The Brain Circuits Are All Odd

Behind the battlefield, watching Duan Mu fight a hundred with one and hold the advantage, Diao Ao's subordinates didn't know whether they should go forward to help.

Now was undoubtedly the best time to act, but it seemed Boss Duan Mu couldn't even tell the difference between their District 79 residents and District 80 residents. Just now, a few brothers, unable to contain their excitement and bloodlust, charged forward with roars, but before they could be killed by the enemy, they were killed by Boss Duan Mu with one punch after another...

To avoid following in the footsteps of those brothers, they could only stand afar, watching Duan Mu slaughter the crowd alone.

"I bet you five thousand Rings that Boss Duan Mu had some issues with his brain when he was alive."

"Is that even a question? I can even name the condition – definitely schizophrenia. Otherwise, how could a person change so drastically?"

"Should we retreat further? Even if we're on the same side, standing here makes me feel like he might kill us."

"Don't panic, it's not a big deal, and panicking is useless. He kills the guys from District 80 like he's killing chickens, let alone us."

"..."

Duan Mu felt an extreme sense of exhilaration. Even if he refused to admit it, the boiling blood within him and the fighting spirit surging into his mind all indicated to Duan Mu that he liked this feeling of slaughter, enjoying the thrill of being on the brink of death.

It was the same feeling he had experienced in a battle a month ago.

This made Duan Mu extremely surprised because he had always strived to live a stable life and had never had the thought of fighting someone. Now, this feeling seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, suddenly giving Duan Mu the idea of going to District 80 after the battle.

Of course, this thought was immediately extinguished the moment it appeared.

In comparison, Duan Mu also liked this busy life very much. If he had to make a comparison, he preferred his current life.

However...

Duan Mu slightly shifted his body, dodging an incoming blade, a strange curve forming on his lips.

Come to think of it, this feeling didn't seem to have appeared out of nowhere.

Since coming to the Soul Society, he hadn't had a moment where he didn't want to become stronger. Duan Mu had always believed he just wanted to gain the ability to protect himself, but now it seemed... that wasn't the case.

As the battle continued, Duan Mu's movements became more concise with every move, discarding flashy and useless actions, allowing each of his punches and kicks to land on the enemy with the fastest speed. The blood boiling from the slaughter made the sinister aura surrounding him weaken a bit.

The number of enemies dwindled, and Habutae had disappeared at some point.

Duan Mu was not surprised, as Habutae had retreated once she realized her subordinates were no match for Duan Mu's assault.

Although his mind was somewhat frenzied at the moment, Duan Mu had not forgotten the purpose of his visit.

The main reason District 79 was targeted was the death of Daimaru. His death left the people of District 79 without a powerful leader. If someone with strength comparable to Daimaru took over West District 79 at this time, then the followers of the great villains of West District 80 would no longer come here.

It wasn't a lack of ability, but a lack of necessity.

After all, the great villains they followed had no interest in expanding their territory or increasing their subordinate numbers. These matters were generally handled by their followers who admired them. It was better to conquer people from District 80 directly than to risk losses by trying to reclaim people from outside District 80.

While Habutae targeted Diao Ao and the others partly because conquering them would result in minimal losses, she also harbored some personal grudges.

Unless she could persuade the person she followed to take action, or significantly increase her strength to contend with Duan Mu, Habutae would likely not return to West District 79.

Although she might resent him, it was better to let her take the message back than to kill her, thus preventing continuous attempts by others to reclaim Diao Ao and the others, which would lead to Duan Mu constantly coming here for after-sales service...

When opening a shop, reputation is key.

Duan Mu didn't want to end up like that silver-haired natural curly-haired person whose shop name he had plagiarized, unable to even afford meals. Although the main reason for that silver-haired natural curly-haired person's financial hardship was raising a rabbit, he himself also had Uzuki, who only thought about lazing around and eating all day.

The battle, unknowingly, had come to an end.

After realizing Habutae had disappeared, her subordinates either fled or died, and the entire town had unknowingly returned to peace.

Only the scattered corpses proved that a fierce battle had just taken place here.

Duan Mu stood in the center of the corpses, his expression having returned to its usual demeanor, but he did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood in place, carefully reviewing the previous battle.

Compared to training alone, this kind of combat allowed him to improve more.

He glanced at his status panel and found that both Shunpo and Hakuda, as well as his Spiritual Pressure, had made some progress after the recent battle.

Blindly relying on experience points to get stronger would only lead to a lack of practical combat experience. Carefully reviewing the previous battle, Duan Mu himself found dozens of areas that were not ideal. If the enemy had possessed strength equal to his, these could have led to Duan Mu's death at their hands.

In comparison, those villains who had been fighting for hundreds of years, even if their strength was far inferior to Duan Mu's, had a much keener sense in this regard than Duan Mu.

"..."

Diao Ao looked at the figure standing amidst the scattered corpses and severed limbs, his expression constantly changing, his heart pounding in his chest. He swallowed the words of gratitude he had intended to say and dared not approach rashly, instead beginning to retreat.

It was confirmed, Boss Duan Mu was definitely not a normal person!

What normal person would ponder, regret, and occasionally show excitement while looking at a ground full of corpses?

Trying his best to quiet his footsteps as he moved backward, Diao Ao swallowed. He had always thought that his group was crazy enough, but now he realized that the truly monstrous ones were those who wore smiles, maintained a gentle demeanor, and acted like good people.

This Boss Duan Mu, through his actions, had shown him that crazy people weren't scary; crazy people disguised as good people were the most terrifying!!

After a long while, Duan Mu finally snapped back to reality, turned to look at Diao Ao and the others, and put on his signature gentle smile once more: "Customer, this commission should be considered complete, right?"

"Ah?"

Diao Ao, who had been constantly moving backward, immediately stopped. He stood up straight, nodding his head frantically: "It's... it's completed." After saying that, as if afraid Duan Mu wouldn't believe him, he added again, "It's really completed, Boss Duan Mu, you killed... cough cough, you worked so hard, if you feel the reward isn't enough, we can gather more."

Diao Ao dared to say that anyone else in his current position would not dare to say that Boss Duan Mu had not completed the commission.

Her gentle demeanor was indeed true, and her bright smile was also true.

But...

Considering the scene, it was terrifying beyond words!

Meanwhile.

In the area between West District 79 and West District 80, Habutae was fleeing rapidly towards West District 80. She never imagined that she would one day consider West District 80 safer than West District 79.

From that black-haired youth, she once again felt the terror she had experienced before.

Although he was different from the great villains she had met, he gave her the feeling of facing a great villain from District 80.

After all...

In any district, whether it be Southeast, Northwest, or any other, those referred to as great villains in District 80 were monsters who had survived for over a thousand years.

Initially, the black-haired youth hadn't given her such a strong impression, but as the battle progressed, it was as if some switch had been activated within him, making her feel increasingly intense. Ultimately, this completely shattered her resolve to oppose him, and she chose to flee!

Unease, fear...

Strong negative emotions filled Habutae's mind. It wasn't until she stepped into West District 80 that she managed to gain a sliver of security.

While she was extremely fearful of the black-haired youth, she also had great confidence in District 80.

As mentioned before, those who could become great villains in West District 80 were a group of monsters. Although the strongest among these monsters were either recruited by that assassin organization, the Thirteen Court Guard Squads, or were purged for refusing to be recruited, some still managed to escape the purges and survive to this day.

Even that terrifying black-haired youth would absolutely not find it easy to establish himself in West District 80.

Of course, Habutae didn't deny that he had the qualifications!

If he really came here...

It might not be bad.

After all, compared to those fierce and menacing great villains, the black-haired youth was much more handsome.

It seemed like she really needed to investigate thoroughly.

"Hm?"

Duan Mu, who had just gotten a set of clothes from Diao Ao and the others and was changing, was taken aback.

[Habutae's Favorability +5, Gained 200 experience points]

Duan Mu stared at the information on the system interface for a long time, his mouth twitching slightly.

"Well, as expected, the thought processes of these villains are all very strange."

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