Chapter 129: Close Your Eyes and Wait to d*e!
The buzzing sound generated by the exploding talismans gradually faded away in the sewer, and soon only the rushing sound of the water remained. This sound did not feel noisy; instead, it highlighted a disturbing tranquility in the entire sewer.
In such a dark, damp, filthy, and subtly silent environment, a strange cat’s cry only served to heighten the creepiness.
“Meow——!”
The piercing cry echoed through the sewer, sounding both distant and eerily close, like hundreds of cats crying out in a horrific cacophony.
As the bizarre explosion occurred, Miss Rabbit and the mysterious man from the Solar Eclipse Society, who wanted to meet the urban legend, vanished amid the chilling cry of the cat.
Miss Rabbit crossed her arms in front of her chest, her slender arms failing to conceal her ample chest. The corners of her eyes slightly lifted as she glanced sideways at the man beside her, coldly asking, “What now? It seems your little companion doesn’t want to meet you today.”
“And who knows, they might take that explosion as a trap set by you, harbor a grudge against you, and never want to meet you again.”
“This… haha, that’s a bit tricky!” The man scratched the back of his head and grinned, “In such a situation, the Elders’ Council hasn’t provided a clear solution.”
“But it doesn’t matter, this urban legend is just one of many alternative targets, if we can’t find it, we can just move on to the next one.”
Does he really not hear the sarcasm in my voice? Miss Rabbit shook her head helplessly.
This man really seems dim-witted; perhaps he was a spiritual ability user pulled back from the edge of becoming an urban legend by the Solar Eclipse Society. I’ve heard they have that kind of power.
After thinking for a moment, she glanced disdainfully at the man and said, “Since you don’t know what to do, just follow my lead this time. First…”
As Miss Rabbit spoke, she suddenly felt several powerful spirit energy fluctuations on the ground, which within just a few minutes had dwindled down to one.
Once the interference from the other spirit energy fluctuations was removed, Miss Rabbit instantly recognized that familiar spirit energy derived from the little thief who had stolen her witch’s egg.
Identifying the spirit energy from Luxianbei made her expression change; her eyes instantly flashed with a scarlet glow, rabbit ears protruding from her long hair. Her small fists clenched tightly, her body trembling uncontrollably in extreme rage.
At that moment, her only thought was to rush out, k*ll that damned little thief, and reclaim the witch’s egg.
However, reason told her not to act on it.
Not to mention that the level of combat just now exceeded her limits, just the fact that the little thief was the only one left with a spirit energy fluctuation on the ground was enough to instill fear.
How could a newly born urban legend emerge victorious while facing three other legends of equal level? Her growth rate is simply astonishing!
As she contemplated this, a chilling sensation coursed through her.
How was she able to silently hunt urban legends to feed her own growth without being affected by the side effects of devouring the core of those legends?
Is there some powerful character I’m unaware of guiding her from behind?
If that’s the case, then her act of stealing the witch’s egg probably wasn’t a coincidence but a long-planned move under the influence of some existence. Miss Rabbit thought, feeling uncertain.
The mysterious man from the Solar Eclipse Society observed Miss Rabbit’s emotional fluctuations for a long time without speaking, finally unable to hold back any longer, he asked, “Have you figured out what we should do next?”
Suddenly interrupted in her thoughts, Miss Rabbit impatiently cast a glance at the man beside her and replied coldly, “First, I want to see what happened above. If possible, I might need your help to k*ll an urban legend…”
Although Miss Rabbit was wary of Luxianbei, who could take on three and win, and the character who was secretly guiding her, danger always accompanies opportunity.
She did not believe that the damned little thief could maintain good condition after defeating three equally ranked urban legends.
Thus, Miss Rabbit decided to observe from a distance first. If there was indeed a chance, she absolutely would not hold back.
Furthermore, she still had a powerful accomplice by her side, right?
All along, she had been unable to gauge the man’s true abilities, meaning he possessed at least a combat power above the A rank.
Given his seemingly unclear mental state, he might even be stronger, since logically, the stronger the spiritual ability user, the higher the risk of losing control of their mind.
“Help you k*ll an urban legend? Wait a minute, let me check what the Elders’ Council has to say before deciding whether I can assist you.”
After speaking, the man pulled out a stack of convenience notes, immersing himself in flipping through them. Moments later, he looked at Miss Rabbit and said, “The Elders’ Council said that as long as it doesn’t affect the mission, they can help you.”
“Let’s go! Who are we going to k*ll? I can’t wait any longer!”
As he spoke, a gleam of clarity and calmness flickered suddenly in his murky, numb eyes, as if in that moment he transformed from a puppet only knowing how to carry out the Elders’ Council’s tasks into a person with high combat intelligence.
That feeling of being watched by a hunter stunned Miss Rabbit for a moment. She quickly fought to suppress the terror within her and replied lightly, “Let’s take a look first; we don’t necessarily need to act…”
…
It’s beyond anyone’s control when a daughter is to marry or when it rains from the sky.
A sudden cold rain soaked Luxianbei to the core, and the chilly wind made her thin lips turn slightly purple. At that moment, the erratic high temperature in her body decided to go missing again.
Now she was completely out of options; Huacheng torturing Wang ultimately couldn’t handle the torment brought on by the marvelous and mighty forces of nature.
After being drenched for a while, Luxianbei was about to slip away.
But just before leaving, she couldn’t shake off the worry about the Great Sun Vairocana statue and the Chujing Spring Breeze spell she had set as traps.
Both of these items were spirit energy items, and if tossed about randomly for someone to pick up, it would spark trouble. Even if they weren’t picked up by kids, leaving them there would still affect the plants.
Oh right, and there’s the Decapitated Senior.
Leaving her in a coma here would be lucky if someone or an urban legend came across her; if a wild cat or dog took her head away, that would be disastrous.
As she squatted beside the Decapitated Senior, pondering whether to dig a hole to bury her or hang her in an unseen spot on a tree, a series of footsteps penetrated through the noisy rain and reached her ears.
Following the direction of the sound, a massive, gloomy, oppressive shadow was rapidly approaching. Accompanied by a sharp stinging pain in her eyes, a figure burst into her field of vision.
The newcomer wore an oversized black raincoat, making it impossible to tell if the person underneath was tall or short. The raincoat’s hood was low, revealing half of a face obscured by a cheap plastic cartoon mask.
Beneath the raincoat, a pair of legs in dark red rain boots rushed forward, splashing mud and rainwater.
The bat wrapped in barbed wire flickered briefly amid the lightning, and the figure was enveloped by a massive shadow, reminiscent of a grudge from the abyss…
Even in broad daylight, Luxianbei would find a way to avoid someone like this. Let alone in the current stormy night.
She was momentarily scared into a blank state, staring at the approaching figure in a daze.
What the hell? What’s going on? Is there really a Rainy Night Butcher hidden in the school?
Is this the one who hurt the Senior? What do I do now?
As Luxianbei remained stunned, the grotesque figure drew near, and the rushing water splashed onto her face, bringing her back to her senses in an instant.
With no time to think, she pushed off the ground with all her strength, leaping backwards, quickly drawing out a poker g*n that had been modified by Master Chang and loading it.
Then.
She leaped too high and, due to her exertion, crashed into the treetop, hanging there…
All four limbs were suspended in mid-air with nowhere to gain traction, swaying in the wind, making her look somewhat cute and comical, though utterly helpless.
No one wishes to experience such a thing, least of all Luxianbei, who couldn’t smile at all. Suddenly, her heart sank, and her face turned pale.
It’s over! I’m done for! What was I trying to be cool for? Couldn’t I just stand up and run away?
What now? Who knows what to do!
Better sh**t! Find a way to buy time and get down from the tree!
Luxianbei thought and raised the poker g*n in her hand, which had been modified by Master Chang, aiming at the terrifying figure ahead, just as she was about to pull the trigger when she noticed the person had suddenly stopped, standing still about ten meters away from her…
…
Gu Qiqi was jolted from her daze by the system’s screeching like a slaughtered pig, causing her head to throb as she suddenly came to a halt.
“It’s a calamity! Gu Qiqi, stop immediately! We need to run! That old silver coin is playing tricks on us; we’re going to d*e!”
Annoyed by the system’s shouting, Gu Qiqi stopped and looked at Luxianbei hanging in the tree from a distance, pouting, “But look, she can’t move up there, can she?”
“It’s a conspiracy! This is definitely a conspiracy! You don’t know; whether she’s expressionless or adorably clueless, it’s just her disguise. Countless urban legends have died at her hands while being misled by her appearance!”
“Like the ones who in one moment are saying, ‘Uncle, I want candy~’, and in the next moment, while you’re not paying attention, they stab you with a white kn*fe in and a red kn*fe out—it’s a routine act for her!”
“…” Gu Qiqi glanced at the ancient camphor wood box drenched by the rain below and then at Luxianbei in the tree, muttering, “I don’t think that’s a good idea! How about we move a bit closer? If something seems off, we can run away, right?”
“Weren’t you saying that the items in the Bamboo Slips Illusion are especially important? If we lose it, stopping the world from being destroyed will be several times harder?”
“This…” The system hesitated for a moment; Gu Qiqi was right, that item was indeed too important. Without it, the difficulty level would jump straight from expert to hell.
As the system hesitated, Gu Qiqi had already taken the initiative and quickly walked forward, picking up the ancient camphor wood box from the ground.
“System! Look, I got it! Nothing happened, see?” Gu Qiqi said triumphantly.
“Hiss—! This, this is…” The system started but struggled to find words.
At that moment, a slight noise emerged from the darkness, like something sliding down from the branches above her head.
Though the sound was very subtle and nearly imperceptible amid the pouring rain, the system picked it up.
“Not good! There’s a trap! Gu Qiqi, run!”
The system shouted, and Gu Qiqi instinctively kicked off the ground, her figure quickly darting backwards. Just as she vanished from her spot, two or three Chujing Spring Breeze spells descended silently, dropping into the muddy water…
…
Luxianbei had long known that the traps she learned online couldn’t be too reliable and could only serve as a backup plan, but she didn’t expect them to be this unreliable!
The order of triggering the traps was messed up; the Ming King statue hadn’t even come down yet, and the talismans had already exposed themselves—what the hell!
Clearly, the lack of a preemptive attack from the Ming King statue allowed the enemy to dodge easily without any effort.
This is definitely not my problem; it’s the UP owner’s fault! Luxianbei thought, I followed the steps in the video exactly!
If I d*e here, I will turn into a ghost and haunt that UP owner, making him create videos twenty-four hours a day until he develops a physical aversion!
The greatest torment in life isn’t parting from life and d*ath but watching the things you once loved gradually transform into the very existence you fear and loathe. Huacheng torturing Wang thought this way.
However, just as she was pondering, the black plastic bag filled with Chujing Spring Breeze spells hidden in the tree finally fell down…
Luxianbei, “…”
Failed, this was really too much of a failure… wait! What’s that? As Luxianbei watched the next scene unfold, she was completely stunned.
As the black plastic bag fell, the Ming King statue, which had launched much later than expected, suddenly shot out from under the dark tree shade, colliding directly with the black plastic bag.
As a result of the heavy impact, the bag burst open, and dozens of talismans scattered across the sky, flying out along their trajectory as if trying to compete with the rain pouring from above, crisscrossing and “crackling” as they fell around Gu Qiqi.
In an instant, Gu Qiqi’s body stiffened, and she didn’t dare to move, looking at the ground filled with slowly glowing talismans, then at Luxianbei up in the tree, she said, “System…”
“Don’t speak. I want to be quiet! You close your eyes too!”
“Why close my eyes?”
“Just wait to d*e…”
After all, she’s already sent me to my d*ath over a dozen times; I’m used to it. The system thought.
