Two childish elementary students

"What a strong wind!"

Amid the massive dust storm, their eyes were half-open, half-closed, as if they saw a strange-feathered, crippled-winged white bird racing through the wind, letting out a pleasant chirp.

When the wind settled, everyone opened their eyes and saw a person standing before them.

This was an extremely handsome man, very tall and slender; even standing casually there, he was still a pleasing sight.

Set off by a head of striking white hair, his skin was pale to the point of translucence, and pupils like rubies became the most beautiful ornament in all that white.

Flying Bird A pressed two fingers together, stylishly flicking them up from between his brows. "Yo~ Such a grand entrance! Stunned everyone, haven't I?"

A gentle breeze lifted his white robe, like a white bird about to take flight.

If there had been any girls, they'd probably be charmed to death by him. Unfortunately, everyone present was male.

Kong Yubo and the others nearly thought it was an enemy attack; their hearts almost leaped out, hands already on their weapons.

Ji Wu and Xu Zhou were also startled by Flying Bird A's sudden appearance.

Bai Zuo didn't hold back, letting out a "blegh": "Ugh~ I was wondering where that stench of poultry was wafting from; it hit my nose from miles away."

Flying Bird A smiled warmly but gave no ground, retorting sharply: "A spider that only weaves webs and waits obediently for prey to come to it actually has a sense of smell? How astonishing."

"The foul reek of poultry drifts with the wind no matter how far, doesn't it, White Bird?" Bai Zuo spat venom, his face dark and terrifying, dense malice swirling around him—enough to scare grown adults into tears.

Even Xu Zhou felt a chill down his spine. This was the first time he'd seen Brother Bai wear such an expression of pure loathing for someone.

Usually, when Brother Bai hated someone, he'd just throw a few sarcastic remarks, then silently scheme to ruin them.

This was the first time he'd been so openly emotional!

Ji Wu, however, was delighted to see Flying Bird A. He immediately said cheerfully, "Mr. Flying Bird A, I didn't expect the organization to send you. With this, the mission is no worry."

Ji Wu pulled Xu Zhou over and pushed him in front of Flying Bird A: "Come, Xu Zhou, say hello. This is your senior, Flying Bird A. He's a powerful S-rank Contract Anomalist."

Xu Zhou was a bit reserved: "Hello, Senior Flying Bird A." The name's a bit strange! Is it a code name?

Flying Bird A showed no trace of seniority, laughing heartily as he ruffled Xu Zhou's hair, his smile dazzling: "So you're the newbie? Assigned under that little spider—what a misfortune! He's just a kid who hasn't grown up himself; how could he mentor a newcomer?"

Such a nice attitude! So friendly!

Xu Zhou thought silently, So he's a powerful S-rank Contract Anomalist. Brother Bai hates him so much but can't do anything about it—is it because he can't beat him?

Involuntarily, a picture formed in Xu Zhou's mind: a tiny white spider, smaller than a palm, wearing an angry, puffed-up expression, hopping around trying to hit a towering white bird standing there.

Even though jumping up, it wasn't as tall as the bird's leg, and its attacks didn't even scratch the bird, it still refused to give up trying to bite.

Bai Zuo seemed to sense something and glanced at him.

Xu Zhou immediately panicked and cleared the image from his mind. No, I can't think of Brother Bai like that. Brother Bai is someone who's black all the way through—black enough to smoke, black enough to fester, someone who repays every grievance.

If he ever finds out what I was thinking, I'm dead!

Ji Wu: "This Weird is a Malignant Curse with a Semi-Complete Ghost Domain. Please force it out."

Kong Yubo looked at the newly arrived Contract Anomalist. Another S-rank?

What does S-rank even mean? How strong is it?

How many S-ranks are there in that organization?

Still, the appearance of this S-rank Contract Anomalist means their crisis has dissipated.

Kong Yubo could tell that this person called Flying Bird A seemed friendly on the surface but was actually extremely arrogant and looked down on others.

He could see it from the way Flying Bird A only talked to the Contract Anomalists and didn't even glance at them.

Flying Bird A smiled: "Ah! Little spider, a single Malignant Curse has you stumped. Hmm, how about this? If you lower your head and beg me quietly, I'll take care of this Weird for you. What do you say?"

Bai Zuo's face darkened: "Who would beg you? One day, I'll pluck every last stinking feather off you!"

Xu Zhou leaned in and quietly asked Ji Wu: "Supervisor Ji, are they on really bad terms?"

Ji Wu: "Well, can't be helped. Spiders and birds are natural predators, after all."

Birds hunt spiders, and among spiders, there are also tarantulas that prey on birds.

The two over there were still trading sarcastic barbs.

There was none of the tense atmosphere of a Weird's presence.

The watching Kong Yubo and the others were speechless. Their impressions of Bai Zuo as pure evil and Flying Bird A as arrogant and self-important were completely swept away.

Replaced by two childish elementary schoolers bickering.

"Ding! Flying Bird A's character completion increased by 2%!"

Perhaps sensing it was being ignored, or maybe Bai Zuo's constant erosion of its Ghost Domain and destruction of its rules finally provoked its wrath.

Yama, wearing a black robe and a huge sheep-bone mask, made his entrance seated in a sedan chair, surrounded by a crowd of white-robed, Demon Mask-wearing figures.

Xu Zhou: "The Weird has appeared!"

Kong Yubo and the others immediately went on alert.

These Weirds were accompanied by many floating lanterns. Looking closer, those weren't lanterns at all—they were clearly glowing human heads.

Yama raised a hand.

The glowing human heads drifted over.

Below the stage, many people under Bai Zuo's control showed obvious changes as the heads of light approached.

Wrinkles multiplied on their faces, hair turned white, and their flesh shrank and diminished.

Some elderly people, under the light's illumination, became withered and skeletal.

Kong Yubo's pupils contracted. "It's absorbing their life force!"

He raised his gun and fired at the glowing heads.

Every shot hit, but they remained unharmed.

His teammates also fired repeatedly, but could only use the bullets' momentum to push the heads back, unable to wound them at all.

Bai Zuo's brow furrowed slightly as countless small spiders swarmed in. They were tiny, each only the size of a billiard ball, but their jumping ability was astonishing.

Effortlessly leaping several meters high, they landed on the glowing heads, crunching and gnawing at them.

They spat silk, wrapping the heads up.

Then, connecting to the silk strands on the ground, they dragged the heads down from the sky. Countless spiders surged forward, layering silk upon silk, quickly encasing them into white cocoons.

"Bai Zuo, control those people and get them inside the building. Don't let the Weird hurt them." Ji Wu saw Bai Zuo's expression and immediately changed his tone. "At least make the elderly and children hide!"