Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

Chapter 354 Being tricked

"The world on the other side... So this is what you mean. It's like an abandoned experimental site."

"The current space and Yaemachi do not belong to the same world. It's as if they were forcibly connected by some strange entrance." Jiang Ming thought to himself.

In the old city before dawn, Jiang Ming and Xia came here with three living souls, while Rin was left behind to look after Raiden Mei.

However, when they entered the abandoned experimental site, they only saw a large number of puppet armies of the world of suffering. After a careful search, they still could not find the seal of the [Hell].

Although those puppets of the world of suffering have the ability of self-discipline, they seem to be acting only on instinct.

There is only one exception.

It was an old model puppet that they met on the way, but it showed no hostility. After the battle, Jiang Ming and the others never saw it again.

[I can only go so far, but I cannot stay here. However, this body is almost beyond its predetermined carrying capacity... After all, the weight of the soul cannot be calculated.]

[Look, those soulless bodies at the bottom have it so easy... But I don't envy them. One day... I will return to the dojo and defeat her with my own hands.]

[Tell her what the true way of martial arts is]

"..."

Listening to Jiang Ming repeating what the mechanical puppet said, Xia frowned slightly: "What should I do next?"

"... Let's go back first and ask Mei Raiden what's going on - a mechanical puppet with self-awareness and possibly even memories of her previous life. This is probably Ryoma, no, this is the final form she pursues..."

Jiang Ming murmured the latter part in his heart.

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Yaemachi.

The two returned to the thatched hut, but did not find Raiden Mei here. Only Yae Rin was lying on the tatami, sleeping comfortably.

"..."

Jiang Ming and Xia looked at each other, and then the former activated his method, gently patting Lin's back, waking the girl from her sleep.

As soon as she woke up, the pink-haired girl rubbed her eyes and frowned slightly. When she squinted her eyes and saw Jiang Ming and Xia, she mumbled: "Um... Father... Mother? Welcome back."

"Oh, we're back... What the hell!"

Jiang Ming, who originally had a gentle voice, suddenly changed the subject: "Where is Raiden Mei?"

"Hmm?" Rin blinked in confusion, looked around in confusion, and then widened her eyes after realizing what was going on: "Ah! Rin remembers Mei made some tea for herself and invited Rin to join her, but Rin fainted after drinking it."

“…You, who have reached the peak of entry level in the erosion of the rules of the universe, were knocked unconscious by the Mongolian medicine?” Jiang Ming’s face was calm, almost expressionless.

"Hey?" Rin stretched out his right hand and knocked on his head, and then a few minutes later...

“Wuwuha…” In the corner, there appeared a delicate girl who was covering her butt, with a flushed face and breathing hotly from her mouth.

"......"

A few days later——

Jiang Ming, Xia and Lin gathered in the thatched hut again, but this time they brought some information after investigation.

"I searched everywhere for a few days, but Raiden Mei disappeared without a trace, just like she had been planned... Ha, well... I didn't expect that we were all tricked by her in the end."

Jiang Ming smiled, but was a little horrified: "After she disappeared, I [focused] on investigating Raiden Mei. Most of the information about her was scattered and had no real significance. Compared to her father who was in prison, all her records seemed too ordinary, but these are not the point."

"From now on, some information can explain a lot of things. For example, most of the equipment used by the Shadow Guards of the City Lord's Mansion was made by Raiden Mei."

Xia followed Jiang Ming's words and guessed: "The bloodline of the knife maker...like father, like daughter, right?"

Jiang Ming did not answer, but continued to explain.

"For example, her relationship with her father, Mr. Ryoma, is actually very bad. The reason is that her father, who is obsessed with research, did not even come to see his wife who died in an accident for the last time. This is far beyond my expectations..."

"..."

Xia was silent for a while, then she reacted: "Could it be that...?"

"That's right. I'm afraid that Raiden Mei's purpose from the beginning was not some high-sounding reason like [preventing her father's hidden research and curse from falling into the hands of the City Lord's Mansion]."

Jiang Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression more serious than ever before: "She is seeking revenge, and the object of revenge is her own biological father - she wants to easily cross over and ruthlessly crush the goal that her father has spent half his life trying to achieve, and the one who caused the experimental accident is most likely not Ryoma, but Raiden Mei herself."

"If that's the case, then the move by Raiden Ryoma to hide the completed puppet in the other world is probably not just to protect the City Lord's Mansion, but also to protect his own daughter Mei."

Jiang Ming sneered when he heard this: "That's right, so we gathered three souls together and actually helped Raiden Mei in disguise... Hehe, good acting, but I was fooled."

"Father is also letting his emotions get the better of him..."

Yae Rin spread her hands helplessly and sighed deeply, but was held in Jiang Ming's arms and gently kneaded a few times. While kneading, he continued.

"What secrets are hidden in that perfect puppet that would make Mr. Raiden Ryoma so frightened is still a mystery to be solved, but our mission must continue."

Xia raised her eyebrows slightly: "Continue? How do you continue?"

"It just so happens that I have new information here - it is said that more than 500 years ago, a demon fox brought disaster to the world. The gods took pity on the people and came to the world in the body of the eight-fold priestess." Jiang Ming talked eloquently.

"In the end, the fox demon was completely sealed by the God-goddess holding the Spirit Sword with the forbidden technique - the six original seals of the [Six Laws of the Outer Path] as the core of the formation. The six volumes of Ninja Scrolls without the original seals are now in your hands. Next, we have to continue to recover the remaining seals until the [Six Laws of the Outer Path] are completely seized."

"Yeah, I've heard of this too. According to the records in the Destiny Database, the level of Honkai energy detected by the demon fox when it wreaked havoc on the world was almost comparable to that of the Herrscher." Xia followed the topic and told the information she knew.

However, Jiang Ming and Lin couldn't help but blink when they heard this, and looked at each other for a second.

Jiang Ming tilted his head and spoke first: "Herrser?"

This time it was Xia's turn to be confused: "Huh? Don't you know the Herrscher?"

"Ah... no, I knew a little bit, but I didn't expect that the fox demon could rival the Herrscher. I didn't know much about it."

Jiang Ming waved his hand and changed the subject vaguely: "But it's no wonder that the bishop is so concerned about this forbidden technique that can completely seal monsters of this level."

"Well, since the clue about Raiden Mei has been temporarily interrupted, Mr. Ming, do you have any clues about the next target?"

Jiang Ming nodded slightly and took out the information he had prepared long ago: "Of course, there are some interesting rumors about the Yae Shrine, which enshrines the so-called gods, and the gray district of Nevernight, which is full of people of all kinds. Let's start with these two."

When Xia heard this, her thoughts couldn't help but fall into what Raiden Mei said to her at that time. She was silent for a long while before she looked up and asked.

"Regarding the topic of [Forbidden Child] that Mei mentioned before, if my fox ears are also cursed in the same way, could it be that this Yae Town... is where I was born?"

"..."

Jiang Ming looked at Xia deeply and said, "I didn't expect you to care about your own background."

He immediately stood up and said, "In that case, the next target is determined, which is the Yae Shrine that was rebuilt after the war against the demon fox more than 500 years ago. I can't make any calculations for you in this regard, you have to find the answer yourself."

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