My name is Wang Ye, and my hobby is playing League of Legends. I'm a Diamond I player from Zaun.
My superpower is Devour, and I'm currently undercover as a human-demon in a dark organization. I'm about to ambush an ability user streamer with a peak C-class Black Demon.
I'm in a dilemma: should I follow the Black Demon to ambush the streamer and continue hiding my identity to gather more intel? Or should I join the streamer to kill the Black Demon and then continue my undercover mission?
If I don't save him, this person's abilities would be of great use to the Shenhua Bureau. It would be a shame if he died.
If I do save him, the Black Demon's ears are about to grow back, meaning it's only one step away from B-class. If we can't win, both of us might end up here.
(T_T) This is so damn frustrating!
In a dark corner, Wang Ye was playing with his phone, his expression indifferent. The phone emitted the sound of funny videos, a stark contrast to his cold demeanor.
If anyone were behind him, they would see that his phone was in split-screen mode. Half of it was playing Douyin, and the other half was the Palm Alliance app. His fingers were typing, using the friend chat function to transmit information to someone.
At another table, the Black Demon, hunched over with its massive body, was sending rockets, urging Yu Zhibo to hurry up and arrive.
Then, its not-yet-fully-grown ear, which had only a bulge, twitched. It discerned Wang Ye's thumb continuously touching the phone screen, seemingly typing. It then abruptly turned around, looking at Wang Ye with a fierce expression: What are you sending?
Having been lurking in the dark organization for many years, Wang Ye had long cultivated a psychological resilience that allowed him to remain unfazed even when Mount Tai collapsed before him. He calmly slid the Douyin video page down, making it occupy the entire screen. Then, he opened the video comments and, while typing his thoughts on the video content, said indifferently:
Your grandpa drove the hearse carrying your dad's corpse, hit your mom, and then, due to insufficient braking, was run over by a passing cement truck. I'm sharing this incident!
The Black Demon stared at him for a long time, unable to detect any abnormality from his expression. It frowned and said, "You should know that I am composed of the dark spiritual energy of this world and do not have trivial familial ties. Is it interesting for you to speak like this?"
"It's not very interesting, but it makes me feel good!"
Wang Ye said coldly, "All I know is that I was happily at C6 stronghold, absorbing dark spiritual energy with my dark bloodline. In time, I would definitely reach B-class and join the B-series stronghold. But because of you, you useless piece of trash, I've been on the run and haven't had time to cultivate. Do you think I should curse you?"
The forces of the dark organization in each city are divided into four tiers: A, B, C, and D. Among them, the D-tier members are generally D-class or below. Then, each stronghold is designated with a D followed by a number.
Similarly, C-series strongholds mostly house C-class members, while B-series are led by B-class powerhouses. As for whether A-series strongholds exist in Ningcheng, he did not know with his clearance.
The Black Demon was originally the leader of C1 stronghold. After the stronghold was raided, it narrowly escaped and entered C2 stronghold, gaining command of C2. Little did it know that C2 stronghold was also mysteriously leaked, and it was raided all the way. Finally, it escaped to C6 stronghold and replaced Wang Ye as the leader of C6.
As a result, because it was raided wherever it went, Wang Ye suspected it was a spy sent by the Shenhua Bureau, and the two almost fought.
Later, even C6 was raided, and he and Wang Ye were the only two survivors. Wang Ye then found him even more displeasing.
Therefore, no matter how much he suspected Wang Ye of being a spy for the Shenhua Bureau, he didn't have the confidence to pursue it further. After all, judging by the outcome, he was the one who looked more like a spy. Otherwise, why would it be raided wherever it went?
It wasn't until yesterday that he received news from a B-series stronghold that he learned that someone was using a clone technique and special comma-shaped eyes to frequently identify hidden moles within the Shenhua Bureau, which led to the frequent raids on C-series strongholds.
Because of this, he had slightly lowered his suspicion of Wang Ye.
Then, not long ago, he happened to see Yu Zhibo's eyes through a live broadcast and witnessed him using the clone technique. He immediately confirmed that Yu Zhibo was the culprit who used clones to identify moles in the Shenhua Bureau, hence his eagerness to kill him.
As for Wang Ye, a mere mid-stage C-class human-demon with a mouth fouler than a cesspool, if not for the current shortage of manpower and his rather troublesome abilities, he would have devoured him long ago.
Thinking of this, he impatiently said to Wang Ye, "Alright, stop talking. After this mission is accomplished, I can let you and me join the B-series stronghold!"
"I hope you keep your word!" Wang Ye snorted coldly and continued to scroll through videos. The disgusting background sound continued to torment the Black Demon:
"Don't laugh~ Goose goose goose goose goose~ Go out for a stroll~ Goose goose goose goose goose"
The Black Demon suppressed its anger and continued to send rockets and messages: "Has the streamer arrived? Ah~ he's about to come in, hurry up and save me!"
Then, it walked to the door and squatted down, gently tapping the iron door with its hand, creating the illusion of a broken-armed old man knocking.
Meanwhile,
"Brothers, I've arrived near the lotus village where the viewer is located, and I'm preparing to start the rescue!"
From the information revealed by this viewer, "Playing with Soy Sauce Little Tea Tea," she seems to have encountered a ghost called the "Knocking Ghost." Everyone should be careful when encountering such strange creatures. As for the abilities of this creature, I won't say more. I can only say that those who understand will understand, and those who don't can check the Shenhua app for information.
"Alright, I've reached the supermarket. I'm starting a private chat with Little Tea Tea now!"
Yu Zhibo said, while opening the private chat interface with Little Tea Tea, he asked, "Where are you?"
"Playing with Soy Sauce Little Tea Tea": "Follow the main road of the supermarket inwards, go to Alley 11. I'm in Room 602, Number 16, Alley 11. Streamer, hurry up and save me, ying ying ying, he's about to come in!"
"Coming, coming, don't panic!"
Yu Zhibo typed a reply and walked along the main street into the urban village.
"What is the Knocking Ghost? I really want to see it. Streamer, use instant transmission! Do ability users still need to walk?"
"I've already taken off my pants, I hope the result won't disappoint me."
"Charge, charge, I want to see the electrotherapy ghost!"
"Brothers, type 'Protect' in the public screen!"
"I'm a little scared. The broken-armed old man won't harm people through the phone screen, right?"
Dense bullet comments floated across the livestream. Yu Zhibo remained calm. After walking along the main street to the entrance of Alley 11, he indeed heard faint knocking sounds.
He immediately used his instant transmission technique and appeared on the rooftop of the residential building at Number 16, then walked towards the sixth floor.
When he reached the sixth floor, the knocking sound abruptly stopped. The entire stairwell was pitch black, appearing extremely eerie and sinister.
At this moment, Mo Yu on Yu Zhibo's shoulder had disappeared. He reached the sixth floor and approached the door of Room 602. Seeing no one outside the door, a cold smile appeared on his lips. He raised his hand and knocked lightly.
"Little Tea Tea, I'm here~"
*Thump!*
The moment his knuckles touched the iron door, which was made of sheet metal and stainless steel, it exploded outwards. Then, a black arrow, traveling at supersonic speed and carrying a massive mental impact, shot towards his forehead.
"Black Domain, activate!"
The instant the door exploded, as the black arrow shot forward, a ferocious, towering black figure appeared from within the door. It touched its fingers together, the tips of its thumbs meeting to form a triangle, emitting endless dark and evil energy that instantly enveloped and eroded Yu Zhibo, causing the flow of spiritual energy within his body to become sluggish and difficult to operate.
This Black Demon had actually mastered an ability similar to a spirit-binding domain!
*Boom!* All the glass on the entire sixth floor shattered, broken by the immense mental shockwave.
Yu Zhibo, standing at the doorway, bore the brunt of it. First, he was pierced in the forehead by the black arrow, then the phone he was using for the livestream was knocked away and smashed against the wall.
His entire being was overwhelmed by terrifying mental power, destroying all his will, and the playful expression on his face instantly froze.
The Black Demon let out a cold laugh. Before it could finish speaking, it found Yu Zhibo's body exploding into smoke and dissipating.
Instantly, the Black Demon's expression became completely grim.
Behind it, Wang Ye, seeing this, seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. The next second, putting on an act, he walked to the Black Demon's side, standing shoulder to shoulder with it, and said grimly, "He escaped?"
As the two of them were wondering, they suddenly felt a presence appear out of nowhere, and then a mocking voice echoed in the dark stairwell:
"Tsk tsk, there was indeed something wrong. If it weren't for your brother behind you telling me that you were ambushing here, I might have really fallen for it!"
Yu Zhibo walked out from the turn of the stairwell, looking at the two people at the door with a mocking expression.
Not knowing that Wang Ye was indeed the mole, he immediately started sowing discord, his experience in instigating trouble being quite substantial.
Wang Ye: "?"