NOVEL NEXT 11: That's Too Bad
A major problem arose.
At this moment, a thought suddenly resonated in Cai Xun’s mind, naturally integrating into his subconscious.
“Leave the second floor.”
This thought seemed to urge him to leave, as if it were his own idea.
Then Cai Xun noticed all the people around him starting to move, leaving one by one.
In less than five minutes, the scene became incredibly spacious.
“Oh?”
The masked man on the stage let out a puzzled sound.
Because the same thought had appeared in his mind, but he hadn’t acted on it, knowing it wasn’t his true idea.
This inexplicable mental suggestion had taken away the audience he had attracted.
This made him a bit unhappy.
Cai Xun knew this was the effect of a Night Watcher’s Star, truly top-tier among the Bright Moon class, very convenient for clearing an area.
One by one, imposing figures arrived on the second floor.
Other Night Watchers had all rushed over after receiving Cai Xun’s signal.
“Cai Dog, are you alright!”
Seeing Cai Xun looking a bit dispirited, Bu Jie immediately rushed to his side to support him.
“I’m fine, just got hit and have a bit of a headache. Be extremely careful, that guy is very strange.”
Cai Xun shook his head, warning his teammates.
All the Night Watchers who had arrived looked grave, seemingly not daring to underestimate this Star Eclipse.
Although according to the information sent from the base, this Star Eclipse only covered an area as small as Wanyu Plaza, it didn’t mean the Star Eclipse core would be easy to deal with. Some bizarre abilities could even instantly take down Night Watchers with extremely high combat power, no joke.
At this moment, the surrounding temperature noticeably dropped, layers of frost gradually appearing on the stage floor, finally erupting into ice spikes shooting towards the masked man.
Bai Tu, wielding an ice sword, gradually approached, her face bearing an utterly cold expression.
Just as the ice spikes were about to touch the masked man, a voice suddenly rang out, transmitting into everyone’s minds at the scene.
“Suddenly attacking someone is impolite.”
As soon as the words fell, Bai Tu, who had initiated the attack first, suddenly felt a stabbing pain in her mind. The ice sword in her hand fell, and the ice spikes on the stage instantly collapsed and disappeared.
A man in a suit wearing a top hat had appeared beside the masked man at some unknown time, his eyes gleaming with a mysterious light.
The appearance of this person shocked all the surrounding Night Watchers.
Because this person was also a Star Eclipse initiator.
He was also using Star Eclipse power!
“It’s the Tragedy Shadow Troupe!”
Some Night Watchers recognized them.
Cai Xun immediately widened his eyes in surprise.
“It’s actually them?”
He knew about this.
The Tragedy Shadow Troupe was an extremely dangerous group.
They were historically the first Star Eclipse organization to learn to band together, always moving as a unit. The complexity of various Star Eclipse phenomena mixed together was comparable to a “Supernova” in terms of troublesomeness.
This was bad enough, but these guys seemed to have thought patterns similar to humans, knowing to run when they couldn’t win, and then appearing in some unknown city the next time.
The overall obsession of this troupe seemed to be putting on a grand performance in every city.
Once successful, the impact would cause enormous trouble for nearby ordinary people.
Some people would laugh continuously for an entire day, either forced to sleep or fainting on the spot.
Some people would frequently misidentify things, mistaking knives for food, vehicles for cats and dogs.
Some people would become pathologically polite, unable to communicate like a mental patient.
…..
So they were an evil root that Night Watchers absolutely had to eradicate!
Night Watchers had dealt with them quite a bit and had compiled some information about their abilities, all published on the Night Watchers’ official website.
So the Night Watchers at the scene quickly found out.
“The masked man’s codename is Deceiver! The Star Eclipse effect might be concept removal and concept replacement. After being affected, one can only break free by realizing it doesn’t conform to logic!”
“The top hat wearer’s codename is Gentleman. His Star Eclipse effect forces people around him to be polite, unable to use foul language or perform impolite actions, otherwise suffering extremely painful mental shock!”
“This information can only be used as a reference. There should be a Troupe Leader nearby, Star Eclipse effect unknown. We need stronger Night Watchers for support!”
After receiving this information, the surrounding Night Watchers’ expressions gradually became solemn.
If it were just the Deceiver, it would be fine. They could still use encirclement tactics to take him down.
There would always be Night Watchers breaking free from the concept influence effect at different times.
The Deceiver simply couldn’t attend to the entire scene, and in the end, would only be caught off guard by the Night Watchers.
But now with the Gentleman, it was different.
His ability even prevented surrounding Night Watchers from rashly taking action, otherwise they would only suffer mental shock and lose combat ability.
In this situation, only Night Watchers outside the range could conduct remote attacks, only then finding an opportunity to strike.
One of the Night Watchers stepped forward.
“Hello, gentlemen. Please forgive us for interrupting your performance, but your show will bring suffering to those around you. We Night Watchers can only act according to our responsibilities to stop you. If possible, could you come back with us? Why don’t we sit down calmly, have some tea, and chat, each resolving our own troubles. What do you think?”
Using polite language in front of the Gentleman allowed for communication without receiving any punishment.
The Gentleman smiled slightly, tipped his hat, and shook his head.
“I’m very sorry, my friend, but we cannot go back with you. Our performance will not bring suffering to people as you say, only joy. If it has affected your work, we can only apologize. If possible, we are willing to compensate for your loss with a splendid performance.”
“Oh no, no, no, I apologize, gentlemen, but we have important work to do. We regret that we cannot be your audience…..”
While this experienced senior Night Watcher was going back and forth with the Gentleman, the other Night Watchers had gradually retreated and slipped away.
Unable to take action in front of these two, they needed to search for the Troupe Leader’s location to provide an accurate position for the imminent reinforcements.
This was the most accurate course of action.
Warriors who only knew how to charge in recklessly often couldn’t accomplish much in Star Eclipse phenomena.
Even foul-mouthed Night Watchers like Bu Jie could barely hold back from cursing, only able to continuously retreat.
……
Meanwhile.
In a certain car.
A harmless little loli was boredly watching a certain senior’s livestream, almost falling asleep.
“Mm… ugh…”
Ye Lan yawned, like a sleepy little kitten, her moist eyes trying to close yet still persisting.
Then she sat up and shook her head, letting her scattered long hair swing a few times before waking up.
“So boring… Senior Ling Miao’s actions are just too boring!”
To what extent was it boring?
Anyway, when Ye Lan watched the livestream, she could only see Ling Miao wandering aimlessly, constantly weaving through crowds, never seeing what the Star Eclipse was, not even seeing a single fellow Night Watcher!
Ye Lan seriously suspected that Ling Miao wasn’t a big shot at all, but an employee who came to slack off.
“Deceiving me again, that’s too bad…”
After muttering this, Ye Lan opened the car door, stretched her slightly sore loli legs, and then steadily stood on the ground.
She had decided.
Rather than staying here watching a boring livestream and waiting, she might as well go out for a walk.
Ye Lan was going to have a good look around!