My Avatar is Becoming the Ultimate BOSS-Chapter 68 - 057 Theater

Since the first morning when "Xia Pingzhou" was created, this character has been left idle in the hotel for two full days and nights.

During this time, Xia Pingzhou remained flat on the hotel bed. Sometimes Ji Minghuan would control him to get up, go to the bathroom, stretch his muscles, and call the front desk to renew the room, but his movements were limited to inside the room.

It’s not that Ji Minghuan favors the first character, nor does he have any issues with the second character.

If given the chance, he would definitely like to play around with this new character. But as a member of the team, "Xia Pingzhou" has the White Crow Travel Brigade’s emblem tattooed on the back of his hand. He was seen by Ke Qirui and Su Zimai in the last two days, so the Exorcist Association is definitely looking for him.

Under such circumstances, wandering aimlessly on the streets during the day is highly likely to get him caught by the Japan Exorcist Association.

It could be troublesome then: either be forced to turn good on the spot or arouse suspicion from the White Crow Travel Brigade.

The better outcome is preserving the character’s life, yet squandering the potential for the main mission. The worse outcome is the second character dying on the spot—neither of which Ji Minghuan wants to see.

Not to mention, the second character "Chess Player" is inherently better suited for positional battles with generally mediocre mobility, simply put, not good at escaping.

He is neither as agile as the first character "Black Cocoon," nor does he possess survival skills like "Invisibility." If an encounter battle occurs, the second character is highly likely to be in a very passive position.

Thus, every action must be carefully planned to avoid conflict with anyone until his strength has improved.

One word: "Survive"!

The good news is, in Xia Pingzhou’s character background, before coming to Japan, he not only prepared a human face mask but also forged a fake ID. So when checking into the hotel, he used the human face mask and fake identity.

This way, even if Ke Qirui knows what he originally looks like, he doesn’t have to worry about the Exorcist Association tracking him down to the hotel.

Of course, if the brigade members are around, then there is no need to worry so much.

With a group of villain bosses covering him, Ji Minghuan actually hopes those small fries come knocking, and then during the bosses’ killing spree, he finds a way to secure a few kill counts to advance the "Winter of the Wild Hunt" cultivation system’s progress.

"Ah... this is the thrill of teaming up with big shots."

Ji Minghuan thought to himself as he fished his phone from the pillow side and glanced at the text messages.

[Ayase Origami: Numbers 4 and 9 will be in Tokyo tomorrow, I’ll take you to meet them.]

[Xia Pingzhou: Okay, see you then.]

After a simple reply, Ji Minghuan took out a set of clothes from the suitcase, washed up in the bathroom, and then changed into a white hooded sweatshirt, putting on the face mask.

Then he took out the room card from the card slot and put it in his pocket, heading towards the Roppongi Bar Street.

If it weren’t pointless to wear a human face mask in front of brigade members, making him seem guilty, Ji Minghuan would certainly have put it on ahead of meeting them.

This way, he wouldn’t have been seen by Ke Qirui and his sister on that day.

He glanced at his right hand, the emblematic crow tattoo of the White Crow Travel Brigade was inked on the back of his hand: a black crow figure, the red number "12," with a white cross mark running through the pattern. Ji Minghuan hid his right hand in his pocket to avoid anyone seeing it, thinking to wrap it with bandages upon return...

Strolling the streets of night-time Tokyo City, izakaya lights shine brightly, emanating the aroma of grilled salmon, drinks, and yakitori.

His nose slightly twitches, but his heart remains unmoved, with only the gigantic red exclamation mark in his eyes under the night sky.

Soon, Ji Minghuan followed the direction of the exclamation mark to the location of the "Event Card." Looking up, he saw a towering skyscraper beneath the giant "exclamation mark."

Judging by the massive spider sculpture atop the skyscraper, this is the Mori Building in Roppongi Hills.

This spider sculpture was created by French artist Louis Bourgeois, woven of black metal mesh, symbolizing motherhood and protection. It is one of the most recognizable symbols of Roppongi Hills.

Ji Minghuan examined the surrounding environment and approached the entrance area in front of the "West Walk" mall beside the Mori Building.

At the entrance, he stopped, put on the hood of the sweatshirt, and released the Celestial Driver from within, black and white Mobius Ring Road appearing at his side. Unhurriedly, he extended his hand to pinch the "Queen’s Statue" pawn on the ring.

The chess piece shattered, transforming into a black and white halo flowing beside him, subsequently forming a noble and slender black iron statue under the night sky.

In memory, among the four basic chess species, two pieces possess special abilities, one being the "King’s Statue," the other being the strongest among the pieces, the "Queen’s Statue."

The Queen’s Statue has the ability to render its body into a state of "Nihilization" for a short period, during which it becomes transparent and can pass through everything. This move can be both offensive and defensive, making it extremely versatile.

Moreover, the nihilization of the Queen’s Statue can also affect objects it touches, including human bodies.

Thus, the Queen’s Statue leaned down and picked up Ji Minghuan’s body, flashing into a state of "nihilization" to pass through the closed glass door and entered the "West Walk" mall.

Ji Minghuan fell from the Queen’s Statue’s embrace, lowered his eyes, waiting for his body to solidify again, then walked through the corridor into the Mori Building.

The entire building was empty; he tucked his hands into his hoodie pockets, deliberately avoiding the surveillance cameras, idly wandering from the underground floor to the fourth floor above ground, then finally entered the interior of Roppongi Hills connected to the Mori Building.

He then slowly halted in front of a theater entrance.

At this moment, a black and white prompt box popped up before his eyes.

[⑤ card event from "Tokyo City" has been triggered: "Spider Dancer at Roppongi EX Theater".]

"This is the place."

Ji Minghuan raised an eyebrow in curiosity, carefully scrutinizing the theater before him.

On the wall at the entrance was a line of three-dimensional English letters, "EX THEATER," standing two meters tall. In the dark, the neon tubes emitted an ice-blue cold light, outlining the edges of the letters. On the side wall, a metal plaque displayed the name "Roppongi EX Theater" in both Japanese and English.

He instructed the Queen’s Statue to enter the ticket hall first to slice all the surveillance cameras in half, then to deal with the entrance passage’s cameras.

When Ji Minghuan entered the venue, the cameras inside the hall had already been dealt with by the Queen’s Statue. Holding twin daggers, the majestic statue strode slowly back to his side, standing by for orders.

Glancing around, the venue was not small, estimated to be half the size of a "Japan J League Football Stadium."

The lights on the ceiling flickered on and off intermittently, illuminating and darkening the surroundings. When lit bright, one could see a tiered seating area ahead. The rear seats were high chairs and standing areas, likely accommodating 800 to 1000 spectators in total.

The wall displayed a schedule, with "Roppongi Hills Street Scenery" as the background image.

Besides, there were a series of performance posters, mostly promoting musicals and dramas such as "Night Parade of Hundred Demons" and "Madame Butterfly," over a backdrop of Roppongi Hills’ night view.

According to the schedule, unless during a New Year’s Eve performance or festival period, the venue’s performances might extend until 00:30 the next day; otherwise, it usually closes by 11:30.

So at this moment, there was no one inside the venue.

In the next moment, the stage curtains abruptly swung open, and the spotlight from the dome ceiling flashed on with a bang, shining on the gigantic shadow at the center of the stage.

Ji Minghuan, hands tucked in his hoodie pockets, looked up to see a spider-like demon with a human face hanging upside down from the dome by silken threads. She indulged herself dancing in midair, singing opera in a low, raspy voice, the joints of her eight limbs twisted in an eerie arc like a performer, or like someone possessed.

Sometimes waving hands and feet, laughing loudly, sometimes hysterically screaming.

[Task of "Card Event" triggered: Clear the "Spider Demon" in the theater within five minutes.]

"Wait... Isn’t it too early for this instance?" Ji Minghuan touched his chin, suddenly thinking, "When my No. 1 character lands, can I pull him in and tackle the instance with No. 2 character together, exploiting a chance to snag two event cards in one go?"

No time to regret; the silk thread on stage slightly quivered.

In the next moment, the Spider Demon’s body was dragged upwards by the threads, suddenly vanishing from the spotlight, but its shadow was still eerily twisting on the wall, as if continuing to dance.

The lights went completely out, and a chilly wind swept through the entire Roppongi EX Theater.

Even Ji Minghuan couldn’t help but shiver in the pitch darkness where one’s hand could hardly be seen.

Meanwhile, in another corner of the venue.

A corner of the space suddenly tore open, like a movie canvas inexplicably "embedded" in the darkness.

From within the canvas, a slender, tall female slowly walked out, then the movie screen disappeared behind her.

The woman held a pipe in her mouth, leaning silently against the wall, one hand hugging her shoulder, quietly gazing at the hoodie-clad youth in the center of the venue, and the array of statues surrounding him.