Mixed in the apocalypse, become a fairy alone. 13

Chapter 13: This Isn’t a Coincidence

[Today’s Debt: 27 Happy Coins, one Holographic Projector, 72 decorative rivets, 2 belly buttons, 3 earrings, 3 butt studs, one custom-made leather belt, one exquisite lining, one high-end lighter.]

[Signed: Mu Liang.]

Lan Yuzai held the IOU, almost bursting into tears.

This was a little!

This was a lot!

Had he been robbed?

He was certain he’d been looted!

If he could peel off his tattoos, would those even be taken for exchange?!

Lan Yuzai, looking more presentable after removing his excessive accessories, stood in a corner of the 46th-floor shopping street, pants pulled up. He turned to look at ‘Mu Liang’, who was excitedly carrying bags and bags of things, wanting to speak but unsure how to complain.

Yes… he’d been caught and subdued by this big shot… The big shot stripped him bare and was about to sell him like a piglet. According to the rules of the Lower City and their gang world, this was perfectly reasonable.

Lan Yuzai silently looked up at the ceiling, silently shedding two lines of tears.

“Let’s go!”

Wang Jixuan tossed him a nylon rope picked up from the street: “Find a place to stay, a cheap inn will do.”

Lan Yuzai scurried to catch up.

He clearly sensed that after his massive bleeding, the big shot’s attitude had softened!

Learning skills was imminent!

“Boss, what’s an inn?”

“It’s… a hotel.”

“We’re going to stay in a hotel? That’s a bit ambiguous, isn’t it? Hey, hey, hey, Boss, don’t hit me, I was just kidding, kidding!”

A few minutes later, with a black eye, Lan Yuzai dejectedly led Wang Jixuan to the cheap hotel he had previously stayed in.

Lan Yuzai was already reasonably suspecting:

This big shot just wants to keep beating him up, to vent his anger, to retaliate for him leading his younger brothers to steal his food half a year ago!

The problem was…

Why did this big shot look so easy to bully before?

Lan Yuzai found this incomprehensible, and as he walked into the cheap hotel, he habitually held his head high.

The old man behind the counter instinctively gripped the pistol under the table, then smiled warmly, eagerly greeting them:

“One room, three nights, one Happy Coin. This is the cheapest place in Happy City. Each room is equipped with a high-strength alloy door that can withstand a single-person rocket launcher attack.

“Each room has no spare key!”

Wang Jixuan produced two thumb-sized coins he had just exchanged at the shops.

The old man happily accepted them.

“Two rooms or one room? One, alright… Here are some reminders. The appliances in the room require coin operation. Here’s your key.”

Lan Yuzai rolled his eyes, muttering ‘greedy merchant’ under his breath.

Wang Jixuan initially didn’t think much of it, but when he saw the automatic flush tank in the corner bathroom of the suite, which was classified as an appliance, a few black lines appeared on his forehead.

A cunning businessman.

…

Two-thirds of the 46th floor was occupied by the Happy City gang;

The Happy City gang is said to have a deep background, backed by upper city forces, maintaining amicable relations with the Silver Party on the same floor. The Silver Party even actively provides protection and supplies fighters to Happy City.

To create a peaceful and entertaining atmosphere, the security in the Happy City-occupied area is generally good. This is a large entertainment venue within the fortress, roughly divided into a gambling district, a cabaret district, a shopping district, a pervert district, and a health resort district.

Wang Jixuan and Lan Yuzai were currently located on the transition zone between the gambling district and the cabaret district.

The emergency food they brought was enough for two people for four or five days; Lan Yuzai’s previously accumulated Happy Coins could also buy many survival resources.

—The most expensive items here were some entertainment services.

After settling in, Wang Jixuan immediately began making talismans.

To avoid exposing his secret, he specially used a wooden box to create a simple partition.

He didn’t restrict Lan Yuzai’s movement within the room, only requiring him to remain quiet and not leave the room at will.

Then… Wang Jixuan began to be disturbed by Lan Yuzai’s snoring.

‘How can this guy sleep so soundly! Isn’t he being held captive by me!’

Wang Jixuan silently shook his head.

Fortunately, the talisman making went smoothly.

The paper soaked in [Inactive Blade Beast Blood] for several hours and then dried could be used as basic talisman paper.

After the blade beast blood was thickened with an alcohol lamp, it became a simple spiritual liquid.

Wang Jixuan dipped his finger in the spiritual liquid and, on a pink talisman paper cut into strips, eagerly wrote his first talisman.

Explosive Fire Talisman!

One stroke completed!

As the talisman was completed, the markings on it began to faintly flicker, and wisps of faint spiritual energy gathered from the air, entering the markings of the talisman.

The talisman slowly floated up, gently shaking, before being pressed down by Wang Jixuan’s palm.

A wisp of inner breath surrounded it, sealing the gathered spiritual energy. This paper talisman could last for about a month.

This talisman could be attached to various objects to cause an explosion, or thrown to create a fireball. Because the spiritual energy in the air was relatively thin, Wang Jixuan didn’t know the talisman’s specific power.

He glanced at the gang leader doing a handstand in the corner and picking his nose…

Although Wang Jixuan wanted to continue venting his anger on Mu Liang, this rotten fish had indeed been disciplined several times. He would let him off for now.

Wang Jixuan drew twenty-four talismans in one go, stopping only after his internal energy was more than half depleted.

Closing his eyes, he cultivated his energy, quickly restoring his internal breath.

In this process of consumption and recovery, his total internal energy slightly increased, and his meridians were constantly being expanded.

Wang Jixuan was fortunate that this body’s yang energy was intact, which greatly increased his cultivation speed.

He needed at least five days to make two hundred talismans, mainly Godspeed Talismans, Explosive Fire Talismans, Diamond Talismans, Slow Talismans, Hemostatic Talismans. He also needed to prepare a few of other potentially useful talismans, such as Anti-miasma Talismans, Waterproof Talismans, Fireproof Talismans, and Exorcism Talismans.

In this fortress where day and night were indistinguishable, three days passed in a blink of an eye.

Lan Yuzai finally couldn’t help but ask: “Boss, what are we doing here?”

“Preparing for the upcoming confrontation.”

Wang Jixuan looked up at him.

This guy really… only eats, sleeps, or lies in bed in a daze, perfectly embodying the life principles of a fish.

Lan Yuzai touched his chin and muttered, “Boss, are you really going to retaliate against the Black Fire Gang?”

“Before I came looking for you, I eliminated two Black Fire Gang thugs. This pistol is what I took from them.”

Wang Jixuan shook the pistol in his hand and continued to organize the finished talismans.

He sewed the lining himself, adding a dozen pockets to store the talismans separately for easy access.

Wang Jixuan said, “Before I go find them, I’ll lock you up somewhere and leave you enough food to last for a few days.”

“Ah?”

Lan Yuzai widened his fish-like eyes:

“You’re really going to fight the Black Fire Gang? Whoa, Boss, you’re awesome! The Black Fire Gang has over a thousand underlings! The Black Fire Gang may not have the largest number of members among the seven gangs, but their business is the biggest, their background is deep, and they are ruthless. Their territory even has laser cannons like those in movies!”

Wang Jixuan became interested and asked with a smile, “What are laser cannons?”

“Well… I’m not good at physics, Boss!”

Lan Yuzai said with a wry smile:

“Not to mention, each of the seven major gangs has a few snipers who can shoot people from hundreds of meters away. Those snipers are all big shots, the real killers of the Lower City!

“The pistols we can get, are inaccurate beyond ten meters, easily jam if not well-maintained, and can’t even penetrate ordinary bulletproof vests… it’s not even in the same league.”

Wang Jixuan asked, “If they want to kill me, why can’t I kill them?”

“How far can you throw a nut?”

“Thirty zhang… about a hundred meters. Within a hundred meters, it can penetrate a thick wooden board.”

Wang Jixuan explained simply.

His current cultivation level was too low. If the distance was further, the spiritual energy attached to the nut would dissipate.

Lan Yuzai asked, “Then how many can you throw continuously, Boss?”

“Thirty or forty.”

“So you can only deal with thirty or forty people at most!”

Lan Yuzai sighed:

“Two fists are no match for four hands. No matter how skilled you are, you’re still just one person. But speaking of which, if the Black Fire Gang wants to kill you, you really have nowhere to run… why don’t you just do me a favor, Boss? I’ll sell you to them for a reward, hehehe.”

Wang Jixuan’s eyes turned cold, and he slightly curled his fingers.

Lan Yuzai instinctively huddled on the bed, hurriedly saying: “Just kidding! I’m joking! I’m your little brother now! How could a little brother betray his big brother!”

Wang Jixuan snorted, his gaze fixed on the pistol, and began to think carefully.

He needed not only talismans, but also more ingenious things.

Lan Yuzai added softly, “And it’s not just guns, they also have a lot of bombs, those things are really powerful.”

“Bombs?” Wang Jixuan asked softly.

As he spoke, the window on his back, two-thirds of which was sealed with an iron plate, was illuminated by a bright light.

A ball of light flashed into existence in the corner of the window, moving swiftly from far to near, landing outside the street!

Lan Yuzai stared and opened his mouth, before he could speak.

Boom!

The room’s glass was instantly shattered, the partition was pushed aside, and a wave of heat rushed into the room.

The explosion was on the street outside!

Lan Yuzai was hit in the face by flying glass, screaming in pain. Before he could yell again, he saw a figure flash before his eyes, and then he felt his arm being pulled up, with a sharp buzzing sound ringing in his ears.

Gunfire erupted outside the window like frying beans!

Slap!

Lan Yuzai was slapped awake.

He shook his head and, by the emergency light in the bathroom, stared blankly at Wang Jixuan in front of him.

Wang Jixuan was unharmed. The partition he had made earlier blocked most of the glass shards, but he was inevitably covered in dust and dirt.

Wang Daoshi frowned, pulled the glass shards out of Lan Yuzai’s face, and before Lan Yuzai could cry out, quickly pointed a finger, took out a Hemostatic Talisman, and stuck it on Lan Yuzai’s neck.

Lan Yuzai suddenly felt his wound become very warm.

“Boss… the gangs are fighting… let’s run…”

“They’re using firearms in the street,” Wang Jixuan said, “It’s slightly safer here. Don’t move, I’ve stopped the bleeding.”

“Okay, okay…”

Wang Jixuan got up and went into the room. Due to the explosion on the street, the room was now without electricity, and everything was in a mess.

He picked up the pistol from amidst the broken glass, opened the magazine according to the method he had figured out these past few days, and checked the remaining five bullets.

Glancing at the street where the “tut-tut-tut” of gunfire continued, Wang Jixuan sighed slightly.

‘There are monsters outside, yet they kill each other within.’

Just as he was about to leave, he heard someone shouting through a loudspeaker on the street:

“Black Fire Gang! Are you crazy! Captain Zhou is here to negotiate with you! This is Happy City’s territory!”

Black Fire Gang?

Captain Zhou?

Myriad Heavens Venerable.

Wang Daoshi approached the window to observe for a while, and without much hesitation, he applied two Godspeed Talismans to the outside of his thighs, and leaped from the third floor!
(End of Chapter)

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