Chapter 269 I am a Mage
Rabbit King?
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Chu Ge's face was full of skepticism. No matter how much a rabbit is enhanced, it couldn't possibly dominate the arena.
This guy must be bluffing!
The rabbit continued to boast, "That Rabbit King is really strong. It's said that it can knock down a four-story residential building!"
"So, you see, we rabbits also have great potential. Join me, my team will soon be upgraded to Four Stars, and by that time, we'll have some big shots taking us under their wings!"
Chu Ge shook his head and said, "You're just painting a pie in the sky for me. I see no benefits."
His eyes shifted as he said, "Didn't you claim you wanted to form the strongest species team? Then go and kill Emperor Luosheng. If you can do that, I'll agree to join you!"
"Really?" The rabbit raised an eyebrow and asked.
"Really!"
"Good! You wait, after the competition ends, add me as a friend!"
After saying that, the rabbit turned and left.
Chu Ge was stunned.
Could this guy really kill Emperor Luosheng?
Impossible!
If it had that kind of strength, why the need to recruit him?
Wouldn't it be better to recruit Emperor Luosheng instead?
Just as I thought, all bluff.
Now that he can't bluff anymore, he's taking off hastily.
Thinking disdainfully, Chu Ge descended the mountain.
He was quite annoyed after waiting foolishly on the mountain for so long.
He had to find a Survivor to take it out on!
...
Three o'clock in the afternoon.
Chu Ge returned to the abandoned factory where Nangong, Ye Wukong, Arno, and General Lie Hao had been previously.
This time, he didn't see Nangong, Ye Wukong, Arno, or General Lie Hao.
He smiled with satisfaction. These four seemed to have all gone to battle their enemies, which was just as well.
One couldn't always choose to hide because of environmental limitations.
That's not the style of embracing death!
Just as Chu Ge was about to leave the factory, a voice came from behind him: "You've been marked by evil spirits."
He turned around instinctively, and the speaker was a black cat.
It was the same black cat that had warned him on the outskirts of Tokyo.
It sat on the point of a concrete slab, staring straight at Chu Ge, sending shivers down his spine.
Chu Ge couldn't help but recall the sleep paralysis from last night, and goosebumps raised again on his skin.
"What do you mean? Can you clarify?" Chu Ge frowned and asked.
He was unclear about the black cat's real intent.
It couldn't be just out of kindness that it kept following him,
There must be something else at stake.
The black cat replied, "I already told you, Tokyo is hiding something unclean. You're now haunted by evil spirits, and it will cause you big trouble. You have to find a way to cleanse the uncleanliness from your body, otherwise, even after the Survival Competition ends, your calamity will continue."
Is it really that mystical?
Chu Ge asked in disbelief, "Why are you warning me?"
The black cat slightly tilted its chin up, its gaze drifting towards the sky as the sunlight fell onto its body. It spoke in a melancholic tone, "Actually, I am a mage."
Chu Ge: "..."
He said with a complex look in his eyes, "Actually, I am an assassin."
The black cat seriously said, "If it wasn't for the filthy things here, I'd definitely be focused on killing enemies. But for us mages, eliminating demons and exorcising evil is the priority. I couldn't tell you before, but I didn't expect that evil spirit to keep following you. You must have already encountered some signs. It's not pleasant, is it?"
Hearing this, Chu Ge fell silent.
Last night's sleep paralysis was too real.
It made him have to believe the black cat.
He looked at the black cat and asked, "What should I do?"
"Go find a temple where the incense is strong. Stay there for a night, and you can ward off the evil," the black cat replied.
Chu Ge was taken aback. Is it that simple?
The black cat turned around and said, "Apart from you, there are other Survivors who've also been afflicted. I've told you the solution. The rest is up to you."
Having said that, it quickly left, leaping out of the abandoned factory within a few steps.
Chu Ge hesitated for a moment, then decided to look for a temple where incense offerings were plentiful.
It is better to believe that something exists than not.
There were plenty of temples in Tokyo City, and in this country, belief in spirits and gods was not inferior to that in the East, and could even be considered more intense.
Chu Ge had passed by several temples before and remembered which ones had large crowds.
More people meant more incense buyers.
It took him an hour.
He arrived at the rear of a temple on a small hill, where many tourists were coming and going, the air filled with the fragrance of sandalwood, and the slopes had rows of tall wooden bridges that looked solemn and sacred.
Chu Ge stealthily made his way into the temple, where the light was dim, and, taking cover in the darkness, he changed color, perfectly avoiding every tourist.
One of the tourists even passed right in front of him, less than twenty centimeters away.
If the guy knew there was a giant lion nearby, he definitely would've peed himself.
Taking advantage of a gap in the flow of tourists, he quickly leaped behind a large Buddha statue and crawled under a red cloth.
He let out a long sigh.
"Stay here for a day to ward off evil spirits!"
Chu Ge firmly told himself as he began to stay motionless, waiting for time to pass.
He didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but after arriving here, he suddenly felt a lot more at ease.
He certainly didn't want to experience the terror of last night again.
"Survivor Xiao Poor Thing from team 'Suicide' has successfully annihilated Survival Team 'Unconscious', earning an additional 500 Survival Points for the whole team!"
"Survival Team 'Suicide' has successfully annihilated Survival Team 'Unconscious'!"
Chu Ge listened with envy.
How many Survival Points would Xiao Poor Thing earn after this Survival Competition ended?
Maybe she would skyrocket in one go.
"Oh no, I forgot to warn her not to become the Heart of the City."
Chu Ge's heart suddenly sank.
The Heart of the City would definitely face other rules in the end, and with Xiao Poor Thing's capabilities, it would be difficult for her to contend with other Hearts of the City.
But then he thought of Gu Tianjiao and was reassured again.
That woman would definitely remind Xiao Poor Thing.
He had to admit, Gu Tianjiao was smarter than him.
What he could think of, Gu Tianjiao should be able to think of as well.
Time slowly passed.
The temple was too noisy, and the thick incense smoke made Chu Ge's head feel heavy after a while.
Together with the lack of sleep from the night before, he actually fell asleep.
When he woke up again, there were no people left inside the temple.
The moon hung high in the night sky outside the door.
Chu Ge yawned and was just about to get up when he suddenly smelled the scent of a human.
An old monk walked to the front of the temple door and sat directly on the threshold, looking at the night sky.
Chu Ge heard him as if he were chanting sutras, but he couldn't understand what was being said.
He cautiously walked out from behind the Buddha statue; when he touched down on the floor, he accidentally caused the long table to shake, making a somewhat loud noise.
He instantly looked towards the old monk, alarmed.
However, the old monk did not turn around.
"Donor, why do you steal?" the old monk asked without looking back.
Chu Ge didn't understand his language and quietly moved behind him.
"This is a place of Buddhism, and you must not act recklessly, or Buddha will not bless you," the old monk continued, without even lifting his eyelids.
Chu Ge gently bumped into him.
"Are you hungry?" the old monk asked again.
Chu Ge didn't respond, still nudging him with his paw.
The old monk's forehead bulged with veins, and he sighed, opened his eyes, and turned to look, saying, "Donor, what are you doing..."
"Ah—"
Upon seeing Chu Ge's lion face, he immediately fainted from shock.