CH 101

Chapter 101: Slaughter Secret Society (III)

“Red? What a beautiful name.” Mrs. Kathleen chuckled and looked at Red who sprawled lazily. “I’m afraid you’re not a resident of the Village of Dusk, are you?”

Red’s feminine voice joined the sounds of the rain falling on the window panes: “Of course, I’ve been wandering in the Underground Ant City for a long time and I rarely come here, but I almost forgot the Village of Dusk’s scenery.”

“Underground Ant City.” Mrs. Kathleen’s expression was stiff for a moment, and her red eyes changed. “I heard that that place is adjacent to Purgatory, where humans and demons live together, and there is no sun all the year round. Every month, irrational low-level demons form devil tides, and it’s disordered and dangerous. Is this so?”

Red laughed lowly, gorgeous and delicate eyebrows exuded terrifying charm in the dim light. With his laughter, a demon energy that would never be mistaken spread in the house. The mysterious man sitting on the sofa opened his eyes again. His original brown eyes became scarlet, and his red lips showed sharp canine teeth. The signs of a demon gradually emerged on his pale skin, making the unusual young man become a succubus!

Assi, who was still lying on the sofa, almost jumped up. He looked at Mrs. Kathleen with trepidation, only to find that his guide’s reaction was not much better than his. No one would mistake the obvious surprise on Mrs. Kathleen’s face.

Demonization, which was a sign that a player had completely entered the demon camp, had many methods. For example, worshippers of the Devil of Slaughter had the opportunity to be selected as servants after being favored by the Devil, and they were transformed from human beings to demons under the Devil’s power, which was a secret of the Slaughter Secret Society. Although ordinary people’s long-term exposure to demon energy would also lead to demonization, this demonization would only turn people into irrational low-level demons, which was far from true demonization.

Therefore, when she saw the demonized Red, Mrs. Kathleen’s first reaction was that this man was already a close confidant of the Devil of Slaughter.

“I heard that Kuangshan died?” the man under the demon’s spell asked lazily with his cheeks propped up with his hands, ignoring the two people’s surprise.

“…Yes, yes. The token ring automatically came to one of our agent’s hands, and the only possibility was that Kuangshan died. We suspect that he fell into the hands of the Court and was killed by the seed of slaughter.” Mrs Kathleen’s momentary surprise had faded away. She put down her umbrella, made a curtsy to Red, and sat gracefully beside her subordinate.

“What a pity… He was really a very good lover.” Red stroked his bright red lips, revealing the charming smile unique to a succubus. “I liked him very much.”

When Mrs. Kathleen’s eyes lit up, she guessed vaguely why this man named Red had come. She expressed regret for the death of Kuangshan, and then said: “A new selection ceremony will be held in another week. The agent Lie Yang is confident in taking over the Slaughter Secret Society. I think you* are more qualified.”

*{E/N: Respectful form of “you”}

“Well? The Killing Secret Society… I’ve been away from the Slaughter Secret Society in the Underground Ant City for many years. I was alone in Purgatory and interacting with demons. Kuangshan sometimes came to me, and I would also go to him. Hmm… That was a really happy time.” The tip of Red’s tongue passed over his lip, leaving a wet mark of color and desire. He said silently, “Since this is the place where he was in charge, I have no reason to let it fall into the hands of others. Agent Lie Yang? Oh, I will compete fairly with him.”

Mrs. Kathleen smiled. “I’m happy to be your reference.”

“I won’t let you down,” Red said lightly. There was no color of gratitude.

Mrs Kathleen was satisfied. She knew that once Red became the Slaughter Secret Society’s keeper for the Village of Dusk, as the person who recommended him, she would surely get enough benefits. Red also needed someone to recommend him, otherwise he would not be able to enter the field to attend the selection ceremony.

Two people with ulterior motives smiled at one another, tacitly.

“I will have a small party with my subordinates tomorrow night. We will look forward to your arrival,” Mrs. Kathleen invited Red before leaving. Assi, who stood firm against the wall after covering his wound, looked at the mysterious Red with trepidation, and his pale face was slightly red.

Red nodded carelessly, so Mrs. Kathleen left with Assi, satisfied.

When the door was closed, Qi Leren slumped into the sofa, relieved. The switch symbolizing acting skills in his mind immediately turned off. He changed from the mysterious and enchanting Red to his normal self. He looked back over the conversation with Mrs. Kathleen just now, and confirmed that he didn’t show any flaws. He went to the bathroom, humming cheerfully.

In the bathroom mirror, he was still dressed as “Red”, and obviously showed demonization, but without the lazy and enchanting temperament he now seemed to only have a sense of disobedience. If you insisted on describing it, it was probably a sheep in a fox’s clothing. He had protested against the demon crystal being that of a succubus, but the Trails Office thought that it was beneficial for him to distinguish himself from Red’s role and also suitable for Red’s identity, so finally he compromised.

Maybe he really had inherited his mother’s talent in this respect. Miao Li had been deeply shocked when she examined his acting skills. Interestingly, after she learned the stage name of Qi Leren’s mother, she solemnly said that if she could leave the Nightmare World one day, she must visit his mother and ask for an autograph because she had grown up watching her works.

Qi Leren, who was tortured to death by Miao Li, had had a complicated mood.

In order not to accelerate the seed of slaughter’s growth, Qi Leren couldn’t maintain demonization with “Devil Etiquette” for a long time. He really was more suitable to be a good man, Qi Leren thought.

His clothes were still wet, and by now they had half dried from his body temperature. Qi Leren took off his coat and was about to take off his low-waisted leather pants when a figure suddenly appeared in the mirror, scaring him into letting out a cry and bumping into the washstand. The bottles and cans on the counter suddenly staggered.

The person who jumped in from the open window obviously didn’t expect this to be the bathroom, let alone to suddenly encounter the half-naked Qi Leren, and quickly turned his back to him. Qi Leren put his clothes back on in a panic - the neckline was still so low, the hem was still so short. Wearing it was worse than not wearing it!

Qi Leren covered his forehead in despair and said weakly, “I can explain…”

From outside the window came the voice of the big black bird: “Explanation is cover-up.”

Ning Zhou still stood with his back turned, and the rain dripped from his coat. The slender and straight back was unexpectedly embarrassed: “You don’t have to say…”

Qi Leren opened his mouth in a panic, but he didn’t know what to say. He only heard Ning Zhou’s low voice in the narrow bathroom: “I understand.”

He understands? Qi Leren looked at Ning Zhou in surprise, his gaze burning. Ning Zhou stood for half a minute and suddenly said quickly, “It’s very dangerous, you should be careful.” After that, he jumped out of the open window. By the time Qi Leren came to the window, Ning Zhou had disappeared like a gust of wind.

The big black bird standing outside the window looked at him. The black bird honked and flapped its wings, flying into the rain.

Qi Leren, who hadn’t had time to explain a word, was saved by the oncoming rain. In the end, he didn’t understand what Ning Zhou was doing in such a hurry. Was it just to explain that he didn’t misunderstand him and then remind him to be careful?

I always feel that it’s more difficult to understand the goddess now that she’s changed back to a male god, Qi Leren thought blankly. He took off his clothes and continued the interrupted washing process.

Outside in a dark corner, Al silently watched the drenched Ning Zhou disappear from sight again. Later there came Miao Li’s voice gloating in the walkie talkie, telling him how Ning Zhou just drove the airship to the court and went straight to the Boss’s office. After he left, the Boss asked his people to clean up his most cherished tea set that he “slipped” and broke.

“There aren’t enough people these days, yet you have to bother to look after the ‘bait’. The fewer people who know about this plan, the safer it is. There’s really no way to entrust it to others. I should be able to take over for you tomorrow,” Miao Li said from the walkie talkie.

“Ah… It doesn’t matter.” Al leaned against the wall and looked at the curtain of rain under the street lamp. “I think someone would be happy to be a free labor force.”

The light in the second floor window went out, and the person in the room should have gone to sleep. Al glanced at the man hiding in the shadows again, and it was inevitable that there was a little confusion: How did these two people know each other?