"Shark Teeth and Katana... Master, the enemy you are talking about, could it be the Witch Band?" Tang Xi suddenly asked after thinking for a long time.
Chapter 97: Tang Xi's Intelligence and Bad Idea
"Oh? Do you know something?" Li Xuan asked in surprise.
"Are they really them? When I was studying the principles of 'curses and blessings' in Zhenshou Temple, I once worked with them briefly. To be honest, the experience was very unpleasant. Except for a nun who was more polite, no one else treated us researchers with respect as human beings. I never thought that the church was so short-handed that they would even hire such scum." Tang Xi shook his head.
"Tell me everything you know about them. I'm really short of information about them right now, especially information about their fighting style and magic." Li Xuan said hurriedly.
"I don't know that much..." Tang Xi scratched his head: "The four of them have nicknames, just like the heroes of Liangshan. The bassist and lead singer is called 'Immortal Sharoye'; the drummer is called 'Peaceful Filia'; the keyboardist is called 'Lost Black Cat'; and the guitarist is called 'Puppet Yao'. The nicknames actually reflect their abilities and styles to a certain extent."
"That's right. This knife was cut by the guy named 'Yao'. What a rare name. Who would choose such a name?" Thinking of the astonishingly fast knife, Li Xuan's broken arm couldn't help but feel a little painful again.
"I'm not very familiar with that guy. My research subjects are Black Cat and Sharoye, two people cursed by the world." Tang Xi shook his head.
"Curse? You magical girls have so many tricks up your sleeve. What is this?" Li Xuan asked curiously.
"Actually, it's not difficult to understand. Whether it's a curse or a blessing, it's actually a permanent buff given by the 'world', and you've actually seen it, master." Tang Xi explained.
"I have seen it? When?" Li Xuan asked curiously.
"Bingrui has the blessing of 'immunity to all mental attacks'. Otherwise, fighting Alice in a dream is no different from suicide." Tang Xi reminded.
"I remember now! That's what happened." Li Xuan suddenly realized. He remembered that in the file given by Li Sijie, it seemed to mention that there were only three magical girls in the world who were immune to mental attacks, and Bingrui was obviously one of them. He had used mental interference on her to induce her to fall into evil, but it had no effect at all.
Thinking about it this way, could it be that Bingrui was able to hold on for so long without falling because of the effect of this blessing?
Li Xuan felt that he had gone off topic, so he quickly continued to ask, "So what's the curse on them? Can it be a weakness that can be exploited?"
"It's hard to say. The curse on the black cat is 'eternal wandering'. The results of the experiment show that she can get lost anytime and anywhere, and can't remember anything about 'home'. Other than that, there's nothing special about it." Tang Xi replied.
"Then the other one..."
"The other one is much simpler. Just like her nickname, the curse on Sharoye is 'immortality', which means that she can't be killed no matter what. She will heal her wounds at an astonishing speed. No matter beheading, suffocation, burning or nuclear radiation, she can't die. However, experiments in this regard are very inhumane. Even if she requested it, we didn't do too many tests." Tang Xi continued.
"Wouldn't that make him invincible? What's the point of fighting? Shouldn't this kind of perverted ability be given to guys like the final boss?" Li Xuan asked three questions in a stunned manner.
"That's not the case. If her body is damaged to a certain threshold, she will still lose the ability to move. And once she loses consciousness, her recovery will be much slower than usual." Tang Xi said as he recalled.
Li Xuan nodded and took note of this information in his mind. At this time, his arm had been reattached by Qi Mo. Li Xuan tried to move it and found that it was no longer a big deal - thanks to Yao's knife being sharp enough and the broken surfaces fitting very tightly.
"Master, what should we do next? If we can't win, why not surrender?" Tang Xi suggested with a relapse of his old illness.
"Shut up - Qimo, tell me what you think." Li Xuan slapped Tang Xi on the butt, then turned to look at Qimo.
Among all the magical girls, only her strategy is worth referring to.
"Master, the gap in strength between us and the enemy is really difficult to make up. In my opinion, it is better for us to hide in this space. From time to time, they don't have the ability to find us anyway, so how about we just wait until they leave?" Qi Mo suggested carefully.
"Hang on till the end? If you just want to survive, of course there's no problem." Li Xuan smiled. The plan proposed by Qi Mo did not surprise him. The Evil Land of Falsehood is a safe place. Even Li Sijie was amazed by it.
What's more, in the past week, he has stored a lot of supplies here, including food and toys, and a large group of cute and charming magical girls to keep him company. It is undoubtedly a perfect home in the eyes of anyone.
However, living in seclusion in a corner is definitely not Li Xuan's character. He can accept temporary survival, but he absolutely cannot watch the magical girl hanging around his doorstep without trying to conquer her.
But how should he do it? Just one Yao was enough to make him rack his brains. The characteristics of the seal system allowed her to easily sense his position, and the characteristics of the combat system gave her the ability to kill him instantly. It can be said that she was able to detect and attack at the same time, without any flaws. He didn't even have time to put up a mark before he was attacked.
"Master, if surrendering doesn't work, I have another plan." Tang Xi said mysteriously.
"Oh? You have a plan too? Tell me about it."
Li Xuan had read Tang Xi's book a long time ago and knew that she actually had a lot of ideas, but she was usually too lazy to use her brain. However, at this critical moment of life and death, she might be able to come up with some strategies to turn the situation around.
"The lifespan of monsters is longer than that of magical girls. Some monsters can even survive for thousands of years in the seal. So my idea is that we might as well create humans here and pass it down from generation to generation. With the master's excellent genes, we will be able to give birth to strong enough offspring sooner or later. Then let them go out to avenge their previous shame and rule the world! By then, I will be one of the mistresses of the demon world, wakakakakakakaka!!!" Tang Xi became more and more excited as she spoke, as if the world was already in her pocket.
"That's enough, help her down!" Li Xuan held his forehead and waved to Wu Yan.
"Help her? Where can I help her?" Tang Xi was still pretending to be crazy, but Wu Yan had already opened a portal and pushed him into the demon-sucking tentacle wall of the wine cellar.
Of course Li Xuan knew that Tang Xi was talking nonsense just because she wanted to stay behind and do nothing, so he fulfilled her wish.
"Master, please don't worry. No matter how strong the enemy is, we will fight to the end." Wu Yan said firmly.
"No, you are wrong. Fighting is not enough. What we want is not a fight to the death, but victory." Li Xuan said as he waved his reconnected severed arm, releasing the evil energy in his body, which was quite imposing for a moment.
"Everyone! Don't be discouraged. Do you really think I've been forced into a desperate situation? No, I'm just testing you. As long as I get serious, that Witch Band? I will make sure they have no chance of returning! Come on, shout with me: We will win!" Li Xuan shouted loudly in a confident tone.
Chapter 98 All magical girls are mine!
"We will win!" The magical girls were also infected by Li Xuan's inexplicable confidence and shouted in unison.
Li Xuan knew very well that this was just the blind loyalty brought about by the corrupted blood, but now he really needed this loyalty to support his beliefs and maintain his invincible image as the master.
"I can't hear you at all! You want to be a magical girl even though you're speaking so quietly!" Li Xuan shouted.
"We will win!" The magical girls raised their voices again and shouted in unison.
"Good! Very spirited! Qi Mo stays, and the other three go to the wine cellar. Each of them will spank Tang Xi twenty times, and then we'll disperse." Li Xuan immediately ordered.
"Great!" Xu Rou, who was very active in everything she did, forgot that Wu Yan could teleport, and flew to the wine cellar first. Wu Yan had no time to stop her, so she had to teleport with Tan Xiang hand in hand.
As a result, only Qi Mo and Li Xuan were left on the field.
"Qi Mo, you seem a little worried, as if you have no confidence in our victory?" Li Xuan asked.
"Master, the momentum just now was very good, but... just." Qi Mo hesitated and didn't dare to speak.
"Just slogans but no brains, right?" Li Xuan said with a smile.
"No, how dare I have such thoughts." Qimo quickly waved her hands to deny it.
"It doesn't matter. Now it's just you and me. Just speak out your opinions." Li Xuan encouraged.
"I still stick to my opinion. Four A-level enemies are definitely not the enemies we can deal with right now. Strategy may be able to defeat enemies that are several times stronger than ourselves. But once the gap in strength reaches a certain level, force will defeat skill. No matter how powerful we are, we will never be able to win." Qi Mo said worriedly.
"I admire your strategy very much, but I want to go a step further: since the Evil Land of Falsehood is an impregnable fortress, then conversely, it can also be a trap that is absolutely impossible to escape from." Li Xuan said in a low voice.
"Trap? The master means to trick them in and then surround and kill them with a large number of monsters and traps? This is a good plan, but it is also equivalent to cutting off our retreat. Once it fails, we will die without a burial place!" Qi Mo reminded hurriedly.
"There's no need to think about that kind of thing. All we have to do is capture the magical girls. Capture! Capture! Capture by any means necessary! All the magical girls in the world belong to me! I will beat them all to their knees without sparing a single one, and then take them into my harem!" Li Xuan opened his arms and spoke out his inner thoughts in a loud voice.
"I understand. A desperate strategy is always better than no strategy. Qimo is willing to follow the master and fight to victory!" Qimo was finally infected by Li Xuan's emotions and no longer felt that this was a hopeless battle.
"That's good, but the current intelligence is not enough to support us to formulate a specific plan - speaking of intelligence, do you like watching band performances?" Li Xuan suddenly asked.
"Wu Yan likes to watch it, and I've watched a few shows with her. But at times like this..." Qi Mo was halfway through her sentence when she suddenly realized, "Master, do you want to watch the show as an ordinary person to get their intelligence?"
"That's right! Yao's perception is very sharp, but she did not distinguish me from ordinary people, otherwise she would not stop after cutting me. So my idea is: buy a ticket to watch their performance. I think they are a band in name, so they should not miss a performance here, right?" Li Xuan analyzed.
"Master, you are wise! Then leave this matter to me. I will definitely get the tickets for the performance safely and inconspicuously!" Qimo said confidently.
"As expected of you, you understand everything at once. Go! Remember not to take any risks. I cannot accept the loss of anyone." Li Xuan said, opening the portal and sending Qi Mo to the real world.
While Li Xuan was conducting pre-war mobilization, the Witch Band had already arrived at their destination: a detached villa with a swimming pool.
"We're here! This is the accommodation arranged for us by the church. It looks so luxurious!" Filia, who had the widest view, said excitedly.
"Tsk, the style is very conservative, there is not any band atmosphere at all." Sharoye said disdainfully.
"So what do you want? Sleep in a garage without air conditioning? Please, don't be naive. After all, we are wealthy people, how can we still live in such a shabby place?" Yao sneered.
"You don't have the soul of a musician at all..." Just as Sharoye was about to go up to him and start a quarrel, he was stopped by a wall of flesh.
"You two, how about you talk about it at night? The church has agreed to provide us with a recording studio. Black Cat and I want to try out the drums and piano. Before that, it will be a headache if either the bassist or the guitarist dies." Filia stood between the two and persuaded.
"She is the only one who will die, and I won't die... It would be great if I could die, why not just die?" Sharoye tore at his chest in pain, and he had no intention of stopping even though his sharp nails left bleeding marks.
"Self-mutilation is not good. God would not like to see it." Filia frowned, reached out to pick up Sharoye and held him under her armpits, and forcibly led the team to the door of the villa.
Soon after the doorbell rang, a very young girl came out to greet them. She was a little shorter than Black Cat, but she was wearing a long dress and high heels like a lady, and her temperament was dignified and generous, not like a child at all.
"Are you Ms. Lilika who is responsible for receiving us?" Because the distance was close, Filia had to lower her head so that her eyes could meet hers.
"That's right, I guess you are the Witch Band, right?" Lilika bowed slightly. After receiving the news that Alulu had returned home, she took the initiative to take over the work of receiving the Witch Band in Qinghe City, firstly to have a legitimate reason to go home and accompany her daughter, and secondly to provide Li Xuan with first-hand information. This man whom she loved and hated refused to run away no matter what, which really troubled her.
"That's right, you look really young." Filia exclaimed.
"You are too kind. I have prepared some refreshments. Please come in and have a seat."
Lilika had heard that the members of the Witch Band all had strange tempers, so she had prepared herself mentally. However, she did not expect them to be much more polite than she had imagined. It seems that hearing about them is always not as good as meeting them in person, and the world's impression of the Witch Band may just be a misunderstanding.
"Stop nagging. Just let us in." Sharoye frowned and spat at the open space at the door.
"That's right. Please come in." The smile on Lilika's face froze, and she retracted her thoughts in her heart.
Chapter 99: The Frightened Black Cat
After the four of them sat down, Lilika brought some refreshments and said to everyone with a smile, "This villa is the church's asset, and the waiters are all trustworthy. You can rest assured to stay here. There is also a swimming pool in the yard for everyone to cool off."
"Father in Heaven, thank you for the church's assistance. Let me introduce myself. I am an Orthodox nun. People call me 'Peaceful Filia'. I am the drummer and composer of the band 'King's Order' - you should also introduce yourselves, be more polite." Filia said, making the sign of the cross on her chest.
"The Immortal Sharoye, bassist and lead singer - where is the air conditioner remote control?" Sharoye, wearing leather pants, put his feet on the coffee table, picked up a cup of herbal tea and drank it all.
"Yao from Puppet, the best guitarist in the world. This place is really grand, it's really good to be rich." Yao took the two swords and put them aside, saying as he looked at the exquisite furnishings in the room.
Lilika handed Sharoyeh the remote control and smiled and nodded after each person's introduction. When Yao finished introducing herself, she turned her eyes to the only girl in pajamas who had not introduced herself yet. However, the latter looked shy and hid under the sofa.
Seeing this, Filia smiled awkwardly: "This is 'Lost Black Cat', our keyboard player. She is quite shy, so I will introduce her to you. However, she only allows us to call her by the name Black Cat, so you should just call her by her last name 'Daytime Memories'."
A black cat in broad daylight? What a weird name. These people are really weird.
Lilika thought to herself.
"Next, in order to find out the real culprit in the magical girl's disappearance case, please allow me to make a request." Filia put her hands on the coffee table so that she could look at Lilika at eye level.
"Please feel free to ask. The church will fully support your needs." Lilika said politely.
The distance also allowed her to see Filia's face clearly. Unlike her solid body, she had a face with soft lines and a very friendly smile, which made her look a bit like the compassionate Madonna in religious paintings.
"I would like to ask all the waiters, as well as yourself, to leave here immediately." Filia said with a kind smile.
"This..." Lilika was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't expect that the nun who seemed to be the easiest to communicate with would make such a request.
"We are not here for vacation, we can take care of ourselves. But compared to this, we don't want to be under the surveillance of the church. You know, there are some restless guys among us, and if a conflict arises, even if you are innocent, I'm afraid you won't be able to explain it clearly." Filia's tone was very gentle, but it sounded like it could not be argued.
"Okay, I respect your choice. This is my number. You can still contact me anytime if you need anything." Lilika said, writing her number on a napkin, handing it to Filia along with the key, and then sending a message in the group chat for all the waiters to leave.
"Thank you very much. Please believe that I have no ill intentions." Filia stood up and bowed slightly.
"You are a straightforward person. As long as the work is done well, the church will not be picky." Lilika also bowed slightly in return, then left the room with a smile.
"Damn it, who do you think I am? You actually kicked me out like that? How rude! A bunch of uncultured beasts! People like this are qualified to be magical girls, it's really unfair! You are unkind and I am unjust, I will take away the air conditioner remote control and heat you weirdos to death!" After leaving the villa, Lilika stomped her feet in anger, venting her dissatisfaction loudly, and threw the remote control she took out before leaving into the trash can.
"A-choo! Is the air conditioner turned up too high? Sharoyeh, give me the remote." Filia, who felt like someone was scolding her, sneezed and hurriedly reached out to Sharoyeh for the remote control.
"It's not here with me?" Sharoye felt around him but found nothing.
"Stop pretending. We are not blind. We all saw that woman give the remote control to you. You always blame others for your own mistakes. No wonder you are cursed by the world." Yao said while sitting on the armrest of the sofa.
"It's really not with me. She gave it to me, but I don't know where it went." Sharoye searched through all the drawers and when she lowered her head to look under the sofa, the black cat that had been hiding there suddenly crawled out.
"Oh! I'm so scared... Why do you look like a ghost?" Sharoye was frightened by the black cat and sat down on the ground.
"Filia, come to think of it, why did you chase them away? Isn't it good to have someone to serve you? It's so nice to be a boss comfortably." Yao stroked the solid wood cabinet next to the sofa, with envy in his eyes.
"The church doesn't trust us, and we don't trust the church either, so we should not have too much interaction. It's proper to get paid for things." Filia was halfway through her speech when she noticed that Yao was about to refute her, so she simply changed the subject: "Speaking of which, it's almost time for us to go to the training room. It's still early, why don't we practice the new song?"
"Great! I haven't touched the piano for fourteen hours and thirty-nine minutes!" Black Cat, who rarely spoke a complete sentence, raised his hands and saluted in French style.
Yao originally wanted to make a few more remarks in rebuttal, but Filia's proposal was really impeccable, and she herself was itching to chop someone, so she swallowed her words and followed everyone to find the training room.
The villa was not very big, and everyone quickly found the training room. The facilities here were all complete, including a drum set and a grand piano, which were all high-end products that were obvious at a glance.
"Sparassi! What a great thing! The church is really rich." Sharoyeh played the multi-string bass for a while, then tried the electric guitar, as if he would be missing out if he didn't try every instrument.
"Okay, okay! Let's start training after debugging the equipment. In the next performance, I will let you know that the guitar is the soul of a band!" Yao shouted and took out his guitar from the guitar bag. After playing it a few times, he felt that the tone was not right. Then he realized that he had taken Sharoye's bass by mistake.
"Hey! You guy, don't touch my bass!" Sharoye rushed up with a frown, pushed Yao away, and carefully held the bass in his hands.
"You stingy guy, so what if you got touched? Your singing is obviously average, but you insist on being the lead singer. Don't you know that guitarists are the natural and legitimate lead singers?" Yao was pushed and couldn't help but get angry. He took the opportunity to vent his dissatisfaction with Sharoye.
The two of them were arguing with each other, and their voices were getting louder and louder. Filia tried to step forward to mediate but was completely ignored by the two. The decibels of their voices had risen to the point where they were about to shatter the glass. Filia finally couldn't bear it anymore, and she pulled out a heavy machine gun that was usually fixed to the ground from under her nun's skirt, and started firing at the ceiling.
The whistling sound of bullets and the rustling of falling debris finally put an end to the quarrel between the two, but the black cat hiding behind the piano suddenly screamed, broke through the window and escaped.
"Stop making so much noise! Black cats are very sensitive to noise, you scared her away! A band cannot be without a keyboard player!" Filia punched the wall, creating a crack in the thick wall.
"It was obviously your machine gun that scared him, what does it have to do with us?" Yao said disdainfully.
"No matter who scared it away, put down what you are doing and go find the black cat for me! That guy is cursed to wander forever, and if he gets lost, you won't be able to find him!" Filia turned the gun and pointed at the two men angrily.
Chapter 100: Your animation is really harmful!
"This is the situation, you understand, right? Those four people have already moved into the villa prepared by the church, and they will not stop until they find you! They are mercenaries, assassination and reconnaissance are commonplace, and they have plenty of ways to force you out! And now with the help of the metaphor machine, you can't hide for long!"
Lilika closed the door and said in an anxious tone.
Ever since Li Xuan hid in the Evil Land of Illusion, the phone had been saying that it was out of service. After finally getting through, she immediately asked Li Xuan to come to her house, wanting to explain the pros and cons to him in person and persuade him to leave.
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