20demayo Chapter 52 Closing the Net! The Boss Isn't Crazy, You're the Ones Are.
Chapter 52 Closing the Net! The Boss Isn't Crazy, You're the Ones Are.
"Ding-dong—"
The sound was crisp, loud, and cheerful.
All sound in the entire First Yama Palace was cut off in an instant.
King Qin Guang's hand, which was about to hand over the imperial seal, froze in mid-air.
Jin Chanzi's outstretched hand, ready to take over the future of the underworld, also stopped there.
All the ghosts and all the gods suddenly looked up.
The black screen with white lettering displaying the obituary in the center of the hall was disappearing rapidly, as if being wiped away by an invisible hand.
Instead, there is a huge, rotating QR code that emits a rainbow of light for receiving payments.
Below, a familiar line of text, tinged with a slightly irreverent tone, slowly emerged.
"My voucher for the staged accident scam service has expired. Could you please tell me, bosses, is it WeChat or Alipay?"
Immediately afterwards, that lazy voice, as if it had just woken up from a nap, resounded through all the amplified phonos in the hall, reaching the ears of every ghost.
"Aren't you angry that I acted in it?"
"The Oscars owe our entire Underworld film crew an Oscar. How are we going to settle that debt?"
The hall fell into a deathly silence.
King Qin Guang's face, which was filled with sorrow and resentment, relaxed instantly.
With a blank expression, he tucked the black jade seal, which represented the authority of the First Palace, back into his pocket.
The Nine Kings of Hell beside them followed suit, each putting away their seals and dusting off imaginary dust from their robes.
The smiles on the faces of those few corrupt officials who had just defected and were preparing to welcome the new era instantly froze.
As they watched King Qin Guang and his men move with fluid grace, their minds went blank, as if a sudden "buzz" had gone through them.
Jin Chanzi stood there, frozen in place.
He looked at the Ten Directions Yama Seal, which seemed so close yet so far away, and then at the rotating QR code on the screen. His lips began to tremble.
wrong.
That's not right!
He suddenly looked down at his palm.
There should have been a blood-red jade talisman there, crafted by the Blood God of the Western Hell, which could sense Chu Jiang's soul state in real time.
But now, all he holds in his hand is a cold, ordinary stone.
The crimson runes on it had long since vanished without a trace.
A terrifying thought suddenly flashed through my mind.
Chu Jiang never died from beginning to end.
The so-called "cyber virus," the so-called "collapse of the underworld," the so-called "sacrifice in the line of duty"...
It was all an act!
This is a trap.
A grand scheme that began the day he stepped into the underworld!
"Master Jin Chanzi"
The image on the screen changed, and it was no longer that annoying QR code.
Instead, there is the Supreme Court of the Underworld, the office of the dean filled with cyberpunk style.
Chu Jiang was slumped in the boss's chair made of ten-thousand-year-old soul-nourishing wood, his legs crossed, holding a can of "Forget-River Mojito" in his hand, slurping it down.
He even took a moment to wave the beverage can in his hand at the camera.
"Don't just stand there. The 'Blood God Virus' that you and your friends in the Western Hell created has such an ugly interface that it seriously affects the user experience in our Underworld."
"I had my CTO, Xiao Wei, upgrade your system for free with a highly realistic 'blue screen of death' patch."
"How is it? Isn't it incredibly realistic? How immersive is it?"
Behind Chu Jiang, V and Li the coder flashed by.
On Li's tablet, the scene inside the Santu Ferry server room was being played clearly.
In the scene, Hydra Ash and his army of imps are frozen in various strange poses.
On the face of each of the ghosts, there was a huge progress bar.
[Windows Underworld Edition update, 99% complete...]
"They are currently experiencing our Underworld's latest anti-fraud system, version 2.0, and are temporarily unavailable."
After finishing the last sip of his mojito, Chu Jiang casually crushed the can.
"So, Master, are you now planning to represent Mount Ling and take over this mess I've created?"
"Or do you want to talk to me about how you should settle the score for destroying the key point of the Bridge of Helplessness and attempting to overthrow my legitimate underworld government?"
The color drained from Jin Chanzi's face instantly.
He staggered back two steps, muttering to himself.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible."
"It's over."
Behind him, a corrupt official who had turned against him collapsed to the ground, his legs giving way beneath him, a foul stench emanating from his crotch.
"We've been used as pawns!"
Inside the main hall, those opportunists who had just been preparing to welcome the new king were now ashen-faced and trembling with fear.
King Qin Guang cleared his throat, sat back on his throne, and resumed his majesty as the head of the Ten Kings of Hell.
He glanced at the group of trembling ghost officials below, then at the distraught Jin Chanzi, and snorted coldly.
"Someone come here!"
Outside the hall, thousands of Yin soldiers, who had been waiting for orders, surged in with long spears.
Cold weapons were instantly placed against the necks of all the traitors.
"Now, let's talk about what the rules of the underworld are."
King Qin Guang's voice echoed throughout the hall.
Meanwhile, at this very moment, inside the server room sealed off by the array at the Three Crossings Ferry.
The catchy tune of "Good Luck" abruptly stopped.
The damn progress bar in front of Hydra Ash finally jumped to 100%.
[Update complete. Welcome to experience "Underworld Anti-Fraud Center 2.0 - Physical Purification Version"!]
"Boom—"
The roof of the entire server room slowly slid open to both sides.
A massive, menacing warship, entirely constructed of metal and runes, slowly descended.
That was not some kind of Netherworld Spirit Boat at all.
That was a floating war fortress!
Hundreds of dark cannon barrels extended from the warship's hull, each one entwined with golden light of merit and runes of order.
"The Merit Gatling Gun - Equality for All Beings Mode has been activated."
Chu Jiang's emotionless voice, like a divine pronouncement, resounded throughout the entire space.
"I, in the name of the Inspector of the Underworld Order and the Chief Justice of the Underworld Supreme Court, am conducting on-site legal education for your criminal acts of illegally intruding, damaging public property, and attempting to subvert the order of the Underworld."
Ash's nine heads and eighteen eyes all looked up at the hundreds of cannons aimed at them, feeling a chill run down their spines.
"Fire."
There were no earth-shattering explosions.
There were no scenes of blood and gore.
Instead of projectiles, the hundreds of Gatling guns spewed out soft, golden beams of light carrying blue arcs of electricity.
"Light of Peace," an upgraded version.
Blue-gold light, like spring rain, fell upon every demon in the server room.
Those hideous little demons froze the moment they were touched by the light.
The steel fork in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter.
The savagery and bloodlust on his face quickly faded, replaced by an unprecedented peace and tranquility.
"Why...why did I rob people in the past?"
"Killing is shameful, labor is the most glorious."
"From today onwards, my dream is to sweep every street in the underworld."
A little devil threw off his helmet, pulled out a small booklet from his pocket, and began to read it aloud.
"Prosperity, democracy, civility, harmony..."
The moment he opened his mouth, it was as if he had flipped a switch.
Inside the entire server room, all the little devils threw away their weapons, sat cross-legged, and began chanting along.
The voices were unified and filled with positive energy.
Only Ash, relying on his immense strength, is still struggling to hold on.
His nine serpent heads had eyes that were half scarlet and savage, and half golden and peaceful, which were in fierce conflict.
"Who am I? Where do I come from? What am I supposed to do?"
"No, I am the commander of the Blood War Legion! I will destroy!"
"Destruction does not bring about an increase in output value; only by building a harmonious underworld can the value of a ghost's life be realized."
His nine heads began to argue with themselves.
The scene was quite chaotic at one point.
Chu Jiang's voice rang out again.
"Stubborn and incorrigible, they need intensive education."
One of the thickest cannon barrels was aimed at Ash.
A beam of blue-gold light, as thick as a bucket, shot down with a deafening roar, completely engulfing him.
"what!"
After a cry that sounded less like a scream and more like a sudden realization.
The light dissipated.
Ashura's enormous body sat cross-legged on the spot, all nine snake heads showing compassionate smiles, his hands clasped together in front of his chest.
He had nine mouths, each with a different tone, and began to chant in unison.
"Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, World-Honored Ksitigarbha, Prajna Buddhas, Prajna Paramita Emptiness..."
Inside the First Yama Palace, all the ghosts and gods were petrified as they watched this magical scene reflected in the water mirror.
Chu Jiang's voice rang out at the opportune moment, carrying a hint of summary.
"The legal education session is now over."
"Li the coder."
"Yes, boss."
"Let's calculate the equipment depreciation costs, electricity consumption costs, compensation for the mental distress of the employees, and the labor reform and resettlement costs for this group of prisoners of war."
"The bill is in duplicate."
Chu Jiang paused, a hint of amusement in his voice.
"One copy is sent to Mount Ling, and the other is sent to the Western Hell."
Tell them they won't pay within three days.
"I went to their home myself and opened a branch."