Chapter 29: I Want to Organize a Hundred Demons Walk
As the master and the subordinate, Mu Se and Miss Rabbit were too familiar with each other; almost every special ability brought to them by urban legend powers, as well as various details and habits in battle, were thoroughly understood by one another.
Thus, after a brief probing, their fight gradually evolved into a brutal clash of spirit energy and cruel bloodshed.
Miss Rabbit raised the axe blade in her hand and angrily swung it towards the slender figure ahead.
Following the mournful scream through the air, the sound of shattering steel erupted.
Under the astonishing brute force attack empowered by spirit energy, Mu Se was sent flying back, her legs smashing through the hard shell of the asphalt road, plowing two trenches into the ground, and with a “bang!” she crashed into the fire hydrant by the roadside.
A violent jet of water erupted from the shattered hydrant, spraying onto a nearby power distribution box, causing dazzling electric sparks and acrid smoke to spew out from it wildly.
With a loud explosion, the long street and its surrounding buildings were plunged into total darkness.
This was the final scene that Lu Yibei witnessed of the battle between Miss Rabbit and Mu Se.
Rather than waiting for the two to settle the score and take advantage of it, he had far more important business to attend to.
For instance, evacuating the “army” of little urban legends that had gathered in the apartment for the Hundred Demons Walk.
They were too weak. Under the oppressive spirit energy fluctuations of Miss Rabbit and Mu Se, they shivered in fear, not even having time to run far, hiding in various corners of the long street.
If left unchecked, they could very likely become a core essence of urban legend, crystal clear and vulnerable, caught in the aftermath of their battle.
Moreover, after evacuating the little urban legends, Meng Meng needed to hide quickly to avoid being hunted or captured by the Siye Society when they arrived following the spirit energy fluctuations.
The Huacheng Siye Society did indeed appear unreliable on regular days, and they were short-handed, but they would certainly not be unaware of such a disturbance.
At this moment, the main operative on duty tonight, An Qing, was very likely already on the way with the Special Action Team’s tough guys and a series of weapons for dealing with urban legends.
Now, any gathering of a brawl would have police officers arriving at the scene within twenty minutes; although the Siye Society would have an extra step of spirit energy fluctuation detection in their procedures, they wouldn’t be too slow either.
By that time, An Qing’s overwhelming force and the alchemical artillery of the Special Action Team would ensure that A-grade urban legends wouldn’t d*e immediately but wouldn’t fare well either.
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Ten minutes later.
In the rundown office of the Huacheng Folk Culture Research Management Bureau.
After Lu Yibei evacuated the little urban legends clustering on the long street and confirmed with Meng Meng multiple times that she was hiding deep in the underground space of Happy Neighborhood, he left the dream, gasping for breath as he woke up on the hard single bed.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he heard Qidong’s loud voice coming from outside, in the direction of the Special Action Team’s preparation area.
“Quick, bring all the gear, drive the armored vehicle up, and load the highest specification spell-form solidifying shells!”
“d*mn it, A-grade urban legends fighting each other, it’s been nearly two years since we’ve seen such a thing in Huacheng. Tonight, I’m going to make a big show of it!”
Following the direction of the voice, Lu Yibei saw Qidong, clad merely in a vest and a stab-proof vest, one hand holding a grenade launcher, and a 7.62mm rotary machine g*n strapped to his back, rushing past the window in a manner reminiscent of the Terminator, looking quite fierce.
“……”
This… truly is the style of the Special Action Team!
However, is it really okay to use such powerful weapons in the city? Lu Yibei mused to himself, quickly thinking of a more pressing question.
Fighting at the level of Mu Se and Miss Rabbit, even with some restraint, could cause significant damage to an entire street.
But that could still be brushed off as an explosion of a power distribution box, a gas pipe leaking due to aging, or an earthquake.
If the intensity and scale of the urban legend battle were to increase, how would the Siye Society handle it to completely eliminate the impact?
Just as Lu Yibei continued pondering, the noise outside gradually faded away, and the expansive courtyard of the Huacheng Folk Culture Research Management Bureau fell silent once more.
Driving from Mudan Street to the area near Happy Neighborhood would take no more than ten minutes, just as Lu Yibei imagined; the Siye Society would undoubtedly appear at the scene of the battle between Mu Se and Miss Rabbit within twenty minutes.
“Good thing I run fast!” Lu Yibei muttered to himself.
He secretly rejoiced that he had infiltrated the Siye Society; compared to ordinary urban legends, he understood how the Siye Society operated better. Otherwise, doing nothing but observing and getting caught for not evacuating in time would be too unfair, ending up locked in Yun Kang Psychiatric Hospital.
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In the late night, in a warehouse filled with discarded computer parts, several screens glowed eerily.
Under the cold-toned light, a plump little white worm stretched its tail out, differentiating into several USB ports connecting to a running server.
In front of it, information scrolled continuously across a screen within the urban legends chat group.
Internet Old Pervert 0: “In recent days, we’ve had continuous attacks, recovering thirty-two spirit energy items, nine urban legend essence cores, including but not limited to dragon lizard poison sacs, night bat fangs, copper-bark elderberry, moon ash, and other alchemical materials, with forty-four chips of unknown usage, totaling one hundred ninety-six…”
“……”
Once the collection statistics were complete, it lifted all speech restrictions and posted a message.
Void: “Take a look at this; I just received footage through the camera near Happy Neighborhood. Quite interesting. [Video]”
The video content started with Mu Se and Miss Rabbit exchanging glances. Soon another urban legend dressed like a Qingyi opera performer appeared, engaging with Mu Se and Miss Rabbit for a moment before they quickly began to battle, leaving behind only ghostly figures darting around.
Before long, under the intense spirit energy fluctuations, the video experienced a long disruption. When it resumed, the long street was left in a state of ruin following the epic battle.
The asphalt road was filled with cracks and holes, large sections of the surrounding walls had collapsed, and the broken fire hydrant spewed water, mingling with the bl**d on the ground, quickly crystallizing into frost in the cold air.
Void: “Given this situation, tomorrow the Siye Society will have to fabricate a news story about a pipeline explosion or something similar. Our Wang Buliu group friend is truly remarkable!”
One Hundred and Three-Point-Two Cats: “Boss, you mentioned Wang Buliu? But she wasn’t in the footage at all!”
Internet Old Pervert 0: “Isn’t that urban legend from Happy Neighborhood Wang Buliu’s subordinate? She appears, which means Wang Buliu will show up soon! How can you be so foolish?”
One Hundred and Three-Point-Two Cats: “[Angry Cat Emoji]”
Void: “Indeed, her subordinate appeared, so I believe the dispute between those two urban legends was highly likely instigated by her through her subordinate.”
To instigate a conflict without even appearing on the scene…
What a terrifying woman!
Does this ability relate to her urban legend powers? I suddenly find myself very curious about what kind of urban legend she is! Void thought to himself.
One Hundred and Three-Point-Two Cats: “@Penguin Unethical Customer Service Sister, did you see? Did you see? Remember you asked me what kind of person would be bored enough to report someone?”
One Hundred and Three-Point-Two Cats: “It’s this type of person! It’s not my attitude or approach that’s the problem; it’s her problem!”
Void: “@One Hundred and Three-Point-Two Cats Xiao Qi, since you have such a good relationship with Wang Buliu, let’s leave the task of negotiating with her to you later.”
One Hundred and Three-Point-Two Cats: “[Cat Confused Face] Boss, didn’t she already refuse to continue understanding Jumeng’s information? The task is temporarily over, right? Why still negotiate with her?”
Void: “That’s not quite how it works. We have a cooperative relationship with Wang Buliu; a mutually beneficial cooperative relationship is what lasts!”
Void: “If she finds out we took advantage of her fame to gain benefits amidst this chaos and even made a lot of enemies without giving her a portion of it, that cooperation will inevitably break down sooner or later.”
One Hundred and Three-Point-Two Cats: “Boss, are you worried she’ll hold a grudge after seeing her strategies for sowing discord, getting scared?”
Void: “Well, just a bit [bitter smile]; someone with such a quirky personality and considerable strength should naturally invoke a degree of respect from us under normal circumstances.”
One Hundred and Three-Point-Two Cats: “……”
Witnessing their leader so candidly admitting to being intimidated by Wang Buliu left Miao Xiaoqi momentarily speechless.
Void: “But I didn’t make this choice out of fear; Huacheng is about to get chaotic, and continuing to mimic her actions attacking Mu Se’s stronghold could not only yield spirit energy items but also put you at risk, which isn’t worth it, right?”
One Hundred and Three-Point-Two Cats: “Understood, then Boss, how much should we send her as suitable?”
Void: “Send it all over; let her choose what half she wants.”
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At that moment, in a villa in the outskirts of Huacheng.
Upon seeing Void’s reply, Miao Xiaoqi’s fur bristled, and he stared incredulously at the screen, fiercely tapping a nearby man on the shoulder while pointing at the screen.
“Ase, look, look! Is the boss infected with a virus or has someone planted a Trojan?”
Old Pervert glanced at Miao Xiaoqi, annoyed, and said, “What nonsense are you talking about? The boss is the most powerful virus in the world, the most unscrupulous Trojan, the most maddening malicious plug-in.”
“Don’t you remember how he drove crazy the guy who bullied his favorite virtual idol? I still recall that guy’s sanity level hitting zero; it was too tragic.”
“That makes sense…”
Miao Xiaoqi frowned, then revealed a look of a little miser, muttering, “But just giving Wang Buliu so many benefits for free feels unsatisfying!”
“Whether to give or not is still uncertain!” Old Pervert scoffed, gesturing towards the computer screen in front of Miao Xiaoqi.
Miao Xiaoqi followed the direction of Old Pervert’s gesture and looked at the screen.
Void: “However, Xiao Qi, wait until the chaos in Huacheng settles down before you take those things to Wang Buliu.”
After reading Void’s reply, Old Pervert nodded thoughtfully, then noticed Miao Xiaoqi typing “Why?” in the chat box, and before she could send it, he patted her shoulder.
“Don’t ask; the boss means that if she dies in the chaos, those items are offerings in sacrifice; if she survives, they are gifts for the new urban legend king of Huacheng’s ascension.”
Pausing, he added, “On the other hand, sending them now is not just revealing our hand, admitting we are the ones causing chaos in Huacheng by mimicking her, right?”
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On the other side, on the long street near the back door of Happy Neighborhood.
Once a secluded but relatively clean street, now it showed only a scene of devastation, with several black-robed bodies with missing heads sprawled among the rubble and dirt.
Various colors of bl**d mixed together, emitting a foul odor.
The battle between Miss Rabbit and Mu Se was nearing its end.
With a loud explosion, Miss Rabbit crashed down from mid-air, sinking into the ground; her white dress was nearly completely torn, exposing her fair skin, which was covered in grotesque wounds.
In the end, she was still a move short.
Although her spirit energy fluctuations had reached a level sufficient to contest with Mu Se.
As a subordinate, even though her current actions were no longer under Mu Se’s control due to the influence of the subordinate mark, it still felt like an invisible shackle that could not be fully eliminated.
And it was those slight influences that led to disadvantages, which gradually accumulated into defeat.
At the end of the long street, Mu Se, holding a long kn*fe that had become serrated with fierce battle, approached with a mocking smile.
“My little rabbit, the thought of personally killing you truly breaks my heart. You were once my favorite subordinate, so don’t worry; I won’t k*ll you that quickly.”
Just thinking of Mu Se’s brutal methods of torturing subordinates made Miss Rabbit’s heart tighten, but soon a determined look surfaced in her eyes.
“Hmph! You’d better k*ll me now; otherwise, given the chance, I will never let you go.”
“Chance?” Mu Se sneered, “Once you fall back under my control, you won’t have another opportunity unless a miracle occurs.”
“Whoosh——!”
As her words fell, the sound of a shell being fired echoed from the end of the street; she abruptly turned around to see an alchemical shell fired from Qidong’s grenade launcher, trailing a dazzling flame as it rapidly approached her.
The long kn*fe moved like electricity, carving out an arc before colliding with the shell; the air shook violently, and the blade turned red hot.
Then the alchemical shell detonated with power comparable to a precise spell, the explosion and scattered copper shrapnel crashing into the scarlet energy shield opened in front of Mu Se, causing cracks to spread across the shield rapidly.
At that moment, she suddenly recalled Miss Rabbit’s teasing words from behind her.
“See, isn’t there a miracle? Even a 60mm caliber type of miracle.”
Hearing Miss Rabbit’s voice, Mu Se’s pupils constricted; she swiftly turned around, only to see a cold light slashing down, leaving a terrifying wound on her body with a “puff!”
That wound, tearing from her collarbone downward, nearly took her right arm with it.
Thus, an inhuman scream resonated through the street, infused with an air of fury.
In a blaze of dazzling light, the surrounding scenes seemed to fracture like broken mirrors, and amid the swirling chaos, everything vanished like an illusion, taking Mu Se’s figure with it.
“d*mn it! Let her get away!”
Frustrated that she failed to land a killing blow on her master, Miss Rabbit cursed fiercely. As she looked at the members of the Special Action Team gathering on the street ahead and at An Qing, who was approaching, her expression grew serious.
At that moment, a gust of wind brushed past her back; a white figure flashed by, and she felt someone wrap her waist and quickly rush towards a dark building in the distance.
As she soared through the air, enormous bone wings unfurled behind Shuo E like a round shield, while the incoming willow-leaf knives and shells fell like rain.
“Boom—— Boom—— Boom——!”
The bone wings held for only a few seconds before collapsing with the sound of dense explosions, scattering into fine dust.
Although most of the attacks from the Special Action Team and An Qing were neutralized by the bone wings, several rusted willow-leaf knives and flying copper shrapnel still struck Shuo E’s body, embedding into flesh, causing him to shudder violently.
Enduring the intense pain, he gritted his teeth and, using the shockwave from the explosion, reached peak speed, repeatedly vanishing into the night.
Amidst the howling wind, Miss Rabbit looked up at Shuo E’s pale face and the bl**d spilling from his lips, stunned, and asked, “You… why did you save me?”
“In any situation, the safety of the experimental subject must be ensured; that’s the Elders’ Council’s direct words.” Shuo E replied with a smile, “You have two experiments remaining, and I must ensure you can return safely.”
Miss Rabbit, “……What am I even expecting?”
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In the quiet Huacheng Siye Society.
Lu Yibei lay on the single bed, staring at Bai Kai’s number in his phone’s contact list, hesitated for a long time before finally dialing it.
Although the Proxy Player Sister told her that to deal with the Hundred Demons Walk organized by Mu Se, and the potential huge hidden dangers behind it, she would have to rely on her own strength.
He still felt it necessary to inform Water Brother of the situation.
Personal strength has its limits; thinking about what she was about to do, he felt he might need some help.
In this world, if he couldn’t trust Water Brother to provide assistance, then no one else could help him.
“Hello! Is that Xiao Bei?”
After several rings, Bai Kai’s voice came through; it was rare for Lu Yibei to take the initiative to call him, and he clearly sounded surprised.
“It’s me.” Lu Yibei replied, “Water Brother, what are you doing right now? Do you have time to meet? I have a very urgent matter I want to consult with you.”
“Consult…” sensing the seriousness in Lu Yibei’s voice, Bai Kai pondered for two seconds, then asked, “Where should we meet?”
“How about at the corner of Mudan Street?”
“Alright!” Bai Kai readily agreed, “I’m working here; give me three minutes, and I’ll be right over.”
Then, Lu Yibei heard a sound on the phone that resembled a slap against a fleshy rear-end.
“Pa——!” The crisp sound was followed by an embarrassing m*an.
“Make it quick; let’s get it done fast!” He vaguely heard Bai Kai saying that to someone.
Lu Yibei, “……”
Listening to the ambiguous sounds on the phone, he suddenly doubted whether three minutes would be enough.
Five minutes later.
Lu Yibei stood at the corner of Mudan Street; the ancient town under the night sky seemed serene and tranquil as if it were sleeping. In the distance, a silver light pierced through the empty road and quickly approached him.
As the silver light faded, Bai Kai, looking disheveled, appeared before him. “Here, Xiao Bei. What is it? Feel free to tell me!”
Lu Yibei forced himself to tear his gaze away from the hickeys on his neck, looking directly into his eyes, and spoke earnestly, “Water Brother, if I want to do something that violates Siye Society rules, would you help me?”
“Of course!” Bai Kai immediately replied with a laugh, “Besides, what could you possibly do? Divert the monthly allotted supplies, misappropriate Jiang Li’s activity funds, or take a couple of spirit energy items from the warehouse to play with?”
“I’m telling you, those are trivial matters; even if it’s a little more extreme, it’s completely…”
“I want to organize a Hundred Demons Walk.” Lu Yibei suddenly said.
Bai Kai, “?！！”
