Two figures moved swiftly through the darkness, arriving at a ruin.
This place, once where the Raincoat Man chased Lisa and Manba, was now a desolate area filled with toxic exhaust fumes.
The Ghoul charged forward mindlessly, wanting to escape as quickly as possible.
Not far in front, however, two Specter Nuns suddenly appeared.
They held chains, which they swung with a clang towards the Ghoul.
Just as they were about to hit, something fell from a nearby scaffolding, landing precisely on the iron chains, causing their attack to deviate.
Yuquan Youxi, who emerged from the shadows, couldn't help but frown and directly ordered the Specter Nuns to ram into the fragile scaffolding.
“Boom!”
The scaffolding collapsed, blocking the Ghoul's escape route.
The Ghoul kept growling, finally forced to stop and confront these two uninvited guests!
Sophia and Youxi stood side by side, their bodies trembling slightly, not from nervousness, but from excitement.
This was their first time facing and dealing with such a monster.
“Hiss—!”
The steam core on the Ghoul's back operated, spewing out steam with a hint of blood mist.
It let out a low growl and lunged at the two delicate girls.
Sophia raised her sword to block, and the soles of her long boots immediately sank into the hard mud.
So much strength!
The girl gritted her teeth, a low growl escaping her throat, and as she exerted force, her two canine teeth gradually became sharper and longer.
A fine ring of fur also appeared on her wrist.
With a “clang!”, she swung the Ghoul away with even greater force.
The Ghoul landed and began to flee again.
Sophia was about to give chase when she saw a flicker of fire in a nearby garbage pile.
Her pupils contracted sharply, and she turned around, embracing Youxi and lunging to the other side.
“Bang—!”
The garbage pile inexplicably exploded, and dirty fragments flew towards the two of them.
Just then, Sophia's silver sword swung on its own, clanging a few times and blocking the debris.
On the other side, the Specter Nun once again swung her chains at the Ghoul.
The Ghoul casually picked up a stone and threw it at the iron chains.
With the blessing of “luck,” its hit rate was one hundred percent!
But just as the stone hit the chain, the latter suddenly twisted like a living snake, dodging the attack, and in an extremely counter-intuitive manner, plunged straight down, trapping the Ghoul.
The next second, a wisp of spirituality flowed along the chains and rushed into the steam core.
“Woo—!”
The steam core quickly overheated, and after shouting robustly, “No air conditioning, I’m burning up!”, it exploded with a bang, tearing the Ghoul’s upper body into pieces.
At the same time, somewhere in Black Alley.
Reirfu opened his eyes, looking at the crystal ball in his arms, his brows furrowed deeply.
‘Although the Ghoul's advance wasn't very successful, it at least managed to draw out the 【variable】....’
‘A half-werewolf...’
‘A Sister who controls Specters.....’
‘Are they from the Meditation Society?’
‘But aren't those three Night Raven Sisters in the West Suburb in a stable state?’
‘And what is that ability to control objects.....?’
‘Is it also a technique for manipulating trajectories, like mine?’
Reirfu placed his hands in front of the crystal ball and closed his eyes again to divine.
Half a minute later, a line of fine sweat appeared on his forehead.
He opened his eyes and looked at the reflection in the crystal ball, his expression not good.
The result of the divination was still that he could see nothing.
It was as if....something was blocking his vision.
Suddenly, he froze. He was horrified to discover that the reflection in the divination ball actually started to laugh on its own!
That face, identical to his, silently said:
“I see you...”
Reirfu frowned, his shadow behind him surged, wanting to swallow the crystal ball and thus drag out the person behind the scenes!
But the next instant, the crystal shattered with a bang!
Sharp fragments, as if in revenge, pierced towards his face.
One of Reirfu's eyeballs suddenly reversed, and the trajectories of the sharp fragments immediately twisted, colliding with each other in a highly coincidental way, saving him from harm.
Then, a sphere of light circulated in the depths of Reirfu's shadow, immediately engulfing the crystal ball's fragments.
Reirfu’s eyeballs constantly trembled, yet he still saw nothing.
It was as if he had encountered a clever thief who invaded his territory, left an arrogant mark, and then silently fled the scene.
‘Are they....trying to play a trick on me?!’
Reirfu's face was dark, but his back inside the black robe was soaked with cold sweat.
He could understand this kind of pleasure.
Because when he was young, he had relied on his ability to peek into fate to trick many lost souls.
It was only later, after encountering his teacher and being taught a lesson in return, that he gradually calmed down.
‘Should I leave?’
‘No...I can't leave...’
‘There are still two days left....Perhaps this is also a fated part of the assessment?’
Reirfu’s brows relaxed, and he slowly retracted his shadow.
He could not betray his teacher's trust!
The relic must be successfully created!
Just then, a dollop of bird droppings fell towards his head.
Reirfu's eyeball reversed, and a gust of wind blew, changing the bird droppings' original trajectory, making them fall “splat” onto the ground.
...
Black Alley, dawn had broken.
Li Andy brought his sisters back to Old Du Lin’s shop.
He sat at the counter, took out a drawing, and handed it over:
“Do you know this person?”
Old Du Lin frowned:
“Yes, his name is Reirfu. He’s the new Bishop of our Nine District’s Meditation Society, in his thirties, quite young and promising. He used to be a somewhat famous diviner in the circles. He also relied on this to become a Bishop in just a few years.”
Li Andy pondered for a few seconds, then decided to tell Old Du Lin the truth:
“Those five lucky coins were probably made by him.”
After hearing this, Old Du Lin furrowed his brows, thought for a long time, then looked up and asked:
“Do you think there’s someone behind him?”
Li Andy nodded.
“Hiss...”
Old Du Lin scratched his head, a bit annoyed,
“What exactly is this guy’s purpose in doing all this?”
Li Andy did not reply, quietly watching him.
Behind him, Sophia, wearing a hood, was breathing somewhat rapidly, and finally unable to bear it, she embraced Youxi, who was beside her.
She lowered her head, her sharp little teeth piercing her sister’s tender skin, carefully licking the fresh blood.
Youxi felt no discomfort; instead, she hugged the other girl, gently stroking the back of her head. On her beautiful face, the corner of her mouth lifted into a fascinated and enjoyable smile. She whispered softly:
“Sophia, you don't have to hold back...”
Sophia's body trembled slightly, her bloodthirsty desire relaxed a little, and gradually... it was relieved.
After waiting for about two minutes, Old Du Lin finally looked up again:
“I need to tell the proprietress about this. But before that, can I entrust you to continue observing the movements of those lucky ones and Reirfu?”
Li Andy curved his lips into a smile and nodded:
“Yes.”
He had already planned to continue, and now being able to earn some money along the way was fine.
But the most crucial thing was that whatever he did next, someone would take the blame for the bad things, and someone would help bear witness to the good things.