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Chapter 397 Assaulting the Pure Land (Page 12)
The night was as dark as ink, and the cold moon hung high in the sky.
Kyosuke stood in the center of the courtyard, his sequined suit gleaming with a cold silver light under the moonlight, as if he were draped in stars.
The four calamity blades on his back trembled slightly, their sheaths clashing and emitting a low hum, as if yearning for a baptism of blood.
"Uncle Kyosuke, are you planning to sneak off to rescue someone?"
A lazy voice came from the roof.
Kyosuke didn't turn around, but simply raised his hand to adjust the rose stuck in his bosom—the flower had already withered more than half, its dry petals trembling in the night wind, yet stubbornly refusing to fall.
"I've already discussed it with Lin Qiye." His voice was low and firm. "This time, I'll go to the Pure Land alone to save my son. If it doesn't work..."
"Hey! Don't say such unlucky things!"
Zhang Yun, dressed in black, leaped down from the rooftop and landed lightly beside him, his black trench coat fluttering in the wind.
He grinned, revealing a row of gleaming white teeth, his eyes gleaming with a fanatical fighting spirit.
"Let's go together!"
He suddenly waved his hand, his voice booming like thunder: "Seven Nights! You all come out too! What kind of behavior is this, hiding like this!"
In the darkness, several figures slowly emerged—
Lin Qiye, hands in his pockets, slowly stepped out of the shadows, his short hair gleaming coldly in the moonlight. Shen Qingzhu stood with her arms crossed, her eyes burning with icy anger; her ancient Jialan robes fluttered in the breeze.
"What's there to be afraid of in this mere Pure Land!" Zhang Yun laughed and patted Kyosuke on the shoulder. "With me, we're invincible!"
His voice echoed in the night sky, filled with unparalleled arrogance and absolute confidence.
"They wouldn't be afraid even if their gods came, let alone a few mere oracles—" He sneered, a hint of contempt flashing in his eyes, "They're nothing but trash!"
Kyosuke paused for a moment, then glanced at everyone.
His fingertips unconsciously caressed the rose stem, the thorns digging into his flesh and drawing a trickle of blood.
"you……"
"Stop talking nonsense." Lin Qiye interrupted him, a faint smile playing on his lips. "Your son is also our family."
Shen Qingzhu snorted coldly: "Dare to touch our people, Pure Land... be prepared to pay the price."
A sudden gust of night wind swept up a flurry of withered leaves.
Kyosuke took a deep breath, and the rose on his chest finally withered completely, its dried petals scattered by the wind. He slowly drew the calamity sword from his back, its blade gleaming with an eerie purple light in the moonlight.
"Then..."
His voice was soft, like the last calm before a storm.
"—Slay through the Pure Land."
...
The laboratory lights shone softly, and a holographic chessboard floated between the two, its shimmering blue grid lines flickering slightly in the air.
Jiang Er's white electronic phantom rested her chin on her hand, her slender fingertips lightly touching a black piece, hesitating for a long time before finally placing it.
"Hehe, I've been planning this move for ages!" She shook her head smugly, her translucent hair swaying in the light and shadow. "Let's see how you counter this—"
Before she could finish speaking, An Qingyu pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses, and Bai Zi landed in the blind spot with a "thud".
The entire situation on the board was instantly reversed, and the large black group was cut in half.
"A decisive blow," he said softly.
Jiang Er's illusory image suddenly froze, its eyes, composed of electronic pixels, wide open.
"Huh? Wait!" She frantically gestured at the chessboard. "This should be... how come there is..." Her virtual ear tips drooped down, like a startled rabbit.
An Qingyu suppressed a laugh and coughed strategically, "Um... your clothes look really nice today."
"Haven't I been wearing a white dress all along?" Jiang Er looked down at her standard plain white dress with suspicion, the data stream on the hem flowing like mist.
The air was suddenly quiet.
An Qingyu's glasses reflected light strangely, and she tapped her knee awkwardly with her fingers: "Um...why don't you put on another outfit, and I'll compliment you again?"
Jiang Er's projection suddenly flickered violently a few times, like a human gasping for breath.
She crossed her arms, and a faint pink halo appeared on her virtual face.
"An, Qing, Yu! Did you and Baili Pangpang watch too many strange things before?"
But despite her words, her figure slowly faded and disappeared.
The lab was filled with rustling electronic sounds, like someone agonizing over something in front of a virtual wardrobe.
When the projection reconverges—
The black maid outfit with lace trim accentuated her slender waist, while the white apron's ties were tied into a large bow at the back.
The most striking feature is the pair of fluffy cat ears on its head, which twitch slightly depending on its mood.
"Is this...is this okay?" Jiang Er's voice was almost like electronic noise, her fingers nervously twisting the hem of her skirt.
The holographic projection of the skirt mimicked the realistic movement of fabric, and the glimpse of the absolute territory between the over-the-knee socks and the skirt glowed softly.
An Qingyu's glasses slipped down to the tip of her nose with a "click".
"Beautiful." His Adam's apple bobbed.
"It's really beautiful." The voice suddenly became hoarse.
"It's really, really beautiful." The Go stones in his hand had been crushed into powder without him even realizing it.
Jiang Er's cat ears suddenly perked up, and the projected pixels flickered wildly, forming a reddish glow:
"Then...then I'll wear this from now on?" As she spoke, her tail unconsciously wrapped around An Qingyu's wrist, and although it was a phantom, it carried a subtle electric tingling sensation.
"Beep—!" The laboratory's fire protection system suddenly activated, and the fire sprinklers on the ceiling poured down.
It turned out that someone's high body temperature had triggered the alarm.
An Qingyu nodded, soaked to the bone, rain streaming down her glasses: "Okay."
...
On the holographic projection screen in the laboratory, countless data streams cascaded down like a waterfall.
Jiang Er's cat-eared maid outfit projection was hovering in front of the control panel, her ten fingers rapidly tapping on the virtual keyboard, the pale blue data light reflecting on her slightly flushed electronic face.
"By the way, how's the Pure Land invasion going?" An Qingyu pushed up her glasses, the lenses reflecting rapidly scrolling code.
"It's already broken 49.7%!" Jiang Er's cat ears twitched excitedly, and her virtual tail swayed happily behind her. "Give me three more minutes... Ah! It's broken 50%!"
On the main screen, the Pure Land's defense system was marked in red, and now it was being eroded piece by piece into blue, representing our side, like melting chocolate.
Numerous surveillance images flashed on the surrounding secondary screens, displaying real-time footage of various areas inside the Pure Land.
An Qingyu nodded and lightly tapped the central control panel:
“We can take our time with this; the priority is to infiltrate the prison area.” His voice suddenly lowered. “We must find Yuri Kurotsugu’s son!”
"Understood!" Jiang Er's expression instantly turned serious, and her cat ears perked up alertly.
Her figure suddenly split into dozens of data clones, which simultaneously attacked different nodes of the Pure Land database.
"Youli Heizhe's move is almost perfect..." An Qingyu murmured softly.
Suddenly, all the screens flashed a blinding red light simultaneously, and a piercing alarm blared throughout the laboratory.
"Damn it! The anti-intrusion protocol has been triggered!" Jiang Er's main body exclaimed, but the next second her eyes suddenly lit up with a triumphant light, "Wait... I bypassed it! Intrusion complete!"
On the main screen, a folder labeled "Top Secret Detention Area" was forcibly opened. Countless prisoner files scattered like snowflakes, and one file was automatically enlarged—it contained the file of a thin, frail boy.
"Found it!" Jiang Er cheered, and the cat's tail happily wrapped around An Qingyu's arm.
But then her expression suddenly froze, and her virtual pupils contracted sharply.
"What's wrong?" An Qingyu keenly sensed the abnormality.
Jiang Er's expression turned extremely strange. She hesitated for a moment before pulling up another surveillance video: "I...I discovered something else..."
In the scene, a figure shrouded in black malevolent energy is imprisoned in a specially designed cell by dozens of divine chains.
The man raised his head, revealing Cao Yuan's familiar face—only now his eyes had turned completely blood red.
"Cao Yuan is imprisoned in the Pure Land Prison!" Jiang Er's voice trembled with disbelief.
An Qingyu: "???"
The laboratory fell into a deathly silence. An Qingyu's gold-rimmed glasses fell to the ground with a "crack," the lenses shattering in two.
...
In the dark and damp prison, Cao Yuan was bound to the wall by heavy divine chains. Black evil energy surged around him, but was suppressed by the ancient runes engraved on the wall.
He lowered his head, his silver hair falling messily, obscuring his bloodshot eyes.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside the cell.
Cao Yuan slowly raised his head and saw a figure in a white robe standing outside the iron railing. The hood covered the face, and only a cold smile could be seen.
"It seems my death is imminent." Cao Yuan chuckled, his voice hoarse and tinged with self-mockery.
“Indeed, you should,” the white-robed man replied calmly.
Cao Yuan's eyes widened suddenly—the voice was so familiar!
“An Qingyu?!” he blurted out, then struggled to stand up, the chains rattling. “What are you doing here?!”
An Qingyu lifted her hood, revealing her refined and calm face, her gaze behind her gold-rimmed glasses carrying a hint of helplessness: "I'm here to save you."
Cao Yuan was stunned, then burst into laughter: "How long have I been imprisoned?"
"Three days."
"Three days?!" Cao Yuan exclaimed in disbelief. "It feels like three years have passed!"
An Qingyu pushed up her glasses: "It's like you've been locked up since you came in."
Cao Yuan: “…”
"What, you can joke now??? But this lame joke isn't funny at all!!!"
An Qingyu smiled: "You're such an unlucky guy."
Cao Yuan's lips twitched: "Hey! Are you here to save me or to mock me?!"
An Qingyu ignored him, but took out a small communicator from her sleeve and whispered, "Jiang Er, have you located Cao Yuan's position?"
Jiang Er's clear voice came through the communicator:
“Found him! But…” Her tone suddenly became hesitant, “His cell is sealed by a barrier; forcibly breaking through will trigger an alarm.”
Cao Yuan's eyes lit up when he heard Jiang Er's voice: "Jiang Er is with you! No wonder you found me so quickly!"
An Qingyu glanced at him: "Wait a few days. We're about to complete our full-scale invasion of the Pure Land, and then we'll be able to rescue you."
Cao Yuan grinned, revealing his gleaming white teeth: "Alright!"
He paused, then added, "But you'd better hurry, the food here is awful. If I stay any longer, I might starve and eat the guards."
An Qingyu: "......"
...
Tokyo's night sky was dyed a dark red by neon lights, and suspended among the towering skyscrapers was a huge silver disc-shaped building—[Jōdoku].
It sits atop the city like a throne of a god, its cold, silver metal shell reflecting a chilling light, with pale golden energy patterns flowing across its base, as if mocking the ant-like humans on the ground.
Suddenly, a figure appeared at the top of Tokyo Tower.