Chapter 34 Goodbye!
Raising a Witch’s Egg is like a lottery; although there are general ranges and guarantees, you can never know exactly what will emerge until it is swallowed.
Miss Rabbit saw that the Witch’s Egg she had painstakingly nurtured had awakened such a terrifying “thing,” and tears welled up in her eyes after a long time.
The feeling in her heart was like giving a friend an account that had been a non-gamer for thousands of years, and her friend, through luck, had completed the collection within a month.
“That was supposed to be mine!” she muttered in a daze, the hatred in her eyes growing stronger.
“Just wait! I will definitely get my thing back! But for now…” Miss Rabbit said with the fiercest expression and tone, turning around and fleeing in the most cowardly manner, diving into the forest behind her.
Urban legends are like beasts, with big fish eating little fish and little fish eating shrimps, but this is not an absolute rule. There are precedents for the weak overcoming the strong, and for servants devouring their masters.
She was already plotting a battle to cross levels, and if successful, her relationship with her master would likely reverse.
And now.
The high-level strong enemy she needed to overcome had merely gone from one to two.
That’s all!
Hmm, adding one “that’s all” better demonstrates my determination! Miss Rabbit thought.
…
An Qing concentrated spirit energy to notify all the main operators in Huacheng, her mourning owl vibrating incessantly on her chest.
Soon, she received feedback.
Her fingertips brushed over the badge made of special metal, feeling the spirit energy fluctuations coming from it, and familiar voices rose one by one.
…
Huacheng, THEUNDERGROUNDWORLD club.
In a corner booth, a man dressed in a flashy outfit sensed the vibration of the badge beneath his suit. His expression slightly changed, and then he set down his drink, seemingly casually slipping his finger into his clothing to lightly touch the mourning owl and responded flippantly.
“Hello, the user you called is currently living it up and has no time for you! Goodbye!”
After responding, Bai Kai stood up and elegantly bowed to the several women at the booth, smiling, “Sorry, beautiful ladies, something urgent has come up at the company involving a huge sum of money that I must handle personally.”
“Enjoy your time, and everything is on me!”
With that, amid the cheers of the women, Bai Kai quickly walked towards the club’s exit.
…
Qingyuan Ferry Dock.
A girl in a pigeon-shaped onesie crouched on the ground, holding a pillow in one hand and drawing circles on the ground with a finger, muttering with a mournful expression.
“They left, all of them, not waiting for me. I curse you all…”
“Eh?”
“An Qing? Are you calling me over? Okay, but… never mind, I’ll just sleep for a while before heading over…”
…
In a secluded private clinic in Huacheng, a hunchbacked doctor was carefully stitching a handsome man’s ghastly arm wound on the operating table.
Feeling the badge vibrating on his chest, the man frowned slightly, then sneered, gestured for the doctor to pause, and sent a response to An Qing.
“Oh? Need support? I’m currently dealing with an urban legend. I’ll come right after I finish.”
…
Huacheng Folk Culture Research Management Bureau.
Under the night sky, in a pitch-black garden, a girl was squatting under a large tree with an umbrella, nearly merging with the night, as if performing a true emotion called “I am a Mushroom.”
Feeling the spiritual energy fluctuations from An Qing emanating from the badge on her chest, she softly responded, “Mm, I’ll be there… I’ll be there…”
…
After hearing the last key operator’s reply, An Qing let out a breath of relief.
The ground suddenly trembled, and a loud noise came from the direction of the Flower Language Sunshine Resort Hotel, as something broke through the hotel’s roof and soared into the sky.
Accompanied by a burst of maniacal laughter, a petite and fragile figure gradually emerged from the fire, trailing surging flames like a sprawling red banner.
The terrifying energy fluctuations swept over, mixed with a savage and scorching aura.
In an instant, the air within a radius of several miles became hot, as if it had instantaneously transformed from early autumn to midsummer, with forest fires spreading everywhere.
“Swish—!”
Seeing this, An Qing was about to say something to Jiang Li when she heard a loud burst of air nearby. The next moment, a silver streak, like a crashing mountain torrent, rushed past her, smashing through the roadside barrier and charging towards the resort hotel along the steep mountain ridge.
“Jiang Li! What are you doing!? That thing is not something you can handle alone!” An Qing shouted but received no response.
“d*mn it!” An Qing cursed softly, holding her forehead mournfully, “If you want to d*e, don’t drag me along! Well, whatever, who told me I’m a soft-hearted person?”
With that, An Qing also chased after Jiang Li.
…
The pitch-black night sky seemed soaked in ink.
Luxianbei opened her eyes and was surprised to find herself back on the rooftop of the tall building she had recently visited in a dream. The difference was that this time the sky wasn’t raining; the clouds were glowing a crimson color as if ignited.
Looking far out, the already broken city was nothing but ruins, with bones and decaying steel scattered everywhere, as if the entire city had experienced a disaster.
Fire spread everywhere, painting the sky red. It burned, licked, and greedily eroded all beautiful things.
A figure formed from condensed gray mist, crying out in pain under the scorching flames, fled in panic. Hearing the cries coming from the gray mist, Luxianbei felt a wave of sadness rising inexplicably, which then intensified.
“You’ve finally arrived; if you were any later…”
Hearing a voice ring in her ear, Luxianbei’s heart skipped a beat, and she shouted, “Who! Where are you! Don’t hide, I’ve already found you!”
“…”
After a brief silence, Luxianbei heard a nearly imperceptible sigh coming from behind her, followed by a sweet and somewhat exasperated voice saying, “I’m behind you.”
Upon hearing this, Luxianbei turned around and saw the red-haired girl she had encountered in her dream.
With delicate features and a harmonious, long body, apart from her lacking charm in the chest area, the girl almost fulfilled all of Luxianbei’s fantasies about women.
“Uh…” Luxianbei pondered for a moment before weakly saying, “So, long time no see; you seem a bit taller than last time, right? Ha, ha, ha!”
“No, it’s you who got shorter,” the girl said expressionlessly, her complex gaze sweeping over Luxianbei.
Noticing the girl’s gaze, Luxianbei froze for a moment, looking down. Her gaze passed over the slightly undulating chest, the flat abdomen, and the undisclosed areas, quickly landing on her fair, pink-tinged little feet.
Her toe-like digits wiggled a bit, and upon confirming that what she saw was her own body, Luxianbei’s expression shifted from a blank stare to complete stiffness.
“What the hell! My…” she started but hesitated, looking at the girl in front of her with a face ashen as if she had seen a ghost.
“Ah—!” The girl nodded regretfully, affirming, “That’s right, just as you thought, it’s gone!”
Luxianbei, “…”
After a few seconds of silence, he suddenly lifted his head, looking at the girl in front of him. He grabbed her shoulders, shouting at the top of his lungs, “d*mn! Is it you who’s behind this? Give it back to me! Give it back! b*stard!”
“Are you annoying or what!” the girl pushed Luxianbei away, expressionless, and said, “I don’t have it either; where do you expect me to get one for you? Mold it out of mud?”
“You better give it back to me! Give it back…” Luxianbei continued, as if he didn’t hear the girl’s words.
“Shut up! Shut up! I don’t have much time left! I can’t waste time entangling with you about these nonsensical matters! Listen, if you don’t want your world to be destroyed by your own hands…”
“You better give it back to me! Give it back…”
The girl, “…” She looked at the chattering Luxianbei and felt that this outright shameless brat was about to collapse to the ground, throwing a tantrum at any moment.
“d*mn! There’s no time left! If you want to keep your thing safe…”
Luxianbei suddenly went silent, straightened up obediently like a student called on in class, “What do you mean?”
“…”
The girl held her forehead and remained silent for a few seconds before slowly saying, “Run! You are already an urban legend! Never let Siye Society catch you! And don’t k*ll anyone while fleeing!”
“After you escape, head back to the hospital immediately, pretending nothing has happened, and then lie low.”
The girl continued, her speed increasing as she spoke, seemingly in a hurry.
“Don’t let anyone know your identity! Bathing in the sunrise can temporarily restore you to your original form; this will help you hide well! But remember! There are a few days every month when you will…”
Before the girl could finish her sentence, her figure suddenly began to blur, and as Luxianbei perceived this, an inexplicable wave of panic surged within her. She hurriedly reached out, wanting to grab the girl, but the girl’s figure slipped away like sand between her fingers, dissipating into the universe.
Watching the empty rooftop, Luxianbei stood in a daze for a long time, despair rising in her heart as she shouted, “What will happen on those days every month?! Is it Aunt Flow coming? Finish your sentence! Did you graduate from the professional cliffhanger class?! d*mn it!”
…
“Who—who—!”
At the damaged edge of the Flower Language Sunshine Resort Hotel’s rooftop, Jiang Li stood with a kn*fe, staring intently at the figure in the sky with closed eyes, breathing heavily. Each breath sent waves of tearing pain through her lungs.
An Qing, charcoal-blackened, hung limply from the exposed rebar at the edge of the ruins, unconscious.
And Jiang Li was barely holding on through that stubborn spirit, her armor nearly completely destroyed, bl**d oozing everywhere, her fair skin exposed and covered in scorch marks.
So strong, completely no match!
What to do? Haven’t the other main operators arrived yet?
Right now, she was barely in a semi-conscious state, relying on instinct to counterattack. It was already difficult to sustain herself, and if she waited until she fully awakened…
As Jiang Li was thinking, the girl suspended in mid-air suddenly awakened, and as she slowly opened her eyes, her long red hair gradually faded, like it was cooling, changing from crimson to pale pink, and the surrounding temperature dropped sharply.
Jiang Li and the girl locked eyes from a distance; looking at her face, cold as frost and seemingly emanating killing intent, Jiang Li felt a sense of danger, her muscles tense, gripping the long kn*fe tightly.
Is she waking up? Then come on! Even if I can’t leave a mark on you, at least… at least…
At least fight until the last moment of my life.
Jiang Li thought, just then, the girl suddenly blinked at her, expressionless, and lightly said, “Goodbye!”
In the next moment, her speed reached its peak, accompanied by a powerful surge of energy that stirred a storm, fleeing like the wind toward the horizon.
For a moment, even the usually calm Jiang Li felt a “¿” rise within her, her gaze filled with doubt.
She… didn’t k*ll me?
Why?
She has such power, yet she didn’t k*ll me after waking up? Instead, it felt like she was a bit scared and turned to run?
Jiang Li pondered, her body suddenly detached from the immense pressure and began to tremble uncontrollably. Following that, everything went dark, and she collapsed to the ground.
