Chapter 75 Blackrock City. And this time, DisKi chose to impersonate someone...
Just as Jiang Yang and Nan Ke were barely communicating, everyone received a new notification from the system.
Main Quest: Complete Store Upgrade
This reminded Jiang Yang of the "Don't give bad reviews" written in his work log, and he wasn't sure if it was related to this.
Just before Jiang Yang came out of the warehouse.
His conversation with Nan Ke made him realize that he could not deny his DisKi identity.
Just then, Nan Ke wrote "The Hanged Man" and "Searching," and Jiang Yang immediately realized what was going on.
So they decided to play along and admit to DisKi in front of the Hanged Man, buying time for the others.
"I'm DisKi."
A slight smile crept across the Hanged Man's face, and the mask on his face grinned, revealing two rows of sharp, inhuman fangs, as if it possessed its own will.
This was the first time Jiang Yang had seen the mask on the upside-down man's face clearly. The overall outline was distorted and bizarre, with hollow eye sockets sunken in, revealing only most of the whites of the eyes. There was a complex pattern at the corner of the eye, and when you looked directly at it, an invisible chill pierced your heart.
Like an ancient incantation.
Following the Hanging Man were two teammates dressed the same as him, and Jiang Yang didn't think they were Xiong Bingxin's people.
One of them grabbed Jiang Yang, while the other went into the warehouse and came out coughing shortly afterward.
Jiang Yang deliberately rubbed the scratches he left on the floor of the warehouse with dust, leaving only a cloud of dust in the warehouse.
The man came out of the warehouse, leaned close to the Hanged Man's ear, and whispered something. The Hanged Man then followed him inside.
Before the trial began, it was mentioned that only the War Chariot and the Strategist Guilds were allowed to register, and the maximum number of people registering for a single guild was no more than ten.
Jiang Yang felt that even if the chariot was full, the number of spots occupied by the Hanged Man who came in with Xiong Bingxin would not exceed five, and the chariot should know that only the four of them had signed up for the Mou Guang event.
Given the Hanged Man's habitually solitary nature, he probably only brought these two people with him.
Moreover, bringing these two people along was certainly not for the purpose of fighting against them.
Jiang Yang, whose eyes rolled around inside the dummy, seized the opportunity when the upside-down man was leaving and, with a heavy heart, slammed himself to the ground.
The man who had restrained him indeed crouched down to check, and another man ran over as well. Just before the Hanged Man heard the commotion and returned, a rose petal was left in one of the men's pockets.
The plastic shell made Jiang Yang a little dizzy, and he swayed for a long time after standing up straight.
The upside-down man pressed down on Jiang Yang's shoulder, the mask's eyes level with Jiang Yang's. Then, in a confident tone, he lowered his voice and said, "Jiang Yang, you are still the same as always... without any improvement."
But the Hanged Man didn't know that Jiang Yang had never intended to hide who he was.
Even when the Hanged Man was fixated on Jiang Yang's identity, Jiang Yang realized that the so-called "search" was not about finding things, but about finding people.
According to the rules, Jiang Yang wasn't worried about what the Hanged Man would do to him, since the combat mode hadn't been activated yet.
The Hanged Man will definitely enter the warehouse, and sooner or later he will discover that "DisKi" is Jiang Yang.
Therefore, Jiang Yang chose to stall the opponent at this stage.
They dragged Ji Yang out until he completed his promotion mission with the real DisKi and left Shiwu Alley.
Jiang Yang didn't speak. The upside-down man's hand reached from his shoulder to his neck, his five fingers resting on the outside of the shell, his tiger's mouth gently tightening.
"You're stalling for time, aren't you?" This was the sharp insight from the top of the strength ranking. "Jiang Yang, you need to know that just because I don't kill you doesn't mean you'll live a good life."
“During the trial, we represent different guilds, and I will also want to kill you.” Jiang Yang, exposed, stopped pretending and tried to back away to create distance between himself and the other party, but was quickly stopped by the person behind him.
The man hanging upside down withdrew his hand and waved to signal his team members to release Jiang Yang.
The Hanged Man continued, "I thought you would be the one trying to kill me," his words carrying a hidden meaning.
But Jiang Yang shook his head. "If it's not a trial, I don't like killing."
"But what if I don't kill anyone, but someone comes to kill me first?"
"I feel like no one can kill me."
The system seems to favor the Hanged Man.
The good news is that Ji Yang has completed the promotion of Bat Pancake Shop.
The bad news is that the entire trial proceedings congratulated Ji Yang on completing the promotion of the Bat Pancake Shop.
Jiang Yang, still unwilling to give up, asked, "Don't the people in the tanks do missions?"
The Hanged Man, unusually calm, said, "No rush."
The honest and straightforward quartet: Jiang Yang, Ji Yang, Nan Ke, and Xie Lu.
However, four more announcements soon followed.
[Bat Cafe completes upgrade]
[Bat Fruit Shop Completes Upgrade]
[Bat Boutique Completes Upgrade]
[Bat Bakery completes promotion]
Jiang Yang turned her head and glanced at the upside-down man. The four shops could accommodate a maximum of eight people.
If the number of people in the chariot is less than 8, and the Hanged Man and his two teammates are clearly not in the store, yet they can still complete the mission, then it means that Xiong Bingxin's people and the Hanged Man's people are acting together.
The question is, doesn't leaving the store count as leaving early? What are the criteria for leaving early?
Furthermore, what exactly does the Tower want to obtain in Blackrock City...?
A series of questions left Jiang Yang feeling a bit dizzy.
The Hanged Man nudged Jiang Yang and asked, "Can you walk by yourself?"
Jiang Yang regained her senses, swayed back and forth a couple of times, and replied defiantly, "No way!"
Finally, Jiang Yang stood on the cart that the upside-down man had brought out.
The person responsible for pushing him asked, "Should we tie him up?"
The Hanged Man nodded in agreement. "It seems safer to tie him up. Let's tie him up."
Jiang Yang's inner monologue: He's sick!
The cart was the kind used for transporting goods. Standing on it, Jiang Yang couldn't understand the connection between it and the upside-down man, just as he couldn't understand why Ji Yang was able to bring out a large KTV speaker.
The wheels made a loud noise on the stone pavement.
Jiang Yang couldn't help but feel indignant; wasn't this clearly announcing to others that someone was coming?
But the Hanged Man was not worried at all, and walked calmly at the front until they passed through the archway and returned to the Stone Man Alley where Nan Ke was.
The Hanged Man only passed through the archway once; his destination... was still the Bat Costume Shop!
...
Nearly half an hour earlier, Ji Yang, who was also unaware of the consequences of leaving early, did not make any rash moves.
Instead, he spoke to "Jiang Yang" and said, "I have a mission."
"Protect DisKi".
Where do you think would be a good place for us to hide?
DisKi remained silent, her body connected to the distance, and a capital "Danger" flashed through her mind.
It was the same sense of crisis he felt on the day outsiders broke into and ransacked Shiren Alley. His lips trembled, and a few frames of his normally transparent appearance flashed across his face due to the emotional fluctuations.
Ji Yang frowned in confusion, and DisKi retreated in fear before fleeing frantically.
His name is DisKi.
DisKi is an odd little monster that doesn't fit in at all in Shiren Alley.
When I was a child, other people in the alley would throw sharp stones at DisKi.
DisKi was smashed until his head was covered in blood, but he didn't know how to fight back.
DisKi doesn't understand why everyone dislikes DisKi.
Until DisKi turned 18, his eyes lit up with red pupils, and fangs spilled from the corners of his mouth.
DisKi is not human, but a vampire disguised as a human.
DisKi's talent in the vampire clan is disguise.
Once DisKi extracts a piece of its "skin," it can completely impersonate the other party.
This time, DisKi chose to impersonate a human named Jiang Yang.
Ji Yang stopped him with the Justice card.
Justice circled around DisKi, and Ji Yang asked, "Where are you going?"
"I told you, my mission is to protect you. No matter the cost, I won't let anything happen to you. You can trust me."
DisKi seemed to have thought of something, and he said painfully, "No, I can't believe you."
The first rule for faking being a vampire: never trust humans.
Ji Yang recalled Xie Lu's earlier mention of the vampire contract spirit. Looking at Jiang Yang's seemingly fragile appearance, he softened his tone and asked, "What about a transaction? If it's a transaction, is that acceptable?"
DisKi struggled within the community for a while longer, but to no avail. He slumped to the ground, asking, "What do you want?"
Ji Yang pondered for a moment, "I need to know how to complete the store promotion."
DisKi breathed a sigh of relief, as the request wasn't unreasonable. "I just ordered pancakes from the pancake shop. I'll just give you a good review. For my first promotion, I only need to take one order."
"Okay, what do you want?"
DisKi thought for a moment, "I want a Batman costume."
DisKi didn't trust Ji Yang; he thought that as long as he got the clothes, he could leave smoothly.
He had originally intended to sneak out to get clothes when he sensed the flow of Blackrock City in the warehouse, but unexpectedly, he felt an inexplicable bloodline suppression as soon as he entered the clothing store. He was filled with fear, but then he noticed the delivery phone number that had fallen out of the cashier's counter.
Therefore, he thought of using the pretense of ordering takeout to attract the other party, and then using the other party's identity to leave.
But he had just sensed a strong killing intent emanating from Jiang Yang.
Do you want to buy it?
"Can."
Ji Yang took DisKi to the Bat Clothing Store, and DisKi gave Ji Yang a positive review card as promised.
[Bat Pancake Shop Completes Upgrade]
Ji Yang vaguely sensed something was wrong and reacted quickly by grabbing DisKi and moving away from the cashier. DisKi, who had been nervously watching Xie Lu pay, was somewhat confused. Then, Xiong Bingxin's large knife landed right where the two of them had just stood on the cashier.
"Xiong Bingxin, are you sick in the head?!" Nan Ke shouted angrily.
Xiong Bingxin and Meng Jiang blocked the shop entrance, whistling as they casually remarked, "Business is good, huh?"
Ji Yang lowered his head and asked DisKi in a low voice, "Can we walk?"
DisKi glanced at the situation on the field, "No... we have to get out..."
Ji Yang waved his hand behind him, and Xie Lu, who was hiding inside the shop, slipped between the two of them, leaving only his beautiful wolf tail in the background.
Meng Jiang stepped forward to block Xie Lu's attack, and Nan Ke followed up by breaking through Xiong Bingxin's blockade.
Suddenly, Xiong Bingxin's chariot blocked the shop's path. Ji Yang, who was prepared, used his sword to wed the wheels and momentarily blocked it.
With a glance to the side, DisKi plunged into the gap the group had torn open.
Xiong Bingxin and Meng Jiang returned to defend, but Jiang Yang's face still made Meng Jiang hesitate for a moment.
DisKi seized the opportunity and rushed out, hurriedly raising the cloak he had bought to put it on. Xiong Bingxin glanced at the successive messages that popped up on the panel, and her finger obediently clicked on the puppet's use, just like in the Hanged Man plan.
"Huang Er! I'll fuck your grandpa!"
In front of the clothing store, the puppet that had appeared on Train Zero, enveloped in black mist, completely enveloped DisKi.
Combined with Xiong Bingxin's talent, there were countless dark figures in front of the door, making it impossible to distinguish them.
[Player Xiong Bingxin's Talent Card: Chariot]
[Personal Talent: Leader]
[Instructions for Use - Unlimited Duplication: Conquer the battlefield and claim victory; dominate your battlefield]
[Instructions for Use - Absolute Defense: Heroes on the tank lead the future, please protect your soldiers]
The sound of a cart came from the archway, and everyone looked over.
Xiong Bingxin removed one of the black mists, revealing the DisKi inside, unable to escape.
The Hanged Man made a leisurely entrance, and under everyone's gaze, looked at Ji Yang and slowly asked, "Choose one, shall we?"
The dummy shell on Jiang Yang's body was torn and peeled off by the upside-down man. When his upper body came into contact with the sunlight, he felt a sharp burning pain, which made him kneel down and curl up into a ball.
DisKi cried out anxiously, "He'll die like this!"
The Hanged Man ignored him and patiently waited for Ji Yang's choice.
Ji Yang hesitated, then raised his arm and pointed...
DisKi.
Nan Ke went berserk, "Ji Yang, are you crazy?!"
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Author's note: Hehehe, I'm going to watch TV now that I'm done writing! Yay!
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