"My god, bro, that Tomato Devil prop is freaking awesome!"
In the center of the venue, not far away, the Chainsaw Man cosplayer who had asked for Li Bei's contact info was now excitedly surrounding a giant tomato.
This tomato was three or four meters tall, with many huge human eyes on its surface that occasionally twitched. There was also a huge mouth running vertically down the middle, and below that were many human hands supporting it, making it look both bizarre and disgusting.
If it appeared anywhere else, most people would probably keep a wide berth, but this was at an anime convention, so it only elicited a series of gasps.
"What the heck is that thing?" Li Bei asked, pointing at the tomato in the distance.
"That's the Tomato Devil, a small fry from Chainsaw Man. The main character kills it at the start of the story."
Gao Ming and Liu Yue also looked surprised after noticing the Tomato Devil. "That prop is amazing, it looks just like the real thing."
As they said that, they looked at their own costumes, which were refined but definitely didn't look real, then they sighed in unison, "Let's just wait for the next competition. We can't compete with them this time, anyway."
"Tomato Devil?"
Li Bei's mind wasn't on these two salty fish. His eyes were fixed on the big tomato in the distance. He felt that the guy was not being played by a human, but was a genuine article.
With his extraordinary senses, this devil felt like a combination of negative emotions. It was definitely not a good person.
Take it down? But how?
Charge in and punch it to death? That would be too flashy, and that tomato juice would probably be a sticky mess.
And he didn't know if he could kill this devil in a short time. If it took too long, even if he charged in with a mask, he would be exposed.
He still needs to think of a way to not mess up his hair or reveal his identity...
This would also be a good opportunity to tell other people that dimensional fusion has begun.
It would be even better if he could farm some popularity and goodwill on Earth to get more energy later.
After making his decision, Li Bei quietly logged into his alt account, then went to slack off with Gao Ming and Liu Yue.
They couldn't put on the show, anyway.
Meanwhile, more and more people were gathering around the Tomato Devil, all praising the realistic look of the costume.
The Tomato Devil was confused.
He had just closed his eyes and opened them, and how did he suddenly appear in this place?
And what was up with these people around him? Surrounding him and pointing their fingers? Weren't they afraid?
This was an insult to devils!
Even if he was weak, he was still a proper devil. How could he be pointed at like a monkey in a zoo?
The more the Tomato Devil thought about it, the angrier he got. He finally aimed all of his eyes at the people in front of him.
Especially that guy with the Chainsaw Man head, he had almost scared him to death. This revenge would be exacted, or he wouldn't be a devil!
The guy cosplaying as Chainsaw Man clearly didn't realize what was happening. He was still excitedly taking pictures of the Tomato Devil.
But the next instant, accompanied by the Tomato Devil's humiliating roar, countless bright red juices sprayed out of all the eyes on its surface, like high-pressure water guns firing in all directions!
Even a weak devil was still a devil, and the people around them didn't have time to react and were instantly hit by the huge impact. And the Chainsaw Man, who the Tomato Devil was especially focused on, was directly slammed into a billboard a few meters away, his eyes rolling as he passed out!
The sudden event left the surroundings completely silent. Then, after a moment of stillness, a panicked scream erupted.
In the sky full of crimson tomato juice, countless strangely dressed people with colorful hair were desperately fleeing in all directions, afraid that they would end up like the guy on the billboard if they were a second too late!
"Holy crap, what's going on!"
Seeing that the situation wasn't good, Gao Ming and Liu Yue had also already taken their club members and were running towards the exits. And Gao Ming, even while running, still twisted his head to look at the Tomato Devil and complained, "Has 2D come to 3D?! Why is it the Tomato Devil? They could have at least summoned my wives over!"
"Anything like Reze, Power, or Makima would've been better than this thing!"
"You wish!" Liu Yue, who was also running next to him, couldn't help but retort, "Those girls are worse than the Tomato Devil. At least that thing can't kill that many people!"
"Damn it, my paper wives!!"
These two have adapted way too well, haven't they?
Li Bei, who was also pretending to run behind them, was speechless. A 2D monster had appeared in front of them, and instead of being scared, they were thinking about their paper wives first?
But as the degree of dimensional fusion deepened, maybe those paper characters from other worlds would really come to Earth someday...
As for now, let him, this fake, but well-known product, take the lead.
"Humans, haha, fear me! Fear the name of the great Tomato Lord!!"
In a scarlet-soaked venue, the countless hands below the Tomato Devil moved alternately, slowly approaching a little girl dressed as a mind-reading esper.
Everyone else had already run off. Only she had fallen and twisted her leg when trying to escape. Seeing the Tomato Devil approach, she could only cry in fear, creating a classic movie scene.
The Tomato Devil slowly opened its grotesque mouth, "I never thought the great Tomato Lord would one day taste human flesh—"
Bang!!
The Tomato Devil couldn't finish its sentence. A white figure had already approached like lightning, then with the force of a thunderclap, a rising uppercut slammed into the huge tomato body!
The once round Tomato Devil was distorted and deformed, becoming almost like a red mushroom.
The moment the force exploded, the Tomato Devil was sent flying into the air like a volleyball, smashing into the venue's ceiling!
Only then did the others clearly see the figure that had thrown the punch.
It was a young girl with long, light gray hair. She was wearing a white undershirt, a long black skirt, and the golden cross on her shoulder was glowing softly.
"Are you alright?"
Lihua turned her head, her sapphire eyes looking softly at the little girl on the ground: "Don't worry, I'll protect you."
"Holy crap, the paper waifu actually appeared!!"
Gao Ming, who had already run out of the venue, was looking at the situation through the window. He then turned to look at Li Bei's clothes and shouted excitedly, "My paper waifu has really crossed over from the screen to Earth!!!"
"Wake up, she's not your waifu, she's Otto's and the others' waifu!"
Liu Yue mercilessly retorted, "Since Lihua can come over, maybe they can come over too. You better be careful calling her your waifu, or the three obsessed maniacs might come after you."
"Ah, that." Gao Ming was clearly convinced and he shrank his neck. "Actually, I don't really like her that much. We're divorced now."
Get a grip, Li Bei was left speechless.