"Oh?" Facing the approaching Feng Bujue, it was surprisingly calm. "I wish to ask … who are you?"
"Don't!" At that moment, before Brother Jue could say anything, his five teammates shouted the same word in unison.
But it was already too late …
"Ha!" Feng Bujue stood before the man and said, "Since you have asked so shamelessly, I will answer you with all my heart …"
"Sigh …" Xiao Tan sighed.
"Phew …" Ruo Yu sighed.
"God." An Yueqin rolled her eyes.
"Hmm …" Xiao Ling narrowed her eyes and sighed.
"Beep …" Phantom Dawn mumbled something, but it was blocked by the system. But if I had to guess, I believe he was mumbling something along the lines of … F * ck …
In any case, in the next three minutes, Feng Bujue did not even need to breathe heavily as he gave 'it' Duan Guan Kou.
Brother Jue's poems were constantly changing, from the opening poem of a stand-up comedy, to the selection of a story, to the selection of a Peking opera, to the selection of a pine tree on top of Mount Tai, and the few poems that he had come up with himself and that were widely circulated in the main universe. Finally, he ended it with a standard poem, announcing his real name. After all, it sounded the same as his in-game name.
Throughout the whole process, the expression of 'it' … or rather, the man possessed by 'it' changed multiple times. Inevitably, after Brother Jue's speech lasted for a minute, it entered a state of pain.
But when it heard the name 'Feng Bujue', the expression of 'it' changed drastically. As expected, 'it' had heard of Brother Jue before.
"You said … you are Feng Bujue?" After Brother Jue finished, the voice of 'it' came from the man's chest again.
"Ha …" When Feng Bujue heard that answer, he felt more confident. He smiled and added, "Looks like you have heard of my name as well."
"So what if I have?" the man replied. "Do you think you are that person just because you say so? I even dare to say that I am the Queen of Yamatai during the Yayoi period. "
"I say … this … er … boss …" Phantom Dawn could not help but say, "Logically speaking … based on what he did earlier, it is impossible for him to be an impersonator …"
"That's right." An Yueqin went along with it. "A player who doesn't know how to do crosstalk is not a good writer."
At this point, their fear had completely disappeared. Even if they were to face "it" directly, they felt no pressure at all.
"Humph …" 'It' did not seem to care. "Whether you are or not, as a 'projection', you are now trapped inside Feng Bujue's body. Even if you are Feng Bujue, what can you do to me?"
"I should be the one asking you that question," Feng Bujue replied calmly. "With most of your power sealed, what can you do to me?"
This statement caused the expression on 'its' face to change again.
"Ha … What?" Brother Jue smiled at 'it' and said, "Do you think I can't see through something so obvious?" He opened his arms and made a face that was asking for a beating. He said arrogantly before the boss, "If you have the ability to deal with us, you would have done it a long time ago … Why would you go through so much trouble and sacrifice two of your 'kidneys' to set up the double scam that is Shouta Tsukamoto?"
"Tsk …" When it heard that, it spat, "You sure know quite a lot …"
"At this stage, there is no reason for you not to know, right?" Feng Bujue added. "To be honest, your plan is quite brilliant. You split Tsukamoto's soul into two parts, twisted their memories, and set them against each other. Then, you gave us the chance to 'choose' which one to believe." He paused for half a second and continued, "Normally, everyone would think that the two opposing Tsukamoto are one real and one fake. Even the two half-souls themselves thought so. Once we made a choice, you would immediately control the one we didn't choose and use your actions to tell us that we had made the right choice."
At this point, Feng Bujue walked to a spot that was only a step away from 'it'. He bent down and put his face close to the puppet on the man's chest. He stared at the puppet's stiff face and said, "To put it bluntly, it doesn't matter which one you choose. Whether it is putting your 'liver', 'spleen', and 'lungs' into the shrine and then running away, or activating the formation to 'destroy' you, these are the results you can accept. Because both of these methods … can undo your seal. "
"Oh … I get it now." By then, Xiao Tan had caught up to his Brother Jue's train of thought, and it dawned on him. "Everything that happened before was just a smokescreen. It was purely to create the illusion that the two choices were opposing each other. But in reality, both of them were ways to unlock the seal. If we chose the yang one, it would symbolically chase after us before letting us go. And if we chose the yin one, it would pretend that we had killed it. In short, it was just a show to make us think that we had made the right choice and successfully 'cleared' the scenario. After all, we have no idea what will happen after we leave this place. "
"Hmm …" Ruo Yu also muttered thoughtfully, "It seems that 'it' is quite familiar with the characteristics of the 'traveler from another world'. That's why it was able to set up this trap and use us instead …"
"Humph! So what? " Hearing this, 'it' coldly snorted again and said, "Didn't I just ask … What's the difference between you and me? Following my plan, you would have 'cleared' the scenario, wouldn't you? And I … have regained my freedom. "Its tone was getting higher." We each took what we needed. What's so bad about that? "
"Haha …" Phantom Dawn laughed drily. "We have no problem with that." Then he pointed at Brother Jue. "If you want to reason with him, you should go and talk to him."
"We each took what we needed …" At that moment, Feng Bujue also raised his voice. "There is nothing bad about that. But I'm a person … who likes to get to the bottom of things (doing hidden missions, deciphering worldviews). So, I want to ask you a few questions … If you can clear my doubts, I can still consider cooperating with you … and let you out. "
"Are you serious?" it asked immediately.
When they heard that, Brother Jue's teammates all silently mourned for this boss. They thought to themselves, another innocent demon king is going to be tricked by Feng Bujue.
"Haha … Of course." Feng Bujue revealed a meaningful smile and replied confidently.
"Okay …" it said. "What do you want to ask?"
"First …" Seeing that the other party had taken the bait, Brother Jue cut to the chase. He pointed at the man holding the mannequin before him and asked, "Is this Watanabe?"
"Yes," it answered quickly like it was in a hurry.
And the moment "it" gave an affirmative answer, the system voice message came: [Hidden Quest Completed].
All the players heard the announcement and understood that … the quest had been completed because the location of the last member of Year 2 Class A had been revealed.
"Secondly, I want to ask how Watanabe and Tsukamoto Shota came here." Three seconds later, Feng Bujue asked again.
"It" was silent for a moment, thought for a moment, and then replied, "In the twenty years since I was sealed here, I have recovered some of my strength by devouring some vagrants and intruders. However, this little bit of strength is not enough for me to break the seal. Until … six years ago, a special person came here. "
"Watanabe?" Brother Jue asked.
"Yes." "Six years ago, Watanabe ran away to his hometown in the countryside, which is this town. One night, a few debt collectors came to this town, and Watanabe, who was in a panic, ended up in this abandoned Chunkyu Elementary School, which had been abandoned for many years …"
"Then … what is so 'special' about Watanabe?" Feng Bujue asked again.
"Watanabe … and the six people involved in your projection are all different …" It replied. "Twenty-six years ago, I used them as tools for 'harvesting.' Therefore, a part of my power remains in their bodies." At this point, there was a hint of pride in its tone. "My power will not disappear easily. On the contrary, it will grow with the host. I think you can guess … what it means to me when Watanabe comes here as an adult. "
"Then you used a method similar to the one you used today to control him?" Feng Bujue asked.
"It is not so troublesome." It replied, "The will of an ordinary person is not as strong as you travelers from another world … I can control him directly."
Hearing that, the players understood. It was precisely because the six of them were controlled by the otherworldly traveler that "it" had to go through so much trouble.
"After controlling Watanabe and devouring the debt collectors, my power outside the seal increased, but it was still not enough to break the seal." It continued, "But … I thought of a way. I can control Watanabe and lure the six of you here … According to my calculations, as long as I gather four to five hosts like Watanabe, it will be enough for me to break the seal."
"But to do this, Watanabe must walk out of the school," Feng Bujue asked.
"No problem." It replied, "It is possible to use a host that has established a connection with me since childhood …"
"So, you controlled Watanabe to find the whereabouts of the other six people and wrote letters to them?" Feng Bujue asked.
"That's what I originally intended to do …" Seiji gave a negative answer. "But an annoying Yin-Yang Master appeared and disrupted my plans …"
Needless to say, the players knew the name of the Onmyoji.
"Now that I think about it, the old man who sealed me must have left some mechanism here that I don't know about. Once my power reaches a certain level, the mechanism will activate and spread the news." It continued, "That is probably the reason … On the second day after I controlled Watanabe, Tsukamoto Shouta came." There was a hint of admiration in its tone when it described Tsukamoto. "This man … Although he is young, his skills are not shallow. Even if he is not as powerful as my master, if I controlled Watanabe to deal with him while he was sealed … I had no chance of winning."
"I see …" Feng Bujue said, "Those three organs of yours … They were separated from your body during the battle with Tsukamoto, right?"
"Watanabe is my only hope. I cannot let Tsukamoto save him … I cannot let him die," it replied. "Even if I have to pay a heavy price, I have to win … and I did win."
"But after you won the war, you used six years to catch your breath, didn't you?" Feng Bujue said in a gloating tone.
"Hmph …" It snorted, and the answer was obvious. "It took me a lot of time to recover my power, but I could afford to wait." It paused for a few seconds before continuing, "What happened after that … There is nothing much to say. I controlled Watanabe and spent a few months to gather information. I successfully lured the other six people here, but …"
"Who would have thought …" Feng Bujue finished the man's sentence. "Us travelers from another world would coincidentally appear here and ruin your plan."
At this point, the system announcement rang in the players' ears again.
[Worldview Deciphered]
In the new version, the system announcement omitted the ID of the person who deciphered the worldview, as well as the amount of Skill Points gained, and so on. It was just a short sentence.
Anyway, after the announcement, the players only needed to open the game menu to see the ID of the person who deciphered the worldview, as well as the name and overview of the worldview.
"Okay, do you have any other questions?" it asked after a moment.
"I … still want to confirm …" Feng Bujue continued, "With your current power, it is more than enough to kill us, right?"
"Of course," it answered with certainty. "But you and I both know that … it is meaningless."
Indeed, for the players, "dying" here was nothing more than a failure to clear the game. But for "it", it needed the six people possessed by the players to be alive in order to break its seal.
"Hmm …" Brother Bujue nodded. "So … now, I just need to put these jades into the altar, and you can break the seal, right?"
"Four of you can come out and complete the ritual on the second floor," it replied.
"Speaking of which … why didn't you ask Watanabe to help you collect these jades?" Feng Bujue asked again.
"This is not the real world, and the six of you are not real entities." As it spoke, it looked at Brother Jue's pocket with the mannequin's face. "Those jades … are just a kind of symbol. If you had chosen the tomb in the illusion of the sun, he would have told you that … each of you had to take a jades and place them into the altars before you could open the door to the exit. In fact … the jades are not important. However, this act of 'placing' means that you are willing to inject the remaining power in your body into the seal. "
"Oh … okay, I got it." After Feng Bujue replied, he walked around Watanabe and went straight to the altar. As he walked, he put his hand into his pocket.
At that moment, everyone, including the boss, believed that this guy was going to fulfill his promise and put the jades into the altar.
However, none of them noticed that Brother Jue's hand was in his pocket, grabbing something else.
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