Chapter 61

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After leaving the Character Park and descending the small hill, the group walked west for a while and arrived at a small mountain hollow by the water. Suddenly, Sun Wukong said, "I used my Fire Eyes to check, and there are no demons following us."

Tang Sen then stopped and said, "Let's set up camp in the mountain hollow. We can't go any further west. This insane Character Park, we might as well not have seen it, but since we did, we must do something about it."

"Didn't you say that the real world is a shit game, and even if we defeat the boss, no equipment drops, so we should try to avoid trouble?" Hugbear suddenly laughed.

Tang Sen shook his head and said, "It's not that I want to cause trouble, but this matter cannot be ignored; it goes against human decency."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go and fight now." Sun Wukong took out his Golden Cudgel.

Tang Sen shook his head again, "No! Didn't you see that there are many humans locked in cages in the park? If we go in openly to save them, the demons might take them as hostages if they can't defeat us. The hostages are scattered in different cages, far apart... How can you protect everyone at the same time? If the demons take one or two of them and put knives to their throats, we'll be at a disadvantage."

"I see." Sun Wukong put down his Golden Cudgel.

"Well, I've watched too many TV shows; this kind of plot is too common." Tang Sen shrugged. "All villains kidnap hostages. If they don't kidnap anyone, can they even call themselves villains? Besides, even if they don't kidnap hostages, they might get angry and kill them, which would be even more tragic."

Zhu Bajie came over and nodded, "That's right, we absolutely can't let the demons kill the hostages... Well, actually, I don't really care if a few male hostages are killed, but the beautiful female hostages must not be killed... If they have to be killed, I should at least get to grope them first..."

"Go to hell!" Tang Sen, Sun Wukong, and Hugbear all kicked Zhu Bajie in the face at the same time. Only Xiaobailong, being a lady, didn't kick, but she gave Zhu Bajie a fierce glare.

Tang Sen frowned and thought for a moment, "First, we need to get the demons to gather all the humans in one place instead of keeping them in separate cages. Only when all the hostages are together can we protect them effectively."

Sun Wukong laughed, "That's a good idea! If all the hostages are gathered together, a hundred or so people would only occupy a space of about ten square meters. With my powers, I can ensure that no demon can get through, no matter how many come."

"Hey, that sounds easy to say, but it's hard to do. Are you going to tell the demons to put all the humans in one big cage so we can save them easily? Do you think the demons will listen?" Zhu Bajie pointed out.

Of course, the demons won't listen. The key is how to make it happen. Tang Sen fell into deep thought.

Zhu Bajie took out a tablet from his backpack, "You think about it, I'll read 'Aotian Invincible Record'... Hey, this part is interesting, let me read it to everyone..."

On the ground, alien corpses lay scattered, with only three alien girls still alive. Long Aotian stood amidst the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood, laughing madly to the sky. Suddenly, he reached out his hand, which pierced through the atmosphere and into space, becoming incredibly large. With one grab, he caught the entire Orion constellation in his palm. Then he retracted his hand... The stars and all the planets in the Orion constellation began to shrink, eventually becoming the size of toys, falling into Long Aotian's palm and continuing to spin.

This bizarre scene left the three alien girls standing beside him in shock. The leader, named Guvana, raised her laser gun and shouted, "What... what kind of monster are you? How can you grab our star system... into your palm?"

Long Aotian laughed, "Grabbing a star system is nothing. If I want to, I can crush the entire universe for you to see. You Orionians are so arrogant, daring to attack Earth. I think you're just tired of living... Now, if I close my hand, I can crush your home planet into powder, and all your relatives, friends, and fellow beings will die."

Guvana's body trembled violently. She didn't dare to fire her laser gun. How could a monster who could grab a star system be afraid of a mere laser gun? In fact, many Orionians had fired at Long Aotian earlier, and they all died, turning into bloody, mangled corpses.

A sense of helplessness rose deep within Guvana. Her wrist went limp, and the laser gun fell to the ground. She said weakly, "Attacking Earth was our mistake. Please, have mercy and spare our home planet."

"If apologies were useful, why would we need police?" Long Aotian sneered. "Those who commit crimes must receive their due punishment. If we don't teach the Orionians a lesson, other aliens will think we Earthlings are weak and easy to bully. Hah! I'll teach you the meaning of life with my big stick, hahahaha..."

Long Aotian waved his hand, and Guvana and the other two girls' clothes turned into fragments and disappeared. He grinned and advanced, raising his big stick... *slap slap slap slap slap*... (The following content is too explicit and violent, and cannot be excerpted here.)

Reading this, Zhu Bajie couldn't help but get excited, "What a great novel! It makes my blood boil and I can't stop reading!"

"Don't read such vulgar things!" Sun Wukong's foot landed on Zhu Bajie's face again.

"This guy is seriously distracting me. Get him away quickly." Tang Sen smiled bitterly.

That night, Tang Sen sat at the tent door, unable to sleep. Thinking about the desperate look in the eyes of the humans in the cages, he couldn't fall asleep. He wasn't a righteous knight or a savior, but as a human, how could he remain indifferent to such a situation?

"Brother Tang Sen, come to bed already." Hugbear mumbled from her sleeping bag, "It's so late, how can I sleep alone?"

"Why can't you sleep alone?"

"I'm Hugbear, I can't sleep without hugging something."

Tang Sen said irritably, "Hey, at the beginning, every time I hugged you, you would scream 'sexual assault.' Now you're asking to be hugged? What's going on?"

Hugbear buried her head in the sleeping bag, pretending not to hear.

Well, it's said that life is like rape; if you can't resist, you can only enjoy it. Maybe that's how Hugbear felt. After being hugged by Tang Sen and protesting to no avail, she finally decided to enjoy Tang Sen's warm embrace. Now, she can't fall asleep without his hug.

The power of habit is truly terrifying!

Tang Sen crawled into the sleeping bag and tightly hugged Hugbear, pretending to sleep. His mind was still thinking about how to gather the hostages. After a while, Hugbear fell into a deep sleep, but Tang Sen's mind became clearer, and a perfect plan slowly took shape in his mind...

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Travel Diary:

When Chang'e overturned my original thoughts, I thought long and hard but still couldn't understand why the Heavenly Court must capture me!

I originally thought I was involved in a huge conspiracy, but now it seems that the conspiracy theory might not hold water. Too many inexplicable and unreliable factors are interfering with my thinking. Perhaps, did I really do something insane to the Jade Emperor in my past life?

If so, I don't plan to take responsibility, because the me from my past life is not me.

The first time I came to the "Character Park," I was shocked by the empty eyes of the humans in the cages!

People who grow up in peaceful times find it hard to understand the heavy significance of freedom. I didn't understand it before, but when I saw those people in the cages, I finally realized how precious freedom is.

Seeing them struggle to perform in the cages just to get a bit of food from the demons, I felt that living was worse than dying. But... the idea of living worse than dying is just the thought of those outside the cages. If I were really locked in that cage, I might also choose to live without dignity, no matter how humiliating it might be.

I suddenly thought, if I were captured by the Heavenly Court, would I end up the same way?

I couldn't help but raise my middle finger to the sky. The Heavenly Court wants to capture me? No way! I will fight you to the end.

Tang Sen

Recorded on the journey west, at Yellow Wind Ridge

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