Chapter 24
Chapter 24
The Bride lunged forward, her claws-studded with large iron plates-tearing deep gashes into Steward Wang’s body.
However, this only stoked Steward Wang’s bloodlust, making him even more violent. He threw a punch that sent the Bride flying to the side.
“Why is she still losing?” Baolong couldn’t help but shout.
“Because she hasn’t collected all the fragments,” the driver said as he walked over.
“Fragments?”
The others turned to look at him.
“Memory Fragments. After a Fiend is formed, they lose all memory of their victimization. Only by collecting all these fragments can they fully restore their strength,” the driver explained.
So that was it!
John and the others hadn’t expected there to be such a mechanic.
The driver pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and looked toward the Bride.
“She’s likely missing one last Memory Fragment to fully restore her strength, so of course she can’t beat that guy.”
He originally hadn’t intended to interfere; after all, he would be more than happy if Liu Ye were killed.
But the substance Xiaoshuai had injected into Steward Wang earlier gave him a bad feeling.
That thing could actually drive a Fiend into a frenzy! Therefore, the driver wanted to use these people to eliminate Steward Wang so he could take the corpse for research.
However, the current situation was a bit tricky. His eyes could perceive the attributes of Yin energy.
He could clearly see that the Bride’s final Memory Fragment was currently on Steward Wang’s person. This seemed to make the situation unsolvable… Hm?
Just then, a figure strode forward quickly.
Steward Wang was raising his fist to smash the Bride when a figure suddenly appeared and sent him flying with a kick.
“I didn’t really understand what you guys were talking about, but you actually dared to hit my sister! I can’t let this slide!” Liu Ye said, fuming with rage.
Behind him, the Bride looked at Liu Ye standing in front of her, and a memory instantly surfaced in her mind.
It was her own family, tying her up and bringing her to the Zhang Family.
“Lord Zhang, this little girl tried to run away on her own, so we’ve brought her back to you.”
“Mother! They’re making me marry a dead man, Mother! Save me!!!” Xiaoqian cried out tragically.
Her mother looked at her daughter with tears in her eyes, reluctant to let go, before speaking through the pain.
“Daughter, don’t blame me. Your brother is getting married! We need the betrothal money. If you want to blame someone, blame your own bad luck. Who told you to be born a girl?”
With that, the family hurriedly left with the money, leaving Xiaoqian with a gaze of utter despair.
The vision faded. She looked again at Liu Ye standing in front of her. Beneath her veil, two streaks of bloody tears flowed from her sewn-shut eyes.
Liu Ye had no idea what Xiaoqian was feeling. He pulled out his Hunting Rifle and aimed it at Steward Wang.
Steward Wang scrambled up from the ground. He seemed to have regained some of his sanity; seeing the Hunting Rifle in Liu Ye’s hand, a mocking expression appeared on his face.
Liu Ye also looked at the Hunting Rifle in his hand and felt it was a bit underwhelming. So, he rummaged through his bundle again and pulled out… the Type 52 Infantry Gun!
[Fiendish Item: Type 52 Infantry Gun]
[Type: Weapon]
[Quality: Ghost]
[Effect 1: The fired shells can cause massive damage to surrounding structures.]
[Effect 2: The power of the projectile is determined by the user’s Strength attribute.]
[Requirement: Strength greater than 20]
[Note: Fire the cannon!!!]
Steward Wang: “…”
The others: “…”
That Hunting Rifle from before was one thing, but this Type 52 Infantry Gun is a bit much, isn’t it?!
However, Steward Wang felt that his current state was excellent. So what if it was a cannon?
Thus, he confidently struck a bodybuilder’s pose and looked at Liu Ye with disdain.
On Liu Ye’s side, he lit the fuse.
The fuse burned to the end, but the shell didn’t fire. Steward Wang’s mockery grew even more intense. He knew it was impossible to just pull out a working cannon like that; it would be cheating…
Before he could finish that thought, a mass of energy began to condense at the muzzle.
Everyone: “…”
You call this a Type 52 Infantry Gun? This is a freaking orbital strike weapon!!!
BOOM!
An Energy Beam erupted, slamming into Steward Wang. Amidst his piercing screams, his form was instantly reduced to ash! The blast even carved a long, scorched trench across the entire courtyard.
Everyone: “…”
Liu Ye opened his eyes and saw that the gorilla in front of him had vanished. He immediately cheered up.
“Did I win?”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah…”
The others nodded frantically.
Liu Ye clapped his hands happily. “Great!”
However, his expression stiffened when he saw the surrounding mess. He immediately rushed over to the driver.
“Brother, they won’t make me pay for all this, will they?”
“N-No! They won’t!”
Liu Ye looked relieved, but then he turned toward Xiaoqian with an apologetic expression.
“Sorry about that, little sister. I made a total mess of your wedding. But honestly, that family wasn’t worth marrying into anyway. Not only are they stingy as hell, but the guy was even a domestic abuser. Tell you what-come to the city tomorrow, and big brother here will find you a good man!”
Xiaoqian nodded slightly. At that moment, the bodies of Liu Ye and the others began to fade. The mastermind behind the scenes had been eliminated, and the wedding could no longer continue. Their mission was naturally over.
After Liu Ye and the others vanished, Xiaoqian walked to the spot where Steward Wang had disappeared and picked up an Embroidery Needle. This was her final Memory Fragment-the silver needle used to sew up her five senses before the wedding.
Once the needle merged into Xiaoqian’s body, her aura surged violently, instantly surpassing that of the former Steward Wang.
“Liu… Ye…”
[Mission “Cicada” complete. Commencing settlement.]
[Mission Objective 1: Survive until the end of the wedding banquet. “Completed”]
[Mission Objective 2: Possess one Cicada Jade Pendant after the wedding ends. “Completed”]
[Mission Reward 1: 0 Points earned.]
[Mission Reward 2: 0 Experience points earned.]
[Mission Reward 3: Empty Cicada]
[Personal Performance: You turned someone’s wedding into a funeral where basically no one survived. Grade: S+. Extra Reward: Binding Card]
[Fiendish Item: Empty Cicada]
[Type: Jade Pendant]
[Quality: Ghost]
[Special Effect 1: Can house one Fiend. Currently housed: 1/1]
[Remarks: Some poor bastard got screwed over by his own ability.]
[Item: Binding Card]
[Type: Auxiliary]
[Quality: None]
[Special Effect: Can bind one Fiend and one starting location. When the target dies, they will automatically return to the starting location to respawn.]
[Ding! System has detected that Liu Ye already possesses a Fiend. Commencing binding… Ding! Binding successful.]
When Liu Ye came to his senses, he and the driver were already back in their room.
“Wow, I have to say, big cities are great. They even let people play games,” Liu Ye said with a smile.
The driver glanced at him but said nothing. In his heart, this kid was becoming more and more terrifying.
He felt it was better to let Liu Ye continue being misunderstood. He never expected Liu Ye to be chosen to participate in the Fiendish World. If the kid ever truly learned the difference between Fiends and humans, then they, the Fiends, would be in serious trouble.
The driver hurried out to share this news with the others to prevent them from slipping up.
Meanwhile, Liu Ye rested for a while before walking out of the door, feeling refreshed. While two days had passed in the mission world, only two hours had gone by in reality.
Liu Ye pulled some braised pork made by a certain Lord of Misfortune out of his bundle.
That’s right, he had brought all this stuff back with him. You had to understand that the most important thing at a banquet was to have fast hands-and don’t forget to bring plastic bags. If you were even a little slow, you wouldn’t even get to drink the leftover soup.
He took these things, intending to greet everyone in the apartment.
After all, Brother Guiwa had said that a neighbor nearby is better than a relative far away. He might need to trouble these neighbors for things in the future.
Just as he stepped out, he saw the door next to his open, and an old woman walked out.
When she saw Liu Ye, a kind smile appeared on her face.
“Young man, are you new here?”
“Yes, ma’am. I’m your new neighbor starting today. Please look after me in the future,” Liu Ye said politely.
“Of course, of course.” The old woman looked at Liu Ye, a faint red light flickering in her eyes. Behind her waist, a thick, long tail wagged frantically where Liu Ye couldn’t see it.