Chapter 31: Peashooter Upgrade—Machine Gun Pea!
Watching the eerie creature charge straight at him without a second thought, Bai Wan couldn’t help but curse the system in his heart—it must have been attracted by his title.
Damn this lousy system!
Yet, the furious Bai Wan never considered that yesterday, after stomping on someone's foot and mocking their dancing, perhaps even without the title, the eerie being might have targeted him first...
They say to always leave some room in conflicts, so future encounters won’t be hostile.
But this reunion was anything but pleasant.
The eerie figure was shrouded in a faint black aura, its expression unreadable, but one could imagine that its eyes were filled with malice and murderous intent.
The others, seeing the eerie creature rush toward Bai Wan, finally exhaled in relief.
Liu Tong was probably doomed.
Poor Liu Tong—a mere newcomer thrust into an impossible-level dungeon.
Seeing that the eerie being wasn’t coming for her but instead headed toward Bai Wan, Luo Ya also relaxed. Since Liu Tong had lost her entire family, this was a perfect chance for her to be with her own parents and enjoy a family reunion.
While everyone else scrambled to put distance between themselves and the danger, Su Yuecling charged forward. Her speed was remarkable, her body shimmering with a blue light—her character skill.
[Rapid Rescue
Description: When rescuing others, movement speed increases, and the power of items used is enhanced.]
The eerie creature was fast, but Su Yuecling gradually caught up.
Just as the eerie being was about to reach Bai Wan, Su Yuecling, glowing blue, stepped in front of him.
In her hand, the eerie blood seal also flickered with blue light.
Currently in rescue mode, any item she used would have amplified effects.
"You helped me once before; now it’s my turn to help you," Su Yuecling said to Bai Wan.
Previously, in the room, Bai Wan had led her to hide in the sewers to evade the creature; now it was her turn.
Brave and resolute, Su Yuecling confronted the eerie being, pressing the eerie blood seal directly against it.
From that day on...
From that day, curled up trembling in a school locker, watching familiar and unfamiliar classmates die one by one before her eyes, she had made a firm decision.
To become strong, brave, and to help others—to never watch anyone die uselessly in front of her again.
Just as Captain Zhou Lu had said...
Eerie beings kill people, but people can hunt eerie beings!
She was no longer a helpless student.
She was Lan City’s eerie hunter—Su Yuecling!
Now was the time to eliminate the eerie threat!
Whoosh!
Facing the cold menace radiating from the creature, Su Yuecling advanced rather than retreating. The eerie blood seal in her hand, glowing blue, shot swiftly toward the eerie being. Her skill enhanced every aspect of her speed, even her arm’s movement accelerated.
The eerie creature sensed something wrong and showed a panicked expression.
In an instant, accompanied by flickering blue light, her eerie blood seal made contact with the creature.
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The next moment, a flash of white light passed by.
Su Yuecling felt a sudden lightness in her hand and saw the eerie blood seal transform into a chicken feather.
Bai Wan’s mouth opened wide.
No, it couldn’t be... at such a critical moment... again??
Because Su Yuecling hadn’t controlled her strength, the feather was just stuck onto the eerie being.
The eerie being blinked in confusion.
Su Yuecling was just as puzzled.
Bai Wan was speechless.
Then Su Yuecling looked at Bai Wan with a devastated yet accusing gaze, as if asking, “Why do you always mess things up? Please, don’t ruin this for me!”
The eerie creature stared at the feather poking it, hesitating.
What kind of cursed item was this?
A cursed chicken feather? Why had it never seen this before?
Was this meant to poke its armpit and tickle it to death?
What a malicious human...
The eerie being stood frozen for several seconds, examining the feather and touching the spot it had been poked.
Nothing seemed wrong.
Relieved, it relaxed; the girl’s desperate look earlier had genuinely frightened it.
Then, it revealed its fierce smile once more and reached out toward the white-haired girl.
Su Yuecling, with a face full of despair, silently cursed Bai Wan for the first time in her life.
Why is this happening? Bai Wan, you bastard! When this dungeon is over, I’m cutting ties with you!
Just as the eerie being lunged at her, a cute green little pea suddenly appeared between Su Yuecling and the creature.
The timid little pea was startled by the fierce creature and quickly opened its mouth, releasing a fragrant spray.
Pfft, pfft!
Two pea-sized pellets shot toward the eerie being.
Bang!
The creature was pushed back two steps.
Seeing the tiny green figure, the eerie creature’s expression turned savage, as if it had spotted an enemy.
A dark, cold aura unleashed from its body, even more terrifying than before.
As the dungeon timer ticked down, the creature’s restrictions loosened further.
It grew stronger, radiating a dreadful presence as it charged toward the poor, helpless little pea shooter.
The shots from the pea could only delay it briefly; soon, the eerie being reached the pea’s side.
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The pea shooter’s face twisted in terror.
The eerie creature stretched out its hand, wearing a cruel smile.
At that moment, Bai Wan’s hand reached for the sunflower on his shoulder.
Whoosh!
The sunflower blossomed with a radiant smile, sending two beams of sunlight into the pea shooter’s body.
Swish!
The eerie being was baffled to see the timid pea shooter now wearing an iron helmet.
Based on years of experience hunting eerie beings, it sensed something was wrong.
Before it could think further, the helmeted pea started furiously spitting fragrant pellets.
Rat-a-tat-tat!!!
A barrage of peas struck the eerie being, leaving it stunned.
It staggered backward repeatedly.
Rat-a-tat-tat!
Like a machine gun, the barrage suppressed the eerie creature, forcing it further back.
Confused, it felt like a helpless enemy soldier being swept by a relentless machine gun.
It had never seen such a ferocious pea before.
What the hell is this thing?
You call this a pea?
This is a scam!
Meanwhile, Sun Qian and the others hadn’t run far.
They glanced back at Bai Wan’s situation and were utterly dumbfounded.
The terrifying eerie being was actually being pushed back?
What was that machine gun-like thing firing nonstop?
Everyone watched in stunned silence.
Even Su Yuecling, who knew Bai Wan somewhat, opened her mouth in surprise.
Such a fierce pea... An upgraded pea shooter—a machine gun pea?
And it could upgrade?
The power of the machine gun shooter far surpassed that of regular peas; even the ferocious eerie being was suppressed and forced to retreat.
The eerie creature’s expression darkened.
Not wanting to engage the machine gun pea head-on, it turned its gaze to Bai Wan behind it and charged.
With years of experience hunting eerie beings, it was smarter than the mindless ones.
It instantly understood—all this was caused by the human behind it.
As long as it dealt with that human, the machine gun pea would disappear.
So it rushed toward Bai Wan.
Seeing the eerie being charge, Bai Wan calmly touched the sunflower, then, under the creature’s surprised gaze, began forming hand signs.
Swish, swish!
After a few gestures, Bai Wan pressed both hands to the ground and shouted:
“Earth Release—Great Nut Wall!”
As the words fell, the eerie being found three large, vacant-eyed companions standing before it, just like last night.