Girl, There's Something Wrong With You - Chapter 18

If viewed from a military satellite in space orbit, one would see the northern region shrouded in a haze, while a large number of military units are converging from all directions towards the city of Jiankang in the south.

Within Jiankang, the city is already engulfed in flames of war, with nearly half of the Rain Flower Terrace District and the southern part of the Jianye District falling into the hands of the rebels. Numerous urban warfare strongholds and outposts have been established.

Meanwhile, the rebel main force is advancing towards the Qinhuai District, with the target being the Taicheng in the Xuanwu District, where it is rumored that the Empress Dowager is still holed up in the palace and has not yet fled.

The task of repelling the rebel main force has been assigned to the Shenwu Army, the Yulin Army, and some militias organized spontaneously by various noble families.

Princesses of Nankang and Luling are stationed in the southern part of the city, targeting the demons among the Liyang troops. While the rebels can be left unchecked, demons must be eradicated because even the weakest demon can easily cause immense damage.

While the young ladies are busy within their respective families, Cheng Jinyang obtained permission from Wang Maohong to access the military satellite footage and loaded it onto a tablet. He then began a city-wide search for the Princess.

Ah, found her!

Finding one person in the entire city should be quite difficult. However, if this person not only flies around but also uses various high-tech weapons to wreak havoc, it would be nearly impossible not to spot her, even if one pretends not to see it on the screen.

So Cheng Jinyang headed out and activated his powers to soar into the sky.

About ten seconds later, Xing Yuanzhi emerged from the underground network passage. She couldn’t fly, so she couldn’t accompany Jinyang. But Yuanzhi had already decided to confirm the location of the Nankang Princess and wait at the nearest underground secret base.

If Jinyang successfully rescued the Nankang Princess, it would be ideal; if he failed, at least she would have a chance to help him. Otherwise, she would be very worried.

Of course, she didn’t believe in the melodramatic scenario where the male protagonist is about to be killed in battle, and the female protagonist leaps in to take the blow. Not that she wouldn’t be willing to shield him, but if Jinyang fought, he would inevitably become demonized, and once in that state, she couldn’t control her body normally. Thus, she would only be able to wait in the secret base until the battle ended.

In other words, if Jinyang were killed by demons in battle, she wouldn’t be able to save him.

But with the physical activation, how could such a thing happen? Hahaha.

Arriving at the intelligence base near the target through the underground network, located beneath a commercial complex’s second-floor parking garage, the entrance is through a secluded maintenance room, making it extremely discreet.

Inside, there were sealed supplies of water and canned food, clean dry toilets, and even a simple shower setup using bottled water.

Well, there was just too much dust.

While cleaning up the base a bit, Xing Yuanzhi suddenly shuddered. Her consciousness was drawn away.

…

Cheng Jinyang flew swiftly along the street.

Below, the streets were already filled with countless puppet figures wandering aimlessly. Puppets are far more terrifying than zombies.

Firstly, they normally appear indistinguishable from ordinary people (even with added charm for beautiful appearances); secondly, they possess a certain degree of immortality.

What is immortality?

When a regular person is injured, the wound hurts, and the injured area’s activity is restricted.

Puppets, however, do not experience pain and can continue to run and jump even if their limbs are severed or their abdomen pierced. Wounds heal slowly, though not instantly like with physical activation, but still much faster than normal people.

If the last Iron Giant destroyed the southern urban buildings, this time the demon invasion is causing severe losses in population. With so many puppets below, Cheng Jinyang couldn’t think of any efficient way to eliminate them all.

After all, no matter how thoroughly you clean up after the war, as long as there is a single puppet left in some corner, a more severe demon disaster could break out at any time—puppets have an incredibly strong infection ability.

It’s estimated that for the next few years, this area will be completely abandoned by the Empire, or at least it will be tightly sealed off.

Cheng Jinyang thought this as he noticed a strange clawed creature below, staring blankly at a clothing store’s display window. Ignoring its clawed arms, it looked rather harmless.

What a pity. It was probably a girl who loved beauty before being infected.

Cheng Jinyang casually created a spatial trap, suspending the unprepared creature in mid-air. Then, he used the Fifth-Grade Algorithm:

Triple Strings!

Under the triple gravity, the creature plummeted instantly and was smashed into a pile of flesh upon hitting the ground.

Since reaching Fifth Grade, Cheng Jinyang’s combat power had received an extraordinarily terrifying boost. Including other Fifth-Grade individuals, once demonization was activated, the bloodline density approached Fourth Grade, which was his greatest confidence in rescuing the princess single-handedly.

As his eyes swept across the nearby area again, Cheng Jinyang finally heard the distant sound of a low explosion. He immediately switched to low-altitude cruising mode, at a height of about thirty floors, using various buildings for cover as he stealthily approached the source of the sound.

At last, near a bank, he saw a golden figure flying through the air.

Demon form, activate!

The consciousness of all the young ladies instantly appeared within him. Locking onto the demon figure chasing the golden one, Cheng Jinyang used the Mass Effect:

Body Binding Iron!

Suddenly subjected to nearly a thousand times the weight, the demon began to fall, and Cheng Jinyang took the opportunity to bring his hands together. While maintaining the Mass Effect algorithm, he activated the Metal Manipulation algorithm.

Iron Stream Falls. Four Directions Surge!

At the spot where the demon was about to fall, a massive amount of metal surged from surrounding buildings, forming numerous sharp metal spears that rapidly thrust toward the falling figure!

Amid the thunderous clash of iron and steel, the ground beneath seemed to tremble under the pressure.

As Cheng Jinyang continued to calculate, his expression suddenly tightened.

No, wait!

In the center of the metal grind, something is resisting my cutting!

In a sudden explosion, countless shattered metal pieces flew out, revealing a figure enveloped in a light barrier.

What is that? Cheng Jinyang held his breath as an extreme sense of fear rose from his heart, as if an invisible hand was gripping his throat.

No, wait…

My demonization state has been severed again!!!

“Who are you?” As the surrounding light slowly dissipated, revealing an exceptionally beautiful woman with an expressionless face, she stared in his direction, “Which Star Lord’s envoy are you? Even with the souls occupying your body not fully unified, you dare to provoke and attack other star officials? Are you looking to get yourself into the resurrection queue?”

Cheng Jinyang hid behind a pillar, feeling as if all his blood was freezing in fear.

A mistake—it’s not a demon, it’s a Greater Demon… and with the same ability as my mother to sever demonization connections!

But at least the princess should have escaped from the encirclement by now.

I need to find an opportunity to run.

Thinking this, Cheng Jinyang struggled to soften his voice, making it sound sharp and gentle, “Are you a star official under the Southern Dipper Star Lord? Didn’t you know that the Southern Dipper Star Lord is dead?!”

The Greater Demon’s expression immediately stiffened at the mention of this, though she didn’t pay much attention to the somewhat neutral tone. Frowning, she said, “The Star Lord left alone that day, saying she had private matters to attend to, which we were unaware of. Moreover, even if we star officials were intent on stopping her, where would we have the capability to do so?”

Behind the pillar, there was no response.

Taking advantage of the pause while the Greater Demon was speaking, Cheng Jinyang quickly slipped into the bank through a blind spot in the obscured view, preparing to escape through another window.

“Are you sent by Her Majesty?” the Greater Demon asked again, suddenly reacting with realization.

Wait!

If you were sent by Her Majesty to hold me accountable, how could you not recognize me, Qi Shu? I’m a Fifth-Star of the Southern Dipper after all!

Realizing that she had been tricked, the Greater Demon suddenly conjured an immense and tangible light, which she directed towards the entire bank.

Secret Art: Primordial Chaos Divine Light!