Chapter 1352: Chapter 824: Niu Ma: Your Friend Hit My Wife’s Butt! (Part 2)

"Name: One-Time Excitement Booster (Disposable)"

"Type: Tool"

"Quality: Excellent"

"Effect One: Upon use, player’s speed increases to 300% for 10 seconds. If attacked or booed during effect period, speed further increases, up to a maximum of 500%."

"Effect Two: After the duration ends, the player undergoes a Constitution check; failure results in direct death."

"Remark: Turns out we’re all disposable."

"Can be taken out of instance: Yes"

Xia Kai’s eyes turned blood-red, sweat pouring out like a river from every pore, flowing through his bulging veins.

An endless surge of power emerged from within him, making the hard floor beneath him feel like a spring, bouncing him far with each step.

Indeed, at 300% speed boost, Jing Shang was quickly left far behind by Xia Kai.

"This kid’s really something,"

Jing Shang thought to himself.

Clearly, he came trying to find work because of livelihood issues, yet he could pull out so many quality Extraordinary Items.

Before, he was merely taking a chance, but he’s now almost certain Xia Kai is related to that person.

"Aren’t you going to make a move? If he gets away, at most, I won’t come to this bathhouse again, but you’ll be in deep trouble."

Jing Shang said to the bird-faced attendant.

"You didn’t ask me to help earlier."

The bird-faced attendant chuckled strangely, then transformed into a crow with three wings and chased after Xia Kai.

Its speed was much faster than Jing Shang, getting closer to Xia Kai with each flap of its wings.

"Damn!"

Hearing the commotion behind him, Xia Kai couldn’t help but swear.

At his current speed, he could run circles around the end bosses of previous instances, yet the service staff in this instance was even faster, truly feeling like a dog’s day.

"Hell’s Game, damn you..."

Feeling hopeless, Xia Kai lashed out at Hell’s Game as wildly as he could, aiming at every possible civil registry it might have.

Nevertheless, he did not give up entirely, furiously slapping his face with both arms and continuously making booing noises.

The 300% speed boost also applied to his attack speed, and as Xia Kai’s face swelled like a pig’s head, his speed quickly increased to a maximum of 500%.

"Nani?"

Even the bird-faced attendant was shocked.

In terms of strength, it wasn’t overly notable at Hundred Ghosts Bathhouse, but for speed, it was highly reputable, and now it couldn’t even catch a human, intolerable indeed.

It was about to speed up when it suddenly sensed something, abruptly stopping in mid-air.

Jing Shang was about to ask, but he sensed it too, his arms instantly becoming rigid.

Xia Kai was oblivious because all his perception was focused on controlling the 500% speed.

"Bang!"

As he rushed forward, ready to drift through the front sewer curve, he crashed into something simultaneously hard, soft, and elastically rich.

Xia Kai was bounced off, hitting the nearby wall.

Fortunately, the other party hadn’t exerted much force; otherwise, he’d have turned into a meat patty.

Even so, his entire body felt fractured, eyes sparkling with countless stars, unable to move.

"Ah!"

At this moment, the creature he bumped into was shocked, its voice thick and slightly delicate.

"Wife, are you okay?"

Another gruff voice sounded.

"I’m fine, just got bumped on the butt."

The delicate voice replied.

"Who’s that blind fool who hit my wife’s butt; looks like this bathhouse doesn’t want to run anymore."

Accompanied by arrogant words, Mr. Niu Ma emerged with Mrs. Niu Ma from around the corner.

Already annoyed from Mrs. Niu Ma berating him for taking the wrong turn, now someone dared molest his wife; if he didn’t turn the bathhouse upside down today, people from the city might think they’re easily bullied.

"Sorry for alarming you, esteemed guests. This isn’t our bathhouse employee, but a thief intruding here. I’ll immediately take him away to deal with."

Upon hearing Mr. Niu Ma’s words, the bird-faced attendant quickly transformed back to human form, ran up, and bowed apologetically.

"You say he’s not, and he isn’t? Moreover, he hit my wife; why should you take him away?"

Mr. Niu Ma said, casting a sideways glance.

Admittedly, Mr. Niu Ma had a point this time; the bird-faced attendant was momentarily speechless.

"Enough nonsense, call your leader. I’ll give you a number; don’t think this matter will end without ten or eighty thousand today."

Mr. Niu Ma demanded extortionately.

"This..."

The bird-faced attendant flushed.

Initially thought to be a pleasant surprise, but turned out to be a troublesome hot potato.

Calling the leader wasn’t an option; if this human indeed had ties to that person, it might be tolerated, but if not, and it caused the bathhouse to lose money, they would definitely be sent to the pig farm.

"Huh?"

Mr. Niu Ma was just about to press further when his large nostrils twitched.

He moved in front of Xia Kai, sniffing forcefully.

"Hey, what’s your name?"

Mr. Niu Ma asked.

Xia Kai stared blankly at him, struggling to focus his gaze.

"I hope he didn’t knock himself silly,"

Mr. Niu Ma muttered, then spat a bottle from his mouth into Xia Kai’s, forcing it down.

"Cough cough!"

Xia Kai coughed violently, his vision gradually clearing and the pain in his body easing significantly.

"Constitution check successful." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Meanwhile, a system prompt rang in his mind.

Calming himself, he saw an enormous bull head looming close.

"Ah!"

"Stop yelling, or I’ll kick you to death,"

Mr. Niu Ma said fiercely.

"Uh..."

Xia Kai’s scream abruptly stopped.

He quickly surveyed his surroundings, noticing the bird-faced attendant with a pained expression nearby, while Jing Shang stood further away, not daring to move.

Clearly, they weren’t afraid of him; they were afraid of this giant beast before him.

Xia Kai instantly realized his hope of survival lay with this bull.

"Mr. Niu,"

he donned a flattering smile.

"Who are you calling a bull?"

Mr. Niu Ma retorted unhappily.

"Ah?"

Xia Kai paused, finally noticing the bull head atop a horse’s body.

"Then... Mr. Horse?"

He tried tentatively.

"I’m Niu Ma, race is Niu Ma, name is also Niu Ma. Truly a country bumpkin who hasn’t even seen a Niu Ma,"

Mr. Niu Ma scoffed.

"Sorry, Mr. Niu Ma, we country folks are inexperienced,"

Xia Kai quickly said.

"Hmm, you have quite that shamelessness reminiscent of that guy. You haven’t answered me yet; what’s your name?"

Mr. Niu Ma asked.

"My name is Xia Kai,"

Xia Kai replied.

"Oh, do you know Liu Zheng?"

Mr. Niu Ma asked again.

"Ah?"

Xia Kai was stunned, recalling the figure in a Yellow Vest with tentacles and goat hooves posing as a delivery man.

He didn’t know if this Niu Ma had enmity or friendship with that big shot, unsure of how to reply.

However, sometimes silence is an answer.

Mr. Niu Ma, seemingly rough but actually very perceptive, discerned the answer from Xia Kai’s reaction.

He didn’t question Xia Kai further, directly calling Liu Zheng.

"Do you know Xia Kai?"

He asked straightforwardly.

"Yes, what’s up?"

Liu Zheng replied.

"What happened? He bumped into my wife’s butt; how are we going to settle this?"

Mr. Niu Ma said.

Extorting one family is extorting; extorting two families is also extorting, and Mr. Niu Ma never passed up any lawful opportunities to make money.

Well, to be honest, he’d also not miss any unlawful opportunities.

"Where did you run into him?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"At ’Hundred Ghosts’ Bathhouse,"

Mr. Niu Ma replied.

The unlucky kid’s been dragged to Metropolis as well?

Liu Zheng felt speechless.

"System, you didn’t drag him in just because of me, did you?"

He asked in his mind.

The system, naturally, didn’t reply.

"On my account, let him off this time. When you return to the city, I’ll personally visit to apologize to sister-in-law,"

Liu Zheng said.

Though feeling speechless, people still had to be protected.

After all, they were temporary teammates for a day, and Xia Kai’s performance was fairly decent.