My avatar is becoming the final boss

Chapter 403 Rainbow Wings, Communication, Reunion (Last day, please vote!)

The time is 20:30 on August 25th, in Lijing, China.

At this very moment, the black pupa is hanging upside down above the Lijing Iron Tower, motionless.

The typhoon that recently ravaged the mainland has just left, and looking out from the top of the tower, the brightly lit city has a sense of peace after the storm.

The streets were still a bit damp, and the pedestrians were enveloped in the colorful neon lights, which cast a warm filter on their figures.

Black Chrysalis stretched out her right hand and released a restraint avatar from the sleeve of her trench coat.

In the darkness, a transparent figure, gripping the restraints, swiftly flew towards the direction of the Guyimai Street area.

He knew, of course, that the Gu family wouldn't be in such a place—as the top-ranking wanted criminals designated by Rainbow Wing, even if Gu Qiye and Gu Zhuoan temporarily returned to Lijing to avoid the White Crow Brigade, they would never settle in the Guyimai Street area, as that would be tantamount to walking into a trap.

The black pupa is looking for someone else this time.

A short while later, the black pupa loosened its restraints and stopped in front of a three-story residential building in the Guyimai neighborhood.

Using the senses provided by the restraints, he detected a white-haired, blue-eyed girl in the living room on the first floor; more accurately, her appearance was somewhere between a girl and a young woman.

Due to the side effects of her superpower, her physical age was forever frozen at sixteen.

“Rainbow Wings...Ice Maiden, Yuriel.”

The black pupa muttered to itself, immediately recognizing the other party's identity.

He pondered his entrance for a moment, then used the restraints to observe his surroundings. After confirming that no other Rainbow Wing members were lurking nearby, he leaped through the window and landed in the living room of the apartment building.

The living room was quiet.

Black Chrysalis looked up and saw a white-haired girl wearing a blue dress.

The Icelandic girl had a pure and aloof air. Moonlight streamed through the window and shone on her pale face. At this moment, she sat quietly on the sofa, her icy blue eyes lowered, flipping through a family photo album.

"Oh...isn't this our Rainbow Wings' Ice Maiden? What a coincidence, to run into you here."

The black pupa, hanging upside down below the ceiling, slowly reverted to its color-changing form and waved its restraints at her.

At that moment, moonlight streamed in through the window like quicksilver, illuminating his back and casting a soft glow on the edges of every restraint strap.

Yuriel looked up from the sofa, turned her face to the side, and saw a black figure reflected in her pupils: the figure was covered by layers of restraints, wore sunglasses, and the head below the sunglasses was also completely wrapped in black straps.

It's like a black mummy.

After seeing the uninvited guest's attire, she slightly raised her snow-white eyebrows, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. She seemed not to have expected that she would encounter such a dangerous person who had disappeared for so long during her rare trip to Lijing.

In fact, the official report clearly stated that "the black pupa has been confirmed dead."

However, Yuriel and some Rainbow Wing members believed that this matter was still open to discussion, because they did not believe that the people who had dealt with "Queen Bee" Joe on the deserted island would die so easily.

The death of the black pupa remains an unsolved mystery.

Following that, the UN leadership thoroughly investigated the backgrounds of the "Father of Puppetry," Ruri Urushihara, and others, thus officially learning of the existence of the "Salvation Society."

In addition to investigating Ghost Bell and Blue Arc, the United Nations has also dispatched some Rainbow Wing personnel to secretly investigate clues about the Salvation Society.

What they were certain of was that there was an intricate connection between the Black Chrysalis and the Salvation Society. After many days, the Black Chrysalis reappeared before Yuriel, undoubtedly confirming their suspicions.

Seeing Yuri staring at him in silence for a long time, Black Chrysalis lowered his head and sighed.

He decided to use some rhetoric to put himself in a morally advantageous position, so after a moment's thought, he began to speak:
"It's like this, Miss Yuriel, could you please refrain from doing such strange things in other people's homes?"

"This isn't your home," the Icelandic girl retorted coolly, closing the photo album in her hand.

"Hehe...maybe it really is my home?"

Black Chrysalis shrugged, tilting her head with a look of exasperation. "Before we begin our conversation, let me recount the crimes you committed in my home."

"for example."

The Icelandic girl spoke expressionlessly, slowly placing the photo album back in front of the television.

"For example?" Black Chrysalis narrowed her eyes. "There are many examples. For instance, secretly picking up someone else's family photo album to see what your sweetheart looked like when they were little! Or, for example... sitting on the sofa in the middle of the night staring at the ceiling, imagining what kind of life the people living here have always led!"

At this point, he suddenly raised a finger wrapped in restraints, "You have the right to remain silent, after all, every beautiful girl is ruined by a chattering mouth."

He paused: "But an awakened woman like me, who refuses to be objectified by men, is not bound by this. Even if I talk incessantly, it won't affect the fact that I am a beautiful girl—because my beauty comes from within, from the purity of my soul. I hope you can learn from my level of thought."

“I thought you were dead.” At this moment, Yuriel finally spoke. Her words instantly lowered the temperature of the conversation to below zero, and Black Chrysalis couldn't help but squint.

"Of course I'm not dead, it's just that everyone thinks I am..." he said quietly. "Everyone thinks I'm too fragile. Insects are strong and beautiful creatures, and the charm of life lies in its powerful resilience."

Yuriel ignored his nonsense. "The one standing in front of me this time is also a clone, isn't it?"

"if not?"

As Black Chrysalis spoke, she sighed, rubbing her forehead, "Some people may seem like they're just plain innocent, but they're incredibly bloodthirsty. How can I not worry that she'll twist my head off the moment we meet... People who are raised to be killing tools from a young age are just not to be trifled with, don't you think, Yuriel?"

He scratched his chin and muttered to himself, "Is this some kind of character design from an anime?"

"Don't act like we're old friends." Yuriel said expressionlessly. "Just get to the point. What do you want with me?"

"Don't you want to know Gu Qiye's whereabouts?" Hei Yong looked into her eyes and asked, almost word by word.

Upon hearing this name, Yuriel's expression immediately changed slightly.

She remained silent for a long while, then slowly raised her head and asked, "Do you know where he is?"

Black Chrysalis hummed and said, "Of course, I can even take you to see him right now, but that depends on your attitude and cooperation."

If you want to know where they are, it's simple; just have Caesar send them a text message.

The bad news is that Caesar is still fishing for cod in Antarctica, and his cell phone has no signal, so he can't contact anyone else.
The good news is that Agubaru is urging Caesar to leave Antarctica with all its might, both scolding and beating him. So, in a short while, it has successfully carried Caesar to the nearest city.

Once connected to the internet, Caesar can make an international call to Gu Qiye.

Yuriel remained silent for a very long time before asking in a cold voice;
"Is he... alright?"

"He's alright, he's not dead... Actually, there's nothing to worry about. If you were to rank all the superpowered people in the world right now, with his strength, he would at least be in the top 10. How many people could put him in danger? If he goes berserk, he's a veritable walking calamity."

After saying that, Black Chrysalis silently added in his mind, "Of course, the premise for him to be in the top 10 is... not to include my four mechs and my main body in the top 10."

If we're talking about the world's only restricted-level superhuman, then his physical strength is undoubtedly ranked number one in the world.

Then, moving down the list, it would definitely be the turn of the Salvation Society's few mythical little brats, and only then could we get to his four "graduation mechs".

Currently, Ji Minghuan's four mechs are undoubtedly in the first tier below the Mythical level—one level higher than the Calamity level and one level lower than the Mythical level. Perhaps "quasi-Mythical level" would be a suitable description.

If Ji Minghuan were to rank the four mechs in his mind, the number one would naturally be the fourth mech – “Son of the Year Beast”.

After all, the Little Year Beast's three attributes have already reached their maximum, and it also wears a crown exclusively for demons. This is like a monster in a game getting a special weapon and being able to activate a 10-second power-up cheat anytime, anywhere.
The second-ranked machine is "Xia Pingzhou". He couldn't imagine how powerful the Queen Statue would become after its "final evolution" since it was already performing so well. Not to mention that he also had the trump card "Bridge between Human and Demon", which could fuse the Queen with the demon.

The third is "Aguru", which is not worth discussing.

Only at the very end did they get to get the "black pupa".

Considering only stability, Black Chrysalis's performance is naturally inferior to other mechs. Its upper and lower limits of strength are based on how strong the superpowers it has stolen are.

However, if the stolen superpowers are acquired properly, or if there is a suitable occasion, then Black Chrysalis's performance has a real chance to surpass the previous three mechs, which is why Ji Minghuan entrusted him with the mission of infiltrating the Salvation Society's base.

"What do you want me to do?" Yuriel thought for a moment, then asked. Black Chrysalis said, "I don't need you to do anything, I just need you to pass on a message to the others in Rainbow Wing."

"what?"

"On September 1st, your favorite traitor will be heading to Hofsjökull Glacier in Iceland as scheduled. Hmm... that sounds so familiar."

“Iceland?” Upon hearing the name of her hometown, Yuriel couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow slightly.

“Yes, I’ve already relayed the time and place. Whether you come to Iceland or not is up to you.” Black Chrysalis shrugged. “If I’m not mistaken, the UN’s top brass should be listening to you now, and they should have heard what I said.”

He paused, then suddenly lowered his voice, "And there must be Salvation Society members mixed in among these high-ranking members, otherwise it's hard to explain how they could so easily plant Salvation Society spies within Rainbow Wing..."

The demon army on Mount Haifan has already moved northward, and the Lake Hunters and White Ravens have also begun to set off. No matter how slow the Salvation Society may be, they can't possibly not understand that they are coming for them.

Therefore, there's no longer any talk of "tipping off the enemy"; this is a war with all cards in the air.

Even if the Salvation Society takes advantage of these few days to relocate its base, it will inevitably cause a huge commotion on the Hofs Glacier. It will not be difficult for Black Chrysalis to find their base again. As long as he is still on Earth, he is confident that he can find it within a day.

However, if the Salvation Society chooses to abandon the base and leave with its people, it will play right into Black Chrysalis's hands. Without that heavily guarded base, the difficulty of taking action against them will only decrease dramatically.

Yuriel lowered her head and thought for a while, then looked up at Black Chrysalis. "September 1st, Iceland, Hofsjökull Glacier, Gu Qi..." She changed her words to "Blue Arc, he will appear there."

“That’s right.” Black Chrysalis nodded. “That’s all I have to say. Farewell, I have other things to do tonight.”

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure was wrapped in a transparent restraint strap and immediately disappeared into the evening breeze.

"The Salvation Society..."

Yuriel murmured silently, suddenly recalling the faces of Oda Hideaki, Urushihara Ruri, and others.

She still didn't understand what kind of force Gu Qiye and the others were fighting against. If Gu Qiye was seeking revenge against Hongyi that day, why did he only target the Salvation Society?

After a moment, Yuriel slowly raised her head, stared at the airplanes flying across the night sky for a while, and then looked away from the window.

Just then, her phone vibrated slightly in her dress pocket. She picked it up, turned on the screen, and glanced at the text message she had received.

[Esther (Note: A two-hundred-year-old gothic girl): Hey, where are you now, little white-haired brat? Jiujiu and I just happened to be visiting Lijing, let's treat you to a meal.]

Esther: Here's the address. Come or don't come, it's up to you.

Ice: I'm here.

After replying to the message, Yuriel got up from the sofa and left.

Meanwhile, in another corner of the world, in Ushuaia, Argentina.

Ushuaia is a city located on Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost island in South America, only 800 kilometers from the Antarctic Peninsula. It is also known as "the city closest to Antarctica in the world".

Because of the time difference, Lecce time is 11 hours ahead of Ushuaia time, so it is noon here, and the sun hangs under the clear, icy sky, casting a cool halo of light on the city.

At that moment, Caesar was wearing a thick cotton-padded coat and a woolen hat, sitting cross-legged on the bed in the hotel room, his cheeks white from the cold.

The room was heated, and the air conditioner was humming. He took off his hat and exhaled a puff of white breath. He looked down at the name "Gu Qiye" in his phone's contact list, hesitated for a moment, and then turned to look out the window.

Ushuaia at the end of August looked rather bleak, with snow still lingering on the mountains and a biting sea breeze.

Grayish-white clouds hung over the city, with occasional beams of cool light filtering through the gaps and falling on the stone streets. Pedestrians, bundled up in thick down jackets, hurried past with their necks hunched.

The window faces the distant, undulating black mountain ridges, their peaks still covered in snow. At the foot of the mountains, dark green fir forests are shrouded in mist.

Intermittent ship horns sounded from the dock, and several blue and white fishing boats swayed with the waves.

"What are you still daydreaming about, Caesar?" A little shark suddenly popped its head out of the pocket of his coat and asked curiously, "Hurry up and call him!"

Caesar hesitated for a long time, holding his phone, then lowered his head and asked the little shark in his pocket:

"But is this really the right thing to do, Agubaru? Why bother Mr. Blue Arc and the others now? Didn't they already clearly refuse me once before?"

The little shark, clutching its fin, said with a serious and certain tone, "Just listen to Shark! I bet they'll change their minds soon and come with us to the Salvation Society."

"But why?" Caesar asked, puzzled.

The little shark raised its fin and cheered, "Because the giant fluttering moth has come back to life!"

“You’re lying.” Caesar sighed. “Fine, I’ll make a call anyway, just to offer my condolences.” With that, Caesar’s finger hovered over the screen, dialing Gu Qiye’s number.

A moment later, Gu Qiye's voice came through: "Caesar? What's wrong?"

"Yes, Mr. Blue Arc, you are in Lijing now, right?"

“Yes, things are a bit chaotic in Haifan City. We’re laying low in Lijing for a while, and we’ll go back to Haifan City after some time,” Gu Qiye said. “Is there something you need?”

"Ask him where he is now," the little shark suddenly said in a low voice, urging him.

Upon hearing this, Caesar had no choice but to ask, "So where are you now? Rainbow Wing is holding on so tightly, won't you be discovered by their people in Lijing?"

"Don't worry, we're at the train station," Gu Qiye replied with a smile.

"TRAIN STATION?"

“Yes, the abandoned train station at the former site of Guyimai,” Gu Qiye said. “We’ve been staying in Ke Qirui’s Train Demon for the past few months; it’s the safest place.”

"I see, I understand," Caesar said. "I'll hang up now."

"You contacted me just to ask how I've been?"

"Well, I suddenly remembered you guys, so I just asked."

"Then you should also be careful."

Caesar hung up the phone, then let out a long sigh of relief and looked down at the little shark in his pocket.

It closed its eyes and suddenly fainted.

"What's wrong with you?" Caesar asked in surprise.

"Shark, I'm busy, don't bother me," the little shark muttered, and stopped talking to him.

At the same moment, in Lijing, China.

A tall, slender figure, gripping restraints that seemed to emanate from his fingertips, swung through the brightly lit city. Neon lights from billboards illuminated his silhouette, while the air was filled with nonsensical advertising slogans and the cacophony of voices from the long street.

[Consciousness has been synchronized with the first unit, "Black Chrysalis".]

After learning the whereabouts of Gu Qiye and the others from Caesar, the Black Chrysalis's restraints were now flying towards the direction of the Guyimai Railway Station.

Before long, the black pupa crossed the bustling city and arrived at the abandoned train station. It concealed its presence and silently hung upside down below the ceiling of platform 7.

For a moment, the bright white headlights cleaved through the night, illuminating the rusty rails.

"The train demons... this is indeed the safest place for them, since they can escape at any time."

Black Chrysalis looked at the dark red train on the tracks, its lights emitting an orange glow.

At this moment, a curtain was covering the windows of the carriage, and several familiar figures were slowly reflected on the curtain.

(End of this chapter)