Serval looked somewhat anxious, but she still waited for Liuge's answer.
She knew that even if she went to find Cocolia now, she would not be able to stop her actions. She might even limit her own future moves.
"Wait! Go wait for us at the Iron Guard Restricted Zone. If possible, try to win your brother over."
"That's it? Yes, that's it! Maybe later, you'll even see Cocolia there."
Liuge thought of the game's plot. Though he did not know how long it would take for that time to arrive, it would definitely happen during this period.
"Alright, I'll listen to you."
Serval said so.
"Oh, right. Do you have a way for me to get to the Underworld?"
Liuge suddenly asked.
"Why do you want to go down there?"
"Based on what you said, my companions have already been wanted. Since they still haven't been caught, they've most likely entered the lower area."
"I see!"
Serval fell silent for a moment. Then she looked at Liuge and suddenly smiled.
"What is it?"
"I think you only need to change clothes to get down there."
Liuge froze and looked down at his clothes.
Only then did he realize that after his physical qualities improved, not only had he become more muscular, but he had also grown quite a bit taller. His old clothes and pants were not only tight on him, but also painfully constricting. It was extremely uncomfortable.
"Wait here. Your build is pretty similar to my little brother's from before. He still has some clothes left over from when he was an Iron Guard."
Half an hour later, Liuge, dressed in a full Iron Guard uniform and carrying a halberd, arrived at the cable car entrance leading to the Underworld.
"Stop!"
The two Iron Guards stationed at the entrance immediately blocked Liuge's path.
"What's wrong?"
Liuge asked in an Iron Guard-like tone.
"Brother, don't you know? The Supreme Guardian gave the order. Starting three days ago, the passage between the Underworld and Belobog was cut off."
Seeing Liuge's blank expression, the two Iron Guards finally explained.
"Oh, I really didn't know. I've been training over at the Restricted Zone lately."
"I see. Then that's understandable."
The two Iron Guards nodded.
"But, brothers, I really have no choice. I have to go down there."
"What's going on?"
"I have three younger siblings waiting for me to bring them medicine."
"Huh? What kind of situation is that?"
"It's like this. There are four siblings in my family, but all three of my younger siblings are sick."
"Sick?"
"Yeah, sick. My younger brother got stabbed several times by his friend last year, and now he has facial paralysis. My third sister is a little slow, so I need to bring her some walnuts to help her brain. As for my fourth sister, she has amnesia now. She doesn't even recognize her own mother."
Liuge raised the bag in his hand with a sorrowful expression. Though it was a black bag, they could vaguely make out that it contained several small boxes.
The two Iron Guards fell silent as they listened to Liuge.
Miserable. That was far too miserable!
This brother really had it hard.
He had probably joined the Iron Guards just to take care of his younger siblings, hadn't he?
Thinking that, the two Iron Guards exchanged a glance, gritted their teeth, and stepped aside.
"Brother, you don't have it easy. We'll make an exception and let you go down this once. But be careful. The people down there don't welcome us Iron Guards right now."
The Iron Guard on the right patted Liuge's shoulder, his face full of sympathy.
The one on the left did not say anything, but he silently moved out of the way as well.
Seeing their expressions, Liuge thanked them repeatedly. Then, beneath their sympathetic gazes, he entered the passage and activated the cable car to the lower level.
Meanwhile, March 7th and the others were discussing what to do next inside Natasha's clinic in the Underworld.
After all, they had been completely wanted on the surface. There was no effective way to break the situation.
"Ugh, this is so annoying! Where the hell did Liuge run off to?"
March 7th stomped her foot irritably.
Honestly, she still had no idea why they had been wanted.
They had clearly spoken with the Supreme Guardian perfectly well. Yet not long after they came out, they were suddenly wanted. It was incredibly frustrating.
"He's probably still on the surface."
Dan Heng slowly spoke.
"Seriously."
March 7th sighed and pushed open the door to Natasha's clinic.
The moment she walked outside, she saw Stelle rummaging through a Trash Can in the distance, and she went completely numb.
Ever since they arrived in this city, Stelle had developed an inexplicable fondness for rummaging through Trash Cans.
When March 7th asked her about it, Stelle had solemnly said that Trash Cans had sparkling spots on them, making her unable to resist going over to search them.
"Stelle, you're doing it again!"
"Yo, March! Look what I found!"
As she spoke, Stelle raised something that looked like a balance scale. However, the central pillar was shaped like a person giving a thumbs-up, making it incredibly strange.
"Th-This... what is that?"
"I don't know!"
Stelle's answer left March 7th too exhausted to even complain.
"Perfect, you're all here. Hurry and come with me. The people from Wildfire are fighting with The Mеchаnus again!"
"Ehhhh?!!!!"
Mechanical Descent?
While March 7th and the others headed off to deal with the conflict.
Liuge had already reached the Underworld through the small passage specially used for transporting supplies.
The instant he stepped out, he was surrounded by a crowd.
"It's one of the Silvermane Guards!"
"Damn it, these bastards actually dare come down here!"
"Get him!"
Hearing their words, Liuge immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
However, instead of fighting back, he burst forward in a single step. He was so fast that before those people could react, he had already vanished from before their eyes.
While maintaining his extreme speed, Liuge also observed his surroundings.
The Underworld was huge in the game's plot, but it was also chaotic, with extremely complicated terrain.
However, in Liuge's eyes, this Underworld really was not that large.
As for why it felt large in the plot, that was probably because of the terrain.
After observing for a while, Liuge's gaze settled on a building resembling a clinic.
"That should be Natasha's clinic, right?"
As Liuge thought that, Raven's figure suddenly appeared in his mind.
Fuck, not that Natasha!
He fiercely shook his head, throwing the stray thoughts out of his mind. Then he steadily jumped down from the rooftop and landed in front of Natasha's clinic.
Just as Liuge was about to push open the door, a gentle voice sounded behind him.
"Mr. Iron Guard, what brings you to my clinic?"
Though the voice was gentle, Liuge could hear the coldness in her words.
"Sorry, but I'm not actually a Silvermane Guard."
Liuge turned and looked at the woman behind him.
She wore clothing similar to that of a battlefield doctor. Her blue hair was tied up with a red ribbon, and a toy bear hung from her waist.
She was Natasha, the hidden leader of Wildfire in the Underworld. Oleg, a former Silvermane Guard captain, was the organization's public leader.
The two had a clear division of labor, one in front and one behind, arranging all affairs in the Underworld.
"Oh?"
Natasha looked Liuge up and down, her eyes clearly filled with distrust.
At that moment, Liuge removed his helmet as well, revealing his face.
Young and handsome.
That was Natasha's first impression, but she took a step back.
No, was that step backward really necessary?
Liuge opened his mouth, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Hello, Ms. Natasha. If you've already met March 7th and the others, then you should know who I am."
"You're Liuge? The fourth companion who got separated from March 7th and the others?"
The moment Natasha heard Liuge's words, she immediately reacted.
"Yes. I ran into a little trouble a few days ago and was unconscious for several days. I only found out today that so much had happened."
Liuge scratched his cheek and suddenly noticed that quite a few people seemed to be gathering around them.
"Sorry, Doctor Natasha, but I don't think it's very appropriate for me to stand here in these clothes while talking to you."
Hearing that, Natasha froze. Then she looked at the people gathering nearby and found it somewhat amusing.
"Although I'm not sure what trouble you ran into a few days ago, you're certainly brave to dare come to Rivet Town dressed like that."
As she spoke, Natasha opened the door to her clinic and led Liuge inside.
"How should I put it? You should know that the passage between the upper and lower levels is sealed now. I could only come down this way. Of course, I could have forced my way through, but that would have been even more troublesome."
"That's true. Wait here. I'll find some clothes for you to change into. In Rivet Town, it wouldn't be suitable for you to go outside wearing that."
"Alright, thank you."
Half an hour later, Liuge, now dressed in a black tracksuit, stretched his body.
"Phew, much more comfortable."
After moving around a little, Liuge looked at Natasha.
"Hehe, you really are energetic, just like March 7th."
Liuge smiled and did not refute her.
"By the way, where are March 7th and the others?"
"Perfect, I was just about to talk to you about that."
"What?"
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