Chapter 26: The Weirdo

The wilderness.

Guessing Magic dragged several corpses out of a house, throwing them on the ground.

"Is this okay? If we are discovered killing our own kind, we won't be able to mix in this world anymore," Ghost Flame said, crossing his arms.

"Quit your blabbering. These bodies are fresh, the souls are still there. Draw power from them immediately, so we can hurry on," Guessing Magic said viciously.

"Alright, how could I refuse such a hefty payment..."

"I will kill that boy, I must kill him!"

"Yeah, yeah, got it."

Ghost Flame stepped forward and chanted a spell over the bodies.

In an instant.

A series of dismal green ghost flames emitted from the bodies, gradually converging together to form a thick gate of fire.

"These soul powers are enough for us to keep moving for five hundred kilometers—now, give me the direction," said Ghost Flame.

"Southwest by south, 25 degrees, a large complex of underground shelters," replied Guessing Magic.

"Good, let's go."

The two stepped into the gate of fire, one after the other, and instantly disappeared from sight.

...

In the underground passage.

Wu Xiaode had become alert.

That guy called Guessing Magic really wasn't frightened off; he intended... to take him out while he was still only seventeen.

But he had clearly been deceived by him, knowing he couldn't beat him.

Wu Xiaode cocked his head.

Looks like he has help.

"Xia Ni, from now on, any bodies must be neutralized immediately," Wu Xiaode said.

"This is simple."

Xia Ni smiled, reached into the void, and pulled out a flamethrower, then turned back towards the tunnel.

The fire blazed brightly, illuminating the darkness.

Wu Xiaode then said to the undead man:

"This evil magic is from an enemy of mine, if he gets involved, it will be very difficult to complete my mission. You guys have to help me."

"What do we need to do?" the ghosts asked.

"First, tell me, can anyone else see you?"

"Only someone like you can see us."

"What about the user of evil magic?"

"He can't see me, only those with specialized undead and Heroic Spirit powers can see us."

—It seemed about right, but since the other party spoke so confidently, there must be no mistake.

"Alright, I'll go complete the mission. You guys are responsible for patrolling the passages. If you spot that evil magic user, come and inform me immediately," Wu Xiaode said.

"Understood."

The undead man waved his hand behind him.

The other spirits scattered and disappeared into the walls.

Passing... through... walls...

Good, this way, he should be able to detect Guessing Magic's tracks first.

As for battle—

You brought help to try to take me down?

I'm living off others now.

—Let's see who is more formidable!

Wu Xiaode was fuelled with fighting spirit.

The three walked for a while, and the undead man suddenly appeared:

"We're approaching Secret Passage No. 5 soon, there are enemies, please be careful."

Wu Xiaode lightened his steps and looked out from the end of the staircase.

Outside was a cliff, and thick walls surrounded both the opposite side and all around.

Only below was there a flat stretch of ground.

A person with tentacles growing all over his back stood in the middle of the ground, waving his tentacles around as if searching for something.

The undead man urgently said, "The entrance to Secret Passage No. 5 is right under that monster, it just hasn't found it yet—"

"Quick! Either kill it immediately or lure it away!"

Wu Xiaode glanced down briefly then drew back, signaling to Huilan and Xia Ni.

The two women immediately quieted their movements.

Xia Ni gently pulled out a small block from the void.

Wu Xiaode's eyes twitched.

Based on the knowledge imparted by Huilan, he recognized the item.

It was a single-use thermal bomb.

If the area below wasn't the entrance to Secret Passage No. 5, throwing it down would be fine.

But a thermal bomb is particularly suitable for use in underground shelters like this.

Its power is tremendous, not only does it explode a second time, it also vacuums all the oxygen from its surroundings, suffocating people to death.

If thrown down there, whether or not the people in Secret Passage No. 5 could survive would become questionable.

The mission would inevitably fail.

With this in mind, Wu Xiaode quickly shook his head at Xia Ni.

Xia Ni then put the block back into the void.

Below.

The strange person suddenly frowned and a hint of contempt appeared on his lips:

"This fluctuation... we have a rat coming!"

His body's antennae shot out swiftly, propping against the walls around him like an octopus, and he rapidly climbed upwards, moving as fast as flying.

Wu Xiaode silently sighed.

As a first-time Awakener in this world, it was indeed too inconvenient.

Merely approaching would expose his location through the fluctuations.

No choice.

Let's fight!

"Wait, Little Wu, we are still uncertain of the opponent's capabilities, it's too dangerous for you to go in person," Xia Huilan said, grabbing his hand with concern.

She pulled out an oval silver metal disc and attached it to the wall beside Wu Xiaode.

Beep beep beep—

The silver metal disc emitted electronic sounds, rapidly releasing layers of light and shadows, enveloping the three of them.

In an instant, a new image concealed their bodies.

—They became invisible!

"It's useless, Sister Lan, it can find me based on the fluctuations from my body," Wu Xiaode said.

"Xia Ni, go fight!" Xia Huilan commanded.

Buzz—

Xia Ni flew out directly, diving down while expanding her arms in mid-air, pulling out two submachine guns from the Void and spraying bullets like crazy.

Da da da da da da da!

In the barrage of gunfire, the strange creature trembled continuously, oozing dark green blood.

It roared furiously, "Soul Power—damn it, when did you start infusing bullets with Soul Power?"

The creature retracted some of its tentacles and ran rapidly along the wall, tracing an arc-shaped trajectory along the cliff.

This allowed it to dodge most of the bullets.

Xia Ni paused in mid-air, flying upwards along the wall as she continued to retreat and shoot.

However, her speed was still no match for that creature.

"Hahaha, girlie, where did that vigor from earlier go? Don't run!" the creature howled with laughter as it continued to advance.

Suddenly, a long tentacle extended from its back, spanning hundreds of meters, and viciously struck Xia Ni.

Thud—

Xia Ni was sent flying, crashing directly into the wall.

Taking this opportunity, several tentacles emerged from the creature's back, pressing against the wall and propelling it forward—

It flew a great distance and landed at the concealed entrance of the path.

"Eh? There's nothing here?"

It paused for a moment.

Tentacles stretched out from its back toward the corner obscured by the holograph.

"The fluctuation... is here," the creature grinned malevolently.

Xia Huilan pushed Wu Xiaode against the wall and stepped out herself, pulling out a pistol and firing continuously at the creature.

Da da da da da—

The creature staggered under the gunfire, but laughed heartily, "Turns out it's a beauty, great, come be my slave."

It flashed swiftly before Xia Huilan.

In the blink of an eye.

The long-silent Wu Xiaode moved.

He stepped out from behind Xia Huilan, throwing a punch directly at the creature's face.

Iron Wire Fist · Destroying Power!

Slap!

The fist struck the creature's face like a bolt of lightning, jolting its head back, and sending it flying out of the passage.

—That punch was too fast, too unexpected!

Wu Xiaode, without a word, followed it out of the passage, jumped in mid-air, and landed a foot on the creature's chest, raising his fist and mercilessly pounding it before kicking it away.

A streak of light rushed over.

—It was Xia Ni!

She dived down, connecting with Wu Xiaode's attack, transforming her hands into sharp, blazing blades, and struck fiercely!

Light from the blade flung out, sending electric ripples jolting through the Void.

Tentacles severed, mingled with blood, fell one after another.

The creature, torn apart, bellowed, "I—"

It couldn't finish its sentence.

Because a fist was forcefully stuffed into its mouth.

"Remember, don't casually harass beauties," Wu Xiaode said coldly.

After speaking, he thrust his fist forward violently.

—Iron Wire Fist · Destroying Power!

Thud!

A muffled sound resounded as the monster's head broke off its neck, transforming into a flying streak, crashing harshly against the wall, then bouncing downwards.

Xia Ni flew down, caught Little Wu in the air, and carried him toward the entrance of the path.

"Caw caw!"

The Crow Spirit gleefully flew down, beginning to collect Soul Power.

Wu Xiaode turned and glanced at the floating revenant, silently wondering, "Why would a monster be lascivious?"

The revenant blankly watched him.

—The young man, held in the girl's arms, had a fierce expression, his fists dripping blood toward the sheer cliff, his face filled with a murderous intent.