Playing Happily, A Xing

Yu Xing Hua Subai to do was to stop anything that could increase the Snake Woman's power after receiving the signal.

After half a day, the strategists were able to confirm that the altar was the place where the true ruler of Nanshui Town drew power.

So Hua Subai has been staying here.

On the surface, he was queuing up for today's mission, but in reality, he was waiting for Yu Xing's signal.

Although he could trap the townspeople, all he needed to do was prevent the altar from absorbing blood.

But a townsman just bumped into him.

Ah, how rude and foolish.

He had been wanting to vent his frustration for a long time, and the townspeople were the perfect target for his anger.

Because they are not real people, and may even turn into evil spirits, and now they are the Snake Woman's best tools, it would be better for such people to die.

The vines encircled several groups of townspeople, and the flowers were vibrant and beautiful.

The priests standing on the altar ignored this until they waited for a while and, realizing no one was coming up, they snapped out of their daze, picked up their axes and knives, and turned their attention to their surroundings.

The townspeople's corpses were piled up like sandbags next to the altar.

They died, but not a single drop of blood flowed out; they lay there like dried corpses, utterly useless.

The priest was just created today and isn't very bright, but he knows this won't do.

They looked at Hua Subai with the kind of condescending gaze that only someone from a superior position would have, as if bestowing a handout.

This is an annoying outsider.

However, he is also the most likable outsider.

The blood of one outsider is worth more than that of many townspeople. Before, he was not very noticeable in the crowd, but now, the outsider shines like a light bulb.

The priests in red robes descended from the altar, their feet treading on blood that had not yet been fully absorbed.

They were all quite handsome, resembling the beautiful female characters responsible for visual effects in movies and TV dramas.

However, the beautiful female characters wielding blood-dripping knives and axes instantly turned this TV series into a horror movie.

As Zhang Yu watched the priests approach, he was unsure whether to be afraid of the priests or Boss Hua.

This was the first time he had ever seen Boss Hua take direct action.

The impact on him was no less than when the captain killed the Meng Dao outside the town.

After all, when Boss Hua makes a move... it's a massacre.

Surprisingly, standing beside the Boss Hua, he didn't feel panicked; instead, he felt a strange sense of security. This was because the Boss Hua, through his expression and actions, was conveying one thing—

They're on the same side.

The Boss Hua wouldn't lay a hand on his own people.

Zhang Yu could sense right now that he was definitely one of Boss Hua's own people.

So he hesitated and tugged at Hua Subai's sleeve. "Should I... should I leave first?"

Hua Subai tilted her head and glanced at him. "You want to get away from my protection circle and get chopped into ten or eight pieces by the priest?"

Zhang Yu: "No, no, no, no, no, no."

"Then just stand obediently beside me. Do you think they'll be like monsters in Yugi, locking onto enemies?" Hua Subai chuckled.

This time, he did manage to capture my attention, but his true target is definitely all the surviving outsiders.

Once they realize he's a tough nut to crack, the priests will shift their focus to easier prey.

Because they desperately need the blood of outsiders.

Hua Subai was also silently calculating the time in his mind.

He cut off the Snake Woman's energy supply just now.

In that case, Yu Xing... should take this opportunity to kill the Snake Woman, right?

Yu Xing has many trump cards up his sleeve, and this mission was orchestrated by the system. In any case, all those in high positions are hidden forces providing assistance.

Yes, although he didn't experience what Yu Xing went through, Hua Subai had already guessed most of the truth from his own perspective.

He told Zhang Yu to stay beside him, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw the Witch Doctor and the nightmare cast spells not far away.

One was using the Witch Doctor's powers to curse the priest, and the other was using their eyes... It's unclear what they were doing, but it's obvious that it was aimed at the priest.

They were smart enough not to be selfish enough to run away at that moment.

Yan Li Medusa, Lan Wu, and the others have been missing for half a day, just like their disappearance last night. They probably have something very important to do, related to their reason for participating in this Yugi.

Neither Yu Xing nor Hua Subai included Yan Li Medusa when confirming the plan.

As Hua Subai raced, the priests had already reached him.

One of them raised his axe and swung it straight at him.

The axe was shrouded in a strange and eerie aura, somewhat like a sacrifice—the concept of a sacrifice in Absurd Deduction Game —and it was not easy to deal with.

Zhang Yu felt rooted to the spot, forcing himself to remain motionless. He told himself he had to trust his boss; since the boss had no ability to keep secrets, he might as well entrust his life to his allies!

For those without Combat Power, the best response they can make when faced with the need for combat is to make rational judgments and obey orders.

I hope Ranran won't worry too much about him while watching the live stream.

Speaking of live streaming...

The audience's attention was indeed focused on Hua Subai, even those who had broken through the barrier were watching.

The strange thing is that the live stream signal was cut off the moment Yu Xing stepped into the container.

Some people guessed that the signal was lost because there was something in the container that could affect the system; this had happened before, so they accepted it.

Medusa and Yan Li were even more outrageous. They were just wandering around town when suddenly, as if they had agreed to do so, their live streams shut down simultaneously, leaving those watching them completely baffled.

Such a coincidence is no longer a coincidence; they must have somehow blocked the signal themselves. Perhaps this is a privilege reserved for those at a higher level?

Viewers checked and found that Lan Wu had also shut down his live stream.

They immediately concluded that Medusa must have used her privileges to do something in private that she didn't want to be seen.

Therefore, all the viewers had to choose from the remaining live streams.

The Witch Doctor, the nightmare, Boss Hua, Zhang Yu, and a few others had been queuing up at the altar. It was a huge crowd, quite boring, but the audience could at least see Xue Shouyun and the Meng Dao looking for quests.

But soon, someone reported that something had happened at the altar.

The audience rushed to this perspective, with the most exciting being Hua Subai's viewpoint.

When they saw Hua Subai slaughtering the townspeople with vines, the barrage of comments refreshed at a dizzying speed.

[Holy crap, they didn't act until now, and this is some serious violence?]

[To be honest, even after watching all of "Hua's" live streams these past few days, I still thought he was the passive type who wouldn't bother others unless provoked, until 10 seconds ago, when I was proven wrong...]

[This ability seems somewhat similar to Sachi's, except Sachi's branches are more like tree trunks, while the flower's vines are more like... uh, ivy? dodder?]

[It seems like their abilities have some connection; they've known each other for a long time, haven't they? Maybe they even acquired their abilities together.]

[Seriously, isn't anyone paying attention? Is Hua really that ruthless? He kills without blinking an eye, and his Fengdu is completely different from the rest of the Broken Mirror team. He seems so twisted!]

[I'm starting to fantasize that Sachi's true nature is actually like this; she seems gentle, but it's just that the time hasn't come yet for her to reveal her true nature? Is this the Fallen Path?]

[So what if they're from the Fallen Path? That's what makes them strong. I bet these priests won't last more than a few breaths against Hua.]

[What "Fallen Path"? It's more like Mutation Path." Those who say it's different from the art style of "Broken Mirror" have probably forgotten about the witch Qu Xuanqing, right? That woman was ruthless before Xing appeared.]

[And Boss Hua is protecting Zhang Yu! Would your Fallen Path protect others?]

[I noticed that before he suddenly attacked, a small white flower in his hand turned into powder. It felt like a signal; could it have been passed on to him by Xing?]

[Aaaaaah, I really want to see Sachi's perspective! What a terrible livestream! They won't let us see the crucial boss battle, huh???]

As the audience was discussing, they saw the priest's axe swinging towards Boss Hua.

The two sides' red clothes were very similar, and should both be considered as Fenglong Uniform. If there was any difference, it might be that Boss Hua's clothes were handmade, and therefore differed somewhat from the traditional clothing.

Wearing the same clothes meant that their status was roughly equal.

A group of them were high-ranking priests.

One is... an old monster who knows exactly how powerful he is.

While the viewers of the Fallen Path were impatient and easily attacked, they were right about one thing.

The vines, adorned with countless tiny red flowers, met the axe head-on. Just before they were about to collide, the vines slightly veered off course, narrowly missing the axe, and wrapped around the priest's neck before tightening decisively.

With a bang.

That was the sound of flesh being squeezed too tightly and bursting open under the strain.

The priest's neck snapped, blood dripping down his face. Just as his head rolled to the ground, the axe was about to strike Hua Subai's body.

Hua Subai a light push, the axe, having lost its force, fell to the ground along with the priest's torso.

It was a complete annihilation.

Not to mention a few breaths, not even a single breath, and the priest became a corpse.

The priests behind the one at the front were stunned. Their minds, which had been working diligently for this ceremony, struggled to process what they had come to the conclusion of fear.

The group took a step back, then became entangled in a dilemma due to the underlying logic at work.

We can't beat them.

He will die.

However, if this person is not captured, the gods will not receive the outsider's blood.

Then how about...

Let's arrest the other outsiders.

The priests quickly reached a consensus, exchanged a glance, and turned to walk towards the Witch Doctor and his companions on the other side.

Because Zhang Yu was completely protected by Hua Subai, he was not targeted and was "released" along with Hua Subai.

Zhang Yu: "... Wow!"

He didn't have any particular concern about the massacre. Although his initial liking for detectives stemmed from a small sense of justice, it was more out of fascination with the thrill of cases, killings, and solving mysteries.

The townspeople are not human beings; everyone knows that.

They deserved to die.

Although there are other methods, killing the townspeople directly is the most effective and direct method, a result of his detective intuition.

He felt that Hua Subai was not wrong, and even if the captain were here, he would probably support him.

After all, the captain isn't a normal person either; everyone's crazy, so there's no need to maintain a facade of kindness.

Zhang Yu tugged at Hua Subai's sleeve again.

"What are you doing? Is this kid addicted to tugging at my sleeve?" Hua Subai was very tolerant of this young man who was completely unafraid of him.

"You should kill those priests too. I don't think the Witch Doctor and the others can handle it," Zhang Yu explained. "Hmm... killing them is the safest option. If they hurt the Witch Doctor and the Nightmare, wouldn't that just mean they've gained more blood?"

Hua Subai raised an eyebrow.

Then, he smiled with some appreciation and said, "Your statement surprised me. I thought you would be an observer, but I didn't expect you to be so aggressive."

Zhang Yu scratched his head sheepishly. "It was just weighing the pros and cons—"

Before the word "disadvantage" had even finished being uttered, lightning-fast vines shot out and then retracted, leaving several bloody holes in the red-robed priest's back.

The priests, who had just learned to think, all collapsed, utterly powerless to resist.

This surprised even the Witch Doctor and the nightmare demon.

After a moment of stunned silence, the two of them shuddered simultaneously.

The Witch Doctor recalled telling Hua Subai, "You're about to die," while the nightmare remembered her previous delusion of infiltrating under the watchful eye of a big shot of this caliber.

It's as if they've already danced on the brink of death...

"Heh, don't be afraid." Hua Subai smiled gently at the two ladies, like a harmless florist.

He slowly stepped forward, picking up the axe from the ground and examining it with interest, while saying calmly, "I'm touched that you chose to stay and help, so how could I possibly do anything bad to you?"

After saying that, he placed his palm on the surface of the axe, and wisps of black energy surged into his body from the point of contact between the axe and his palm.

Until the axe became an ordinary axe and he threw it on the ground, no one dared to say a word.

Hua Subai glanced into the void.

That one glance silenced even the comments section.

Because there was nothing there where he was looking; to be honest... this was the location of the live streaming camera.

He seemed to be able to pinpoint the location of everyone watching the live stream from across dimensions, and then his eyes crinkled into a smile.

Fortunately, Hua Subai quickly looked away.

He casually rolled up his sleeves and whispered towards the harbor.

"The rest is up to you. Have fun, A Xing."