Inside the passage leading to the backstage of the concert.
The aunt responsible for controlling the aerial stage was preparing to pack up the props, and seeing that the time was ripe, she was about to make a move.
However, from the passage ahead, there came rhythmic footsteps and the voice of a young man, who seemed to be on the phone.
"Hello, Ling Ling, I've found the person."
"When will it be resolved?"
"Soon, it won't be too long, just wait for my news."
"..."
After the call ended, the person under the shadow of the passage gradually revealed their full appearance.
It was a young man wearing a black trench coat, looking heroic, with a strong and slender physique.
Looking at him, the technician aunt even felt a sense of oppression from the shadows.
It was as if the large area of shadow behind the passage was all this black-clothed young man's shadow, ready to engulf her like an ocean at any moment.
The young man who walked out of the passage stared at the technician aunt, a polite smile on his face as he asked:
"It's you, isn't it?"
"What?"
The technician aunt felt confused, a bad premonition vaguely rising.
Just as she was about to speak further, Cheng Xiao raised his hand first and called out behind her:
"kamish!"
A streak of shadow emerged from the darkness, carrying a chilling killing intent.
As a War General Level demon, the Scaly Mother Demon became alert the moment that shadow detached from the darkness.
But the shadow's speed was too fast; before she could even turn her head, the shadow landed in Cheng Xiao's hand.
The Scaly Mother Demon saw clearly that it was a black short sword!
She wanted to say something, but her vision shifted strangely.
Her flipped vision allowed her to see a headless female corpse.
The identity of this female corpse... was herself!!!
Accompanied by a slight thud, the Scaly Mother Demon's life came to an end.
Everything happened too quickly, with no time to react at all.
The Scaly Mother Demon didn't even have time to feel anger or unwillingness.
"Soul-level Magic Tool, it's a dimensionality reduction attack against a War General Level."
Cheng Xiao stroked the black gold short sword in his hand, very satisfied with the Magic Tool 'kamish's' first battle.
Before dying, the Scaly Mother Demon only needed a single thought to completely strip the lives of those who were parasitized.
But 'kamish' instantly killed the Scaly Mother Demon, giving her no time to even go down fighting...
The dead Scaly Mother Demon also returned to her original appearance.
A black-green body, covered in scales all over.
The severed head also revealed its original ugly appearance, sharp teeth bared, a long tongue sticking out, dripping with disgusting saliva...
Cheng Xiao was about to make a move, but he sensed a sneaky figure behind him.
Just as he was about to pull that figure out, the automatic doors of the stadium slowly rose again.
"They're all gathering together, in such a hurry?" Cheng Xiao frowned, no longer caring about anything else, and uttered the command to extract the shadow from the Scaly Mother Demon's corpse:
"Stand up!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
A chilling wind blew, and the shadow of the Scaly Mother Demon's headless corpse reflected on the ground, emitting a strange black smoke.
Immediately after, a hand covered in black scales reached out from the shadow.
The nails on that hand were as terrifying as sharp daggers, and there were fine barbs!
Another hand also reached out, and with force from both arms, the body hidden beneath the shadow crawled out!
The full appearance under the shadow was no different from the dead Scaly Mother Demon.
It's just that the green elements were all replaced with black and faint white light, and black smoke visible to the naked eye was rising from its entire body.
"Greetings... King!" The Shadow Scaly Mother Demon knelt on one knee towards Cheng Xiao and said respectfully.
"After finishing this concert, find a reason to quit your job and come find me," Cheng Xiao said.
"Yes, King!"
After the Shadow Scaly Mother Demon finished speaking, her figure shifted for a moment, transforming into the appearance of the technician aunt, and went to complete her original work.
Shadow Soldiers can inherit all abilities from their previous life. The Scaly Mother Demon, who became a Shadow Soldier, also inherited the skill of imitating others...
Soon, the hunters and relevant personnel from the Academy who were guarding outside the stadium entered one after another.
"How did you two end up together?" Cheng Xiao asked the two people walking towards him.
"I just joined the Qing Tian Hunter Agency and was immediately pulled in to work," Mo Fan said with emotion:
"Cheng Ge still acts as decisively as ever. Before we even started moving, he already dealt with the Scaly Mother Demon."
Cheng Xiao shrugged helplessly, then looked at Ling Ling, waiting for her answer.
Ling Ling said irritably:
"Who told my sister to always monopolize you... If I don't have work, my sister makes me go to school, so I had no choice but to pull this little apprentice who just joined the Hunter Agency to do a commission."
Mo Fan was stunned when he heard this.
Good heavens, so I'm the backup plan??!!
At this moment, Hunter King Du Xiao walked over, slapped Cheng Xiao's shoulder with his large hand, and laughed:
"Looking at the Scaly Mother Demon's injuries, it should have been a single fatal blow. There are many High-Level Mages who can instantly kill a War General Level.
Original is being watched!
"But an Intermediate-level mage who can instantly kill a War General Level is unheard of. Today is the first time I've seen one!
"Cheng Xiao, right? You're great! You have the demeanor of my youth! When I get back, I'll have the Hunter Union give you a special award."
The Demon Man couldn't help but say when he heard this:
"Boss, stop bragging. When you were Middle-Rank, you couldn't take on more than three thousand new students from Mingzhu Academy by yourself."
Du Xiao glared fiercely at the Demon Man who was undermining him.
He was an Ultra-level Hunter King after all, what's wrong with bragging a little?
Cheng Xiao smiled helplessly, then said:
"I'll leave things here to you. I still need to go back and accompany Xin Xia to the concert."
"Alright, Cheng Ge, you can go accompany Xin Xia with peace of mind."
"..."
...
In the darkness, a graceful figure hidden beneath the shadows suddenly stopped.
"How did they disappear?" she muttered to herself in confusion.
"Are you looking for me, Senior Sister?"
The person who had disappeared ahead, his voice came from behind her instead.
Ding Yumeng was startled, her face full of guilt:
"Junior Brother Cheng Xiao, how did you... how did you come from behind?"
"Are you following me?" Although Cheng Xiao was questioning, his eyes were very certain of what he was saying.
"I, I didn't mean any harm," Ding Yumeng said quickly, afraid of being misunderstood.
"I understand, otherwise I would have already attacked you," Cheng Xiao's tone changed, and he asked:
"Does Senior Sister Ding know about your vampire identity?"
"As expected, you saw through it long ago."
"Of course, I could tell you weren't human with one look."
"..."
Ding Yumeng began to explain:
"Sister knows. She doesn't allow me to harm others, so she only lets me drink her blood. Coming to this concert was also because I begged Sister to come."
No wonder, Ding Yumin shouldn't have appeared in this timeline. Cheng Xiao looked at her sincere eyes and continued to ask:
"What are you trying to achieve by going to such lengths to get close to me?"
Hearing this, Ding Yumeng's expression showed anticipation:
"I want Junior Brother Cheng Xiao to be my Master."