Chapter 38

Li Yao's thoughts were a little muddled.

He sorted through it. His best friend had transmigrated and even contacted him through a phone. His best friend's younger sister had abnormally good luck. Even Shuisheng Ge, the roommate who seemed the most normal, had turned out to be abnormal too... Li Yao sank into thought. Was this world even normal?

This was completely insane, okay?! Could Cao Rui and Chen Tao be hiding some earth-shattering secret too?

Uh...

Impossible.

Cao Rui was just a not-too-ugly, goofy rich second-generation kid. If he turned out to be abnormal too... then Lin Xiaoxi could livestream herself eating shit! As Li Yao quietly contemplated life, Lin Xiaoxi suddenly grabbed him hard enough to hurt. "Someone's hurt!" Li Yao looked up and saw Zhao Shuisheng, wearing an Ox-Demon Mask, being slashed across the ribs. Spurting blood looked especially crimson amid the gray-white fog.

Fuck!

That was unacceptable!

They'd slept together for three years, after all. You dared hit one of my people?

Li Yao took a water bottle from his backpack and handed it to Lin Xiaoxi. "Thirsty?"

Lin Xiaoxi said in surprise, "You actually carry a water bottle around? Do you have anything to eat? I'm kind of hungry too."

With a blank expression, Li Yao took out a small cake and handed it to her. Only this girl could eat and drink with such peace of mind in an environment like this. Lin Xiaoxi ate bread, drank water, and watched the show. She hoped the Masked Man's side would win, because for some reason, she had a favorable impression of them. Once they won, she could go interview them.

I'm so pretty. They definitely won't refuse me.

Lin Xiaoxi was happily imagining it when her eyelids suddenly grew heavy. "Why am I so sleepy?"

Li Yao said, "You must've been run ragged and exhausted these past two days."

Lin Xiaoxi gave a silly grin. "(▽`) Yeah... no, I'm too sleepy. I-I'll sleep for a bit... huff... huff... huff..."

Under the effects of the sleeping drug, Lin Xiaoxi fell asleep almost instantly.

Li Yao shook his head. What a silly girl! He nudged Lin Xiaoxi and, after confirming that she was asleep, turned his gaze toward the battlefield. His expression gradually darkened—he took another bottle of water from his Spatial Ring and completed Frost Death's Wrath, infusing it into the water. Frost Death's Wrath inherently possessed the ability to shape its spell field. The water in the bottle was drawn out and formed into an ice spike as long as his forearm.

Then Li Yao constructed the circuit for Mage Hand, and the ice spike began spinning rapidly in midair—

Increase mental power output! Accelerate its movement! Fire!

Li Yao fixed his eyes on the Onmyoji, who was cowering behind the crowd and constantly summoning ghosts and monsters. With his mental power locked on, the ice spike let out a shrill howl as it tore through the air. "Let's see if I can skewer you to death!"

The Mage Hand operating at full power hurled it with tremendous kinetic force. The sound of air tearing alerted the Onmyoji. He abruptly looked toward Li Yao and spotted the rapidly approaching ice spike. With a wave of his hand, layer upon layer of mist gathered before him to form a shield... The Onmyoji was furious. Who the fuck was ambushing me?! Good thing I'm quick-witted!

Then he watched helplessly as the ice spike playfully curved away and flew into the sky...

The Onmyoji: "???"

Li Yao sneered. Didn't expect that, did you? I can make it turn! But the next instant—

The Onmyoji suddenly looked up. You still fucking dare ambush me?! After shooting into the sky, the ice spike fell once more. The speed imposed by Mage Hand combined with gravitational acceleration, driving the kinetic energy it carried to a whole new level—this strike was enough to kill!

The Onmyoji cast another spell, and the mist surged!

But the Masked Man's side had also noticed the shift in the situation and launched a godlike assist!

Ox Warrior brandished his iron staff and charged straight through, opening a path for the teammates behind him with wounds across his body. White Fox leaped out and flung streams of White Fire from his hands, binding the Onmyoji. Copper Dragon Warrior opened the large black umbrella in his hand, blocking attacks from every direction, while The Kings leaped into the air, both swords striking out to pierce the defenses above the Onmyoji before turning their blades toward him!

"Pfft!"

The ice spike fell, plunging directly into the Onmyoji's forehead!

The frost and Necromantic Power within instantly erupted, snuffing out every trace of life in the Onmyoji, while The Kings' twin swords pierced into his body as well.

The Onmyoji, who had originally been invincible, fell at once.

Copper Dragon Warrior dropped his defensive stance and charged into the Black-Clothed Men, slaughtering them on all sides. Little Fox returned to Ox Warrior's side and warily stared in Li Yao's direction, while The Kings watched that direction even as they wiped out the Black-Clothed Men... In that instant, Li Yao felt an enormous pressure.

Fuck.

Why were they all staring at me?!

These Black-Clothed Men seemed to have only had that Onmyoji as a real threat. After his death, they couldn't even organize a decent counterattack. The thick fog around them gradually dissipated as well. Within minutes, the remaining Black-Clothed Men had been wiped out.

When the fog dispersed completely, the battlefield was drenched in blood.

Amid the corpses strewn across the ground, Copper Dragon Warrior looked toward Li Yao. "Friend, would you come out and meet us?"

Li Yao pressed his lips together.

Meeting them was unnecessary.

Wouldn't it be awkward to end up staring ox-eyed at Shuisheng Ge? Li Yao planned to sneak away, but the five people opposite him had all locked their presence onto him. Their auras were wary and sensitive, as though they would attack the moment Li Yao made any unusual move! This was troublesome.

Li Yao was a mage... His mental power had been tempered over this period, so his cultivation was decent, but his physical fitness was poor. Even if he drank Vitality Potions every day, he was only a little stronger than an ordinary person. As for those masked warriors... Li Yao had seen it just now. Every one of them moved with wind in their fists and feet, their strikes powerful and heavy. Their physical abilities were on an entirely different level! He couldn't run away.

Li Yao took out a black face mask from his backpack, put it on, and calmly stepped out. "You won't let me leave?"

Copper Dragon Warrior said, "May I ask your name, sir?"

Li Yao pondered for two seconds before saying, "You guess."

The Copper Dragon Mask nearly pissed himself. What the hell was wrong with you?! Why were you making people guess?! Guess whether I'll guess!

He stepped forward and said solemnly, "How about you just tell us yourself?"

Frost Death's Wrath was rapidly constructed. Its spell field spread outward, with icy, deathly cold power mixed with Necromantic Power swirling and spreading like a venomous snake poised to strike. Li Yao pointed at Copper Dragon Warrior and said, "Tell me, are you trying to fight me?"

Copper Dragon Warrior: "..."

Negative emotion from the Masked Man +666...

Why did he start fighting just because they disagreed? Copper Dragon Warrior put away the large black umbrella and said, "It's like this—we don't mean any harm. We handle this area of the provincial capital. We hadn't seen you before, so we asked a few extra questions. If you have time, come sit at the Midnight Bar on Drum Tower Road."

Li Yao considered this, then asked, "Are the drinks free?"

Masked Man: "..."

Li Yao curled his lip.

If they weren't free, then forget it. I had money!

Li Yao carried Lin Xiaoxi on his back and left.

Only after coming down the mountain did he finally let out a sharp breath—

Whew! Running after acting cool was fucking thrilling!

On the battlefield, Shuisheng Ge removed his mask and said thoughtfully, "I always felt like that person just now seemed very familiar."

The younger of The Kings said, "If we chase him now, we can still catch up."

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