Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

"Is it due to mental overload or resentment? I can tell you believe there's another person around you, and you often talk to them," Hongyang said directly.

"..." The girl was silent for a moment, and after a few seconds she sighed and responded: "If only it were really mental overload syndrome."

"Your yin energy is still around 100 at the moment, so you must be troubled by resentment or something strange?" the other party asked.

"Whether it's eerie or not... I'm not sure either." Since the other party noticed it first, Jin You also brought up this matter that had been hidden in her heart.

She pointed to her chest and said, "In short, there is another person living in my body. This is not mental overload. She was the one who helped me kill the leader of the Living Kill Hall... Does your Fire Lotus Gang have any way to help me transfer her to another body?"

"So you really want to get rid of me that badly?" Xi Heng clicked his tongue.

"Isn't it a good thing to get you a physical body? Besides, I'll die if you stay inside me for too long," Jin You replied in his mind.

"Okay, okay." The voice drifted away again, as if it had never appeared.

"We don't know much about things related to possession, we can only try to find out for you," Hongyang said.

"Then please help me, thank you." Jin You sighed softly.

The other person nodded, walked to the bedside, looked at the scenery outside, and said, "I have another matter to discuss with you this time."

"I knew it."

“We sincerely invite you to join the Fire Lotus Gang.” Hongyang turned around and steadily extended his hand: “Miss Jin You, who has been brought back from the dead.”

"As expected, someone came out..." The girl tapped her cheek where her mask had been removed and asked in return, "If I don't agree, will you kill me?"

"No, it's your choice whether you join or not." The man in front of him shook his head: "Although we don't have a good reputation in the underworld, at least we won't harm our fellow criminals."

"A fellow traveler?" Jin You asked curiously.

“You hate this city just like us,” Hongyang said, looking out the window toward the city center.

"This sinful city crushes people's spirits and dreams into fuel, and is maintained by countless lives and deaths as consumables... Countless people are being devoured alive by it, and are being gulped down as food by the upper class. On the surface, they are dressed in bright and clean clothes, but in reality, every inch of them is stained with the dirtiest blood."

“People often say that we Fire Lotus Cult members are madmen, treacherous and rebellious villains. They say the world would be a better place without these mentally unstable lunatics.” She lowered her voice and continued:

"But it was the city that went mad, and then it drove everyone in it mad, broke their minds, changed their bodies, and turned them into some kind of usable consumable."

“Did you know that in recent years, everyone who leaves a birthing company has had an arm amputated… replaced with a discarded, old spiritual body, which is then added to everyone’s debt related to raising children,” Hongyang said.

"Those above have begun to use such blatant methods to clearly distinguish us from them. They want us, who live underground, to become something other than human beings, so that they can consume us with a clear conscience."

"..." Jin You listened quietly.

“This is a war for everyone; we must resist.” The other party then asked, “Would you like to join us?”

Time seemed to stand still here.

The faint scent of medicine lingered in the air, landing on my nose, while the buzzing from my headache still echoed softly in my ears.

The white-haired girl's figure suddenly appeared and then disappeared; her crimson eyes seemed to fall upon him, yet also seemed to be just an illusion.

The sounds of gunfire drifted in from afar outside the window, while eerie advertising lights shone on the surfaces of distant high-rise buildings.

After a while, in the quiet medical room, the gray-haired girl on the hospital bed shook her head:

"You can't win."

"Perhaps, but we can't give up just because we can't win. Even if we don't have a chance, we must do everything we can to create one." The other party accepted calmly.

“You don’t understand how powerful the High Heavens are… There’s a reason they’re called Heavenly Beings or Divine Beings.” Jin You said, “In their eyes, the power of mortals is no different from that of ants.”

"But they still need ordinary people. We have the right to restrain them. Staying in place cowardly will not change anything. Only action has value."

"...I don't want to die, I'm sorry." After saying this, Jin You waved his hand to signal the other person to leave.

"In that case, I hope we'll have another chance in the future." Hongyang stepped back from the window and leaned against the door, his expression still calm, but the gentleness he had shown when he first entered was gone.

Just as she opened the door and was about to leave, she suddenly turned back and said:

"By the way, I suggest you recover your strength as soon as possible and leave this place. It won't be long before disaster strikes the city, and the city center will likely be in chaos for a while. This place is close to the central city, so we might be affected."

"A disaster?" Jin You asked, tilting his head.

However, the other party did not offer any further explanation. After leaving the room, they casually closed the door and disappeared without a trace after a few more subtle footsteps.

Xi Heng stood by the bed, holding the book on array formations and continuing to read silently.

Jin You looked out the window suspiciously for a while, and seeing that there was no movement, she lay down again, staring at the pale blue ceiling, seemingly lost in thought.

As darkness fell outside, the indoor lighting remained relatively stable.

The air grew still, with only the soft sound of Xi Heng turning pages beside him.

As the sounds of fighting outside gradually subsided, the night seemed to be settling into tranquility.

Two or three minutes later, a piercing scream suddenly came from afar.

Jin You initially thought it was just the sound of people being attacked that the outer city chief heard, and didn't think much of it.

But a second later, the extremely disturbing screams continued unabated, growing louder and louder.

The piercing sound penetrated the glass and through the walls, like a steel needle stabbing into the eardrum, causing a headache.

A moment later, the cry became increasingly shrill, as if fingernails were scraping against glass, making it difficult to listen to.

When the terrifying scream reached the limit of hearing, it suddenly vanished with a whoosh—

Jin You pressed her head, which was already aching and was now even more so because of the eerie scream. After a moment, she came to her senses and looked toward the direction from which the scream had come from.

Xi Heng's white-haired figure stood by the window, gazing towards the center of the city.

In the distance, a dark gray line shot into the sky, piercing straight into the tree trunk above.

At the same time, strange black and gray mist emanated from the bottom of the lines, spreading outwards like a shock wave from an explosion.

"What's going on over there?" The gray-haired girl's eyesight wasn't good enough to see that far.

“A calamity.” Xi Heng muttered to himself after saying that, “Moreover, it seems that it’s not just the resentment within the crystal core that’s erupting, but also some kind of power that already exists in this city.”

On the surface of the golden divine tree, drops of pitch-black sap were dripping from the spot pierced by the black lines...

Every drop of juice that falls into the black mist causes it to swell even larger.

Seeing that the black mist was still growing and would soon be close to her location, Xi Heng turned to Jin You on the hospital bed and said, "We should run. I'm afraid the Fire Lotus Gang didn't expect the Dirty Disaster to be so strong. When it gets here, it will not only affect you, but may even swallow you up directly."

"..." Jin You was silent for a moment, then immediately obeyed the order to get out of bed with her still injured body, grabbed the tattered black robe and mask on one side, put them on, and rushed out of the room.

Without a word, she quickly pointed to the stairs on the map, and once there, she jumped down one floor at a time.

They moved at lightning speed, covering the height of a thirty-story building in just a few dozen seconds, before returning to the lobby on the first floor and continuing their escape towards the outer city.

Upon arriving at the street, the people around clearly noticed that something was wrong with the city center.

Most people were still staring blankly, while many others had already begun to flee towards the outer city, just like her.

As Jin You hurried along, he glanced back.

The black mist, resembling a terrifying behemoth, was rapidly spreading from afar, chasing after everyone in the city.

"Damn it... I've been busy for so long today, why can't I have some peace and quiet tonight!" Jin You had been holding back her anger for a long time, and she had to vent it.

"You're the one who helped them get this thing, so you're kind of the culprit, aren't you?" Xi Heng said casually.

"Who would have thought they could move so fast—" Jin You increased the speed of his spirit body's legs to full speed, turning into a gray shadow and flying away.

As he caught his breath, he said again:

"And what's more, why is it so powerful? It makes no sense at all!"

“It seems that there was a lot of resentment hidden inside the giant tree, and the outbreak of the filth brought out a small part of it.” Xi Heng observed: “Therefore, half of the central city area will be destroyed.”

"The city center? Wait—" Jin You seemed to suddenly remember something and gasped.

"what happened?"

“Every time something like this happens, my money is gone. I have to spend it as soon as possible! The later it goes, the less money it will be worth!” She immediately opened the interface that was floating in front of her and found the nearest unmanned vending machine while fleeing.

Then, Jin You turned and walked through the streets and alleys, found a vending machine selling weapons, stopped and clicked to buy a small box containing a third-order Liuren flying instrument, and continued to run away with it.

"There's something deadly chasing us, and you still have time to spend money?" Xi Heng teased.

"Money is life!" Jin You said again, then walked through the alley to the main road.

Seeing that the traffic on the road was becoming increasingly congested, she did not follow her original plan to grab a single-person flying boat, but continued to run lightly on the sidewalk.

Three or four minutes later, looking back, the black and gray fog that had covered a large area of ​​the city finally stopped spreading.

Jin You slowed her pace, sat down on an iron chair by the roadside, looked at the area shrouded in black mist, and let out a long breath.

"After today, Xiping City will probably look completely different," she finally had time to sigh.

"To get better or worse?"

"do not know."

After a short rest, Jin You got up again and continued walking towards the outer city.

During the journey, a message notification was received that the mission request related to the spirit cat had been successfully completed.

The employer was quite satisfied and was rather surprised to hear that she had single-handedly wiped out the underground arena of the Living Kill Hall.

Her pay increased by another two thousand in tips, reaching a total of eight thousand.

Jin You vaguely remembered that he had collected eight thousand coins, but looking at the chaotic and dilapidated scene of the entire Xiping City, he felt no joy, only confusion and helplessness.

As they walked, a news team that was broadcasting live about the disaster in the city spotted Jin You standing blankly on the sidewalk and recognized him as the new bounty hunter who had just wiped out the biggest news an hour earlier.

They immediately sent several members to interview her, their sophisticated animistic lenses pointed at her pale face covered by a mask of animal teeth, constantly asking her about various trivial matters from the news reports.

To Jin You, the sounds of these people were as annoying as flies.

However, these people came and went quickly. A minute later, they noticed that the number of viewers had decreased and the most eye-catching focus had shifted to the black fog disaster in the city. They quickly turned their cameras back to filming the scene of the black fog spreading.

The once noisy environment immediately returned to solitude. Jin You and Xi Heng walked side by side on the sidewalk.

Two girls, one real and one virtual, chatted as they strolled slowly through the bustling city.

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Volume 1: Chapter 272, The Man of the High Heavens

One month later, in the largest bounty hunter bar in Wuxu District, south of Xiping City.

In every district of the outer city, there are bars or taverns that gather a large number of bounty hunters. They are like adventure guilds in the story, used to issue public missions and communicate with informants from all sides.

The most famous brokers and bounty hunters in the outer city would also come here from time to time to discuss missions and cooperate.

Inside the bar, many fixed iron frames hang high up, and below the frames hang colorful light bulbs. Speakers of various sizes are placed around the bar, playing drumbeats and music with a relatively intense rhythm.

The sounds were sometimes gentle, sometimes passionate, accompanying the songs and dances on the dance floor as figures swayed.

Compared to outside, this place seems like a completely different and vibrant world.

It is probably because of this feeling that people often come here and stay for a long time, holding the pungent, oily, cheap liquor in their hands and drinking it down.

Yoko is sitting on a bar stool in front of the counter, wearing the latest type of light projection mask, which will not affect the drinking or eating of the wine or food.

She wore a slightly tattered gray robe over a fitted brown-black multi-pocket vest, with six flying instruments casually hanging from her waist. The spirit bodies of her calves and left arm were already at the fourth level—her equipment had been upgraded considerably over the past month.

During this period, she took on six suitable jobs based on the reputation she made during her first mission. Although there were some twists and turns along the way, they were all successfully completed.

With her level of fame, she can already choose suitable jobs to steadily accumulate wealth without having to desperately compete for work.

Furthermore, many people will specifically come to her to work.

Just now, as the bartender handed over another glass of murky, inferior liquor, he also casually included a note on a leaf.

Jin You took the drink and casually clicked on the leaf.

The leaf then emitted a faint golden light, briefly projecting an image and text onto its surface.

The gray-haired girl quietly flipped through the pages, nodding and muttering to herself:

"She was my first client, the owner of the black cat... Something strange happened at her residence. Knowing that I had some expertise in cases involving the supernatural, she found a way to contact me again."

Xi Heng, who was looking at advanced array formation materials nearby, glanced over and asked, "Shall we accept?"

“We’ll see…” Jin You pressed his temples, looking slightly troubled. “My own problems are getting more and more complicated. I don’t have time to help others with any strange things.”

After saying that, he took another sip of wine.

After a moment, waiting for the bitterness and burning sensation in her throat to subside a bit, Jin You looked up and asked the old bartender who had handed her the message.

"Have you received any responses to the two intelligence requests I posted a few days ago?"

The other party shook his head: "Company stuff isn't that easy to investigate. Besides, the Ink Control Spirit Body Mechanism is no different from an empty shell now. There's nothing else in that building except for things that are considered supernatural and shouldn't be touched."