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The taxi driver said as he drove, "You two should be careful going out so late. Things haven't been very peaceful in our city lately."
Huaiyin didn't have time to reply, but Doutang said, "No, nothing will happen in Puan City again."
The driver was completely confused. He scratched his head and said, "Huh? Sir, didn't you see the news?"
"With so many missing persons cases before, and that street riot on Halloween... Hey, let me tell you, there are monsters in Urayasu City! Do you believe it?"
Dou Tang pretended to know nothing and said, "Monsters? There's such a thing?"
"Yeah, right!" The driver slapped his thigh, his gossip spirit burning brightly: "You have no idea, right? These videos of Fall Guys beating up monsters are going viral online! Not long ago, there was even a black buffalo-like monster that got run over and killed by a truck!"
Dou Tang chuckled, speechless: "You saw it with your own eyes?"
"Uh...hehe, no, not at all." The driver was a little embarrassed, but then continued, "But, that day, there really was a big truck that caught fire and exploded!"
"If this is all a coincidence, then where do so many coincidences come from? Don't you agree?"
Dou Tang tilted his head: "You saw that big truck that was on fire?"
"Uh... well, no, I don't have that either." The driver scratched his head again.
"That settles it." Dou Tang shrugged. "With technology so advanced these days, who knows if it's just some people trying to sensationalize what happened in Pu'an City, spreading rumors that there are monsters or something... Who can say for sure?"
The driver chuckled and said, "Young man, you're really a determined person. It seems you don't believe any of these rumors."
"I only believe what I see with my own eyes," Dou Tang smiled.
"So what did you just say, young man? That nothing will happen in Pu'an City anymore?" the driver asked curiously.
"Because it's almost Chinese New Year, even if it's for the sake of performance evaluation, the police won't let Pu'an City continue to be in chaos, right?" Dou Tang simply brushed it off.
But the taxi driver will never know that for the past month, it was someone sitting in his back seat who had been there.
The man traveled far and wide, eventually killing all the evil spirits that were wreaking havoc in Urayasu City.
The taxi arrived at their destination quickly. The two got out of the car and discovered that it was a department store in a bustling downtown area.
"Authentic Chinese cuisine in a place like this?" Huaiyin asked, somewhat puzzled, after calming down.
"The place Lu Zizhen found should be right, right?"
The two held hands, walked into the department store, entered the elevator, and went upstairs.
The restaurant's decor wasn't the traditional Chinese style that Dou Tang had imagined; it was more like any other restaurant. But once you entered a private room, the feeling changed completely.
A mahogany round table, a patterned tablecloth, and a glass swivel table—the moment Dou Tang saw these, he knew this was the right place.
At this moment, the others had been waiting for quite some time, and the cold dishes were almost finished. Kotaro was already munching on sunflower seeds and drooling.
Upon seeing the two, Lu Zizhen quickly waved and said, "Come on, sit down. You two are really slow."
"There was too much blood, so it took a while to wash," Dou Tang replied.
Old Wolf said, "Hey, hey, hey, say things like that behind closed doors, or you'll scare people!"
Dou Tang smiled, closed the door, and then glanced at the box in the corner, saying, "Shall we let Teacher Jiangdao out later?"
Lu Zizhen nodded: "I had them bring out all the hot dishes at once, so no one would disturb us."
Ejima Iya's voice came from inside the box: "Then hurry up! I'm almost asleep in there!"
After Dou Tang and Huai Yin sat down, Lu Zizhen moved closer to Huai Yin and sniffed at Huai Yin's mouth.
Huaiyin asked, puzzled, "Sister Lu, what are you doing...?"
Lu Zizhen looked at her strangely, frowned and whispered, "There's no fishy smell, and no toothpaste smell either. You didn't even get an A? That's so disappointing."
Huaiyin blushed instantly, stiffened her neck, and whispered, "I'm not that...shameless..."
However, although they didn't go that far, what just happened was ambiguous enough.
She nervously crossed her legs, not wanting Lu Zizhen to notice.
At Lu Zizhen's instruction, the waiters quickly started serving hot dishes, soon filling the table. Then Lu Zizhen waved her hand, and Lao Lang, who was closest to the door, got up and locked the door. After confirming that no one would disturb them, Jiangdao Yizai pushed open the wooden box door with a bang, jumped up, and sat down at the table.
Lu Zizhen raised his glass and said, "Since we're eating Chinese food today, let's follow Chinese customs. Before we start eating, we should have a drink first."
Kotaro had already picked up his chopsticks, but upon hearing this, he reluctantly put them down again.
Everyone raised their glasses, and Lu Zizhen looked at Dou Tang and said, "Do you have anything to say? After all, you were a great contributor this time."
Dou Tang shook his head: "There's nothing to say. It's enough that this matter is finally over."
From arriving in Urayasu City as a detective to investigating the incident, to later chasing down the half-demon as a Kamen Rider, to finally facing the Onmyoji Ling Ming, all the incidents in Urayasu City came to a complete end.
As Kotaro said before, everyone will feel empty after everything is over, and that is indeed the case.
So, I have nothing to say.
Dou Tang slowly raised his cup and drank it all in one gulp. Then, everyone else present did the same. Even Jiangdao Yizai spilled the wine in his cup onto his own bones.
Chapter 141 Fall Guys
For Dou Tang and Xue Qing, it was an outlet for their pent-up emotions after more than a month.
But for Old Wolf and Kotaro, it meant that the agonizing torment they had endured day and night for the past year was finally over.
Overjoyed, they released all the pent-up frustration of the past few days, drinking bottle after bottle of wine until they could no longer walk. Lu Zizhen had no choice but to book them a room at a nearby hotel.
Huaiyin was naturally not allowed to drink alcohol, Doutang was very strict with her, while Lu Zizhen especially liked to drink. So in the end, only Huaiyin, Doutang, and Jiangdao Yizai were still sober.
Xueqing got up and left halfway through her meal, presumably to return to Tokyo to handle the aftermath and report what had happened to Nurarihyon.
Jiangdao Yizai stood in the hotel room, looking at Aida Gaku and the others lying on the bed, laughing loudly, a bottle of beer still clutched in his hand: "Look at this bald guy, he's such a loser! Hahahaha..."
"Mr. Jiangdao, how dare you mock others when you can't even get drunk?" Dou Tang stood by the window, smiling.
Jiangdao Yizai suddenly rushed to the window, grabbed Dou Tang's neck, and said, "Hey, hey, hey, what are you saying to the official weather forecaster! You're a bad student who doesn't know how to respect your teachers!"
After the commotion was over, he asked again, "The matter in Pu'an City is resolved, but what are you planning to do next?"
Looking at the rain outside the window, Dou Tang said absentmindedly, "Go back to school."
"Going to school?!" Ejima Iya was first surprised, then helpless: "I really don't know what to say to you... A person who just slayed evil spirits, and the next second says he's going back to school..."
“Slaying evil spirits is part of life, but going back to school is too,” Dou Tang explained.
"Mmm, yes, yes, yes, yes..." Jiangdao Yizai nodded helplessly, looking at the three people sleeping soundly on the bed, and said, "This three-person room should be enough for them, what should we do?"
"Let's open another one..."
"Huh? I don't want to be with you. Teachers and students absolutely cannot share a room, you understand!" Ejima Izai objected.
Dou Tang pointed to the sofa outside the bedroom: "Then you can sleep there, I'll go and book another room by myself."
Ejima Izai gave an OK sign.
That's so strange... I can sleep in the same room with three big men, but not with just one. What's wrong with me...?
Dou Tang shook his head and returned to his room.
He was alone in the room, which was quite peaceful, and Dou Tang was finally able to sit down and properly reflect on his recent achievements.
Your current holdings are as follows:
[Low-level vengeful spirit (purified): 303]
【Shining Soul: 1】
[Advanced Evil Spirit (Purified): 0]
[High-level evil spirits (not yet purified): 163]
[True Evil Spirits (Purified): 1]
[True Evil Spirits (Not Yet Purified): 3]
[Purification complete: 304]
Congratulations! You've won a crown! Keep up the good work and strive for final victory!
[Crown: 11]
During this period of time... more than a hundred half-demon have died at Dou Tang's hands.
These half-demons were all considered high-level evil spirits.
The three true evil spirits are Rin-yūdō, Taira no Masakado, and the Onmyoji Ryōmyō.
Now, it's time to start... Fall Guys again.
Dou Tang's consciousness gradually sank into her heart, flying towards that sweet, dreamlike land.
………………
Gradually waking up.
Consciousness gradually returned.
Taira no Masakado opened his eyes in a daze, looking at everything before him.
Before me lay a completely unfamiliar world, like a child's dream.
A world of exceptionally vibrant and colorful hues unfolds before your eyes.
The air was filled with a sweet fragrance, and the buildings seemed to be made of colorful candies. Everything in front of me felt incredibly real.
"here it is……"
Taira no Masakado looked around in confusion and saw many of the monsters under his command, but even more strange monsters that were half-human and half-beast.
"Taira no Masakado...!!"
A furious roar came from not far away.
Taira no Masakado turned his head and was shocked to find that his general, Rin-yūdō, was also there, and was angrily rolling towards him. His broken wooden wheel had been repaired.
"You actually killed me! You bastard! You even killed your own subordinate!"
Wheelyūdō charged forward, heading straight for Taira no Masakado, but Taira no Masakado dodged it.
Taira no Masakado frowned and said, "Wait... how did you get here? Wait, I... weren't we dead?!"
"Yes, I am dead, thanks to you, I was killed by your own hands!" Rin-yūdō roared, rushing forward again and knocking Taira no Masakado to the ground. The two continued to struggle.
While fighting back, Taira no Masakado said, "Calm down! You idiot, haven't you realized that we're not in the real world at all!"
"We're already dead, so what's going on now?!"
At this moment, in the center of the huge Candy Plaza, half-demons and monsters awoke one after another. Some knew each other, while others were enemies and began to clash. In an instant, the entire plaza was filled with people seeking revenge.
But they suddenly realized that here, although they could transform, they had lost their demonic power and no strong abilities.
"where is this place?!"
"Look, look at the sky, it's pink!"
"The ground looks like cookies and candies... and there are cream-filled cookies in the distance, where...where am I?!"
"Damn it... I'm dead, aren't I? Kamen Rider, come out! Let's fight again!"
The crowd was making a fuss, completely bewildered by the strange sight before them.
Some people even reached the edge of the square, gazing blankly at the endless pink sea: "Where...is this? An island? Can there really be a pink ocean in the world?"
Just as everyone was getting more and more confused, suddenly, a giant pink jelly bean appeared in the air.
"Look, it's a Fall Guy!"
"Damn it... Run! We can't beat him!"
The evil spirits began to riot, appearing no different from the ordinary people who had died tragically at their hands.
The Fall Guy stretches out his hand and points forward.
"boom--"
Candies floated up from the ocean, and walls hundreds of meters long rose from the ground with a thunderous roar, as a brand new, massive arena was gradually being built.
The venue is a huge circle with three protruding elliptical sections, and the ground in the three protruding elliptical sections is sunken, with many candy balls placed in them.
In the center of the arena, there are various mechanisms, such as a constantly swinging pendulum and a high-speed rotating wheel, all of which seem to be designed to hinder movement.
With a flick of his finger, Fall Guy caused the plates behind all the evil spirits to rise up, forcing them forward. Soon, all the evil spirits were squeezed into the huge circular arena.
Chapter 142 Squad Battle
The Fall Guys game, with nearly two hundred participants, was an unprecedented spectacle.