Chapter 29 [Dusk Street] Clearance Mission

Snap——

The crisp and faint sound is the familiar sound of opening a candy box.

At this time, Xi Wang had already entered [Dusk Street] and arrived at the location designated by the poisonous pupa.

Logically speaking, the weapons provided by the poison pupa should be kept here. Although Xi Wang has no need for weapons due to his own special nature, considering the importance of this mission to the [Fire Moth] and the need to "clear" a place that is generally recognized as chaotic, the poison pupa still provided Xi Wang with weapons and equipment that far exceed conventional individual combat capabilities.

But now…

"......"

Xi Wang looked at the hidden place where there was only a pile of debris, rolled his eyes, and stuffed a candy into his mouth expressionlessly, using the sweetness to suppress the irritability rising in his heart.

After his inspection, he was able to confirm that there should have been a lot of things piled up here, and they were definitely not these sundries. They were most likely weapons and equipment deployed here, but someone came later and took all these things away, leaving nothing for him.

Moreover, the person who took the things did not leave many traces, as if he was very familiar with how to eliminate the traces he left behind, but he still left some traces "accidentally", as if to tell Xi Wang who came later that these things had been taken away in advance.

But this is what annoyed Xi Wang even more... You had already put the things here, but then you took them away? And you didn't leave any equipment for him?

Although he did say that he didn't need any weapons, wasn't it a bit too much to not have all the equipment that was agreed to be provided? Even if he was greedy, he wouldn't be so greedy, right?

Or did someone steal all the things hidden here? Are you kidding me? Is there really such a person in [Twilight Street]?

"Tsk…"

The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became. Xi Wang couldn't help but smack his lips, wanting to feed himself another candy, but he quickly restrained himself.

"Forget it... it doesn't matter if I don't have the equipment."

Xiwang retracted his gaze and turned to look at the sky. The sun was blocked by thick clouds and looked gloomy.

Apparently, it's going to rain here soon.

As a fusion warrior who controls "water," he will have an absolute advantage in "water-rich" weather such as rainy days, and his skills can be perfectly displayed. Even without the aid of other weapons and equipment, Xiwang can complete the "clearance" of this area.

...Wait, could it be that those guys discovered that it was going to rain today and therefore took away those weapons and equipment?

"Tsk, that's disgusting."

Xi Wang frowned again, as if he had discovered the truth, unconsciously expressing his disgust for those guys. After a brief pause, he sighed slightly.

"…I always feel like my emotions are fluctuating more than before."

Is it because I have been with Elysia for too long and have been influenced by her?

To be honest, this change is not very good for me, and it may easily affect the completion of the task... but Xiwang is not very disgusted with it.

"… Let's finish the matter at hand first."

He shook his head, suppressed those complicated thoughts, straightened his clothes, closed his eyes, and carefully sensed his surroundings.

"It will probably start in the evening... Then let's survey the surrounding area before that."

Relying on his keen perception of "water," Xi Wang figured out the time of rain. He opened his eyes again, glanced around, and after confirming that there was no one else around, he slowly left this hidden place.

Xi Wang began to stroll along the road of [Dusk Street], and gradually visited this small town-like place in a somewhat random route. Even some hidden alleys were found by him. If there was a chance, he would use the physical fitness of a fusion warrior to jump onto the roof of a building to observe the environment.

There were some people who wanted to cause trouble for him, but he solved them all... Of course, he didn't kill them, as there was no need to do so now.

Finally, Xiwang rested and prepared in an abandoned church... Although Xiwang himself was somewhat resistant and disgusted with buildings like churches, if he stayed in a similar place, he always felt that the bad memories from the past would come flooding back to his mind again.

However, after adjusting his breathing a few times and giving himself a candy, Xiwang adjusted his mentality temporarily and looked around the empty church.

The churchyard was overgrown with weeds and filled with all kinds of garbage. The iron fence was rusted beyond recognition. When you walked into the church, you could see broken wooden chairs and windows with few panes of glass left. The ground was covered with dust and all kinds of garbage, broken wooden boards were everywhere, and the broken walls were covered with bullet holes and even a lot of dark red marks left by dried blood.

Inside this abandoned church, there is a stone statue that is in such tatters that it is unrecognizable. It is the only thing that is relatively well preserved here. At least the body and lower half of the body are still preserved. As for the head and hands, as well as the part that should have been wings on its back, they are missing. I don't know if it was stolen or simply broken.

Hmm... Based on these features, the statue placed here should have originally been an angel?

Some thoughts flashed through Xiwang's mind. Perhaps he had been influenced too much by Eden recently. He unconsciously imagined the original appearance of the statue in his mind.

Then he shook his head, lamenting that he had been led astray by Elysia again, and that Eden's influence on him had also increased... But it wasn't a bad thing.

Continue walking back and you can see a small house that seems to be used for living and a warehouse for storing supplies. Further back is the cemetery.

…Damn it.

Xi Wang frowned and knocked his head, suppressing his surging emotions and calming his increasingly rapid breathing.

This similar layout really gave Xiwang a headache, but fortunately, Xiwang had already anticipated this. He walked around the obviously abandoned huts and warehouses, gently crossed the not-so-high wall, and came to the cemetery.

There aren't many tombstones here, and it seems that not many people come here to bury their dead. However, considering the atmosphere of [Twilight Street], there probably aren't many people coming here, and even if someone is buried, there wouldn't be any tombstones erected.

But it doesn't matter. At least we just need to make sure that the cemetery here is big enough.

By the way... I seem to have seen a building that looked like a church before... According to other people here, it was a [sanatorium] with many children in it.

And according to what other people here said and Xiwang's own observations, the children there are doing pretty well... It seems that it really is a [sanatorium] with the nature of a welfare home, and nothing bad about it.

Xiwang gave himself another candy, thinking about a certain building he had discovered before, and took out the [Simple Honkai Energy Detection Device] that he was asked to carry when he went on the mission, and retrieved the previously detected values.

"It is indeed there..."

After confirming it several times, Xi Wang whispered to himself, as if reminding himself. In the end, he could only sigh and put the device away.

Perhaps the people of Poison Pupa had anticipated this, because they had shown a tolerant attitude towards children like Grayshu. In order to prevent themselves from being soft-hearted when performing the "clearance" mission, they deliberately let themselves carry this detection device... in order to let themselves know that the people and children here are infected with the [Honkai Disease] and are carriers of [Honkai Energy]. If they are allowed to exist, [Honkai] will definitely break out here, causing greater damage and more casualties.

And now, in order to complete the mission, to prevent the outbreak of [Honkai] and a greater disaster from occurring, Xi Wang must suppress his tolerance for the children and kill them.

It's really...disgusting.

"......"

Xiwang leaned against the wall with his eyes closed, feeling the sweetness in his mouth while adjusting his breathing.

The sun gradually sets, contributing its last rays of light to a world that is about to fall into darkness, and the humidity in the air is gradually becoming thicker.

"…It's raining."

Xi Wang whispered softly, and at the same time opened his eyes which had returned to calm.

Tick-tock——

The gentle sound is the sound of water dripping onto the ground.

It started out as scattered raindrops, but soon turned into a heavy downpour.

The rainstorm came as expected.

......

.........

Crash——

The heavy rain hit the glass, making a loud noise. Even though the windows and doors were closed tightly, it couldn't block out the sound of the torrential rain. Under the cover of darkness and heavy rain, everything outside the window seemed so unreal, even the scattered lights not far away seemed blurry, as if there was another world outside.

But fortunately, the doors and windows keep all of this out, and inside the room is a stable home and warm lights...even if only temporarily.

"It's raining too hard..."

The woman at home was washing dishes while complaining about the heavy rain outside the window.

"I hope it can stop tomorrow morning, otherwise I will have to rush back to work in the rain tomorrow."

Her husband was resting on the sofa, responding casually to his wife.

"Can't you just give it a try? If it rains like this again tomorrow, you won't be able to work, right?"

"You know that those guys are not easy to get along with, and I put in a lot of effort to get this [job]. I don't want them to catch me and shoot me because of this reason."

"…I'm sorry dear, that's not what I meant."

"I know that they are the ones with the problem, not us...and in order to survive here, we all have to work hard."

"Um."

The woman nodded slightly and said no more. She just silently put the washed dishes into the cupboard, and then habitually glanced out the window at the neighbor's house.

"...Hmm? Those two brothers next to you...didn't they come back today? The lights are off."

"They probably went to bed early. After all, it was raining so hard today and they didn't have much to do... I heard that they went to cause trouble for an outsider this afternoon, but they were taught a lesson by him. As a result, they didn't make any money today. I'm afraid they are still planning how to find a place on the other side."

The man stood up from the couch, yawning and relaxing himself.

"Outsider?"

"Yes, it's a man, and he's quite handsome. But the people in the organization said that he's not a good person and is probably here to cause trouble. Tomorrow the organization plans to join forces with others to deal with him, or at least get him out."

"Well... just remember to bring back more money."

"Don't worry, I will... I'm going to take a shower first."

The man nodded and walked towards the bathroom... Although their home was small, it was warm enough for them.

He took off his clothes, revealing his upper body covered with bruises and scars. The man seemed to have often fought with others, but considering that this was [Twilight Street], it was not surprising.

He casually threw the clothes into the bucket, preparing to leave them for his wife to wash later, while he stood in the shower room, lowered his head, and turned the water valve.

"...Um?"

Almost at the moment when the water splashed on him, a pungent fishy smell rushed into his nostrils. The man realized something was wrong and opened his eyes instantly, and found that the water flowing in his body seemed to be mixed with a large amount of blood.

What…thing…

While the man was still confused, his thoughts were rapidly fading, and his control over his body disappeared in an instant, and he fell limply to the ground in a weird posture.

The shower head above the head was still faithfully spraying warm water, but the water on the ground was not transparent. Instead, it was stained with bright red blood, and the entire shower room was gradually filled with the smell of blood.

Crash——

The sound of the shower echoed in the house. At some point, the woman outside the bathroom had also lost her voice. The home that should have been warm was now eerily quiet.

Click——

There was a crisp sound coming from the door, accompanied by the sound of the door hinges, and the sound of heavy rain outside poured into the house at this moment.

Snap——

He skillfully opened the candy box and fed himself a candy. Xi Wang glanced at the woman lying on the sink and waved his hand slightly. A ball of water slowly wrapped her body. The flowing blood slowly dissipated in the water, dyeing it light red.

Then his fingers moved slightly again, and the body of the man in the bathroom was also wrapped in water, and then slowly came to Xiwang's side.

Xi Wang, who had obtained the bodies of the two people, nodded, then turned around and returned to the rainstorm, and the water ball wrapped around the bodies of the two people followed.

　　Crash——

　　It was raining heavily, but Xi Wang showed no signs of getting wet. When the rain was about to fall on him, it would automatically circle around him and form a strange "umbrella" covering him. Behind him, there were hundreds of water balls wrapped with corpses - these were the people he had cleaned up.

　　Xiwang returned to the cemetery along the route he had memorized. A large area had been dug out by Xiwang, and a small puddle of water had even formed under the influence of the rainstorm - but these were not a problem. Xiwang diverted the water inside, and then placed the bodies in the pit one by one. He then controlled the water to dig up the soil piled up on the side and buried the bodies. His movements were very skillful, and it was obvious that he had done this several times before.

　　Fortunately, the cemetery here is big enough, otherwise it would not be enough to bury the hundreds of people in [Twilight Street]. Xi Wang was also glad that he had enough control over "water", otherwise this kind of project would probably be difficult to carry out.

　　"Right now... that's probably the only place left."

　　After burying this wave of corpses, Xi Wang looked at the last small part of the pit. Although there was a lot of water accumulated in it due to the heavy rain, it didn't matter. It was not a problem.

　　"......"

　　Although it seemed a bit annoying, it was something he had to face, and putting it last would give himself some time to think and prepare.

　　He raised his hand, and a small ball of water stayed on his fingertips, swaying slightly with his movements. Then slowly, the originally transparent ball of water gradually turned into a deep blue like the sea, and was then held in the palm of his hand.

　　During this brief moment of thought, he was already prepared.

　　Giving those children a peaceful and quiet death was the only thing he could do at this moment, the only kindness he could offer them.

　　So he walked towards the [sanatorium].

　　......

　　.........

　　It was late at night, but the heavy rain outside was still falling with no sign of abating.

　　The noise of the rain covered up many sounds, such as the almost inaudible footsteps in the dim corridor.

　　Xiwang has already arrived at the [Sanatorium] and cleared out the people in several rooms... But please rest assured, those well-behaved children have fallen asleep early and no child woke up in the middle of the night. Therefore, every child passed away quietly in their sleep.

　　Xi Wang moved quickly and did not cause any pain to the children. He took their lives cleanly and neatly, and then controlled the water balls to wrap up their tiny bodies and transported them out of the house to prevent the children's rooms from being stained with too much blood.

　　Xi Wang walked silently, with a slightly damp breath, searching every room here one by one, until he reached the end of the corridor and opened the last room - there was no one there.

　　The room was just quiet, empty, and dim.

　　The person living in this room seemed to be away, and the window was not closed. The cold night wind brought countless raindrops into the room, wetting the curtains and the floor.

　　"......"

　　It looks like the mission is over.

　　Thinking this, Xi Wang controlled the water flow and closed the window.

　　However, at this moment, Xi Wang's figure suddenly stopped.

　　Tick-tock——

　　Behind me, there was a slight sound of dripping water.

　　It was very faint and inconspicuous amid the noisy rain outside, but Xiwang was keenly aware of the dripping water.

　　"Why?"

　　The man behind him asked.

　　Xi Wang could hear anger and murderous intent in his calm tone.

　　Turning back and looking at him, my eyes stayed on the poorly made mask he was wearing - I didn't know if his expression at this moment was as distorted by anger as his mask.

　　He is very dangerous.

　　Xiwang thought so.

　　It is like a lurking beast, quiet, yet full of ferocity and terrifying.

　　"You're still alive?"

　　Xi Wang was sure that he had not missed at all. The "water" he controlled penetrated the opponent's neck and definitely pierced his throat and cervical vertebrae.

　　But now, he was standing here well and could still talk to him. The bloody hole on his neck had disappeared, and seemed to have healed.

　　"I'm asking you."

　　He glanced out the window. Under the cover of the heavy rain, he could still vaguely see countless water masses wrapped around corpses in the yard. Then he emphasized it as if he was suppressing his anger, and his tone was a little impatient.

　　"......"

　　Xi Wang frowned, moved his fingers slightly, and controlled the water dripping around his body to turn into a sharp blade, stabbing toward his heart from bottom to top.

　　Puff——

　　The "knife" pierced the man's heart, and the bright red blood flowed and mixed into the blue "water".

　　"Haha…haha…very good…very good!"

　　He seemed not to care about being injured. He just covered his face with a mask and laughed wildly.

　　He still didn't die, and even his breath didn't weaken. Instead, he became more dangerous, like an enraged beast.

　　"I like your attitude, so direct and straightforward! Very good!"

　　He took a step forward! The huge force instantly shook away the surrounding water. He didn't care about the "knife" that pierced through him at all. He rushed directly in front of Xi Wang, with an empty blood hole in his chest, and punched Xi Wang in the face.

　　"Come on! Release your power! Let me see it carefully! Let's fight! Kill!"

　　"......"

　　Ignoring the man's crazy words, he just took half a step sideways and turned his head to avoid the other's fists. Xi Wang raised his hand slightly, put it at his waist, and then pushed lightly. The azure "water" was summoned and turned into a fierce stream rushing towards him.

　　But he managed to endure it, took only a step back and forcibly withstood the impact of the water, then waved his hand violently to break it, and then moved forward again, punching Xi Wang.

　　"That's right! That's it! Keep going! Keep going! If this is all you can do, I will tear you to pieces!"

　　'He was gradually becoming dangerous'- Xiwang felt it instantly.

　　'Moreover, he should not be a normal person' - Xi Wang thought as he looked at the wall that was shattered by the man's punch.

　　'There are some troubles, let's leave first' - looking at the man who was destroying the surroundings almost indiscriminately, Xi Wang frowned and decided not to stay here for long.

　　...I just feel it's difficult to deal with this man if I stay here. After all, he still has to control the water balls to ensure the children's bodies...and if I let this guy continue, the children's original home will be gone.

　　He stepped back and jumped directly out of the house through the gap in the wall. With the cover of the heavy rain, he quickly ran towards the cemetery with the water ball.

　　"Stop! Where are you going?! Do you want to run away?! Hahahaha! Why are you leaving like a stray dog?! Stop! Come! Face me!"

　　The man displayed a physical fitness that was not that of a human. He caught up almost instantly, cracking the ground under his feet and sending accumulated water flying everywhere. He attacked Xi Wang in an almost crazy manner, forcing Xi Wang to distract himself again and again to repel him.

　　As for the wounds on the man's body, he seemed to not care at all, and they disappeared after a short while. It was as if the wound that Xi Wang had inflicted on his heart before had disappeared at this moment.

　　He just attacked Xi Wang madly, destroying everything he could, as if he was venting his anger.

　　Finally, after being harassed again and again by the man, Xi Wang arrived at the cemetery, carefully placed the children's bodies in the last pit, and controlled the water flow to cover the soil and bury them.

　　"sigh..."

　　Xiwang breathed a sigh of relief.

　　"You're not running away anymore? Very good! Come! Fight!"

　　The voice that never stopped rang out again from behind him, and even the heavy rain from the sky could not extinguish the anger in it.

　　This time, Xi Wang did not control the water flow to push him away or repel him. He just dodged sideways and then turned around at an extremely fast speed, using his hand as a knife to hit the opponent's neck. The azure "water" quickly gathered with Xi Wang's movements, turning into a sharp spear that pierced into the opponent's neck, and then quickly extended, pressing against the man's body and directly repelling him a hundred meters away.

　　"…Have you had enough of the fuss?"

　　Under the man's countless trash talk and frequent harassment, Xi Wang was a little bit... annoyed.

　　After moving forward a little distance, with the help of his perception of water, Xi Wang could vaguely sense the man a hundred meters away from him even through the heavy rain.

　　He put his five fingers together and used his hand as a knife, drawing a mark from bottom to top. The accumulated water on the ground began to gather along with his movement, and finally formed a crescent-shaped "water blade" in a very short time, which quickly broke through the rain curtain formed by the heavy rain and attacked the man who had barely stood up.

　　Before the first water blade flew far, Xi Wang quickly made a horizontal slashing motion with his hand, creating another identical water blade, and at the same time moved forward half a step, then sent out another water blade, and moved forward half a step again, repeating this process continuously.

　　The continuous attacks continued to suppress the man. Countless water blades were either directed at the neck, head, chest, which could kill him directly, or at the shoulders, waist, knees, which could make a person lose the ability to move.

　　This wasn't a battle at all, it was just a one-sided crushing... If that man hadn't been able to stand up again and again, this should have been called a massacre.

　　Even though he would occasionally burst out with great strength and avoid the water blades that could separate his head from his body or cut him in half, when he wanted to rush towards Xiwang, Xiwang would raise his hand to summon the gathered water flow to forcefully knock him down from top to bottom, and then repeat his previous behavior.

　　If this guy's recovery ability was even more abnormal than Xi Wang's, and his combat instinct wasn't horrible, Xi Wang would have killed him long ago, or at least cut off his limbs.

　　In the end, Xi Wang even felt bored and annoyed with this useless action, and he simply raised his hand to make a claw shape. At that moment, the falling rain and the accumulated water on the ground paused briefly, and then quickly gathered into a blue claw, forcibly grabbing the man, and then quickly split into six blue water balls, one large and five small, imprisoning the man's body, limbs and head respectively.

　　But even at this point, the man did not stop resisting. He kept struggling, his head immersed in the water kept twisting, bubbles kept coming out from the edges and gaps of his mask, and his vague shouting and cursing could be heard.

　　He still wasn't dead, and even the numerous wounds inflicted previously had disappeared without a trace.

　　"What on earth are you..."

　　Xi Wang looked at the man who was still struggling and twisting his head towards him, whispering softly and raising his hand. The azure water gathered in his hand into a "knife", and the tip of the knife gestured at the man's neck - he was curious whether this man could still survive if his head was chopped off.

　　But in the end, Xi Wang still dropped the "knife" in his hand.

　　"Forget it, let the Fire Moths handle it. I believe they will pay close attention to you as an [Abnormal]... Mobius should like you very much. This will at least distract her attention and stop her from harassing me."

　　Xi Wang shook his head. Perhaps because of their similar [characteristics], he temporarily gave up the idea of ​​killing the man. It seemed like a better choice to leave him to Mobius. Moreover, Xi Wang believed that Fire Moth would also care about it. After all, the combat power and characteristics displayed by this guy were too abnormal.

　　...I just hope that the people from Poison Pupa will not judge that this special man has failed to complete his mission just because he is still alive.

　　I raised my hand slightly, and the raindrops fell into my hand with a click, giving me a slightly cool feeling. The raindrops gradually gathered together, but quickly flowed away from between my fingers, dripping onto the ground and merging with the accumulated water.

　　"The rain has subsided..."

　　The original heavy rain has now gradually turned into a drizzle, but it has not stopped. In Xiwang's perception, this rain will probably continue until dawn.

　　"Let's go back... huh?"

　　Just when Xi Wang was about to take this special man away, a blurry figure appeared in the distance. With the help of the few remaining street lights around, Xi Wang could see that it was a tall woman holding an umbrella. Judging from her clothes, she seemed to be a nun.

　　Why is there still someone here?

　　Xi Wang was a little distressed. According to his memory, he was sure that he had cleared out all the people in "Twilight Street". The person now was... someone who came back from outside?

　　But it doesn't matter, it's just a little troublesome, I can just go to the cemetery and dig a hole.

　　However, just as Xi Wang took a step towards the nun, the man he had tied up also saw the nun.

　　"■■■■!!!■■■■..."

　　The man's reaction was huge, even more exaggerated than when he faced Xi Wang. It was obvious that the two knew each other.

　　"…Interesting."

　　Xi Wang raised his eyebrows and changed his mind at this moment...mainly because the man's reaction was so big that Xi Wang thought that the nun was also some kind of "special" existence like him.

　　So, Xi Wang stepped forward, and before the nun could speak, he waved his hand, controlling the flowing water to form a long whip, and whipped her unconscious. In order to prevent the nun from having the same difficult physique as the men, Xi Wang added a few more whips to ensure that she lost consciousness, and then summoned a ball of water to wrap and bind her body.

　　"Is this finally over?"

　　Xiwang rolled his eyes and muttered to himself, at the same time he took out a candy box and fed himself a candy.

　　"…This is Wang."

　　Then, Xi Wang brought the two to the designated departure location and started communication.

　　"[Clearance]Mission completed, and... I found two [Anomalies], I think you guys will be very concerned."

　　"Yes, I guess it has something to do with [Honkai]... Yeah, that's right."

　　"Okay, I have arrived at the designated location."

　　"...Yeah, I get it, but I'd be happier if I had a day off afterward."

　　"appreciate."