On the Ark.

Pumpkin lanterns lining the streets illuminated the town, and the number of pedestrians gradually increased. No, not pedestrians, but "ghosts." When the first "ghoul" dressed in a dirty white robe appeared on the street, frightening two young children to the point of turning pale, it heralded the arrival of Halloween.

"These clothes are so tight, and they smell bad..."

Before the festival began, Lin Ye finally found the outfit he wanted: a dirty white coat, which satisfied his desire to play a "perverted doctor." Unfortunately, the white coat he was wearing wasn't strictly a doctor's coat, but a women's nurse's uniform. The shopkeeper probably thought a perverted nurse was scarier than a perverted doctor, never expecting Lin Ye to buy it. And because it was a women's uniform, it felt very tight on Lin Ye, especially around the waist, making him feel uncomfortable.

Seriously, why did it have to be made like this? Are they looking down on overweight, freakish nurses?

Lin Ye felt the shopkeeper's malice. It wasn't until Skadi lightly made a cut on his waist, tearing his clothes, that he felt much more comfortable.

Ifrit looked at Lin Ye from the side and tilted her head: "Why are you wearing these clothes?"

"What's wrong with these clothes?" Lin Ye said. "Don't you think they're interesting? Look, I even brought a scalpel with me. I can go scare the kids later."

"But this is a women's style."

"It doesn't matter if it's a women's style, who can tell at night?"

Ifrit was silent for a moment, then managed to utter a sentence: "You're so sexy."

Lin Ye immediately tapped Ifrit on the head: "Who taught you that?"

Ifrit covered her head and glared at Lin Ye: "If you hit my head again, I'll burn you."

"Then tell me first, who taught you that line, or I'll tell Himer." Lin Ye continued to threaten Ifrit. He used to be quite afraid of the unpredictable Ifrit, but after getting to know her better, he realized that she was someone who would regress from a grumpy little dragon to a trembling quail as long as Himer was brought up, so there was nothing to be afraid of. "If Himer isn't an option, then it'll be Saria. Before you came out, Saria specifically called me and told me to keep an eye on you."

Ifrit glared angrily at Lin Ye, but there was nothing she could do. She was still very afraid of Himer and Saria, and reluctantly, she had no choice but to reveal Lappland's involvement again.

Lin Ye nodded.

Damn it, he really didn't dare bring Lappland out. This stupid wolf is only good for corrupting children. He immediately grabbed Lappland and questioned her about why she did this, but he didn't expect Lappland's answer to be so self-righteous: "Because you're really sexy."

"Where the hell did I look sexy?!"

“Can’t you smell it for yourself?” Lappland said. “It smells awful.”

A foul smell?

Lin Ye was stunned for a moment, then sniffed his cuffs and exclaimed in surprise, "I'm so sexy!"

However, this "smell" wasn't the kind of smell one might expect; it referred to a genuine stench. Lin Ye had no idea where the shop that made the outfit usually kept it, but to him, it smelled like urine. This made Lin Ye feel utterly disgusted, as if he wasn't just a perverted doctor anymore, but a walking cesspool. But it was too late to change; Halloween had already begun, and the streets were filled with ghosts and monsters in full makeup.

There was no other way but to bear it. After all, it wasn't just him smelling it; it might even add to the spooky atmosphere.

Nightingale also came down from the hotel. She was already wearing the "witch" outfit she had bought yesterday, and her aura immediately set her apart from the surrounding "ghosts," attracting the attention of many people. Seeing this, Lin Ye couldn't help but praise, "Liz, you're very beautiful."

Although it's not really scary, it's definitely beautiful.

The nightingale nodded slightly and said softly, "Thank you."

Seeing this, Ifrit was a little unhappy: "Why is her art style different from mine? We're both Sarkaz, but I'm wearing a pumpkin head."

"You asked to buy this yourself," Lin Ye said irritably. "Also, don't eat this pumpkin anymore. At least not during the holiday. This is your helmet, not your food."

As he spoke, he helped Ifrit put the pumpkin on her head. With the pumpkin on, Ifrit shook her head and spoke in a muffled voice, "I know, I won't eat it."

Lin Ye tapped Ifrit's pumpkin: "Also, there will be a lot of people tonight, so you must stick close to me and absolutely, absolutely do not get lost. If you get lost, Himer and Saria will definitely kill... I mean, they will definitely worry. You should know the way back to the inn, right?"

“Of course,” Ifrit said, somewhat displeased. “Don’t always underestimate me. Don’t worry.”

Lin Ye nodded.

He still couldn't rest easy. He called Lappland over again and instructed her to keep a close eye on Ifrit. If Ifrit got lost in the crowd, only Lappland could find her by her scent. And if both of them got lost, Lappland should be able to find her way back… she should be able to.

Lin Ye was also a little unsure. However, Ifrit's pumpkin head costume and Lappland's big dog costume were still quite eye-catching. With a little effort, they should be easy to spot in a crowd, right?

"Alright, alright." Lin Ye clapped his hands. "Let's go out into the streets and scare people. Halloween is starting!"

When Lin Ye said those words, he felt like an elementary school teacher leading students on a spring outing—it was a real dilemma.

Compared to Nightingale's "witch," Lin Ye's "perverted doctor (nurse?)," Ifrit's "fiery pumpkin head," and Lappland's "walking black dog," Skadi's outfit was undoubtedly the simplest. She spent all her time searching for the fox mask, and it was for Lin Ye. So when she put the mask on and asked Lin Ye, "Do you like it?", Lin Ye felt a deep connection, thinking Skadi was incredibly kind.

Finally, he accompanied Skadi to buy clothes, but due to time constraints, they couldn't find anything good and could only randomly pick a very common "Death Swordsman" outfit with extremely low horror value. It looked out of place on Skadi, lacking both horror and style, making Lin Ye feel guilty.

Skadi, however, didn't seem to care much; Halloween itself held no appeal for her.

She still wore the fox mask at an angle on her head, calmly watching the noisy Halloween night.

Lin Ye said to Skadi, "Let's go, Skadi."

Skadi nodded and followed Lin Ye. The five of them then merged into the crowd on the street. Ifrit, who could no longer contain her excitement, rushed to the front. Her smoking pumpkin head startled many people, and the previously crowded flow of people immediately parted to make way for her. It was quite an interesting scene to see a bunch of strange characters making way for Ifrit. Lappland and Nightingale followed behind Ifrit. One was dressed too warmly, and the other had difficulty walking, so they moved rather slowly. The path Ifrit had cleared for them made things much easier.

Lin Ye and Skadi walked behind, because he felt he needed to buy Skadi something to put his mind at ease. So he asked Skadi, "Is there anything else you want to buy?"

Skadi shook her head.

"No?"

Skadi nodded.

Lin Ye coughed twice and said, still unwilling to give up, "You don't need to save me money. You know my salary is still quite high."

"Ah."

"So buying whatever you want is no problem at all."

“There’s nothing I want to buy,” Skadi shook her head. “Besides, you don’t have as much money as I do. When I was a bounty hunter, I had quite a bit of money.”

Lin Ye: "..."

Skadi, if you hadn't been so clear, we could still be friends.

"What are you thinking about?" Skadi asked Lin Ye.

"Ok?"

“I think you’re thinking about something,” Skadi said slowly. “Is something on your mind? Why don’t you just say it? Beating around the bush is too much trouble.”

Lin Ye's lips twitched slightly.

Skadi saw through him so easily; this woman was indeed extraordinary. He sighed softly and explained the reason.

"Is it because of this mask? You're asking me why I went looking for it?" Skadi thought for a moment and said, "There's no reason. I just felt like you really wanted it, so I went to look for it. I didn't look for it for long. It's nothing to worry about."

Isn't an hour a long time?

Lin Ye was truly at a loss for words. Sigh, it was also his fault for having almost no experience interacting with girls in his past life; all he knew was how to pet cats. He knew how to pet a cat to make it more comfortable, but what use was that experience now? He couldn't exactly pet Skadi, could he?

“I bought you the mask,” Skadi suddenly said. “Why aren’t you wearing it?”

Lin Ye said, "Because it doesn't suit me right now. I'm a freak doctor now. Besides, I originally planned to buy this mask to keep as a decoration."

"As decoration?" Skadi asked. "Is it meant to be hung on a shelf?"

Lin Ye nodded: "More or less."

Skadi then pulled the mask down, completely covering her face. She turned to Lin Ye, tilted her head slightly, and softly asked, "So now I'm all dressed up. Does it look good?"

Chapter 386 Boss, you're in trouble!

"This is what you call a great plan?!" Rusar really wanted to kill Kazan. "This is the dumbest plan I've ever seen!"

Rusar felt he shouldn't have trusted Kazan at all; how could this stupid businessman possibly come up with any good plans? But to his utter surprise, Kazan was even more idiotic than he had imagined. He claimed he could find Guigu Xuehui effortlessly, but in reality, he just wanted him and his men to wear random clothes and dress up as ghosts on Halloween night.

No, this isn't a ghost at all! It's a furry "big dog"! God knows where Kazan got four or five bear costumes and made them wear them.

Parading through the streets dressed as a "bear," Rusar felt that no moment in his life had ever been as humiliating as this. Even when he was driven out of Syracuse by the "Silver Wolves," that was more of a disgrace than a disgrace. Every time he saw those strangely dressed brats walk past him and then exclaim as they took his picture, he felt an urge to beat them all up, one by one.

“Quiet down, old buddy,” the brown bear walking beside Rusar said in a low voice. “We can’t be too flashy, let’s keep a low profile.”

"Don't try to be flashy, my foot!" Rusar cursed. "You've dressed me up like this, and you're telling me to keep a low profile? You think I won't pull you out of that ridiculous suit right now and beat you up?"

“Of course I believe you would do that, but it makes no sense,” Kazan said. “Our mission tonight is to find Guigu Xuehui.”

"You're expecting me to go looking like this?!"

“Dressed like this, it’s not us going to find Guigu Xuehui, but Guigu Xuehui coming to find us,” Kazan said. “At midnight, Guigu Xuehui will appear as a ‘ghost seeker,’ and then take away the ‘evil ghost’ that she thinks performed the best during this ‘Halloween Night’, and give the ‘evil ghost’ a reward. This is the custom of ‘Halloween Night’.”

Rusar's lips twitched slightly: "You mean, if we dress like this, Guigu Xuehui will think we're the best-performing ghosts this Halloween?"

“Very likely!” Kazan said. “Don’t you think our idea is brilliant?”

"Praise my foot!" Rusar cursed. "Everyone else dresses up as ghosts on Halloween, but we dress up as dogs, and you actually say that's a great idea?! You might as well let me beat you up and turn you into a pig's head, wouldn't that be more creative?"

Even Kazan, with his strong personality, couldn't endure Rusar's humiliating insults indefinitely. So he said in a curt tone, "If you didn't mistake the room number last night, we wouldn't need to go through all this trouble today. We've lost track of Guigu Xuehui, and finding her again will require some effort."

When Kazan brought up the room number again, Rusar blushed. He wanted to shift the blame to Luther to vent his anger, but Luther, who had anticipated this, had already taken two steps back, putting a few steps between them. Rusar couldn't chase after him to yell at him, so he had to hold back.

"Do you think that if we act like this, Guigu Xuehui will come looking for us?" Rusar suppressed his anger and said, "There are thousands of people participating in 'Halloween Night' this time. The probability of Guigu Xuehui choosing us from among these thousands of people is really too small, isn't it?"

“It’s not a small chance. As long as we’re special enough and attract enough attention, we have a great chance,” Kazan said slowly. “Of course, I’m not going to put all my eggs in one basket by hoping that Guigu Xuehui will come looking for us. What do you think we’re doing right now? Either we become that ‘Extremely Evil Demon,’ or we find someone who might become the ‘Extremely Evil Demon’ and follow them to find Guigu Xuehui. If neither of those works, I have other ways. What we’re doing now is just adding an extra layer of insurance. On Halloween, people who aren’t dressed strangely will be the ones who look strange. If you weren’t dressed like this and walked the streets in your true forms, you would attract even more attention than you are now. If Guigu Xuehui discovers you, that would be a real loss.”

Rusar snorted coldly.

Although he was currently very annoyed with Kazan, he had to admit that Kazan was right. Because of their Lupo tribe, especially pure-blooded Lupo like himself, their physique and appearance were too conspicuous. Once Guigu Xuehui discovered them, it would be difficult for them to capture her tonight. However, by disguising himself as he was now, he could perfectly blend into the Halloween atmosphere. Even if Guigu Xuehui were standing right next to them, she wouldn't know what they were there for.

"Suit yourself," Rusar said coldly. "Anyway, you're paying for it, so do whatever you want. Although I think your taste is really idiotic, of course, I'm not targeting you personally. I'm from this street, and everyone here has idiotic taste. Only idiots would attend such an idiotic festival."

Kazan ignored Rusar, knowing he was in a fit of impotent rage. He focused all his energy on finding Guigu Xuehui; he recognized her mask and knew he couldn't possibly miss her if she walked past him.

Seeing that Kazan ignored him, Rusar's frustration intensified. He really wanted to have a big argument or a fight with someone, instead of hiding in this furry suit like a fool; this feeling was just too infuriating.

No, we have to do something.

Rusar thought to himself.

Since tonight is Halloween, let's go scare people. Those little ghosts jumping around are really annoying, so let's grab one, yell at them, and let them feel the fear from Syracuse.

With this in mind, Rusar set out to find a target.

Ugh, that brat looks really annoying.

Ah, the other kid seems even more deserving of a beating.

And also, the one hiding in their parents' arms...

Before Rusar could find his target, someone bumped into him from behind, nearly knocking him over.

"Who goes there?!" Rusar roared, wanting to see who dared to ambush him. However, when he turned around, he saw a flaming pumpkin head standing behind him. His eyes widened instantly, and he screamed as he backed away, "Holy crap?! Why is this thing on fire?!"

Immediately afterwards, he felt a slight burning sensation in his buttocks, and then he heard Luther's terrified voice.

"Boss! Your ass's on fire!"

……

Looking at the bustling street, Guigu Xuehui, standing on the clock tower, felt somewhat dazed.