I'm a villain, not a devil

The night was dark, and the cemetery on the outskirts of the city was even darker and more eerie.

There are many theories about the soul in this world, and the existence of supernatural powers such as the conceptual system and the materialization system also allows many horrific things that only exist in fantasy to have the opportunity to appear in reality. In addition, crazy beasts often attack humans, which makes people often stay away from the resting place of the dead.

Even so, not everyone is eligible to be buried in the cemetery. The cheapest plot of land here requires at least half a year's income for an average family, which is really a considerable expense.

And deep in the cemetery, there is an area called 'Lost'.

This place is often used to bury those who had high status during their lifetime but encountered various situations. For example, they were attacked by a crazy beast but survived but were completely contaminated. There were terrible things that went wrong when training superpowers or implanting prostheses. There are also those who originally had extremely noble status but were sentenced to death for breaking the law.

They usually die in an undignified manner, and the cause of death is not known to ordinary people. A quiet burial is the final respect given to them.

Moreover, due to the special nature of the cemetery, people are generally not allowed to enter this place, and the burials will deliberately disrupt the placement of the bodies. When the annual burning ceremony comes, all the remains of everyone will be mixed together and turned into ashes, making it impossible to tell who is who.

At this moment in the night, a group of people dressed in the uniforms of the Guards were carrying a coffin.

The old guard was familiar with this. It was probably a person of high status who was sentenced to death.

He simply opened the door and let the other person in, without even looking at the places he shouldn't have looked at. However, what he didn't notice was that something flashed in the only light of the fire in this place.

In the lost area, the team of guards walked aimlessly, and when they reached the deepest part, they stopped at a random place.

The coffin was opened and the body wrapped in white cloth was buried in a newly dug pit. After this simple act, the guards quickly left.

The mirror on the railing at the edge flickered slightly.

In the mirror space, Luo Xi frowned slightly: "That's not Lam Ker."

Zhu Zhu was beside her and asked in surprise, "Can you still perceive these?"

Luo Xi just shook his head. "There's no need to use super powers. Those guards were clumsy and got stuck a few times when opening the coffin, which means they don't do this kind of thing often. But they were very lavish when they dumped the body. The people who were sent here at least know who the body belongs to, so they should be more careful."

"Moreover, these people are all good hands. They seemed to be very careful along the way, but when they came in, they didn't even check whether the old guard was impersonated by someone else... This means that they know that the body inside is not very important, which is inconsistent with Sean's judgment."

Zhu Zhu was surprised: "Why are you analyzing things like Sean now..."

Luo Xi just wrinkled his nose: "In this regard, he is much better than me. Of course I have to learn from him. Let's go. There is no need to observe here anymore."

"it is good."

The mirror flickered again.

Luo Xi in the mirror space frowned slightly. It was obvious that Lam's body had been replaced - based on the situation along the way, the place with the highest chance of substitution was the moment it was handed over to the suburban guards.

But if they wanted to replace the body, they could have done it when the death was granted. Why did they have to bring it out and then replace it? It was a waste of time...

In other words, Elisa Lam's body was to be moved out of the city for other uses...at the area at the city gate?

Luo Xi has never liked this. On the surface, he follows the rules and is decent, but secretly he can do anything. He is not as honest and bad as Sean.

Of course, the main thing is that it is very troublesome.

Zhu Zhu's mirror image walked very fast, and when they came, they also laid down many mirrors on the road for jumping.

However, when Zhu Zhu was on the road, there would always be a pause occasionally. If it was reflected in the mirror space, it would be as if the picture was suddenly cut apart. This did not cause any harm to the people in it, but it would easily cause some discomfort.

"Am I going to advance? Why am I so unstable..." Zhu Zhu muttered softly.

Luo Xi just looked around and then said, "You are still a long way from advancing to the Crimson level. The energy emitted by your ability is quite stable, but it is disturbed by something unknown."

Zhu Zhu was shocked at first. She had spent a lot of time with Luo Xi before. Although they couldn't be called best friends, they were familiar with each other. Why did she become...become...after she was promoted to Crimson?

After thinking about it carefully, she found that Luo Xi seemed to become a little like Sean, not in terms of personality, but in that kind of reassuring casualness.

Big brother fun?

Zhu Zhu muttered to himself for a while, then asked doubtfully, "I have the ability of space, and it is the most special one among them. Without knowing the vital point, even now, Sean can't find me hiding in the mirror space."

Luo Xi tilted his head: "That's easy, there is also a top-level space ability that has affected you-"

"Top-level space system?" Zhu Zhu was stunned.

Luo Xi played with his falling hair and said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, it's not some unknown strong man. I guess it's some kind of space-related device, and it's a passive influence."

"Then why didn't I feel this way when I was mirror walking around here before?"

Luo Xi shrugged: "It means that the device has started to operate at full capacity. Tsk, that bastard Sean, he was so good, he just walked away and left all the trouble to us."

"When he came to you for help, didn't you agree quickly..." Zhu Zhu muttered, and then became puzzled, "Is it Sean's departure that caused the activation of the unknown device?"

Luo Xi shook his head: "Of course not, maybe the emperor's plan is being launched, and Sean just happened to leave."

Zhu Zhu nodded, then wondered, "What did Sean find? He has been investigating the capital for so long. Moreover, even if I am not smart enough, I know that he must have made many plans. With his personality, he should not leave at this time..."

In fact, Luo Xi was also a little confused. When Sean came to her, he asked her to help keep an eye on Elisa Lam, as he had important things to do and needed to leave immediately.

I originally thought this guy was joking, but who knew he really just said a few words and left immediately.

According to the experiences he had told me before, he should be able to descend to other places in the form of an etheric body. What else did he need to see in person? Even more important than what was happening right in front of him?

However, despite thinking about it, Luo Xi still agreed to the task.

While they were thinking, they had already rushed back to the city gate of the imperial capital.

She found a secluded corner and Zhu Zhu hid in Luo Xi's buttons, just like she had hidden in Sean's buttons before.

After taking out the things he had prepared long ago and disguising himself, Luo Xi turned into an ordinary passerby.

Normally, she rarely hides her identity. If trouble comes, she will just kill it with a single blow. However, this time, she is helping Sean, and she knows that her hair and eye color alone are enough to attract attention, not to mention her face.

It’s better to be safe.

Leading the puppet show that no one else could see, Luo Xi calmly observed his surroundings.

The flow of energy was not much different from when he first entered the city, and there were no unusual passers-by or imperial soldiers around...

Arriving at the place where the Royal Guards were handing over the coffin, Luo Xi frowned slightly.

Everything is normal here...

She was no longer the young girl who had just left the Rainbow Nest, so she naturally knew how to keep a backup plan. However, the trace of energy she left behind disappeared silently.

It wasn't that anyone noticed it, but that it was wiped out by nature...

Is it the device that affects Zhu Zhu's ability? The device is automatically hidden, so it will annihilate all possible traces of it. This is a purely passive effect...

But if that's the case, the device would be unimaginably huge, how come my puppet show didn't notice it at all...

Could it be that the device also has a top-notch concealment system?

If this is true, what kind of energy can provide it?

Moreover, the equipment plus the energy source would require an extremely large space...but is there such a large space in the entire imperial city?

Luo Xi did not stay where he was, but walked in another direction.

Sure enough, if you spend a long time with that bastard Sean, you will always learn a lot...

Of course, you can't just keep one backup plan.

He found a corner and closed his eyes. Not long after, Luo Xi looked in another direction.

When she sneaked into the palace to find Sean that day, she didn't do much. The situation of that group of silent people hiding everywhere was special, and even she didn't dare to leave traces of her energy on them, as that would likely be discovered.

However, she also deconstructed the special energy circuit of the Silent Ones.

So, before coming here, she deconstructed the energy circuits of all the buildings and streets nearby into a puppet show.

Every energy source is always changing, but they will follow their own trajectory, and the contact with other energy is merely an intersection at a microscopic level. Without real energy exchange, that intersection will not cause any impact.

So, Roche left some slight changes at several nodes throughout the area, and these changes were very small - even a Silent One would not be surprised by the flickering of a light in a home.

But it was enough for Luo Xi, these subtle changes allowed her to perceive the energy "passing by", such as the Silent Ones she had already deconstructed.

From those changes, it can be found that most of the Silent Ones are heading towards the direction of the palace, but there are a few strange trajectories.

"That direction...according to the map Sean gave me, is it the water supply park in this area?"

Underground...

Luo Xi turned around and left without any hesitation.

Since it's underground, there is a way to go through other pipes - she is no longer the straightforward and reckless person she used to be.

Although Elisa Lam will wake up after the suspended animation potion expires, and Sean can relay the information he has seen, she also needs a way to find Elisa Lam quickly. Finding the way herself first is the best way to complete the task.

Without attracting anyone's attention, Luo Xi found a sewer pipe and crawled in.

Back in the mirror space, she asked Zhu Zhu, "Does your mirror space have idealistic elements?"

"What do you mean?" Zhu Zhu asked puzzledly.

Luo Xi waved his hand, and suddenly, dense energy appeared in Zhu Zhu's eyes.

"Now, only you and I can see this. If your ability has a spiritual element, then as long as you see the mirror under the flash, you can jump. On the contrary, there is no such light in reality, so naturally you can't jump."

"Can superpowers be used in this way..." Zhu Zhu was completely shocked.

Luo Xi shook his head helplessly: "This is the basics... Forget it, you can come with me when I teach Xiao Ci in the future."

"Okay, okay!" Zhu Zhu nodded quickly. At this moment, she had forgotten all the kindness Bai Ye had shown her.

She felt it carefully and said in surprise: "It can jump!"

"That's great. My concealment ability is not on the same level as Sean's. I can fool ordinary people, but it will be difficult to deal with the device I mentioned to you. Let's go. I'll show you the way."

"Ok!"

In the sewer, energy rays that only two people could see were flickering, and various mirrors were constantly flashing.

"Stop!" Luo Xi suddenly shouted.

Zhu Zhu hurriedly stopped, and then another wave of space fluctuations came.

Luo Xi looked ahead: "This is it..."

There was a huge sewer entrance blocked by an iron gate in front, and it was pitch black behind the broken railings.

"Is the device here?" Zhu Zhu asked cautiously.

Luo Xi nodded, and when she got closer, she finally noticed the boundless energy lines.

Even her puppet show couldn't see all of it.

"This kind of device should have a scanning layer... We can't go in like this..."

After thinking for a moment, she fixed her eyes on a mouse.

The mouse was apparently looking for food and walked into the pipe, and nothing happened.

"It didn't stop the small creatures..."

Luo Xi shook his sleeves, and a small metallic beetle fell to the ground.

"This is?"

Luo Xi suddenly smiled: "Rust bugs, energy insects, rare but reasonable, and can also... help with punishment."

"Punishment?" Zhu Zhu was a little confused. Why did Luo Xi suddenly smile so... beautifully when talking about punishment?

The rust worm crawled into the pipe. Luo Xi pursed his lips and said, "Jump into its body. The rust worm is metallic in color both inside and outside, so you can jump into it."

"Oh, good."

The tiny rust worm crawled forward, and sure enough, the small creature entered the pipe without any hindrance.

The pipe was extremely deep and low-quality rust worms were floating around. It took a long time for them to finally land.

After crawling for a long time along the obviously drier ground, the view in front of me finally opened up.

For a moment, Luo Xi and Zhu Zhu both widened their eyes in shock.

"What is this?"

In the huge underground space, a huge golden tree stands in the center, and its branches are connected to countless pipes.

The area below the imperial capital was completely empty, except for a strange tree!