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Chapter 20: The Eternal Faith of Mo Pavilion
"Du Xu, can you still hold on?"
Zhao Zicheng said breathlessly, his body also marked with several scratches.
But compared to the initial fear, his eyes now showed a bit of defiance.
Less fear, more perseverance.
After a few exchanges...
This so-called demon didn’t seem as terrifying as it appeared.
It too knew pain, it too understood fear.
Although the dog demon bore no visible wounds, its condition seemed far from well; even as the restlessness in its eyes grew more evident, it no longer attacked rashly.
"Now that I think about it, Yu Sheng really had foresight."
"Always knows to carry a knife wherever he goes!"
"Damn it!"
"I don’t even know where he’s run off to, but if he comes back now, I’d call him dad if I had to!"
Zhao Zicheng spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, clutching his chest.
Then, in the next second.
A figure slowly emerged from the darkness, standing opposite the group, forming a pincer attack on the dog demon.
Zhao Zicheng was stunned.
The words he had just spoken were still echoing in the air, reverberating.
"I’d call him dad..."
"Call him dad..."
"Dad..."
With the echoes, the atmosphere in the scene turned increasingly eerie.
Something felt off.
What was meant to be a fiery declaration by Du Xu and Zhao Zicheng suddenly turned into a bizarre family reunion.
Even Yu Sheng paused for a moment, giving Zhao Zicheng a hesitant look, "That... doesn’t seem quite right."
"..."
"Get lost!"
"This isn’t the time for that, where the hell have you been?"
Zhao Zicheng was somewhat embarrassed and angry.
Normally very refined, he couldn’t help but curse now, as if doing so could make him seem more heroic and cover up his previous behavior.
"I was in the bathroom."
Yu Sheng scratched his head.
"All this commotion and you didn’t hear?"
"I don’t believe it, you’re lying!"
Zhao Zicheng's mind raced, trying to expose Yu Sheng's lie.
"Hmm." Yu Sheng simply nodded calmly, "I’m actually not very good at lying, my apologies."
...
Yu Sheng's frankness caught Zhao Zicheng off guard.
Knowing what kind of person Yu Sheng is, Zhao Zicheng decisively changed the subject: "Hey, throw me a dagger."
Yu Sheng was somewhat conflicted.
Walking past the dog demon to join the others, he approached with a hint of embarrassment and cautiously asked, "Um, could you guys pretend to be severely injured?"
Everyone: ???
Du Xu instinctively moved away from Yu Sheng, even if it meant getting closer to the dog demon.
For some reason, he felt safer near the dog demon than Yu Sheng.
Zhao Zicheng stiffened.
While keeping a tight watch on the restless dog demon that seemed ready to attack at any moment, he squeezed out through gritted teeth, "What are you trying to do?"
"Just..."
"Can you fight it again?"
"Make it wild."
"The kind where you attack without defense."
Yu Sheng pondered, then broke down his thoughts again and repeated them.
Zhao Zicheng swore he was completely baffled.
His mind was thrown into chaos.
What is Yu Sheng thinking!! What does he mean by making it wilder!!
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If it weren't for the dog demon in front of them and his certainty that he couldn't beat Yu Sheng, he would probably have grabbed Yu Sheng by the collar and roared, "Are you out of your mind!"
As the dog demon's primal instincts once again overpowered its scant rationality, a spark of inspiration flashed through Zhao Zicheng's mind!
"Ah!"
"I'm in so much pain!"
Saying this, Zhao Zicheng dramatically fell to the ground, continuing to wail.
It looked as if he was suffering from a severe cramp, a pitiful sight.
Although the others didn't know the specifics, they understood Yu Sheng's overwhelming strength.
Since Yu Sheng said they were severely injured, then so be it.
Within three seconds, only Du Xu was left standing.
Du Xu and Yu Sheng exchanged looks, both somewhat perplexed.
Finally, with a hint of resignation, Du Xu let out a few perfunctory groans and leaned against the wall, maintaining a slightly handsome pose.
Yu Sheng paused, glancing at a monitor in the corner with a questioning look in his eyes.
The monitor subtly moved, almost as if nodding.
Yu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, his expression quickly turning solemn.
"Such a ferocious demon beast!"
"Bullying my comrades!"
"Had I not arrived in time, these twelve lives would have surely been lost to your hands!"
He emphasized the number "twelve" heavily.
"As young people under the guidance of Mo Pavilion, we should march forward without fear, sworn to defend our lands!"
"Taking the human race as our responsibility!"
"To protect..."
Before Yu Sheng could finish, the dog demon, now completely enraged, growled and charged at him.
...
"Tsks tsk."
"Listen to that, what fine words."
"This video on the desk of Mo Pavilion's finance department would surely move them to tears, wouldn't it? And the funds would follow."
"But the acting is too clumsy, like reading from a script."
"Too bad about this speech."
Driver was sitting in the control room, full of admiration and even a hint of eagerness to learn, thoroughly enjoying the performance.
His satisfaction was interrupted when the dog demon cut off Yu Sheng's speech, causing some dissatisfaction.
Holding his forehead in frustration, he muttered, "My mistake."
"Should've controlled that dog demon first!"
"A mishap on our first collaboration, might this kid look down on me, not wanting to work with me in the future..."
"Now, regaining control would just look too fake."
"What to do..."
Driver kept muttering to himself, thinking of ways to salvage the situation.
Meanwhile, Monitors A and B had already become numb; they turned a blind eye to it all.
Who knows how many times their fragile spirits had been profoundly shocked in just one day.
They were merely clerks, meant to record data and create spreadsheets.
Why must they witness such dark aspects of humanity?
It was utterly shameless!
Disgraceful!
And yet, there was a hint of jealousy, even envy.
"To protect my comrades, duty compels me."
"I don't see this as merely acting heroically, but as my responsibility under the teachings of Mo Pavilion!"
"The faith of Mo Pavilion is eternal."
"The legacy of the human race continues!"
Yu Sheng's stiff lines once again echoed from the monitor.
Driver's mouth dropped open in astonishment, his expression one of utter shock.
In the video.
The dog demon was in a sorry state, covered in wounds that had appeared in just half a minute, constantly dripping blood, and now powerless, lying on the ground.
Meanwhile, Yu Sheng was mounted on its back, his hand crossbow pressed against the forehead of the dog demon.
He continued to recite loudly.