Chapter: Chapter 377
“A peaceful life, I feel it’s perhaps too calm.”
“When did you start saying such things? Isn’t a calmer life what you wanted?” Bai Ling glanced at Leticia, who was unusually melancholic, and continued to rub her newly recovered arm.
After a two-week recovery period, her arm had finally fully healed. Although the wound had closed a week prior, she still felt some discomfort when trying to fight at full strength. Now, however, she had completely regained her combat effectiveness.
“The tree may wish to remain still, but the wind does not cease. I have a premonition that something is brewing in the shadows, and we need to prepare.” Leticia was meticulously wiping the demon sword, which had been hanging on the wall as decoration, with a piece of snow-white handkerchief. Faced with an impending major event, she had to be fully prepared.
The demon sword hadn’t enjoyed its master’s personal service in a long time. At this moment, it almost felt like crying tears of joy, realizing its master hadn’t forgotten it. It had thought its master really considered it a fire poker.
Look at before, Leticia always carried that crudely made short staff when she went out. How could that short, small wooden stick be as powerful as itself!
Whether it was material or internal magic circuits, it was more than a level stronger than that short staff. It, the demon sword, was the staff most worthy of the Demon King in the entire demon race!
“What can I do? I can’t carry you around all day, can I?” Sensing the demon sword’s subtle emotions, Leticia chuckled, surprised that this sword could get jealous. “If you could change size freely like the Ruyi Jingu Bang, I would definitely bring you everywhere.”
The demon sword expressed that the Ruyi Jingu Bang was a mythical weapon and it didn’t possess such divine abilities. Leticia was asking the impossible.
“With your behavior, can I assume you know something about the inside story?” Bai Ling’s insight went deeper. Leticia was never one to speak without reason; her words must have detected some signs.
“Yes, but it’s not confirmed yet. I can only infer that it’s highly likely related to the Divine Seat.” Leticia nodded. She knew nothing else besides its connection to the Divine Seat. “I’m going out tonight to do some unsavory business.”
Sometimes, one couldn’t obtain what they desired through legitimate means.
“Do you need my help?” Miss Bai, who had just recovered, became eager to try. After being idle at home for so long, she wanted to go out and do something.
“You should forget it. Dirty work like this is not suitable for you.” Leticia tilted her head, revealing a cruel smile. “I’m not going to conduct business. It’s highly likely there will be bloodshed and deaths.”
Bai Ling was good in every aspect, except that she was a bit too soft-hearted, especially when it came to humans.
If she had to deal with other races, Bai Ling would definitely not be merciful. However, once the target switched to humans, Bai Ling would immediately turn into a saint, unable to bear killing them.
At other times, this would not be a drawback. But Leticia didn’t want to see a saintly Bai Ling interfering with her actions at this moment, so it was better to exclude Bai Ling from the start.
She and Yin would be enough to walk freely in the western district of Central City.
“The western district?”
“Where else could it be?”
“Don’t make too much of a scene. Although the association won’t overly interfere with ‘black eating black,’ if you go too far, it will still attract the association’s attention.” Bai Ling didn’t react much upon learning about Leticia’s destination. In her opinion, those in the western district deserved to die.
She might not personally clean them up, but if others wanted to get rid of those people, she was happy to see it.
“I understand. I’ll make sure it’s done stealthily.” Leticia chuckled, then turned to look at the setting sun. “Alright, I should be off. I hope I can achieve something tonight.”
She carefully wrapped the demon sword in black cloth, then picked up a small shoulder bag. The bag contained various kinds of potions, which could exhibit excellent effects at any time.
Although they couldn’t amplify her combat power, their functionality was still powerful, such as truth serums, which were considered one of the most useful potions.
With one injection of the truth serum personally concocted by Leticia, even Bai Ling might not be able to keep her secrets.
Putting on the robe, which had been changed from white to black and gold, Leticia stretched. Fully armed, she looked much more dashing than in her usual state.
“I didn’t expect your hair dye could be used on clothes too.” Looking at the black robe on her body, Leticia said, touching her nose.
The only combat suit she could use now was this robe that was “borrowed” from the Hero Association. Despite its light and flimsy appearance, it possessed almost the best bulletproof and stab-proof capabilities. The special material used to make the clothes could also resist the influence of superpowers to a certain extent.
It was truly a must-have item for traveling, killing, and arson. Unfortunately, it wasn’t available on the market. Only the Hero Association had the technology to produce it, and only a few high-level heroes possessed comparable combat attire.
However, Leticia’s previous white robe was too conspicuous. If she went out to kill and set fires wearing it, the Hero Association would know the next day what their great hero had done.
There was no way around it; the white-clad hero was too recognizable. Everyone knew she was from the Hero Association.
By dyeing the white black, there wouldn’t be as many issues. Nowadays, criminals liked to wear all black, as if not wearing black meant they weren’t truly bad.
Leticia condemned such habits, calling it discrimination against black. Why target black like that?
However, when it came to doing bad deeds, the Demon King herself would obediently put on a black robe and a black mask to conceal her peerless beauty, as it was unsavory business, and it was best not to show her face.
She wasn’t doing good deeds, so why reveal herself?
“I don’t know the specific principle either, but it works quite well.” Bai Ling stated that she didn’t understand these things very well, she only knew it was very useful. “If you want to use it, I can get a few more bottles from the association later.”
“That would be great. Give me the white ones, and I’ll dye my hair white. Then let’s see who can recognize me.” Leticia chuckled sinisterly. When it came to doing bad deeds, she was the ancestor of this line of work.
When Yin and Leticia met at their agreed-upon location, Yin almost failed to identify the white-haired girl who appeared with her good sister.
One couldn’t blame her entirely. Leticia’s current color scheme was too different from before. The cute little girl with black hair and black eyes had transformed into a girl with white hair and golden eyes. Except for the body shape, almost everything else had changed!
Who could withstand that?
If Yin couldn’t sense the familiar aura emanating from Leticia, she might not have recognized her at all.
“After all, I’m going to do bad things, so how can I use my original identity?” The white-haired, golden-eyed Leticia giggled, stating that bad people should look the part. Using her original appearance to find trouble would only bring her more trouble.
Didn’t you see that magical girls transform before fighting so that others wouldn’t recognize them?
And then you look at Yin, who hardly concealed anything, still dressed in her usual black robe that wrapped her entire body, making people think… well, it seemed like they couldn’t know anything.
Yin’s usual attire already had a villainous aura. There was no need for her to make such drastic changes to her accessories like Leticia.
Their target this time was several organizations that seemed to have had contact with the Divine Seat. Yin’s intelligence wasn’t very detailed, only stating that those organizations might have had contact with the Divine Seat.
Compared to organizations that had contact with the Divine Seat, information about the Divine Seat itself was more detailed. But Leticia and Yin couldn’t just rush to the Divine Seat’s headquarters in Central City and directly ask them, “What are you up to lately?”
This wasn’t just alarming the birds; it was like detonating a bomb at the birds’ nest.
Leticia and Yin’s goal was to figure out the Divine Seat’s objectives. Ideally, they shouldn’t alert those carrying out the missions. They wanted them to continue their missions so that they could then act as the mantis stalking the cicada.
Led by Yin, a god of space, Leticia soon met their first target of the day. It was a greasy man sitting at a roadside stall, eating grilled squid. His physique made one doubt whether the small plastic chair beneath his backside could last much longer.
Beside the man stood several sturdy males with tattoos and fierce looks on their faces. They were likely bodyguards protecting the man. Leticia glanced at their waists and confirmed that none of them were carrying firearms.
“Daggers, claw knives, and the like. Are all these underworld thugs so pathetic nowadays?” Leticia quietly complained about the opponents’ weapons. She had expected to see at least one firearm, but they were all armed with cold weapons, which made her quite happy.
Firearms were much more threatening than small knives, or so it seemed under normal circumstances.
“After all, this is just the first target. The kind of targets you want are later. This one is for practice.” Yin shrugged. Wasn’t it good if the opponents’ weapons were lacking? Why did Leticia act as if she was afraid the opponents’ weapons weren’t good enough?
“So, according to the plan?”
“Do we have an action plan?”
“It seems not.”
Perhaps the opponents were too weak that Yin and Leticia hadn’t formulated any action plan at all. The two of them walked openly into the roadside stall and approached the greasy man.
As the two were about to get within three meters of their boss, the burly bodyguards belatedly blocked the two figures in black.
The level of alertness truly made Leticia want to sigh. But considering that these people were ultimately just scum from the bottom of society, she felt that this performance was somewhat normal.
It was a struggle for these people to even fill their stomachs, yet they expected them to act like professional bodyguards? How could that be possible?
“Two ladies, what business do you have with me? If you have any business to discuss, you should pick a good time and place. It’s not appropriate here.” The greasy man, wearing only a white vest on this late autumn night, said with a forced smile. He put down his half-eaten food and drew a tissue from the side to wipe his hands.
“We just want to ask you a few things. Can you have your subordinates leave?” Yin asked her purpose in a cold, condescending tone.
With such an attitude, even if the man had initially considered yielding, it was no longer possible.
A person lives for their reputation. This person in black had practically thrown his dignity on the ground and stomped on it mercilessly. Could he swallow this insult? If he swallowed it, he probably couldn’t continue to operate in their circles.
“I say, there’s no need to tell him all this nonsense. Why don’t we just take care of everyone, tie up the target, and be done with it?” Another person in black, with a stick-like object strapped to their back, spoke up.
This immediately made the greasy man’s anger level surge. He had never encountered people like this before. His status in the underworld of the western district was considered significant. Those who operated in the circles would at least give him some face, or at least give face to the organization behind him.
Yet, these two people in black completely disregarded him, acting as if he were a lamb awaiting slaughter.
These two should look at the numbers. They had six or seven strong men, while the other side only had two women. They clearly had the advantage!
“Attack me and capture these two scoundrels!”
The burly bodyguards exchanged glances, thinking that with more men than women, and men fighting women, they had the advantage. Thus, they charged forward with high spirits.
“Yin, you go and capture him. I’ll deal with these guys.” Leticia shook her head, drawing the demon sword from her back. She didn’t intend to use magic; for these ordinary people with just a bit of muscle, her physical strength alone would be enough.
Holding the demon sword, Leticia flew around amidst the surrounding burly men like a butterfly dancing in a flower bush, occasionally delivering a solid blow to these big oafs.
In less than a minute, the once aggressive and imposing men had all fallen to the ground. Leticia shook her head and gave her assessment, “Easily defeated.”
“That’s normal. Let’s go, let’s find a quieter place.” Yin, carrying the greasy man in one hand, didn’t seem surprised by the outcome at all. If Leticia couldn’t handle these people, she might as well have hit her head against a wall and died, a disgrace.
“This guy looks a bit overweight. You can still carry him with one hand?”
“Didn’t you modify this body? You should know the basic data quite well.” Yin weighed the man in her hand, feeling that it was nowhere near the body’s limit. “It’s a shame it’s dirty, it’s a bit of a waste of gloves.”
