This group of kids' words not only injured Qi Yuan, but also the Ghost Bride.
She didn't understand why she had to be the bride instead of the groom.
It was an unhealable scar to begin with, and the elementary schoolers were just pouring salt on the wound. The Ghost Bride's rationality slipped away as her black hair started swirling, showing signs that she was about to attack.
"Why am I the Ghost Bride! I don't want a male companion!"
The middle-aged lady looked at Qi Yuan worriedly, wondering if the young esper could handle this situation.
Sensing the middle-aged lady's concern, Qi Yuan thought things were taking a bad turn. His powers were least effective against irrational lunatics.
They wouldn't evaluate the difference in strength between them, only acting on instinct.
He had to buy time by bringing up topics that piqued her interest first, Qi Yuan strategized, before directly speaking up.
"Why can't the groom be female when the bride can be male?"
The Ghost Bride, who was about to max out her anger meter, was interrupted in her spell casting as rationality returned.
"Oh right, why can't I have a female groom?"
The question that had bothered her since birth was resolved by Qi Yuan, and the Ghost Bride felt the doors to a new world open up.
She let out the classic, eerie, female ghost laughter, which would have been more frightening if not for the overly coarse voice.
"You're very right. As thanks for clearing up my confusion, I'll spare the others but you have to stay."
Isn't this being ungrateful a bit too quick?
The monster's thoughts were completely transparent to Qi Yuan, but he didn't show anything on his face, only complaining inwardly.
Oblivious, the Ghost Bride singled out Qi Yuan as her first target outwardly while greedily eyeing the foul-mouthed kids.
"If he agrees, I'll make more excessive demands to force him to change his mind; if he doesn't agree, cracks will definitely form between the other humans, and I can still enjoy the other humans even if this brat gets disheartened and leaves angrily."
The middle-aged lady had a calm heart. Superstitious as she was, she also believed in one thing - tall tales. But she worried that the kids' nonsense would anger Qi Yuan into leaving.
The elementary school chickens, listening to the wind as rain, started clamoring. Some of the kids were indeed led by the monster to switch sides.
They started hoping that Qi Yuan would stay so they could leave this place.
The students, young in age, didn't know how to conceal their inner thoughts, which were perfectly reflected on their faces.
"Uncle Patrol Team officer, I want to go home."
"Me too..."
Embarrassed to outright ask Qi Yuan to stay, they started bawling, hoping to achieve their wish through throwing a tantrum as usual.
The middle-aged lady was both anxious and annoyed by the kids' antics. "What did your teacher teach you all? You can't believe the monster's words!"
The teacher's scolding changed the kids' loud wailing into sobs, and the scene fell silent.
It wasn't very realistic to expect kids who had never experienced society's blows and were only ever catered to since birth to understand gratitude, but rational analysis didn't mean emotions could accept it.
Qi Yuan observed coldly as the kids bawled.
"Haven't you all seen the Patrol Team uncle's videos?"
One boy broke the silence. Qi Yuan recognized him as one of the temporary team leaders he had appointed.
"For a monster like this, the Patrol Team uncle can take on ten by himself! There's just the glow...then...the monster is gone...many, many monsters disappear all at once."
The boy's poor vocabulary made his depiction faltering as he anxiously scratched his head, using gestures to make up for what he couldn't convey in words.
"That's right, the glow is the same color as the Patrol Team uncle's eyes."
Although the boy's portrayal was crude, the elementary schoolers understood each other, echoing his words despite never having witnessed what he described.
"It's true, I saw it too."
"No, I saw the Patrol Team uncle summon a golden dragon that bit the monster to death."
"You're both wrong, the Patrol Team uncle turned into a dragon himself and bit the monster to death."
"What you said is wrong, it was many Patrol Team uncles that all turned into dragons and bit the monster to death."
The elementary schoolers bickered incessantly.
The middle-aged lady rubbed her forehead worriedly. These kids were making a ruckus without reading the situation.
When the first boy stood up to try and portray the scene, Qi Yuan started paying attention to see if the Ghost Bride would visualize it.
But the kids got more and more outrageous that he couldn't cut in at all to add details to have the Ghost Bride imagine specific abilities.
With her level of tall tales, the Ghost Bride probably wouldn't believe them.
"A golden-eyed human can actually summon giant dragons!"
"An A-rank monster got insta-killed?!"
"There's so many abilities too!!"
The Ghost Bride was frightened out of her wits.
She didn't doubt the elementary students because she had the ability to discern truth from lies herself, and was shocked to discover that everything these human cubs said was the truth.
She had...actually believed it...
Qi Yuan didn't expect there to be such a pleasant surprise. The previously hateful brats suddenly became cute.
Familiarity breeds acceptance. The elementary schoolers had rendered great merit in one go, also fulfilling their wish.
A dragon's cry rang out as an awe-inspiring dragon's might wrapped around Qi Yuan. His golden irises transformed into dazzling, golden beast eyes, gazing down majestically at the Ghost Bride like a king surveying his territory.
Golden scale patterns emerged on his face and hands, and an illusory dragon horn flickered on his forehead as rays of light flashed.
The golden dragon illusion he summoned coiled behind him. The dragon cries came from its mouth.
Qi Yuan was resplendent in light that resonated with the golden dragon illusion, which ascended amidst the dazzling radiance.
The frolicking and swishing tail of the golden dragon seemed to contain some rhythm. Small thunderclouds formed inside and outside the building.
With a snap of his fingers,
The pitch-black teaching building was suddenly illuminated by piercing electric light that shone upon half of it, taking away all monsters in the area.
He sent off the special Ghost Bride in the most gorgeous and cool way on the spot before she could find her female groom. Fragrant and vanished like disappearing jade.
Before leaving, she kept thinking.
The golden-eyed human looks so strong, so why was I still fooled by the human cubs?
Did I get cocky, or was I still wishfully thinking?
Many thoughts ultimately turned into one line.
"You have..."
You have this level of strength and didn't say so earlier!
She didn't even get to finish her sentence before the roaring lightning engulfed her...
Thanks to the elementary students' nonsense, his portrayed strength was greater than before. He completely had the ability to clear out more monsters.
But his esper ability didn't differentiate between humans and monsters. His brain couldn't distinguish more people from monsters.
If it was an AOE that took out the little brothers too...
Qi Yuan didn't dare imagine.
Since the danger had passed from the surroundings, he could also deactivate his ability to rest for a bit.
The shocked elementary students were unable to process the information, remaining foolishly frozen.
Only when Qi Yuan adjusted his breathing and the middle-aged lady handed him the mineral water she had been reluctant to drink did the kids start screaming even louder than the actual ghosts. They charged at Qi Yuan, shouting about how amazing Uncle Patrol Team was, and not even the middle-aged lady's teacher authority could suppress their antics.
Qi Yuan had no choice but to put on a stern face. "Second order, did all the team leaders take note of who broke the rules just now?"
These words instantly suppressed the elementary school chickens.
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]
