Chapter 114 - 97: Extraordinary Raider

Chapter 114: Chapter 97: Extraordinary Raider

The Magic Mirror didn’t react.

Gu Qing, not giving up, asked again,

"Is it because you think I look a bit like him, so you’ve got the wrong person?"

The Magic Mirror still didn’t react.

Gu Qing continued,

"Or is it because I have some kind of his legacy, like the ability to gain powers from others?"

The Magic Mirror remained motionless.

Seeing it wouldn’t talk, Gu Qing couldn’t be bothered to waste any more time asking and just stuffed it back into his phone case.

Even though it was already past four in the morning, Gu Qing wasn’t sleepy yet. He decided to play on his phone for a bit before going to sleep.

As soon as he turned on his phone screen, he remembered the magical girl anime Jiang Wanqiao had recommended to him.

That pretty girl with glasses had strongly recommended an anime called *Puella Magi Madoka Magica*, saying it was especially good and that he absolutely had to watch it.

"I’ll just watch a bit of *Puella Magi Madoka Magica*, then. Get myself sleepy and then head to bed," Gu Qing muttered to himself.

He then opened Douyin to search for a summary of the anime.

After being poisoned by countless short videos, Gu Qing had now completely lost his patience for long-form content like movies and TV shows.

He just couldn’t bring himself to settle down and honestly watch an anime with episodes averaging twenty minutes each.

These days, the only thing he could stomach were short video summaries that were just a few minutes long.

However, after watching for a few minutes, he realized he had overestimated himself.

For an anime he wasn’t really interested in, he couldn’t even stand to finish a summary video that was only a few minutes long.

He had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and search for some of its famous scenes.

That way, when he talked about magical girls with Jiang Wanqiao in the future, he could at least contribute a sentence or two and not make the conversation completely awkward.

’Tomoe Mami’s famous scene?’

’It has over a hundred thousand likes.’

’Hmm, this video has a lot of likes. I’ll watch this one.’

Gu Qing clicked on the video.

The scene opened with the magical girl named Tomoe Mami attacking with a large cannon, looking especially cool.

But the very next second, a monster bit the magical girl’s head off, killing her instantly.

’What the?!’

’She just finished looking all cool, without even a chance to enjoy everyone’s shocked expressions, and she’s already dead?’

’That was brutal.’

Gu Qing shook his head and didn’t continue watching.

Instead, he started scrolling through his recommended videos on Douyin.

He hadn’t been scrolling for long when he came across an extremely popular news story:

[BREAKING! Peach Pink Boy Group suffers accident while filming a variety show in a Hai City scenic area. Their raft was swept away by rapids and went over a waterfall during a nighttime rafting experience. All members are missing and their whereabouts are unknown. Relevant departments have rushed to the scene to conduct rescue operations.]

’The Peach Pink Boy Group?’

’Isn’t that the boy band that just got popular recently?’

Silly Yao was just complaining to me about them the other day. She said a lot of girls in her class are fans, and one of them is a crazy stan who’s so obsessed she’s always tricking her farmer parents out of their money to buy merch. Totally outrageous.

"All missing and whereabouts unknown... they’re probably done for," Gu Qing said, shaking his head with a sigh.

"The current looked so fast, after all."

"They got popular less than a month ago, and now a sudden accident wipes out the whole group. You really can’t make this stuff up."

The moment he finished speaking, his phone started vibrating like crazy.

’No, wait, it’s the Magic Mirror inside the phone case that’s convulsing.’

’Why is the Magic Mirror suddenly spazzing out?’

Puzzled, Gu Qing took off the phone case and pulled out the Magic Mirror from inside.

Then, he saw a few lines of text appear on its surface:

[The Peach Pink Boy Group didn’t just have an accident and get swept over the waterfall. The truth is, they were kidnapped by a group of criminals. They’re going to be sent to a group of Fox Women who devour people whole to serve as Furnace Cauldrons.]

[Tonight at ten, the transaction will take place in a private residence near the scenic area. The address is: 11 South Eighth Lane, Sanhua Street.]

[This transaction will involve Extraordinary Resources. You know what that means.]

"So... you want me to go and rob them of their Extraordinary Resources?"

Gu Qing was cautious. "You have to tell me, what’s the power level of those Fox Women?"

Magic Mirror: [Their Spiritual Strength surpasses yours, but their Physical Strength is far inferior.]

Hearing this, Gu Qing was relieved.

"Alright, I get it. I’ll get some sleep first. When it’s almost evening, I’ll go to the address you gave me and scope it out."

Gu Qing wasn’t worried the Magic Mirror would trick him.

After all, he had already performed a blood bond with it. Their fates were intertwined; if one prospered, so did the other, and if one fell, the other would fall with it.

He turned off his phone.

He drew the curtains.

Gu Qing lay down, closed his eyes, and went to sleep.

But just then, the birds outside were already chirping away, making a huge racket.

’Damn, I accidentally pulled an all-nighter...’

Gu Qing quickly got up, found a black T-shirt in his closet, and used it to cover his eyes while he slept.

Based on his past experience with all-nighters, as soon as the birds started chirping, the industrious sun would soon follow.

When that happened, the sunlight would pierce through the curtains and disrupt his sleep. ℯℯ𝑙.

...

「Night Court.」

Inside a certain captain’s office.

He Haikun was using a special communication device to secretly contact the Fox Woman he had met that night.

[I’ve already had my people take care of that Peach Pink Boy Group you wanted. Tonight at ten, remember to go to 11 South Eighth Lane, Sanhua Street, for the handover.]

[Captain He is as capable as they say, getting things done so quickly.]

[Cut the crap. I’m not helping you for free. Don’t forget my Extraordinary Resources.]

[Don’t worry, Captain He. This isn’t our first transaction. You should trust us a little more.]

After the brief exchange, He Haikun willed it, and the communication device in his hand returned to his Storage Ring.

He looked out the window and made a silent resolve:

’These Fox Women are insatiably greedy. Their appetites grow bigger by the day.’

’Today they dare to ask for celebrities, tomorrow they’ll dare to ask for Extraordinary Beings. Sooner or later, they’ll be the death of me.’

’I need to become the official Captain as soon as possible. Then I’ll use the power in my hands to find a chance and wipe them all out in one fell swoop, eliminating this problem for good!’

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