Chapter 131: Old Hu’s Fate

Jiang Kai never expected that they had just come out for a normal level-up session, yet they ended up encountering something even scarier than a King-level Boss… a Map Boss.

Even though Jiang Kai had advanced to the second tier, he was very self-aware, there was no way he could be a match for a Map Boss.

"Let him go!", Jiang Kai shouted angrily.

The woman glanced at Jiang Kai with her enchanting eyes and spoke in a coquettish tone, "My original target was you… but compared to a Trickster, I prefer a Fate Seer."

"No need to worry, I just want to 'borrow' your teammate. As long as he cooperates, I can let you all go."

Jiang Kai's eyes widened, 'What the hell is going on?'

"Y-You… What do you need him for?"

The corners of the woman's lips curved up in a teasing, seductive way, making any man's heart race, "Earlier, I encountered a strange little creature. I was careless and got injured, so I need to replenish my energy."

"Just so happened that you three were nearby, so I had the Wolf King initiate the Blood Moon Night. Otherwise, these foolish subordinates of his wouldn't have been enough."

"Speaking of which, you humans… Even after I drain your energy, you can naturally recover over time. I must admit, I'm a little jealous."

Hearing this, Jiang Kai's eyelid twitched.

No wonder they ran into Blood Moon Night, they had already been targeted by this fox demon.

'She was injured by some strange little creature?'

It wasn't uncommon for beasts to fight among themselves, sometimes, one species would invade another's territory.

Even a Map Boss had its own domain. But obviously, no matter how arrogant this fox was, she wouldn't refer to another Map Boss as a strange little creature.

'Also, she wants to borrow Old Hu… to drain his energy?'

"H-How do you plan to drain it?", Jiang Kai asked.

The woman let out a charming laugh, her entire body shaking, "Playing dumb? Don't you already know?"

Jiang Kai understood instantly.

"Listen to me, he's my friend! Let him go! If this is something that harms the body, take me instead!", Jiang Kai said with determination.

Old Hu gathered his courage and slowly turned his head to sneak a glance at the woman…

He had to admit, this woman was too beautiful.

Her delicate features were simply flawless, and that rare combination of purity and seduction was impossible to imitate.

Up close, her skin was as soft as a newborn baby's, her breath carried a faint floral scent, and her figure was… breathtaking.

Old Hu turned his head back and looked at Jiang Kai, "Captain Kai, say no more. I appreciate it, but you're the team's core. This is something I, Old Hu, must do!"

Then, he turned to the fox demon, "Fox spirit, I warn you, after draining my energy, you must let the three of us go."

The fox spirit giggled, "And keep you here for the New Year? Be good and follow me."

With that, she grabbed Hu Yan by the armpits and disappeared into the shadows.

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Blood Moon Night was still ongoing, and the surrounding wolf demons were guarding Jiang Kai and Ruan Yu.

"Beauty…", Ruan Yu mumbled, rolling over and hugging Jiang Kai's leg in his sleep. Jiang Kai kicked him away.

Old Hu was holding that stunning fox demon, while Jiang Kai was stuck with Ruan Yu.

Jiang Kai glanced toward the shadows, narrowing his eyes and secretly activating Ghost Eye Focus.

Unfortunately, it couldn't penetrate the darkness, so he had no idea what was going on over there.

"Sigh…", Jiang Kai let out a deep sigh, 'Didn't she say her target was me at first? Couldn't she have stuck to her decision?'

'If I'd known, I wouldn't have bothered with my Deception Trick. Maybe if I had used a throwing knife, that fox spirit would have accepted it?', Jiang Kai was regretting it so hard.

"It's been so long! How many rounds of energy draining has he gone through? Why isn't he back yet?"

'Come to think of it, Old Hu once did a fortune reading… He said that 'when blood blooms, fate will descend'… That was actually kind of accurate?'

And so, they waited for over two hours.

The Blood Moon in the sky gradually turned pale yellow. The wolf demons around them left one by one, dropping Chasing Nine Tribulations before retreating.

The shadows had vanished without a trace.

Jiang Kai quickly retrieved Chasing Nine Tribulations and ran over.

At the spot where the shadows had been, the ground was covered with soft, dry grass.

Hu Yan lay there, his shirt half-open, his hair disheveled, his eyes empty.

"Old Hu! Are you okay?", Jiang Kai crouched down anxiously, "What did that fox demon do to you?"

"She said draining energy could be recovered, but… You didn't go stupid, did you?"

Jiang Kai shook him hard, and after a moment, Hu Yan finally spoke.

"She… She's gone?", His voice was hollow.

"She? The fox demon? Yeah, she's gone! Are you alright?", Jiang Kai asked urgently.

Hu Yan slowly sat up, looking utterly dazed, "She's not just a fox demon… She said her name is Dong Li. She said… she will remember me…"

Jiang Kai frowned at his friend's heartbroken expression.

"Hu… Did she cast some kind of charm spell on you?", he asked cautiously.

"She… She's just a Map Boss. We don't even know if she's just a bunch of code."

"She's not just code!", Hu Yan said firmly, "Even though we enter Ghost Star in digital form, people have already theorized that the concept of 'digital form' is extremely broad. In a way, even on Earth, all of our actions can be represented by numbers."

"So… just because something is digital, doesn't mean it isn't real."

Jiang Kai wanted to say something, like, if this was how the fox demon replenished her energy, then Old Hu probably wasn't her first man.

But looking at Old Hu's lifeless state, he just couldn't bring himself to say it.

Jiang Kai crouched down and shook his head, "Old Hu… You really need some rest… Damn it! I should've taken your place!"

"Rest? Maybe… But she said she won't forget me, and I don't think I can forget her either… I might be going crazy…", Hu Yan let out a long sigh, shook his head, then suddenly turned to Jiang Kai, "Captain Kai, there's something important!"

"What is it?"

"Dong Li was very satisfied with my performance last night."

Jiang Kai's face darkened, "Old Hu… That's what you wanted to say?"

"Of course not! As a reward, she told me the location of the Connection Portal."

"Wait, what?", Jiang Kai's eyes widened. The Huaxia military was desperately searching for the Connection Portal, and their reward for finding it had doubled.

"Where is it?"

"It's hidden in an illusionary land, normal people wouldn't notice it even if they passed by. But she gave me the coordinates."

Jiang Kai furrowed his brows.

'This Dong Li is a monster… but she seems different from other monsters.'

'She has higher intelligence, deeper emotions… Is she an exception, or are all Map Bosses like this?'

Either way, encountering the Map Boss of Taiping Mountain Path, and surviving, even getting Connection Portal coordinates, was already a miracle.

"If she gave us the location, then we should check it out," Jiang Kai said, his eyes lighting up.

"2,000 guild points… Even if the Lord God doesn't need it, we could sell it to another guild for big money."

[T/N: If you're into anime mashup worlds, crazy girls, and a protagonist everyone somehow falls for, give "Animania: Everyone Loves Me" a shot. I had a blast translating it. Maybe you'll have just as much fun reading it.]

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