Scarlet Descent-Chapter 24 - Really Lucky

"Actually, this incident is quite simple."

"Twisted desires buried deep in the heart always attract the attention of demons." "Each of us harbors, to varying degrees, desires and dark thoughts that we dare not share and that no one would understand—deeply hidden within. Some people can dissolve these thoughts through self-awareness and adjustment, but others never let them go, allowing these dark impulses to ferment, grow, and twist until demons lurking in dark corners take notice."

"..."

Sitting on the farm fence, Wei Wei patiently explained to Ye Feifei, "That mine worker was like this. He knew that these thoughts would be ridiculed if spoken aloud, yet he could never dissolve them. When the distortion of desire reached its extreme, it attracted the prying eyes of demons. He believed he heard a response from 'God' and received 'divine' guidance. But in reality, it was merely the whispers of demons..."

"..."

"Then..."

Ye Feifei, cradling the sleeping infant so as not to wake him, asked softly, "What was summoned this time... was it a demon?"

"..."

"A demon?"

Wei Wei smiled and replied, "Perhaps it could be considered a demon. There are too many twisted, demon-infused evil spirits in this world. Some are wills born from demonic fields, while others are already dead yet linger, trying to return. They are all cunning and powerful. For ordinary people, calling them demons isn’t wrong. However, these are not the twelve demons we often speak of—those exist only in our legends. Even if one wished to summon the legendary demons, it couldn’t be done with such a simple ritual. What we encountered—be it the rotting crows or the intricate symbols in the room—doesn’t seem like something a seduced mine worker could achieve alone. I suspect others were truly preparing this summoning ritual. This worker was merely arranged to come here as a tool to complete the most crucial step."

"..."

Ye Feifei recalled the worker’s hysteria and madness. He was terrifying, yet merely a pawn?

"Don't worry."

Seeing her somewhat downcast, Wei Wei smiled and said, "I'll find those behind-the-scenes manipulators too, and have a good chat with them."

"Chat about what?"

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"Of course—a heart-to-heart talk. Isn’t it our responsibility to persuade those who believe in demons to return from their misguided ways?"

"..."

Ye Feifei agreed that his words made sense, though she couldn’t help glancing at him, feeling she might have misunderstood something.

"Alright, alright, let’s not talk about this anymore."

Wei Wei grinned and said, "I see your complexion isn’t too good. How about I pick some tomatoes for you to try? I must say, the vegetables grown here are really good—maybe it’s because of the fertilizer..."

"Ugh..."

"..."

"Boom..."

At that moment, a huge air explosion sounded in the distance. Behind a wall of the farm, a sidecar motorcycle suddenly "whooshed" into the air. Captain Ouyang, wearing a silver-gray trench coat with his hair combed impeccably, gripped the handlebars with a stern expression. Uncle Gun sat in the sidecar, clutching a shotgun, his eyes tightly closed in fear.

"Bang!"

The sidecar plunged into the wheat field, drifting toward Wei Wei and Ye Feifei. The surrounding wind howled, and the farm’s vicious dogs and dairy cows tucked their tails in fright.

"So cool..."

Wei Wei quickly stood up, watching the captain with his silver coat fluttering, clearly expressing sincere admiration.

"What exactly happened?"

Captain Ouyang rushed over, jumped off the bike, and strode toward them. For some reason, he was limping slightly.

"Reporting, Captain."

Wei Wei immediately said, "We found clues about this worker and followed the trail here. In the end, we indeed found that worker, and the infant had been stolen by him. We even discovered the stolen female corpse mentioned in earlier reports. He was about to kill the infant to resurrect the female corpse... Now, both issues have been resolved."

"..."

"Resolved?"

Captain Ouyang glanced at the house behind, then fixed his expressionless gaze on Wei Wei’s face. Wei Wei met his gaze, standing straight, as sparks seemed to flicker in the air. Uncle Gun, watching from behind, grew increasingly panicked. He hesitated, reaching out a hand as if to pull the captain back, then withdrew it.

"Sigh..."

This oppressive atmosphere lasted for what felt like an eternity, yet passed in an instant. Captain Ouyang suddenly sighed deeply and reproached, "Little Wei, look at you—how can you be so reckless? Couldn't you have waited for us to arrive before taking action? Also, I must ask: why did you both turn off your phones after sending an address?"

"..."

"We had no choice, Captain."

Faced with Captain Ouyang’s obvious anger—and his eyes now drastically different from before—Wei Wei managed a bitter smile. He explained, "Time waits for no one; we could only rush over at top speed. Fortunately, we arrived in time to save this child from the mine worker’s grasp. However, I suspect masterminds are behind this. It’s very likely that a mysterious organization called the Black Goat Family planned all this in secret. If we can find and question them, everything will become clear."

"..."

"Black Goat Family..."

Captain Ouyang frowned slightly, then asked, "How do you know this so clearly?"

Wei Wei smiled, "Uncle Yuan told me."

"Who's Uncle Yuan?"

"An information broker—a meat factory boss. He said he’s also very familiar with Uncle Gun..."

"..."

Captain Ouyang’s gaze toward Wei Wei grew strange. "You’re quite familiar with him..."

"Actually, we were quite lucky."

Seeing the strange looks from Captain Ouyang and Uncle Gun, Wei Wei couldn’t help but smile. He turned to glance at Ye Feifei and said, "We just wanted to help more, so we approached Uncle Yuan for some information. We didn’t expect that, as soon as we found him, he gave us crucial clues about this farm, so we came here ready to try."

"As a result, as soon as we arrived, we found the worker, the child, and even the stolen female corpse..."

"..."

"Yes, yes..."

Even Ye Feifei joined in, "It went very smoothly..."

"..."

"Lucky..."

Captain Ouyang looked at the two with their relieved expressions, then, his temper rising again, said, "You call this lucky?" He glanced at Ye Feifei resentfully, shaking his head slightly. Although it was clear he was still displeased, he said no more. After carefully checking to confirm that Ye Feifei was only feeling nauseous and had suffered no substantial injury—and that her mental state was much better than expected—he quickly went to inspect the cement house in the middle of the farm.

After a while, Captain Ouyang returned with an even gloomier expression. Glancing at Wei Wei, he said softly, "Your guess wasn’t wrong. This place has many deliberately arranged demonic arrays and a large amount of necromantic material. It’s impossible for a single seduced worker to accomplish this. This might even be an activity base for some mysterious organization, but it’s been intentionally cleaned, leaving few clues."

"And what I’m curious about is..." He looked at Wei Wei strangely and asked, "Did they succeed in the summoning?"

"Yes."

Wei Wei nodded. "The worker’s death completed the sacrificial cycle, allowing that evil spirit to descend briefly." He sighed self-reproachfully, "I’m still too inexperienced. I was only focused on saving people and overlooked this point. Fortunately, perhaps because the worker didn’t meet the sacrificial standards, the evil spirit only descended for a very short time, then..."

He paused, then continued, "Disappeared."

Captain Ouyang narrowed his eyes at him, uncertain whether to believe it. Yet Wei Wei’s expression was sincere. After a long silence, Captain Ouyang asked, "What nature? Which state?"

"Death Demon system."

Wei Wei immediately answered, "At least the third state—mastering demonic language, commanding the undead, and controlling corpses to a degree that increases resistance to physical damage. However, due to the hasty descent, or perhaps because the 'vessel' he chose wasn’t suitable, his power was greatly affected. I just fired a few random shots, and it left..."

"..."

Captain Ouyang was silent for a long time before fixing his gaze on Wei Wei and saying, "You guys are really lucky."

"...And quite capable."

"..."

"Thank you, Captain."

Wei Wei glanced at Ye Feifei, modestly adding, "It was mainly good luck." Behind him, Ye Feifei raised her head and sighed, "It really was this time."

Captain Ouyang wanted to say more but could only glare coldly, "Hmph! We'll talk about this when we get back!"