Chapter 206 Look How Scared the Child Is
Harada Mieko stared at the two cages on the ground; the monsters inside had completely died.
"You want these monsters?" Fick looked at Harada Mieko like a fox eying the meat it had long craved.
He spoke fluent Japanese, virtually without an accent, convincing enough that one might believe he was a native of Japan.
As the notorious "God Cheater," what he took the most pride in was his study of various languages, whether it was the esoteric Demon Language or the long-lost Dragon Script. He had dabbled in all, not to mention the mere Common Japanese.
Harada Mieko did not deny it and nodded her head.
"Then what will you trade for them?"
Fick, holding a spear, took steps towards Harada Mieko, exerting significant psychological pressure.
Xu Yi watched Fick drawing closer, feeling that handling the situation was going to be tricky.
He was now like a rabbit trying to plow a field—willing, but powerless.
The Ghost Samurai before him was all show, most of its strength concealed within the divine iron flakes on Lisa's body; to surprise the Eight Monster House, the majority of its power was hidden.
If a fight were to start, this "Slovenly Ghost Samurai" would likely be of no help.
As the other party came closer, Xu Yi could see the other's eyes clearly; something stirred in his heart.
There is an old saying that eyes are the windows to the soul; not that he wanted to understand the other party, but their eyes gave him a sense of familiarity, as if he had seen them somewhere before.
"What do you want?" Harada Mieko frowned, disliking the other party's gaze.
"That depends on what you can offer me," Fick continued to advance.
A figure suddenly flashed through Xu Yi's mind—those eyes and that unique deep intonation... Why did the other person resemble the God Cheater, Fick, so much?
He couldn't clearly see the other's full appearance; the man's right hand was also intact, and he was somewhat unsure.
"Who cares whether it's him or not? Even if it's a mistaken identity, it's not him who would feel the embarrassment!"
Comforting himself with this thought, Xu Yi unapologetically gave Harada Mieko an order.
Harada Mieko was slightly taken aback; she had intended to negotiate properly, but, having just received a divine edict, she followed the "Oracle" and coldly spoke out:
"What to trade? How about your head?"
Facing Harada Mieko's sudden change of demeanor, Fick felt a bit annoyed, feeling like he had been played.
He didn't want to play the game of coaxing any further; with his power, what would it matter if he took her away by force?
He decided to leave her with an "unforgettable lesson"!
But the next second, Fick's eyes widened in shock.
"The god told me to inform you, 'He has caught you!'" Harada Mieko suddenly said in a grim tone.
Fick's body trembled violently.
A black mist spread out behind Harada Mieko, condensing into a majestic figure with a dark red helm, fish-scale pattern shoulders, a golden head-covering, and horns like a demon.
It was the frequent visitor of his nightmares, a lingering shadow—Ghost Samurai.
Fick's right arm throbbed with pain, but it wasn't real pain.
There's an ancient Huaxia proverb, "Once bitten by a snake, one fears the well rope for ten years."
Seeing the well rope, one recalls the incident of being bitten by the snake. His situation was even worse; due to extreme fear, his body was experiencing "Phantom Pain."
The demon sword slipped from the Ghost Samurai's hand, and dark red flames leapt up.
Without a word, Fick turned and fled.
All these were subconscious actions, not even deliberated by his brain, like a mouse running from a snake, instinctively wanting to escape immediate danger.
Two men in black stood there dumbfounded; moments later, they dropped the cages with the monsters and ran after Fick.
This mission was under Fick's responsibility, and now that the person in charge had fled, how could they, mere underlings, stay and face death?
Given Fick's level of fear, it was hard to imagine what terrifying entity they were facing!
Xu Yi watched, astonished. Was the Ghost Samurai really that intimidating?
It took a long while before he assured himself that the other party had genuinely fled and was not plotting any tricks.
He looked at the two dead monster bodies on the ground, with gratitude in his heart.
"Look how scared this kid is! Next time you encounter them, you need to properly thank them... It would be best to completely cure their fear so it never recurs even in the next life!"
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The taxi drove towards the deserted outskirts, and the driver couldn't help but ask, "Miss, where would you like to go?"
Lisa took the taxi solely to escape the pursuit of Cat Woman, without any specific destination in mind.
When the driver had asked her where she wanted to go, she had just pointed in a direction randomly, never expecting to actually end up in the desolate outskirts.
Just as she was about to speak up, a cry for help suddenly came from ahead.
"Help! Save me!"
A woman dashed out from the side of the road, causing the driver to feel a chill. In the wilderness, a woman with her long hair flowing and her white dress stained with blood looked unsettling to say the least.
The driver was reluctant to stop the car, but then Lisa spoke up, "Stop the car! I know that person."
As they got closer, the driver saw the woman's silhouette and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
The taxi stopped, the door opened, and the woman rushed into the taxi. After seeing Lisa in the back seat, her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Lisa! It's so good to see you here! I'm so glad! Thank you for saving me!"
The woman was a bit incoherent.
"Kawano Go, what exactly happened?" Lisa asked softly.
Kawano Go was someone she had met on the plane. Originally just a fellow passenger, the woman had suddenly struck up a conversation with her.
Lisa's trip to Japan was for a mission, and she didn't want to interact too much with ordinary people, but this woman had given her a feeling similar to that of Maria.
It wasn't a resemblance in appearance or aura, but a similarity at the soul level.
Out of curiosity, they had chatted for a while and Lisa learned that the woman had just returned from studying in the United States.
"Go! Get out of here quickly! There's a monster here!" Kawano Go's pupils were filled with fear, her body trembling involuntarily.
Kawano Go spoke in Japanese, and after the driver heard her, he too became somewhat panicked, instinctively pressing down on the accelerator to speed up the car.
They drove a good distance without anything happening, and Kawano Go gradually calmed down, her breathing slowing from its frantic pace.
"Why are you here so late? Isn't your boyfriend with you?" Lisa pressed.
On the plane, she remembered that Kawano Go had a boyfriend who was very gentle and submissive towards her.
"I came here to camp nearby, my boyfriend... my boyfriend didn't come," Kawano Go said, her head lowered and her voice getting softer. Continue your adventure at empire
Lisa frowned, worried. There were no wounds on the woman's body, yet her white dress was stained with blood. Whose blood was it?
She hadn't had the chance to ask when suddenly the driver stepped hard on the brakes, causing them to lurch forward into the backs of the seats.
"Why did you stop suddenly?" Lisa shook her head, feeling a bit dizzy. With her abilities sealed, her physical condition had deteriorated significantly, and she was not used to it.
"There's someone... someone in front of us!" The driver stammered, possibly spooked.
Lisa looked out of the window and indeed there was someone in front of the car, less than half a meter away, meaning if the driver had been a second slower, that person would have been hit.
It was a seductive-looking woman with slightly curly hair, bright red lips, very pale skin, dressed in orange clothing, and holding a white paper umbrella.
"Are you suicidal? Standing in the middle of the road!" The driver cursed fiercely.
Just then, a heavy rain began to fall, drowning out the driver's swearing. After cursing for a bit and seeing the woman remain unmoved, he turned the car around, planning to drive around her.
The woman hopped in front of the car again, blocking the way. This road was narrow, making it impossible for the driver to get around her.
Finally, the driver couldn't take it anymore and prepared to get out and give the woman a piece of his mind.
"Don't get out! Just drive straight through her!"
Kawano Go suddenly spoke up, her eyes flickering with a mad glint.
"Crazy!" The driver shouted angrily. Today had truly been a terrible day for him, encountering one lunatic after another.
"Don't get out!" Lisa of course knew there was something off about the woman in front. She tried to stop him, but the driver had already pushed the door open and stepped out.
The driver stood under his umbrella, confronting the woman blocking the road, about to scold her.
But he suddenly stood frozen, feeling as if his heart was about to stop.
The woman had only one leg, but it wasn't an amputation. There was no sign of amputation on her body, as if she was born with just one leg.