Side Character Transmigrations: The Final Boss is No Joke

w before everything faded to black.

“See? I told you I’d teach you guys how to start anew.
Don’t worry, your friend’s going to be joining you down there in a bit.” Shi Sheng tugged her sword out of his body and chased after the other man.

Just as Man No.2 was about to leave the premises of the City Lord’s mansion, he felt a coldness at his back.
When he looked down, there was a hard object piercing through his chest.

His body suddenly toppled over, collapsing against the gates to the mansion.
The blade cut up his insides, causing a grating noise whenever it scraped against bone.

That noise was like music heralding his impending death.
Everything started fading to nothingness.
Light footsteps could be heard coming from behind him; barely noticeable, yet they seemed to be stepping directly on his heart.

He heard the girl speak lightly, “Don’t be a human in your next life.
It’s too tiring.”

Shi Sheng jerked her sword out from the man’s lifeless corpse before plopping down onto the ground, without caring for her image.
She panted as a fiery pain burned her insides.

Her expression was very twisted and it took a while for it to ease back to normal.
She lay back onto the ground.

‘If anyone else comes now, I’m(bbb) dead.
Killing people is such an energy-consuming task… I wish I could kill people with just a thought.’

[Host, please do not let your imagination run too wild.] System suddenly spoke out of nowhere.

Shi Sheng simply ignored it.
System didn’t continue speaking.

Shi Sheng laid down amidst the piles of corpses scattered on the bloodstained floor, appearing to be just another of their number at first glance.

Soon, night fell.
Moonlight streamed past the canopy to illuminate the ground, giving the City Lord’s mansion a sinister atmosphere.

The night was peaceful.

Since she’d already dealt with all the trouble that came with killing the former City Lord, Shi Sheng figured she might as well take the position that came with it, else all her effort would go to waste.

Having survived the waves of people trying to kill her, Shi Sheng had undoubtedly proven her strength.
Therefore, the inhabitants of Four-Square City had tacitly acknowledged her as their new City Lord.

Ever since Shi Sheng had taken over the position of City Lord, Four-Square City turned into an even more lawless place.
She was the only person even living in the new City Lord’s mansion, and she didn’t give a shit about governing.

The only times the inhabitants got to see their City Lord was when she was on her occasional saunters through the streets.
Without anyone to properly govern the place, was it any wonder that Four-Square City fell into chaos?

It was commonplace to see daylight robbery on major streets of the city now.

However, during these last few days, Four-Square City was even livelier than usual.
The number of people streaming in had increased quite a bit, resulting in an increase in income for those lowlifes looking to make a quick coin.

……

Qin Langyue and Jiang Mu were stopped by some people before they could enter Four-Square City.

While Shi Sheng was gone, Qin Langyue hadn’t had it easy back at the Academy.
People continued harassing her, and she was always followed by an ‘idiot’ who did nothing but cause even more trouble for her.

The reason she came to Four-Square City was for the rare treasure that was soon to appear.

Qin Langyue had learned about this from Zhong Shiyi.
The Academy would soon send their people here, but Qin Langyue decided to arrive first.

“New here? You gotta pay a protection fee to enter the city.
Hurry up and hand over all your valuables!” The slovenly dressed youths whistled and catcalled as they spoke those classic robber lines.

Although the number of people who arrived had increased, there were few they actually dared to act against.
After all, most of the visitors travelled in groups and were from the great clans.

They didn’t dare to touch those kinds of people.

Yet standing in front of them now was only a young man and woman travelling together; was there any way they’d be willing to give up this opportunity?

“Move aside.” Qin Langyue snapped with a cold face.

“Yo, looks like the lil lass’ a feisty one!” The youths laughed.
“This is Four-Square City, not those places on the outside.
Don’t even think about entering without paying a protection fee!”

“Seeking death!” Jiang Mu’s aura immediately strengthened, but before he could make a move, someone ran over from afar and shouted.

“City Lord’s orders: shut the gates! From today onwards, no one is allowed into Four-Square City!”

“City Lord’s orders: shut the gates! From today onwards, no one is allowed into Four-Square City!”