The Demon's Menu-Chapter 1120: People around Hui Lijing will all...

Hu Qiandai watched Kusakabe Mi until her figure disappeared behind the ancestral house’s courtyard wall, then the young mistress of the Uesugi Family finally withdrew her gaze.

Just as she had promised.

Hu Qiandai obediently remained within the circle that Kusakabe Mi had drawn with her long sword.

"Is this a ’Barrier’?"

"Standing here, can people outside see me?"

"Can it withstand attacks?"

A whirl of chaotic thoughts began surfacing in Hu Qiandai’s mind.

For those who had just come into contact with the ’Inside World’, each one would be captivated by that mysterious and unfathomable power.

Hu Qiandai was no exception.

She had her ’ideals’.

And she also had her ’perseverance’.

But that didn’t hinder her longing for the ’Inside World’.

Unconsciously, Hu Qiandai stood there, staring blankly in a daze.

Until—

"Is it here?"

A hoarse, grating voice, one that gave people goosebumps, as if plastic foam was being rubbed against the ground, suddenly sounded.

The daydreaming Hu Qiandai was jolted awake.

Raising her eyes, she saw a weird person tall and thin as a bamboo pole.

Disheveled, in tattered clothes, their face obscured.

Even their gender was indiscernible.

Wobbling in front of the ancestral house, the person looked around and stopped now and then.

Without a doubt, they were searching for her.

Immediately, Hu Qiandai held her breath and concentrated.

She breathed in the gentlest manner possible.

If feasible, she would have even preferred to hold her breath.

However, that wasn’t practical.

But to Hu Qiandai’s relief, the Barrier that Kusakabe Mi had set up was quite reliable.

The strange person passed within less than 5 meters of her, yet they did not see her.

At times, they even came within a step’s distance of each other.

This allowed Hu Qiandai to completely let go of her worry.

She stood there, quietly waiting.

Waiting for Kusakabe Mi to return.

But what she awaited was not Kusakabe Mi, but rather her father and the friend she had just made, Hui Lijing.

As Hu Qiandai saw her father and her friend, the strange person noticed them too.

"Uesugi?"

"An insignificant nobody?"

The tall, thin stranger stared at Uesugi and Hui Lijing, judging them, and then, without waiting for them to speak, let out a series of deep, strange chuckles, saying: "Good, if I can’t catch Hu Qiandai, catching Uesugi will do. After all, you are father and daughter!"

With that, the stranger charged towards Uesugi.

"Get lost!"

Hui Lijing snapped, pulling the trigger.

The moment she was called an insignificant nobody, she wanted to give them a taste of her gun.

However, the subtle sense of pressure emanating from the stranger made her hesitant to act rashly.

Having experienced the battlefield, Hui Lijing knew all too well what such pressure signified.

Death!

It was a threat of death!

Every time she faced such a threat, Hui Lijing wisely chose to slip away.

But this time, it was different.

The person who had hired her was right behind her.

She could not retreat.

The only option was to fight.

This was the scenario Hui Lijing least wanted to encounter.

Therefore, as the stranger approached, Hui Lijing, while shouting, pulled the trigger and backed away.

She was conveying to Uesugi with her actions to leave quickly.

Uesugi was very clever.

When he noticed Hui Lijing retreating, he turned and ran.

However, both of them had underestimated the creature’s speed.

Ratatata!

Not a single bullet from the submachine gun hit the creature.

It couldn’t even slow it down.

Each bullet missed and hit nothing.

Hui Lijing’s eyes narrowed.

Being an experienced female detective with dreams of becoming a barista, she understood that the creature was not outpacing the bullets, but its reaction time was faster than her shooting speed.

To put it simply, the creature was not dodging the bullets.

It was dodging the person pulling the trigger.

And this?

Is the absolutely worst news!

Because it demonstrated that once it closed in, she would be the one getting crushed.

However...

There was still a chance!

Hui Lijing watched the approaching enemy, adjusted her breathing, and quietly waited for an opportunity.

Click, click-click!

The trigger pulled, the gun clicked empty.

"Gahgahgah!"

The creature, which had evaded continuously, lunged at Hui Lijing after letting out a series of spine-chilling laughs.

Hui Lijing raised her hand and threw the submachine gun at the creature, pretending to draw the handgun at her waist.

"Useless!"

"You insignificant worm!"

The creature easily dodged, becoming even more wildly elated upon seeing Hui Lijing drawing her gun.

A submachine gun, he could evade that.

A handgun?

Hardly worth mentioning.

Moreover, how could he possibly give Hui Lijing another chance to draw her gun?

"Die!"

With a mocking tone, the creature accelerated, almost instantaneously appearing right in front of Hui Lijing.

At this moment, Hui Lijing’s hand had just grasped the gun handle.

The creature raised its hand to grab Hui Lijing.

Everything seemed to be settled.

But Hui Lijing’s eyes did not show the slightest sign of panic.

She drew her gun!

At nearly double her previous speed, she drew her gun!

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To be precise, it was a stab!

Yes!

It was a stab!

Like a dagger, a short sword.

Or like a spear.

[Thrust]!

A technique created by ’Sword Saint’ Avent based on the understanding of spear techniques in the military and certain assassin schools’ techniques with short swords and daggers.

As a reward, Jason taught it to Hui Lijing.

Hui Lijing had been practicing it ever since.

And she tailored [Thrust] to suit her even better.

Because Hui Lijing knew well that to make [Thrust] powerful in a short period, she couldn’t do it by the book.

After all, with her strength, even if she held a so-called ’Renowned Blade,’ it would still be difficult to harm the beings of ’Inside World.’