Chapter 103: This Is How You Utilize a Perfect Partner
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After asking for the control of the body from the System, Fang Ning shared a few words with the Bodhisattva Spirit King and found that the other party had came here with the resolution to kill the Insect Demon, because he had gotten a message from somebody. Fang Ning could about guess who it was that had sent the message.
The System then said, “What is it? Have you figured out who’s hiding the Insect Demon’s last body double, Host?”
Fang Ning answered, “I have. There can only be one person, the Bai family’s Elder Ancestor.
The System was shocked, “The Elder Ancestor? If that’s the case, we have to get to where the Elder Ancestor is. But it’s hidden so deeply, what do we do?”
“We’ll find someone to locate him for us.”
“If the Insect Demon really is with the Bai family’s Elder Ancestor, that doesn’t change the fact that its a Super Boss. Even if we do locate him, the casting of the Four Symbols Sealing Formation is awfully troublesome and we definitely won’t be able to secure it in time. What if it manages to escape with the Insect Demon?”
“Don’t you see our perfect partner right there? He’s a master of spells and has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. He’s not a muscle head like you, so he’ll definitely come up with a way.”
“Hehe, you’re right, Host…”
Right after they finished speaking, both of them used the System View to look at the Bodhisattva Spirit King, who still had his eyebrows furrowed, before they laughed together in the System Space.
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An emergency video conference had just been called in the Truth Department, the remaining six big shots had all gathered to participate.
Old Man Xu spoke first, “Are we really going to deploy Darkling One?”
Qiao Anping said, “I don’t have much of an opinion. That Insect Demon is much too frenzied and reckless to be allowed to resurrect; doing that is equivalent to a volcano that might erupt any second.”
Elder Feng was hesitant, “Darkling One was something we spent too much effort setting up as it concerns a super combat strategy that will be executed in the future. If we activate it this time, the risk will be much too great.”
Elder Hai spoke up too, “Deploying Darkling One will require putting Nets Above Snares Below too, but the functions of Nets Above Snares Below isn’t stable enough.”
A young lady then said, “The Insect Demon is too big a threat, it has the power to affect our overall plan, so we have to kill it! Vigilante A’s insight is quite dependable, he is the True Dragon after all.”
Finally, it was a young man with a tender-looking face and a few grey hairs on his head; it seemed to just be a case of premature greying.
He cradled his chin in his hand, his face one of nonchalance on the screen, “Deploy it then, I guess. The possibility of it being exposed is almost nonexistent. That conceited Bai family’s Elder Ancestor is but a puppet in my grasp; it would never think that it was my plan and that I personally funded the setting up of Darkling One.”
As they waited for the seemingly young male and female to finish speaking, the faces of the four elders that spoke first pulled into ones of resignation. They furrowed their eyebrows because they knew an age-old play was going to happen again.
As they expected, right after the young lady had heard what the young man said, she waved her hand in disgust immediately, “What a strong smell of b*llshit. My halfwit colleague, people who don’t know you might think your plan is flawless, but I know you well. Darkling One is nothing but a patch that you developed overnight in a hurry, right? After the Qiao siblings found out about the Bai family’s Elder Ancestor’s ulterior motives, you’ve been so worried you started greying, yet you seem to still be unashamed about yourself.”
The young man stood up immediately in his screen, like he had been stabbed, “What are you going on about? Old Hag Hong, don’t you dare act as if you’re all that! I, Ren Ruofeng, am equipped with both intelligence and cunning, if I weren’t who I am, I wouldn’t be the leader of the Think Tank Group! You’re but the deputy leader! I’ve long seen through the Bai family’s Elder Ancestor; I’ve already had a strategy in my mind for awhile, I just haven’t carried it out yet. If it weren’t for my orders, would the Qiao siblings have so many resources to do research on it?”
Old Man Xu waved his hands in an attempt to stop the argument, “That’s enough, the two of you! Look at how old the both of you are already, so stop acting like this. It’s okay to argue in front of people you both know, but remember to uphold yourself in front of outsiders. We should continue with the conclusion of our decision; we cannot delay Vigilante A’s attack opportunity. I agree on deploying Darkling One.”
It was obvious that Old Man Xu had more superiority, as immediately after he spoke, the seemingly young man and lady stopped arguing immediately.
The other five shared glances amongst themselves before they raised hands in agreement one by one.
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In an underground hall somewhere, a small banquet was taking place.
“Come, come, we should celebrate Shixin’s success; because of his intellect and resourcefulness in murdering with a borrowed knife, we finally managed to ambush that Insect Demon. We managed to secure the maximum benefit after having someone else do the dirty work for us,” the Bai family’s Elder Ancestor exclaimed while raising a toast, his elation overflowing.
The Greater Rats seated at the round tables surrounding him raised their glasses in compliment.
With a hand above his heart, Bai Shixin too raised a glass, “You speak highly of me, Elder Ancestor, Shixin’s plan could succeed because Elder Ancestor worked tirelessly to construct a large number of underground reserve bases in all parts of the country. Because of our brothers in those bases that did patrols and inspections day and night, we had the opportunity to locate the cave in which the Insect Demon and the Insect Mother were hiding and also the opportunity to discover one of the Insect Demon’s body doubles. Without this foundation, no matter how detailed Shixin’s plan was, it would still amount to nothing.”
The Bai family’s Elder Ancestor was even more satisfied; he immediately called for another toast to Bai Shixin in recognition of his great efforts.
The Greater Rat Demons were all envious of Shixin; he had just made another great contribution. The power of the Insect Demon was known to them all; even if they’ve never seen it for themselves, they’ve heard of just how powerful the Insect Demon is. The Insect Demon’s battle strategies, maps, and weapons could rival that of the nuclear weapons of the humans of this world. The fact that it was still defeated by Shixin meant one thing; despite Shixin’s loss of power, his brain was still incredibly amazing.
“Congratulations Elder Ancestor and Big Brother Shixin on your great success. Congratulations Greater Rat Clan on once again gaining one more weapon, the day we take over everything under the sky is one step closer.” The Greater Rat Demons were nothing if not perceptive; as they spoke their congratulations, they remembered to speak the words that were only the most pleasant to hear.
The Bai family’s Elder Ancestor was even happier, “Haha, this old man is very happy today. If that crazy Insect Demon had even half of Shixin’s intellect and resourcefulness, he would definitely be able to accomplish something even greater that what we have accomplished tirelessly. His accomplishments alone could have rivaled us, and then we would have to fight for ownership of this world.
“Sadly, his unstable personality and his penchant for murder, as well as him seeing murder as his meaning in life brought him to his downfall. He was even betrayed by his companion. In the end, he was reduced to nothing more than a mere weapon for us to grow even stronger. All of you stand to remember this important life lesson.”
The Greater Rat Demons exclaimed their promises.
At this moment, a handsome Greater Rat Demon suddenly spoke, “Elder Ancestor, what did the final body double of the Insect Demon look like? Would it be possible to show us so that we can gain some knowledge?”
The Bai family’s Elder Ancestor furrowed his eyebrows slightly, but when he noticed the anticipation in everyone’s eyes, he smiled to himself. Who would dare take something of his from him?
In the end, he opened his mouth to say, “Alright, I’ll show you all so that you can learn something. After all, you lot will have to deal with it more in the future so knowing its ins and outs will serve you well. In the eyes of others, it is nothing but an extremely powerful weapon; in my eyes, however, it is an extremely powerful catalyst that can grant us ten times or hundred times faster development.”
As he spoke, he slowly opened his palm to show the object inside. Suddenly, he was interrupted by Bai Shixin coughing a few times, which caused him to look over in concern.
Bai Shixin then said, “Elder Ancestor, please forgive Shixin’s interruption. Shixin’s body is strained so it won’t allow me to listen to you speak. Please allow Shixin to return and rest.”
The Bai family’s Elder Ancestor did not blame him in the slightest and he immediately ordered somebody to send Bai Shixin back to his room to rest.
His enthusiasm remained unabated and he opened his palm once again; the unknown object in his palm started floating to the front, where it could be seen clearly by everyone.
It was an amber fossil.
As everyone looked closer, they were surprised. The amber fossil contained a butterfly, and it was certainly an interesting sight.
This Insect Demon was quite amazing at hiding; with their power, they could tell from the first glance that the butterfly was still alive, but any normal person would think it was dead. They would probably keep it as a collection and would never think to kill it.
Under further inspection, their surprise was amplified. This amber fossil might seem to float in mid-air, but they soon realized it was cocooned by a powerful spatial barrier; whoever touched it by accident would suffer a serious injury. It was no wonder the Elder Ancestor dared to show it to everyone.
“Listen up, all of you. The butterfly in this amber fossil has been severed of its Bloodline Connection by me, so even if it were resurrected, only I can control it. The spatial barrier around its body is also the unique effect of a spatial treasure that I carry with me. The treasure specializes in cutting off its Bloodline Connection with the Insect Mother. Without my help, nobody can remove it.”
After everyone had spared a glance at it, the Bai family’s Elder Ancestor was about to keep it away but his face shifted in horror.
As it turned out, that amber fossil was firmly rooted in its spot, even using his spatial treasure could not receive it!
He could count on one hand the number of people that could do something like this.
His face went cold as he stood up, “Which friend decided to show up uninvited? How dare you play a joke like this on me! Nobody has lived to tell the tale after taking something that belongs to me!”
“Haha, Bai Yunsheng, you’re much too greedy. You’ve committed a great taboo,” spoke a gentle voice.
A young man slowly emerged from nothing. He was followed by a stalwart silhouette.
“Bodhisattva Spirit King! Vigilante A!” exclaimed the Bai family’s Elder Ancestor, his voice mirroring his angered expression, the slight shakiness in his voice barely detectable.
The Greater Rat Demons were immediately on their feet and on alert as they took their battle stances.
The Bai family’s Elder Ancestor waved his hand, “Withdraw, all of you!”
The Greater Rat Demons did not hesitate in obeying his orders and immediately retreated into the surrounding corridors.
Bodhisattva Spirit King paid them no heed, but Vigilante A’s flashed with a sliver of pity. However, his gaze returned to the amber fossil almost immediately.
“Bai Yunsheng, give us the Insect Demon’s final body double and we’ll take our leave. If you do not do so, just think about it: could you possibly defeat both me and Brother Dragon? When faced with the mission of eradicating demons, I do not mind participating in an unfair fight…”
Although the Spirit King Bodhisattva spoke with a gentle tone, his firm resolution was as clear as day.
The Elder Ancestor clenched his teeth, his face shifting into one of utter dismay; this was the body double of the Insect Demon! The Insect Mother that is capable of controlling all insects that it can cultivate would tip the balance in his favor tremendously.
Now he had to hand this over?
Would he rather battle the pair of them to his death? The treasure was already secured in its spot with an unknown ability casted by the Bodhisattva Spirit King, so even if he wanted to retrieve it, he had no choice but to defeat the two of them directly.
A thousand thoughts raced through the Bai family’s Elder Ancestor’s mind, but he suddenly relaxed suddenly and laughed aloud, “You’ve mistaken, Bodhisattva. I have dedicated a lot of effort and an infinite amount of Greater Rat Demons to secure this final body double of the Insect Demon. We were merely holding a Demon Slayer Feast just now to celebrate the complete eradication of this demon that has harmed countless beings. Since you’ve come to ask for it, I’ll pass it to you, one demon slayer to another.”
Fang Ning vomited blood in the System Space after hearing the Elder Ancestor’s words, ‘This old man’s shamelessness was beyond boundaries. What Demon Slayer Feast were you holding just now? Do you think we’re that blind?’
However, right after the Bai family’s Elder Ancestor had finished speaking, the spatial barrier on the amber fossil disappeared.
The Bodhisattva Spirit King beckoned his hand and the amber fossil fell right into his palm.
He nodded at Vigilante A, who casted a dragon-shaped flame towards the amber fossil from his palm. Within seconds, the amber fossil was burned to nothing.
Just as the Bai family’s Elder Ancestor was about to speak, he felt an incredible gaze watching him.
