Chapter 46

A chill emanated from the Book of the Dead, swirling around the eye of the Bone Dragon.

The eye, which resembled the moon, trembled for a moment before slowly settling at the bottom of the page, motionless.

Wu Xiaode felt an inexplicable sensation in his heart.

—This eye really likes it here.

"Hey, why did you appear in the human world?" Wu Xiaode couldn't help but ask.

A bewildered emotion came from the other side.

"Do you really need a Bone Dragon as your master?" Wu Xiaode changed the subject.

"Dragon skeleton..." the other side replied.

"Only a skeleton?" Wu Xiaode pressed.

The other side transmitted a piece of information.

Wu Xiaode understood now.

It turned out that after an extremely powerful dragon died, there was an extremely rare chance for it to manifest as a newborn Bone Dragon's eye in the realm of the dead.

It could control the skeletons of all living beings, making them serve it.

It would use the skeletons of all living beings as its body, slowly growing and drifting until it collected a complete set of a giant dragon's bones.

Then—

It would bear titles such as "Messenger of Death," "Wings of Frost and Slumber," "Silent Secret Leader," and "End Dragon," possessing terrifying power that would make all enemies tremble.

Wu Xiaode naturally didn't know where to find a complete set of a giant dragon's bones.

But things had their order, and the most important thing now was to put it away and deal with the trouble in the capital's sky.

Wu Xiaode closed the page.

Done!

Undead things belong in the Book of the Dead.

Now there was only one thing left—

Wu Xiaode took out his phone, opened the live streaming app, and logged into his account.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Baihong asked curiously.

"Going to do a live stream on that dragon's back," Wu Xiaode said.

He connected the camera to the backend team and started communicating with the staff.

As a newcomer who had become famous overnight, the backend team took him very seriously, and several managers came to video chat with him.

"Can you break through the barrier?" Xiao Baihong asked, moved.

"Sure," Wu Xiaode looked up and muttered to himself, "But the wind up there is too strong, I doubt anyone will hear me clearly..."

Xiao Baihong stared at him.

"What? Is there a problem?" Wu Xiaode, feeling uneasy under his gaze, couldn't help but ask.

"Everyone says I'm crazy, but I think I'm normal, and you're the one who's not—like, who would want to do a live stream on a Bone Dragon's back? No normal person would think of that," Xiao Baihong said seriously.

Wu Xiaode looked at the phone camera and said to the live streaming team, "I'm going to do a live stream on the Bone Dragon's back. Do you think it's okay?"

"Absolutely!"

"It's everyone's dream!"

"The biggest hot topic, it will definitely go viral."

"Prepare immediately, push it to the homepage!"

The team members shouted excitedly.

Wu Xiaode looked at Xiao Baihong.

Xiao Baihong shrugged, "Alright, I'm the one who's not normal."

"Then, I'm off." Wu Xiaode looked up at the sky.

"Wait, the leader's order is to break the barrier and kill that dragon... Besides, our club doesn't have many people who like to seek attention. After all, we deal with dark trades, and this might not be a good idea," Xiao Baihong said unhappily.

Wu Xiaode glanced at him, closed the live streaming app, and said slowly,

"I have something to tell you."

"Huh?" Xiao Baihong said.

"Guessmo is seriously injured," Wu Xiaode said.

"What!"

Xiao Baihong suddenly emitted a terrifying killing intent, his eyes almost narrowing to a line, and his black umbrella trembling uncontrollably.

"Wu, are you serious?" he asked in a sharp voice, as if he was getting excited.

Wu Xiaode smiled and recounted what happened last night, adding, "Flesh and blood, standing at the center of a thermobaric bomb, even a master with over 10 soul points would find it hard to endure, let alone with a three-eyed giant snake behind him..."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Xiao Baihong laughed maniacally, took off his wide-brimmed hat, and bowed to Wu Xiaode,

"What a wonderful piece of information, Wu, you can live stream here with peace of mind, I'll be off first."

Whoosh—

He turned into a blurry line and disappeared instantly.

Wu Xiaode shook his head, just about to take off, when Xiao Baihong suddenly reappeared in front of him.

"Hey— you're going to live stream?" he asked.

Wu Xiaode nodded.

"On that dragon's back?" he continued.

Wu Xiaode nodded again.

Xiao Baihong fumbled in his pocket, took out a pair of headphones, and handed them to Wu Xiaode,

"Perfect sound quality and transmission, even in high-altitude and high-wind conditions, use it now."

"Thanks, where did you get this?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Actually, I'm good at finding useful things, that's my real ability—just found it in an office, you can use it," Xiao Baihong said.

"Are you giving it to me?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"It's expensive, I'm lending it to you, remember to return it."

"You stole it, why should I return it?"

"I took it, it's mine; I said I'm lending it to you, you can't take it."

"…What if Guessmo kills you?"

"Send it to me next year."

Xiao Baihong said and disappeared with a whoosh.

What a miser.

Wu Xiaode sighed, turned on the headphones, connected them to his phone, and tested them.

As they say, you get what you pay for.

The headphones had incredible sound quality.

Wu Xiaode's confidence grew, and he transformed into a crow, flying up into the sky. After a few flaps, he passed through the clouds.

He saw the huge Bone Dragon.

—Its appearance was indeed quite shocking.

Without the Bone Dragon's eye, this body no longer had the original barrier and power.

However, it still emitted a faint bioelectric wave, with its scales constantly opening and closing.

The Book of the Dead trembled.

Wu Xiaode sensed the Bone Dragon's eye's emotions again.

It was angry.

This was clearly a steel body, but it had been deceived into it, unable to exert its true power.

Steel body...

Wu Xiaode was speechless.

It was a dragon from the realm of the dead, and giving it a bunch of steel would naturally make it furious.

—No wonder it immediately ran into the Book of the Dead when it saw him.

Wu Xiaode landed on the Bone Dragon's back, opened the live streaming app, adjusted the camera angle, and typed a title on his phone:

"Funds received, sci-fi film production resumes."

He cleared his throat, smiled, and said,

"Hi, everyone, we meet again."

As soon as he said this, the live streaming app pushed a homepage announcement.

Dozens of users had already entered the live stream.

The number of viewers started to increase.

"Last time we talked about a funding crisis, why are we filming again now?"

"Actually, it's like this—"

"Our film company went bankrupt, the boss owes 350 million, and ran away with his secretary."

"We had no choice, we had to borrow money everywhere."

"Finally, we managed to get some funds and are filming again."

"I'm sure everyone has seen the news about the monster in the capital's sky."

"Actually, it's all fake, just a gimmick."

Wu Xiaode turned the camera to the Bone Dragon.

As soon as he did, the number of viewers in the live stream started to skyrocket exponentially.

Even the number of users logging into the live streaming app began to surge.

"Everyone, look."

Wu Xiaode squatted down, tapped the Bone Dragon's shell, and produced a crisp metallic sound.

"This alloy is quite rare because it's designed for combat, not hardness, but flexibility. Friends, keep watching—"

Wu Xiaode walked forward, gave a close-up of the sky outside, and then turned the camera back to the Bone Dragon.

"This is a big production, right?"

The screen was flooded with "Agreed," almost blocking the view.

"Okay, look here, there's clearly a retractable mechanism. What could it be?"

Wu Xiaode glanced at the screen, seeing various questions in the chat.

He had to show the Bone Dragon while chatting with everyone:

"—No disaster, I don't know about earthquakes, but this dragon is a special effect prop for our film company."

"Yes, like the previous mecha suit."

"Where were we?"

"Yes, this retractable mechanism, everyone see—this prop isn't that hard."

Wu Xiaode punched down, pulling out the object wrapped in the alloy shell.

"Originally, it could have held some fake weapons, but for the flying dragon effect, we abandoned the payload and installed some light and fog rendering devices. After these scenes, we'll replace it with something for the war scenes."

"What?"

"Yes, it's just filming, really, no apocalypse."

"Flight permit for the capital's sky..."

Wu Xiaode hesitated.

Suddenly, a small line of text appeared on his screen, centered:

"All permits are ready, let them check (message from Zhao Junyu)."

Wu Xiaode immediately smiled and said to the camera, "All permits are in order, you can check online, everything is legal."

"Yes, no apocalypse, just filming."

"High altitude is dangerous, don't try this at home, I'm a professional actor and have safety measures."

"Right, right, wow, thanks for the rocket!"

As he spoke,

A figure jumped onto the Bone Dragon's back.

It was a martial artist!

"Fu Zhengyang will challenge you soon, he'll kill you on the stage, kid."

The martial artist stared at him, his face full of menace.

Wu Xiaode nodded silently.

Fu Zhengyang was a martial artist of the Tiger-Crane style, with 15 soul points, who had challenged him at a night market before.

He didn't expect this martial artist to be part of his gang.

"Now, turn off the live stream and get out," the martial artist said coldly.

Wu Xiaode took a few steps back, pointed the camera at him, and explained,

"Everyone, look!"

"Yes, this is the villain in our film."

—The likes were just starting to increase, should he stop?

No way!

But this martial artist looked very strong, if his strength was on par with Fu Zhengyang...

He had no confidence in winning with just his martial arts.

So—

He would use a weapon.

With a "clang," Wu Xiaode drew his long sword, waved it casually, and said,

"See, everyone, the villain is unarmed, but I have a righteous sword, so I won't be at a disadvantage."

"But, he has a grudge against me, if you see me fall, remember to call the police."

"Yes, he's part of a gang led by a martial artist named Fu Zhengyang, yes, that's his real name, he likes to cause trouble on set, everyone hates him."

"There was an excellent actress who quit because these people tried to force her into a compromising situation."

"Stay away from such people."

Wu Xiaode finished, and the screen was flooded with exclamation marks.

The martial artist's face was as black as charcoal, his eyes twitching, ready to pounce at any moment.

Several shadows flashed.

Four people landed on the Bone Dragon's back, all staring at Wu Xiaode.

His other companions had finally arrived.

The martial artist, waiting for this moment, immediately shouted,

"Attack together, kill him!"