It was the dead of night.

Inside the ring-shaped mountain range where the Eclipse Society members were imprisoned within the God Kingdom Prototype, lights were ablaze, and people came and went...

The Lan Yi Party, holding a reading club, gathered around a bonfire, studying "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance."

Members of the Blue Yi Cooking Club were giving out free samples of their experimental dishes.

On the sports fields, which were transformed by Spells from the flat areas within the ring-shaped mountain range, figures could be seen sweating profusely everywhere.

These Eclipse Society members had long been accustomed to nighttime activities. After Lu Yibei had initially reformed them through torment, Ji Yunpei, on her own initiative, further reformed them using the preferences of most employees recorded by her father during his many years at Sunrise Biotechnology Company.

She called this method "thought reform driven by hobbies," and after trying to implement it among the Eclipse Society members imprisoned in the ring-shaped mountain range, it achieved considerable success. Except for a very few troublemakers, almost everyone found something they wanted to do...

In recent days, the vast interior of the ring-shaped mountain range was as lively as a festival night market almost every evening, filled with a cheerful and warm atmosphere.

It was hard to imagine that these guys, not long ago, were all villains. If one were to intrude into the ring-shaped mountain range without prior warning and encounter these people, they might even mistake them for reclusive hermits who enjoyed themselves daily.

Ji Yunpei even naively believed that if they were released now, they could turn over a new leaf and become new people.

......

At this very moment.

A petite, slender girl, who looked like anyone could bully her, moved like a ghost among the night-active Eclipse Society members, shuttling back and forth, muttering to herself like reciting a tight-laced spell whenever she met someone.

"What should I do? What do you think I should do? Miss Blue Yi will be back soon... Wait, there's a typo in this line of your reading record, I suggest you revise it!"

"Her important prisoner escaped from under my watch, she definitely won't let me off, right? Emmm, this creamy tiger shrimp of yours isn't flavorful enough, I suggest you remake it!"

"I don't know what she caught that guy for. If it's for some cruel experiment, will she use me as a substitute? Your specimen-making technique is pretty good... Wait, making specimens, will Blue Yi turn me into a specimen? Or maybe these guys?"

"It's over, it's over, what should I do?"

"..."

The Eclipse Society members harassed by Ji Yunpei, "..."

They initially thought this Miss guard would soon return to normal, but facts proved them wrong.

For the past few days, as long as the Miss guard was awake, she kept putting more and more pressure on herself, which eventually overflowed and spread to them.

They couldn't understand why Old Ji would trust this person to take his place at Sunrise Biotechnology Company.

However, from another perspective, perhaps this was a new "reform" method devised by that Lord Blue Yi...

First, the Miss guard told them they could freely explore and find things they wanted to do within this ring-shaped mountain range, and Miss Blue Yi would try her best to meet their reasonable requests. Then, once they developed an interest in something and gradually grew to love it, Ji Yunpei began the torment.

It was like when you made plans with a friend to play games together, and as soon as he opened his mic, he turned into a pressure monster, mumbling about unfinished papers, unmade chores, and his mother's discomfort, all while fixating on your operational mistakes, sending ten signals a second, and incidentally telling you the horror story you feared most.

Anyone with slightly weaker psychological fortitude would likely break down within minutes.

For these Eclipse Society members who had developed extremely strong psychological fortitude through murder and plunder, once or twice was acceptable, but they couldn't withstand Ji Yunpei's constant nagging in their ears!

Her overflowing "negative energy" made even them shudder.

And all of this might be part of Blue Yi's plan!

Otherwise, with normal psychological fortitude, who would be as fragile and easily imbalanced as Ji Yunpei?

So this is all a plan! First, build up beauty in their hearts, and then slowly destroy it before their eyes through the negative energy constantly spread by Ji Yunpei.

As for the purpose of doing this, it was likely to completely hollow out their autonomy, turning them into a group of walking corpses who only obeyed the commands of the Lan Yi Party... in short, brainwashing!

Anyway, that's how those few troublemakers who resisted the Miss guard's reform analyzed Blue Yi's conspiracy to them.

They didn't know if it was true.

In any case, except for the portion of Eclipse Society members who decided to join the Lan Yi Party from the start, the rest of the Eclipse Society members felt an undercurrent surging and a hint of unease rising in their hearts.

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【"Calamitys Death" Countdown: 104h10m39s】

After using the power of the God Kingdom Prototype to teleport to the ring-shaped mountain range with Nanling Yaohua, Lu Yibei did not immediately see the two people she wanted to meet.

After asking several active Eclipse Society members, she followed the direction indicated by their trembling hands and found Ji Yunpei in an inconspicuous wooden house.

When she found Ji Yunpei, Ji Yunpei was huddled in the darkest corner of the small house, covered by a cardboard box she had found from who knows where, with only a small hole for breathing, cautiously observing the situation in the room.

She looked like a startled snail, retracted into its shell.

Lu Yibei, "..." What's wrong with this girl? Was she bullied by those Eclipse Society members while I was away, falling into a state of reclusion?

She suddenly felt she had miscalculated. The previously vicious Eclipse Society members were so submissive to Ji Yunpei because she was backing Ji Yunpei. Although those guys still looked submissive now, it was hard to say if there weren't already surging undercurrents beneath the calm.

Wouldn't a little weakling like Ji Yunpei, who made people want to bully her at first sight, be like a young maiden falling into the hands of a group of thirty-year-old single Indian strongmen?

Forget a young maiden, even a graceful giant lizard sister could have N holes opened!

While contemplating, Lu Yibei walked forward and painstakingly wrestled control of the cardboard box from Ji Yunpei's hands, pulling it open.

After seeing Ji Yunpei hiding under the cardboard box, Lu Yibei and Nanling Yaohua, who was beside her, both twitched at the corners of their eyes.

Without the cardboard box, but still wrapped in a large urea sack, Ji Yunpei squatted defensively with her hands over her head, turned to face the wall, and cried out in a tearful voice, "Don't kill me, Miss Blue Yi, don't kill me! I didn't let that guy go on purpose, it was Wang Yingying..."

"No, no, no, I'm not shifting the blame to a child. Please don't be angry, I admit it was my negligence as a guard that created an opportunity for that guy to escape, and I should bear the main responsibility, but the escape route was really told to her by Wang Yingying!"

Lu Yibei, "..." Wang Yingying? I think I understand what's going on.

She clearly remembered that when she tried to open the God Kingdom Prototype passage within the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate, she had indeed told Wang Yingying the escape route from the God Kingdom Prototype.

Nanling Yaohua, "..." And who is Miss Blue Yi?

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【"Calamitys Death" Countdown: 103h12m19s】

After explaining to Nanling Yaohua that Blue Yi was one of her many aliases, Lu Yibei spent nearly an hour to barely convince Ji Yunpei that she wouldn't harm her, and to get her to sit down and talk properly.

Using a Spell, she lit the oil lamp handmade by the Eclipse Society members of the craft group in the small house, and the dim yellow light illuminated the room.

Beside the square wooden table, Ji Yunpei sat down uneasily. The lamplight shone on her face, making the sweat beads on her forehead crystal clear. Her small hands were on her knees, gripping her trouser legs tightly, and her pupils were constricted to tiny dots, trembling slightly in her eye sockets, not daring to look at Lu Yibei sitting opposite her.

"It's... it's like this, I... I kindly gave that guy some food, and she... she somehow, as if she suddenly recovered completely from a weakened state, even... even Qing Ji's was shattered by her... Uh, completely shattered by brute force, it was terrifying!"

Terrifying brute force? Someone mentioned it to me once when I was at the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate, didn't they? Lu Yibei tilted her head.

She felt as if she was about to grasp something crucial, something like a wisp of thread floating in her mind, and with just a little more information, everything would connect perfectly.

"Anything else? Any other information about that guy? For example, what Spell she used, or what moves she employed, or if her Spirit Mark had any impact on the environment when it unfolded?"

"I... I..." Ji Yunpei, in a state of high mental tension, stammered, trying hard to recall for a moment, then whispered, "I... I don't know. When she was escaping, she passed by a sports equipment store, rushed in, and snatched a dozen metal baseball bats. Does that count?"

"Oh, right, when she fought with Sister Yingzi, she also unfolded a Spirit Mark. That Spirit Mark... hmm, if I remember correctly, it emitted a strong, earthy yellow light with a heavy aura."

Metal baseball bats, astonishing brute force, heavy earthy yellow light... Yes, that's it! Lu Yibei's eyes lit up.

The wisp of thought in her mind instantly tightened, like a tough and sharp steel wire, guided by a flash of electricity, connecting a series of fragmented information and piecing together the complete story.

Although there had been speculations in this regard before, it could now be basically confirmed that the fake Disaster was Gu Qianqian.

That's why she suddenly appeared in the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate without passing through the Yumen Pass gate, ambushed Fang Ji, and shamelessly took the treasure hidden under the stone lion. Shui Ge also said that Gu Qianqian had astonishing brute force, only slightly inferior to Lord Huaiyuan in his berserk state...

It should be correct!

But if Gu Qianqian is the fake Disaster, what does she have to do with the twin-tailed girl?

She shouldn't be the twin-tailed girl. Her simple and reckless personality is completely different from the twin-tailed girl's style. If anything, Ji Yunpei resembles her much more...

Could it be the strange fish beside her?

Lu Yibei had seen that ugly {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} black strange fish more than once beside Gu Qianqian. The first time was on the playground of Huacheng Institute of Technology, where the strange fish swallowed a urban legend of a pen spirit in one gulp.

After that, almost every time she saw that strange fish, it was when her eyes were stimulated by external factors, and she passively used her special abilities.

Previously, she only thought it was a urban legend kept by Gu Qianqian, similar to the little ghost Lin Yiqi raised, but more powerful and sophisticated.

However, after the trip to Yumen Pass and gaining a lot of information, her thoughts changed slightly.

If that strange fish was the twin-tailed girl, or had a close connection with the twin-tailed girl, then this matter would be bizarre, troublesome, and a little bit reasonable!

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My fiancé is leading Chatterbox Girl's lover, constantly opposing "Disaster"...

Perhaps it's to get revenge on "Disaster"? Yes, with all the annoying things Chatterbox Girl has done, if it were me, I would also try every means to get revenge on Chatterbox Girl!

But, wouldn't that make me the scapegoat?

Thinking of this, Lu Yibei glanced at the direction of Nanling Yaohua behind her, sighing silently.

They are both fiancés, so why is there such a big difference?

Next time I see Gu Qianqian, I can't be soft-hearted anymore; I must give her a good beating.

Unless she is willing to obediently hand over that half of the token!

Lu Yibei didn't really care whether the half-token taken by Gu Qianqian had the legendary magical function of summoning the Long Xiang Army's Undead. What she cared about most was that it was something Dragon Tang personally handed to her, but she failed to keep it properly.

"......"

Besides, there is one more very important thing.

That twin-tailed girl was also banished outside the world by Chatterbox Girl, but now that strange fish appears beside Gu Qianqian... Perhaps that strange fish knows some methods to bring Xiao Hua back?

Yes, if possible, try to get some information from that strange fish... Lu Yibei thought.

Across the wooden table, Ji Yunpei stared at the contemplative Lu Yibei as if waiting for a death sentence, not daring to blink. After waiting for a moment and confirming that Lu Yibei really didn't intend to punish her, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She is such a good person!

I made such a big mistake while working under her, and she actually didn't...

"By the way, Ji Yunpei, you let that guy go. Logically speaking, you still need to be punished, do you have any objections?"

Ji Yunpei was secretly congratulating herself when Lu Yibei's voice suddenly entered her ears, sending her emotions soaring.

"Wh-wh-what... punishment...?"

Ji Yunpei's voice trembled violently, as if someone was using a jackhammer in her throat.

"I'll just punish you..." Lu Yibei deliberately drew out the end of her sentence, then winked at her, "For the next month, you must do one hundred sit-ups, one hundred push-ups, one hundred squats, and a ten-kilometer long-distance run every day, and also learn at least three Spells from Ancestor!"

"Don't worry, I'll ask Ancestor to keep a close eye on you later, so you won't have any chance to be lazy."

Ji Yunpei, "..."

Eh, it doesn't seem that difficult?

Lu Yibei, "..."

It's not difficult, but for some reason, I just can't help but want to scare her!

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【"Calamitys Death" countdown, 103h05m23s】

In the Bamboo Scroll Illusion, in front of the small house surrounded by dark dense forest.

Gu Qianqian sat on a tall pile of firewood, resting her chin in her hands, looking at the moonlight emitted by the 【Silver Moon Jade Wall】 in the sky, lost in thought, her small mouth slightly pouting.

She had been sulking ever since she went to Huacheng Institute of Technology earlier with that half of the token covered in unreadable characters, asking Professor Ma about its contents. She learned that this half of the token belonged to Nangling Commander, and that Lu Yibei held the other half.

As for why she went to Professor Ma...

Probably because Professor Ma was the most knowledgeable person she knew?

It was a lucky hit, so to speak.

She had heard the story of Nangling Commander Dragon Tang and Disaster countless times from the residents of Divine Kingdom Jade Gate. Even if she was slow-witted, she could still make some connections.

Although her head itched from thinking, as if her brain was about to grow, she couldn't connect the fragmented information in her mind, but she vaguely felt that she might have done something bad.

And those elusive bad things in her mind had prevented her from truly being happy these past few days.

"System, I'm not feeling well..." Sensing the system floating beside her, Gu Qianqian mumbled.

And as she spoke, the system, unable to bear her distraught appearance, subconsciously blurted out, "If it really doesn't work, let's go find... find Lu Yibei!?"

She had originally intended to say "go find Disaster," but the words caught in her throat. The thought of Disaster's words to her, "Could you try to trust Lu Yibei?" flashed through her mind, and she changed her words.

But perhaps, even she herself hadn't noticed that, at some point, her most pressing concern had shifted from when she could kill Disaster to whether Gu Qianqian was happy at the moment.

"Huh?" Gu Qianqian's eyes suddenly lit up, and she asked excitedly, "Really? Are we going to return that half of the token to Lu Yibei?"

"..." The system subconsciously wanted to say "yes," but before the words could leave its mouth, driven by its awkward personality, it changed its mind, "How could that be? Gu Qianqian, this kind of thinking is very dangerous! You're trying to aid the enemy, do you know that?"

"But, Disaster didn't cause any destruction this time!" Gu Qianqian tried to argue, "She saved Divine Kingdom Jade Gate and eliminated the Shaman King. These should all count as good deeds, right? Since she did good deeds, can't we give her some rewards?"

"If it really doesn't work, I don't want the reward for completing this mission; I'll give it all to Disaster."

Even a big villain should receive due reward for doing good deeds... This is the theory Gu Qianqian believed in.

You don't really think Disaster would want a McDonald's children's meal, do you? The system rolled its eyes and said, "Let me tell you! When Disaster does good deeds, she's probably plotting an even more terrifying conspiracy, do you know that?"

"For example, changing the fate of Divine Kingdom Jade Gate and triggering the 【Unconventional Calamity-level Event: Time】... This is very likely to cause immeasurable destruction."

Although it could also be caused by a nightmare...

Damn it! Why am I even defending Disaster? The system thought angrily.

"But if we're not going to return the token, then why are we going to find Disaster?" Gu Qianqian asked, full of confusion, "After she came out of Divine Kingdom Jade Gate, although she lost one hand, she seems to have become even more powerful. We can't beat her, can we?"

"Surveillance!" The system said with a hint of panic in its tone, "Of course it's to monitor her! She's become stronger, and she might cause some destruction, so we definitely have to watch her!"

After listening, Gu Qianqian thought seriously for a moment and nodded.

Monitoring Disaster and returning something to Disaster don't seem to conflict?

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【"Calamitys Death" countdown, 100h00m00s】

After a full twenty hours of travel from Yumen Pass, Lu Yibei met Zhang Huainan on time at the "stage" she had built using the power of the God Kingdom Prototype.

But she did not go alone...

Beside her, in addition to Nanling Yaohua, there were eight employees from Sunrise Biotechnology Company.

She learned from Ji Yunpei that these were the stubborn individuals who remained unyielding after a series of intentional or unintentional "modifications."

They even secretly spread rumors, undermining her and Ji Yunpei's "labor achievements"!

Calamity Miss hates those who disrespect others' successful labor the most.

Therefore, she decided to arrange a shocking journey for these guys—to observe the scene of two Calamity-level experts fighting, relying solely on their spiritual sense, while most of their spiritual energy was sealed, their limbs bound, their eyes blindfolded, and their ears plugged.

They couldn't see when the two Calamity-level experts would approach, couldn't hear the sound of their movements, and couldn't escape, but they could feel the spiritual energy fluctuations that could easily reduce them to ashes flying around, and from time to time, residual waves that were close to their tolerance would fall on them...

Just thinking about it felt very exciting!

Lu Yibei was secretly gloating over her brilliant idea when she saw Qing Ji, who had come with Zhang Huainan, from afar. Her heart suddenly thumped, and she had a bad premonition.

What is Ancestor doing here?

He couldn't possibly be here just to observe, could he?

He's not the kind of person who would just watch obediently! Lu Yibei thought.

In her perception, Qing Ji was the kind of guy who, if he saw two cats fighting on the side of the road, would rush over and throw a stone...

And as Lu Yibei furtively sized up Qing Ji, Zhang Huainan frowned upon seeing the Spell rope in Lu Yibei's hand, and the Eclipse Society members tied to the other end of the Spell rope, who looked like a group of strangely shaped human balloons.

Zhang Huainan, "..." She seems to be increasingly distorted psychologically due to the influence of urban legend. This is way too extravagant!

"Ancestor, why are you here? It's getting late. Why aren't you resting yet?"

"No rush, no rush! I've heard all about what you're going to do from Zhang Huainan..." Qing Ji rubbed his hands together, "I'm here to help!"

Lu Yibei, "..." Help? Help beat me up, right?

Looking at the excited flames dancing in Qing Ji's eyes, she instantly understood Qing Ji's intention.