This bug is amazing!

Chapter 226 We still don't know what the title should be for that day.

Call the contact "Skin Changer".

As the fingers moved, a melodious yet eerie melody began to play:
Don't believe those paired shadows under the moon—it's just a demon in disguise!

Mo Yun touched her face—without her physical form, she had nowhere to hide.

She doesn't want old clothes, she wants a painted portrait of you!

[The Skin-Changing Ghost~ Busy collecting debts~ Donning human skin to dress as a bride! With a new appearance, she shines brightly~ Her true soul cries out in the dark alley!]

When the eerie song ended, the phone beeped, and the call was connected.

"Hey Hey hey?"

Ji Yi wasn't frightened at all by the terrifying ballad: "Do you offer skin-painting services? Can you paint my skin?"

A deep, hoarse voice came from inside:

"Ten pieces of leather, in exchange."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yi pondered for a moment and looked at the group of monsters with very different appearances.

Although some monsters obviously no longer have skin, we can still collect ten. Anyway, the Skin-Changing Ghost didn't say what kind of skin it needed, so this stuff is better than human skin, right?
"Okay, wait a moment."

After hanging up the phone, Miss Cat, without Ji Yi's prompting, had already taken the knife and stepped forward.

Ji Yi chuckled, and the two, in perfect unison, walked silently toward the monster horde.

Half an hour later.

As Ji Yi and Miss Cat, covered in blood, prepared to make another call.

Suddenly, the Mad Celestial Venerable burst into tears:

"Waaah, Ah Hua, Da Zhuang, San Mao, you died so tragically! But it's alright, even though you're dead today, you're still my good friends. I won't forget you, and I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"

He cried and then laughed, and with a wave of his hand, he activated some unknown skill, and the monster's corpse, which had been stripped of its skin, transformed back into its human form.

"Everyone in the mental hospital says we're crazy, but actually, they're the crazy ones! There's no such thing as humans being transformed into ancient gods and monsters; it's all the madmen's hallucinations—hallucinations! Hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Yi stopped dialing.

What does that mean? It's not that these people are crazy, but rather the players and the people in the mental hospital? So, in the eyes of "normal people," these players, these outcasts, have gone mad and killed all the ordinary people?
How should we explain the ancient gods, and how should we explain the monsters we saw?

[Heh, if you doubt yourself for even a second, it shows a lack of trust in this data-driven eye.]

Damn, yeah. For a fleeting moment, I actually considered whether what the Mad Celestial Venerable said was true or false.

Are you trying to manipulate my mindset?
Ji Yi glared at the Mad Celestial Venerable and continued making the call.

This time, the ringtone was the same eerie lullaby. When the call connected, Ji Yi got straight to the point:

"Ten leather pieces are ready. Help me paint one piece, stir-fry two side dishes, pour a pot of wine, and while you're at it, go to the Civil Affairs Bureau. I'll get you a state-issued certificate."

"."

"Okay, just kidding. How's the quality of this leather?"

"It's unique, but I don't dislike it."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yi was overjoyed and quickly came up with a plan.

“There are many more such special appearances, and you can hunt them down at will. ‘No one in this world will care about you.’”

"really?"

"Of course, but I need you to impersonate someone to do this."

Ji Yi sent the saved news photos of "Foot Winner" to "Skin Changer" via MMS.

"See this person? Play him. That's my only requirement for you. In return, you can do whatever you want."

"You don't understand the situation."

Ji Yi was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

"Since no one in this world can control me," the Skin-Changing Ghost's low, hoarse voice carried a hint of mockery, "then how can you possibly control me? I can do whatever I want."

Ji Yi: "."

Miss Cat: "."

Ji Yi looked at Miss Cat: "That young comrade last night was much more enlightened. Let him persuade this beautiful lady."

Miss Cat: "Hmm"

"Psychic art."

With the help of a certain black cat, the arrogant and overbearing tale was thoroughly extinguished.

Everything is proceeding according to Ji Yi's plan.

A-level ghost stories, whether it's Ji Yi or Miss Cat, can be considered top-tier if they use their true abilities.

However, a contest of equal strength is unlikely to convince the other party to submit; only a complete crushing defeat will make the skin-changing ghost willingly do its bidding.

"Now all we have to do is wait for her to cause trouble. We'll be monitoring the whole thing, so we should be able to identify who did it before she gets killed."

That's right, Ji Yi completely abandoned the Skin-Changing Ghost, treating it the same fate as the Broadcast Ghost.

When Ji Yi decided to send the Skin-Swapping Ghost to do this, he implicitly accepted that the Skin-Swapping Ghost would die.

This is different from the previously anticipated strategy; it's more aggressive, but also more efficient.

Miss Cat understood quickly:
"Your eyes can see information, so you don't need to slowly probe and investigate. Just by looking at the other person, you know their identity and background, Mr. Giba. You're really shameless."

Ji Yi took out two human skin masks and gave one to Miss Cat. It was the one that the Skin-Changing Ghost had just made.

"Cheating? My current strength comes entirely from my intelligence and persistent efforts!"

As he spoke, Ji Yi put on the mask, and his face, which was originally as handsome as Daniel Wu, instantly transformed into that of Edison Chen:

"Cecilia, you should bring it too."

Miss Cat: "."

After the two put on their masks, they could each see the player ID above the other's head. This level of disguise could only fool the natives.

Then, the two approached the Mad Celestial Venerable, and Ji Yi raised her hand to greet him:
"You know our plans now, want to join us?"

The Mad Celestial Venerable yawned, and seemed to have regained his composure.

"I won't go with you. Mist Woman, I need to find the Mist Woman first."

Seeing that his condition had improved, Ji Yi took the opportunity to ask, "So what is the Mist Maiden? Do you know where she is?"

Speaking of this, Ji Yi actually found it a bit strange.

Before leaving last time, Ji Yi gave the Mist Maiden an order to investigate this world in detail and report back when he returned.

But now the Mist Maiden is nowhere to be found, and she probably wasn't present when the ancient god's seal was broken.

What exactly happened to her?

Mad Celestial Sage scratched his head and said:

"How would I know I'm looking for her if she's anywhere? She has clues about the things that seal the ancient gods, like four swords and a... what was it again? Anyway, only by finding her can we possibly seal the ancient gods."

After saying that, Mad Celestial frowned again and asked in confusion, "Strange, why didn't the Ancient God react at all after I controlled the Ancient God's followers?"

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore~ I'll take a nap, and then I'll go find the Mist Woman."

At this point, Mad Celestial fell asleep, his head resting on the body of a monster, while the other monsters collapsed to the ground at the same time.

Ji Yi and Miss Cat exchanged a glance, both sensing something amiss in each other's eyes.

Strange, so strange.

If the Mist Woman knows the clues about the "suppressing object," wouldn't that mean she was present when the player broke the seal?

Ji Yi was certain that no player had yet been able to rival an S-rank player, and the Mist Maiden would not simply allow others to break the seal.

Now, all of this has become a mystery, and the truth can only be found after the Fog Woman is found.

Thinking it over, Ji Yi and Miss Cat returned to the car and drove towards XX City. According to yesterday's news, Brother Foot Win was filmed in that city.

If we keep sending Brother Foot Winning into the air tonight and create a sensation, we should be able to draw out certain forces.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you can't lure it out; killing some "people" should eventually do the trick.

I glanced at the rearview mirror.

The skin-changing ghost now completely resembled Brother Foot Winner, sitting obediently in the back row.

There was a black cat paw print below her collarbone, a restraint placed on her by Xuanmiao to ensure that the skin-changing ghost would obey her at any time.

Seeing this, Ji Yi nodded in satisfaction and (ordered Miss Cat) to drive to XX City.

A moment later, the vehicle was on the highway.

"Mr. Giba, can't you learn how to drive?"

The journey takes more than three hours, and although you only need to sit, it still takes some effort.

"Which wealthy boss drives himself? Gu Hong has a personal driver."

Ji Yi said nonchalantly, holding the malfunctioning wristwatch in her hand.

"Besides, repairing your equipment to legendary level is much more tiring than driving."

This was what Ji Yi did to pass the time on the road. At the same time, he was multitasking, with a part of his will still training his mental strength in the body of the ancient god.

Miss Cat showed a hint of displeasure, but she didn't say anything and continued driving.

Ji Yi's mental strength is very high now, so even if she is multitasking, she can still capture these tiny details.

Seeing that Miss Cat wasn't very happy, he thought to himself:

"I've done such hard work, what's wrong with you driving? Besides, we're not going to be boyfriend and girlfriend, so the 'weak boyfriend letting a rich woman drive him around' scenario is definitely not going to happen to us. What's there to be upset about?"

Ji Yi thought this in her heart, but she didn't say it out loud.

He actually figured it out: many girls are hard to reason with, and to exaggerate a bit, women are quite unreasonable.

Hsieh Chia-yi sometimes acts like this, let alone Miss Cat; when she gets angry, it's completely incomprehensible.

Thinking it over, Ji Yi repeatedly activated the [Advanced Repair Technique].

Although Ji Yi's physical abilities have surpassed those of most players, how easy is it to repair an epic item into a legendary one?

After using his skills hundreds of times in a short period of time, Ji Yi quickly fell into a state of exhaustion.

Miss Cat seemed to realize that she was in the wrong and took out a bottle of medicine from her inventory.

"Liuwei Dihuang Wan is for replenishing deficiencies."

Ji Yi was taken aback. Was he being told that he was no good?

But upon seeing the item's effects and discovering that it could restore physical strength, he took it without hesitation and stuffed a handful into his mouth.

"Ah," Miss Cat exclaimed softly.

"What's wrong?" Ji Yi chewed her food. "You're reluctant to use it because you've eaten too much? Surely it's not a high-grade consumable?"

"No."

Miss Cat replied casually, "You ate too fast. I forgot to tell you, eating too much can have some side effects."

"Side effects?" Ji Yi asked in surprise.

Guan Yu: "I am determined to fight the enemy general for thirty thousand rounds!"

Looking down, Ji Yi saw Guan standing tall and proud, even jumping three times, leaving her dumbfounded.

"How about I sit in the back?"

"Hey!"

Upon hearing this, the skin-changing ghost let out a mournful cry, but its eyes secretly glanced at Ji Yi, seemingly harboring a hint of expectation.

But she seems to have forgotten that she is now the skin of Brother Foot Winner.

Ji Yi was so frightened that she shuddered:
"Fine, let's leave it like this. You drive your car. It should calm down once I'm exhausted."

Less than three hours later, we arrived at XX City.

When Ji Yi got out of the car, her body exhausted and her face weak.

Yun Chang: "My lord, you have worked hard all day and need to rest. I, Guan Yu, feel no fatigue at all!"

Ji Yi: "."

Left with no other choice, Ji Yi got off the car with a hunched back, her original height of 1.8 meters reduced to less than 1.7 meters due to her stooped posture.

Miss Cat got out of the car, glanced sideways at Ji Yi, and seemed to have a gloating smile on her lips:
"Mr. Giba, why don't you find a hotel to stay in and relax a bit? That might make you feel better."

Ji Yi: "?"

Miss Cat: "Don't misunderstand, I was encouraging you to become a captain. It's only human nature. I won't change my perverted impression of Mr. Giba because of this."

Ji Yi: "."

As Miss Cat spoke, she took the supernatural phone out of Ji Yi's pocket and opened the browser history.
"Damn it, don't pry into people's privacy."

Ji Yi snatched it away.

“I had actually seen it when Mr. Giba showed it to me in the morning.”

As Miss Cat spoke, she suddenly made a fist:
“Cat ears, restraint, imprisonment.” With each word she pronounced, she extended a slender finger.

"Blindfolded, three-t"

"Stop! Stop reading!"

Ji Yi quickly stopped the other person: "I'll listen to you, let's find a place to stay first."

Miss Cat nodded, looking quite pleased.

Ten minutes later, Ji Yi and Miss Cat entered the hotel room, of course, without paying.

With the vision of God, Ji Yi can easily check the situation in a room and can freely enter an empty room to rest.

At that moment, Miss Cat and the Skin-Changing Ghost were in the next room.

Ji Yi then took the supernatural phone and opened the video that he had opened out of curiosity last time, only to play a short segment.

I must say, it looks pretty good.

"Although I can tell that Miss Cat is just using this as an excuse to let me rest."

Ji Yi stroked Yun Chang's beard.

"But how can we possibly rest?"

Since entering the instance, Ji Yi has been constantly "taking shortcuts," taking many risks in her eagerness to clear the instance, and has not implemented any of her prudent plans or intentions.

Miss Cat wants him to slow down; this isn't a dungeon that requires speedrunning.

But Ji Yi felt like she couldn't slow down, as if she was being forced forward by something.

If you think about it carefully, you can figure it out.

The pressure of being low-ranking, the pressure of being weak, the pressure of the real world, and so on.
It seemed as if endless things were forcing him to move forward, making him so impatient that he was even willing to take risks to use the ancient god to train his mental strength, and he also awakened Jin Yi.

He, who was originally a man who sought stability, now seems less composed.

Sometimes, perhaps we should slow down; a moment's rest won't have much of an impact.

As he thought about it, Yun Chang collapsed after foaming at the mouth several times.

And this moment.

Miss Cat is on the next wall, holding the Ghost Eye and activating its X-ray vision function.

(End of this chapter)