"Slaughter? Why?"
Before Lelouch could speak, Suzaku Kururugi showed an expression of disbelief on his face. "You said Imperial Army is massacring people in the slums!? This is impossible! Because of the relationship with the terrorists, the order was issued to let the poor people evacuate!"
"No, Suzaku, it's not impossible." Lelouch pulled Suzaku and looked deeply at the girl who was still lying sideways on the ground. She was restricted by a special set of restraints and couldn't stand up at all. Even her mouth was covered and only a pair of blinking eyes were visible.
"It is said outside that the poison gas was stolen. I am afraid that even those who stole her have no idea what they stole. If those people take her so seriously and do not hesitate to send so much force to find her, then her identity must be very special, and it is the kind of existence that cannot be exposed at all. Otherwise, if the news about her is leaked, it will really become poison gas for some people. In this way, it is not surprising that those people can carry out massacres in order to cover up the news."
Xiao Ran nodded. "That's the fact. This girl is very special to some people and must not be leaked. In order to cover up the news, a massacre was carried out. In the end, it was announced that the poison gas leaked and caused countless deaths. It was just a simple basic operation."
After saying that, Xiao Ran squatted next to the green-haired girl C. C. Looking at the bound girl, she raised her lips, untied the restraints she was wearing, and then said to C. C: "It's okay, just stand up by yourself. I know your identity very well, so there is no need to pretend to be ignorant in front of me."
C. C glanced at Xiao Ran quietly, then slowly stood up and looked in the direction of Lelouch, but because he didn't know what the situation was, he didn't do much else.
After C. C stood up, Xiao Ran just looked at C. C and then looked at Suzaku Kururugi and said, "You can leave, more Imperial Army will come to look for her, and Lelouch, who is standing with her now, will also become a target that the empire must eliminate. If you don't want to be implicated, leave here immediately."
"No, never." Suzaku Kururugi shook his head hard and blocked Lelouch behind him again. "Lelouch is innocent. You were the one who released this girl, and you were the one who held Lelouch hostage. So as long as you and the girl are handed over, Lelouch will be fine."
"Innocent." Xiao Ran said two words softly, and at the same time, Lelouch and C. C, two people who didn't really know each other now, also nodded slightly with expressions of approval.
"Your innocence and foolish thoughts in your heart are really hard to understand." Xiao Ran looked at Suzaku Kururugi and said softly, "Although I think your character is quite interesting and worthy of my cultivation, but if you are unwilling to leave now, then I can only say sorry to you."
"Also, Lelouch will go to help those innocent civilians and some random Rebel Army. If you want to betray your friends, you can tell other people what Lelouch is going to do later. So now, you can have a little sleep."
After Xiao Ran finished speaking, his body turned into an afterimage and appeared in front of Suzaku Kururugi. Before Suzaku Kururugi had time to react, he put a finger on Suzaku Kururugi's forehead. In just a moment, Suzaku Kururugi fell limply to the ground.
Xiao Ran's movements shocked Lelouch, and also caused a trace of doubt and astonishment to appear on C. C's calm face. When Lelouch quickly moved Suzaku Kururugi After supported him, Xiao Ran said, "Don't worry, I just temporarily lost consciousness and passed out. It will be your turn next. Are you ready to accept the power that belongs to you?"
Lelouch glanced at his unconscious friend, slowly put him on the ground and nodded lightly. He also knew that whatever he was going to do next would be inconvenient for Suzaku to see, and it was also inconvenient for Suzaku to get involved. Now that he was being held hostage alone, he didn't know whether he would fall into darkness, and there was really no need to involve his friend, but Lelouch doesn't know that Suzaku Kururugi, like him, has also become one of Xiao Ran's targets. However, compared to Lelouch, Suzaku Kururugi is more like a chess piece that can be used in Xiao Ran's heart, a weapon that can be used when it is inconvenient to use his hands.
After Lelouch nodded, Xiao Ran turned to look at C. C, chuckled and said, "Witch, he is also your target, right? So if you don't mind, can you lend him your power?"
C. C's brows furrowed, and he took a deep look at Xiao Ran. Feeling a little more curious, a little defensive, and a little surprised and confused, he nodded in silence, walked to Lelouch, and held Lelouch's hand.
The moment their hands touched Setsuna, their eyes seemed to lose focus at the same time, and they fell into a state of sluggishness and confusion. A green light emerged from C. C's body, covering her whole body. Seeing this scene, Xiao Ran might have felt something, and could not help but frown slightly, showing a thoughtful expression.
"This feeling, is this the reaction when the CODE ability gives others the GEASS ability? It actually gives me a feeling somewhat similar to when it was quantized?"
With a fierce flick of Setsuna, Xiao Ran's eyes under his sunglasses glowed brighter, and his hair turned into green light strips in an instant. His whole body also released light particles that were almost the same color as the green light gushing out of C. C., directly filling the entire truck compartment.
"This kind of mental fluctuation is like opening a reserved back door, which brings Mental Link of Lelouch to another strange place, which is... such a huge and mixed spiritual sea, a special collection of mind, memory, and subconscious. That word...Alaya? Or Gaia? Is there such a special place in this world? World of C?"
"Although it is not as strong as Quantum Assimilation, which interferes and entangles the entire universe. It is just a collection of special consciousnesses of humans on Earth. The source of GEASS ability is not itself but an external force? But it seems a bit too risky to contact and enter in the current state. If Quantum Assimilation is turned on... Wait, if GEASS ability is given by a special collection, then if I can affect that place, does it mean that I also have the ability to give GEASS to others?"
Xiao Ran's brows suddenly jumped twice, and he cursed in his heart, "NND, if I had known that entering this world would be such a nonsense mission, and another existence suspected of being Alaya or Gaia was discovered, why didn't the devil bring all Luo and Renard here."