Chapter 32 The Troupe Leader of Meteor City 32 (Ominous foreshadowing has been revised...)
[Mission Objective: Drive out the outsiders (1/5)]
?
A huge question mark silently rose in Ayana's mind.
Ayana paused for a moment, then quickly realized that there must have been some internal conflict among the outsiders.
Based on her previous brief interactions with the group of outsiders, Ayana observed that the group was not very united. Although they appeared to be a cohesive unit, they were internally divided and even had an unreasonable "hierarchy".
Based on this, it is almost certain that a conflict has arisen within that group, and a fight is taking place.
If that's the case...
As her steps came to a standstill, Ayana had a very bold idea in her mind, one that could almost be called a "delusion".
【Host. 】
Please stop indulging in unrealistic fantasies.
The cold, mechanical voice ruthlessly shattered Ayana's plans.
If it were really that simple, why bother issuing tasks at all?
That's what they say.
But unexpected things can happen, what if?
Ayana silently complained to herself, and began to take another step.
【Powerful Amplification】is indeed a very useful skill. Every time Ayana uses this skill, she feels as if her whole body is filled with immense power.
She arrived at her destination in no time, but the scene that greeted her made her heart stop for a moment.
Blood, blood, and more blood.
The bright red color was shocking; the open space had been completely dyed red.
Several corpses lay on the ground. A boy was stepping on the wrist of one of the corpses and crushing it with such force that Ayana even doubted whether she could hear the sound of bones being crushed.
The boy drawled out the last syllable, his lazy tone laced with a mischievous smirk: "Even I didn't want to come on this mission. There are so many fun things to do, but I've already come, and you guys still dare to slack off? That's just too mean."
"You guys are basically slacking off," the boy shook his head, his blue bangs swaying slightly, but his eyes beneath them revealed a murderous aura from hell.
He abruptly changed the subject, his smile vanishing instantly, replaced by an icy expression: "There will be punishment."
The boy's personality seemed rather strange; he could be laughing one moment and then instantly turn into a cold expression the next.
One second their expression might give you a chilling feeling as if you were in a freezing winter, but the next second their expression will instantly transform into the smiling face of an innocent child, as if they were two different people.
"Being punished by me is an honor for you all~"
The boy narrowed his eyes, smiled, and moved his foot back to the corpse's head, casually stepping on it, his tone rising at the end: "After all, I am the great Lord Julian."
[Mission Objective: Drive out the outsiders (4/5)]
Wow, host, it seems you really can reap the benefits this time.
The mechanical voice rang out at an inopportune moment, pulling Ayana back to reality from her reverie. Her lips twitched, and she was about to complain when the boy seemed to have noticed her presence. He suddenly raised his head, his gaze fixed on her.
not good!
Ayana's alarm bells rang in her mind, and she quickly jumped up from where she was.
Sure enough, the next second countless knives came from the boy's coat and rushed towards Ayana, piercing straight into the tree branches. If she hadn't dodged in time, she would probably have been riddled with holes by those knives.
"Now that you're here, isn't it boring to just hide in the shadows?"
The boy idly fiddled with the small knife in his hand, turning it over and over. He then located Ayana's current position again, tilted his head to the side, and revealed an adorable childlike expression, as if he were genuinely inviting Ayana to play with him: "Come out and play, you definitely came to find me, right?"
How can this be considered a case of the fisherman reaping the benefits?
This is clearly leaving the most difficult part for last, leaving the boss to her!
Several small knives, as if controlled by some inexplicable force, flew out of the boy's black coat again, heading straight for Ayana's location: "Then I'll come find you, okay?"
In the darkness, the girl suddenly leaped from the branches, causing the leaves to rustle. She moved back and forth across the branches, while several small knives, as if equipped with automatic tracking devices, followed her at an extremely fast speed.
If Ayana had been even a second slower, those knives would have pierced her body and torn her to pieces.
Ayana had absolutely no time to be distracted.
She was forced to run back and forth by the knives. She clearly believed that she was on the side of justice, but now she felt like the thief who was running away with her head in her hands. She gritted her teeth, dodging the attacks while her brain worked at high speed to think of a solution.
There is only one possibility.
This person is using telekinesis to control these knives and sense her location.
Since that's the case...
Ayana took a deep breath.
Suddenly losing her senses, the countless knives that had been following closely behind the girl suddenly seemed to lose their target and stabbed haphazardly into the tree branches.
Perhaps because Julian's psychic powers were so strong, the knife that was stuck into the branch was so forceful that almost the entire blade was embedded in the branch and could not be pulled out. Subsequently, several trees fell down.
"Tsk."
The boy clicked his tongue in annoyance, his innocent, childlike expression vanishing instantly, replaced by irritation. He seemed somewhat anxious, his thumb and forefinger unconsciously rubbing together: "A Nen user, huh? How troublesome."
"I didn't want to take this mission in the first place, why did they have to send me? There are so many other people available..."
"They insist that I work with these ants. They're just a bunch of useless trash, weak and in the way."
"So annoying, so annoying, so annoying..."
Julian's emotions are extremely unstable.
He seemed to be trapped in endless agitation, his upper and lower teeth grinding together. He appeared to be oblivious to any movement around him, muttering to himself with his head down. Stray hairs on his forehead obscured his eyes, making it impossible to see his expression, but one could sense the immense agitation emanating from him.
Taking advantage of the strange boy's agitation, Ayana ambushed him from behind.
She plunged one hand into the boy's back and the other gripped his neck, pinning him to the ground.
Because of the [Powerful Amplification] effect, her strength at this moment is almost unmatched by ordinary people. Only someone like Uvogin, a master of enhancement, can contend with her immense power.
But it's clear that the boy is definitely not a Enhancement-type Nen user.
"Where did you come from?" Warm blood flowed from Ayana's pierced back, soaking her fingers. She remained in that position, showing no intention of removing her hand.
Ayana knew the boy was no ordinary person, and she coldly asked, "What is your purpose? Speak, or else..."
The hand gripping his neck slowly tightened, and the hand piercing into the boy's back went deeper. The boy's expression betrayed his uncontrollable pain, but Ayana showed no pity and continued to press, "You'll die here."
Julian coughed twice.
Bright red blood gushed from Julian's throat. He should have been in excruciating pain all over his body, but instead, he inexplicably began to laugh wildly.
Ayana was puzzled and was about to speak again when she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.
Countless small knives appeared out of nowhere in an instant, floating in the air, their tips aimed at Ayana, their silver blades reflecting light.
"Are you crazy?!"
Ayana's eyes widened in disbelief as she questioned, "From this angle, even you would be riddled with thorns, wouldn't you? Do you want to take me down with you?"
Julian coughed and chuckled twice.
His expression was complex, a mixture of pain and excitement, making him look like a complete lunatic.
"That...that's not very..."
As the boy spoke, he coughed up blood: "Is it exciting?"
As the boy finished speaking, several small knives came straight at Ayana.
...
The sound of a book falling to the ground.
Kuroro, who was sitting in the living room reading a book, suddenly paused for a moment for some reason.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Uvogin sat opposite Kuroro.
He noticed Kuroro's unusual behavior and was about to get up and walk towards him when Kuroro stopped him.
"No...it's nothing."
Kuroro gave Uvogin a smile that was no different from any other day: "I was just spacing out, don't worry."
After saying that, he squatted down to pick up the book, dusted it off, and sat back down, resuming his focused reading.
Uvogin scratched his head, feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. So he simply put the strange feeling out of his mind and got up to leave.
I have a bad feeling.
Kuroro ran his index finger over the words in the book, but couldn't read a single one.
My heart was pounding in my chest, as if I sensed something was about to happen.
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