# 743
Chapter 743: The "Night Curtain" Mark
Above Tokyo.
Within the darkness that devoured the sky, a figure stepped on rolling clouds, walking slowly forward.
The black windbreaker fluttered in the wild wind. Beneath that狰狞 Sun Wukong mask, a pair of eyes brilliant as a melting furnace gazed down at the bustling city below with cold indifference. Five blades hung from the waist—jet black, light purple, deep blue, pale gray, and snow white—mysterious and eerie.
He was like an emperor of the night, standing atop the clouds, descending upon Tokyo in royal fashion.
Under the气息 shielding of 【Divine Concealment】, Lin Qiye pushed the 【Nightfall Descends】 technique, learned from the source of darkness, to its extreme. That curtain of night spread from his black windbreaker, covering the entire sky above Tokyo!
In an instant, day turned to night.
This sudden darkness made everyone in Tokyo look up in confusion, pointing at the night sky with uncertainty and curiosity in their eyes...
It was broad daylight, how could it suddenly turn dark?
Was it going to rain?
A few seconds later, in the pitch-black Tokyo city, streetlights on the roads lit up one after another like stars scattered across the earth.
Above the shops lining both sides of the street, blue and purple neon lights flickered. Various colored signboards illuminated each other, resembling a gorgeous, dreamlike realm that lit up a corner of this night.
Beneath the streetlights and neon glow, people felt somewhat reassured.
But they didn't know what kind of evil and bloodlust lurked behind this dreamlike, luxurious lighting.
Inside the International Financial Building.
The First Oracle Envoy, "Prison Calamity" stood by the window, gazing at the pitch-black night sky above, his expression turning grave.
"That's..."
"Is that an invader?" Plague Calamity walked to his side, frowning. "It seems Third found an invader at Akihabara just now. Should we have them continue the chase?"
Prison Calamity pondered for a moment, then shook his head.
"Don't chase them yet. Something's off... Call them all back."
...
Beneath the night sky.
Lin Qiye stepped on the 【Somersault Cloud】 and arrived directly at the top of the silver flying disc suspended above Tokyo. There, a young man in a white research robe carrying a black coffin on his back, and a white-clad girl floating beside him, had been waiting for some time.
Seeing Lin Qiye arrive on clouds, An Qingyu's lips curved into a smile.
"Took you long enough, Qiye."
"Yeah." Lin Qiye smiled and dispersed the clouds, walking to stand before the two. "Qingyu, Jiang Er, how have things been lately?"
"Pretty good." Jiang Er's voice emerged from the Bluetooth speaker at An Qingyu's waist, her silent laughter evident. "We actually robbed the Oracle Envoys' home and took all their technological research achievements."
Lin Qiye gave them a thumbs up. "Impressive. As expected of you two."
"We can catch up later." An Qingyu pushed up his glasses, his expression gradually turning serious. "Now, the other team members should all be near Tokyo. Jiang Er, call them and have them come to 【Pure Land】 immediately..."
"No need for all that."
Lin Qiye suddenly spoke.
An Qingyu and Jiang Er looked at him疑惑ly.
Lin Qiye smiled faintly. He extended his hands and grasped the snow-white and jet-black blades at his waist.
【White Slash】, 【Black Rope】.
Clang—!!
Two Magatsu Blades unsheathed simultaneously!
Lin Qiye gripped the white blade in one hand, the black blade in the other, raised his head toward the thick clouds in the night sky above, and in that instant, slashed twice!
Ka-cha.
Both blades returned to their sheaths.
At that moment, above 【Pure Land】, the thick clouds in the night sky were effortlessly sliced open. A massive black arc appeared, and two straight snow-white blade marks crossed through the arc. The point where the two blade marks intersected was precisely the center of the arc—the location where Lin Qiye stood.
Two blade marks, slicing through the darkness.
This was the unique mark of the 【Night Curtain】 squad.
"So that's how it works." Seeing this pattern, An Qingyu's lips curved into a smile. "This way, it will indeed be much faster..."
He turned his head, looking at Lin Qiye seriously. "Now, should we begin?"
"Let's begin."
Lin Qiye stood above 【Pure Land】, turning to survey this neon metropolis shrouded in night. "The Oracle Envoys are too dispersed, and their hiding spots are extremely隐蔽. We have to use some手段 to make them show themselves...
Is everything ready?"
"Ready." Jiang Er waved her hand lightly, and a drone equipped with a camera whirred to life above the silver disc.
Lin Qiye nodded, took a deep breath:
"Start the connection."
...
Tokyo city outskirts.
The Wind Festival family's convoy raced down the road. Cao Yuan rolled down the car window, glanced at the pitch-black sky above, and furrowed his brows slightly.
So Qiye and the others had already arrived...
"Can you go any faster?" Cao Yuan asked the driver in Japanese.
"Really can't, I'm afraid." The Wind Festival family driver said helplessly. "It seems there was a large-scale battle up ahead. The whole road is blocked. We can't get the car through..."
Cao Yuan held his blade, hesitated for a moment, then directly opened the door and stepped out of the car.
Yuzuri Nana seeing this, got out of the car as well.
"Cao Yuan-ge, do you know where Qiye-ge is?" she asked疑惑ly.
Cao Yuan was stunned.
He hesitated for a moment, about to say something, when the thick clouds above 【Pure Land】 suddenly flickered with two blade glints. Then, a massive pattern formed by the overlapping of "×" and "●" appeared before everyone's eyes.
That was...
Cao Yuan's expression instantly激动ed.
"There!" Cao Yuan pointed toward where the two Straight Blade glints intersected, speaking firmly. "I need to go to the point directly above 【Pure Land】!"
"There么..." Yuzuri Nana nodded thoughtfully.
She reached out, grasping the handle of the 【Thousand Cranes】 at her waist, and said to Cao Yuan, "I can turn the paper cranes into clouds to carry you over, but it can only bear one person... I may only be able to send you this far."
"That's enough!" Cao Yuan nodded emphatically. "Thank you."
"No need to thank me." Yuzuri Nana gave Cao Yuan a slight smile. "You all... definitely have to win!"
The white blade was drawn from its paper sheath. Countless paper cranes emerged from around Yuzuri Nana, circling Cao Yuan, lifting him from the ground and sending him directly toward the silver disc in the sky!
...
The park.
Shen Qingzhu saw that massive pattern appear in the sky, his pupils contracting sharply.
He abruptly stood up from the bench, staring fixedly in that direction, his gaze炽热起来.
"There, is it..." Shen Qingzhu furrowed his brows. "But how do I get there..."
Just as Shen Qingzhu was troubled, black and white energies suddenly flickered between heaven and earth. A plump figure stepped out from nothingness, arriving at his side.
"Zhuai-ge."
The fat man looked at Shen Qingzhu, grinning. "Want a ride?"