Shadow Realm Headquarters
"So, might you kindly explain to me..."
"Where the hell did the psychic beast go?!"
Seated high upon his throne, Shadow Overlord's every word dripped with fury.
"Overlord, this truly wasn't my fault... That armour was simply too formidable." Ugly General attempted further defence, though his voice now betrayed a palpable lack of conviction.
"No excuses!" Shadow Lord slammed his fist on the chair in fury, then rose to his feet, pointing a finger in the Ugly General's face as he unleashed a torrent of abuse.
"Look at yourself, you bloody fool! I've every reason to suspect that thing between your shoulders is nothing but a hollow, useless piece of work!"
"Just think about it! I gave you two psychic beasts. By any measure of reason or duty, you should have taken out that bookworm Wu Qidong, shouldn't you?"
"Instead of finishing him off, you lost both creatures! What use are you to me?"
Hearing Shadowlord's tirade, Ugly General seethed silently.
Shadowlord eyed his pathetic demeanour with contempt before speaking again.
"Give yourself a good jolt, perhaps it'll shock something out of your hollow skull..."
Hearing this, the Ugly General knelt in terror, his hands trembling as he grasped the other's arm.
"I beg you, spare me the electric shock! I'll do anything, Ounei-ga!"
At the sight of the Ugly General's desperate, pathetic grovelling, the Shadow Overlord contemptuously shook off his hands, then looked at him with utter disdain.
"You truly are the sort who thinks only of yourself..."
"Eh..."
"This time the shock will be amplified!"
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On the other side
"Mmm..." Qianna had dozed off briefly, her stamina somewhat restored.
Then she spotted something peculiar.
Holding Mei Yayi's exquisite handbag adorned with lightning patterns, she asked with some confusion,
"This... this... never mind for now." With that, Mei Yayi instantly snatched the bag from her grasp.
"These are my personal belongings... In any case, keep your hands off them."
"Oh..." Qianna nodded, glanced at the bag, then turned to assign tasks to her companions.
"Right then. Potato Chip One and Ten, scout the city for any remaining anomalous creatures. The rest of you follow me..."
As she was assigning tasks, she failed to notice the three gummy bears beside her observing her with rather meaningful expressions.
"Coffee gummy!" (We absolutely cannot let the boss sink this low...) Number Three murmured, silently resolving within.
"Coffee gummy!" (I don't see the boss being particularly degenerate now, and besides, isn't this rather splendid?) Number One voiced his dissent.
"Eat the coffee sweets!" (What's splendid about this, eh?! The boss's been duped by that woman named Mei into having all these children!) Number Three retorted.
"Have some coffee sweets!" (How dare you assume the boss wasn't willing? Besides... personally, I'm rooting for the boss being 1, so the children should be that woman named Mei's.) Number One voiced his own thoughts at this point.
"Have some coffee sweets!" (How could the boss possibly be 1?!) Number Three exclaimed, somewhat angrily.
"Eat coffee-flavoured sweets!" (How dare you assume the boss isn't a 1?) Number One insisted on his view.
Evidently, after a few minor misunderstandings, the three sweets' thoughts had clearly undergone a slight shift.
Just as Number One and Number Three were bickering incessantly over the 1/0 roles, Number Two spoke up at that moment.
"Eat coffee-flavoured sweets!" (First off, judging by the current situation, our boss is clearly at a disadvantage.)
"Eat coffee-flavoured sweets!" (I was right, wasn't I? The master is definitely 0. Big Brother has spoken.) Number Three declared, proudly puffing out his chest (though in reality, he merely shifted his body slightly backwards to give the illusion of standing tall).
But just then, Number Two spoke again.
"Eat coffee-flavoured sweets!" (But...)
"Eat the coffee gummies!" (Ever since my birth, I've sensed an immense power slumbering within the Boss's body. Should those abilities be fully unleashed, the question of zero versus one... remains far from settled.)
"Have some coffee-flavoured sweets!" (Did you hear that? The boss has spoken!) Number One puffed out his chest with a hint of smugness.
"Have some coffee-flavoured sweets!" (You... In any case, we shouldn't let the boss continue to be deceived by that person!)
"Have some coffee-flavoured sweets!" (But then the question arises—which eye of yours saw her being deceived?)
"Eat coffee gummies!" (She took in the boss for some peculiar purpose—isn't that ulterior motive? If it's ulterior, it's not benevolent. If it's not benevolent, it counts as deception!)
Number Three declared this while propping his forehead with a tiny hand extended from his casing, wearing an expression that screamed "I'm a genius."
However, while these few spies were idly chatting inside the apartment, the reconnaissance spies outside were already trudging forward under heavy loads.
"Cucumber crisps!" (This is bad, big brother. Only the two of us reconnaissance spies are left now.) Potato No. 3 said to Potato No. 1, his tone deeply sorrowful.
"Cucumber crisps!" (What?! What on earth happened?)
"Cucumber crisps..." (Second Brother took Fourth Brother and the others to scout the other side, only to be devoured on the spot by an armoured monster bearing the characters '大运'...)
At the Transmigration Reincarnation Centre
Crisp No. 2, No. 4, and the subsequent ones: Bloody hell, what the hell is going on here? Is this even still D City?
"Eating cucumber crisps..." (Is that so... But regardless, we must complete this mission strictly. It was assigned to us by Leader Qianna...) Potato One declared, lifting his head with unwavering resolve.
Subsequently, the remaining two, brimming with earnest determination, shouldered this arduous task.
After a while,
Heaven rewards diligence; the heavens truly care for them.
For at that very moment, they happened upon a fellow who looked thoroughly suspicious.
"Eat cucumber crisps!" (This chap... looks thoroughly, even nine-tenths suspicious!) Potato One declared, then addressed Potato Three behind him:
"Cucumber crisps!" (Quick, inform the boss—we've spotted a suspect!)
"Cucumber crisps!" (Mission accomplished!)
The villain they had spotted
was an outsider to the Shadow Realm—
his name being
Jiao Er Lie Ma!
And his arrival will add even greater delight to this spectacle!
(This character originates from the Chinese folk tokusatsu series — Ultra-Limit Ranger/Joule Xingtian)