Chapter 52
Chapter 52
Fu Yang turned his head and found Liu Ye standing there.
“Wh-what are you doing?” Fu Yang asked, swallowing hard.
“Uh, here’s the thing. I found something in that box, and there are a few characters written on it that I don’t recognize. Can you take a look for me?”
Liu Ye spoke in an ingratiating tone.
Fu Yang was speechless. Bro, seriously? At a time like this, you’re still worried about that?
Then Liu Ye pulled something out and handed it to him. Fu Yang lowered his head to look.
“Uh… self… destruct… switch.”
Hearing those words, Liu Ye asked with great humility, “What do those characters mean? They sound kind of dangerous.”
“Ah, it means if you press this switch, the entire island will self-destruct…”
The moment he finished speaking, Fu Yang fell silent. John, along with all the surrounding Fiends, froze mid-action.
In perfect unison, they all turned to look at Liu Ye.
“You… didn’t press it, right?” Fu Yang asked, his voice trembling on the verge of tears.
Liu Ye: “…Hehe.”
“Aaaaaah!”
Boom!
A blinding flash erupted from the center of the island, instantly engulfing every Fiend on it. And just as it was about to reach Liu Ye and the other two, the necklace around Liu Ye’s neck suddenly flashed with black light.
Then, behind him, a massive figure emerged.
“Ahahaha! Liu Ye, bet you didn’t see this coming! I’m resurrected, you-”
A gigantic gorilla suddenly appeared in front of Liu Ye and burst into loud laughter. But he had barely started speaking when he saw the dazzling scene unfolding before his eyes.
Steward Wang: “…”
“Liu Ye, you motherf*****-”
Boom!
…
“Breaking news from this station: a violent explosion occurred on Chongmen Island. According to expert investigation, the serious accident was caused by a gas leak. We urge all citizens to exercise caution with household gas and take proper safety precautions.”
The news played on the television while Liu Ye sat on a stool, peeling an apple.
After the explosion on Chongmen Island, Huicheng launched a rescue operation immediately and saved Liu Ye and the other two. After some questioning, they were sent to the hospital.
Perhaps it was because of the power of the Fiendish World, but the authorities did not question them in detail. They seemed to have simply treated it as an accident.
“So… why is the culprit himself the only one who isn’t injured?!” Fu Yang roared.
At that moment, Fu Yang and John were both wrapped head to toe in bandages like mummies, looking utterly miserable.
“I don’t know either. But I vaguely saw some kindhearted person happen to block it for me,” Liu Ye said sheepishly, scratching his head.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Empty Cicada Jade Pendant around his neck flickered once.
“All right. Under those circumstances, surviving at all is good enough.”
John did not care much about that. He was simply touching his own neck in deep thought. There were marks there from where Liu Sibo had strangled him.
John picked up the Mirror beside him and checked his reflection. Then the movement of his hand suddenly stopped. It was as if he had thought of something. He carefully searched his memory, and then his pupils contracted.
“He wasn’t Liu Sibo!”
…
At the same time, in Huicheng’s Central Tower, the headquarters of X Group Co., Ltd. was located here. The group’s president was a middle-aged man named Wang Xu. He had originally been a high school teacher, but seven years ago, he suddenly resigned from the school. Then, in just three years, he built this massive business empire.
At present, two-thirds of all the real estate in Huicheng was in his hands.
At that moment, in the office on the top floor of Central Tower, a man sat behind his desk. He wore a white suit with a red rose pinned to his chest, and a large X embroidered on both his collar and cuffs.
He was holding a golden fountain pen, writing something, when the Notebook suddenly burst into flames on its own.
“Was it eliminated? Forget it. It was only for an experiment anyway.”
The man capped the pen and set it aside unhurriedly, then casually tossed the Notebook into the trash can. Just then, a beautiful woman walked in. She was his secretary, responsible for arranging his schedule.
“Chairman Wang, it’s time for the meeting. They’ve already urged us several times,” the secretary said anxiously.
“Let them wait.”
The man’s voice was somewhat hoarse, yet it carried an inexplicable magnetism.
He rose from his chair and walked over to the Mirror, straightening his clothes. In the Mirror, it was possible to see that more than half of the thumb on his right hand was missing!
The instant they returned to Huicheng, the System’s voice rang in their ears.
[Mission “Oblivion” has been completed. Settlement will now begin.]
[Mission Objective: Help the six people-Fu Yang, Zhao Ze, Huang Shiya, Lyu Jicheng, Zhao Na, and Xie Baoguo-escape their doomed fate. Completed!]
[Mission Reward 1: 0 points]
[Mission Reward 2: 0 EXP]
[Mission Reward 3: Death Note (Incomplete)]
[Personal Performance: Art is an explosion! Rating: C (only one person survived)]
…
[Fiendish Item: Death Note (Incomplete)]
[Type: Book]
[Quality: Fierce Ghost]
[Special Effect: Write a person’s name, and that person will suffer all sorts of accidents. Uses remaining: 3/3… Ding. Error detected. Uses remaining: Unknown.]
This time, Liu Ye understood it, but he had no intention of using it. He was an upstanding, virtuous good person. There was no way he would use something this dangerous.
He and Fu Yang happily returned to the company. But when they arrived at the company’s location, both of them froze.
“Wh-where’s the company?”
Liu Ye said in shock. Before them, the tall building that had once stood there had been reduced to rubble. Firefighters were clearing away the debris.
Just then, a police officer walked over.
“You are…?”
“We’re company employees. We just got back from a business trip this morning. How did the company disappear?” Liu Ye quickly asked.
“Don’t even get me started. No one knows which employee at your company offended someone, but that person came here with a bomb for revenge and blew the whole company up.”
“Damn, which bastard loves stirring up trouble that much? He even dragged the company into it,” Liu Ye said angrily.
“Exactly. It was that guy named Liu Ye. He’s the one who offended someone, and then they blew up the company,” the police officer said, just as angry.
Liu Ye: “…”
“L-Liu Ye?” Liu Ye swallowed and said.
“Yeah, that guy. They came specifically looking for him. Fortunately, everyone managed to run out, so there weren’t any casualties. Oh, right. You two should head home for now. Your work is suspended indefinitely. Wait for further notice on the specifics,” the police officer said.
Liu Ye: “…”
Fu Yang: “…”