Free Web NovelWithin the sealed residential area surrounding Bu Ye Street.
In the past forty-three minutes and eighteen seconds, Hua Sang had a profound realization of the meaning of the term 'calamity water' from Lu Yibei.
Not only did she build friendships with over a dozen Secret Society members in a very short time, but now she was even beginning to subtly shake their 'morale'.
An Qi, the minor leader commanding this small group of about twenty Secret Society members, was at the front of the team, diligently directing the Secret Society members in a carpet search for Gu Qianqian's whereabouts, while 'Gu Qianqian' was mixed in at the very back of the crowd, spreading words that undermined unity and morale.
Hua Sang even suspected that if Lu Yibei were given a little more time, she might start instigating those Secret Society members to defect.
She glanced sideways at Lu Yibei beside her, her eye twitching slightly.
She had previously thought that Lu Yibei's act of mixing among the Secret Society members was somewhat risky, but now it seemed she had worried too much.
Lu Yibei didn't notice Hua Sang's strange gaze at all, and continued chatting calmly with her 'new friend'.
"Speaking of which, you didn't intend to join the Secret Society at all initially, you just wanted to have superb skateboarding skills and an opportunity to skateboard without restraint?"
"..." The person didn't speak, secretly glanced at An Qi not far ahead, and nodded slightly.
Once, he was also a youth chasing the wind with dreams.
Now, he had the ability to realize his dreams, but he was powerless to do so, stuck in place.
"Sigh—!" Lu Yibei let out a heavy sigh, patted the person's shoulder and said, "It's the same, Elder brother, I also just wanted to get a perfect diamond at first."
"You know, these colorful, glittering gems have always been ridiculously expensive, even a Psychic would find it hard to afford them. I had a wicked thought for a moment and ended up..."
"Uh, I'm not saying that Adult is bad! I'm actually very grateful to It. If it weren't for Its grace, I might never have been able to own such a perfect diamond through my own efforts. If I had the chance, I'd really like to repay Its kindness, it's just that killing people is a bit..."
As she spoke, the fervent light that appeared in Lu Yibei's eyes when she mentioned diamonds gradually dimmed. She lowered her head and let out a soft sigh.
Immediately after, as if suddenly remembering something, she turned her head to look at another Secret Society member beside her and quietly asked, "Oh right, Miss, you just said you were so dedicated to dancing for your family, and then received the gift of these dance shoes?"
"Presumably, your family has seen your dancing now, right? They must be very happy, right?"
"..." The woman lowered her head, glanced at the red shoes that seemed to have merged with her feet, and let out a silent sigh. "Yes, they've seen it, it's just..."
She loved dancing dearly, to the point of being willing to give her life for it. Becoming a top dancer was not only her dream but also her family's expectation of her.
It's a pity that to reach the top level in dancing, effort and talent are both indispensable.
She once only had sweat; it was these red dance shoes that gave her the talent worthy of her effort.
However, when she completed that perfect dance wearing these red dance shoes, she found at the curtain call that her family had already left in anger.
Afterward, her mother told her, "Your dancing skills are amazing, but they lack soul."
Lu Yibei looked at the dejected girl and shook her head. "It's alright, I understand you. I've also experienced this feeling of finally achieving the peak in your heart, only to not be recognized by others."
"Did I tell you I used to be a jewelry designer? Those guys didn't understand my designs at all and said I was wasting good materials! But the best quality gems don't need excessive artificial modification; as long as their natural beauty can be displayed, that's the best design."
"It's alright, don't be discouraged. As long as we're clear that we are still our former selves, that's enough! Be yourself, don't be swayed by anyone, not even... that Adult!"
After speaking, Lu Yibei looked at the girl whose head was nodding like a pecking chick, patted her shoulder, and quickly turned to her next target.
Hua Sang, "..."
This woman is too terrifying.
Is she really a Night Watch operative, and not some succubus-like female demon?
Wait, could she have gotten into the Night Watch using this skill?
As Hua Sang was thinking, An Qi, who was leading the team ahead, suddenly let out a loud shout, interrupting her thoughts.
"Everyone stop, we just received news that Gu Qianqian is mixed among us!"
Damn it, have they been discovered? Hua Sang's heart skipped a beat. She tightened her grip on the ruler in her hand and abruptly looked towards Lu Yibei.
Then she saw Lu Yibei, like a startled little rabbit, "swish", shrink behind the man and woman from earlier, her hands naturally resting on their backs, weakly saying, "Oh my god, that Gu Qianqian who kills without blinking, is actually mixed among us? How terrifying!"
As she spoke, Lu Yibei cast a "Don't worry!" look towards Hua Sang.
"Don't be afraid, there are so many of us!" the girl said with a comforting smile.
Hua Sang, "..." You're still comforting her? Don't you know she could kill you at any moment?
Lu Yibei's hands were pressed against the backs of those two Secret Society members. If anything went wrong, she would only need half a second to shatter their spines.
Hua Sang saw it at a glance. After all, the way Lu Yibei's ten fingers were poised, preparing to exert force, originated from a Body Technique of Da Chunyang Palace—'Five Postures Plum Blossom Seizing'.
She likely learned this from Qing Ji... Hua Sang nodded thoughtfully.
Just then, An Qi received a message from Hu Chuan and let out another soft exclamation, "The Sage says that Adult will personally guide us to find Gu Qianqian. Everyone, be vigilant!"
As her voice fell, a low rumbling sound suddenly rose from the surrounding buildings.
The next moment, the outer wall of the building above exploded with a bang. From the large hole revealed in the wall, debris wrapped in terrifying Spiritual Energy fluctuations surged out like a tide.
That debris was imbued with a bizarre vitality, carrying the corpses from the residential building. In mid-air, it constantly changed forms—furniture, appliances, corpses, clothing... with their own will, they were roughly disassembled, precisely reassembled, quickly riveted and welded, until they transformed into instruments of slaughter. freёweɓnovel.com
Soon, bizarre creatures whose forms were difficult to describe, somewhere between machines, objects, and beasts, appeared in sight, densely packed, numbering in the hundreds.
Their bodies were a jumble of disassembled items and corpses, put together in a way that violated human aesthetics.
They looked like scrapped machinery mixed with flesh and smashed by a hydraulic hammer, connected by wriggling pale mucus, with currents occasionally flashing across their surface, emitting an eerie light.
Immediately after, the eyes embedded within the various broken materials slowly lit up, firmly locking onto Hua Sang.
And of course, Lu Yibei...
Tension instantly exploded in Hua Sang's heart.
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Immediately, a black shadow swept over, bringing with it a chilling killing intent. The ground suddenly trembled. Hua Sang hurriedly dodged sideways, then looked anxiously at Lu Yibei, slightly taken aback.
She saw that amidst the chaos, Lu Yibei showed no sign of panic at being exposed.
She darted forward quickly, reaching behind the burly man who had been unwilling to talk to her. With a forceful swing of her arm, she simultaneously stunned the man and kicked him out of the crowd with a side whip kick.
"Alright! So you're the one called Gu Qianqian, huh!?"
Just as she spoke, several bizarre creatures pounced, colliding head-on with the flying burly man. Hindered by his sturdy and muscular body, those bizarre creatures didn't hesitate at all. Amidst a series of sharp metal grinding sounds, the burly man's body instantly shattered, exploding into a mist of blood in mid-air.
That feeling was as if those bizarre creatures had originally launched their attack targeting the burly man.
Taking advantage of the moment the blood mist exploded to obscure vision, Lu Yibei unleashed her movement technique, darted over to Hua Sang in a few steps, and growled, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and run!"
After speaking, she grabbed Hua Sang's slender waist, like carrying a long, thin winter melon, and rushed towards the edge of the crowd without stopping for a moment.
"It's Zhao Tianyu, she's Gu Qianqian in disguise!"
An Qi shouted loudly.
Zhao Tianyu was the name of that 'diamond girl'.
As the words fell, for a moment, more than half of the Secret Society members showed expressions of disbelief.
They were just talking happily with her a moment ago, feeling a sense of finding a kindred spirit, but now they learned she was actually Gu Qianqian?
For a moment, they felt as if they had discovered that their best friend they had grown up with was actually a serial killer, their emotions complex...
Some even had thoughts like, "Although Gu Qianqian is cruel and ruthless, her kindness towards me must have been real, right?"
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Amidst the frantic charge forward, Hua Sang saw Lu Yibei quickly take out several glowing objects she had never seen from her pocket, throw them behind her, followed by loud explosions and rumbling.
Illuminated by the firelight of the explosions, Lu Yibei's clothes actually began to writhe, delivering the broken sword hidden beneath her garments into her hand.
The broken sword swept horizontally, unleashing mournful wails. Foul-smelling mucus burst forth in front, and sounds of miserable hissing and screaming constantly rang out.
The constant deaths of their companions made the Secret Society members recall the fear of being dominated by 'Gu Qianqian' once again. Their actions showed hesitation and delay to varying degrees, yet those bizarre creatures pounced as if insane, one after another, pressing forward relentlessly.
During this process, Hua Sang silently activated her Clairvoyance, wanting to capture the movements of those bizarre creatures and guard against unexpected sneak attacks for Lu Yibei.
However, Hua Sang quickly discovered that Lu Yibei didn't need help at all.
She was always able to react in advance, as if she could foresee the future and sense attacks coming from all directions.
However, through the Clairvoyance, Hua Sang still discovered something strange.
Individually, those bizarre creatures weren't terrifying; their Spiritual Energy fluctuation level was only around B-.
With such a Spiritual Energy fluctuation level, even if there were only a few hundred of them, they wouldn't be a cause for concern. But Hua Sang could feel that their aura seemed to originate from a single entity.
Hundreds of beings like this, barely reaching the average level of a Psychic, with their Spiritual Energy fluctuations as one, cooperating like a single person, would have terrifying consequences.
It's like a lone wolf isn't dangerous, but a wolf pack is deadly.
"Those abominations seem to originate from a single entity," Hua Sang reminded.
"Mm! I guessed..." Lu Yibei replied, then changed the subject. "My Spiritual Energy was already depleted just now, and I probably can't last much longer. After we create some distance, I'll leave the remaining enemies to you."
Her Spiritual Energy is already depleted, and she's still causing so much trouble? Hua Sang looked at Lu Yibei's expressionless profile in surprise, was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "Okay, leave it to me!"
After Master receives my message, he should immediately inform the sect leader Old man and then set off with people.
Calculating the time, almost an hour has passed. They should be arriving soon.
As long as we hold out until they arrive, we can escape! Hua Sang thought with certainty.
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Outside the sealed zone, where Saleh was stuck.
Shem stood before that invisible barrier. After Hua Sang strangely passed through the invisible barrier, he tried to create a miracle and break in again and again, until his hands were charred black by the alien Spiritual Energy.
"Hey—! I'm baffled. Saleh got halfway in, and that Miss also miraculously got in, why can't I?"
Just as he was speaking, there were faint footsteps behind him. He turned his head sharply and saw at the street corner an Old man in a simple long robe with entirely white hair and beard walking towards him.
The Old man was hunched over, his eyes narrowed into slits, his steps forward slow. He looked as if he would fall over if the wind blew, but as if there was a distortion in the sense of time, in the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Shem.
Seeing this, Shem frowned slightly and low-growled, "Hey Old man, stop quickly. It's very dangerous ahead. If you don't want to die, hurry up and scram!"
Hearing Shem's low growl, the Old man smiled and glanced at him, nodding slightly. "Thank you for the reminder, but..."
Before the Old man could finish speaking, he unexpectedly darted forward, colliding head-on with the invisible barrier ahead.
Shem's pupils trembled slightly. Just as he thought the Old man was about to smash his head and die against the invisible barrier, he noticed the Old man opened his slightly narrowed eyes.
Immediately after, he saw the Old man in his sight suddenly straighten up. Like an illusion, a phantom full of prestige—Profound Essence Jade Crown, Profound Feather Flying Robe, Dianzao Great ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) Banner, Soaring Black Dragon... flashed around the Old man.
Then...
Just like that, under his gaze, the Old man silently passed through the invisible barrier.
Shem, "..."
For a moment, his level of frustration rose by several percentage points.
The Holy Child, Saleh, Hua Sang, and that unknown wretched Old man... It was as if everyone could get in, only he was excluded.
It was infuriating! He felt excluded by everyone. This was not a miracle at all!
