Chapter 381: Detonate One First

Ying Duo really has to start doubting how famous they are.

I originally thought that after pulling such a huge stunt in Tianmian City, with a wanted notice flying around the world, my own Ying Guang Lu had already become world‑renowned.

Now it seems that the disguise Bai Mu Yun gave me was still unnecessary.

But unfortunately, this host really hasn't heard of Ying Duo's name.

After they didn't return to reality as before, internal fights broke out one after another, eventually forcing them to split into two groups; after Hua Jian Lei arrived, they were busy making all sorts of preparations for this airship hijack.

For various reasons, although they knew the Co‑Absorption cultists bombed Tianmian City, because they were involved with many Aberrant Species and Tianmian City was still far away, they really didn't pay much attention.

But that didn't stop a few of them from starting a search on the spot, after all Ying Duo said they had installed some bomb in this banquet hall.

The host stared at the Ying Guang Lu teenager on the table, his expression shifting from shock to suspicion.

That kid can't be joking with them, can he?

He looked at Ying Duo's somewhat frail body and wondered which of the Co‑Absorption cultists didn't have any Mutation Feature.

This kid, whose hair hasn't even grown evenly, claims to be from Co‑Absorption?

He sneered, "You can't even pretend convincingly."

The host was about to continue speaking when a commotion suddenly erupted nearby.

Whoa! It's real!

A robber instinctively stepped back two paces, his face turning deathly pale.

"Behind that column over there, there's a bomb..."

Before he finished speaking, someone else shouted from another direction.

"There's one here too!"

"Damn, there's one here too!"

"How the heck do we disarm this? I've never seen this Rune circuit before..."

The host's smile froze on his face as he looked toward the direction his comrades were pointing.

Someone lifted a tablecloth in a corner of the banquet hall, revealing a palm‑sized black device underneath.

The device was pressed tightly against the back of the table, its surface coursing with faint Ying Guang Lu Rune; each time the rune flickered, the device emitted an extremely faint "drip" sound.

Within just a minute, the robbers had casually uncovered more than ten of them.

The host turned around and looked again at the Ying Guang Lu teenager standing on the table.

Ying Duo still stood there, expressionless, golden eyes calmly fixed on him, the tiny remote gently rotating between his fingertips.

"You..."

The host's voice sounded a bit hoarse.

"What on earth are you trying to do?"

Ying Duo blinked innocently, "I told you, this airship now belongs to Co‑Absorption."

He paused, as if recalling something, then added:

"If you don't believe—"

His fingers moved.

"No—!" The host's words hadn't finished.

"Boom!!!"

A deafening explosion rang out, fire flaring on one side of the banquet hall; the shockwave flipped several nearby robbers onto the ground, and billowing thick smoke choked everyone into coughing.

"Cough cough cough—!"

Through the dense smoke, a robber struggled to rise, half his body sheathed in gray‑white stone—a petrification shield he activated at the last moment.

But even so, his condition was still far from good.

The stone surface was riddled with cracks, blood seeping from them; his right arm twisted at a grotesque angle, clearly blown off.

The banquet hall fell into dead silence, while the hostages gathered in the middle suffered only minor scrapes.

Everyone stared at the unconscious robber, then turned their gaze to the teenager on the table.

Ying Duo remained expressionless, merely shaking the remote in his hand.

"There are sixteen left in the banquet hall; you can keep guessing which spot will detonate next?"

No one dared to act rashly anymore.

Just minutes ago, the host still thought their plan was about to succeed.

The Dome agreed to release the captives, evacuation supplies were about to be secured, and they could finally flee this damned place.

And then this Little Ghost that appeared out of nowhere blew all his hopes to pieces.

Co‑Absorption, cultists, Flame City Cannon.

Those three words cycled through his mind, finally settling on a desperate fact:

This Little Ghost truly can blow up the entire airship.

His gaze fell on the discovered bombs, on the unconscious companion, and on the tiny remote in Ying Duo's hand.

He slowly raised his hands, his voice also weakening.

"...... What do you want?"

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【Bai Mu Yun: What happened on the airship? Especially, what's the situation in the banquet hall?】

【Ying Duo: Someone hijacked the airship.】

【Ying Duo: But now this airship belongs to Co‑Absorption.】

【Bai Mu Yun:???】

【Bai Mu Yun: What does 'belongs to Co‑Absorption' mean?】

【Bai Mu Yun: What are you doing on the airship?】

【Bai Mu Yun: Where is Mei Wei Si?】

Messages kept coming one after another; Ying Duo merely glanced and didn't reply.

His gaze swept over the banquet hall, where various pixel people sat in rows, huddling for warmth, finally landing on the silver-haired man in the corner.

Hua Jian Lei was looking at him, waving provocatively, and received a fierce glare from Yang Yichen beside him.

【Ying Duo: We'll talk later, help me deal with the bandits outside the banquet hall—I'm a bit busy now.】

So what exactly are you busy with?!

Are you busy threatening the bandits with explosives? Or busy seizing the airship for yourself?

Bai Mu Yun took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled.

"...... This kid."

He gritted his teeth, squeezing out three words from between them; Luo Jinyou happened to come over at that moment, asking cautiously:

"How's Ying Duo doing? Can we really land safely?"

Bai Mu Yun turned his head to look at Luo Jinyou; his gloomy gaze sent a chill down Luo Jinyou's back.

"He's fine," Bai Mu Yun said through gritted teeth, "Let's go."

Luo Jinyou froze: "Go? Where to?"

Bai Mu Yun didn't answer, just walked toward the door.

"Go work a shift for your roommate."

His tone was quite unfriendly.

Haven't we already left Tianmian City? Why hasn't Ying Duo's team been disbanded yet?

Although the team channel is indeed useful, the problem lies in its being too convenient.

For someone like Bai Mu Yun, who would rather not receive a superior's message and just find a corner to lie low and play dead, this is extremely unfriendly.

And the most annoying part, without a doubt, is this guy's connection with Fang Zhiyan, which forces him to obey Ying Duo's orders.

Who let his direct superior also keep an eye on him in the team?

Luo Jinyou couldn't understand how Bai Mu Yun, who had been patient with him before, suddenly had such a grim expression.

Huh? Related to Ying Duo? Then it's no surprise.