Bai Ge and Elysia's Infiltration (Continued)
The two little ones were only thinking about each other, so they didn't notice how the Honkai Beast was killed by the flames and crystal flowers. They only felt that their hands seemed to have been sprayed with something, and then the Honkai Beast died the next second.
However, the Tank-Class Honkai Beast that was the deceased clearly sensed that two different Herrscher Authority suddenly erupted and instantly destroyed it.
Tank-Class Honkai Beast: (Is this reasonable? Are human children really this powerful these days?!)
The Will of the Honkai God: (You are facing a five-core Herrscher and a Herrscher of Origin.)
Tank-Class Honkai Beast: (Huh?)
On the other side, seeing the crisis resolved... or perhaps it never really was a crisis to begin with, Bai Ge and Elysia stared blankly at the Honkai Beast's corpse, unsure of what to do.
Bai Ge wasn't surprised. He had already killed countless Honkai Beasts. Even though his strength in his juvenile form was less than one-tenth of what it used to be, it was still not something a mere Chariot-class could easily take advantage of.
But Elysia, standing beside her, was stunned, the girl looking at her small hands in surprise.
(Did I make this? How do I have such power? What... what am I?)
In that critical moment, Elysia's only thought was that she had to protect Bai Ge, and then the next second, it seemed as if something responded to her wish.
Speaking of the past, the guidance and manifestation of the spirit were revealed years ago.
The two of them celebrated their first birthday together.
The crystal flower that Elysia gave to Bai Ge was something she conjured out of thin air.
She spent the entire afternoon searching but couldn't find a gift that satisfied her, whether it was beautiful flowers, delicious food, or a simple blessing.
Elysia was still not satisfied.
However, just as she was thinking, "I must give the most beautiful and best-looking gift to this boy who always spoils me,"
A Pink Crystal Flower that would never fade appeared out of thin air in Elysia's hand.
(I must have some special power, right? Could it be that I'm actually like the protagonist in the novel? Wow, that's so cool~)
She was not afraid of her own specialness; Elysia's mindset was always positive and optimistic.
"Aili! Snap out of it! What are you thinking about? Oh no, did you get scared out of your wits?"
Bai Ge looked at the grinning girl with a worried expression, raised his hand and waved it in front of her eyes, hesitating whether to use his limited Herrscher of Life and Death powers to examine her brain.
"Huh? Bai Ge, what did you just say?"
"I've finally come to my senses. I told you it's best to keep this a secret from everyone. This monster has nothing to do with us, you know what I mean."
"Oh, I see! A hero is one who does good deeds anonymously!"
Elysia nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
Bai Ge scratched his head with a subtle expression.
In reality, he just felt that it was too early to make contact with the Honkai organization from the Previous Civilization; he needed to wait until his powers were fully restored.
After calming themselves down, the two left the forest and spent the afternoon having a blast, as if trying to completely forget about the Honkai Beast.
However, the next day...
This seemingly isolated rural town was visited by a group of people dressed in military uniforms and carrying weapons. They even brought several armored vehicles, tanks, and helicopters.
"Wow, they actually came."
"Bai Ge, are these people here looking for that...?"
"Shh..."
Bai Ge shook his head at Elysia.
He then continued to observe the armed group, but after searching for a while, he did not see the symbol of the burning moth.
However, judging from the timeline, Bai Ge thought that this was very likely the predecessor organization of the Moth Chasing Fire.
After that, the armed squad did not cause any harm to the town. They simply asked a few questions and then surrounded the forest that Bai Ge and Elysia had visited the day before.
(By the way, this is a good opportunity for me to find out how far the Honkai is going right now.)
Bai Ge had a sudden thought and prepared to infiltrate the other party's camp to see if there were any valuable lovebirds.
After all, while Vostok -51 is a harmonious and beautiful town, it doesn't have much information exchange with the outside world, giving it a slightly isolated, idyllic feel.
As for how to infiltrate this heavily guarded camp...
"Emmmm..."
Bai Ge glanced around.
He suddenly stopped when he saw something.
Its metallic gray body, unremarkable appearance, and empty, lonely interior make one want to lift its cap to see if there is any treasure hidden inside, not to mention its ability to arouse suspicion no matter where it appears.
Bai Ge: "I've got an idea!"
Aili: "Hey~ Bai Ge, what fun thing are you planning to do? Take me with you! I want to play too!"
A few minutes later.
Elysia looked at the boy beneath her with a sense of unease. She regretted her decision earlier. Looking at the space surrounded by sheet metal, the girl tried to minimize her breathing.
"Waaaaah~ I need to take twice as much bath time today!"
"Shh~ Aili, don't say anything, or we'll get caught."
A trash can with two legs was moving around the armed group's camp without arousing anyone's suspicion, slowly approaching the center of the camp.
Bai Ge removed the bottom of the trash can and crawled inside, while Elysia was riding on his neck. The two of them were stacked together, just taller than the trash can.
Elysia pushed the trash can lid above her head open a crack, and the girl's bright blue eyes carefully surveyed her surroundings, directing Bai Ge, who had no view of her below, along the way.
"Watch out, watch out, there's someone ahead."
"Oh, okay."
"Bai Ge, we can go to the right now."
"No problem, continue."
"Things ahead seem suspicious, let's go!"
"... Aili, are you Le Qi Ai Shu?"
Although she initially couldn't stand the smell of the trash can, Elysia now found the thrilling and exciting stealth adventure quite amusing, and her playful spirit had been piqued.
Moreover, Bai Ge and her teamwork was perfect. With the perfect cooperation of these two little agents, the two actually managed to sneak into the heavily guarded camp without being discovered by anyone.
To be honest, even Bai Ge himself was surprised.
"Heave-ho! As expected of me and Bai Ge!"
After arriving at an empty tent, they crawled out of a trash can. Little Elysia proudly put her hands on her hips and puffed out her still flat chest.
After giving her a thumbs up, Bai Ge also gave the trash can next to her a thumbs up.
My teamwork with Elysia was perfect, and the camouflage effect of the trash can was a 90!
"Bai Ge, look! Isn't that the monster from yesterday?" Elysia suddenly exclaimed, her eyes widening.
She looked in surprise at something in the tent, which was the Tank-Class Honkai Beast that the two of them had defeated yesterday. At this moment, the tank had been sealed into a tempered experimental chamber filled with green liquid.
Bai Ge also looked over and thought to himself that this organization was quite efficient; even a mere Tank-Class Honkai Beast was treated with such seriousness.
Unfortunately, the Moth Chasing Fire that later became different were not. The name was great, but the higher-ups were incompetent and only bullied their own kind. Otherwise, the Previous Civilization would not have lost so badly to the Honkai.
"So, did you find your target?"
"No, we haven't found it yet, even though we've searched the whole place."
Just then, footsteps suddenly came from outside the tent, which startled Bai Ge and Elysia, who quickly crawled back into the barrel.
It's no wonder it's a trash can that can be found anywhere without arousing any suspicion.
The two men, huddled inside the bucket, breathed a sigh of relief. Shoulder to shoulder in the cramped space, they looked at each other and couldn't help but chuckle softly.
Just then, an unexpected whisper reached their ears.
"An abnormal Honkai Energy reaction was detected in this area yesterday. Although it was just a fleeting fluctuation, the peak value was the highest intensity ever observed."
A man said in a solemn tone.
"!!!" x2
Both Bai Ge and Elysia were momentarily speechless.
"But Commander Hen, we only found the corpse of this Tank-Class Honkai Beast in that area."
"This is unusual enough. Such Honkai Energy fluctuations could not have been emitted by a Chariot-class weapon. And since it is a corpse, it means that it was dealt with by some kind of entity. That is very likely our target."
"It's a pity that this area is relatively underdeveloped and there are no surveillance cameras, otherwise it wouldn't be so difficult to find."
Inside the trash can Bai Ge and Elysia's hearts were pounding. They both had the same thought, "These people are after us!"
Thinking of the fully armed soldiers, tanks, and even a few armed helicopters outside, Bai Ge thought to himself, "I knew the firepower was a bit too much. It's a waste of resources for a mere Tank-Class Honkai Beast."
Unexpectedly, the target was himself (and Aili).
However, it's impossible for him to stand out like a fresh rose.
He knew that the Previous Civilization and the Honkai were mortal enemies, and their methods of dealing with them were much more ruthless than those of the Current Civilization. If they found out that a child had killed the Honkai Beast...
My fate might be to wake up one day and find myself on the operating table of some mad experimenter... well, if it's the operating table of the Snakey Mobius, that wouldn't be out of the question.