Chapter 52: What Should We Do When the Monsters Commit Suicide?
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
How does it feel like when the quiet mountain valley was blasted with music, you ask? That, with the amplification of the System, made the place shake as if an army was preparing for war.
All of the demons ran out in surprise. Hundreds of huge rats surrounded the Bai couple like the soldiers protecting their king, and even a certain part of a cliff seemed to be affected, but it disappeared as quickly as it happened.
Madam Bai stared at the levitating Vigilante A in disbelief. Her voice was trembling, “You! Vigilante A! It’s impossible, how did you find this place? We did not meet anyone when we returned, and no one knew where we were heading to! Oh, I know now! The traitor must’ve been the Elder Ancestor…”
Her husband, Bai Shiping, paled when he heard her words. If that was the case, then there was no meaning behind any of their actions anymore!
“It was the closest one to us!” Madam Bai gritted between clenched teeth.
Bai Shiping sighed in relief. Then, he turned to look at Vigilante A. As long as the Elder Ancestor was still with them, then both of them would still had one final escape plan.
With his face arched to the sky, Bai Shiping bellowed, “Don’t you be happy about it, Vigilante A! We know your name and your powers! Even if you kill both of us today, we will be avenged by the almighty Elder Ancestor! We know where your limits are; after all, you are a body of flesh and blood! If you have even a sense reality, then you will leave this place immediately! We will not meddle in each other’s affairs anymore!”
Madam Bai regained her composure. She spoke with a smile, “Vigilante A, you are also one of the Descended. Why are you working against us? Although you took the form of a human, you do not have the same roots as the humans of this realm. Since we’ve just started our conflict with the humans here, why don’t you just watch on the sidelines? Isn’t it better for you to only join in when the battle is going to end?”
“You bring disaster to the Earth and harm the people residing within, your evils are as high as the sky itself! I come with the will of the heavens, I descend with the wishes of the people, I save the people and the world. Rats! How dare you name yourself an equal with me! Today, you will perish here with your sins!”
The Bai couple were dumbfounded. They would slap anyone who told them that Vigilante A was not a Descended One; what hero on this earth would be so arrogant and thick-skinned that he could praise himself as such?
After they recovered, Bai Shiping was overwhelmed with anger. He had been ruling his people for years; he did not even regard the State Level Special Affairs Department Director as someone worthy of his attention, he had even openly criticized and insulted the man before! Pride was prominent in Bai Shiping’s bones, and he was already insulted by the fact that he had to escape in the face of the younger Qiao Zishan. He had no choice, though; Qiao Zishan had cultivated his Morality for years, and his techniques were practiced, to say the least. Bai Shiping knew how good his opponent was, and at that time, the only way he could escape death was to run.
Now, Vigilante A floated in the sky and described himself as if he were a God from the heavens. In contrast, Bai Shiping himself seemed to be a clown that stood beside the hero.
This greatly enraged him. However, he had taken a high position in his clan for years, and someone who could do that would never be a fool. He refused to believe that Vigilante A, who had descended just a few months ago, had a higher cultivation in Morality than Qiao Zishan. No matter what, Vigilante A was not a person of this realm, and there might be a possibility that he could not utilize the power of Morality to its fullest extent. Besides, even if they lost the battle, he would have a final way to escape as long as the Elder Ancestor survived. Of course, Vigilante A cannot have summoned the Celestial Dragon Form as well.
“I don’t believe this. The Celestial Dragon Form was still being nurtured. The exhaustion that comes from every forced summon must be massive! You’re not the Son of Dragons, Vigilante A, there’s no way that you could summon it out every time you want! There’s no need for me to fear you as long as you don’t have the Celestial Dragon with you! Come, let’s fight to our deaths!” Bai Shiping growled.
With a wave of his hand, the giant rats behind him became enraged with fury as they pounced towards the hero in the air.
Madam Bai had no intention of stopping her husband, either. The opponent was one with extremely rooted willpower, and was an entirely different story with that Qiao Zishan, who had yet to develop his faith and beliefs. Their three daughters had died in the hands of this man, and it was almost terrifying how scary his willpower was. There was no way that they could change his stance with words.
The Qiao siblings were still inexperienced, and they were tricked into delaying their attacks because they wanted more information. Vigilante A, on the other hand, was obviously not one with words. Even if her husband maintained his peace, the hero would still rush to kill them. They had no choice but to try and fight him, because if they willingly gave up the fight, then they would lose their last chance of escaping.
Madam Bai slowly moved her steps in effort to search for an escape route. The underground tunnels are scattered everywhere; these rats would simply dig random tunnels if there was nobody supervising or instructing them. They made the underground network more messy than necessary, and Madam Bai had to properly inspect each one before committing to it.
Before she could find an escape route, she saw a fire dragon bursting into existence in the sky above, and the giant rats that pounced immediately had their skin lacerated by the boiling temperature. It was as if they were splashed with lava, and puffs of black smoke rose from within their body. They fell from the sky like dumplings, and died immediately when they crashed to the ground.
“How is this possible? How could you summon the Celestial Dragon Form once again? How is it possible for the Celestial Dragon Form to appear this frequently? It’s impossible!” Bai Shiping shrieked when he saw the fire dragon. He fell a few steps backwards, and he no longer had the spirit to fight.
He turned to look at Madam Bai. Madam Bai’s faces were struck with horror and confusion before it lit up in realization. “Wrong! We’ve been wrong this whole time! Only he himself is right!”
Then, she slapped a palm right onto her forehead without hesitation. Her brain immediately melted into ruins, and she collapsed onto the ground with her eyes still open. She didn’t even jerk.
Bai Shiping finally understood. With a death glare at the fire dragon, he shot a palm to his own chest without even a word, shattering his heart. He was gone with his wife.
Fang Ning was stunned in shock in the System Space. F*ck, this is the first time a monster committed suicide by sheer force from the System. How does this count into the tally, then?
Sir System was even more confused. “Uh, the monsters killed themselves? I can’t farm anymore.”
Fang Ning asked, “Why though? They should at least struggle a little bit more, right? Are they faking their deaths to make an escape?”
However, the System Notifications that appeared next informed Fang Ning that the couple did not fake their deaths. [Giant Rat Demon Xu Pinger committed suicide in fear of the System’s reputation!]
[The System obtained a large amount of Heroic Fame.]
[The System obtained a large amount of Morality Points. Current Morality Bar is full. Storage failed.]
[The System has guarded the nurturing process of the Celestial Dragon Form, the totem of China. Favorability with the Celestial Dragon Form • Wood has increased. Current Favorability is 4.]
[Giant Rat Demon Bai Shiping committed suicide in fear of the System’s reputation!]
[The System obtained a large amount of Heroic Fame. The System’s Fame has increased, and the current Fame is Prestigious Figure. The System obtained a new Morality Bar. Current number of Morality Bar is 3.]
[The System’s Passive Skill – Deterrent has upgraded from Low to Intermediate. Effects: Opponents of the System will face differing levels of ability suppression based on their own mental strength.]
[The System obtained a large amount of Morality Points. The 3rd Morality Bar is full.]
[The System has guarded the nurturing process of the Celestial Dragon Form, the totem of China. Favorability with the Celestial Dragon Form • Wood has increased. Current Favorability is 5.]
Sir System and Fang Ning finished reading the System Notifications at the same time. These two rats are completely and utterly dead. The two of them were dumbfounded. Did they just lose this much EXP?
They still couldn’t comprehend. Why did the two giant rats kill themselves? What did Madam Bai’s last words mean?
Fang Ning was still confused, but he was worried that the System would be wallowing in disappointment. He quickly pointed to somewhere not far from where they were standing and said, “There’re still some smaller rats there.”
The System explained, “Their names were still yellow. I thought they would attack us in waves, but I never knew they would be so cowardly. You’ll need to find a way to use your Obsession…”
Before Fang Ning could utilize his Obsession, these smaller rats went running into the nearby holes as they screamed in fear. Even their two leaders had to kill themselves when they faced this intruder! Those strong warriors of the bunch were killed by one move, too; how would they even muster the want to fight this man?
Fang Ning said in exasperation, “Look at how they’re behaving. I can’t even use my Obsession to make them a threat…”
The System sighed, “Forget it, their sins were zero to none. Must be some lower-level mice, then. No harm leaving them to their own devices.”
The System looked very much disappointed after he lost the EXP of the 2 boss monsters. It quickly kept the corpses of the two giant rats and left the valley, preparing to go and farm more rodents for EXP.
At least those who were still digging underneath Qi City was still red in the Host’s Obsession… After all, they’re a massive threat to the disconnection problem.
On the other hand, Fang Ning was not feeling much of a disappointment at the outcome. Instead, he felt quite happy about it. His sense of security has elevated after this incident. Even those from the Truth Department would kill themselves out of fear when they see the System! The Truth Department was an organization that always seemed to be out of his reach, but now Fang Ning no longer feared them. There’s no need to be afraid of those wayward spirits anymore too! Now, he finally had some guts to play some horror games and read some horror novels…
When Vigilante A left the valley, the giant rats remained in hiding, obediently staying out of sight. After some time, a grey rat poked its head out of a small hole in the cliff. It has a size of a normal rat, and its eyes mischievously scanned its surroundings.
Then, it turned to shout into the hole, “Come out, children! That scary dude has left. Those god-forsaken giant rats that snatched our territory were now hiding in their tunnels, shaking in terror from the man’s presence. Let’s go and take some of their food supplies so we could have a good winter…”
“Alright, my King.”
“Of course.”
A group of wild mountain rats stomped out of their nests, causing a ruckus in the valley. They marched with purpose into a few large caves, and from inside wafted the aroma of roasted chickens and fried meat…
