resources dry and raising food prices. In my opinion, you should rot in prison for decades, rather than hoping you’d turn over a new leaf.”
Her snark stunned Night Star!
No wonder Qing Liao often hurt people with her words, and it turned out to be this intense.
But Qing Liao didn’t go off on her like she might on others.
Indeed, being a loli had its perks when facing her.
If Qing Liao had used such venom on her, Night Star might’ve bolted away crying.
Under Qing Liao’s biting remarks, the man’s expression turned dark from his initial stupor.
“You’re going down. Once I catch you, I’ll break your jaw.”
Fearing the aura emanating from him, Qing Liao stepped back, clearly intimidated.
Clearly, the guy was no normal criminal.
Simultaneously, Night Star grabbed Qing Liao’s hand.
“Let’s run, Nono!”
Before she reacted, Night Star had already started running and dragging her along.
The surroundings blurred past them as they sped through.
At the same time, the man preparing to strike froze, watching the fleeing girls disappear.
“d*mn… What kind of stars are these? Completely out of reach. Fine, let them go.”
Frustrated, the man spat and felt even more annoyed.
After being berated so harshly, he felt compelled to do something.
“Hmph, forget about it. Let’s meet up with the others and come up with a plan to snatch the blank songstress from the night watchers.”
He turned to leave but suddenly sensed something odd behind him.
Spinning around, he discovered a masked black-haired man standing behind him.
“Who are you?”
“The blank songstress… You just mentioned her.”
“Are you stalking her, too?”
“If I want to capture the blank songstress… then you’re my rival. Killing the competition makes things much easier…”
“Huh?”
As the man tried to speak, searing pain erupted in his back!
A shadowy spear shot through the ground, impaling him through the back and out his chest.
“What…!”
Speechless, the man stared at the emerging spear, which then vanished as his body hit the ground, lifeless.
The dark assassin let out a muffled laughter.
“Hehehe…”
After disposing of the man, the black-haired assassin retreated underground towards another area.
Near the center stage, a group waited for the blank songstress to exit.
Once she reached the exit, they would seize their chance.
Even with night watchers, they wouldn’t worry—their tech weapons would deal with any opposition.
Human beings, after all, remained vulnerable to technology.
These powerful arms would balance the scales against the watchmen.
“I heard every assassin who went in after the blank songstress met their end.”
“Ha! Entering that zone meant no weapons were allowed, plus numerous watchers inside. That’s basically s*icide.”
“An assassin in a sealed space? Pure madness.”
“Probably confident in hiding, that old vengeful organization is notorious in the field.”
“It’s understandable. If a powerful assassin targeted you, you might feel differently.”
“Ha, guess I’m not important enough.”
Laughter filled the air as nobody noticed the lurking danger.
The black-haired assassin silently crept behind, smiling wickedly.
“d*e!”
Dark shadows descended upon them.
By the time the group sensed it, the dark material attacked viciously.
Thud!
Pfft…
Bodies splattered and mixed with bl**d.
Screams echoed.
All quickly succumbed, none escaping.
Seeing this, the dark assassin moved to the next area per the instinctual rulebook.
When other competitors arose for the same tasks, he eliminated them to maximize his gains.
This was only more terrifying under his role as Star Eclipses.
He would k*ll all nearby rivals before pursuing his main objective!
—
Inside the Night Watcher base, Mo Tu glanced up from his screen.
Earlier, “Zhi Xing” showed signs of activity.
This signified a star eclipse, but not related to the blank songstress.
Rather, a lower-tier one, requiring only local watchers, not the sunlit watchmen.
Curiously, this star eclipse seemed to assist others trying to capture the blank songstress.
But a precise divination soon revealed the reason.
“Interesting,” he thought.
—
Backstage, after the show, Bai Yuan awaited the blank songstress, who had emerged with hints of trouble.
“Strange, why does a star eclipse target her? Could it be due to some deep obsession?”
Bai Yuan pondered uneasily.
No matter, he’d freeze the threat once it arrived, no need for much thought.
—
In the rest room, Blank prepared to change out of her costume.
Nan Lan watched furtively, cheeks reddening shyly, almost guilty of sneaking peeks.
After all, who knew a feminine soul resided within a little loli?
No need to turn around.
No need to hide such moments!
If one betrayed their desires, they’d look like fools.
Happily, as a loli, no shame in watching.
Mo Tu observed Nan Lan, confused.
“Why is Nan Lan so ecstatic?”
“Because this moment’s beauty surpasses your understanding!”
Nan Lan’s old-school tone baffled the naive Mo Tu.
He saw no intrigue in changing outfits.
If she enjoyed it, he could too, he reasoned.
Suddenly, Nan Lan picked up a strange presence from Blank’s form.
Her existence flickered erratically, enhancing then fading, like a dying light bulb.
What was happening?
“Blank?”
“Yeah, anything wrong?”
Blank turned, smiling.
Oddities vanished, her existence now stable.
Could it be?
Nan Lan rubbed her eyes, scrutinizing carefully.
No apparent anomaly.
“All good.”
“That’s a relief.”
“Wait, did you feel anything strange, or did you notice any changes in your stars?”
“No, but slightly different. Now I know which direction mentions my name instead of just knowing who does.”
“Upgrade to star characteristics?”
Nan remembered Xiao Jin mentioning such traits.
Blank shook head.
“Not sure. Seems useless for me since fans worldwide always mention me. Knowing who exactly doesn’t change much. Just sensing directions now.”
“You alright?”
“Fine.”
“That’s good.”
Nan exhaled, relieved.
Now ready, the trio exited.
Surrounding watchmen escorted them onto the main stage.
Suddenly, a dangerous shadow lunged over.
“Blank! Songstress!!!”
“!”
Bai Yuan stepped forward: ice dust scattered, ground instantly frozen beneath advancing darkness.
Watchmen were prepared to tackle the star eclipse targeting Blank.
Driven far back by ice, the black assassin was finally recognized.
“sh*t! That assassin from the stage yesterday! He transformed into a star eclipse?”
Bai Yuan narrowed his eyes.
“It seems d*ath triggered this transformation.”
Nan Lan, confused.
“Why d*ath?”
Realization struck her quickly.
The group leader killed him?
Shocked!
Imagining the group leader killing anyone seemed impossible.
Even during performances, the worst they inflicted was a mild star eclipse effect.
Yet, Nan Lan now faced a reality shaking her perception of the group leader.
This passionate performer, indeed, could k*ll.
Maybe others did too.
Thinking about it now, the Rising Sun Theater Group was truly terrifying, wasn’t it?
Wondered if the safety of Night Star in such a group was a fortunate or tragic thing.
