Cyclic Enqueue

The battle began.

The porcelain-like ground could not stop these bizarre needle-like feet.

The long sharp needles could plunge right into the porcelain material, either piercing through or shattering it.

Despite Bobo's small size, it was the "tank" of Chen Miemie's team, emitting an irresistible aroma that drew aggro to itself.

Instantly, the roast chicken was pierced with several holes and torn apart.

It didn't matter that the roast chicken was split open; the needle-footed nurses were still under its control. They frantically stuffed the roast chicken into their mouths and swallowed it whole, bones and all, without chewing much.

By the time they tried to pounce on Chen Miemie and Qinghua again, they were gradually being transformed into roast chickens.

Meanwhile, Bobo jumped out again from one of the newly transformed roast chickens, continuing to draw a new round of aggro.

Bobo was doing a great job, but there were simply too many enemies.

Even with twenty or thirty of them crowd-controlled, half of them still charged toward Chen Miemie.

The needle feet somewhat countered Qinghua, as porcelain didn't have much defensive capability.

Over thirty needle-footed nurses, braving the corrosive power of porcelainization, forcefully charged at Chen Miemie.

Loop could tell that Chen Miemie was the leader of the team, so if they were going to attack, they would attack him.

At this moment, Chen Miemie's [Mystery] and [Immortality] were only at 1.6. Aside from his self-illuminating ability, he mainly relied on his [Mystical Items].

The [Silence Scarf] ability activated.

Unknown murmurs echoed in the ears of the needle-footed nurses, which actually caused the madness in their eyes to recede slightly, greatly slowing down their charging movements.

However, that was the only effect it had.

The current strength of the [Silence Scarf] was equal to Chen Miemie's [Mystery] level, also only 1.6.

The silence skill failed to take effect.

This group of needle-footed nurses might be entities with a [Mystery] level of 4 or above.

Chen Miemie also experienced what it meant to "deal no damage."

Seeing several needle-footed nurses rush right in front of Chen Miemie.

Qinghua threw the [Infinite Boomerang] from her hand.

[Infinite Boomerang]: Once thrown, it will definitely fly back, no matter what obstacles are in the way, but its return route and speed are completely random. Hopefully, the user's head is not in its path.

This was a [Strength] 4 offensive [Mystical Item].

Chen Miemie didn't dare use this thing himself; he was afraid of losing his head.

As a roast chicken, Bobo's arms were too short to use it.

Qinghua was exactly the right person to use it. She wasn't afraid of losing her head; even being shattered all over the floor wasn't a fatal injury to her.

It had to be said that the [Immortality] of aberrations was much more impressive than that of humans.

The Infinite Boomerang arced through the air, cutting the three nurses approaching Chen Miemie in half at the waist. Blood sprayed all over Chen Miemie, even dyeing his face red.

When the boomerang returned, it even took a small lock of Chen Miemie's hair with it.

Feeling the blood flowing down his eyelids, Chen Miemie gritted his back teeth: Is this what a life-and-death struggle between [Mysteries] in this world is like?

The third time the [Infinite Boomerang] was used, Qinghua's porcelain head exploded, smashed by the boomerang.

Her [Mystery] and [Immortality] quickly took effect, allowing the broken porcelain pieces to return to her headless neck and piece her head back together.

With the participation of the [Mystical Item], dozens of needle-footed nurses all fell.

The ground was covered with roast chickens and severed limbs.

"Clap, clap, clap~"

A nurse's applause rang out.

Something despair-inducing happened.

From the houses in the village, dozens more of the same needle-footed nurses walked out again.

Chen Miemie's mind was racing.

What's going on?

After killing one batch, there's a new one. Is Loop's manpower endless?

Wait, Loop? Could this aberration's ability be endless repetition?

But the corpses on the ground hadn't disappeared. If it was a loop, the old batch should be gone.

What exactly is Loop's ability?

At this moment, Chen Miemie finally deeply understood the [Dean]'s teachings once again.

Battles in this world are battles of [Mystery]. If you can't figure out the opponent's ability, even if you have a whole tier of higher strength, you can easily fail.

Chen Miemie made a decision: Before figuring out the ability of this Loop, let's retreat first.

After all, if the other party really had no intention of joining his command, even a pyrrhic victory after a life-and-death struggle wouldn't yield any benefits.

One of the needle-footed nurses stepped forward alone.

Just when Chen Miemie thought she was going to sound the horn for battle again.

"I've seen your strength, and I'm willing to join you."

Chen Miemie: ???

Well played, aberration. I thought you were going to fight when you were supposed to join, and you join when I thought you were going to fight?

Do you know that makes me look a bit silly?

"Why did you change your mind? Just now you were shouting about fighting, and now you agree? You aren't at a disadvantage in this situation, you know."

Loop covered her mouth, wearing a sickly smile:

"To see your strength, of course. Not only did I need to see yours, but didn't you also need to see mine? Joining a new organization, you only get corresponding status if you have strength, right?"

Chen Miemie clicked his tongue. This aberration was something else; she even knew a bit of palace intrigue.

"I suppose you have a point."

"Do you want to come into the village for a tour?"

"No need, just come with us." Chen Miemie declined the invitation to enter the village again.

Regarding this unpredictable aberration, Chen Miemie wasn't very assured about her until the [Moon's Invitation] was signed.

"Wait a moment, I still need to tidy up the village a bit and pack some luggage."

"How long do you need?"

"Three, oh, no, two hours."

"Alright, we have some things to do as well. We'll wait for you at the village entrance in two hours."

After leaving the village and walking a long way.

The three of them chatted about the new partner about to join the team.

What Chen Miemie focused on more was Loop's psychological state, as she seemed a bit yandere.

Qinghua and Bobo didn't have human morals; they didn't care if Loop's character was bad.

They were all aberrations, and the two of them weren't exactly good people either.

Qinghua didn't like killing people just because she didn't like it; she found it uninteresting, not because she was kind-hearted.

Bobo was the same. As long as someone liked eating roast chicken, it found them pleasing to the eye. As for whether the other party could survive after eating it, it didn't care.

Qinghua asked a soul-searching question: "Chen Miemie, does our house have enough room for so many people? When we get to Sixiang City, can you hide so many people?"

Chen Miemie was dumbfounded.

Bobo added insult to injury: "You'd better move to the first floor, otherwise the people downstairs will ask you for compensation because the ceiling will be pierced with countless holes."

Chen Miemie completely sank, and his whole world turned gray.

What could he use to trade for a house? He only had 2 years of time on his watch, and he still owed Joker a 6-year external debt!

Usually, the first floor of large buildings was for commercial storefronts, not for living. To live on the first floor, it had to be a "villa" like the Jiang family's.

Two hours passed quickly.

Perhaps because the area around the village had been cleared by Loop, they didn't encounter any other aberrations.

At the village entrance.

6:20 PM.

Exactly two hours after they last left.

When Chen Miemie and his companions arrived, the needle-footed nurse Loop was already standing there waiting for them.

Waiting was a bit boring, so she played a little game by herself. She tapped the ground with her needle tip, poking out tiny black dots one after another. The dots connected into lines, forming the pattern of a small flower.

This Loop was not the same one who had led the negotiations earlier. Her hair and eye colors had both changed.

"Hmm? Just you?"

"Yeah."

"What about the others? Aren't they coming along?"

"I can represent them. Everyone else agreed."

"Then where is the luggage you packed? Why are you empty-handed?"

"There wasn't really anything to bring."

"Alright then. If there's a chance, I can let you come back home often to visit and catch up with them."

"Hehe, how considerate. Thank you," Loop smiled with a hint of seductiveness.

Just like that, Loop followed Chen Miemie, and the group of four left the village.

What Chen Miemie couldn't see was this:

Deep in the village behind him.

Inside a courtyard.

There was a small mountain piled high with corpses.

Here lay the bodies of over a hundred Needle Nurses from the entire village, all sharing the same name—Loop.

Blood, still holding its residual warmth, dyed the entire courtyard red.

It seeped out faintly from the cracks beneath the tightly shut courtyard doors.