Gamers Are Fierce-Chapter 84: The Street

"Dear parents, good evening. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedules to attend tonight’s parent-teacher conference for the University for the Elderly."

Deep in the night, Li Ang, dressed in a black trench coat, a black umbrella in one hand and fresh flowers in the other, stood solemnly before a group of stone tombstones in the cemetery. He spoke in a grave voice.

The stone tombstones remained motionless. Aside from the chirping of insects, the surroundings were utterly silent.

Li Ang flicked his trench coat and said earnestly, "It seems everyone is a bit shy. Don’t be shy, now. Please be eager to raise your hands and speak up."

It’d be a ghostly affair if they could actually speak, wouldn’t it?

Chai Cuiqiao, hiding under the large black umbrella, retorted endlessly in her thoughts. "The yin energy here has all been absorbed. Shall we leave now?"

"Hmm..."

Li Ang checked the Soul Summoning Banner’s data: [Current Yin Energy Storage 379/1000].

Due to the widespread practice of cremation in modern times, draining an entire cemetery of its yin energy only filled about a third of the Soul Summoning Banner’s total capacity. This amount was enough to maintain Chai Cuiqiao’s form and consciousness for about seventeen or eighteen days. However, in a high-intensity battle, it would likely only last for three to four hours.

"It’s barely enough."

Li Ang nodded, casually tossed the flowers before a tombstone bearing the name "Fei Weiqiang," and walked out of the cemetery with the large black umbrella.

He wasn’t wearing sunglasses or a mask. Li Ang believed that official organizations like the Special Affairs Bureau had started installing software in public road surveillance systems, specifically to monitor individuals showing obvious signs of disguise.

Therefore, for safety, he had put on a slightly curled black wig and used an eyebrow pencil to alter his eyebrows, adjusting the contour of their tips. After putting on round-framed glasses, he used skin-colored putty to deepen the shadows on his cheekbones. Next, he inserted toothless dentures into his mouth to make his gums appear fuller and adjust the contour of his jaw. He also placed an artificial palate inside his mouth to change his accent, making his voice deeper and more muffled. Finally, he applied a thin, soft rubber film to each fingertip to obscure his fingerprints, then put on height-increasing boots and his black trench coat.

After this standard disguise routine, the unremarkable Li Ang had transformed into a completely different, ordinary adult male. It was enough to fool any facial recognition software in the surveillance systems. Even if officers like Wang Congshan or Wang Fengnian were brought in, they would find it difficult to recognize him as Li Ang.

Of course, his way of speaking wouldn’t change—

Walking along the road and passing a city park, Li Ang exclaimed indignantly, "The temperature drops at night, and these animals in smart clothes can openly run onto the streets, expose their lower bodies, and urinate in public!"

Chai Cuiqiao retorted, "What ’animals in smart clothes’? Those are just a bunch of dogs in little outfits, being walked by grannies and grandpas."

Li Ang clicked his tongue in amazement. "Wow, this young man is engaging in anti-human activities! Truly inhumane."

Chai Cuiqiao shot him a sidelong glance. "You call doing a headstand for breakdancing ’anti-human’? Well... that really is anti-human, then."

Li Ang looked towards the park’s central square and said indignantly, "So young and already pedophiles. Absolutely disgusting."

Chai Cuiqiao was speechless. "Those primary school students are just taking selfies. Does their narcissism count as pedophilia...?"

Li Ang glanced at someone in the distance, furrowed his brow, and muttered angrily, "Shameless bastard, are you trying to ride your damn mother’s coattails for clout?"

Chai Cuiqiao’s retort was extremely weak. "That’s just a little kid hugging his mom because it got cold at night! What the hell does that have to do with ’riding your damn mother’s coattails’?!"

Being with Li Ang was a true test of rationality for any intelligent life form. If one wasn’t careful, they could be overwhelmed by the intense urge to retort. In any case, Chai Cuiqiao felt that after spending so much time with Li Ang, day in and day out, her tolerance had increased significantly.

The human and the ghost left the city park. They purposely chose secluded, narrow paths with surveillance blind spots, leisurely making their way towards Wanhe Residential Area.

Since they were already out, they figured they might as well take a few extra laps around Yin City. Perhaps they could trigger some regular quests, which would be quite nice.

Unfortunately, the journey was uneventful.

Disappointed, Li Ang reached a deserted crossroads. He saw an elderly woman with faltering steps and white hair, carrying a cloth bag, slowly approaching the traffic lights.

Li Ang’s nostrils flared. He detected three different scents.

The first was the musty smell of old clothes.

The second was the peculiar odor of an elderly person who likely had difficulty with personal hygiene.

The third... was the fresh scent of flesh and blood.

The moment Li Ang focused his gaze on the old woman, the cold, mechanical voice of the System’s notification sounded in his ear.

[Task trigger conditions met.]

[Task Type: Regular Task]

[Task Name: Shadow Puppetry]

[Task Objective: Eliminate Shadow Puppet Spiritual Body 0/1]

[Task Time Limit: 30 minutes]

[Task Reward 1: 100 bonus Experience Points]

[Task Reward 2: 100 Game Coins]

[Task Failure Penalty: None]

Li Ang glanced surreptitiously at the old woman. After looking around to confirm no one was nearby, he approached her and asked warmly, "Grandma, do you need help crossing the road?"

The old woman glanced at him, clutched the cloth bag in her hand tighter, swallowed, then lowered her head, pretending not to have heard.

She had already eaten her fill.

Li Ang moved a bit closer and shouted at the old woman, "Grandma, do you need help crossing the road?!"

His shout was extremely loud. The old woman looked up, a flicker of annoyance rising within her, but her face showed a somewhat vacant, kindly smile. "Ah? Young man, you want to help me cross the road?"

"Yes! I love helping others!"

Li Ang beamed, proactively taking the old woman’s arm. When the light turned green, he helped her onto the pedestrian crossing.

"Young people these days... there are so few as kind-hearted as you."

The old woman, feigning a bit of slowness, rambled on, "You’re such a good young man."

"Hey, don’t be so quick to praise me."

Li Ang helped the old lady to the middle of the pedestrian crossing, then withdrew his hand. Grinning, he said, "Please settle the bill first."

"?"

The old woman was stunned. "What bill?"

Li Ang said matter-of-factly, "The payment for helping you cross the road, of course. You didn’t think I’d help you for free, did you? That’ll be five yuan."

"..." The old woman’s face twitched. "Young man, I don’t recall asking for your help, did I?"

"So, you’re refusing to pay?"

Li Ang’s expression darkened. He grabbed the old woman, tucked her under his arm, and sprinted back to the side of the pedestrian crossing where they had originally stood.

SMACK.

Li Ang set the stunned old woman on the ground and shook his head. "Broke-ass. If you don’t have money, say so upfront next time." freёwebnoѵel.com

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