UWP - Chapter 113 - Oh My Stars and Garters

Another day rolled around, and Bai Zhi prepared to go to class, but as he arrived at the ground floor, he was surprised to find a crowd gathered inside his residential compound.

Several cop cars had stopped at the building across the road, and the area around it was cordoned off by blue and white police tape. Two officers stood behind the tape to obscure the view, and to ensure none of the gawkers crossed the line.

Bai Zhi frowned.

Did someone kick the bucket...?

Even though he already had a good idea of what was going on based on what he could observe, he made his way over to the crowd to see what else he could learn.

It really was a death, as it turned out. It had happened in the early hours of the morning, and the deceased had soon been discovered by their roommate, who had called the police.

The officers at the site volunteered no details, but talk of the horrific scene where the body had been found was spreading amongst the bystanders. Apparently, the roommate had been eventually driven mad by the sight, and was on their way to the hospital to receive treatment.

...Could this be the doing of some supernatural entity? Hmm, no clues as to the type, but I'm guessing it's some sort of spirit...

Bai Zhi didn't stay long, and soon turned to leave with a sigh.

The world was getting more deadly by the day, and new supernatural entities showed up in urban areas every day. However, since they were bound by certain rules, just being in the vicinity of one didn't mean certain death. Thus, Bai Zhi concluded that the deceased must have done something to set off the entity's kill condition.

On the other hand, the supernatural entity could have appeared anywhere for any reason. Picking up some coins off the ground, logging on to some creepy website, or getting some strange app automatically downloaded to one's phone... All these could have summoned the supernatural entity.

Supernatural entities had changed to keep up with the times. After all, who would still willingly hide in a toilet all night, twiddling their th

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Translator Notes

*See Chapter 27
**Interestingly, the exact opposite of finders keepers. "Western" vs "Eastern" values amirite?

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Underworld Player Chapter 113 - Oh My Stars and Garters

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