Ke Xue exorcists demons and starts with immobilization

Not only did she notice her sister's gentle head-shaking gesture, but more importantly... she and Chu Zhong had already exchanged contact information.

Since you're pretending not to know her now, and you're being monitored by organized individuals, refusing is the safest option.

"I got rejected again..."

Chu Zhong sighed with some disappointment, then cheered himself up and said, "But I believe in the power of fate. As the saying goes, a thousand-mile marriage is tied by a single thread..."

While rambling on, Chu Zhong quickly finished his dessert and drink, waved to the Miyano sisters, paid the bill, and left the coffee shop.

Seeing this, Vermouth chuckled with a hint of disdain in the store: "Bourbon, see? Gin is actually afraid of this lecherous fellow."

Inside the van, Gin remained silent.

Chu Zhong sat down next to Shirley for only two or three minutes before leaving, and his behavior showed no signs of anything amiss.

Even the conversation was at a normal volume, and Vermouth's hidden listening device could faintly transmit the conversation into the van.

He simply took a liking to the Miyano sisters, tried to strike up a conversation, and left dejectedly after being rejected...

Could it be that I really misjudged him before?

A faint look of confusion flashed across Gin's eyes.

Bourbon, standing nearby, spoke up: "Gin, should we send someone to follow them...?"

Time suddenly stood still.

[Deduct 1000 Spirit Essence, Boss-level Vermouth Dungeon activated]

[Instance scenario under construction...]

Seeing this rare opportunity after leaving the coffee shop, Chu Zhong decided to immediately start farming the dungeon, as his inventory of disguise masks was running low.

As the scene shifts, Chu Zhong finds himself once again at a cocktail party.

[Players available for team play. Shall we team up to challenge the dungeon?]

[Selectable Team Member: Elite - Shiho Miyano]

That's right, Shiho Miyano, who can be called a genius, is only an elite, just a little better than Shinichi Kudo.

Akemi Miyano is even more of a "little demon".

To unlock the relevant dungeons, you need to be at least 'Boss level', and to team up to run the dungeons, you need to be at least 'Elite level'.

In other words, the Miyano sisters' monster level is too low, and they don't have their own exclusive dungeon.

Chu Zhong speculated that it would probably have to shrink and become smaller like 'Ai Haibara' for the monster level to be upgraded.

Rather than grinding through another dungeon, Chu Zhong wanted to alleviate the misfortune that had befallen the Miyano sisters... although legal lolis were quite attractive too.

[Unselectable team members: Demon King-level Gin, Boss-level Bourbon, Leader-level Chianti, Leader-level Cohen]

As for these individuals, Chu Zhong speculated that they were from opposing factions, or rather, hostile towards him, making it impossible for them to form a team.

However, with the experience from the previous run, Chu Zhong was able to clear the Vermouth dungeon by himself.

The first challenge remains the same: find the three people in disguise at the cocktail party.

But unlike last time, this time all the guests attending the cocktail party wore upper body masks.

Clearly, this is the downside of memory retention, and the copy of Vermouth is specifically guarding against his methods.

Chu Zhong could even hear faint laughter, as if Vermouth thought this would prevent him from seeing through the disguise and was secretly laughing.

"Ha ha……"

Chu Zhong also smiled.

Since Vermouth is playing like this in the dungeon, then he won't hold back either!

He immediately resorted to his old trick, took out the "Enchanting Cigarettes," went to the door, and began to create thick white smoke.

"Cough cough cough-"

The security guard at the entrance was immediately choked by the pungent, eye-irritating white smoke and coughed repeatedly.

Chu Zhong, as a user of "Misty Cigarettes," is immune to irritating gases, but his vision is limited.

Taking advantage of the security guard's momentary lapse in attention, they kicked him to the ground, stole the keys, and locked the door from the inside.

At the same time, the white smoke that had just been exhaled began to spread into the arena.

"Everyone, get out of here quickly... cough cough cough... open the door to ventilate the room..."

A male voice rang out in the room, and after discovering that the door was locked from the inside, he loudly reminded everyone, "Everyone, crouch down and bury your heads in your knees to reduce the inhalation of dangerous gases..."

Even though the voice was unfamiliar, Chu Zhong could guess with his feet that it was Vermouth giving the order.

But now the gate is locked, so this action will only delay things for a while and will not affect the outcome at all.

Chu Zhong transformed into a demon in the smoke, grabbing each guest's face to check if they were wearing disguises.

What's rather mysterious is that although these guests have no fighting ability, Chu Zhong's hands would occasionally inexplicably grasp at empty air, as if they had been dodged...

A few minutes later.

[Identification successful! Item obtained: Disposable Disguise Mask]

[Identification successful! Item obtained: Disposable Disguise Mask]

[Identification successful! Item obtained: Disposable Disguise Mask]

[Current stage time: 10 minutes, rating: SS]

[Experience gained: 1500, Spiritual Energy: 1650]

This time it took a little longer than last time, and the rating is only SS.

However, Chu Zhong's main purpose in farming the Vermouth dungeon was to collect disguise masks.

If we could get our hands on another bottle of the "Baccano! Elixir of Immortality," that would be even better...

[Obtained temporary item: "Revolver"]

Mission Objective: Defeat Vermouth.

"You bastard, your methods are anything but gentlemanly!"

Vermouth snorted coldly, and the instance entered its second phase. All the guests vanished. "This time, I won't let you succeed so easily!"

As he spoke, Vermouth took two steps back, hid behind the other side of the bar, and fired her gun at Chu Zhong.

"Is it?"

Chu Zhong chuckled lightly, neither dodging nor avoiding the bullets, and charged straight toward Vermouth's location.

Bang Bang Bang!

Gunshots rang out, and Vermouth fired three bullets in succession.

Certainly! Certainly! Certainly!

Chu Zhong used three immobilization spells in succession to freeze all the bullets in place.

Current mana: 135...110...85

The bullet froze in mid-air, while Chu Zhong continued to approach.

"So you used this ability last time...?"

Vermouth, realizing what was happening, was both shocked and furious. She hurriedly retreated, creating distance, and occasionally fired back.

Chu Zhong stopped two more bullets, leaving him with only 35 mana.

The durability of the "Golden Body Armguards" has decreased...

The durability of the "Golden Embroidered Robe" has been reduced...

-10, -0

He then used his equipment to withstand the bullet damage and was finally about to enter the effective range of the immobilization spell.

The second stage scene takes place on a rooftop, where the space is limited, and Vermouth has been forced to the edge with nowhere to retreat.

At this moment, Chu Zhong still had enough magic power left to use a freeze spell once!

Certainly--!

Chu Zhong used the same trick again, binding Vermouth's hands and feet once more, and began to output damage efficiently.

-268! -288! -316!

One after another, magic critical hit damage numbers were displayed.

Chu Zhong's mana, which had been nearly depleted, quickly recovered.

"Hmm... Hmph..."

After the immobilization wore off, the copy of Vermouth merely let out a soft groan of slight dissatisfaction.

Then he relaxed and stopped staring at Chu Zhong with the same hateful gaze he had before.

"Why aren't you resisting anymore?"

Chu Zhong teased.

Seeing that Vermouth in the instance wasn't resisting but instead starting to enjoy herself, I inexplicably felt that something was missing.

"Anyway, you've already..."

Vermouth, the copy, snorted again, "Besides, resistance is pointless. You're actually that strong..."

Vermouth's eyes gradually became unfocused: "Hurry, faster... otherwise, when my teammates arrive..."

Upon hearing this, Chu Zhong inexplicably felt like he had become a gigolo working hard.

However, there's no time to fully enjoy ourselves today; we need to finish quickly, as we have another dungeon to clear later.

Five minutes later, as Vermouth's health bar rang out, tear gas canisters rained down from the sky once more.

The familiar lock-on phase transition, Chu Zhong calmly created distance this time, his mana fully restored.

[Current stage: Number of hits taken: 2, Number of bullets consumed: 0, Rating: SSS]

[Experience gained: 2000, Spiritual Energy: 2200]

"What you need to answer this time is..."

Vermouth snuggled closer to Chu Zhong and whispered in his ear, "What's my favorite color?"

The problem has changed?

Chu Zhong was completely unprepared. "Uh... black?"

Then I got pinched.

"wrong answer!"

Vermouth seemed a little unhappy. "Second question, what is my favorite food?"

Chu Zhong didn't know either.

The last question is the same one I failed to answer correctly last time.

Now, Chu Zhong answered all three questions incorrectly.

"You bastard! Damn it!"

Then, Vermouth from the dungeon mercilessly kicked him off the roof.

The instance also came to a standstill.

[Overall Dungeon Rating: S-Tier]

[Experience gained: 2000, Spiritual Energy: 2200]

Fortunately, the scores for the first two rounds were relatively high, so even though I answered all three questions wrong, I still got an S grade.

But that's all; there are no other rewards.

[The instance is currently closed...]

Fortunately, there are three disguise masks as a safety net, so it's not a complete loss.

Back in reality, Chu Zhong didn't stop, and activated the next instance:

[Deduct 1000 Spirit Essence, Demon King-level Qin Jiu dungeon activated]