Chapter 264: Mission Over, I Said I’d Be Undercover, so How Did I Become a Factory Backbone?
To her surprise,
Yun Zhenyue’s words didn’t just have no effect.
They actually made the Red Cloak Ghost even more furious.
A beast-like growl rumbled in his throat, his voice extremely hoarse and unpleasant.
"Heh..."
"Calm down? Why should I calm down?"
"A five-star employee, and some four- and three-stars?"
"With your status, you must have killed plenty of innocent people. Your hands are stained with the filthiest blood. And you, shameless, lowly lapdogs, you dare call me a traitor?"
The Red Cloak Ghost didn’t wait for a response.
A murderous glint appeared in his eyes.
The chilling killing intent was almost palpable.
It was as if he wanted to rip their skin and flesh from their bones right then and there.
"Just stand there and don’t move. I’m about to end your sinful lives!"
"It’ll be quick. I’ll use your blood as a sacrifice to appease those innocent souls."
’What a psycho!’
’He can’t even tell right from wrong!’
’So as long as someone is from the Factory, they must be a bad guy, is that it?’
Yun Zhenyue felt helpless about the situation.
She prepared for a fight.
Beside her, Xiao Jiu blinked and said with a hint of disgust, "Your voice is so grating. It sounds just like a donkey braying. Can you please shut up!"
This was what she truly thought.
As for the Red Cloak Ghost’s threat?
Xiao Jiu didn’t feel threatened at all.
Her father, a high-ranking executive at the Factory, was comfortable letting the two of them go out on missions—or rather, to cause trouble.
This meant he had absolute confidence in the two sisters.
As long as it wasn’t a Great Evil,
nothing else was a match for them.
Seeing this, Xiao Ba chimed in, "Yeah, and you’re wearing a cloak in broad daylight. You must be really ugly if you don’t want to show your real face."
"I bet he’s just jealous of us, so he’s deliberately starting trouble."
As soon as she said this,
the Red Cloak Ghost fell into a strange silence.
Lies don’t hurt.
The truth is a sharp blade.
And it was true!
Back when he was still working at the Factory, it was precisely because of his sickly appearance and extremely hoarse voice that his superiors disliked him, which eventually led to his betrayal.
This was the scar the Red Cloak Ghost least wanted to remember.
And now?
The two sisters, with their back-and-forth remarks,
had disgustedly ripped it wide open and then rubbed chili oil on the wound.
How could this not break through his defenses?
If he was just seeing red before,
now he was utterly consumed by rage!
"You... you..." The Red Cloak Ghost trembled with anger, his hand holding the dagger shaking uncontrollably.
Seeing her chance, Yun Zhenyue also interjected, "Besides, who says everyone from the Factory is a bad person? What if I’m an undercover agent? Did you ever consider that?"
"You condemn everyone without a second thought. What if you ran into another traitor like yourself? Would you just attack them in a frenzy without a care?"
"Why don’t you stab yourself first? By your logic, since no one in the Factory is innocent, you must have killed plenty of people too, right?"
Seeing that the other three members of the team had spoken up,
she felt it would be antisocial not to say anything.
Li Ruxue’s expression was icy.
She subconsciously ignored Yun Zhenyue’s mention of being an undercover agent.
"I just want to ask one thing. Did you even consider whether you could beat us before you attacked?"
"Do I need to explain to you what a five-star, mid-level employee represents?"
"Crushing you would be mere child’s play, you idiot."
These words were like knives,
slicing one by one into the Red Cloak Ghost’s already ravaged heart.
His bloodshot eyes bulged wide. His knuckles turned white as he clenched his fists, his nails digging so deep into his palms that a few drops of blood trickled down his trembling wrist and onto his cloak.
At that moment,
CLATTER~
his dagger fell to the ground.
He extended a finger and pointed at them.
His face was flushed crimson with rage, like a red balloon. "Lapdogs... you... how dare you humiliate me like this..."
"I’m not... I’m not a traitor... I’m not an idiot..."
"Not an idiot?" Xiao Jiu sighed. "Then you were just born without a brain?"
"No wonder everyone at the Factory is so keen on catching Field Mouse. Even though catching you gives a lot of contribution points, we might get infected with your no-brain virus. That would be a terrible trade."
—PFFT!!!
The Red Cloak Ghost was so thoroughly berated he was left speechless.
A mouthful of fresh blood spurted from his throat.
He had never encountered anyone who dared to humiliate him so brazenly!
In the past, the employees who came to capture him were either extremely wary of him or would just attack without a word.
But this?
These people were treating him like a monkey in a zoo!
They weren’t trying to kill him!
They were out to crush his spirit!
The Red Cloak Ghost’s gaze became vacant.
Only one thought remained in his mind.
’Perhaps a rat like me really shouldn’t be alive?’
Under the team’s incredulous gazes,
the Red Cloak Ghost’s aura suddenly destabilized!
A sense of danger washed over Yun Zhenyue and the others.
"Watch out!"
Xiao Jiu cried out.
With a BANG of her little hammer,
she smashed the rapidly approaching Red Cloak Ghost into the sky.
Then, a massive explosion suddenly echoed from the heavens!
BOOM!!
In an instant,
the Red Cloak Ghost had exploded into a shower of fragments.
His flesh and blood disintegrated into nothingness.
Only scattered pieces of his cloak drifted down slowly like snowflakes.
And it was all thanks to Xiao Jiu’s strike!
The Red Cloak Ghost’s self-destruction didn’t affect Yun Zhenyue and the others.
They were just a little dumbfounded.
"Was he really that fragile on the inside?" Yun Zhenyue couldn’t help but complain. "We just said a few things to him. It wasn’t enough to make him self-destruct, was it?"
"He actually blew up..."
Xiao Ba narrowed her eyes, looking at Yun Zhenyue in shock.
"Pretty big sis, you must be what they call a jinx, right?" Xiao Jiu also gulped and said.
"Too bad. We still let Field Mouse get away," Yun Zhenyue sighed.
The words had barely left her lips
when, from behind a tree,
having been too close to the Red Cloak Ghost when he self-destructed,
Field Mouse, who had been waiting for the group to leave before making a run for it, stumbled out with a THUD.
Yun Zhenyue: "..."
’Seriously?’
’This Field Mouse has some seriously bad luck!!’
’I was all set to let you get away, so why didn’t you run sooner?’
Xiao Jiu let out a "Heh!"
and cuffed Field Mouse’s hands and feet tightly.
"Caught you again, you stupid mouse."
Yun Zhenyue started to speak but then stopped.
’Now I really have no choice but to capture her.’
’But with Field Mouse’s abilities, it shouldn’t be hard for her to escape again after being taken back to the Factory.’
’But...’
’What in the world is going on?!!’
’I just wanted to be an undercover agent!’
’And what’s the result?’
’One unlucky fool played herself right into our hands!’
’And one moronic idiot came up and got so angry he blew himself up!’
’What is even happening?!’
’Not only did the mission not fail, but I even caught a big fish on the side!’
’Oh~’
’That fish is nothing but scales now.’
’I hope the Factory counts it.’
...
Seeing this scene unfold,
the audience from the Dragon Country could barely watch.
[Don’t tell me, this is how hard the Factory’s missions are?]
[This... delivering takeout is harder than this. At least the security guard at the complex tries to stop you from going in.]
[Yun Zhenyue: Being an undercover agent is so hard!]
[I have a weird idea. What if Yun Zhenyue tries to be an undercover agent and ends up becoming the president of the Purgatory Factory?]
[Hiss~ Now that you mention it, it’s not impossible. Infernal Affairs?]
[Is this what a gacha king looks like? The missions are all freebies!]
...
"Are you saying that because I made a huge contribution by helping the Factory capture a traitor and deal with a major threat, I’m now a 6-star manager?"
"And you all got promoted too?"
「Inside the Purgatory Factory.」
Yun Zhenyue was stunned by Xiao Jiu’s words.
’I got promoted just by taking a walk outside?’
"Yeah, and Dad praised you too! He said you’re a pillar of the Factory!"
"Pretty big sis, you’re just a few contribution points away from being promoted to 7-star!"
Xiao Jiu held up the announcement and nodded excitedly. "I knew sticking with you was the right move!"
"Master, please accept this disciple’s bow!"
Yun Zhenyue: "..."
After bowing, Xiao Jiu’s eyes sparkled as she praised her, "Master, you’re the real supervillain!"
Yun Zhenyue: "..."
Seeing that her master said nothing,
she thought it was some kind of test.
Xiao Jiu thought for a moment, and then it dawned on her!
"I’ve figured it out!"
"You must have let Field Mouse go on purpose, just so you could catch the person behind her, right?"
"So, Master, you must have pretended to be screwed over by Field Mouse at the beginning to confuse her, and then you did something to make her so unlucky!"
"Stop pretending, I know everything now!"
"Master, you’re the real mastermind behind it all!"
Yun Zhenyue: "..."