### Chapter 16: Cursed Bird
After encountering the Fraudster from his human days, Night Star had already memorized his essence.
As long as she kept this in mind, Night Star could use the Existence Interference ability to find Yuri.
No matter where he hid, she could track him down.
Right now, Night Star felt incredibly relaxed.
It seemed that just finding Yuri was enough to ease her mind.
After all, if she couldn’t locate him, that would be a real headache!
On a deserted little path.
Night Star followed closely behind Yuri, skipping along without a care in the world about where he might take her.
He said he was heading back to rest, so naturally, Night Star was tagging along.
Even if there was nowhere for her to sleep, she could always teleport back to her little hut in an instant.
All she needed was to know where Yuri lived.
“Are you really coming back with me?” Yuri asked, puzzled.
He had never considered bringing a mystery guest back home.
The risk of that was through the roof, making him hesitate.
This little lady seemed completely unguarded, looking as if she had big plans.
If Yuri led her into a trap, she might not even leave behind a dust particle.
Yuri still couldn’t figure out what Night Star was up to.
Yet Night Star seemed unfazed.
“I just want to know where you live, so it’ll be easier to find you later!”
“Heh, I hope you won’t regret it then!”
“I’m not scared! I’m overflowing with courage right now!”
“Let’s hope that’s true.”
Yuri’s eyes sparkled with a mysterious glint, the corners of his mouth curving up, all while Night Star remained blissfully unaware.
After a bit, Yuri halted.
Night Star assumed they had arrived and began looking around.
The place seemed pretty deserted and had an eerie vibe.
There were some buildings around, but darkness engulfed them, like they were abandoned ghosts.
“This is where you live?”
“Yep, disappointed?”
“Not really, just feels a bit… um, not cheerful,” Night Star commented quietly, sensing an odd atmosphere.
Yuri turned to her and chuckled lightly.
“Bravely following me into this desolate place, you really lack caution. But thanks to that, I can strategize my approach to you.”
Night Star stared at him curiously, her expression screaming, “Where’s your confidence coming from?”
But she said nothing, planning to see what kind of nonsense Yuri was up to.
In a moment, there would likely be a show to watch.
Yuri continued, “You’re full of mysteries that make me uneasy. Once I capture you, I should be able to figure things out.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuri made a gesture that seemed like some sort of secret code.
The next second, a strange aura erupted as an unfamiliar figure descended from the sky and landed in front of Night Star.
It was the essence of a Star Eclipse!
It looked like it was related to Yuri.
Night Star squinted her eyes, remaining calm as she surveyed the figure before her.
It was a girl with black hair and white eyes, about 1.6 meters tall—not short, but slender, and could just barely be described as a pretty girl.
Well, she was pretty from the face up.
Currently, she wore a cloak that concealed everything below the neck.
However, during her landing, a gust of wind lifted part of the cloak, allowing Night Star a glimpse of something else underneath.
Her arms didn’t look like normal arms; they resembled a non-human steel framework glinting with a metallic sheen.
In Night Star’s mind, the shape of those frameworks resembled birds—quite bizarre.
At the same time, she could smell a pungent metallic scent of bl**d from the Star Eclipse before her, as if it had soaked in bl**d for days.
“Cursed Bird, capture her!” Yuri commanded.
The Star Eclipse known as Cursed Bird quickly sprang into action, exuding a very powerful aura—this was no weakling.
But still, just a middle-tier.
Night Star raised a hand.
“Doll City.”
The next second, the Cursed Bird was frozen in place, utterly unable to move.
The atmosphere quickly fell silent.
Yuri’s pupils slightly widened—luckily, the mask he wore masked his surprise, preventing his emotions from spilling out.
He could tell that Night Star’s method of freezing Cursed Bird was strikingly similar to the control he just experienced.
He had thought it was due to his weak human body not being able to break free.
But he was shocked that even the powerful Cursed Bird could be controlled so easily.
How strong was this girl?
“Hmm~”
Night Star manipulated Cursed Bird’s body with “Doll City” while inspecting her closely.
“Middle-tier Star Eclipse… and surprisingly, no Star Eclipse pollution. Looks like she doesn’t have too strong a will either, almost like she’s in a subconscious state—she looks kinda dazed.”
Night Star muttered to herself as she approached Cursed Bird, carefully lifting her cloak to see what was beneath.
But as soon as she peeked, she dropped it immediately, her expression complicated—as if she had seen things she wasn’t supposed to.
“Whoa… it looks like she’s been through a lot. Was she modified by some evil scientist? That’s terrifying.”
Night Star remembered her encounter with the Setting Sun Research Institute back in Qi Yuan City.
They had also experimented with Star Eclipses and even created terrifying amalgamations.
Cursed Bird was probably made by similar shady characters.
“Yuri, where on earth did this girl come from?”
Night Star asked casually, as if she was unconcerned about what had just happened.
Yuri fell silent, finally admitting, “I found her.”
“Hmm, strange circumstances,” Night Star replied, surprised that one could just ‘find’ a Star Eclipse.
Wait, no. There’s one in Pinghaishi!
Li Yan picked up two little Star Eclipse lolis, right?
But when he found them, they were on the brink of d*ath and didn’t have the strength to resist.
Yet this Cursed Bird looked powerful!
Yuri didn’t seem to possess any extraordinary power either; he wasn’t a theater group fraudster.
To manage to pick up such a dangerous Star Eclipse and not get killed himself was quite a feat.
“So you want her to deal with me?” Night Star stared at Yuri, bewildered, as if she were biting her tongue.
Sure, she had fought a supernova Star Eclipse, but sending a middle-tier one after her felt a bit underestimating!
Wait, Yuri didn’t know her real strength and probably never thought she could handle Cursed Bird.
He was definitely suffering from a classic case of information asymmetry.
Yuri went silent again, his mood complicated.
Not only could words not resolve their situation, but it seemed even strength might fall short!
Yuri sighed, raising both hands in surrender.
“Alright, I give up! What exactly do you want?”
“Wow, didn’t expect you to be so suspicious… How come I didn’t notice this when we were in the theater?” Night Star muttered to herself.
“What theater?”
“Never mind the details, just take me to your place as a guest already!”
“Fine…”
