This Holy Knight is So Despicable!
Chapter 184 - 175: The First Step, Becoming an Abnormality

Chapter 184: Chapter 175: The First Step, Becoming an Abnormality

"Reliable Grocery Shop, Grand Opening Sale! Everything at the lowest price! Two yuan each!"

"Don’t miss it as you pass by! Whether you buy or not, it’s good to take a look!"

"No such price in the world, and I lose the most in the entire Empire! Don’t miss the opportunity or it won’t come again. Once you pass this village, there won’t be this store!"

"If you’re hesitating, you want to buy. If you’re considering, you desire it! Quickly come into the store to shop! Reliable Grocery Shop! If you can’t imagine it, we still have it for sale!"

"Buy three, get one free! Unbelievable discounts! Buying is earning! Reliable Grocery Shop! Reliable!"

Early this morning, as the mist hadn’t fully dispersed, the loud voices started spreading across Harbor City.

The Flesh God Sect followers had breakfast and were assigned a daunting yet honorable task by Lette.

And that was, shouting until their throats were hoarse.

"As they say, inner practice focuses on breath and outer practice on muscle and skin! Your stamina and endurance are great, but your inner breath is still lacking!

Now, follow the words I taught you and circle around Harbor City. Shout while circling, combining breath with diaphragm projection!

This way, you can truly grow.

Don’t mind what’s being shouted; it’s merely to train your perseverance.

Some might feel a sense of shame!

I’m telling you, shame is good!

When you’re embarrassed, blood circulation speeds up, and the spirit becomes timid!

The mismatch between body and spirit will greatly hinder your strength.

If you want to get stronger, you must first thicken your skin!

You need to experience social death bombardments to become a capable warrior!

Have the courage to face the world with dignity!

Understood?"

"Understood!"

Emily stood among the believers, responding loudly. She was then grabbed by Lilith who pulled her back to the grocery store’s backyard.

"Why did you run over there again?"

"Huh? I followed to have breakfast and exercise. Lette said there was a special task for everyone, so I came along.

Who knew the special task was to shout these strange commercial slogans."

Emily pointed to the grocery store: "This shop has been preparing since we arrived, and today it’s finally opening.

Is this what he called the first step?

I’m still a bit confused."

Lilith sighed helplessly: "You have to understand, the Liar Demon holds the initiative now, and we’ve been reacting to his moves.

Up to now, although we’ve broken several of his dreamscapes, we’re still severely lacking information.

If this continues, our chances of losing are too great.

After all, we haven’t even fully figured out what the opponent is playing at.

Therefore, besides deciphering the mystery, Lette prepared a whole set of killer moves to be ready to flip the table when needed."

Emily nodded half-understandingly: "But, what’s this got to do with flipping tables? All I know is that Lette plans to turn this grocery shop into a new urban legend in Harbor City, essentially a new abnormality."

"Yes, once our grocery shop becomes part of the abnormality, we can... In Lette’s words, connect as users to the lie-crafted local network."

"Local network...?"

"No need to understand, just trust Lette. Also, don’t follow them out to shout slogans!"

"Eh..."

Emily pouted: "But I’m so bored at home. Unica is learning alchemy from the Mermaid Princess, Alice is in the Dream Realm, saying she needs to complete Lette’s tasks.

You have to digest that Power of Profanation later.

I initially wanted to help out at Lette’s Reliable Grocery Shop, but the items there don’t match in function or appearance!

I have no idea how to explain them to customers when selling!

I’m really bored, I’ve got nothing to do."

Lilith looked at her wordlessly: "Have you broken through to Holy Rank?"

Emily was speechless, forced to give an awkward smile.

"Not yet..."

"The big fight is about to start, but I haven’t fully recovered my combat power yet."

Lilith looked worriedly in Lette’s direction: "Although Lette is full of confidence now, this time the opponent is the Liar Demon.

Starting a direct confrontation with so many unsolved mysteries, I’m afraid he’ll suffer losses.

But since he’s decided, I’ll give him my full support.

And if you can advance to Holy Rank, and successfully forge a Holy Artifact.

In this big battle, you’ll definitely play a significant role.

So!"

"So?"

Emily suddenly felt an ominous premonition: "Lilith, what are you going to do?"

"From now on, call me teacher."

"I just realized I’m not so free today! Plus, I have a question in alchemy to ask Princess Gretel!

I’m leaving first!"

Lilith gave an evil smile, and Emily was instantly frozen in place.

"At the same time, digesting the Power of Profanation is less effective than you advancing to Holy Rank. So I’ve decided to halt my power absorption plans and fully help you reach Holy Rank!"

Emily’s eyes welled with tears: "Lilith, good sister, we can talk this over, I can comprehend Holy Rank myself."

"Nonsense! The Gods choose those with talent, while demons prefer those who never give up.

Emily, you don’t want to be surpassed by Unica, do you?

My training won’t be as gentle as Lette’s!

So brace yourself, as the upcoming training will be quite torturous."

"No!!!"

A wail came from the backyard, causing Lette to glance back, but he couldn’t discover anything.

"Welcome! Please take a look around!"

As the dense fog gradually cleared, more people appeared on the streets. The shouting from the Flesh Believers also started having an effect.

The alluring slogans, the heart-throbbing low prices, and irresistible discounts attracted wave after wave of customers to the Reliable Grocery Shop.

Not to mention, the name Reliable Grocery Shop certainly made passing customers pause with mixed feelings.

The variety of goods sold here were dazzling, yet none could be guessed for their real function.

Shopping here was like playing a guessing game, unable to fully know what these items were for or if they worked.

The only certain thing was that if something appeared to serve a function, its actual purpose would certainly have nothing to do with it.

The main selling point was a twisted nature.

But to be fair, it was genuinely cheap and useful with such a high cost-performance ratio that people voluntarily ignored its absurdity.

The common saying was proven here: it’s not that your things don’t sell, it’s that your discounts aren’t appealing enough!

By opening in the morning, Lette’s Reliable Grocery Shop sold out before the afternoon.

Customers went home carrying functional mismatched but cheap and useful products, all with joyous smiles.

And smiling even brighter was Lette.

In less than a day, in less than a day, he had directly become the new urban legend of Harbor City.

The mysteriousness of the Reliable Grocery Shop became known to every household.

And amid a certain shop owner’s suggestive words, he was already likened to becoming an abnormality alongside the cannibalistic disaster crocodile, the sewer mermaid, the City Lord’s Alchemy Workshop, the Mist Murderer, and the Netherworld Ship.

Although the level of abnormality was slight, he had successfully made it among them, and part of the same series.

"As expected, something’s up."

After the shopping frenzy calmed down and the day approached dusk, the dense fog returned.

As the fog enveloped the entire Harbor City, Lette indeed felt a faint energy field, connecting him to other unknown entities.

He knew clearly that this was a man-made means. It was also what he had been pursuing, the chain of lies woven by the Liar Demon.

These lies had now grown massive, with a rich Fallen’s intoxicated aura, leaving Harbor City trapped between virtual and reality.

If this continued, more areas would be dragged into the dream realm, ultimately becoming sacrifices for the Liar Demon’s feast.

"The power is surging."

Lette swung his arms, laughing.

Now, by immersing himself, Lette clearly saw the Liar Demon’s layout in this Harbor City.

"Using a master dreamscape, bridging with the power of lies connecting individual small dreamscapes.

It’s not bad because even if one or two small dreamscapes are destroyed, it won’t affect the others, allowing for timely loss prevention.

No wonder the fog didn’t weaken after eliminating the Disaster Crocodile and retrieving the Little Mermaid.

As long as people believe in the existence of abnormality, the anomaly gains feedback from lies and causes greater extraordinary phenomena, thereby deepening the anomaly’s impression on the public.

This virtuous cycle akin to compound interest, effortlessly, allows the flames to blaze stronger.

This point is exactly as I guessed."

Lette stood at the store entrance, smiling toward the increasingly dense mist.

"Oh? So, you’ve found me? Too late..."

Lette squinted his eyes, and a majestic mirage suddenly appeared around him.

As one of the abnormality, once the fog fell, another linked secondary dreamscape would naturally arise around him.

In principle, the Liar Demon, who controls the master dreamscape and power of lies, should cut off the connection to Lette’s dreamscape.

But the instant the mirage appeared, his ownership of this secondary dreamscape was overruled.

However, this was merely the beginning.

With his real body inside the dreamscape, Lette was able to immediately contact Alice.

She had long been standing by inside the dreamscape.

"Alice, take control of the mirage."

"Alright, brother!"

Inside the dreamscape, Alice took charge to become the sovereign of the mirage as instructed by Lette.

With his hands behind his back, Lette looked in a direction in Harbor City.

"Now, let him witness the power of the Dream Witch."

Before the words finished, the entire mirage suddenly expanded, engulfing the entire Harbor City!