Artifact Report

Chapter 119: Fu Tailan: Single-Handed Changes in the Situation

The dream writer raised a face as blank as his mind and uttered a syllable:
"……what?"

It may be a bit shameless to say this, but Fu Tailan always suspects that if you add the current Hai Luwei, Dream screenwriter and Mai Minghe together, their IQ may just be enough to polish his shoes.

As for the sea reeds, it could be said that they were frightened; the remaining two residents had their rationality suppressed by obsession - there was nothing to be proud of if they were smarter than them.

"What are you laughing at? I've been observing for a long time."

He glanced at the bald dream writer and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the reason you're so determined to make her a resident is because you think this will prevent her from participating, and you can also order her to eliminate the other contestants, including me. Killing two birds with one stone, right?"

Fu Tailan thought that he couldn't be the last player recruited by the nest, and this game might have just begun.

He also thought that future opponents would probably be very difficult, and it would become increasingly difficult to find or keep the seven target artifacts; even the thought that "the whole game is a prank" flashed through his mind.

But he didn't expect that there would be cheating in the "Nest Domination Game" - the bald resident was right, participating in the competition in Mai Minghe's current situation is basically cheating, right?

Since it is impossible to eliminate the resident Mai Minghe from the competition directly, we have to restore her to human form and then eliminate her.

...If the nest has an owner, it can only be him.

"Yep!"

Screenwriter Meng had no facial features, so her expression was unreadable, but her tone was as if she had met a kindred spirit: "Isn't that right? Who could have imagined that she wouldn't acknowledge me as her father, wouldn't obey, and still wanted to participate in the competition! Neither plan worked out. Well, if I had known earlier, I would have made you a resident. You're quite thoughtful..."

"Just cut the crap and say a few words."

Fu Tailan observed Mai Minghe's back and said, "Her restoration to human form is the best solution for the three of us right now, right?"

From his angle, he could only vaguely see Hai Luwei's eyes tightly closed and his breathing was rapid and shallow.

Although his mouth was not covered, Hai Luwei only made a few anxious "hmm" sounds to express his agreement - as if he was afraid to even breathe the air around Mai Minghe.

"Indeed," the dream writer asked, "So what should we do?"

The dream screenwriter, whose hair and facial features were completely bald, finally crawled up from the ground at this time - as long as the residents were in the nest, no matter how serious the injuries were, they would slowly recover; just now it was almost folded into a quilt by Mai Minghe, but now it can stand up straight and raise its head again.

How can something that can't be killed be allowed to become a contestant?

"Although I don't understand why, sea reeds seem to have a strong attraction to her."

As Fu Tailan spoke, he pulled out a gun from his waist and pointed it at the back of Mai Minghe's head.

"For her, killing Sea Reed is her top priority. You see, even though I told you all my plans loudly and clearly, she only stopped moving, but she couldn't bear to leave Sea Reed.

"Using the sea reed as bait, I'll suppress her movements while you use Lucid Dream to trap her. Can you do it?"

Fortunately, Hai Luwei was afraid that he would fall into the trap of the dream screenwriter if he rashly entered the library, so he gave him a few simple warnings, which gave him a general understanding of the dream screenwriter's methods.

He's a nice guy, but not very suitable to be a hunter.

"You kid..." Dream Screenwriter said shakily, "You're quite imaginative, aren't you?"

"How sure are you?" Fu Tailan asked softly without even looking at it.

"I've never tried it, so I don't know. I only know that I can't restore the residents to humans, but she claims to be a superposition of humans and residents. So why not try?"

Writer Meng's face went blank. He said, "The worst that can happen is a failure. She'll kill you two, but I won't die anyway. If you die, it'll be a good thing to have one less contestant. Yeah, good, good, good. I really don't lose out on either side."

For some reason, it seemed to really want to eliminate the contestant... Unfortunately, now is not the time to ask in detail.

"To activate Lucid Dream, I must stand within one meter of the target for seven seconds without interruption," the Dream Writer whispered. "If one of you can keep her occupied for seven seconds, and one of you can ensure she doesn't knock me away or run away, then Lucid Dream will activate."

"Eat for seven seconds?" Hearing this, Sea Reed finally wailed, "Me? Eaten by her? For seven seconds?"

The head under Mai Minghe finally turned slowly to its back, and its half-cut eyes looked straight at Fu Tailan.

"What a childish plan... How are you going to suppress me? Do you think you can do anything to me by shooting me?"

Fu Tailan laughed.

"I know I won't, big sister."

As he spoke, Mai Minghe's second head was still staring motionlessly at the sea reed.

It seems that she really wants to eat the sea reed.

"But when you attack the Dream Writer, you should have shot your arm down first. With the force of the bullet, you should have been able to do it. If you don't believe me, you should start eating some sea reeds now."

"Don't take advantage of me!" Sea Reed shouted again.

Fu Tailan held the gun straight and pointed it at Mai Minghe without moving.

His jawbone was probably fractured, and waves of intense pain were like ripples on the water, blurring his vision. He had to hurry.

"If you want to attack Screenwriter Meng, I will provide gunfire support, and Hai Luwei will take the opportunity to run away. If you want to attack me, then Screenwriter Meng will kill Hai Luwei - right, Brother Meng?"

The bald resident was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "Right, right. Killing one person is not a big deal."

"What kind of alliance is this?" The sea reed on the ground was very angry.

“If you eat the sea reed first—that would be so convenient for us.”

Fu Tailan endured the pain, chuckled softly, and said, "No matter what, you can't maintain your status as a resident and successfully eat the sea reed. I suggest you just accept your fate and return to being human. Doesn't the human part of you yearn to return to its original state?"

Mai Minghe slowly stood up.

She remained in the sea reeds, her feet one on each side, trapping the hunter on the ground in the middle. She lowered her head, remained silent for a few seconds, and then said, "...longing."

Fu Tailan didn't say anything, but slowly took out his cell phone with his other hand.

"I can feel a part of me longing to return to Blackmore City... I want to take a long nap, the kind I haven't had in years, wake up to make toast and eggs, and make a cup of coffee. I want to walk in Central Park, watch people walk their dogs, play with children in strollers.

"I want to get a few more artifacts, try them out, play with them, and then sell them to experience the excitement, adventure, and money. It would be even better if I could make some hunter friends. I've never used a smartphone, so I want to buy the smartest one. There are so many things I really want to experience..."

I really don’t know what Hai Luwei’s head is made of. He actually looked a little touched - "Mai, Mai Minghe, you are still a human being after all..."

"But... after becoming like this, I inexplicably have a lot more information in my head..."

Dream Writer nodded in agreement. "Yes, the residents' knowledge comes directly from the nest. I wouldn't say it's all there is to it, but it's definitely a lot."

"So I know that once I transform back into a human, the validity period of the illusion will be limited. How long it lasts is how long I can exist..."

Eh?
Fu Tailan was shocked.

Hai Luwei just said, "Is she your grandmother?"; Mai Minghe also said that he has never used a smartphone.

Plus, the false image on her body is related to "time"... Could it be...

Mai Minghe lowered his head, his two faces buried in his four hands, as if he was very tired and lost.

"Not to mention I'll lose my immense power over everyone else. Who would be so foolish as to want to turn back into a human? Maybe I can use this look to enter Blackmoor City. It's all mine, it's all mine, it's all mine. Tai Lan, do you think you're smart? One force can defeat ten. Haven't you heard of it? I'm going to kill him, kill him, kill him. Sea Reed is my dead man."

With a scream, the sea reed was picked up and lifted high into the night sky.

"It's very simple to break the stalemate you created."

The speed of his speech was like a rapidly expanding blister that could no longer withstand the pressure and suddenly burst. However, it was not even as fast as the speed of the sea reed being used as a weapon, swung into the air, and thrown straight at him. As soon as the wind sounded, Fu Tailan knew that something was wrong.

It seems that he was too proud too early. Mai Minghe's IQ is more than just for shining shoes.

Before the thought could even pass, he turned around and ran away.

Under the night sky, Hai Luwei's long scream of "Ahhhh" did not really fall on his head. Instead, it rushed in the other direction - Fu Tailan didn't even need to look back to know that Hai Luwei had bumped into the dream screenwriter.

Two human-shaped black shadows overlapped each other, just like a cartoon, drawing a high parabola in his peripheral vision, and then with a "bang", they fell to the ground together, shaking the ground.

But Fu Tailan doesn't have the extra energy to care about how the two of them are doing.

As expected, Mai Minghe also discovered...

As long as the sea reed is used as a weapon to hit the Dream Writer hard, the Dream Writer will not be able to get up for a while, and the sea reed will not be able to run away because of the pain in his body - the best part is that he will not die because he has the Dream Writer as a cushion.

In this way, although the opportunity created is short, it is enough to kill Fu Tailan.

Sure enough, almost the next second, Mai Minghe’s footsteps came closely behind.

When Fu Tailan rushed past a street lamp, a round head appeared next to his reflection on the ground - he could not compare with Mai Minghe in terms of speed.

There is only one way to turn the Mai Ming River around.

Fu Tailan made a sharp turn and stopped; that moment was not enough for him to fully express his threat in words.

He seemed to be blind to the Mai Ming River rushing towards him and only aimed at the sea reed.

The bullet passed by Mai Minghe's ear, and the gunshot tore through the night wind.

　Eh? What was I going to say? I clearly thought several times while typing that I had to write this in the preface, but then I forgot about it after updating...

　　If I don't write down the nonsense in my mind, it would be a waste. (bushi)

　　The purpose of writing is to talk nonsense after the chapter.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)