Chapter 200

Operating right under the noses of the Ossotalia Empire Garrison, even the people of Class 6) thought they would be attacked from above before they arrived.

In fact, half an hour had passed since the operation began. Besides the Prisoners injected with the Virus and the soldiers who had been bitten, the attackers were many local residents of the Visana Town who had been infected and turned into Living Dead.

Only then did everyone realize that Qin Su's words "standby" before disappearing from their sight meant that Qin Su had single-handedly controlled and surrounded the Garrison above the Ossotalia Empire, buying them time to rescue the uninfected residents.

"Therefore, the scene we saw earlier, with its blackish-red hue, was all Qin Su's doing."

"Forgive me, but with my limited imagination, I simply cannot fathom how they could create such a situation within the enemy's defenses in the blink of an eye. Perhaps Raymond, as someone from Class 6, could share some inside information?"

Within the same group, compared to He Muzhi, whose behavior and mannerisms seemed to emulate Qin Su and He Muzhi was taciturn, they preferred to talk to Raymond appeared easy to talk to and was a chatterbox.

Raymond: "..."

He really couldn't explain it.

"Why don't you go up and take a look yourselves?" Raymond said, then hurriedly followed Xuan Jingcheng. "Xiao Cheng, wait for me! Why are you running so fast... Seriously? You're going to be with He Muzhi again? Spoil me a bit, okay?"

Raymond already had a good impression of the Xuan family, and along the way he had witnessed a series of events, including but not limited to 'Xuan Jingcheng and He Muzhi standing together, yet the Zombies only attacked He Muzhi,' and ' Xuan Jingcheng stepped on something and was fine, but He Muzhi stepped on something and fell straight into a black hole'... If it weren't for He Muzhi's good skills, he would have died countless times. During this time, anyone who was close to He Muzhi would also suffer. This made Raymond really want to ride on Xuan Jingcheng's luck.

Realizing from Raymond's words that he still couldn't resist following He Muzhi around, Xuan Jingcheng froze.

The other crew members who had brought a group of people aboard the Warship and were spreading out to continue their search looked at Raymond upon hearing this. Look at what he was saying, making it sound like Xuan Jingcheng had something going on with He Muzhi. Xuan Jingcheng was clearly only getting close to He Muzhi because of Qin Su's aura.

It would have been better if this fact hadn't been mentioned, but Raymond proclaimed it so loudly that Xuan Jingcheng, fearing He Muzhi Xuan Jingcheng overthink it, forced himself to proceed gradually. He could only stop in his tracks, turn around, and say to Raymond with a forced smile, "You must be joking."

Before Raymond could speak, Xuan Jingcheng said against his will, "Let's go."

Raymond said contentedly, "Let's go!"

Qin Su: "..."

As expected of Raymond, his skill at drawing hatred is getting better and better.

Even though he was worried about Raymond being alone with Xuan Jingcheng, Qin Su patiently remained silent and waited quietly.

Throughout Raymond's conversation with Xuan Jingcheng, He Muzhi remained silent. At first, he thought it was just a misperception caused by his own narcissism, but Raymond's words brought back that strange feeling.

As the two figures disappeared from sight, and no one else followed, He Muzhi's team members responsible for this round of search had all left. Only the team members who were temporarily resting and conducting the first round of checks remained near the Warship. He turned around, changed direction, and silently followed.

Whether it was due to Temple's words of advice or his own feelings, he was uneasy about Raymond.

Having done all the shady things, He Muzhi felt guilty as he followed along, thankful that Xuan Jingcheng wasn't the group leader and couldn't see the group members' routes. He also didn't seem to be planning to change the route, and fearing being discovered, he didn't dare get too close.

By retrieving the Electronic Eye footage from the Warship controlled by He Muzhi and seeing the direction He Muzhi had gone, Qin Su was somewhat relieved to see that things were developing as he had predicted.

McCarthy seemed honest but had been keeping an eye on Qin Su's movements, saw a familiar figure in the Electronic Eye footage that Qin Su suddenly pulled up, and a look of surprise flashed across his eyes.

' Qin Su wouldn't be paying attention to Xuan Jingcheng for no reason. Could it be... that Qin Su knows Xuan Jingcheng is a traitor to Leichakan? Then why not eliminate him, but instead... let him stay by He Muzhi's side? Wait a minute, they both have red hair and look similar to He Muzhi. Is Xuan Jingcheng related to He Muzhi?'

'Tsk, as someone Qin Su has placed high hopes on, He Muzhi loyal to the Federation that Qin Su favors, but a relative who looks similar to him has betrayed the Federation. If this news gets out, He Muzhi's future is in jeopardy.'

' Qin Su probably saw through this as well. Knowing the truth, he didn't get involved, perhaps to see if He Muzhi would take action against Xuan Jingcheng, that traitor?'

The more McCarthy thought about it, the more convinced he was that he was pretty close to the truth.

--

After following for five minutes, seeing Raymond about to descend into the collapsed, narrow underground Passageway to rescue people, he temporarily removed his weapons and shrunk his size.

After emerging, the two found the injured residents as usual, notified them of their locations, and arranged for the team members responsible for transporting them to come and pick them up. They didn't find anything unusual. Then, they saw Raymond come out and heard a series of shrill cries coming from afar. They immediately handed the man they had just brought out to Xuan Jingcheng and rushed off to check the situation. With their hearts at ease, and knowing they also needed to join the search and rescue efforts, He Muzhi didn't linger and turned to leave.

After walking a short distance, a familiar roar from the Living Dead suddenly came from the direction of Xuan Jingcheng. He Muzhi paused, thinking of the injured man who hadn't been picked up yet, and with Raymond not around, he was afraid that Xuan Jingcheng wouldn't be able to handle it. Without thinking, he turned around and hurriedly returned.

"Small..."

Hearing the commotion, Raymond rushed over as well. Before he could finish his word "heart," he saw Xuan Jingcheng instinctively turn around and shield the man he had just pulled from the rubble behind him. Fearing that Xuan Jingcheng possessed the same hacking talent as the other students in the class and could hack into the backend of the activity path controlled by the team leader He Muzhi, Raymond decisively cut off his own coordinates.

Sizzle--

As the dull thud of teeth piercing flesh sounded behind him, Xuan Jingcheng quickly turned around, tearing the body of the man bitten by the Living Dead into pieces.

Then they cut off the points of movement that the team leader could see, and quickly and skillfully threw the man's remaining severed limbs into the hole, leaving only the limbs of the Living Dead on the ground.

Not wanting the second and third rounds of people to notice anything amiss, Xuan Jingcheng glanced around, grabbed some things to block the entrance where the body was dumped, and quickly moved away from the crime scene. Using tattered strips of cloth, he flipped over and lightly jumped out of the second-floor window, pretending to leave.

Along the way, so many residents were dug out from every nook and cranny, and 99% of them were covered in dust and dirt, their faces and bodies so filthy that Raymond could never remember what the people he rescued looked like.

All he needed to do was move the original punctuation mark, tell Raymond that he had discovered something else, and that he couldn't wait to take the original person with him. Before Raymond returned, he could find another person to replace the original person, and have the team members who arrived based on the punctuation mark quickly take the two people he found away together. It was a flawless plan.

"!"

Such subconscious reactions in a crisis cannot be faked. Before Xuan Jingcheng could turn around and see him, Raymond quickly pulled his head back, pressed his back against the dilapidated wall, and covered the mouth of the child beside him who had also seen what was happening below. His heart was pounding, and this scene that overturned his understanding made his mind buzz.

She wished she could go back five minutes and slap herself a few times for retrieving the child from the nook and cranny she had crawled into in order to "lose weight" and for handing over her weapon to Xuan Jingcheng for safekeeping.

If he hadn't been in such a hurry and had weapons on him, he wouldn't have been in such a passive position, unable to capture Xuan Jingcheng even after discovering the bloodshed and with wounded people nearby.

He was wearing Combat Suit and had taken cover effectively, so he wasn't afraid of weapons, but the child next to him wasn't.

Xuan Jingcheng's practiced movements, executed without the slightest hesitation, clearly indicated that this wasn't the first time he had done it.

The thought that Xuan Jingcheng was so good at disguising himself and blending in with them, and that he often followed He Muzhi, meant that the target should be He Muzhi, not him, made him open his mouth and bring danger to his side.

"..."

Raymond felt a chill run down his spine.

There's a reason why the Federation bans mysticism; he'll never use it again. He didn't get any good luck; instead, he was killed by a traitor when he was most helpless... Wait a minute, in that case, the luckiest person is still Xuan Jingcheng himself.

Could it be that He Muzhi isn't just unlucky, but that anyone who gets involved with Xuan Jingcheng becomes unlucky?

Raymond: "..."

[Raymond: I regret it now, I regret it so much]

[You spoiled her too much, don't spoil her like that next time.]

'Shh!'

Hearing Xuan Jingcheng leave, Raymond looked down at the child whose mouth he had covered. Afraid that Xuan Jingcheng might return under some trick, he held his breath and waited while gesturing for silence to the child whose pupils were filled with fear, as if he would scream if he let go.

The child, around eleven or twelve years old, showed no emotion other than terror in his eyes and couldn't see his own gestures at all. Raymond had no choice but to continue covering his mouth and listen intently to what was happening.

Swipe--

Three seconds after hearing Xuan Jingcheng leave, Raymond heard a noise from the window, followed by Xuan Jingcheng's familiar 'tsk' sound.

Raymond: "!"

He knew it! Luckily, Sophia had used the trick of pretending to leave and then coming back during their private training sessions, which taught him a lesson.

Thump thump thump...

Raymond's heart was still pounding with anxiety when he heard a series of hurried footsteps.

"?"

Who's coming?

Fearing that the other party might not know that Xuan Jingcheng was a traitor and could be killed by Xuan Jingcheng without warning, Raymond was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan when he heard a sound of Xuan Jingcheng leaving from the direction he was in.

Even though he didn't hear any noise around him when he committed the murder, just to be on the safe side, Xuan Jingcheng leave and then silently and quickly returned to make sure that no one was at the scene before leaving with peace of mind.

Call...

Although he felt a sense of relief, Raymond was still unsure of what was going on below, so he dared not relax and held his breath to observe the situation.

Running over quickly, He Muzhi saw that the place where Xuan Jingcheng had been standing was empty, and Xuan Jingcheng and Raymond had disappeared from the action path map visible to the team leader at some point.

He Muzhi quickly scanned his surroundings, drew his weapon from his waist and held it in his hand. He saw that where Xuan Jingcheng had been standing, there lay the severed limbs of Living Dead, clearly shattered by the weapon.

'After he left, the two were attacked in different places? Xuan Jingcheng left with the people Raymond rescued?'

He Muzhi tensed up, cautiously approaching the source of the blood.

Raymond cautiously peeked out, and when he saw the familiar figure below, his face lit up with joy. Daring not to make a sound, he raised his hand and knocked on the wall.

Hearing the noise, He Muzhi quickly pointed his gun upwards at the source of the sound. He saw Raymond winking at him, his cautious demeanor suggesting that something was amiss.

After assessing the distance between himself and Raymond, He Muzhi didn't linger. He quickly appeared in front of Raymond and saw the child Raymond was covering, whose face was filled with fear.

"You..."

Just as He Muzhi opened his mouth, Raymond gestured for He Muzhi to temporarily disable Full-Band Communication.

Logically speaking, they were not authorized to do this during the mission, but there were reasons for it, so they had no choice but to do so.

After He Muzhi, like himself, temporarily cut off the Full-Band Communication, Raymond quickly said, "He Muzhi, let me tell you, Xuan Jingcheng is no good person. He took advantage of my absence, using the people I rescued as shields against the attacks of the Living Dead, and then killed them all at once!"

Fearing He Muzhi would regret not saving him, Raymond quickly explained, "I rushed back with this child and saw the Living Dead attacking Xuan Jingcheng. I was about to warn him, but before I could even utter a sound, I blurted out the above facts. I'm sorry, Song Zhen never imagined that the gentle and kind Xuan Jingcheng I've seen all along would..."

"I know," He Muzhi said softly, "It's not your fault, it's mine."

He had clearly been secretly following them; if he had persisted a little longer, he could have changed everything that had already happened.

Before the operation began, Qin Su hadn't made any statement to the group that Gallagher had brought. After Xuan Jingcheng followed him all the way to the operation area, in order to keep track of the team members' locations at any time, Qin Su, as the team leader, pulled Xuan Jingcheng into the Communication Channel.

Now, kicking him out rashly would only alert the enemy. He Muzhi didn't trust most people except for the original (Class 6. He couldn't tell others about this through Full-Band Communication, so he contacted his classmates from the original (Class 6 in the same group in his area, asking them to pay attention to Xuan Jingcheng's movements and not to act rashly, and to notify him to go there.

"Huh?" Raymond didn't quite understand.

I'll explain later.

Before He Muzhi arrived, he saw that the place where Raymond had kept his weapons was now empty, presumably Xuan Jingcheng had taken them with him when he left. He quickly gave half of his weapons to Raymond: "Xuan Jingcheng probably thinks he hasn't been exposed yet. Let's continue the search. If you encounter Xuan Jingcheng, contact me privately. Don't act on your own."

"By the way, did you disconnect the connection yourself and then reconnect it?"

The team members responsible for the second and third rounds of searching are catching up with them. More important than Xuan Jingcheng is the remaining area that the team responsible for the first round of searching has not yet finished searching.

Xuan Jingcheng's luck is off the charts. Every time he almost got hurt, it was because he was by Xuan Jingcheng's side. From a metaphysical point of view, He Muzhi felt that his bad luck could at least counteract Xuan Jingcheng's bad luck to some extent. In addition, Xuan Jingcheng left with Raymond. In order not to arouse suspicion from others, it is highly likely that he will join Raymond again in the subsequent search and rescue.

"OK."

Raymond knew that Xuan Jingcheng would probably contact him, and nodded.

In order to prevent Xuan Jingcheng from having any idea that he was at the crime scene, Raymond deliberately took the child to another place after separating from He Muzhi. Only then did he remove his hand from the child's mouth. When he was punctuating the students' names, the child, just as he had expected, burst out with a sharp scream.

"Good boy, you don't know anything, you didn't see anything." Raymond repeated comforting words in a low voice while observing the movements in all directions through his Visual Helmet. When the members responsible for leading people back to the Warship arrived, the child closed his eyes, whether from excessive shock or Raymond's comforting words.

Raymond then left, pretending to know nothing about the search and rescue operation, and began quietly calling Xuan Jingcheng's name, following the previously designated search and rescue route.

A few minutes later, upon seeing Xuan Jingcheng ahead, Raymond first relayed a message to He Muzhi, pretending nothing had happened, and jogged forward, muttering as usual with a hint of complaint in his voice.

"Xuan Jingcheng, why did you leave without saying goodbye? I've been looking for you everywhere! You left without even telling me, taking my weapons with you. If I hadn't run into the other members on my way to find you, I would have been taken away by those Living Dead. By the way, what about that other person? Was he picked up?"

Raymond's attitude remained unchanged, which eased Xuan Jingcheng's anxiety slightly. He rolled his eyes at Raymond with his back turned and said, "Well, after you left, I heard someone calling for help, so I left the spot. I was afraid of leaving something behind, so I took it with me. Here, take it."

Xuan Jingcheng placed the bundle of weapons at Raymond's feet and asked gently, "Do you need my help?"

"No, no, no, that's unnecessary." Raymond quickly retorted, then, fearing Xuan Jingcheng would discover his attitude, he hurriedly made an excuse, "I hate it when Alphas touch me like that."

Even if Alphas can get along peacefully without releasing Pheromones, they still resist each other if they're not that familiar with each other. Raymond isn't afraid that his excuse will be exposed.

Xuan Jingcheng stepped back with a forced smile, "Okay."

'That lunatic is still so outspoken, as if he enjoys it.'

"Wait for me, I feel so insecure without you." Raymond kept talking, deliberately slowing down as he pulled the weapons back to himself one by one. "Sigh, if I'd known I'd run into you this soon, I would have asked that guy for fewer things. Now look at this... ouch... it's a bit heavy, my shoulders are suffering..."

Feeling extremely impatient with the "gentle, soft-hearted, and kind" persona he had cultivated before reappearing in front of He Muzhi Xuan Jingcheng agreed, "Sorry, I didn't expect it to be like this..."

As Raymond listened to those soft words, the scene he had just witnessed flashed through his mind, a memory so jarring it sent chills down his spine. He prayed that He Muzhi would act quickly.

Not daring to delay any longer, Raymond and Xuan Jingcheng quickly continued their search and rescue operation.

"Hurry up and be careful." Seeing that Raymond's position was in a good spot, He Muzhi deliberately raised his voice, his hand at his side tightening his grip on his weapon.

Raymond heard He Muzhi's voice from ahead and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Raymond glanced at Xuan Jingcheng beside him and was startled to see that Xuan Jingcheng's lips curled up noticeably when he heard He Muzhi's voice.

"?"

'What's going on here?'

The situation became increasingly confusing, leaving Raymond completely bewildered and feeling even more terrified.

"What a coincidence, it's He Muzhi!"

Feeling uneasy didn't stop Raymond from keeping his character from going out of character. He walked briskly forward, risking exposing his back to Xuan Jingcheng.

Watching Raymond brazenly bypass him and rush towards He Muzhi with such eagerness, while he himself had to maintain his composed demeanor and follow suit, Xuan Jingcheng: "..."

[Run! Kid, you're in danger!]

[Raymond's little mouth chatter will bring tears to your eyes]

[The Plague God must have been cursing filth in his heart the moment he saw it.]

[What kind of skill is it to openly plot and scheme? You're a bunch of trash.]

He Muzhi turned to face the two approaching him, first glancing at Xuan Jingcheng and nodding to him, then striding towards Raymond, whom he knew best and should approach first, taking the opportunity to naturally get closer to Xuan Jingcheng: "How is it?"

"Not bad. By the way, what are you doing here? Isn't this the route Xuan Jingcheng and I took?" Raymond continued his act.

When they were almost at the right distance, He Muzhi stopped and pointed to the ground not far away, where the shattered limbs of a Living Dead lay. "We were chasing after you, but we didn't expect to run into you."

Upon noticing that Xuan Jingcheng's eyes instinctively looked in the direction he was pointing, He Muzhi gave Raymond a look and swiftly raised his weapon, aiming it at Xuan Jingcheng's head and firing immediately.

Bang!

Raymond swiftly dodged to the side, watching the Particle Bullet pass right in front of him, heading straight for Xuan Jingcheng, who was looking at the dismembered remains of the Living Dead in the distance.

Although Xuan Jingcheng hadn't yet figured out what was happening, his body instinctively turned to the side and saw the Particle Bullet grazed his right cheek. Immediately, a burning pain came from half of his face.

[Holy He Muzhi, how could you be so cruel? How could you do this to me?! My ass!]

[His right jawbone was almost shattered; if Xuan Jingcheng hadn't dodged in time, his head would have been blown off.]

[How could this bastard really do that to such a worthless piece of trash?! God!]

"Ah--"

Xuan Jingcheng screamed in agony, and a strong smell of alcohol, like an explosion of Alph hormones, instantly filled the air.

The familiar scent of Alph made Raymond frown and look at He Muzhi with discomfort. "He Muzhi, you..."

"It wasn't me." He Muzhi was momentarily stunned by the overwhelming Alph pheromones from the other party. He quickly answered Raymond, simultaneously drawing his weapon and firing at Xuan Jingcheng. "Don't just stand there, help... Ouch, Raymond, why did you release Pheromones too?"

"Don't talk about me!" Raymond's head was throbbing from the stimulation, and he glared at Xuan Jingcheng, who was rolling and dodging. "Didn't you notice how his Pheromones are making people's bodies feel weird? You release yours too! We're both Alphas, I don't believe the two of us can't take him down!"