Blue Bat: Benefactor

Mu Ningwei propped his chin on his hand and watched the show.

He could deal with the Black Pepper Court cultists now, but this matter required teaching Xu Zhaoting a lesson. Simply rescuing him would be too easy.

Mu Ningwei had no intention of lecturing Xu Zhaoting at length.

Experience teaches a person once.

Time to watch the show.

Xu Zhaoting snuck in. Upon seeing the cultists, hatred surged, and he unleashed a mid-level magic, Thunderclap·Summit Strike, killing two cultists with a sneak attack. He then fell into the encirclement of Black Beast Demons.

Zhang Lulu came to help, but together they were like vegetables being delivered, injured by the Black Beast Demons and with vital areas held captive.

The cultists were enraged and wanted to humiliate Zhang Lulu in front of Xu Zhaoting before refining Xu Zhaoting into a Black Beast Demon.

"No! Don't! Please, please, please!"

"Stop! Lulu, I'm the one who harmed you!"

Mu Ningwei's heart remained unmoved until the cultists were about to lay hands on Zhang Lulu. Only then did he reveal himself.

A crisp step echoed.

Everyone present, cultists and Black Beast Demons alike, felt their shadows come alive, transforming into bloated, swollen worms.

They opened their mouths, like meat grinders filled with sharp teeth, expanding like balloons and swallowing them with a gulp.

The spine-chilling sound of chewing filled the air as the Dark Worms sank into the ground and disappeared.

"You are saved."

Mu Ningwei stood in the light, a bright smile on his clean-cut face, and reached out to pull up Xu Zhaoting and Zhang Lulu.

The stunned pair finally reacted.

"Thank you! Thank you for saving us!"

Xu Zhaoting was immensely grateful and, ignoring the pain, knelt and kowtowed.

"Thank you..."

Zhang Lulu clutched Mu Ningwei's sleeve and cried.

Xu Zhaoting, his face full of self-reproach, stepped forward to comfort Zhang Lulu. However, Zhang Lulu hid behind Mu Ningwei, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

"Zhaoting, you almost got me killed, and I almost lost my purity..."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Lulu, I'm sorry!"

Mu Ningwei spoke up, "Alright, could I trouble you both to tell Dean Xiao about the Black Pepper Court?"

The request from their savior made the two stop their emotional turmoil.

Xu Zhaoting said, "You saved both of us. Your great kindness needs no thanks. Could I have your contact information? I'll transfer all my money to you."

Mu Ningwei readily agreed and gave them his contact information.

The two thanked him profusely and left.

Mu Ningwei felt the Faith Power emanating from them and took out the Dark Cross.

Inside were the residual souls of the five cultists who had died just now, along with the residual souls of seventeen Black Beast Demons.

"Most Black Beast Demons are pitiful people. I'll give them to Sister Athena."

Light-elemental magic energy formed a phantom door. Mu Ningwei tossed the residual souls of the Black Beast Demons inside, and the door spat out a large amount of Faith Divine Power.

Mu Ningwei sensed his Faith Divine Power reserves. "I'll be able to see Sister Athena soon."

As for the cultists' residual souls, Mu Ningwei threw them into his shadow, feeding them to the Worm Devourer tribe he raised in the shadow plane.

Gurgle gurgle--

The shadows churned, bubbling with countless air bubbles. Five blood-stained heads floated to the surface.

"I can use these to claim bounties. I wonder how much the bounty is for Black Pepper Court members in this country."

Mu Ningwei activated Dark Vision, looking at the black dots around him, and curled his lips. "Time for a big cleanup."

Mu Ningwei raised a total of 120 General Level Worm Devourers and an unspecified number of Servant Level ones for battlefield cleanup.

These shadow creatures ate anything. Sometimes, when Mu Ningwei was too lazy to take out the trash, he would throw it into his shadow to feed them.

This just goes to show how valuable they were!

Although the strategic value of Worm Devourers was to clear out low-level enemies, the General Level ones were sufficient to handle 90% of situations.

Under Mu Ningwei's Dark Vision, the Black Pepper Court had nowhere to hide. He only needed to arrive near their strongholds, summon the Worm Devourers, and he could idle while they handled things.

Mu Ningwei even had time to make a phone call:

"Leng Qing."

"Mu Ningwei?"

"I've found Black Pepper Court members here. Come quickly. I'll send you the coordinates."

"Black Pepper Court? I'm heading over right away. (Huh? Sis promised to go computer shopping with me...)"

The call ended. Mu Ningwei seemed to hear other voices on the other end.

"Ling Ling? Sorry, I'm borrowing your sister for a bit."

Mu Ningwei looked at the last unfinished building.

This place had the most dark spots and strongest traces. If nothing unexpected happened, this should be the command center.

"I'll take care of it all at once."

Shadows writhed, and giant dark figures appeared. They moved through the shadows cast by the unfinished building, crawling inside.

Watching from above, the shadow of the unfinished building looked like a large amount of ink dissolving in water, gradually becoming darker and more ominous.

These were Worm Devourers. They piled up, writhed, and crawled, surging out like a tide, yet silently. In the shadows, they were almost transparent.

They invaded the unfinished building, merging into the shadows of the cultists and Black Beast Demons, opening their massive mouths.

Gulp—

Plop plop plop plop plop plop plop plop...

The black-clothed leader was giving a speech. In the blink of an eye, countless writhing black tumors appeared in his vision, devouring all his subordinates!

His pupils dilated in shock, his eyes unfocused. A chill rose from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. His teeth chattered, and he let out a sharp, terrified scream:

"—"

The scream didn't have time to finish.

Yu Ang's shadow, his abdomen and head, were pierced by three Shadow Nails, turning him into a statue. He was a lifelike, incredibly dramatic depiction of terror, worthy of being displayed in an Oscar-worthy cinema for countless stars to observe and learn from.

Thump, thump, thump.

Mu Ningwei emerged from the shadows. Behind him, a row of bloody heads appeared. A large amount of residual souls gathered into the Dark Cross, and the Dark Worms, having feasted on delicious flesh and blood, returned to his feet.

"Soul Reaper."

The prototype of the legendary Grim Reapers appeared, a pale white humanoid ghost that reaped Yu Ang's terrified soul and took it back to the shadow plane.

What awaited him was the torment of the executioner until he revealed information about Black Pepper Court.

Yu Ang didn't last long. Mu Ningwei soon obtained information about his superior.

"So he was Yu Ang."

He hadn't expected that the insignificant minion he casually crushed was a supporting character with some presence in the original work.

Mu Ningwei conjured a shadow chair and leaned back comfortably, his eyes narrowing lazily.

The scent of living people approached from outside.

"Did you do this?"

Leng Qing strode over on her sensuous, long legs, her perky hips and slender waist swaying slightly.

Her gaze swept over the row of bloody heads and the terrified corpse at the end. Her pretty face looked at Mu Ningwei in surprise.

Weren't you a Knight of the Parthenon? What's with this villainous overlord vibe?

"It's obvious."

Leng Qing marveled at the number of heads. "I thought it would be a tough fight. I didn't expect you to have already resolved everything. Are you calling me over to tally up your achievements?"

Mu Ningwei smiled. "How could I dare trouble you so easily? I've already found the whereabouts of Black Pepper Court's general manager in Modu, a Blue-robed Deacon. Would you like to come along?"

Leng Qing was surprised. "Really? I'll contact the Chief Judge immediately!"

"Opportunity waits for no one. Let's head to Black Pepper Court's main base first, shall we?"

"Okay, thank you, Mu Ningwei. If we can truly uproot Black Pepper Court in Modu this time, you'll be everyone's great hero!"

Mu Ningwei remained noncommittal. He had heard similar words too many times to be emotionally stirred.

In the afternoon, Leng Qing brought a beautiful woman.

"She's an undercover agent from our Judgment Association who infiltrated Black Pepper Court. Unfortunately, she was discovered by Salang and was about to be killed when we rescued her. After a simple treatment for her injuries, she really wanted to thank you in person."

Blue Bat smiled shyly. "Benefactor, hello. My codename is Stinger."

Mu Ningwei froze. "Stinger?"

Blue Bat?

Huh?