Who left their last words here?

Chapter 95 Old Toad, your sinful life... comes to an end!
There was a "click" sound.

Standing with his spear sheathed, Bai Zhou blew a breath onto the [Light and Shadow Harmony] that was emitting wisps of smoke from the spear's tip.

The smoke drifted away with the wind.

The invincible Anguisola has finally fallen.

After all, it's hard for a normal person to imagine that Bai Zhou would pull out three extraordinary weapons at once, and even manage to create such a mysterious synergy...

Then, under the cover of night on the long street, Bai Zhou took out a palm-sized, faded wooden horse from his pocket.

"Troy, Troy, wake up!"

Accompanied by a sweet and innocent yet terrifying nursery rhyme under the moonlight.

The rocking horse creaked and swayed, slowly growing larger in the evening breeze until it resembled a large doll.

With a "smack," Bai Zhou raised his hand and tapped the wooden horse on the head, then gestured towards the burning sea of ​​fire beside him:

"If you yell again, I'll throw you in there!"

"Troy..."

The nursery rhyme stopped abruptly, and the rocking horse immediately became incredibly obedient.

"Crack!"

Having found the mechanism and opened the belly, Bai Zhou shoved the spear straight inside.

A two-meter-long mechanical spear was seen probing into the belly of the wooden horse, but the horse's belly seemed bottomless, forcibly stuffing the entire mechanical spear inside.

The book "Black Cat's 8000 Questions" tells a story about a Trojan horse, in which many hidden soldiers were concealed inside the horse's belly, thus enabling it to defeat the enemy.

Although Bai Zhou had no idea what his "Trojan horse" had to do with Troy...

But ever since the wooden horse was tamed using Leia's [Light],
The only function he can use right now is "storage"!
It seems that anything can be stored in the little wooden horse's big belly, which is incredibly convenient.

—Just like the piggy bank Bai Zhou had as a child.

Things that aren't particularly valuable, such as Bai Zhou's suit and gold chain, mechanical spear, and a bunch of other odds and ends, are usually kept inside by Bai Zhou.

Otherwise, Bai Zhou would have to wear a big gold chain every time he went out, carry a spear on his back, hold a long knife, and have a short stick and pistol at his waist.

He doesn't seem like a weapons master, but rather a strangely dressed and extremely dangerous mental patient.

There's no need for the major to bother looking for him; the enthusiastic citizens of Tinghai could report Bai Zhou a hundred times over.

After doing all this, Bai Zhou infused the wooden horse with a little more spirituality.

"Buzz!"

Then the wooden horse cleverly shrank, becoming very light and easy to hold in the palm of your hand.

Actually, this Trojan horse seems to have other uses, but Bai Zhou hasn't developed them yet.

Even so, it was enough to satisfy Bai Zhou.

Adventurers may be without companions, and heroes may be without holy swords, but they will always have a storage ring, even if it's just for storing some ham and dried mushrooms.

Bai Zhou neatly put away the wooden horse and then picked up the saber.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

The blade pierced the flesh, and blood beads were cleanly and neatly shaken off.

He stabbed Anguisola twice more on the corpse.

Then, he felt safe enough to loot Anguisola's body.

Pick the wildflowers by the roadside, kick the fallen enemy hard... No matter how cool the pose is, it's not as effective as stabbing them a couple more times afterward.

Bai Zhou's experiences deep within the Void Realm instilled in him the good habit of never forgetting to finish off enemies and the fine tradition of scavenging corpses.

Just like in adventure stories, whether it's slimes or skeleton soldiers, they are all dressed in tattered and stingy clothes, but they always manage to drop legendary equipment after they die, or even ancestral swords left behind by previous heroes.

Sure enough, not long after...

"It's shipped!"

Bai Zhou perked up and reached into Anguisola's arms to pull out...

A parchment scroll?
The tightly closed parchment scroll, with its unusually warm touch, aroused a sense of curiosity in Bai Zhou.

But he dared not spend time investigating at this moment, and could only hurriedly put it away.

"Time is of the essence, I must leave immediately!"

The white boat also put the parchment into the wooden horse, and looked up, glancing left and right.

Having confirmed that all the surrounding surveillance equipment had been destroyed, Bai Zhou turned his back to the raging flames and hurriedly disappeared into a shadowy corner, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

There's a hole in the wall here that leads directly to the food street next door.

Before long, a nimble black cat tiptoed out from here and joined the crowd of people eating and drinking at the night market.

Before long, he disappeared without a trace.

...Everything after the explosion, the brief exchange of blows, is a long story, but it all happened in the blink of an eye.

Bai Zhou tried to save as much time as possible because he knew very well that his opponent wouldn't give him much time.

Bai Zhou is now covered in wounds, and his spiritual energy is almost completely depleted.

Only a very small number of spirits were carefully preserved by Bai Zhou, who had learned from his previous experience.

In this state, Bai Zhou would be unable to deal with the other pursuers...

Sure enough, Bai Zhou had just crawled out of the hole and left.

The hidden ritual he had arranged in advance at the street corner was triggered.

The small ritual served as a warning to Bai Zhou, and the last thing that came through was three or four familiar faces dressed in black quietly arriving.

Darth Vader is here!

The Black Knights, who had been searching for the "white boat remains" two blocks away, finally managed to find a few of them, drawn by the smell of the explosion...

Undoubtedly, these few Black Knights were just the vanguard.

Once the location of the white boat is determined, the large force of black warriors carrying the "black box" next door will immediately surround it.

But they were ultimately too late.

Hopefully, Major Luo won't fly into a rage when he sees Anguisola's corpse through the Black Knight.

While muttering to himself, Bai Zhou ran back the way he came without looking back.

As it darted through the shadows, moonlight inadvertently fell upon the white boat hurrying along.

Suddenly, a cool sensation spread throughout his body, eventually reaching his brain, making Bai Zhou feel so comfortable that he almost made a sound.

"Meow……"

The sound stopped abruptly. Bai Zhou blinked, and the solemn black cat remained silent.

Then, to his surprise, he discovered that his spirituality was rapidly reviving.

"This is……?"

On the back of the black cat's right paw, a crescent-shaped mark faintly glowed, echoing the hazy moonlight shining on him.

Bai Zhou understood.

It's the effect of [Tears of the Moon Goddess]!

The immense medicinal power hidden within him, which had nowhere to go, sensed Bai Zhou's current spiritual weakness and began to "irrigate" it.

Even so, Bai Zhou could hardly detect the depletion of the [Tears of the Moon Goddess]'s potency, as if it were a drop in the ocean.

In the blink of an eye, Bai Zhou's spirituality was restored by half, and this spirituality even helped to gradually heal the wounds on Bai Zhou's body.

—Such a rudimentary application of [Tears of the Moon Goddess] has such an effect.

Bai Zhou couldn't help but think that if he could find a way to completely digest the Moon Goddess's Tears and obtain that "Moon Goddess's Blessing"...

Wouldn't that turn it into a perpetual motion machine under the moon?
This was a completely unexpected and delightful surprise for Bai Zhou.

This means that the recovered Bai Zhou will still be able to enter the deeper layers of the Void Realm at 24:00!
The experience of finishing off [Anguisola] has served as a stark wake-up call for Shirazu...

Explosions are not a panacea, and this may be the last time they work.

While the suicidal tactic is effective, [Life Steal] has a cooldown period.

If they can figure out how to break the curse of the explosion ritual, they can certainly figure out how to break the curse of the alchemy ritual.

[Anguisola] If someone can come up with a way to disrupt the White Boat ritual, then someone else will probably come up with a new trick next time.

It's not the thief you should fear, but the one who has his eye on you—no matter how skilled a ritual performer is, if someone is constantly eyeing them, their weakness will eventually be found!
Bai Zhou couldn't afford to lose, nor did he have the right to gamble that they wouldn't find their weaknesses.

And, most importantly—

Even an explosion of this magnitude couldn't completely kill Anguisola, a level 4 peak female assassin.

What if the major brings in a Level 5 Extraordinary with a black box next time?

The explosion ceremony, White Boat's strongest trump card, has caused the major a lot of trouble after being optimized multiple times.

But now, he needs a major version update—

Become a Level 3 or even Level 4 Destiny Adventurer!
He must become stronger!
Ideally, he should be strong enough to tear through all the shady dealings with a knife in one go and personally split the major's forehead open!

This answer...

Can the temple accessible by the Adventurer's Token be given to him?
Bai Zhou was somewhat nervous about this.

But I still feel... something's not quite right?

however.

While feeling tense, Bai Zhou still felt a vague unease.

He was suddenly horrified to discover that the warning from the psychic power had not completely dissipated despite Anguisola's death.

They had only partially dissipated, but a large portion of their weight still weighed heavily on Bai Zhou's heart, like dark clouds pressing down on the city.

Could it be that Anguisola is not dead?
Or perhaps the source of the crisis he sensed wasn't [Anguisola] at all?!

The thought was chilling, but Bai Zhou showed no outward reaction.

However, the black cat that Bai Zhou had transformed into had quietly decided to stop heading towards its destination.

He planned to turn at the next intersection and take a detour...

But just as he was pondering this—

The next moment.

Suddenly, a feeling of relief washed over Bai Zhou.

Suddenly, the warning in my mind vanished, as if the crisis had disappeared without a trace.

It's like reading a suspenseful novel, only to have the next page suddenly end abruptly, leaving you with the line, "To find out what happens next, please read the next chapter."

"...What happened?" Bai Zhou, whose back was slightly sweaty, asked in surprise and uncertainty.

This feeling of uncertainty and ups and downs is even more terrifying than a crisis actually occurring!

Is it the calm before the storm?

Or was there someone he didn't know who secretly helped Bai Zhou avert the crisis?

This was the first time Bai Zhou had encountered such a situation.

Confused and wary, he was vaguely on the verge of agitation.

……

While Bai Zhou was filled with doubt and looked around in surprise, searching everywhere.

Directly above the food street.

The rooftop of a ten-story residential building on the street, in a dimly lit spot illuminated by the moonlight.

A bald old man stood on the edge of the rooftop, which was covered in a mess, looking down at the bustling night market food street.

"Hiss... Delicious!"

The man took a deep breath, smelled the scent in the air, and involuntarily swallowed hard.

A forked, deep purple tongue slowly licked across the dry, cracked lips, as if savoring the scent of its prey in the air.

This old man, who was less than 1.6 meters tall, had a severe hunchback, and a huge bulge on the back of his yellowed and dirty white shirt.

"It tastes just like in the photo... the taste of genius!"

He leaned forward, looking down at the drooling figures below, like a toad poised to leap.

The plastic flip-flops under his feet creaked as the man awkwardly swallowed, rubbing his hands together and chuckling.

"Hmm... Good boy, you smell amazing even three blocks away!"

"A rare ritualist, possibly a secret disciple of the Sun Knight, a genius among the extraordinary... Delicious!"

His foolish, cloudy, and yellowish eyes bulged high, almost as if they were about to burst out of their sockets. When he smiled and narrowed his eyes into a fleshy slit, he revealed undisguised greed and ugliness.

Then, he took a deep sniff, inhaling the smoky aroma wafting from the food street, his expression one of pure bliss.

All desires were restrained, and all the words in the world were ultimately reduced to just one sentence:

"Want to eat!"

—"The toad that loves to eat geniuses."

This is the name that the extraordinary people in the underground world of Tinghai City use to describe this old man—a name they both loathe and fear.

Feng Xingyuan, an A+ level wanted criminal, a former Blood Robe Elder who defected from the Blood Worship Cult, and a notorious Level 5 Extraordinary...

The "Old Feng" invited by the Bauhinia Group.

At this moment, they finally located Bai Zhou.

"Where did it hide? The smell is faint here, I need to check again..."

He peeked out onto the street below, muttering to himself as if he were suffering from dementia. He carefully tried to identify the source of this "genius aura," just like an old fisherman calmly checking his bait.

Unfortunately, the pungent smell of these snacks blended in with the aroma of the white boat, requiring careful selection to distinguish them...

Otherwise, he would already be standing in front of Bai Zhou, eagerly savoring the feast and devouring the little genius!
"But it's okay...it's okay, you can't rush things."

"They're already right under my nose, playing a little hide-and-seek, it's quite an appetizer..."

With one mouth slightly open, drool dripping down onto the street below, he mumbled incoherently, occasionally sniffing to make out the sounds.

"Found it—this direction!"

Suddenly, his eyes lit up as he looked toward a crowd gathering.

—That was precisely where Bai Zhou was mixed in with the others.

"Right here, you can't escape now."

As he spoke, the old man slowly pulled a tattered, antique-looking dirty bowl from his pants.

Tapping on the rim of the bowl, like a beggar, the old man shook his head and hummed something softly.

Just like a grandfather humming a traditional opera tune to soothe his granddaughter:

"Don't run away, don't run away, be good—"

"Come into my bowl, my sweetie..."

As he sang, the old man bent over, his wide eyes glistening with excitement.

"Crack..."

Cracks appeared on the edge of the rooftop beneath my feet.

With a burst of energy from both feet, he was about to leap off the tenth-floor rooftop and launch himself towards the direction where Bai Zhou was.

But at this moment——

"Hey—that old man over there!"

Behind Feng Xingyuan, a clear voice came to stop him:

"With so many people below, isn't it incredibly inconsiderate to jump off a building here?"

Feng Xingyuan: "?"

Even the edge of the rooftop beneath his feet cracked from the force, and Feng Xingyuan, who was about to be launched out, was abruptly stopped as if by brakes.

He turned his head in confusion, wanting to see which meddlesome passerby was being nosy.

But when he saw who it was, the sinister grin on his face suddenly stopped.

—Because what came into his view was an extremely gorgeous and elegant figure.

Bathed in the hazy moonlight, a gorgeous dress fluttered in the wind, a silver mask added to her elegance, and a mysterious witch, her waist adorned with various jewels, descended upon the scene.

She is--

"Gem...witch?"

The voice was filled with doubt and uncertainty, as if there was a mouthful of phlegm stuck in its throat.

After hesitating for a long time, Feng Xingyuan finally mumbled something, his expression somewhat stiff.

In the way!

How could it be that Jewel Witch?!
The man suppressed his craving and his composure vanished, his expression turning grim.

Now things have gotten complicated...

This witch looks like she just climbed up from the food street below.

Holding a toothpick in one hand and a disposable paper bowl in the other, the bowl contains two takoyaki (octopus balls) sprinkled with bonito flakes.

—The outer packaging of the small bowl also has the words "For tasting purposes only" marked in large red.

"Hot, hot, hot!"

Pick up a toothpick and carefully put a takoyaki into your mouth.

Miss Witch opened her mouth, exhaling hot air and shaking her head, fanning herself with the toothpick in her hand.

But at the same time, she didn't forget to sized up Feng Xingyuan.

The more you look at her, the wider her eyes, hidden behind the mask, seem to widen.

His gaze first held doubt, then surprise and uncertainty.

Finally, she pulled out a small notebook from her bosom, flipped to a certain page, and confirmed it with Feng Xingyuan's figure.

With a "smack," the Jewel Witch slapped her thigh hard, her delight evident.

"An A+ level wanted criminal by the Bureau of Anomalies? Blood Robe, a defector from the Blood Worship Cult?"

"It really is you, Lao Feng!"

"What a big fish!"

Although the two were complete strangers.

But the Jewel Witch's surprise was more exaggerated than meeting an old friend in a foreign land; it was practically ecstatic.

Seeing that the major was unreliable, the witch, driven by the promise of a high bounty, decided to act independently and investigate something on her own.

As soon as she heard about the commotion, she immediately grabbed the grappling hook, scaled the buildings, and rushed over.

Unexpectedly...

Class A wanted criminal Bai Zhou has not been found.

Feng Xingyuan has run into a wanted criminal with an A+ level warrant?!

What else is there to say?

Bai Zhou is connected to the Blood Worship Cult, and so is Old Toad... They might even be accomplices!

"Haha, Heaven has eyes!"

"Thank you for nature's gift. It must be because I've done too many good deeds that a windfall has fallen from the sky and allowed me to meet you."

She said she had to take action!

If you continue to wait in that Base 36, you'll never earn a single Federal Coin in your entire life!

The Gem Witch gave a devout thank you to the heavens, then shook her mask, looked up at Feng Xingyuan, her eyes sparkling:
"You've done so many bad things, it's no wonder I ran into you."

"Now, I record the elegant poems of love, uphold the scales of reason, act as the champion of justice, favor those with talent, and guide the way with brilliance—"

"【Jewel Witch】! You are sentenced to life imprisonment. Surrender now!"

She carefully placed the takoyaki on the ground to the side, her expression turning serious, her deep, clear voice sounding as if she were chanting a sacred poem:

"You can try to resist, but I cannot guarantee your safety."

"...By the way, where were you thinking of going? Don't even think about running away now that you've run into me."

As she spoke, the [Gem Witch] straightened her back and took out a man-made gem.

He lifted his cloak with a "click".

The amethyst was inserted into the belt—

The witch's figure was elongated by the moonlight, exuding an overwhelming sense of terror and oppression. Purple light bloomed beneath her feet, dispelling the gloom at the top of the building.

"Old toad, your sinful life..."

she says:

"—That's the end of it!"

(End of this chapter)