Bug Abuse? I Swear I'm Just Playing Normally!

After thinking it over, he made his decision. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ NoveI-Fire.ɴet

Bai Wan first summoned his plant—Choy Man.

Whoosh!

Kung Fu Choy Man appeared in the hall, his left arm now the arm of the Knocking Ghost, exuding a chilling aura. This had once been his strongest single-target combat plant. Now, it needed to be strengthened further.

What will happen if the ghostly power of the Knocking Ghost is combined with the Samadhi True Fire?

With that thought, Bai Wan spent one Flame Molten Stone to send Knocking Ghost Choy Man into the Flame Mountain, hoping it would prove useful to him in the upcoming Desolate Village dungeon.

Afterward, he returned to the Ghost Ship.

…

“Captain Luffy, you’re back!” Granny Nami exclaimed in delight when she saw Bai Wan.

Bai Wan nodded and smiled. “No need to be so formal. Just call me Luffy.”

“Alright then, Luffy.”

“How’s Franky doing lately? She hasn’t been up to any mischief, has she?” Bai Wan asked.

“Franky’s been hiding in her room and hasn’t come out. Maybe you scared her when you plucked her hair last time. Also, she doesn’t seem very satisfied with the name ‘Franky,’” Granny Nami answered honestly.

Bai Wan nodded, then handed her the recipe for Five Ghosts Descend along with two of the ingredients.

The old woman was stunned the moment she saw it. “Captain, where did you get this recipe? It’s incredible! It actually lets you borrow five ghosts from the hands of an Envoy?”

Hearing the awe in her voice, Bai Wan grew curious. “Granny, what exactly is an Envoy?”

Granny Nami shook her head. “I don’t know the details. I’ve only heard rumors. Paranormal entities come in many levels, from weak to strong, and standing above them all are the Paranormal Gods. For example, that Blood Husk Buddha you encountered was one of them. But Envoys… they are said to be existences that even Paranormal Gods retreat from.”

“That powerful?” Bai Wan was startled. He had thought Envoys were on par with Paranormal Gods. He hadn’t expected them to be above even that.

Once again, he found himself marveling at the mad genius of the Paranormal Doctor.

If even Paranormal Gods avoided Envoys, can such a being truly be captured?

Then another thought struck him—he had two ingredients. That meant he could borrow two ghosts from an Envoy.

Will the Envoy show up? And if it does… what happens if I dance in front of it? Surely an existence on the level of a boss is carrying plenty of treasures.

His bug skill, dancing, was ridiculously broken—but also highly restrictive. In every dungeon, the first dance had a 100% chance of earning a tip. After that, the odds would gradually decrease.

The same applied when dancing in front of a group of paranormals. One entity would count as the “first,” guaranteeing a tip, while the odds would drop for the rest. So sometimes, finding a single high-quality paranormal could yield more than dancing in front of a whole group.

Unfortunately, back at Black Mount, he had been too close to the edge of death to even try dancing in front of the Mountain God. Otherwise, it would’ve been interesting to see what he got.

Wait—what about his future self? I can dance in front of him too, right?

Bai Wan began musing on how to make a fortune off dancing. He’d start with this dungeon and see if the Envoy showed up. If it did, he’d try dancing in front of it.

That thought also made him think of the Parallel Mirror of Duplication.

Could he bug it out and copy an Envoy into his Painted World? If so, wouldn’t he be invincible?

The more he thought about it, the more tempted he became. But Envoys weren’t something he could realistically set his sights on. In that moment, he actually understood the Paranormal Doctor. A mysterious existence like that was irresistibly alluring.

…

As Granny Nami prepared the ingredients for him, Bai Wan returned home for a bit—and discovered that someone had @-tagged him again on the forums.

Once more, he had gone viral.

Some people were fixated on his bounty ranking. After the nuke-level wipe of the Haunted Campus, his rank had climbed to 17th. It was absurd. At this rate, wouldn’t he be number one before long?

Others were discussing his titles: Manmade Flame Mountain and Nuker of the Haunted Campus.

But since everyone’s memories of the event had been erased, they had no idea how he had earned such outrageous titles.

Meanwhile, plenty of others were just there to watch the drama.

“Poor Family… Even Grey, the third-in-command of a criminal organization, has joined this Desolate Village dungeon. He’s not here just to snipe Family, is he?”

“And the Succubus too! She’s a notorious criminal. She’ll definitely target Family.”

Bai Wan was speechless.

How many of these wanted criminals are there? No matter how many go down, more keep showing up. Annoying. Maybe I should just wipe them all out in one go.

Curious, he looked into it further. The organization was a collective of wanted criminals. In fact, Zhou Sen—the one he had taken down with “Raiton Kirin” in the previous dungeon—had been one of their rising stars.

Grey, however, was an even bigger figure, ranked just below the leader and deputy leader. He and Zhou Sen were from the same group. No wonder people said Grey had come specifically to ambush him. Now, it made sense.

Not to forget this Succubus woman—she would be no less dangerous.

Just then, Bai Wan saw another round of @-tags. He clicked in curiously, and the words looked oddly familiar.

[Grey: Uchiha Sasuke, I will avenge Itachi. Your eyes—I’ll take them. @Family]

[Succubus: Finally, I get to share a dungeon with Family. I’m looking forward to meeting you~ Don’t underestimate big sis’s strength. @Family]

Bai Wan couldn’t help but laugh. Were villains only capable of this kind of melodramatic smack talk? Still the same old routine, same old trash talk.

Even the netizen bystanders felt déjà vu.

Wait a second… why does this feel so familiar? Weren’t those earlier wanted criminals taunting Family in the exact same way?

Netizens went digging through old posts from Yang Yujie and the others, and what they found left them stunned.

For some reason, their names had all been changed. Once, they had been MissZombie, I’mTheOneeSan, Liar, and DownWithTheSystem. Now, their new names were…

Law-AbidingSunnySunflowerMissy

I’mTheLawful&PositiveOneeSan

NoMoreLies

LongLiveTheSystem

Everyone stared at these new IDs in silence. Especially since their forum activity was still visible—each one was posting cheerful, wholesome content.

One showed MissZombie visiting an elderly home, taking photos with the residents. Another showed OneeSan feeding stray dogs. LongLiveTheSystem who hated the authorities was shown capturing wanted criminals…

And the most outrageous was NoMoreLies. Their post was literally a prison photo with the caption: “Turned myself in. Please forgive me.”

“……???”

The netizens were utterly bewildered.

The hell? If someone didn’t know better, they’d think these people were the officials. At this rate, they might as well win “Citizen of the Year.”

What on earth had they gone through in their last dungeon?!

Su Yuening happened to see this too, and she burst out laughing. “Hahaha! This is hilarious—did the criminals all suddenly reform?”

Clearly, they had been scared stiff by Bai Wan. Well, of course. Who wouldn’t be terrified by the burning alchemy furnace spilling from the heavens?

Meanwhile, Bai Wan continued browsing the forums until a certain post froze him in his tracks.

The title read: “The Strongest Rookie Rises Beneath the Family—The Legend with His Gold-and-Silver Wives!”

“…???”

Bai Wan blinked in curiosity, baffled, and read on.