"Yes, yes, Brother Xiu, teach him a lesson and let him taste the suffering we endured at your hands back then!"
"Hahaha, I'm a ghost who's been caught in the rain too, and I want to see the mayor's umbrella torn to shreds right now!"
"Beat him up! Beat him up!"
A group of monsters went berserk, and even the players couldn't get a word in edgewise.
With some time before nightfall, Yin Xiu strolled leisurely to the mayor's doorstep.
His house was entirely black, standing beside the square, with its front door directly facing the statue in the square. The chilling atmosphere emanating from it was far superior to that of the other townspeople's houses.
Even though the square was so noisy just now, the mayor's house was never opened.
On his first day in town, the strange townspeople gave him a warm welcome, only to be met with swords drawn by Yin Xiu. The mayor immediately stepped in to stop them, but today he has not shown up at all. He completely ignores everything, from the townspeople's entanglement with the little girl to Yin Xiu's rampage through the townspeople's houses.
Mayor's Handbook Part 3: When encountering any trouble that may threaten the safety of the town, either drive the other party away or seal them away. The safety of the town is intertwined with your safety.
Logically speaking, since the townspeople have suffered, he should come out. The reason he chose to hide is most likely because his injuries from being affected by the female ghost haven't healed yet, and he doesn't want to deal with Yin Xiu face to face.
Yin Xiu calmly raised his eyes and kicked open the door to the town mayor's house.
A chill swept over me; the room was incredibly dark, with the doors and windows covered by black cloth, so even in the daytime, not a ray of light could penetrate.
Unsurprisingly, the walls of this house were also covered with many paintings, but what was slightly different was that the glass in all of these paintings was broken, leaving the paintings empty. Judging from the shards of glass on the ground, they were probably broken recently.
Yin Xiu strolled slowly past the portraits, listening to the sounds inside the room, and walked step by step towards the second floor.
The entire house was silent, except for faint sounds coming from the second floor. The other party had noticed Yin Xiu's intrusion but hadn't moved. If he didn't move, Yin Xiu would go upstairs on his own.
The second floor has many rooms, each with its windows covered. The rooms are all empty of furniture, with only portraits covering the entire wall.
The inn was a crime scene and exhibition hall, but these were probably all his belongings in his house.
However, at this moment, all the glass in the portraits was broken, and there was not a single person in the frames.
At the end of the second floor, the only closed door stood in front of Yin Xiu. From behind the door, one could clearly hear the sound of someone wolfing down food. The person was so impatient that he didn't stop even when Yin Xiu was right in front of him.
Yin Xiu was covered in blood, but he still politely knocked on the door. "Is it convenient for me to come in now?"
The voice inside paused, not responding to Yin Xiu. After a second's pause, it wolfed down its food even more hastily.
"If you don't open the door, I'll just go in myself." Yin Xiu calmly took a step back, raised his knife and slashed hard. The sharp, cold light flashed, and the door split in two, collapsing instantly. Amidst the flying dust, the scene inside the house was revealed.
Inside the house was indeed the mayor, and there were portraits and shards of glass scattered all over the floor.
The mayor was also covered in blood, with several large and small holes in his body, indicating serious injuries. The blood from the female ghost's bite wound on his shoulder had already congealed, but he had two other wounds on his body, which were slightly smaller than the large gash from the female ghost, and the flowing blood soaked his clothes.
To heal these wounds, the mayor was smashing his treasured collection, grabbing sealed spirits from within and stuffing them into his mouth, so eager that he ignored Yin Xiu's appearance.
"Did Ya Ya hurt you?" Yin Xiu asked indifferently, standing at the door.
The only things that could hurt the mayor were the female ghost and the child mentioned only in the rules. Considering Ya Ya's inexplicable transformation into a monster, this was the only guess he could make.
The mayor's expression instantly twisted. "That woman... she really wanted to kill me. After all this time, she finally couldn't resist using her pawn to deliver the fatal blow!"
Yin Xiu's gaze was cold and indifferent as he nodded. "You confronted her for a long time. She couldn't kill you, nor did she have the chance. But last night I gave her that chance. As soon as she hurt you, she immediately arranged for Ya Ya, whom she had prepared, to give you a final blow. But I didn't expect you to have the townspeople stop her."
The mayor smiled and turned to look at Yin Xiu, his face streaked with blood. "Yes, even with that, she still can't kill me. In my domain, no one can kill me."
Yin Xiu's gaze darkened slightly. "But you probably didn't expect that woman had also included me in her game."
He slightly shook the blade in his hand, and drops of blood rolled from the edge onto the ground. His killing intent was so intense that it was inversely proportional to Yin Xiu's cold voice. "She used the monsterized Ya Ya not just to worsen your injuries or kill you, but to provoke me into killing you."
"Or rather, to incite a struggle between us, trying to get Li Mo, who was with me yesterday, involved."
Judging from the mayor's fearful attitude towards Li Mo, the woman probably also knew how terrifying Li Mo was.
She wasn't 100% sure that Yin Xiu would kill the mayor, but if she could use Ya Ya to escalate the relationship between the mayor and Yin Xiu, thereby causing Li Mo to intervene and help Yin Xiu kill the mayor, then it would be a 100% victory.
The mayor chuckled coldly, "It seems you know everything perfectly well. That woman thought you were an easy pawn to manipulate, but in the end, she got herself into trouble."
He glanced slightly behind Yin Xiu, but didn't see Li Mo. He was even a little surprised. "You came alone?"
Yin Xiu nodded.
The mayor, who had been somewhat flustered and lacking confidence, had now completely calmed down. He slowly put down the portrait that was still intact, smiled, and stood up, looking much more composed. "Since he didn't come along, I have nothing to worry about."
"What a surprise, he actually gave up on you at the last minute. This is a huge bargain for me."
The mayor's gaze at Yin Xiu was filled with desire and excitement once again, while Yin Xiu's gaze was cold and indifferent, his expression as if he were looking at a corpse.
The mayor always felt pleased by Yin Xiu's indifference, which made him feel much more relaxed. "I know you have some skills, and you are indeed outstanding in the newbie dungeon. But this is my territory. If I want to stay, no one can leave the dungeon alive."
Yin Xiu raised his eyes, seemingly lost in thought.
Is the mayor even considered one of the top dungeon bosses he's ever killed?
The last time he killed a dungeon boss was six years ago in the final dungeon. He was sixteen years old then, too inexperienced, and it took him two days to solo it after using up all his items. Since then, he has rarely been bothered by monsters. Apart from the Night Goddess, no monster in the town dares to loiter at his doorstep.
Now that the town mayor is so interested in him, he even takes the initiative to provoke him, threatening to turn him into a collectible.
He nodded and smiled slightly, "Actually, I still quite like you."
Then, he raised his knife. "I like your arrogant and cocky way of speaking. I hope you can keep it up later."