The deafening sound of gunfire rang out.
Lin Nai looked down sharply. Well, another one was dead.
The remaining gang leader trembled as he reached for the cash box.
Only after seeing that Gray Snake did not react did he let out a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, Gray Snake reached out and took the box back.
The gang leader looked utterly confused.
Gray Snake pointed upward, toward where Lin Nai was. "You haven't handed the person over to me yet."
"What?!"
"Oh dear, I've been spotted. Haha."
Lin Nai vaulted over the railing and dropped down in a superhero landing!
His knees hurt a little, though.
"I'm standing right in front of you. Tell me how much I resemble my former self... Though this probably isn't the place to say that."
Lin Nai casually headed toward the entrance.
"Stop!!"
The gang leader immediately panicked. He could not let things get this far only for the target to escape!
Burning with anxiety, he rushed over at once.
And then...
The gang leader charged!
The gang leader fell!
One exchange... no, to be precise, Lin Nai had only made one move.
A side kick sent him flying.
The gang leader flew backward and crashed down beside Gray Snake, who slowly rose to his feet.
Lin Nai shook out his hand. "So you're the boss behind all this? What do you want with me?"
"Nothing important. I merely wished to confirm a few things, and... inquire after your health."
"Ha... I don't buy it."
Lin Nai watched Gray Snake warily. There was something seriously off about this guy...
Dangerous?
Not exactly...
He just felt troublesome to deal with.
"Though there is still much I would like to say, let us leave it at this for now. I wish you well."
"Hm?"
Bang!!!
A hole was suddenly smashed through the wall, and a white-haired bundle of fluff struggled to push open a car door before jumping out.
"Lin Nai! I'm here to save you!!"
She had just plowed through everything like a storm, after all!
"Kiana?!"
"Huh? Lin Nai? You're here?"
Wait, do you even have a driver's license?! Aren't you scared something might happen?!
Gray Snake made a welcoming gesture.
Lin Nai looked at Gray Snake, then at Kiana.
In the end, he gave the other man a deep look before turning and running toward Kiana.
He grabbed the white-haired bundle with one hand and jumped into the car.
Then he figured out how to drive off in the car Kiana had somehow gotten her hands on.
By the way, did Kiana even know which pedal was the accelerator?
Huh?
You're asking whether Lin Nai had a driver's license?
Nope!
Fortunately, there would not be a traffic cop named Kevin coming after him.
After all, that traffic cop was still in the sea.
"Lord Gray Snake, what exactly is this..."
Watching the car disappear into the distance, the gang leader asked Gray Snake in confusion.
Gray Snake ignored him.
He merely said to himself, "Your mission has failed, yet it has also succeeded. The reason for your existence has come to an end."
The gang leader sensed that something was wrong, but Gray Snake had already produced a gun from who knew where and pulled the trigger.
Bang!!
The gang leader collapsed into a pool of blood, his eyes still filled with confusion and bewilderment even in death.
Now, he was merely a corpse.
Without even looking at the gang leader, Gray Snake simply stroked the gun in his hand.
"That person did give their instructions..."
Vroom, vroom—
The car sped across the wilderness.
Lin Nai drove away from that city.
The white-haired bundle, Kiana, sat beside him.
"So, have you always been this reckless? Just walking straight in through the front entrance?"
Lin Nai knocked on Kiana's dense head as he complained. Did this girl have no strategy whatsoever?
Kiana covered her head. "Come on, they were really weak!"
"That's true... Without guns, ordinary people really can't beat you."
Lin Nai kept his foot on the accelerator and held the steering wheel with one hand.
He had not even gotten a driver's license in his previous life, yet he was already driving at such a young age in this one?
"I just didn't expect that by the time I got there, you'd already come out, Lin Nai..."
Kiana sighed. She had even planned out how she was supposed to make a dazzling entrance.
Lin Nai's mouth twitched. "Don't underestimate me..."
"But we can forget about going back to that town for now. It's just a shame we still had three days left at the hotel."
Lin Nai glanced back in the direction they had come from.
There was nothing they could do about it.
He had no idea whether those people would mount another large-scale ambush after he left.
Especially the kind carrying Gatling guns.
And that guy wrapped up from head to toe, with his true face completely hidden.
He gave Lin Nai the creeps.
That guy seemed like the sort who was very good at schemes, and that was exactly what Lin Nai was worst at.
What did Lin Nai know about schemes? He was just a pure brute with no brains.
Kiana?
You were still counting on Kiana?
Kiana: ???
"So what are you going to do next?" Kiana asked from the passenger seat.
"What else can I do? Wander around."
Lin Nai glanced at Kiana beside him. "What do you think? Want to come with me?"
"Huh?"
"I want to travel, and you want to find your father. Strictly speaking, our goals are pretty similar. We're both going out into the world."
"Mm... That's true."
"So, will you come with me? Let's travel together. And the first goal of our journey will be finding your father."
"Okay."
Kiana nodded in agreement. Two people searching would be better than searching alone.
And if she was with Lin Nai...
Maybe life would be better than it was now?
Thus, the two hit it off and began their journey together.
Lin Nai: Honkai Beasts Don't Feel Pain!
One year later...
In the outskirts.
Ultra Disk Blade!!
Lin Nai gathered a surge of energy, crossing both arms before his chest before raising one arm behind his head.
A saw-toothed disk of light appeared!
Clang!!
Holding the Ultra Disk Blade, Lin Nai leaped into the air.
He slammed the skill in his hand directly into the Honkai Beast's face!
Sizzle, sizzle—
Splurt!
The Honkai Beast's face was instantly sliced open, killing it on the spot.
Lin Nai landed perfectly, dusted off his hands, and did not even look at the corpse on the ground.
"And that's the end of it."
Lin Nai stretched lazily.
During this year of traveling with Kiana,
the two of them would check beforehand to see whether there were Honkai Beasts or anything similar nearby.
Lin Nai needed to grind skills, while Kiana would join him in eliminating Honkai Beasts.
Honkai Beasts were monsters formed when wild animals were infected by Honkai, and blah blah blah...
When Kiana had explained all that to him back then, he had not listened to a single word.
All Lin Nai could think was: Honkai Beasts are enemies... Fight!
So whenever he encountered a Honkai Beast, his first reaction was...
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