My Avatar is Becoming the Ultimate BOSS-Chapter 143 - 114: Castling, Bishop Piece, Intelligence Exchange (Request for Monthly Tickets)
Chapter 143: Chapter 114: Castling, Bishop Piece, Intelligence Exchange (Request for Monthly Tickets)
Late at night on July 18th, inside a large shopping mall in Tokyo, flames and smoke continuously emerged from the interior of a fashion store, dispelling the surrounding darkness.
Silver Soldiers, like firefighters, were busy running around the store with fire extinguishers.
Majestic steam and bright flames clashed like a bloody cage fight unfolding in the narrow shop.
Ji Minghuan leaned against the railing not far away, controlling the Silver Warriors to extinguish the fire while watching Xia Pingzhou’s character panel.
His pupils reflected a black and white panel.
[Currently available contracted demon count: 1.]
He thought: "Contracted demons are quite important because once a contract is signed, it cannot be undone. Once you sign a contract with a demon, you can’t go back on it later."
"The Exorcist Association’s textbook mentioned that the strength and compatibility between contracted demons and Celestial Drivers directly determine an exorcist’s ultimate potential."
With this thought, Ji Minghuan suddenly remembered the words written in Su Zimai’s ability panel when he used Restraint Detection on her that day: freёwebnoѵel.com
[Currently contracted demon: Refrigerator Demon].
Previously, because he had not yet formed a complete understanding of exorcists, he thought nothing strange of the Refrigerator Demon.
But now, recalling it again, the famed name of the Refrigerator Demon made Xia Pingzhou’s poker face twitch slightly.
He took a deep breath, almost letting out a string of mocking laughter in the silent mall, which would surely draw a peculiar gaze from Uncle Takayama.
Ji Minghuan recited Buddhist scriptures in his mind, trying not to ponder the Refrigerator Demon’s significance.
He thought even his sister’s taste in choosing demons was so unparalleled.
If her first contracted demon could be something so high-class and substantial, wouldn’t things like "Toilet Demon" or "Ashtray Demon" also be unable to escape Su Zimai’s clutches?
"Demons in Tokyo are already hard to find; there’s no need to rush for this auction. With the second machine’s current strength, it’s enough to beat the Refrigerator Demon’s owner; there’s no lack for this contracted demon."
"Better to wait until after the auction, when there’s enough time to slowly find a satisfactory demon."
With this thought, Ji Minghuan looked up at the Silver Soldiers fighting the fire. Water mist from red extinguishers sprayed everywhere, a subtle dampness enveloping the air, like rain in the mall.
Soon, the Silver Soldiers extinguished the fire in the fashion store.
Ji Minghuan withdrew the Celestial Driver and let the pieces return to the Black and White Ring Road.
Then he turned to see Oda Takashige approaching slowly and said to him, "Thanks, No. 4."
"You’re welcome, let’s go back." Oda Takashige said expressionlessly, pressing a hand on Xia Pingzhou’s shoulder, then both vanished into the shadow beneath their feet.
Shortly after, they returned to that familiar café.
Oda Takashige took reading glasses from the counter’s glasses case as if nothing had happened and became the kind, old uncle again, though his two-meter-tall frame still seemed out of place.
He entered the kitchen silently, packed some prepared ingredients into a fresh-keeping box, and put them into the refrigerator.
Ji Minghuan rested one hand on the counter, supporting his dizzy forehead with the other, thinking this ninja movement style would be hard to endure if seen too often, like riding a tenfold hell roller coaster.
If his sensitivity hadn’t been lowered, wouldn’t such a journey lead to soul exhaustion?
After resting a while against the counter, he turned to look outside the window.
On the long street, a line of girls in kimonos and wooden clogs shuffled past the glass door, chatting and laughing, discussing what to wear for the upcoming fireworks festival after their bath, and which male classmate to invite to the summer fest.
Like a world apart.
"So... please rest early today."
Oda Takashige said gently, walking out of the kitchen, hands behind his back, and instructed warmly:
"I should probably head back to the hotel now. The café won’t open tomorrow; the next day, July 20th, is the day the brigade assembles; finally, at midnight on the 20th, the auction action officially starts."
He paused: "Xia Pingzhou, sir, adjust your physical state well in preparation for the start of the action."
Ji Minghuan met his gaze and responded expressionlessly:
"Alright, then I’ll go to sleep."
Oda Takashige smiled slightly, nodded to him, and gradually began turning off the lights on the first floor, moving towards the café’s exit, locking the door before leaving.
Perhaps from seeing this scene often, PTSD’s symptoms emerged, giving Ji Minghuan an inexplicable feeling of loneliness, as if left alone in a confinement room.
So, in the pitch-black environment, he climbed the attic and sat on the mattress laid on the floor.
Looking up, he saw Ayase Origami on the bed. Moonlight poured onto the kimono-clad girl’s sleeping face, making him realize this wasn’t the cold confinement room.
Ji Minghuan gradually lay down on the bed, gesturing with his fingers, and opened the second machine’s character panel.
[Celestial Driver’s second-level skill: "Castling" (allows your "Cannon Piece" and "King Piece" to swap positions instantly)]
[The prerequisite for releasing this skill is: both the "King Piece" and "Cannon Piece" must be present on the chessboard.]
[Cooldown time: 12 hours.]
"Good stuff... not only can it protect the King, but also lets the Cannon give the enemy a face-full of fire."
Ji Minghuan loved these sly and treacherous things the most, his eyes gleamed slightly in the dark.
Immediately, he glanced at the introduction of the newly acquired chess species.
"Bishop," which is also called "Elephant" in international chess, although it’s only in the local translation that "Elephant" is used for Bishop, which easily misleads people into mistaking the "Bishop" in chess for an elephant.
[You currently possess one "Bishop" chess piece.]
[Basic ability of the "Bishop" chess species: Healing (His staff can heal the wounds of any creature: whether chess species, human, demon, magical animals...)]
[Authority of the "Bishop" chess species: Holy Covenant (Temporarily raises the attribute value of a specific chess species)]
Staring at the introduction text of the bishop chess piece, Ji Minghuan raised his eyebrows, thinking with interest: "Now we even have a healer, can heal and buff, the second mech’s hexagonal warrior status is just around the corner."
He scratched his cheek, "If I accidentally hit too hard at the auction and knock my sister senseless, I can use the bishop chess piece to save her little life."
Momentarily after, he closed all the panels presented before him, the whole world seemed to be quiet, and only the sound of cicadas outside the window remained, he slowly closed his eyes, then switched his consciousness to the first mech body.
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In a corner of Tokyo, Roppongi Grand Hotel.
The first mech, Gu Wenyu, woke up from the bed to find himself in a dimly lit hotel room.
Ji Minghuan pondered, "As a result, I’ve not seen the leader yet, I wonder if he’s already arrived in Tokyo but hasn’t contacted the members," then he took out the phone from beside the pillow and sent a message to Ke Qirui.
[Black Cocoon: Miss Ke Qirui, I heard that the leader of the White Crow Travel Brigade had invited you to join the team, is that true?]
After sending the message to Miss Ke, Ji Minghuan, bored, used the restraint belt to fish out some snacks from the drawer.
He tore open the chocolate bar packaging, one by one, gnawing them as the bedside lamp illuminated his expressionless face.
Not long after, accompanied by a "ding" sound, a message from Ke Qirui arrived.
[Ke Qirui: Oh, this is the first time you’ve proactively contacted me. What you said is true, it happened two years ago.]
[Black Cocoon: Have you personally seen the leader of the White Crow Travel Brigade?]
[Ke Qirui: No, I haven’t seen him, back then he had someone come to see me, which was probably one of their members, but later that member died at the hands of Rainbow Wings, I was shocked when I saw the news report.]
"Died at the hands of Rainbow Wings, was it the last number 12?" Ji Minghuan thought.
[Black Cocoon: You’re quite lucky, I thought you would be strangled in the cradle after rejecting their invitation to join the team.]
[Ke Qirui: Although the brigade leader is an absolute villain, he surprisingly appreciates talent.]
[Ke Qirui: Then the showdown officially starts the day after tomorrow, do you have any intelligence you’re willing to share... about the members of the White Crow Travel Brigade?]
[Black Cocoon: I have a piece of crucial intelligence, but the premise is you must keep it confidential.]
[Ke Qirui: Of course, I’m not the type to act without thinking.]
"Really really..." Ji Minghuan thought sarcastically, "I just recently heard you get scolded by my big brother for acting without thinking."
[Black Cocoon: One of the members of the brigade likes wearing a mechanical box on his head. His ability allows him to open a door on the wall, this door connects to places he’s previously been.]
[Black Cocoon: The White Crow Travel Brigade knows this member’s ability ensures their safe retreat, which is why they can launch surprise attacks worldwide, and even if their actions fail, they can just open a door to leave.]
[Black Cocoon: So, you must enhance personnel checks at the auction, ensuring this member doesn’t mix in, understand?]
[Ke Qirui: Understood, this underground auction spans at least 10 secret venues scattered across Tokyo. Currently, the underground hasn’t confirmed which venue the auction will ultimately take place at, so the member you mentioned doesn’t have a chance to act yet.]
[Ke Qirui: I will communicate with the core bodyguard team to thoroughly check everyone entering the auction venue, minimizing the chance of that member mixing in.]
[Black Cocoon: As for other members’ abilities, I can’t share them all with you, maintaining some mystery is always good.]
[Ke Qirui: Although unsure if you’re deceiving me, even if you are, providing a perspective is already enough.]
[Black Cocoon: I have another piece of intelligence, there’s a formidable hacker in the brigade, so the communication and tactical layout of the core bodyguard team are better not conducted online.]
Ji Minghuan typed to this point, curled his lips slightly, thinking if the information between him and Ke Qirui gets intercepted by the brigade’s number 8, it would be a good thing as it could effectively catch the leader’s attention.
He also plans to cooperate with the leader as Black Cocoon in the future, leaving an elusive impression could be a good start.
[Ke Qirui: We have considered that, which is why we are discussing offline.]
[Black Cocoon: Finally, based on my deduction, even excluding the brigade leader, the White Crow Travel Brigade has at least 6 quasi-calamity level power users, and as for the leader’s abilities... that’s even harder to say.]
[Black Cocoon: So, Miss Ke, take care.]
[Ke Qirui: Thank you for the reminder.]
"Hope everything goes smoothly..."
Ji Minghuan muttered softly, closed his phone, and stared at the ceiling for a while.
There was one day left in the countdown to the auction’s start. He closed his eyelids, and before long, consciousness sank into a dream.
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