Chapter 48: Leave it to the Ghost Girl
On the empty stage.
All the swaying figures ceased their movements, their faces turning towards the same direction, seemingly fixated on something.
The Noble Lady’s voice echoed gently.
“Since you wish to watch the performance, why not show yourselves? We thirst for an audience, for those who can appreciate the show. If you’ve come to disrupt, then become props for the act.”
No sooner had she spoken than the Night Watchers beside her sprang into action, darting towards the direction where Night Star and Lan Feng Su Yu were hiding, their speed shocking.
“Oh no, run!”
Lan Feng Su Yu gasped, swiftly scooping Night Star up, ready to use the Stars to escape.
But in the next second—
Boom!
An invisible shockwave hit, accompanied by a fierce mental jolt, interrupting Lan Feng Su Yu’s activation of the Stars.
“Ah!”
Rumble!
Debris flew, cracks spider-webbing across the walls as parts of it crumbled.
A shower of rubble fell.
Lan Feng Su Yu barely managed to flee the area cradling the tiny Night Star, successfully avoiding being buried.
“Cough cough… Night Star, are you okay?”
Lan Feng Su Yu looked at Night Star with concern, her nerves on edge.
“Umm… I’m fine.”
Night Star kept her eyes closed, her eyelashes twitching slightly. Her body was tense, and her heart was pounding with fear.
No matter how much courage she summoned, faced with danger, all defenses could crumble in an instant.
Like just now, when she almost bit the dust.
Slowly, Night Star opened her eyes and stared at Lan Feng Su Yu, her expression frozen.
“Sister Su Yu… bl**d…”
“Eh…?”
A stream of bl**d trickled down Lan Feng Su Yu’s head. She must have taken a bad hit just moments ago.
Lan Feng Su Yu slowly became aware of the pain.
Probably got whacked by falling debris while escaping.
“It’s… it’s nothing, just a little scratch. Totally fine… I can handle it.”
She forced a smile, unsteadily standing up as if her head were buzzing with flies, dizziness invading her senses.
Was that the effect of someone’s Stars from just now?
Ouch, the Stars are out of commission…
Just then, several figures approached.
With hollow eyes and blank expressions, they were six Night Watchers.
And Night Star noticed the strings connecting their limbs, a sure sign of being turned into puppets.
“Umm… those troublesome Night Watchers…”
Night Star suddenly realized that not every Night Watcher could be trusted; some were downright unreliable.
Like now, with six Night Watchers standing before her as enemies. Scary!
Then, the Noble Lady gracefully approached, her gaze landing on the silver-haired, red-eyed Night Star, voice laced with mild curiosity.
“Oh? Are you the main star my master has taken a fancy to? If so, let me turn you into a puppet and bring you to her side to entertain her!”
“Not a chance, I refuse!”
Even though she was terrified, Night Star mustered enough courage to reject her.
“Noble Lady, why are you here? Is this Lianhua’s doing?”
The puppet-like Noble Lady seemed to seriously embody her character, replying, “Yes, grand performances belong on the biggest stage, but this stage is still too small for my master. The real stage should be this entire city. Regardless, this place is still my master’s aspiration, and I will take her place on the stage.”
“Umm…” Night Star frowned slightly.
If the whole city became a stage, where would they find it?
Mo Tu!
Do something!
In the base.
“Mo Tu, do something!”
“Ugh, stop nagging.”
Mo Tu twitched his lip slightly, responding to Night Lan’s calls. “I’m looking, I’m looking! Plus, the sunlight-level Night Watcher Yan Que is on his way. Tell Lan Feng Su Yu to hang in there, and if all else fails, just run.”
Night Lan nodded lightly.
“Mm.”
But Lan Feng Su Yu was already injured.
Can she really hold on?
Night Lan’s face was full of concern, mirroring Night Star’s expression perfectly.
Back to the stage vicinity.
Night Star turned to look, only to find the pink-haired girl who had just protected her sprawled on the ground, frozen in shock.
“Eh? Passed out…”
The news reached Mo Tu.
He quickly assessed, realizing that one of the Stars surrounding them had an effect that could severely jolt a person’s mind. Considering Lan Feng Su Yu had just taken a hit, it made sense she had fainted.
But now wasn’t the time to faint! There were six Night Watchers assimilated by Star Eclipses and a puppet with a strong Star Eclipse aura nearby.
If it were just Night Star, a little Loli facing that, she’d be toast!
Gazing at Night Lan’s worried face, Mo Tu thought for a second.
“Why don’t you just run away? Aren’t you pretty fast?”
Night Lan’s eyes widened.
“No way, how could I abandon my friends?”
“She’ll just become a puppet. If you become that, you’ll really be in trouble. Who can guarantee that your Stars won’t go berserk because of this?”
“Umm…” Night Lan lowered her head slightly, as if engaged in a fierce inner struggle, conflict showing on her face.
“No, no way I can do that!”
“Oh.”
Mo Tu closed his eyes, focusing on using the Stars to divine a possible escape route for Night Star by channeling a hefty amount of mental energy.
“……”
Success!
Mo Tu opened his eyes again as a piece of information flooded his mind, revealing the answer to him.
“Wait. Don’t act recklessly.”
“Umm?”
…
Just as Night Star’s expression turned puzzled, a girl’s voice echoed from above.
“Night Star————~”
“Umm?”
Instinctively, Night Star looked up to see a certain Ghost Girl descending from the sky.
“Eypar?”
“That’s right! It’s me! Finally found you guys, wahhh! I’ve been searching for you forever! Leaving behind a defenseless poor little ghost like me is just unforgivable! I must protest! Protest!”
Eypar twirled around Night Star, her bobblehead-like hair swaying, betraying her excitement.
But amid her fury, happiness overshadowed it.
Finding Night Star was a big deal, and being mad was just not Eypar’s thing.
Then Eypar noticed their current predicament.
The pink-haired girl who had just taken Night Star away was lying on the ground, looking hurt.
And surrounding them were a bunch of very scary-looking individuals, all with the same eerie expression that sent chills down the spine.
“Eh? What’s going on here?”
“Umm, about to be toast, waiting for rescue.”
“Oh, I see. So those around us are bad guys?”
“For now, yes.”
“Leave it to me then!”
“You?”
Night Star looked at the self-assured Eypar, a touch of doubt creeping in.
“Yep!”
