The System is Abstract, Luckily, So Am I

Lin Li stepped on the brakes, and his bicycle came to a complete stop at the roadside.

He indeed hadn't seen it wrong—this new task had popped up.

The original task hadn't been overwritten either, meaning the system could handle at least two tasks simultaneously, rather than only completing tasks in sequence.

However... this task...

"If Lesser Demon Sky Blood Crows are mosquitoes, then this pleasure demon cultivator stronghold is probably..." Lin Li felt his facial expression must be quite spectacular right now, perhaps possessed by Flame Fist.

Lin Li pushed his bicycle backward, returning to roughly where he had been when the notification triggered.

Next to him was a massage parlor with quite impressive decoration, though the style was somewhat outdated—Light Earl Health Club.

The most likely target, and the most reasonable one, could only be this place.

Could this be the legendary "red romance"? Health services on the surface, but raising chickens in the back? Lin Li marked this location.

After thinking for a while, he got back on his bicycle and headed home.

He wasn't in a hurry to deal with this chicken farm right now. This wasn't something he could casually resolve, and the Demon Suppression Bureau was probably the police. Even if he reported it, he'd need to think about the wording and evidence.

Any action would have to wait until the weekend.

This task had no time limit anyway, so going home to swat mosquitoes was more important for now.

Home was as usual—empty.

He had lost his father in an accident when he was young, and Lin Li had also taken a year off from school, which was why at seventeen he was still in his first year of high school. His mother was a well-paid but busy white-collar worker who spent most of her time on business trips away from home.

Strictly speaking, Lin Li would be better suited for boarding, but because Lin Li insisted on being a day student and their home was indeed quite close to school, his mother let him have his way.

Opening windows to let mosquitoes into the house was obviously irrational behavior, and swatting them one by one—hitting eight mosquitoes would be quite tiring.

When he was locking his bicycle downstairs earlier, there had actually been quite a few small flying insects circling overhead, but Lin Li knew these were non-blood-sucking midges or gnats that definitely weren't task targets.

Therefore, after returning home, Lin Li didn't even take off his shoes. He grabbed an electric mosquito swatter and sleeve guards and returned to the community park.

No, what he grabbed was a special attack Noble Phantasm—the "Electric Lesser Demon Sky Blood Crow Swatter"! With this killing weapon, the blood crows were doomed!

Lin Li walked to the bushes and swept horizontally in all directions, crackling and sparkling, truly a path of sparks and lightning.

[Eliminated Lesser Demon Sky Blood Crow (3/10).]

As expected, other insects weren't being counted. The noise just now was definitely more than one.

Lin Li continued wielding the electric mosquito swatter—heavy strikes, upward thrusts, diagonal slashes...

Rounding it off, wasn't he a cultivator wielding a weapon to subjugate Lesser Demon Sky Blood Crows?

"Mommy, what is that big brother doing?" At this moment, a mother holding a child walked past Lin Li, and the child in her arms pointed at Lin Li and asked curiously.

The somewhat embarrassed cultivator didn't even dare turn around.

"Little Bao really hates mosquitoes, right? Big brother is helping us eliminate these mosquitoes."

"Oh, big brother is so amazing!"

Thank you, kind stranger auntie! When I succeed in cultivation, I'll let you ascend to heaven together with Bai Bufan!

The footsteps behind him had already moved away. Lin Li was moved as he continued wielding his Electric Lesser Demon Sky Blood Crow Swatter.

However, Lin Li felt like the footsteps behind him had suddenly sped up just now.

[Eliminated Lesser Demon Sky Blood Crow (9/10).]

[Eliminated Lesser Demon Sky Blood Crow (10/10).]

[Task One completed.]

[You have gained Constitution Improvement: Spiritual energy absorption speed increased by 100%; System Currency × 50.]

[Exceptional talent! Unexpectedly, in less than one hour, you successfully slayed ten Lesser Demon Sky Blood Crows! Your neighbors are all amazed by your speed and honor you as a hero! Why not strike while the iron is hot and engage in another exhilarating battle to completely terrify the Blood Crow clan and make them never dare offend again!]

[Timed Task Triggered!]

[Task One: Within twelve hours, personally eliminate one hundred Lesser Demon Sky Blood Crows that frequently appear around your village and attack and hunt villagers.]

[Reward: Title: Blood Crow Slayer (When equipped, the Blood Crow clan will feel instinctive fear toward you, and only the strong among their clan will dare approach you); Constitution Improvement: Spiritual energy absorption speed increased by 100%; System Currency × 50.]

Unexpectedly, this triggered a derivative task, and the rewards were quite generous too. Based on the original task, it even added a title.

However... speaking of which, would a normal cultivation system give titles like this kind of online game feature? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to directly modify the constitution to become a Blood Crow Clan Nemesis?

Whatever, it was normal for his system to be like this.

After internally complaining, Lin Li continued wielding his divine weapon.

It was quite a doable task that gave Lin Li the feeling of playing badminton.

However, Lin Li soon discovered something was wrong.

He had already swung so many times, yet the task progress was still at 0. It was impossible that in all that crackling, he hadn't hit a single mosquito.

What was going on?

Frowning, Lin Li carefully compared the differences between the former and latter Task One, then discovered that the latter task description had two extra characters compared to the former: "personally."

"..." Lin Li swallowed.

"Smack!" Clamping the electric swatter at his waist, Lin Li clapped his hands and killed a mosquito by his ear.

[Eliminated Lesser Demon Sky Blood Crow (1/100).]

"..."

What kind of low-intelligence system was this?

If the task description said "personally," then it really had to be done personally? System, you should be grateful you're not sentient, or I'd really have to greet your family relationships in four different languages.

Lin Li sighed and placed the electric swatter on a nearby bench.

Since the system with sole interpretation rights said so, he could only do it this way.

After all, although it was a bit troublesome, it was ultimately just a task without difficulty—just spending more time.

Poor guy, in the middle of summer, he had to clap left and right in the bushes by himself.

[Eliminated Lesser Demon Sky Blood Crow (2/100).]

...

[Eliminated Lesser Demon Sky Blood Crow (46/100).]

"Mommy, what is that big brother doing now? Why isn't he even using the mosquito swatter anymore?"

That familiar voice came back again. It seemed like that mother and child had completed a lap and returned.

This time, facing the child's question, the mother seemed stunned for a while.

Lin Li, who was still clap-clap-clapping, smiled bitterly and didn't dare turn around.

After a long while, the mother finally spoke: "Little Bao, do you remember what Mommy told you? In this world, there are many people who aren't as fortunate as Little Bao. They're born missing certain things—some people are missing parts of their body, some people are missing parts of their brain.

But Little Bao, remember, you must never discriminate against these people because they have defects. Instead, you should treat them well, okay?"

"Oh, this big brother has intellectual..."

"Shh!"

The footsteps leaving behind him were already at a near-running pace.

Lin Li, who had been classified as part of the intellectually disabled community, showed a smile without joy or sorrow on his face, with only his hands continuing to "applaud" non-stop.

I hate you, unfamiliar auntie! When I succeed in cultivation, I'll make you ascend to heaven (physically) together with Bai Bufan!

...

[Eliminated Lesser Demon Sky Blood Crow (99/100).]

[Eliminated Lesser Demon Sky Blood Crow (100/100).]

[Task One completed.]

[You have gained Title: Blood Crow Slayer (automatically equipped); Constitution Improvement: Spiritual energy absorption speed increased by 100%; System Currency × 50.]

(End of Chapter)