I speedrunned the fairies' game!

Chapter 6 Bang!
"Chen Ran, you're finally back."

In the dark corner, the "person" made of a mass of fat grinned, drool dripping down its folds, "Where is the Crimson Marrow Pill that I, the leader, require? Quick! Quickly bring it out to satisfy my hunger!"

"Can't you understand human language?"

Chen Ran said expressionlessly, "I'm here to send you on your way."

Upon hearing this, the fat, mountain-like demonic figure tilted its huge, tumor-like head and froze.

"Junior Brother Chen! Stop talking nonsense!"

Liu Azheng, a disciple of the Four Bags Sect, changed his expression, pulled the young man aside, and lowered his voice to say:
"Where's Dandan? Bring her out now! I'm warning you, Chief Wang is in a bad mood today, don't be reckless! Do you hear me!"

"Senior Brother Liu, you're not a bad person, but I'd like to give you some advice: don't go astray and become an accomplice to evil."

Chen Ran indifferently pushed the other person away, "You've been serving this guy in this dark, sunless room for years, you've probably had your suspicions by now—"

"Wang Yihu, the leader of the Beggars' Sect's Tai'an branch, is long dead."

"The one standing in front of you now is a demon."

"Over the years, a number of bizarre murders in Tai'an City, as well as the successive disappearances of a group of disciples from our branch, are all inextricably linked to this monster."

Chen Ran's gaze was sharp as lightning, pointing at the monster's swollen belly.

The bluish-black veins throbbed beneath the oily skin, as if something alive was struggling inside.

"They were all swallowed into that disgusting stomach of that monster."

After hearing this.

Liu Azheng's face turned deathly pale in an instant, and he almost fell over.

As the only four-bag disciple of the branch and also the steward of internal affairs, he had witnessed his branch leader becoming increasingly violent and unpredictable over the past two years, and he had countless guesses in his mind.

But I never imagined that this guy was actually a demon!

What he found even more unacceptable was that all the little beggars he had personally recruited had fallen victim to this demon's clutches!

"Should I draft it?"

Enraged, the usually mild-mannered Deacon Liu unleashed a torrent of profanities as he charged at the enormous demonic figure: "Speak! Is what he said true! Are you a demon or not! What about those missing brothers?"

"So, did you actually eat it or not!?"

"Fine, I'll cut open your filthy belly and see what filth is inside!"

Enraged to the extreme, he drew the short sword from his waist, leaped up, and slashed at the fat, mountain-like demon!

"choke!"

The blade flashed, cutting a cold arc in the darkness.

"How noisy, stupid, and damn it."

The fox demon in the darkness tilted its head and let out a deep, chilling laugh.

Just as the dagger was about to pierce his belly, it raised its fat hand and, as if swatting away a fly, flicked the back of its hand towards Liu Azheng's chest—

"Oh!"

With a muffled thud, Liu Azheng was sent flying through the air as if hit by a boulder.

He spat out blood, still unwilling to accept it, and struggled to sit up, repeatedly asking, "Why! Why did it turn out like this? You, what kind of monster are you! And when did you harm Chief Wang and usurp his position?"

"answer me!"

"Oh. Since you've asked so sincerely, I'll mercifully tell you—"

The fox demon picked his nose and grinned wickedly: "All those little beggars who went missing down there have gone into my big stomach! Especially your fair-skinned, delicate distant cousin, he really tasted good! Hahahaha!"

"You beast! I'll fight you to the death!"

Senior Brother Liu's eyes were bloodshot, completely consumed by rage.

Ignoring his injuries, he picked up the blade and was about to fight the monster again when a hand grabbed him from behind:
"Forget it, you can't beat it."

"."

Liu Azheng stared in astonishment at the young man he had personally recruited into the gang.

His intuition told him that this boy might be even more unfathomable than he had guessed!

Three months ago, this young man came to the branch headquarters dressed in strange clothes, asking to join the Beggars' Sect, and spouting strange rhetoric about making the Beggars' Sect "great again".
However, after joining the gang, this young man did not do any proper work. Instead, he spent his days running around the Beggars' Gang's secret intelligence office, listening to strange tales and anecdotes from all over the country.

Looking back now, if it weren't for this kid's quick wit and ability to buy the rare "Crimson Marrow Pill" for this fox demon leader, he would have been kicked out long ago.
He suppressed the shock in his heart and asked in a hoarse voice, "So, Junior Brother Chen, who exactly are you?"

"Go rest outside."

Chen Ran raised an eyebrow impatiently and said, "Don't delay me from getting the speed kill achievement."

"But."

Liu Azheng glanced at the enormous, immovable monster opposite him, and was about to say something when he was coldly interrupted:

"What? You want to swim in its stomach too?"

"If that's the case, then I'll leave."

Chen Ran turned around, as if to leave.

"slow!"

Liu Azheng quickly grabbed the young man, "Junior Brother Chen, are you sure you can manage alone? How about we..."

Before he could finish speaking...

"Dong dong dong dong."

There was a dull sound of footsteps.

The enormous monster, which had been shrouded in shadow the whole time, finally began to approach.

The flickering candlelight illuminated a terrifying demonic body!

At this moment, it no longer resembled a human. Its skin was cracked like a rag, and coarse, stiff black hairs, like iron needles, protruded from its oily skin!

With a muffled "thump".

Its back arched at an incredible angle, tearing through its robes to reveal a tangled mane, and then a thick, glossy black tail swept out from behind its waist.

It truly was a human-fox that walked upright!
"Fine, fine, so you're not going to act anymore, huh?"

Chen Ran sneered.

In the game, this guy is the final side boss of Tai'an City, and he has two phases.

He would deny all evidence found by the player, first using his human form and Beggar Clan martial arts to fight the player.

After being defeated and enraged, it will enter the second stage—the true form of the Black Evil Fox Demon.

And now, before I've even used a basic attack, this guy has already broken through my defense and used his ultimate.

It seems that games can never compare to the fun of reality.

"Junior Brother Chen! The future of the Beggars' Sect depends on you!" Liu Azheng patted the young man on the shoulder and rushed out the door.

Chen Ran looked up and saw that the enormous figure completely engulfed his vision.

"Chen Ran, do you know that the moment I saw you, I knew you were no ordinary rascal?"

The black fox grinned, revealing a row of gleaming white canines. "That Crimson Marrow Pill is made from the essence of an infant's heart blood. It is extremely precious. Moreover, those hypocritical righteous sects suppress this item, making it impossible for ordinary people to obtain. Yet you have managed to find it for me time and time again. I have long suspected you!"

"The only reason I've kept you here until today is so you can find me more Crimson Marrow Pills. After all, those precious human pills are just...so delicious~"

At this point, the black fox narrowed its vertical pupils in ecstasy, and disgusting dark green saliva flowed from its gaping maw.

"as long as you are happy."

Chen Ran dragged a stool over from the side, sat down, and brewed a pot of tea. "Speaking of which, how can you be so sure that what you've been 'enjoying' over these past three months is the real Crimson Marrow Pill?"

"What do you mean by that?" The black fox demon's body trembled violently, and its mane suddenly bristled.

"literal meaning."

Chen Ran blew on the tea foam. "Don't you find it strange that I knew you were looking for the Crimson Marrow Pill?"

Upon hearing this, the fox spirit became even more flustered, a chill ran down its spine, and every hair on its body stood on end.

It suddenly remembered something!
That day, he was craving something in the backyard when this new recruit 'accidentally' barged in, saying that he had a way in the black market to get a lot of "human pills" that only the Eastern Demonic Path could obtain.

This clearly shows that he knows he has been searching for the Crimson Marrow Pill in vain!

It's possible that this guy was targeting me from the very beginning!

"No! Impossible! You're just bluffing! You can't fool me!"

The black fox glared angrily, baring its teeth and saying, "I tasted the Crimson Marrow Pill once when I was a child at my grandmother's house, and I could never forget it. The Crimson Marrow Pills you found are all genuine, with a sweet and slightly fishy taste and the warmth of essence blood. They are absolutely genuine and there is no way they are fake!"

Chen Ran took a sip of tea and began to speak slowly and deliberately:
"You may not know this, but in the mountain valley thirty miles outside Tai'an City, there is a natural semi-spiritual herb called 'Crimson Flame Grass.' The juice of this herb is as red as blood. When dried into powder and mixed with some rotten leaf juice, it can mimic the stench of human blood. What's even more wonderful is that it possesses a slight spirituality. When activated by demonic power, it emits a warmth similar to that of essence blood."

Black Fox's pupils contracted sharply, and his plump body swayed as if he were about to lose his balance: "No! How do you know these things? Even orthodox Taoist alchemists might not recognize these kinds of wild herbs from remote areas!"

"No one knows more about elixirs than I do."

Mr. Chen said earnestly, "Immortal Love is the top player in all life skills, the fastest to complete the game, the owner of all collection achievements, and a first-class alchemist."

"Bah! I won't listen, and I won't believe you! I'm going to kill you!"

The black fox covered its pointed ears, enraged and ashamed, and lay prone on the ground, seemingly about to transform into its beast form and pounce at any moment.

"The Crimson Flame Grass is potent. When it senses the spiritual power of the 'Fire Separation Talisman,' it will surge violently. So, what would happen if all the medicinal properties you've accumulated over this period were detonated in an instant?"

Chen Ran pulled a yellow talisman from his sleeve, looking at the spiritual energy permeating it with runes and patterns. "Hey, do you know what 'bang bang bang' means?"

Upon hearing this, the black fox, who had collapsed to the ground in abdominal pain, raised its head and was taken aback.

The next moment, it seemed to understand something, and its vertical pupils widened to their limit in fear!
It wanted to rush over and snatch the yellow talisman from the young man's hand, but it was wracked with abdominal pain and its whole body was filled with demonic energy, making it impossible to move an inch!
"No, no! Young Master Chen! Immortal Master Chen! No, no, no 'bang bang bang' stuff!"

In its final moments, the Black Fox Demon King, who had usurped the throne and dominated the fear of Tai'an City for three years, actually let out a choked sob and pleaded.

next moment.

Three loud bangs were heard in quick succession!
The black fox's plump body exploded like a punctured sack, splattering foul-smelling flesh and torn black fur all over the walls.

Its demonic body was instantly torn to pieces.

Only a ruptured, blood-red heart was still trembling weakly on the ground.

"From the moment I entered the dark room and activated the Fire Talisman to sense the Crimson Flame Grass charging until this moment, it must have been no more than three minutes, right?"

"This is the true achievement of a swift kill."

"It seems that it was the right decision not to ask Luo Yuling for help; it saved me a favor."

Chen Ran stretched and strolled over to the black fox's remains, his gaze falling on a translucent crystal the size of a pigeon's egg amidst the pile of flesh and blood.

This is the demon core.

In the setting of "Immortal Love", the demon core is the original core that condenses in the body of a demon beast in the early stage of Foundation Establishment (Lv11), which is a product of the fusion of demon power and essence blood.

Players can use it as raw material for alchemy and weapon crafting, or sell it directly to auction houses in the capitals of various dynasties to obtain a considerable amount of spirit stones.

If one is a cultivator in the sorcerer class, one can also infuse them with soul power and refine it into a "soul ring".

In the later stages of the game, a ten-thousand-year soul ring produced by a peak Golden Core stage demon beast, with a maximum absorption rate, is enough to allow a cultivator in the early Golden Core stage to break through the Xuan Barrier and directly enter the late Golden Core stage.

"However, extracting demon cores is a rather tedious task."

Chen Ran crouched down, took out his short dagger, and was about to slowly peel the demon core from his bones and blood—

A faint, dying voice came from beside my ear:

"Wait, I... I still have my last breath."

Chen Ran cautiously took a step back.

I was wondering if this thing had a third stage in the real world?

"Rest assured, my Blackwater Fox clan is a family that takes responsibility for its actions and accepts its losses! I will repay the debt of killing so many mortals sooner or later, but I just feel..."

The severed, half-human, half-fox head curled into a sorrowful smile:

"The jinx in my life shouldn't be you."

"Oh?" Chen Ran chuckled. "Why?"

"You're such a good faker, you're so sneaky!"

The black fox bared its teeth and said, "That day, you were respectful and obsequious to me, offering to help me find the Crimson Marrow Pill. I was overjoyed, but afterwards I felt something was amiss. However, since you had no aura of cultivation on you, I was relieved. So..."

"How could a mortal like you possess the magical power to activate the Heavenly Master's Fire Talisman?"

Chen Ran took out a remaining Fire Separation Talisman from his pocket: "Here, this thing is a finished commercial talisman. The cultivators of the Celestial Master's Mansion have already poured spiritual power into the talisman core. Mortals only need to bite their fingertip and use their blood essence to dot the 'Separation' character on the corner of the talisman."

"That's the problem!"

The black fox's aura grew weaker and weaker, but its tone remained unwilling: "Not to mention that ordinary people have nowhere to obtain this finished Fire Separation Talisman, and even if they did, it would be extremely expensive! How could you afford it! Who exactly are you!"

"First of all, I'm not lying to you, I do have a connection in the black market."

Chen Ran said seriously, "In addition, I have a close female friend who is very rich."

"you"

Black Fox gritted his teeth, closing his eyes with a face full of anger and resentment.

"That's fine!"

"I am about to enter the underworld; these worldly possessions are yours!"

With his last breath, he straightened his back with all his might, and actually shook out the "demon core" that was still attached to his skin and flesh.

"Fox Brother's true colors."

Chen Ran cupped his hands in greeting to the demon corpse and placed its inner core into the Xuanwu Cauldron.

(End of this chapter)