Eldritch Horror Theatre

’I never expected this. To think that a fine, hardworking youth like you would follow Chief Yuan’s example and run off to this place of sensual pleasures and debauchery!’

The fierce blade ultimately failed to strike its target.

Because at that exact moment, Fu Qian had already activated Blood Crusade and vanished from the spot.

And the strike was seemingly so sharp that the walls and tables did not even register being pierced, failing to make the slightest sound.

This directly resulted in Miss Moxie, standing far behind the counter, not immediately noticing this damage to her property.

Of course, there was no need to worry too much on her behalf. Fu Qian had already helped her identify the attacker.

Slashing directly through the wall to attack someone—who else could possess such a domineering method?

Classmate Su Gao had already put on this exact performance back in West Plain City.

That’s right. The attacker was none other than his number one Demigod fighter and the most capable general of his business empire.

Upon recognizing this familiar aura, Fu Qian’s first reaction was sheer heartache, lamenting how deeply the Sacred Night Capital corrupted people.Of course, this was no time to lecture his employee on ideology. Though they had only parted ways recently, Demigod Su had clearly made further progress. Her strikes were not merely unstoppable now; they were completely silent.

Had he not already reached Tier 2, he would have dodged that slash in a much more pathetic manner.

Choosing to have a conversation here and actually running into her truly made him reflect that where in life do paths not cross.

...

Yuan Shan was right after all. Su Gao had arrived at the Sacred Night Capital even before the two of them. Considering she did not have much of a habit of going shopping, this was clearly the Night Watchers reacting to the anomaly, and High Tier transcendents had come out to investigate the cause.

Su Gao’s perception was undeniably keen. The Yellow Robe that Levin had gifted him drew her over immediately.

And she was decisive and ruthless as always. Once she locked onto her target, she attacked instantly without uttering a single word.

The only comforting detail was that she had aimed for his legs, clearly leaning toward capturing him alive and preserving their ability to communicate.

Unfortunately, it was best to avoid having too much communication with her right now—

Having just entered his Blood Crusade state, Fu Qian’s body abruptly accelerated, yet blood still sprayed into the air the next moment.

A terrifying gash tore open from his left chest all the way down to his right waist, giving him a profound experience in opening his heart.

Naturally, the Yellow Robe continued to flutter gracefully without a single visible scratch.

’Even this works?!’

Moving like lightning, Fu Qian continuously dodged and shifted, evading slash after slash that materialized out of the void.

Meanwhile, in the corresponding Real World, Classmate Su Gao seemed to blend into the darkness as she relentlessly pursued and hacked at an invisible target in the air.

Fu Qian was actually not entirely surprised that she could detect his position.

The moment he activated Blood Crusade, he once again realized the power of Levin’s methods.

Even after stepping into this special dimension, the conspicuousness brought by the Yellow Robe did not diminish in the slightest. It seemed to somewhat ignore everything.

It was truly worthy of being suspected as the manifestation of an ancient Deity.

The only way to end this was likely exactly what he had said: waiting for the influence of Blazing Rainbow to disappear.

In short, Fu Qian had not been overly optimistic, nor did he assume Su Gao would be completely unable to discover him.

What actually shocked him was that she could hit him!

The blade beams swinging through the air were now radiating a faint, bright blue glow, completely ignoring dimensional boundaries.

’Is this the power of Echo?’

For a moment, Fu Qian recalled her introduction of her own abilities back on Ye Island.

This was clearly a targeted countermeasure made in an instant because of his Blood Crusade state change.

She was truly worthy of being his number one fighter. To think she could even unleash Dimensional Slash!

Amid his awe, Fu Qian phased through the wall and casually deactivated his state.

...

The movements stopped abruptly.

Su Gao’s appearance had not changed in the slightest; it was completely impossible to tell that she had been influenced by this city of entertainment.

Frowning slightly beneath her narrow hat, she stared at the phantom in the Yellow Robe standing there, hesitating to speak.

”Fang.”

Fu Qian sighed softly and spat out a single word.

His original intention in actively showing himself had been to display goodwill, but judging by her posture, she had actually recognized him.

Su Gao’s hesitation was not over whether she should continue attacking, but rather because he had too many alternate personas, and she was unsure how to appropriately address him.

”My apologies, Mister Fang. Your situation seems a bit troublesome. Do you need my help with anything?”

Sure enough, the next moment, Su Gao directly sheathed her sword and greeted him gently.

The content of her greeting demonstrated a seamless, one-second faction switch without any hesitation.

”When you have the time, come over and compensate for the person’s losses.”

Having originally not intended to disturb her, Fu Qian did not dawdle in this situation. He directly pointed behind him and then walked ahead.

Since he was currently like a firefly in the dark night, it was best to stay far away from the Clamor.

In fact, Su Gao’s immediate attack without a word just now had clearly been her way of doing exactly this.

Even if his incredibly sinister-looking self was genuinely the type to take ordinary people hostage, a Demigod charging forward undaunted, combined with the large force of Night Watchers who might arrive at any moment, would be enough to make him abandon that decision.

...

”Are you the only one nearby?”

Strolling through the Sacred Night Capital together, before he understood the specific situation, Fu Qian did not lead Su Gao too quickly, so as to avoid drawing unnecessary attention.

Naturally, he definitely brought her toward the dimly lit areas.

”Mm.”

Su Gao agreed softly.

”Considering that what the others can do is quite limited, we only mobilized the High Tier members we could contact, dispersing to various places to confirm the cause of the anomaly.”

”There is also a Divine Emissary responsible for the area adjacent to mine, but it should be fine in this direction.”

”Additionally, the person in charge here is the only Tier 1. I am not certain of his monitoring zone, or even his methods.”

’And yet, you defected more naturally than nature itself.’

Fu Qian sighed inwardly.

”How did you recognize me?”

Su Gao had certainly never seen him use Blood Crusade before. A bunch of items were all covered by the Yellow Robe, and the exposed area of his face was less than a fifth. Not to mention, this thing also had a disguised concealment effect.

”It was indeed very deceptive. I didn’t recognize you at first, but—”

Showing a rare moment of hesitation, Su Gao glanced at the weapon in her hand.

”I was able to identify the damage...”

’Hm?’

Fu Qian froze for a moment before he understood what she meant. She hadn’t recognized him initially, but after landing that slash, the familiarity had immediately hit her, right?

She was truly worthy of being the one who had honed her tactile memory by slashing him three times during their very first encounter.

However, even though this method of identifying someone sounded completely absurd, Fu Qian did not doubt it in the slightest.

The effect of Echo was originally an adaptive shift based on the target.

Therefore, displaying a fingerprint-like level of recognition was nothing too difficult to understand for Demigod Su, for whom it was purely a matter of power.

”Is it best if I continue searching?”

While he was thinking, Su Gao had already continued asking.

”Or is there any way to help dispel the issue on your body?”

Her thought process was quite clear. Although they had not seen each other for days, this was clearly not the time to catch up.

She would either help with all her might, or pretend nothing had happened.

”There is no way. However, since you are here, you can indeed do me a favor.”

Fu Qian’s response was equally straightforward.