Chapter 250: Unemployed Vagrant |
"Going alone is a bit too risky, isn't it?"
I Love a Sword broke into a cold sweat. He wondered if Bai Mu was simply bold through high skill or just missing a screw in his head.
Although Bai Mu had pulled out an incredibly powerful item to seal the Red-Clad Female Ghost, judging from how he only fired one shot at the ghost before calling for his teammates to cast spells, he did not seem to have any actual methods for dealing with supernatural monsters. His only weapons were his small pistol and broadsword. In short, I Love a Sword felt that as the captain, it was necessary to give Bai Mu a reminder. He did not want to lose team members right at the beginning of the script. Scattered Fireflies also looked over with a bit of worry, though she did not take the initiative to offer to go along.
Mostly, she knew that Bai Mu also had a Doll item that could summon Xiao Wei. Before entering the script, Bai Mu had shown her Xiao Wei's various attributes and skills. In fact, apart from her survival capabilities and health pool being much lower, Xiao Wei completely outclassed her in every other aspect, easily making her a qualified mage teammate.
The most crucial point was that Xiao Wei could undergo form transformation at will, allowing her master to carry her and run. Scattered Fireflies did not have such a convenient attribute. She felt that if she tagged along, she likely would not be of any help and would only force Bai Mu to divide his attention to protect her. Furthermore, during the Haunted Manor script, Bai Mu preferred to act alone and managed to handle every situation with ease.
To summarize Scattered Fireflies' thoughts in a single sentence: she believed that the boss naturally had his reasons for doing this, and there was no need for a little follower like her to question it, so she kept quiet.
"The fact that I dare to go alone means I am confident I can handle this," Bai Mu said. "Besides, from your perspective, letting me act alone is definitely the most efficient plan."
"If the area around the female ghost's main body is highly dangerous, bringing an extra person won't be of any help; it will only drag them down to the grave with me. Conversely, if the area isn't dangerous, there's no need for me to bring anyone else."
"That makes sense..." Brewing Cat poked her chin. "Honestly, splitting up is quite troubling. After all, Sister Three Four and I cannot be separated. If we follow you, that leaves only two people behind to guard the box, and if they encounter monsters, things will likely go wrong." "As for letting the captain go with you... I'm not entirely willing to agree to that either. If he leaves, that leaves the three of us with our fragile bodies. If some troublesome monster shows up and forces Sister Three Four to waste her ultimate move, the losses would outweigh the gains. Actually, the best plan would be for this Sister Firefly, who teamed up with you, to go along. But it seems Sister Firefly trusts you completely and isn't worried about you having an accident at all."
"You're right," Bai Mu nodded. "That's why I said from the very beginning, I'll have to trouble you all to keep an eye on the box for me."
"I see," Brewing Cat said in sudden realization. "So this is the option most beneficial to our interests that you proposed under the premise of wanting to protect your own item?"
Brewing Cat's eyes curved into a slight smile, and she let out a few chuckles. "You really are an interesting person. I'm a bit curious now, Big Brother Bai, what exactly did you do in the past? Or did you slowly develop this habitual way of thinking within the scripts?"
"Actually, I used to just be an idle, unemployed vagrant," Bai Mu replied calmly. "Let's get back to the main topic. After all, I'm only offering an option. If you insist that all five of us move together, there's nothing I can do about it. I can only hope that the box won't be destroyed by external forces before we deal with the female ghost's main body."
"Captain I Love a Sword, you decide," Brewing Cat said. "Didn't we agree at the start to listen to the captain? You don't have any objections, do you, Big Brother Bai?" "No objections, let's go with what was agreed upon," Bai Mu said.
"This..." I Love a Sword found himself struggling to keep up with the rhythm of these two. However, after listening to their analysis just now, he realized that when Bai Mu proposed acting alone, he had already factored in both team interests and personal interests. It wasn't just a spur-of-the-moment whim.
He increasingly felt unable to see through the man standing before him, realizing that his initial impression of Bai Mu at the start of the script had been entirely based on appearances. He looked over at Bai Mu, who remained silent. From Bai Mu's eyes, he could only see a calm indifference, as if it did not matter to him whether all five of them went together or he ventured out alone.
How should he put it? That was a look only a true powerhouse would have.
However, judging from Bai Mu's suggestion, he clearly preferred to act alone. Considering that Bai Mu had just helped him block the female ghost, I Love a Sword ultimately agreed to Bai Mu's proposal.
"Then Brother Bai, you may go alone," I Love a Sword said. "We will stay here and help guard your box until you return." "Thank you, Brother I Love a Sword," Bai Mu smiled politely.
"Wait, Big Brother Bai, take this phone with you." Brewing Cat suddenly pulled a smartphone out from her clothes.
[Name: Twin Phones (White)]
[Type: Special Item]
[Grade: Rare]
[Effect: Twin Phones (White) can share the field of vision of Twin Phones (Black).]
[Note: Even death cannot separate us.]
"Take this phone with you so we can know what's happening on your end," Brewing Cat smiled. "That way, if anything happens, we can abandon the box and come help."
Brewing Cat retrieved another black smartphone from Work Three Rest Four's embrace and unlocked the screen. As a result, Bai Mu appeared on the phone. It was as if a drone was hovering above Bai Mu's head, filming him, making everything around him crystal clear.
It was hard to tell if she was genuinely worried about Bai Mu having an accident, or if she was keeping her guard up to prevent him from doing something out of her sight. Regardless, Bai Mu did not decline her offer and accepted the item.
He had no reason to refuse the item. If he rejected it, it would make it seem like he harbored ulterior motives. In reality, he had no intention of doing anything detrimental to the team's interests. In such a situation, it was best to simply accept it as a teammate's concern.
Along the way, he took out the Guard Mushroom from his inventory and handed it to Scattered Fireflies. Scattered Fireflies had seen this mushroom the last time they teamed up, so she knew what it was used for.
This way, both sides had vision of each other. However, instead of fostering a sense of camaraderie, it merely created an atmosphere of mutual wariness.
In short, after a brief discussion, Bai Mu didn't even take a bronze lamp. He simply walked off alone into the darkness.
With the Night Vision Camcorder on him, he did not need the bronze lamp for illumination at all. He had only carried it earlier to let his teammates see the path clearly. In truth, holding a bronze lamp in the dark would only make him an obvious target.
His shadow disappeared into the darkness. I Love a Sword pursed his lips, while Brewing Cat's smile deepened. She placed the Twin Phones (Black) on the lid of the iron box. The screen displayed the perspective from Bai Mu's side. It wasn't completely pitch black; the distant light from the niches and the bronze lamps could barely outline his silhouette. The phone could even reproduce audio. Gusts of wind echoed from the receiver, but when Bai Mu moved alone, his footsteps were completely silent, making it somewhat difficult to distinguish whether he was a man or a ghost.
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