Chapter 196: Tycoon Town (12)
The moment of reunion should have been sweet, but the low, faint howls carried on the gusts of sinister wind grew louder, turning into a grating, eerie noise that set teeth on edge.
Even more absurd, one or two clusters of eerie green fire flickered to life in the darkness.
The white paper spirit banners stuck in the grave mounds flapped wildly in the wind, whipping in every direction with no unified pattern, making it impossible to tell where the wind came from or where it was blowing.
Sheng Churan knew Ji Ning was afraid of ghosts. He freed one hand to press her head down, while his own gaze swept the area, searching for this stage's monster.
"Don't step on me…"
The wind howled. A hoarse, muffled voice came from the earth, surging straight to the crown of the head, splitting it with pain.
Sensing great danger, Sheng Churan scooped Ji Ning up and ran, but his legs felt like they were filled with lead and he couldn't pick up any speed.
After the two retreated a few steps, the dirt in front of the grave was pushed open from the inside. Two bruised, purplish hands with long black fingernails reached out of the earth, followed by a hunched, blackish-purple humanoid form crawling out.
Ji Ning poked her head out of Sheng Churan's arms for a look. Her tone was slightly surprised and delighted. "Heartthrob, put me down! It's a zombie! I'm not afraid of zombies!"
Sheng Churan was still struggling to move forward. Worried she was lying just to be considerate, he confirmed, "Are you really not afraid?"
"Really!" Ji Ning explained. "When I watch movies, I'm only afraid of Japanese-Korean supernatural stuff like Kayako. I'm not afraid of Mr. Vampire and hopping zombies."
Though the situation was urgent, Sheng Churan couldn't help but laugh out loud at the wrong moment.
Then he put Ji Ning down. She smoothly retrieved the paper talisman from his forehead. The two turned to face the zombie.
The situation was clearly not optimistic.
Behind the first zombie that had just burst from the earth, more mounds of dirt continued to bulge up.
When Ji Ning used to watch movies, she never understood what was so scary about zombies—species slow and limited to hopping that had no frightening attributes or other attack methods.
Now, immersed in it, she felt the difficulty. Zombies actually had a pressure aura!
Not only did her legs feel like lead, but she also felt dizzy, saw spots, heard ringing in her ears, and was nauseous.
In this state, the two were in truly grave danger.
Forget it, use it early for an early cooldown! Ji Ning decisively raised her magic wand, aimed it at the first zombie that had burst from the earth, and pressed the button.
The dreamy rainbow beam of light lived up to expectations, blasting away the blustering zombie leader that had been brandishing its claws and teeth.
Sheng Churan finally saw with his own eyes the full process of Magical Girl Ning casting a spell. His gentle, smiling eyes sparkled. The corners of his lips were practically crooked up to the sky.
Immediately after, he raised the hand gripping the lightsaber hilt, twirled it half a circle to point the blade forward, and activated the button.
A beam of deep blue light gradually extended from the hilt, ceasing to grow once it reached full length. The lightsaber blade was about two fingers wide, its shaft seeming to burn with an eerie blue flame. Though it didn't look scary, the aura it exuded was inexplicably dangerous.
Ji Ning was stunned speechless, her face utterly dazzled by this lightsaber.
And then there was Sheng Churan's face, which came with its own celestial-grade halo. It felt like he was filming a sci-fi movie.
Livestream comments:
"Magical Girl and Lightsaber Boy. How is this so chuunibyou."
"Everyone else is in dire straits, and these two are here living out a childhood dream."
"So well-matched. The Ningran shippers gained some ground back."
Although these two invincible weapons both had limitation conditions—the magic wand needed to recharge after one use, and the lightsaber had a usage limit of three times before needing to recharge—the two of them worked well together. Stalling for time supplemented with auxiliary props like paper talismans and bread kept everything relatively smooth.
Additionally, as the number of zombies dwindled, their bodies' negative statuses gradually lessened.
In other words, the later it got, the smoother it became to deal with the zombies.
After the last zombie was cut down by the lightsaber, Ji Ning and Sheng Churan let out a long breath of relief and slumped against each other on the ground.
Ten zombies, ten rewards dropped.
Ji Ning chose a teddy bear. Sheng Churan chose a slingshot.
As usual, after selecting the clearance rewards, the "Love to Kill" rules were announced.
Sheng Churan wore an expression that said "I knew this would happen" and answered even faster than Ji Ning. "Make love!"
"Make love." Ji Ning was surprised. "Heartthrob, you've encountered this before?"
"No, I guessed." Sheng Churan leaned in, pinning Ji Ning down in the grass pile. His fingers traced a teasing path across her cheek. He asked in a low voice, "So, tell me, how do you want to be fucked in the grass?"
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