My avatar is becoming the final boss

Chapter 274 Attack Warning, New Mask (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
On the night of August 7th, Hokkaido, at the Ishikari Bay coast, a brightly lit wooden van was parked on the side of the street. Under the awning, there were one or two benches where customers were eating ramen, and the aroma of pork bone broth wafted far and wide.

Xia Pingzhou stood by the railing, gazing at the sea and sky. The nearby seawater was as clear as glass, while the distant sea was as deep as a piece of black silk.

Waves surged and crashed against the beach, leaving behind silvery foam and fan-shaped seashells. Several crabs struggled and crawled sideways. On the other side, the waves crashed against the rocks, shattering into sprays several meters high.

After finishing his ramen, Tong Zizhu came over, put his fingers together, and stretched his arm muscles.

She placed her hands on the railing and said casually, "Since joining the tour group, I haven't had a single day off. One thing after another, is this a characteristic of your group? It's even more tiring than the 996 work schedule."

“You’re lucky; at least you escaped one Tokyo auction,” Xia Pingzhou said bluntly. “If you had been at the auction, it might not have been Lan Duoduo or Oda Takikage who died, but you.”

"Can you even speak properly?" Tong Zizhu rolled her eyes at him. "And stop with the hypotheticals. If a member hadn't died, I wouldn't have been able to join the troupe at all. What's the point of thinking about all this nonsense?"

"Su Ying, what kind of person is she?" Xia Pingzhou asked abruptly.

"Damn, your train of thought is so unpredictable!" Tong Zizhu said. "Is this how you talk?"

"I'm just curious, what kind of person is worth you searching for so long... never stopping."

Tong Zizhu remained silent for a moment, then rested his elbow on the railing and raised his hand to support his chin.

"She's an excessively lively person, so lively that you can't tell her age. Even though she adopted you, she only treats you like a little sister, playing games and watching TV with you every day, laughing and joking. She doesn't have any adult airs at all."

She looked down at the sea. "But she seemed so carefree, yet she could know all your little emotions. She was an amazing person. So after I found out she had a family later, I was always saddened. I kept thinking, why couldn't she take me with her? I even wondered if she had abandoned me?"

"Look on the bright side, maybe it's because she thinks you can stand on your own now," Xia Pingzhou said. "After all, you used to be a homeless child, so you matured relatively quickly."

"She might as well not have taken me in at all. Wouldn't I be much more comfortable on my own now? Unlike now, when I feel so depressed every day."

"You definitely don't think that way."

“Okay, I miss her so much…” Tong Zizhu cupped her face in her hands. “She’s not like a mother to me, she’s more like an older sister. I feel like there’s no one better than her in the world, but there are things more important to her than me. I suddenly feel so unfair and resentful. I have to find her and ask her in person.”

She suddenly fell silent. The world was enveloped in the crashing sound of the tide, black waves crashing against the rocks and shattering into white spray.

“That’s because you haven’t met enough people, so your obsession runs too deep,” Xia Pingzhou said. “But people are just that stupid; they always remember the person they met when they were at their most powerless.”

He thought, "We've practically got a shared mother. And it's not just you; all the men in her family are still thinking about her even after she died."

Tong Zizhu sighed softly, then suddenly curled the corners of his lips into a smile. "You mean the old woman who lives a long life and pursues love, right?"

“Yes, I learned it from her on the spot,” Xia Pingzhou said casually.

Just then, the Ripper, carrying a dark red scabbard, walked over from a distance.

She paused for a moment, then turned her dark eyes to Tong Zizhu and said, "I want to talk to him alone."

“Alright, you guys chat. I won’t tell the young lady.” Tong Zizhu stood up from the fence. “But hackers are different. That little brat has a sharp tongue. I suggest you be careful.”

After saying that, Tong Zizhu rolled his eyes, grumbled, and walked towards the ramen cart, pulling up a stool to sit down.

"What do you need me for?" Xia Pingzhou asked.

“I think your abilities have gone beyond the scope of an exorcist, but I don’t know the specific reason why,” Ripper asked.

"Why do you say that?"

“Anlens judged that when we first met a month ago, you were still a Kui-level, and there aren’t many people who can rise from Kui-level to Quasi-Calamity-level in such a short time. In fact, there’s no such person in the exorcist world.” The Ripper paused. “You are the only one.”

"so what?"

What are you hiding from us?

“I’m not hiding anything from you. Can’t I be a genius that’s one in a million?” Xia Pingzhou asked. “Just like there’s a restricted level above the natural disaster level ability user, I can also create a separate level for exorcists, so you won’t feel like I’m hiding anything from you.”

"Here's a suggestion for you."

"What advice?"

"Don't be too narcissistic."

The demonic blade was drawn and pressed against Xia Pingzhou's neck. Only then did a brilliant, clear light suddenly illuminate the blade, forming a ripple-like arc in mid-air, a full beat slower than the movement of the blade itself, leaving everyone bewildered.

Xia Pingzhou was already used to it and remained unmoved, silently watching the rainbow-colored seashells on the beach.

“Just telling the truth,” he said. “Xia Pingzhou, are you a traitor?” The Ripper was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked.

"Enma Rin, why do you say that?" Xia Pingzhou asked expressionlessly.

"intuition."

“Then your intuition is wrong,” Xia Pingzhou said.

The Ripper glanced at him, then sheathed his dark red katana, folded it over his shoulder, and placed it at his waist.

"Really? Actually, I hope I'm wrong. We'll assemble at 10 a.m. sharp tomorrow morning, don't be late."

After saying that, she turned and walked towards the dimly lit area. Xia Pingzhou turned his head and silently watched her leave.

The prison break operation officially began the following morning. The eight members of the White Raven Brigade gathered again at a ski resort near Sapporo, and they decided to launch an attack from the air.

At 10:00 AM Japan time on August 8th, inside a private airport nestled deep in the mountains of Hokkaido.

The plane landed, the gangway opened, and the three people from Rainbow Wing slowly stood up inside the cabin.

"Oh, right, this is for you." Yuriel handed a briefcase to Gu Qiye.

"What is this?" Gu Qiye asked.

“A new combat suit. The higher-ups considered that you usually wear your combat suit, so they had the technical department create a new one for you,” Yuriel said. “Whether you wear it or not is irrelevant; I don’t think it will have a big impact. But it can protect your head and body. Your powers are not stable enough yet, and you are prone to accidentally injuring yourself.”

"It's a bit troublesome."

“This is not a wise choice.” Yuriel said expressionlessly. “It’s not too late to discard this suit once you have complete control over your abilities after the second mutation.”

"Just like a child who needs training wheels to ride a bicycle at first, otherwise he will fall and cry loudly."

Urushihara Ruri said jokingly, and walked towards the cabin exit first, going down the gangway.

"Has she always been like this?" Gu Qiye looked at her back and turned to ask Yu Ruier.

“She’s very outgoing and mysterious; nobody knows what she’s thinking,” Yuri commented. “We’re not in a hurry to leave. We haven’t received any attack warnings from Xinye Township Prison yet. You can check on the plane first.”

She said that, but her hands were busy playing online games on her tablet.

Gu Qiye glanced at her and immediately understood why she was "not in a hurry to leave." The plane had finally landed and she was connected to Wi-Fi. Of course, this internet-addicted girl had to clear out all the daily tasks in her mobile games.

Gu Qiye asked her why she didn't let someone else manage the account.

She said that would be pointless. She doesn't play every game; she just picks two or three games for her desktop each week, then changes them the following week, depending on fate.

Gu Qiye shrugged, found a seat in the cabin, and after thinking for a while, he clicked open the lock on his suitcase, revealing it to be open.

The first thing he saw was a jet-black metal mask, sharply defined, with a slight bulge at the philtrum revealing the lips. The battle suit alternated between black and dark blue, and the curves etched onto it were extremely smooth, as natural as breathing.

“I still don’t think it’s necessary,” he said. “If I really have to, I’ll just keep a mask on, and that will make sure I don’t electrocute myself.”

"Why? Is it because you want to say goodbye to the past?" Yuriel asked.

“Yes, there are too many things to worry about,” Gu Qiye said. “Besides, wearing the battle suit makes me slower. I used to do it out of necessity to hide my identity, but I don’t need to anymore.”

"That's fine, whatever you like."

The two had just disembarked when they stepped out of the private airport. Ruri Urushihara was waiting for them at the airport entrance. The location was on a large mountain in Hokkaido, in an extremely secluded spot. Looking out, one could see a vast expanse of lush green forest, with majestic, rolling mountains.

Bathed in the warm summer sun, the three headed towards the Hokkaido supernatural prison—"New Leaf Village." This private airport was located near New Leaf Village, only a kilometer or two away. The plane was in camouflage mode during the flight to avoid alerting the White Raven Brigade.

Yuriel had changed into a black bodysuit and put on black gloves; Urushihara Ruri was still dressed casually, while Gu Qiye was wearing a black shirt and carrying a briefcase containing his mask. He had left his battle suit on the plane, making the briefcase much lighter.

After walking for a while, Yuriel's cell phone inside her bodysuit suddenly vibrated.

She took out her phone and glanced at it, then raised an eyebrow slightly and turned to look at the two of them: "News has come from Xinye Township that the prison has been attacked... The White Crow Brigade has arrived."

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