Chapter 6: [Auditorium's Ultimate Ferocious Tiger]
The Shibuya Police Headquarters was actually only two kilometers from the security building.
After all, Shibuya Ward itself wasn't very large. The famous Shibuya Crossing had always been known as "the crossing with the most people."
Many people, little land—this was Japan's national condition.
After obtaining the intel he wanted from [Happy Superman], Chen Lai didn't actually have much left to do.
His plan was simple: wait here and use threats or coercion to make that white-haired old woman with the strange movements perform a spirit descent on him, summoning Fushiguro Toji's physical information onto his body!
In the original plot, that old woman had channeled Fushiguro Toji into her own grandson, and even though she only channeled his physical information, her grandson was still possessed by Fushiguro Toji in the end!
The Heavenly Restriction Tyrant, Fushiguro Toji—his physical body was simply domineering to that extent.
If Chen Lai wanted to channel Fushiguro Toji, he had to possess [Heavenly Restriction] upon entering the instance; otherwise, his body wouldn't be able to contend with Fushiguro Toji, his consciousness would naturally be possessed, and then his extraction would fail with a total loss.
Of course, this was just Chen Lai's estimation. If he ultimately lost the gamble, that was fine too—Chen Lai was someone who accepted his losses.
There were no waves that only rose without ever falling, nor were there players who could extract with legendary loot every time.
Sprinting through the streets of Shibuya at night, the gusts of wind from his running could even uproot the street-side greenery.
Every step left deep pits in the concrete, and the speed of his swinging hands exceeded that of a cutting machine.
This was the average combat level of this world's jujutsu sorcerers. The most outrageous Special Grade sorcerers could destroy buildings with a single technique, and even Grade One sorcerers could blow out entire floors.
"We're here."
Standing before the now-deserted Shibuya Security Building, Chen Lai held a can of beer beaded with condensation.
He had taken this beer from a convenience store. His speed was so fast that the surveillance cameras probably couldn't capture his appearance clearly, but he had paid for it using the spare change remaining in a police officer's jacket.
*Pop.*
Looking at the towering concrete monster before him, Chen Lai didn't rush to move. Instead, he opened the beer and took a huge gulp.
At this hour, everyone in the building had long since gotten off work. Forcing his way in would startle the snake—perhaps that white-haired old woman wouldn't come tomorrow.
Therefore, he had to climb up bare-handed.
Fortunately, he had brought [Heavenly Restriction] when entering the instance; otherwise, the physical strength of an ordinary jujutsu sorcerer really couldn't support playing around like this.
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"Fam, this is Shibuya Ward in this world. Pretty bustling, right?"
At the Shibuya Crossing, a player with the ID [Auditorium's Ultimate Ferocious Tiger] was walking through the streets of Shibuya, currently livestreaming.
There were only a few dozen people in the stream, most of them players who had left it on while sleeping.
After all, Deep Sea Corporation had far too many instances. A secret instance like [Shibuya Incident], where no major events had occurred yet, had few viewers, and those who did come were just here to freeload information.
Therefore, the bullet comments wouldn't buy into this kind of stream content.
"We've seen scenery like this enough in the Spring Season Cyberpunk Lobby. Can we get something fresh?"
"Exactly! You might as well film some cursed spirits. Just like that player before who went to film at a street-side yakitori shop and encountered a miraculous combination of three cursed spirits plus one jujutsu sorcerer!"
"No way, are you talking about that unlucky player who got killed by the volcano head?"
"Yes, yes, yes, that's him. That volcano head's name has already been dug up by cursed spirit players. It's called Jogo!"
Seeing the topic go off the rails, [Auditorium's Ultimate Ferocious Tiger] wanted to interrupt them but didn't know what to say. This instance was indeed quite boring at the moment—the scenery was modern, and cursed spirits weren't everywhere.
After crossing the intersection, he inexplicably turned toward the Shibuya Police Headquarters. His eyesight was good, and he spotted a high school girl crouching on the ground hugging her knees not far away, with a busty policewoman crouching beside her comforting her.
"Yo, good eye. This looks like a story at first glance. Streamer, hurry up and go ask."
"It's always women, women. Can we get something interesting? Streamer, I order you to go solo Jogo!"
"Person above, give it a rest. Don't you know how that player with millions worth of gear died when he went to solo Jogo?"
"How did he die?"
"One-shot! Domain Expansion took one second and roasted him into a suckling pig!"
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"Ahem, two beautiful ladies, such a long night..."
"Not interested. Get lost."
Kyoko didn't even raise her head, directly telling the man to get lost.
She currently had a headache trying to coax Toyokawa. She planned to follow Chen Lai's advice, but Toyokawa Yosuke didn't know what was wrong and stubbornly refused to leave, still wanting to go to the Shibuya Security Building to find Chen Lai.
In Kyoko's words: Stockholm syndrome was acting up.
Toyokawa Yosuke tilted her head back and took another gulp of beer. Through glistening tears, she got a clear look at the face of the man who had come to flirt with them.
The face was very ordinary, but Yosuke saw that blue light, very similar to the light Chen Lai had pocketed at the time.
"Do you know him?" Toyokawa drunkenly stood up, grabbing Ultimate Ferocious Tiger's arm.
"Who?" Ultimate Ferocious Tiger was somewhat startled.
"Just, just like you, a man with blue light flashing across his body, really strong, really handsome!"
Toyokawa gestured for a long while, then dejectedly realized she didn't even know Chen Lai's name.
But after she said this, the bullet comments became excited instead.
"Holy shit, this is a player! Also a jujutsu sorcerer? Anyone who enters an instance as a jujutsu sorcerer is a warrior!"
"Wait a minute, bro, this description doesn't sound like a sorcerer. It sounds like some sucker playing [Heavenly Restriction]."
"Goddamn, the person she's talking about has the ID [Mighty Heavenly Dragon]. He just blew up my gear at the police headquarters! The bastard was still a newbie who doesn't even know about the Deep Sea forums!"
"You couldn't even beat a newbie. Leave the group."
"Fuck, he was running a tier-six set. You don't understand the divine power of a tier-six set?"
The stream suddenly became lively. Especially the player with the ID [Happy Superman], who provided first-hand news, bringing in a considerable wave of traffic.
Ultimate Ferocious Tiger realized this man might be the traffic focal point of tonight's stream, so he quickly asked the Toyokawa Yosuke before him for information about Chen Lai.
"The man you're talking about, I think I know him... His name is Weilong. Do you know where he is now?"
"Are you really his friend? Can you take me with you to find him?" Toyokawa was drinking herself dizzy, grabbing Ultimate Ferocious Tiger's hand.
"I don't know how this prick plays the game, but he's definitely a scumbag. Look at what he's got this girl twisted into." The bullet comments couldn't help but roast.
"I really am his friend. How about this—you tell me where he is, and I'll take you to find him!"
"No. He warned us that we have to leave Shibuya tonight. I can't let you take Toyokawa." Kyoko sensed something was wrong and stood up to stop him.
Ultimate Ferocious Tiger narrowed his eyes, cursed energy slowly welling from his body. An NPC who dares block my traffic? You're the first.
He prepared to kill the policewoman before him. Who cared if she was busty or not? NPC lives didn't count as lives in the eyes of players.
But the next moment, a bullet comment popped up before his eyes, stopping his action.
"Wait, she just said that [Mighty Heavenly Dragon] told them to leave Shibuya tonight? Does he know the inside story of the [Shibuya Incident]? Is the big one really coming?"