Chapter 116-115- Playing tricks
Due to her lack of understanding of "Neon Nightmare" and the "Silver Killer" under his command, Yvette did not know how much fame and rumors her counter-killing of the Neon Nightmare Killer would bring her in the future.
Even from her perspective, this wave of assassinations was not thrilling at all. She doubted that even if she stood there and let the killer attack her, he might not be able to break all four layers of her scarlet armor.
After all, this is also a product of the idea of Diedile. If you really want to calculate the defense power, it should be much stronger than the defense power of a single 10w specification spell. It’s just that it’s not clear what the specific equivalent specifications are.
Afterwards, Yvette began to search the killer's body and obtained several intact iron rods and an 80,000-spec magic terminal.
She hacked into the terminal right there and began examining the information within. She discovered that besides a detailed description of Brazing Magic and a "creation summary," it also contained several activated encapsulated spells. While most were elemental spells and useless to her, one spell, called "Shadow Escape," caught her attention.
This technique, centered around "light and shadow magic," allows one to blend into the shadows and conceal oneself, making it a must-have for assassins. Although the rune set itself is encrypted and nearly impossible to trace, it can be used directly without issue.
Yvette decided to keep the terminal. She had originally planned to sell it, but the Shadow Escape effect was quite good, and it also touched upon a deeper realm of Light and Shadow Magic that she didn't understand, so it was worth keeping.
As for the complete rune sequence and creation summary of "Drilling Magic", how should I put it, it's a bit useless.
After taking a few glances at the summary of Dead Thorn's creation, one can feel that this Thorn magic is his unique skill that he developed with great effort and even burned himself. It is also his greatest reliance on becoming a silver-medal killer, and he regards it as the most important and proudest achievement in his life.
But for Yvette, it was truly the most awkward thing. While it had good piercing power and low mana consumption, it required a special magic device to use, making it extremely cumbersome. She would rather spend a little more mana and use wind magic instead.
Then I'll keep it for now and sell it on the dark web later. I hope I can get more money, which is also a way to respect the killer's efforts and dedication.
…
At the same time.
When Yvette was estimating how much the intellectual property rights of Brazing Magic could be sold for...
It was drizzling, and outside of Shalin Town, in the quiet dark wilderness, many outsiders suddenly appeared.
Most of these were ordinary people, armed with guns. A small number had undergone cyber-transformations, their prosthetic eyes flashing red. In addition, a number of shuttles were quietly released into the sky around Sharin Town, patrolling everywhere to ensure that no rat escaped from any corner.
This was the team that "Fire Ghost" Colby had put together by using his connections and uniting with some other local gangs. There were more than 80 people in total. They used shuttles and a small number of manpower to block all exits of Shalin Town, while the rest filed in and headed towards the house where the spies had already found out that the two little girls were.
The supreme commander of this joint operation was a fierce general under Colby, nicknamed "Tiger" Balk. He was a muscular man who looked like he had taken a lot of runes and secret potions.
His role was somewhat similar to that of Bryce's second-in-command, "Black Sword" O'Casey, responsible for most of the violent actions organized by Colby. Although other gangs also sent their leaders, given the reputation Balk had earned with his fists in various places, they all willingly accepted his temporary command.
"Eric, where did Eugene and the others go? Is there any result?" Balk asked into the walkie-talkie in his hand while standing under the dim light of the crooked street lights at the entrance of Shalin Town with his subordinates holding umbrellas beside him.
Colby and Balk had properties in Shalin Town. Yes, those were the casinos where no one had survived. The person in charge of guarding those places was named Eugene, one of Balk's small bosses.
Since they didn't contact each other specifically on weekdays, although they had been missing for five days, it was not until two days ago when they were organizing the team that Colby and Balk discovered that everyone in the casino, including Eugene, was missing.
This was a big deal, but as the real boss of those small casinos, Balk's first reaction was not that Eugene and the others were killed, but that these people had absconded with the money. He was furious and wasted a lot of time. It was not until he asked Eugene's family that he learned that they were just missing, which made Balk breathe a sigh of relief.
So, today when they came here to catch the two little girls, Balke also planned to go to the casino to take a look and study the reasons for Eugene and the others' disappearance.
"I don't know, second brother. The surveillance cameras were destroyed, but we didn't see any signs of fighting. It's like they left on their own. But I logged into the account, and the money is still there. It hasn't been transferred." A subordinate's strange voice came from the intercom. "Second brother, why do I feel like this is a bit unsettling?"
"As long as the money is there." Balke didn't care where Eugene went. Since he was missing, he could just replace him with someone else.
Then, Balke was about to ask his subordinates to go to the back of the target location to prevent the two little girls from escaping over the wall, but suddenly he heard a shrill scream from the walkie-talkie.
"Eric? Eric?" Balk was shocked and called out quickly, but there was no response for a long time.
He couldn't help but look around and found that his other men also had shocked expressions.
"The casino is close, let's go and see what's going on with Eric first." Balk ordered.
Soon, they passed through several alleys around Sharin Town and arrived at a large courtyard where the casino was located. Balk did not see Eric and others. Perhaps because of the rain, there was no bloodstain nearby. The ground was wet and the puddles were like mercury mirrors, reflecting the gray sky.
Standing outside, Balke ordered half of the gang - about 30 people - to go in for inspection, while the rest investigated outside and blocked the escape routes of the suspicious persons.
He stood under an umbrella held for him by his deputy, smoking a cigarette and waiting for reports from others.
The raindrops crackled on the umbrella, and he listened to the thunder between heaven and earth. He waited quietly for a while, and when he felt that it was almost time, he shouted, intending to ask the investigators to come out from the room.
But after this shout, the house fell silent, and then red dots of light lit up, looking like countless bloodthirsty eyes staring outside.
Balk frowned. As a famous "tiger", he would naturally not be scared by this situation. At most, he would become more vigilant.
Then, a flash of lightning streaked across the night sky, illuminating the interior of the house with a blinding light, turning everyone's face pale. Balk finally got a clear view of the situation inside. The pairs of red dots all came from the gangsters he had just ordered in. But strangely, they all looked strange, with stiff expressions and cloudy pupils. They looked more like corpses than living people.
"Eric?!" Balk was stunned when he saw the face of one of them clearly. "Are you okay?"
But Eric didn't answer him. He walked out of the room with a dull expression and staggered towards Balke. This unusual action made Balke feel extremely uncomfortable. He immediately shouted, "Stand still! Do you hear me? Otherwise, I'll shoot you!"
Eric ignored his voice and continued forward. As a last resort, Balk raised the rune pistol at his waist. Thanks to the rune potion, his physical combat power was actually a bit stronger, with immense strength and skin close to steel. However, the rune pistol would be more convenient for fighting ordinary people.
Balk kept pointing the gun at Eric's head and stared at him in confusion. Then he saw a scene that he would never forget in his life - Eric's head suddenly split open, turning into six fleshy petals with a wriggling central suction mouthpart, like a blooming fleshy flower.
"Fuck you!" Balk exclaimed, and together with his deputy beside him, he fired wildly. Soon, the monster was beaten to pieces and fell to the ground.
But then, more stiff figures appeared in the rainy night. Some came from indoors, and some were subordinates who had just been sent out to investigate the surroundings. The only normal people seemed to be "Tiger" Balk and his deputy.
"Brother... I, let's go..." The deputy was on the verge of tears, his teeth chattering. He had never seen such an outrageous scene before; it was like he had stumbled onto the set of a horror movie.
Balk was also deeply shocked, a chill running down his spine. Though he was strong, his mental defenses weren't. Watching his previously intact subordinate's head being turned into a fleshy mess before his eyes was a truly overwhelming shock.
"Let's go! This place is haunted! It's not a place for humans!" Balk took off running at the approaching crowd, quickly pulling out a special communicator. "Shalin Town is haunted! Maybe a cult is responsible! We have to inform the boss!"
Due to the demands of the human trafficking industrial park, there's no internet coverage around Shalin Town, forcing Balk to rely on a dedicated communicator for real-time communication. When "Fire Ghost" Colby's questioning voice rang out, Balk quickly exclaimed, "It's haunted! Boss! This place turns people into ghosts!"
"What...are you talking about?" Colby didn't understand.
He was still waiting for good news from both sides. Assassinating "Wuming" and capturing the two little girls were two things that had to be done at the same time. At least one of them had to succeed, otherwise he would be at a huge loss.
"Fuck, I'm not talking nonsense, it's true! I don't know why, but Eric and the others, all of them, suddenly turned into monsters and chased me! There must be a trap!" Balk said anxiously while running away.
He already regretted it. How could the mission assigned by the general be simple? He shouldn't have gotten involved in such things with Colby. Wouldn't it be better for him to just catch piglets and make money?
After a few frantic runs through the rain, Balk and his deputy left the alleyway and reached the town's main thoroughfare. He wiped the rain from his face and looked ahead. At the intersection, a little girl with flowing silver hair, wearing a white dress and bare feet, stood lightly on a streetlight, gazing at him with a smile. She had an incredibly beautiful face that should have been alluring and alluring, but her dark red eyes were filled with a hint of playfulness and cruelty. In the current atmosphere, she looked incredibly eerie, like a ghost.
Seeing this little silver-haired girl suddenly appear, Balk suddenly became furious and roared, "Stop playing tricks on me!"
Immediately, the runes on his body began to glow, and he suddenly jumped up and pounced towards the silver-haired little girl, as if he believed that this was the source of all the weirdness.
However, as she looked at the "tiger" Balke pouncing towards her, the smile on the girl's face became even more intense.
Then, the deputy standing in the middle of the road watched in a daze as his second brother, the "Tiger" Balke, who seemed invincible in his eyes, suddenly disintegrated in mid-air and turned into a huge flesh flower, blooming in the night rain. Every piece of flesh and every muscle fiber were stretching their body to the fullest.
"What happened? Is anyone there? Where are you, Balke?" The communicator that fell into the puddle was still emitting Colby's uncertain voice.
But the deputy named "Wright" had no way to answer him. Before his eyes, a huge flesh and blood monster had fallen from the sky, blocking his escape route, and spit out a tentacle-like tongue from its mouth, rolling him up.
The pungent smell permeated the rain and fog and penetrated into his nostrils. The deputy, who had come to his senses, began to scream in fear and beg for mercy, but no matter how he struggled, he could not stop those turbine-shaped fine teeth from getting closer and closer to him.
In the last second before his consciousness was swallowed by pain, he saw the little silver-haired girl yawn sleepily.
(End of this chapter)
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