Chapter 33 Bai Ye: Do you really have to purify that token fragment?
"My previous birthplace was near this three-story building. There seems to be a token fragment at the end of the street ahead—"
Before Youyu had the chance to communicate with Bai Ye about the location of the token fragments he had seen, he heard a monster's roar breaking through the air, and the sound like an ancient behemoth was getting closer and closer.
"roar--!"
The tearing, inhuman roar came again from a very close direction. Shuise instantly determined where Amy was and shouted, "Be careful!"
Boiling flames rushed towards them from the deep corridor under the walls of the hot spring courtyard. The waves of fire were winding. Shuise pulled Bai Ye back, but he quickly stepped forward and stood in front of him and the other two people. The tips of his slender fingers were covered with light silver-blue ripples. The seemingly extremely fragile water waves spread rapidly the moment Shuise closed his eyes, just like the magic scene in Western fantasy novels. Under a little ripple, the rising water waves were like the clear surface of a lake, covering and swallowing the flames that seemed to be coming at him with great force.
"【Sonata Lock】——"
The aqua-colored silver eyes lit up with a faint light blue light, like ripples on a lake illuminated by fragmented light. The notes were played smoothly by the violin under his bow. The opponent was the fire of hell, which could not be extinguished by simple water elements, but after all, it was essentially a kind of soul tag, so it could still be blocked by [Sonata Lock].
The effect of [Sonata·Lock] is not actually to completely block the opponent's skills for ten seconds, but to gradually reduce and weaken the effect of the opponent's skills as the music of the sonata progresses. However, Shuise's timing is very good. The moment [Sonata·Lock] is released, it is similar to the invincible frame in the game. The blocking effect is 100%, but only for a moment.
It is very difficult to release skills according to the range of the flame and to seize the moment of invincibility, but Shuise rushed forward confidently because he knew that he could do it.
[Damn?] Only players know whose life this is really about. Relying on naked eyes to suppress the opponent's attack and release skills, and releasing them so just right, turning the weakening skill into an invincible shield, isn't this a bit too inhuman? What kind of sharp eyes and reaction are these? 】
[Is this really an assist?] 】
[You guys in Night City (pointing) actually have such a powerful player hidden? 】
[I suddenly regretted predicting that they would lose (a draw or less), my audience points! ! ! 】
…
Not only were the comments shocked by Shuise's exquisite manipulation, Youyu on the side even jumped two steps on the spot and cheered:
"So cool! Shui Se! You were so awesome just now!"
"Don't do it yet,"
Shuise's face flushed, and it was unclear whether it was because of the compliment or anger: "My two sonatas are now gone. Next time I want to play the violin again, I have to wait a long time for the CD. Now I can only use this note ripple field..."
Shuise pointed to the ripples on the ground below because of the skill he had just used: "But fortunately, my skills are of the charging type. In a few minutes, the CD of at least one [Sonata] will end."
You Yu chuckled: "It doesn't matter, Linglan and I are here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the roar of the monster was already close at hand, and a huge human-shaped flame was already coming from the corridor. The flame's solidified eyes stared at the high school students in the corner, and the oppressive feeling was so strong that people dared not look up.
Amy roared angrily and released countless strange fires, but its target was not Shuise who had just blocked its charged fire wave, but Bai Ye.
"white night!"
Shuise quickly put one hand in front of Bai Ye, ready to play the violin at any time and use his soul particles to extinguish some of the flames.
Youyu and Linglan stood on the left and right, shoulder to shoulder in front of Shuise, like two impregnable doors.
"Go and focus on the progress of the keepsake fragment! Leave this to us!"
Facing the huge humanoid demon, You Yu pressed his beret firmly and confidently, smiling brightly, arrogantly and domineeringly.
"Yeah, leave it to us! After all, we at the Squid Detective Agency are professionals when it comes to dealing with demons!"
Linglan carried the huge fork on her shoulder, with the same "healthy and sunny" smile on her face as Youyu, making people wonder if this was some kind of corporate culture.
"you……"
Bai Ye stared at the three people standing in front of him. An indescribable warmth spread in his heart. He closed his eyes and chuckled. It turned out that watching the live broadcast was completely different from actually fighting side by side.
When he was locked by the demon Amy, the moment he turned around and saw his companions running towards him without hesitation, indescribable blood began to flow in his cold body.
It seems that he has not lost anything, just as even though Faust tried to demonstrate his power by various means, he still did not lose his most important belief as that guy wished.
Bai Ye's gaze fell on the three "cheap teammates" standing firmly in front of him, and he sighed.
They dared to entrust their lives to the juvenile delinquent they just met... But it's not surprising, because these three people are just that kind of people.
Even if it wasn't death but just a warm-up match for the reunion where they had to quit the game, or even if it was a demon-level devil game where they would really die, the choice of these three guys would not change. They would definitely risk their lives to save me, the juvenile delinquent in their eyes.
And I am the one who knows this best.
He should have known this since he watched the live adventures and mysteries of the Squid Detective Agency in junior high school.
So there is nothing to ask and nothing to worry about. Since it is a team battle, the most important premise is to trust your companions.
"Okay, I'll leave it to you then."
Bai Ye didn't hesitate, turned around and ran along the street towards the next intersection where there were rows of cars.
He did not look back because he knew he had reliable and trustworthy companions behind him and he did not need to worry about anything.
[He turned and left, as if he had made up his mind, without even looking at me again...]
[They trust each other too much. No, I remember there were only three people in the Squid Detective Agency before. Bai Ye seems to have joined recently? I haven't watched it in a long time. Is there any explanation for Night City? 】
[…In fact, Bai Ye is not only a recent member, he is also a person under observation entrusted to the Squid Detective Agency by the Sun Law Enforcement Bureau. He is a juvenile offender who almost went to Night Tide Prison for backstabbing Captain Faust! 】
[Is Bai Ye related to someone in the Law Enforcement Bureau? He was able to get in touch with the Squid Detective Agency when they met again. It's funny. 】
[Damn, Squid Detective Agency, do you dare to believe this? ! 】
[There's no way to not believe it. Bai Ye's skills are indeed very useful. How can we play together without basic trust when we come together for the reunion? Really 1v3v1? 】
[But this doesn’t even count as basic trust…it’s a trust of life and death! 】
At the critical moment, Bai Ye, who had been communicating with the barrage, had no time to reply. The map of Huangquan Town was not small, but not big either. Even from the Da'e Hot Spring, he could see the red and blue light of the copy token fragment flashing under the torii of the shrine at the next intersection.
You Yu and his companions did what they said and successfully blocked the fire within the range of the Great Evil Hot Spring. Bai Ye gritted his teeth and ran at the same speed as the 1000-meter test in physical education class, and stopped only when he reached the end of the street.
Huangquan Town was built around Da'e Tangju. Four straight streets in the shape of a cross run through each other, forming the skeleton of the entire Huangquan Town. The end of the street perpendicular to Da'e Tangju has reached the edge of the densely populated area of Huangquan Town. There are fewer dilapidated and charred buildings. On the dark brown land, a mysterious blood-red torii stands on the clear dividing line between the forest mountain road behind it and Huangquan Town. Behind the torii is like another world, with unsettling black forests and tall flat-topped mountains.
In the myths and legends of Yoshima, the Torii, an ancillary building of the shrine, not only means the entrance to the shrine, but also represents the meaning of "barrier". Entering the Torii means entering the realm of God, and it plays a demonological role in distinguishing the divine realm from the secular world.
As for the Divine Realm, it was mostly used in the ignorant era when technology was not well developed, and it was the name for the realm of unnatural creatures from the other world, such as demons. Or to be more straightforward, it was the name for the existence of a space similar to the other world game.
The DM system was born during the first "Reunion" nearly a hundred years ago, and the Demon Game also began to be gradually standardized at that time, becoming a setting similar to the current "National Holographic Game". However, no one knows when the very first Demon Game was born, and whether in the distant past when technology had not yet developed, the demons had already placed their desire to escape from the other world on the so-called "divine revelation".
The devils in hell disguise themselves as gods who protect the world, deceiving people into opening the gap between the inner and outer worlds with their own hands and killing their own people.
Bai Ye took a deep breath. The forest behind the torii gave him a very bad psychological suggestion, as if anyone who got close to it would fall into a certain degree of mental disorder.
However, since he was immune to the passive effect of the soul particle skill [The Unmoved Heart of the Black Sun Righteous], he was not seriously affected.
Bai Ye quickly adjusted his emotions. He squatted down, half-knelt on the ground, and gently placed his fingers on the fragments of the token that were intertwined with red and blue pixels.
The entire fragment of the token was wrapped in dirty blood-red flame mucus, which was the demonic power of Amy, the master of this game space, and also its soul particles. What he needed to do was to purify these dirty flames.
The flame was suspended in the air and needed to be extinguished manually bit by bit with soul particles. There could not be any mistakes. If the coverage of the soul particles was slightly offset, the dirty flame in the corresponding area could not be extinguished. This process did not seem like purifying an item, but more like deciphering a code. This was why it was so difficult for You Yu and the others to calm down and purify the item.
Rather than doing this boring and patience-testing job, they would rather go into a 1v3 battle with Amy.
Fortunately, Bai Ye is best at this kind of meticulous work that requires thinking. With the power of the purifying personality label, he even has time to listen to the screams of the other three people in the earphones. By the way, he looks through the distant streets to observe what other people are doing under the tall and big evil soup building at the intersection. Although he can only see shadows like in a shadow play, it is better than nothing, and it can also help plan tactics in time.
Then he saw...
You Yu, who had just said that he would never purify the token fragments, was squatting in the corner of the first floor of the Da'e Tangju, purifying the token fragments there.
There were noisy shouts coming from the headset.
Linglan: "How are you?! I'm going to your side and use the wall for cover, Youyu!"
You Yu: "Ahhh, this is so troublesome! I've only purified less than 5% in such a long time! But we can't let Bai Ye purify five by himself, Shuise, you take over! I'll go help Linglan!"
Shuise: "It's no use for you to help! Let's switch to fighting it around the Great Evil Soup Residence first, just like Bai Ye did. Bai Ye's method is indeed useful. Wait a few minutes, and my skills will be ready!"
Lily of the Valley: I can’t hold on any longer! No, you guys go away first!
Bai Ye: ...It's so lively, it feels like there are ten thousand people talking in the microphone.
Bai Ye saw a shadow in the shape of You Yu suddenly jump up from in front of the token fragment, and then squat down again. After a few seconds, a figure of Shuise jumped out from the corner, grabbed You Yu and ran away.
The flames continued. Lily of the Valley jumped directly from the third floor and landed steadily, then rushed behind a thick wall like crazy.
Azure screamed: Three, two, one, ahhhh! marvelous! My skills are better!
The next second after the water countdown was completed, the Demon God Amy's energy was fully accumulated, and the fire wave broke through all obstacles, winding forward. The burning wind blew to Bai Ye's position and even brought with it residual heat.
[Black Sun Righteous Man's Unmoved Heart] is very special. It can only be used on oneself and cannot become a team-shared skill. Shuise's Invincible Zhen skill becomes crucial. Bai Ye breathed a sigh of relief, and then he saw that the unharmed Linglan stood up from the ruins and rushed towards the location of the debris. The next second, Shuise gave Linglan a water buff with Invincible Zhen, and Linglan was surrounded by the notes of the sonata, and then...
She also squatted down and began to purify the fragment of the token.
Bai Ye looked at the rapidly growing erosion level in the lower right corner of his teammates’ status on the panel: ...Also, do we have to purify this fragment now?
[My God, Mai Li is so noisy, like a vegetable market. Is this also a feature of the Squid Detective Agency? 】
[If I hadn’t heard him speak in Bai Ye’s live broadcast room, I would have thought he was a mute]
[Sister Linglan's landing is in sharp contrast to Bai Ye]
【White Night#Weak Juvenile Offender#】
[Oh my god, I’m trying to purify the fragments with the invincible buff, but the demon is still next to me! Night City players, what are you doing? 】
[I have to say, just looking at this picture, it seems that Bai Ye has a very miserable life TAT, I feel pity for him]
[Is this really a 1v4 warm-up match between demons and players? Why does it feel like 1v3v1? 】
[Bai Ye v Yu Yu Ling Lan Mizuiro v Demon God Amy, right? 】
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