"That guy didn't come home again today."

Sitting at the dining table, Yuko Shionji complained helplessly.

"We can't wait for him every day... Didn't he say he would be back just now?"

"Uncle won't be in trouble, right..."

Holding the little panda, Abigail spoke uneasily, while Yuko Shionji snorted lightly.

"Trouble? I think even if the world ended, he wouldn't be in trouble."

"By the way, Miss Xie Sita hasn't come back either..."

Shajuye chimed in while cooking.

"She didn't call either, I'm a bit worried..."

"Yahoo~~~~~~"

At this moment, the office door suddenly opened, and Mianmu Zuoniao and Inaba Tsukuyo entered. The former greeted everyone with a cheerful smile, while the latter remained silent, performing a reserved bow.

"Teacher~~~ isn't back yet~~~ where did he go to have fun~~~~"

"Uh......."

Watching the dancing-like hopping Mianmu Zuoniao, everyone was momentarily at a loss for words. Although she was always like this, it didn't mean everyone could get used to it.

"What~~~ to eat tonight~~~~~"

But Mianmu Zuoniao clearly didn't care about others' thoughts, she spun around with a cheerful smile, and then leaned towards Shajuye, curiously peeking into the pot. Seeing Mianmu Zuoniao, Shajuye hastily explained.

"Ah, today I plan to make curry..."

"Oh, I see......"

Upon hearing Shajuye's answer, Mianmu Zuoniao nodded and looked up — then a flash of sword light.

"Splatter!"

No one knew what happened, they just stared blankly at Shajuye's head flying off, spinning, and then falling into the boiling pot. Blood sprayed out, scattering everywhere. Standing nearby, Mianmu Zuoniao appeared extremely happy. She turned, grinning excitedly at the stunned and frozen girls.

"Hahaha~~~~~ Zuoniao thinks~~~ this will taste better~~~~~"

In an instant, this formerly peaceful night began to be stained with bright red blood.

"Boom!!!"

The entire apartment exploded and burned, enveloped in roaring flames. Duanmu Huai emerged from the apartment with a gloomy face, while Yotsuya Miko followed nervously behind him — the monster disguised as Kana fled after attacking Duanmu Huai. Duanmu Huai originally intended to track it but... as expected, the others in the apartment came out to stop him.

Clearly, they were no longer human.

Duanmu Huai, disinclined to waste time, directly crashed through a window holding Yotsuya Miko and jumped down from the third floor, then threw a bomb to completely destroy this damned place.

"Really want to issue an extinction order..."

Duanmu Huai looked up towards the night sky, sighing silently. It was then his phone rang, and the terrified voice of Yuko Shionji came through.

"Hey, where are you! Something's happened!"

"What happened? What's wrong?"

Hearing Yuko Shionji's near hysterical scream, Duanmu Huai was stunned; he had never heard her scream like this before.

"Mianmu Zuoniao went mad, she killed Shajuye!"

"...Huh?"

On hearing this, Duanmu Huai felt like he was hallucinating.

Mianmu Zuoniao killed Shajuye?

What is this? He couldn't understand.

"What happened? What are you saying?"

"I don't know what I'm saying either... Just now, Mianmu Zuoniao came back, asked Shajuye what she's cooking, then without saying a word, drew a sword and chopped off her head! What the hell is going on! Ah... I've had enough!"

"What's the situation now?"

"I'm hiding in a room on the second floor with Abigail, Inaba Tsukuyo is confronting Mianmu Zuoniao! I'm not sure if Inaba Tsukuyo can hold off Mianmu Zuoniao... anyway, hurry and come back!"

"Okay, got it, I'm heading back now."

Duanmu Huai nodded, then hung up the phone, signaling Yotsuya Miko to follow him into the car. He then stepped on the gas pedal, swiftly driving towards the office.

While driving, Duanmu Huai also pondered.

The matter of Mianmu Zuoniao killing Shajuye itself sounded absurd to Duanmu Huai, not because he trusted Mianmu Zuoniao to the extent of believing she wouldn't kill, but... Duanmu Huai was no fool, he had already given Shajuye an amulet. Worst case scenario, even if Mianmu Zuoniao really wanted to attack Shajuye, Duanmu Huai's amulet wasn't just for show, he was also The Ancient Dominator!

Then, the question arose...

"Ring ring ring..."

However, just as Duanmu Huai was thinking, the phone rang again, and Duanmu Huai glanced at it. The call was... from Shajuye.

"..........."

Yuko Shionji said she had just been beheaded by Mianmu Zuoniao.

Duanmu Huai silently answered the phone.

"Hello."

"Ah, brother!"

Shajuye's voice also sounded anxious.

"Shajuye? Where are you?"

"I'm in Kamurochō..."

"Why did you run to Kamurochō?"

Duanmu Huai remembered Shajuye wasn't the type to wander around aimlessly.

"I was brought here by the Hawk Moon Group..."

"???"

Duanmu Huai felt the situation was getting stranger.

"What's going on?"

"I don't know either. When I went grocery shopping, they suddenly drove up to me, saying you wanted me to go to Kamurochō for something. I followed them here, but then they suddenly locked me up and seized my phone. It was only just now that I was let out..."

"Let out?"

"Please, let me explain, Big Brother Duanmu."

Quickly, another voice came through the phone.

"Who are you?"

"I am Ruotou Shangchuan Hongjing of the Hawk Moon Group, and I'm asking for your help... to save the boss, no, I mean Lord Hand Mountain! He's been possessed by a monster!"

"?? Speak clearly, what's happening?"

Duanmu Huai was getting more confused as he listened.

"It's like this: not long ago, the boss ordered us to kidnap Miss Shajuye and bring her to Kamurochō to kill her. We were shocked because we know the boss has a good relationship with you and couldn't understand why he would want this. But the boss ordered it, and we, as his underlings, could only obey. But... before leaving, I specifically observed the boss, and felt something was off, as if he wasn't the boss... How to say, like a monster wearing the boss's skin giving us orders! I sense something's wrong, so I contacted you when they brought Miss Shajuye to Kamurochō... Please help us!"

"...Alright, I got it."

Duanmu Huai silently hung up the phone and glanced at the time again.

9 PM.

So, you want to play like this.

Duanmu Huai's expression turned slightly grim, letting out a cold snort.

You think you're the only one who can play?

Thinking this, Duanmu Huai raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

The sun and moon reversed.

When Duanmu Huai opened his eyes again, he was sitting in the car, with Yotsuya Miko beside him, and outside was the bustling park in front of the station.

At this moment, Yotsuya Miko also turned her head, looking at Duanmu Huai.

"Teacher, you said someone else was coming, but we haven't seen them?"

"She's not coming."

Duanmu Huai said flatly, then started the car.

"Let's return to the office."

"Eh? Didn't you say... okay."

Yotsuya Miko paused for a moment, but said nothing, merely nodding. Duanmu Huai then drove directly, heading towards the office.

Duanmu Huai already understood their tricks. Clearly, this guy could change, and almost indistinguishable from the real person, unless your inspiration transcends inspiration, otherwise, you couldn't see its true form.

Hmm, it's most likely Nyarlathotep; the average Ancient Dominator would still leave remnants of an ancient aura. Only Nyarlathotep is skilled at such disgusting antics.

Yet this doesn't mean Duanmu Huai couldn't deal with it.

Duanmu Huai remembered the incident when he swallowed this shadowy Ancient, where one of its abilities inexplicably landed on a certain teenager. If the latter died, time would retrospect. At that time, Duanmu Huai knew nothing about it, but since he was also ancient and a deity, plus Mary had the Golden Pupil, he was inexplicably caught up in it.

The cost was that every time the teenager died, time would retrospect, and both Duanmu Huai and Mary would inexplicably be pulled back to before the retrospection. That boy died several times, and they read the file several times without knowing how long they'd be trapped in this cursed loop if Duanmu Huai hadn't resolved the issue decisively.

Now, since this power is in Duanmu Huai's hands, he will surely use it!

He plans to trap Nyarlathotep in this day, never letting it escape!

It's like farming elite monsters in single-player games; if I can't farm it, I read the file, and I can farm a thousand times, a million times, a billion times; essentially, if I can't farm it out today, I'll read the file and start anew after midnight!

Let's see how long you can hold out!

If it were Yog Sothoth, Duanmu Huai wouldn't use this trick, given that Yog Sothoth is the master of time and space, playing this trick in front of it is like brandishing a sword before Guan Gong. But Nyarlathotep is different, this guy isn't an expert in this, so Duanmu Huai's trick is perfect for frustrating Nyarlathotep!

Hey, you want to escape? I'm just not letting you! Let's see how long you can endure!

Next, Duanmu Huai took Yotsuya Miko back to the office, then had her use Yuko Shionji's surveillance network for tracking observation, simultaneously summoning Mianmu Zuoniao and others to the office on standby.

And then... it's just waiting.

The first day, Yotsuya Miko noticed nothing, so Duanmu Huai waited until midnight to read the file again, and if still no discovery, he'd read the file again and try once more—Duanmu Huai couldn't escape this time loop, and neither could Nyarlathotep!

Now, it's your turn to taste the experience of time retrospection with a blink!

In the retrospection process, Duanmu Huai didn't idle. Although time retrospect can reset the situation, the shadow scan data remains unchanged.

Thus, during Yotsuya Miko's scouting, Duanmu Huai would expand the area as much as possible for scanning, then compare the scanned data with those in his shadows. It's somewhat like a 'Spot the Difference' game; Nyarlathotep can't be copied, so its intelligence data would surely be unanalysable.

Therefore, Duanmu Huai employed this method for large-scale scanning of intelligence around, then systematically compared to find any anomalies.

Sigh, this rubbish even forces me to start using my brain.

Duanmu Huai felt he was not supposed to be this kind of character...

But fact showed that this trick was quite effective.

After countless readiterations, Duanmu Huai finally seized on a rare anomaly.

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