Chapter 992: Great Hero, It's Your Turn to Appear

A Bo Ni Ya gave no further explanation, just tapped Pa Duo on the top of her head with a hand.

Pa Duo squinted from the tap, a half‑string of snore rolled out of her throat, then she stifled it.

Pa Duo changed posture, nudging her plump body closer to A Bo Ni Ya's leg, her eyes still couldn't help glancing at Heimu.

Heimu ignored Pa Duo, because the commotion over there was just too great.

Ying stood before the haunted house fissure, the red‑black long blade already out of its sheath, the tip angled toward the ground.

That fissure was where Heimu had erupted from inside, now like a wound, continuously spewing out bizarrely shaped things.

There were a few doll‑like figures made of old clothes and mud, limbs of uneven length, each with only a vertical mouth on its face.

Two resembled wooden horses, their four legs bent backward, and when they ran their heads turned to the rear.

There were also several shapeless clumps, like a bunch of plush toys mashed together and then powered, their bodies emitting faint green sparks.

As soon as they burst out, before they could even see the outside, a scarlet giant shadow pressed them into the ground.

A red fox phantasm floated half‑real, half‑illusory behind Ying, its seven tails like flowing flame, moving slowly and majestically.

Those odd things were torn to pieces under the claws; as the fragments rose, the light dust shed from the fox tails swept them into black ash, drifting in the night wind.

Ying's expression was calm, as if handling an utterly ordinary task.

Each movement of the red fox phantasm generated a huge gust, lifting her pink hair and the hem of her skirt forward.

She neither dodged nor avoided, only occasionally swinging a slash, cutting those small things that slipped through the fox phantasm's claw gaps back into the fissure.

Heimu watched from afar, the irritation in his heart subdued a bit by this clean, decisive scene.

If this continued at this rate, the haunted house's energy wouldn't last long.

When the energy is drained, the layer of space imprisoning Hua will be revealed.

Even Wei Er Wei, however much she can stir up, fears destroying the house.

She withdrew her gaze and looked back at the panel.

The system just sent a brief receipt, a single line: Target locked, continuous monitoring in progress; if the target exhibits out‑of‑bounds behavior, it will be handled according to the preset plan.

Heimu, after reading it, tapped the panel lightly with a knuckle, counting as a response.

He added, "If necessary I will go personally; keep a close eye on that mass of consciousness, and don't let it touch Qingque's body. That vessel is still useful now; it must not truly be seized by Shuhuo."

The system replied instantly with two words: Understood!

Heimu turned the page over and brought up another panel.

This time the screen showed Qingque's side.

In the dark‑red space, Qingque and Yao Guang were still walking downward.

Heimu saw Qingque cradling a small handful of fallen blossoms in her arms, turning her head to say something to Yao Guang.

Yao Guang leaned slightly to listen, silver‑white hair slipping from the shoulder, the tips brushing Qingque's shoulder.

Qingque tucked her neck in, as if the hair made her a little itchy.

Heimu stared at the scene, his eyebrows slowly lifting.

"These two are rather leisurely," Heimu thought.

Perspective shift.

Sai Fei Er crouched on the edge of the rooftop, Tail flicking behind, toe hovering, both hands cupping her cheeks, eyes sparkling as she stared at the distant ice plain where Bubbles surged.

A lapis‑blue light outlined her cat‑ear silhouette, making it shine.

Tail suddenly "pop"ed against her side, startling the nearby Huo Huo, who flinched his shoulders.

"Really interesting,"

Sai Fei Er blurted out a line, her voice full of excitement.

The power inside her could no longer be restrained, as if hundreds of tiny insects crawled in her veins, itching so much she wanted to tumble off the roof and dive into that sea of Bubbles to cause a cataclysm.

She even began to contemplate whether to skirt the battlefield side, give that flower‑adorned girl a quick encounter, snap a photo, and casually snatch the Ice Sword of Jing Liu.

Isn't that more thrilling than blowing up a crate of fireworks?

Before she could devise a concrete plan, a "ding" sounded in her mind.

Sai Fei Er's ears snapped upright, and Tail also rose high.

The meaning was clear: go pull that gray‑haired guy into the arena.

Sai Fei Er's eyes brightened further, she rose almost rolling to her feet: "Here it comes! This cat was just worried about having nothing to do!"

She didn't explain to Huo Huo, just gave a beckoning hand, then her figure flashed and she vanished from the spot.

Night wind filled Huo Huo's Command Flag; the girl was startled by the sudden move, then quickly suppressed the faint yellow glow in her eyes.

Xing still stood on the other side, both hands on the railing, mouth half‑open, gazing into the distance.

The sea of Bubbles not only wasn't suppressed, it kept rising higher.

She clicked her tongue audibly, her lips never pausing: "It's all maxed out, not even a camera left. If I had brought my phone, any clip would make a sci‑fi blockbuster trailer. Now the phone's frozen solid, San Yue Qi can't find anyone, no one to share with— sigh, what is this even called?"

While she was lamenting, her right shoulder was suddenly tapped from behind.

Xing jolted sharply, nearly flipping over the railing.

She turned her head and saw Sai Fei Er standing behind her, grinning tooth‑wide, cat ears perky.

"Why are you so silent when you walk?"

Xing patted her chest, her heart still pounding inside, "People can scare each other to death, especially in places like this."

"Scaring to death is no fun."

Sai Fei Er flicked her Tail, leaned sideways, elbow resting on Xing's shoulder, posture intimate as if a ten‑year‑old friend, "Lord Pioneer, that scene just now—wasn't it exhilarating?"

Xing instinctively tried to shake her off, but Sai Fei Er's arm, as if glued, held firm.

Xing could only glance sideways at her: "Fine, you pulled me out of the explosion, I haven't thanked you yet, but could you let go first? Your Tail brushed my face."

Only then did Sai Fei Er retract her Tail, pretended to smooth her fur with a hand.

She put on a serious expression, but the mischievous spark in those eyes just wouldn't be suppressed.

She leaned in a bit, lowered her voice: "No need to thank me. I came because I'm going to take you to do a huge good deed."

Star tilted back cautiously: "What good deed?"

"It's not some petty scuffle~"

Sai Fei Er waved a hand, the tip of her Tail drawing a circle behind her, "Did you see over there? That glowing creature is fighting Jing Liu. Do you know who she is?"

Star shook her head.

Star truly didn't know.

The information overload tonight was so dense that Star's mental capacity was already insufficient.

The gray‑white‑haired figure below only seemed familiar to her, like a relative of Qingque, but she was too lazy to even guess exactly who.

Sai Fei Er gave Star no time to think, pointing straight at the battlefield: "That's an Abundance‑side monster, gnawing at the glacier, ravaging Luofu. Look at those Bubbles—whatever they touch gets assimilated, and if they keep growing, the whole sealed zone will turn into a mass of giant Bubbles! Cloud Cavalry has withdrawn, Jing Liu is in a tough fight, and this situation needs a close‑range damage expert!"

The more Star listened, the more something felt off.

Star's gaze drifted from Sai Fei Er's face to the distance, then back, raised a hand and pointed at her own nose: "So?"

"So, great hero, it's your turn to step onto the stage."

Sai Fei Er slapped her back, the force making Star stagger forward a step.

Star quickly braced the railing, turned and glared at Sai Fei Er: "You want me to fight that? I don't even understand what it is! Those Bubbles look ominous; if I go up, won't I turn into bubble water like those ice pillars?"

"What are you afraid of!"

Sai Fei Er leaned in front of her, voice decisive: "You saved the people of Beloberg! The snow‑covered Yalilo, the Star Core crisis, Kekeliya—all were faced head‑on by you alone, and the whole planet remembers your name! Do you know what the kids in Beloberg are playing now? They're playing Pioneer versus Star Core! The protagonist is always you!"

Star froze for a moment, the corner of her mouth lifting, then quickly suppressed it: "Um, I'm a bit hazy on the details, but it seemed I wasn't alone then; there were others as well."

"But you were the one who charged ahead!"

Sai Fei Er's voice grew brighter as she said, "You landed a punch into the Star Core, from the heavens down to the ground, that one blow. When I heard about it, I was stunned on the spot!"

Star felt a bit airy from Sai Fei Er's string of flattery, even though she hadn't actually experienced it.

She scratched the back of her head, her gaze drifting again to the distance.

That girl was indeed quite strong, but she didn't feel she'd been idle either.

Back then in Yalilo…

She didn't seem cowardly either.