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Chapter 253 A Terrifying Night in Western Hunan

Chapter 253 A Terrifying Night in Western Hunan

Contrary to expectations, the night in western Hunan was not deathly silent; instead, it was brightly lit.

The streets were bustling with pedestrians, and the cries of vendors filled the air. Even the clothes worn by girls on the street had become revealing, and there was also the sound of energetic DJ music.

It was incredibly lively, even chaotic.

Even if someone is actually attacked, their first reaction is to assume they've encountered a drunkard or a crazy young man, and without a second thought, they'd call the police and ask Officer Jenny to handle it. What the hell?

"Even if there really were ghosts, they'd be scared away, right?" Wei Xin sighed. "Marie, roughly where and when were you attacked last time?"

There were too many people and Pokémon around, and the sounds and emotions were too chaotic, so the aura was completely ineffective.

"I'm not too sure about the location. Fenghuang Ancient Town is too big. It's our first time here, and we don't know the way. But the time should be around the same time now," Mary tried to recall the details of that night.

"What should we do? Let's wait and see if things change as night gets deeper," Cai Dou asked.

Wei Xin crossed his arms, frowned, closed his eyes, and made "hmm" sounds as he pondered: "If we assume that the Xiangxi incident was a premeditated crime, then it must have gone through the following processes: planning, preparation, execution, and disposal of the stolen goods."

He analyzed word by word: "Premeditation, we don't have enough intelligence to analyze it; preparation, same as above; execution, the only thing we know so far is that the other side will attack lone people —"

"Maybe we can pretend to be alone and then let the wolf in," Mary suggested in a flash of inspiration.

Wei Xin: "————"

"Is my proposal not acceptable?"

"Ah, no, you just used the wrong idiom," she said. The last time she let a wolf into her house, she ended up being completely taken advantage of. Wei Xin was considering giving Mary a good foreign language lesson after the incident. "But the plan is still feasible. So the question is, who will play the lone wolf?"

"I'll do it." Cai Dou raised her hand, and the muscle lines on her arm were clearly visible, and you could even see the veins pulsating.

You don't even need to look at her posture to know that she's ridiculously strong.

"If I were the attacker, I would never be foolish enough to attack you."

"Then I can't either," Korne said. "Don't let my lack of muscle fool you, when it comes to close combat, I'm no worse than Rainbow Bean."

Mary raised her hand.

"Or maybe I should—"

"Rejected." Before Mary could finish speaking, Wei Xin made a huge X on his chest.

"But I am the most suitable candidate."

"That's still rejected," Wei Xin said willfully, holding Mary's hand. "No boy would choose to put the girl he likes in danger. Besides, it's said that the Cave God likes cute girls, so the risk is too great. Therefore, I will use my boyfriend's veto power. If all else fails, I can do it myself."

Mary blushed. Cai Dou glanced at Korni, who sighed. "Now you know what kind of life I was living before, right?"

Gladio realized what was happening.

It turns out that Mary is Wei Xin's girlfriend; he thought Wei Xin liked Lillie.

However, Wei Xin's proposal was rejected by everyone. He was the brain and core of the entire team, and everyone's insurance policy. If anything went wrong, the consequences would be unimaginable. Therefore, the only person in the team who could be used as bait was—

"Me?" Gladio pointed to himself and retorted, "But attackers usually prioritize attacking girls, right?"

But then they saw Wei Xin clench his fist.

You've reminded me.

"Is this really okay for us?"

A shy voice came through the headphones. Gladgio, who had been completely transformed by Marie, walked down the street, attracting the attention of everyone around him. With Rosamund's genes, he already had a good foundation. With the help of Marie's superb makeup skills, her appearance was finely adjusted and her hairstyle was modified.

The final result is a tall, mature, fair-skinned, beautiful woman with long, slender legs, who exudes shyness and restraint in every gesture, as if she is carrying out her master's task. She is a perfect combination of sexiness and innocence.

Almost everyone on the street couldn't take their eyes off it.

Can a man be this beautiful?

"Great, absolutely great." Wei Xin praised without hesitation as he spread the waveguide to the entire crowd, and casually snapped a photo.

I wonder if Lillie will like this local specialty.

"Could you—not wear a skirt?" Gladgio pulled at the bottom of the skirt, feeling the cool breeze pass between his legs.

It's so embarrassing. If someone he knows sees this, his image will be completely ruined.

"Shh—my waveguide is reacting." Wei Xin warily reminded everyone, acknowledging that when magicians perform magic tricks, they need to find ways to divert the crowd's attention. While two or three streets were being drawn to Gladion, some people in the chaotic crowd began to take action.

It wasn't an attack, but rather ignoring the hustle and bustle of the city, they stepped out of the ancient city gates one by one.

Haha, I've got you guys.

In a tourist city, what everyone cares about most is whether it's lively or not. So when everyone is rushing to join in the fun, if you choose to ignore the excitement and turn your back to the crowd, who would believe you if you say you're not a suspect?

Wei Xin made a quick decision: "Cornee, go and inform Officer Jenny to have her take Arcanine to track my scent. Marie and Bea, you two stay in the ancient city and continue to observe to see if any attacks have occurred. Gladion, take Senior Brother and me out of the city."

He released Gardevoir, which quietly followed Aura as they left the city.

"Okay!" everyone said in unison.

"Wait a minute, let me change my clothes, at least put on some pants first."

Before Gladion could change into normal clothes, he inexplicably sensed a familiar presence standing behind him, his voice filled with astonishment.

"Gargio, what are you doing—"

Even the voice sounded strangely familiar, like that of a rusty robot. Gladio turned his head and met a pair of emerald green eyes.

It was in the ancient city that Lusamine, who had come over after hearing the commotion, happened to see her son dressed in women's clothing, looking exceptionally elegant, shining brightly on the city streets.

She covered her mouth, her eyes darting away helplessly, blinking repeatedly, shaking her head, sighing, and then looking away, her voice filled with apology: "I'm sorry, Gladio, I never knew you actually liked—I mean, actually Mom is very open-minded, if you like it, I have no objection."

She tentatively asked, "Would you like me to order a few outfits for you?"

However, Gladio could not hear anything at this moment and had completely lost his color.

In the very center of the city, it turned into pure white gray.

I'll buy a rope tomorrow and hang myself on Wudang Mountain.

Meanwhile, as Gladion was caught in the act of dressing as a woman by his mother, experiencing a moment of social death, Wei Xin secretly followed the people leaving the city. Using Gardevoir's psychic abilities, he avoided the dead leaves and branches in the forest, moving silently through the mountains.

The complex terrain of the mountains and forests, coupled with the pitch-black night, made the surrounding environment extremely dangerous. The sounds of various Pokémon echoed around, sending chills down one's spine.

But for Wei Xin, who can use waveguides to detect terrain, this is not an obstacle.

He carefully maintained his distance to avoid being discovered, but he noticed something strange: these people seemed to be wandering aimlessly in the forest outside the ancient city.

They weren't looking for anything; rather, they seemed to have received a meeting notification and were office workers and students who arrived early, quietly waiting for their boss to start the meeting.

Until one moment, Wei Xin felt a powerful aura spreading outwards from the surrounding mountains and forests, as if different life forces were forcibly stuffed into his body, stitching and entwining him, turbid and evil.

It even spread throughout the entire mountain forest, covering the entire ground, like a carpet search.

To avoid being detected, Wei Xin quickly deactivated his aura. Gardevoir understood and teleported with Wei Xin to hide in a tree, thus evading the search.

Unaware of anything amiss, the unknown entity in the forest seemed to relax and began to emit a gentle aura, as sweet as a pitcher plant luring insects.

Having learned his lesson, Wei Xin focused his waveguide on a single target, only to discover a shocking scene: the once clear human waveguide was now mostly contaminated. Not only that, but the target's body also underwent a transformation, with sharp claws growing from its fingertips, two sharp teeth emerging from its mouth, and its eyes turning crimson.

He stretched out his arms and moved toward the source of the breath.

hopping and skipping.

It was exactly the same as the old zombie movies that Wei Xin remembered.

Is it really haunted?

The sound of leaves and branches breaking could be heard continuously from the woods.

Click!

Surprised, Wei Xin suddenly felt a presence behind him. Before he could react, a black hand pressed down on his shoulder.