The long white legs weakly stretched out into the dark alley, pushed by inertia.
Under the glow of the soul-guided solar streetlights, the crimson toenail polish gleamed.
The red straps on her ankle bracelet were entwined, adding a bloody yet beautiful touch.
At this moment, the "Lan Fozi" (Blue Buddha), or more accurately, the body controlled by Nana Li, regained a hint of clarity in her mind. She showed no mercy to the body lying on the ground.
Instead, her face wore an excited, dazed expression as she walked with an unnatural little girl's skipping step, leaving the area.
"Tap—tap tap tap tap—tap tap..."
Humming a little tune, she set off towards her predetermined destination.
"Lan Fozi", or rather, the body controlled by Nana Li, left, and then a figure emerged from the shadow behind her.
He was not an evil soul master nor a soul master; he was just an ordinary man living in the capital city of the Sun and Moon Federation, Mingdu. He had simply followed her out of curiosity.
While there were alleys in the bustling city, few people ventured into them. This ordinary man had followed only because of his curiosity.
At this moment, the situation took a quiet shift.
The man, who had been watching with surprise, did not turn his head until the "Lan Fozi"—who had discarded her companion—disappeared completely from sight.
"Glug! Glug..."
His Adam's apple moved, heat surging through him.
His nose twitched, and a fresh, youthful scent, almost as if it had a life of its own, invaded his nostrils, exuding a deadly temptation.
His gaze landed on the beautiful body lying on the ground, and it was as if he couldn't pull his eyes away.
By all rights, an ordinary person living in a nation's capital would be unlikely to lack female companions, at least not to the point of scavenging the dead.
But...
"Clink! Clink!"
As the jingling of the bell echoed in the air, the man's pupils lost all sense of reason, replaced by primal urges of reproduction and mating.
Like a starving wolf, he pounced on the helpless little lamb lying on the ground.
He licked his cracked lips and went straight for the exposed feet.
However, in the next moment, the sound of the bell abruptly stopped.
"Clank!"
The sound of an insurance switch being triggered rang out, and a dark hole was pressed to the back of his head.
Nana Li's voice, mixed with a faint electronic buzz, came from behind him.
"If you move again, I'll make you watch your own brain matter spill out."
Without the jingling bell, and now facing the threat of death behind him, the man regained a shred of reason.
Or rather, he was forced to regain his reason.
In the Sun and Moon Federation, there was no ban on firearms. Though an ordinary person, he was very familiar with firearms.
He quickly realized that the weapon pressed against his head was the real deal.
A trembling voice asked, "Who are you? What do you want?"
"Do you know where this is? The capital of the Sun and Moon Federation, Mingdu! How dare you move a soul-guided firearm here!"
Behind him, Nana Li's voice came with a playful, electronic tone:
"I'm the Federation's number one beauty. You can call me that."
"As for what I want to do..."
At that moment, there was a "whoosh" sound, followed by the metallic click of a soul-guided weapon's gears locking into place.
The sound made the previously calm man's legs immediately start shaking, a physiological reaction brought on by fear.
He now understood what type of soul-guided weapon was pressed against the back of his head.
It was a high-penetration soul-guided revolver, a life-or-death gamble weapon!
"This soul-guided revolver in my hand can load six bullets. It actually holds six bullets."
"I'll fire one shot. If you survive, I'll spare your life and let you do whatever you want. How about it?"
Upon hearing this, the man nearly cried, almost suffering a heart attack.
This was not a life-or-death bargain!
This was clearly a death sentence!
His legs, already shaking uncontrollably, buckled, and with a "thud," he knelt to the ground.
"Smack! Smack..."
His hands obediently slapped his own face, desperately begging for mercy.
"I don't know what's wrong with me today. I was wrong! I'll change! I'll definitely change!"
Only after he had slapped his cheeks until they were red and swollen, tears flowing, did Nana Li's voice finally ring out again.
Her tone was tinged with a little arrogance:
"Hmph!"
"As the Federation's number one beauty, it's only natural that you'd think like this. I can understand it."
Just as the man thought Nana Li would spare him, she suddenly turned the conversation, making his emotions plummet, as if he had just ridden a roller coaster.
"So, how should someone like you change, hmm?"
"You can't change. You'll just die!"
Man: "?"
Before he could protest any further, the soul-guided revolver behind him suddenly went off!
"Bang!"
The man, kneeling on the ground, felt his body jerk violently, and his sphincter relaxed with a sudden release.
"Drip! Drip..."
This state lasted for a while until Nana Li's mocking laughter echoed from behind him.
"Hehe..."
The mocking laughter finally made the man come to his senses.
He hadn't died!
His trembling hand reached back, grabbed at nothing, then retracted. He looked down at his hand and saw a colorful paper strip.
Without thinking, he spun around, only to find not a person, but an electronic Q-version doll.
The doll was a chibi version of the woman lying on the ground, with twin-tails, a red outfit, and a soul-guided revolver clearly made of plastic aimed at his forehead.
"Whoo!"
A surge of irritation rushed up into his nose.
At that moment, humiliation, anger, and frustration, among other negative emotions, flooded into his mind, reaching the upper limit of what an ordinary person could handle.
His emotions surged to the extreme, and he gritted his teeth, his whole body shaking with rage.
"Ah—"
In a fit of rage, he grabbed the electronic doll and, with no reason left, tore it apart.
As he tore it...
"Beep! Beep! Beep..."
"Boom!"
The Nana Li-themed Q-version electronic doll exploded, but the blast was confined to a specific area, and a vengeful spirit filled with negative emotions was born.
In the dark alley, dark purple magical patterns emerged, looking eerily similar to the formation of the Blood River God-Slaying Array.
The newly born vengeful spirit was absorbed by the magical patterns and vanished, its destination unknown.
Only such a vengeful spirit, filled with negative emotions, could serve as nourishment for the rapid formation of the second Blood River God-Slaying Array.
The dark purple formation that was slowly solidifying revealed that the second Blood River God-Slaying Array was already taking shape.
From this, it was clear that Nana Li had used herself as bait to fish for enough vengeful spirits, showing that the Holy Spirit Cult was working on a tight schedule.
Such things were happening in every corner of Mingdu, but Nana Li's method had a very personal touch.
(End of Chapter)