Chapter 156: Hello, Tyrant… Goodbye, Tyrant
"This kid… what a waste of that handso face."
Bearded Guy watched Chen Huai’an’s livestream replay and couldn't help but let out a bitter chuckle.
If he had Chen Huai’an’s looks, he’d have gone straight into showbiz.
Getting suplexed by a strawberry bear?
An unfixable, self-falling target dummy?
Was this so kind of scripted cody effect?
If he looked like that, he would’ve already debuted as a celebrity instead of wasting ti as a joke strear.
Just then, his phone rang.
A frantic voice ca through the receiver.
"Director Luo, sothing happened! Governor Li Changbai has been critically injured! He was just carried out from the base of Mount Longhu!"
"What?!"
Bearded Guy’s expression changed instantly.
"I’m on my way."
Li Changbai was C-Province’s only General-ranked Demon Slayer.
If even he was injured… that ant the evil entity hidden in Mount Longhu had to be at least General-level as well.
By the ti Bearded Guy arrived at the ergency dical station near the mountain, it was already late.
Li Changbai had regained consciousness, but his condition was terrible.
His once jet-black hair had turned stark white.
His face was wrinkled and sagging.
He didn’t look like a middle-aged man anymore—he looked like he had aged into his seventies.
It was as if decades of life had been ripped away from him.
"Director Luo… I heard you got promoted to Elite Soldier-class? Congratulations."
Li Changbai lifted his murky eyes, forcing a tired smile.
"Heh, just luck."
Bearded Guy gave him a polite response before imdiately shifting the conversation.
"What exactly happened in Mount Longhu? Can the situation still be controlled?"
Li Changbai stared at him for a mont, then smiled.
"Still all about the job, huh? As expected of Director Luo… Well, I called you here precisely to tell you sothing important."
"The Black Coffin inside Mount Longhu has fully erged. The entity sealed within far surpasses General-rank."
"But…" Li Changbai let out a ragged cough, his breath unsteady.
"But I wasn’t injured by the entity inside the coffin… I was attacked by soone else."
Bearded Guy’s expression hardened as he sat down beside him.
"I call them the Coffin Keepers."
"There are four of them, all wearing white masks, each inscribed with a single character—魑, 魅, 魍, 魉."
"I managed to kill 魑, 魅, and 魍, but I was completely exhausted by then. My plan was to retreat, recover, then head back to finish off 魉…"
"But I didn’t expect that thing to follow down the mountain."
"It waited until I let my guard down near the exit… and then suddenly struck."
"…Cough! Cough! Cough!"
Li Changbai's body convulsed violently as he coughed up mouthfuls of black blood.
Bearded Guy imdiately stood up to call for dical personnel…
But Li Changbai grabbed his wrist tightly.
"Sit down and listen."
"I don’t have much ti left."
"魉… it steals its victim’s lifespan. Even if you called Xiang Xiaoyuan over, she wouldn’t be able to save ."
"Governor Li… you…"
Bearded Guy stared at him, helpless.
He had never imagined he was here to witness Li Changbai’s final monts.
Li Changbai waved a weak hand, his clouded eyes locking onto Bearded Guy’s.
Then, with one final burst of strength, he gripped Bearded Guy’s hand tightly.
"The Coffin Keepers’ goal is to resurrect the entity sealed in the Black Coffin."
"If that thing revives…"
"C-Province will be drowned in blood."
"I’ve heard about your special ability."
"You have demonic cancer cells."
"You don’t have a lifespan to steal."
"You’re the only one who can kill 魉."
"Luo Haisheng."
"Go. Kill. 魉."
Bearded Guy’s gaze turned cold.
"Where is 魉? Still in Mount Longhu?"
"Yes…"
"If that thing is still breathing… then I’ll make sure to kill it!"
Li Changbai let out a final, relieved sigh.
He pulled out a black compass, shoving it into Bearded Guy’s hand.
In the center, a bright red character—‘魉’—glead ominously.
"This is the Lin Clan’s Soul-Chasing Compass."
"With it, you’ll be able to track 魉 down."
"And one more thing…"
Li Changbai pressed his frail hand on Bearded Guy’s shoulder.
His voice was low, but firm.
"Don’t do this for ."
"Do it for Tianfu."
"For C-Province."
"For Daxia."
"For every unfortunate soul like you and …"
Li Changbai stared at the ceiling.
His voice faded.
By the ti Bearded Guy snapped out of it…
The General had already breathed his last.
He clenched the compass in his trembling fingers, then slowly reached out…
And gently closed Li Changbai’s eyes.
Then, he stood up and walked away.
…It was ti to kill so evil.
"Money. I need money! Who’s got money?!"
"Money! Wealth from all directions!!!"
【Sigh, Boss is having another episode.】
Baji sighed as he watched Chen Huai’an screaming into the couch.
【But Boss losing his mind all the ti is actually a good thing. It ans his condition is stable. It’s not a sign that his mory is about to return. That gives more ti to prepare.】
With that thought, Baji dripped a drop of its blood into Xiaoqing’s mouth.
【Hurry up and get stronger. Follow Boss’s orders—grow a pair of beautiful legs. If you can pull that off, our lives will be much easier.】
Xiaoqing obediently nodded.
Normally, it would take years for her to fully transform into human form.
But since Boss was in a hurry…
She had already devised a compromise.
Partial transformation.
Her combat strength would be slightly suppressed, but…
Living under the sa roof with Boss and Boss Cat, there wasn’t really a need to fight, anyway.
anwhile…
Outside Containnt Suite #0.
A dimly lit corridor.
The flickering lights cast eerie shadows along the walls.
Two Demon Slayers stood outside the thick alloy doors, nervously whispering.
"...So this is the Zero Containnt Suite, huh? Damn, that door looks insanely thick."
"Of course. They say this place holds C-Province’s strongest containnt subject—KSC-0."
"Title: The Tyrant."
"Apparently, the mont he arrived, he imdiately crushed both KSC-01 and KSC-02. His power is so terrifying they had to reinforce the doors."
"...Think we can convince him to help us? What if he just punches us to death?"
"Emmm… I heard he’s usually calm, as long as Tumor Dragon doesn’t show up. But he’s also super cold and aloof… maybe we should just ask?"
CLANK—!
The tallic viewport on the alloy door slid open.
A half-visible, devastatingly handso face appeared.
A pair of eyes—brimming with excitent.
The two Demon Slayers froze in terror.
And then—
"HELLO, TYRANT. GOODBYE, TYRANT."
"NO OFFENSE INTENDED! WE ANT NO OFFENSE!"
"STOP RIGHT THERE!!!"
Chen Huai’an grinned, his expression both sinister and eager.
"Do you have money?"
"Whatever you need for… doesn’t matter."
"As long as you’ve got money, I’m in! Keh keh keh!"
The two Demon Slayers exchanged panicked glances.
Then, they both forced out flattering smiles.
"Of course! Absolutely!"
"As long as Tyrant-sama helps us… all the bounty rewards and material sales profits are yours!"
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