Four Split Personalities

Game Time AM04:57

Misha County North Territory, Hover City

A tiny figure sneaked out of the city gate, skillfully evading all the patrolling staff, and quietly left the still-celebrating city. Bathed in the rare moonlight of recent times, Da Da walked leisurely down the road.

Slipping away without a trace wasn’t difficult. Since a certain piece of news had spread hours ago, with stunning speed and credibility reaching everyone’s ears, even the most diligent guards couldn’t help but relax.

They won! The allied forces won! The worst-hit Southern Territory was finally liberated! Tens of thousands of monsters were annihilated without a trace! Misha County was safe!

No one could remain calm under such an earth-shattering announcement. The pent-up stress had nearly caused everyone to collapse, including the citizens of Hover City, transformed into a temporary sanctuary of the gods. They lived in fear every day, dreading the desperate news that the ’allied forces were wiped out, we are finished.’

Now, the weight in people’s hearts had finally settled. Those first to receive the news tirelessly walked the streets, knocking on every acquaintance’s door, and before the sleepiness could wear off, they would joyously shout the news of victory. After confirming the news, those with doors pounded open would also start walking the streets, waking up their neighbors from their dreams, followed by the third wave, the fourth wave...

Many people poured out of their homes, gathering in front of the city hall, waiting for the always truthful City Lord to say a few words.

Then, the City Lord did say a few words and hinted that if people were interested, they could celebrate in the square, with the manor providing tables, benches, and help in setting up bonfires.

Thus, a somewhat expected revelry began.

Everyone brought out food from home that, just hours before, had tasted like wax, along with barrels of strong spirits for courage, enjoying them in the most normal way after many days.

The men, with flushed faces and ears, discussed the victory and confidently claimed they had foreseen this day’s arrival as early as when the allied troops departed, seemingly forgetting the fear that plagued their sleepless nights. The women, all smiles, gathered for a chat, unusually not showing any displeasure towards their wastrel husbands; even the usually shy ladies had a few drinks and talked about family and neighborhood gossip as if they were from another era.

Perhaps when the sun rose again, they would weep over the belated list of casualties, fall silent at the dramatically decreased quality of life, sigh over the long rebuilding process, and fret over their losses from the calamity...

But that was tomorrow’s concern. For now, they only needed a wild celebration, one to wash away the gloom. Nothing else mattered.

Hover City wasn’t an exception. At this moment, whether it was here, Misha, Xin Ya, Ge Lan, Bai Ta, Pan Shu, Sha Wa, or E Bi, every city in Misha County was indulging in celebration.

The sun would rise as usual, and even if the future wasn’t necessarily better than the past, tomorrow would certainly be better than today.

That was enough.

Even the guards, who had duties, couldn’t escape the custom. They were mostly cornered by those with no outlet for their gratitude and, after some persuasion, were brought to the celebration and poured a good few kilograms of spirits, getting gloriously drunk.

In a situation where everyone seemed adorable and friendly, for an exceptionally cute and clever little girl to slip away was easier than ever.

Thus, without anyone noticing, Qiu left Hover City...

She had known about the major victory of the allied forces earlier than others.

The moment the ’Mutants’ Residue’ under the "Mutation" skills on her panel dropped below 1,000, she knew her brother Hei Fan had succeeded.

"He’s indeed impressive!" Qiu hopped and skipped down the smooth road, clapping her little hands merrily, "Brother Hei Fan has been working so hard. In that case, Qiu should help out too. Otherwise, if there’s a problem later on, wouldn’t everyone’s efforts be in vain~"

Suddenly, the girl stopped at an inconspicuous spot. With a gentle pinch of her small hand, an oval-shaped black ’Seed’ appeared between her fingers. Though not formatted like [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:], it could release or absorb most ’plague sources’ according to its master’s will.

Moments later, the tuned [Seed of Disaster] silently sank into the ground.

Over the next few days, it would absorb all the residual plague around Hover City, then break through the soil, turning into a harmless, deformed plant with only a few days to live, and then silently wither, taking with it all the potentially explosive plague sources.

This was Qiu’s gift to Brother Hei Fan, for a big person had told her that good children should be rewarded.

If Misha County were to face another upheaval because of those leftover plagues, after Brother Hei Fan had worked so hard, it would be such a buzzkill~

"I’ve already had a lot of fun this time."

The girl looked at the place where the seed disappeared with a beaming smile and playfully stuck out her tongue. She lightly traced the ground with the tip of her foot, whispering to herself, "Qiu is very satisfied, hmm, but what should I do next? Maybe I should go find Brother Hei..."