A Strange Weird Object

Under his control, a gentle breeze ruffled the wisps of hair on his forehead, swirling and turning the fluttering white leaves in the distance.

Lin Yi looked at his relaxed appearance, lowered her eyes, and focused her gaze on the corner of his lips that were curled up.

"Are you happy?" he asked.

Lin Nieran turned his head and asked, "Are you unhappy?"

"I'd be happier if you let me go out and be with them."

Lin Nieran withdrew his gaze and looked into the distance again. "Have you really forgotten or are you pretending? You were in charge of my body before, and this is my first real New Year."

Lin Yi remained silent.

Another silence fell. Lin Nieran manipulated the wind, swirling the fallen leaves in circles several times. Suddenly, Lin Yi spoke again, "The wish you made with that system was for me to disappear?"

Lin Nieran raised an eyebrow. "Congratulations, you guessed right, but there's no reward."

A murderous glint resurfaced in Lin Yi's eyes. "Aren't you afraid that you'll be the one who dies in the end?"

"It doesn't matter who it is, right?" Lin Nieran shrugged. "Whoever dies, the body just belongs to someone else."

Upon hearing these words, the killing intent in Lin Yi's eyes gradually disappeared.

You're lying to me again.

Amidst their bickering, the Vest decided on tomorrow's meals, Lin Nieran then coordinated the procurement of ingredients from the system.

Now, even on Blue Star, there are foods that haven't been corrupted, but they're expensive and inconvenient to buy.

Lin Nieran would definitely arouse suspicion if he bought so many ingredients by himself. He didn't want to spend so much money, so he might as well buy them from the system using Points, which offered a wide variety and was more convenient.

After the event, the Cat Boy Mo Lan privately sought out Lin Nieran.

Mo Lan was the name Lin Nieran gave to the Little Cat; the color was dark for its fur, and the color was blue for its eyes.

"Master, Wen Keke, there's movement."

Lin Nieran raised an eyebrow. "Oh? She's preparing to make her move so soon? Good timing."

Mo Lan twitched her cat ears. "They're keeping it from me."

"But I can hear."

Lin Nieran couldn't resist rubbing the cat's ears; they were fluffy and felt wonderful to the touch.

"Well done, that's great!"

Mo Lan's face instantly turned red. He suddenly transformed into a Black Cat, jumped onto Lin Nieran, and buried his head in his chest.

Lin Nieran smiled and picked it up, "Since she's preparing to go, I should go check it out too."

Mo Lan raised her cat head. "Meow?" Is Master going in person?

"No, that's not it."

Lin Nieran has Bai Yang, Vest he personally controls, so he doesn't need to make a trip himself.

Night had fallen when Bai Yang appeared on an empty street, carrying Puppet, with the Puppet Modian standing beside him.

He had originally planned to go alone, but then he realized that there were some things that Modian was better suited to do than he was, so he decided to bring him along.

"It's not a problem if I'm discovered coming out alone," Bai Yang said helplessly, looking at Modian dressed as Gravekeeper. "If you're included, people will think we're here to cause trouble."

Modian said, sounding aggrieved, "Weren't we going to cause trouble? Should I change my identity?"

Thinking of his identities as a paper doll, Clown, and Slaughterer, Bai Yang said, "Forget it, just stay like this. It's a bit scary, but at least it's quiet."

His first stop wasn't to find Wen Keke; since he was already there, he figured he might as well visit Bai Yang's "good friends" along the way.

According to Cheng Shanshi, the Calamity Crossing Squad did not rest today and were busy at the Authorities branch base.

With the Lunar New Year approaching, some of the Purger whose families are still alive will be going home for the holidays, so they won't be going on missions. However, the supernatural won't stop attacking just because of the New Year, so these Purifiers will have to fill in temporarily.

Tao Yuan and her team were stationed at one of the sub-bases tasked with eliminating the supernatural entities. Besides them, there were many other Purger squads that hadn't gone home for the Lunar New Year.

Cheng Shanshi was able to come back after taking leave; he was to come and relieve her the following afternoon.

"Zzz--"

Sparks flew as the Pink Chainsaw cleaved a Weird Object in two, then cleaned up the rest of the eerie creatures.

The containment team nearby collected the fallen Weird Object, finished off the remaining ones, and wiped the sweat from their brows as they stood up.

"It's good to get some exercise today; it's not cold anymore."

Tao Yuan planted the Chainsaw on the ground, rested one hand on the handle, and laughed, "Go take a rest if you're tired. This is just the beginning."

"You're not tired at all, I only need to finish you off, it's hardly tiring."

Around them, An Ying subdued a large number of monsters, and several members of the containment team quickly harvested these Weird Object.

These are all eerie Instance that survived being destroyed in the dungeon. They roam the area at night and will wander into Residential Zone if left unattended.

Normally they would just drive them back; it's rare for them to be killed like the Calamity Crossing Squad did.

"Don't just stand there! Kill a lot more today, and things will be much easier tomorrow and the day after. Then we can have a peaceful New Year in this branch base!" Mi Chuchu shouted.

"That's right!"

"Oh, I see! Haha, then we can ring in the new year too!"

"Stop grinning like an idiot, kill them! Those monsters have all run away!"

Bai Yang used the black bear's invisibility ability to completely conceal himself in the darkness, watching the group from afar.

The fact that they can have so much fun killing monsters is truly admirable, showcasing the Protagonist Group's incredible perseverance.

This schedule is exhausting; even he finds it tiring just looking at it.

"Should we go and steal the Weird Object?" Modian, his eyes gleaming with anticipation.

Bai Yang held him down. "No, behave yourself."

Modian obediently squatted down again.

Bai Yang took a wooden block from the pocket of the Little Bear's Puppet and handed it to him. "Go and put this into the mouth of that weird corpse that looks like a fish head, and bring back the original Weird Object from that fish head."

Modian looked at the Weird Object in his hand and nodded blankly. He didn't understand why he was doing this, but that didn't stop him from executing the plan perfectly.

A moment later, Modian returned. "It's all put away!"

"Alright, let's go then." Bai Yang stood up.

"You're leaving already?"

Bai Yang said, "Our objective has been achieved. Let's go see Wen Keke."

Tao Yuan and his companions were unaware that someone had already been there; they were clearing away the remaining strange creatures along the way.

After killing this wave of monsters, members of the Containment Department found a strangely shaped wooden Weird Object inside the mouth of a monster that resembled a broken fish head.

The wooden block was broken and tattered, with cracked edges, but you could still vaguely make out the shape of a bird about to take flight. It resembled a crow, but had colorful patterned feathers on its head, bright red claws, and an ivory-white beak.

"Why is this Weird Object only half there?" The person who picked up the Weird Object examined it with some doubt. Although the wooden block was old, its color had not faded at all, and it had a faint smell of the sea.

His teammate leaned over for a look. "This Weird Object has pitifully little energy; it's probably only F-rank. Its energy is so weak it's not even showing up."

"Looks like this thing is useless again."