Heroes Can't Flee Mid-Battle

With that, Klein, who had stumbled upon this place by accident, turned to flee.

"Wait!"

But things had already escalated to this point. The original plan to abduct her had completely fallen apart, and Xu Ziling absolutely couldn't let Klein go now. Deciding to go all in, his body, like that of a National Goddess, erupted with unimaginable power. His golden hair flew as he concentrated his strength into a swift point aimed at the back of Klein's head.

"Ugh!..."

Under a force comparable to an Emperor-class Honkai Beast's impact, Klein had no chance to resist. She only felt a sudden coolness behind her, followed by losing consciousness and collapsing to the ground.

However, even after knocking Klein out, Xu Ziling's anxiety didn't lessen one bit.

Because the current reality couldn't be described as merely deviating from the original plan; it had completely collapsed from start to finish. Now Klein was down, and Mobius was also down. Alone, where was he supposed to go?

The Doctor could be carried home directly... but how would he explain things to her afterward? And while carrying the Doctor home was feasible, what about Klein?

If he left her here, she might rationally choose not to tell anyone about what she had just seen upon waking up. But it would definitely lower her first impression of Xu Ziling and Serpent. Then, if Mobius wanted to abduct her later, it would be incredibly difficult.

So what should he do? Carry Klein home too? But wouldn't that be illegal kidnapping?

Wait... illegal kidnapping?

He had an idea.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

"Hey... grandpa, could you please open the gate? We're really just going out to look for someone."

At the entrance of Chiyu Academy, Kevin was trying his best to persuade the gatekeeper, an old man.

"Besides, it's Friday today. Evening study hall is already over. You don't need to be so strict about us leaving, right?"

"Looking for someone..."

The gatekeeper, an old man with white hair, adjusted his reading glasses. He first looked at Kevin, then at Mei behind him, who was lowering her head and breathing erratically. After a moment of thought, he stroked his beard and said, "In the middle of the night, you're taking this young girl... out to look for someone?"

"Yeah?"

Kevin nodded with a serious expression.

The gatekeeper stroked his beard again. After much thought, he said:

"Who are you looking for?"

"We're, of course, looking for... uh... Mei, what was the professor's name again?"

Kevin trailed off mid-sentence, suddenly forgetting the name of the professor who was giving a lecture at Chiyu Academy tonight. He turned to Mei behind him for help.

Mei, who had been abruptly carried by Kevin earlier, was still breathing a bit unevenly after being put down. She adjusted her emotions and shook her head at Kevin. Then, she turned to the gatekeeper herself and said, "Grandpa, we're really going out to find someone. Two people. She called herself... um, Professor Serpent."

"Serpent what?"

"Professor Serpent."

"What professor?"

"Professor Serpent."

"Serpent what?"

"..."

Mei fell into a tactical silence for a moment, then said, "Grandpa, let me ask differently... did you see two girls walk out from here just now? One had green hair and the other had golden hair. The one with green hair is about my height, and the blonde one is tall, about Kevin's height."

As she spoke, Mei gestured to indicate her height and Kevin's.

"Oh..."

The gatekeeper stroked his beard, seemingly recalling something.

The next moment, he decisively shook his head and said, "Haven't seen them."

"This..."

Mei was momentarily speechless.

Kevin, on the other hand, scratched his head and asked:

"Sir, are you deliberately messing with us?"

Hearing this, the gatekeeper's eyes widened, and he said angrily:

"You know? If you know, then get lost already!

And Kevin, no matter what, I've watched you grow from the first year to the third year in this academy. If you were more focused, I wouldn't say anything. Anyway, you're all adults in your third year... But you change girlfriends every week. And you still expect me to open the gate for you? Dream on! If you have the energy to risk getting punished by asking me to open the gate, you might as well climb over that old wall!"

"Uh... but it's inconvenient for me with Mei here..."

"Get out, get out, get out, get out. Just don't bother me. Day in and day out, you're going to be the death of me."

After falling out with the gatekeeper, Kevin was truly at a loss. He led MEI away from the main entrance of Chiyu Academy's high school section, thought for a moment, and then suggested to MEI, "How about... we climb over the wall? It's not high, only five meters. I'll call Su to help you; you should be able to get out."

"Sigh."

MEI sighed and shook her head helplessly. "Thank you, but no need... Kevin, we've already wasted too much time. Professor Mobius and her assistant should have already left by car by now. Even if you can run faster than a car, we don't know which direction they're heading, so it would be a futile effort."

"Mobius... is that Professor Serpent's name?"

Kevin scratched his head and said, "But MEI, are you just giving up like this?"

"There's no other way..."

MEI sighed again. "But this at least taught me a lesson: relying on others to reach your dreams is always ephemeral and fleeting. Only by believing in yourself can you steadily improve... Let's go, Kevin. We'll go back to the academy's library. Thank you for being willing to help me today; I can help you review your homework."

Changkong City's characteristic is that Chiyu Academy integrates its university and high school. Naturally, it also has a 24-hour library for students to study. When she wasn't in class, MEI would always go to the library to review. Kevin would shamelessly tag along when he had time. Even though he couldn't understand anything, he was always happy as long as he could be with MEI.

But now, with MEI saying this, it was clear she had already given up on her previous idea.

And having read the encouraging letter from the Pink Elf, Kevin, who was currently experiencing a mysterious surge of confidence, absolutely couldn't just watch MEI give up. This could be considered part of his charm. Kevin was about to say something when his eyes suddenly changed.

"Kevin, what's wrong?"

MEI noticed Kevin's sudden change in expression and asked curiously.

"Shh!"

Kevin quickly made a shushing gesture to MEI, then pointed a finger towards the nearby wall of Chiyu Academy's high school section, silhouetted against the night sky.

MEI followed Kevin's gaze and indeed saw a suspicious figure. The person was "embracing" two clearly incapacitated "classmates" and quickly heading towards the wall of Chiyu Academy. With a powerful leap, they scaled the five-meter-high wall and disappeared over it.

"Are they... skipping class by climbing the wall?"

"Huh! MEI, are you really that naive or just pretending?"

Seeing the figure in the night disappear over the wall, Kevin quickly waved at MEI. "The two classmates the figure was carrying were clearly unable to resist, weren't they? If they were skipping class by climbing the wall, they should be excited, not being carried away! This is clearly a kidnapping!"

"Kidnapping?"

MEI was a little shocked. Since childhood, with her father's multi-billion dollar listed company as her backing, and with Kevin, a physically superior athlete, always by her side, MEI had always been the most protected. To the point where she couldn't even imagine that kidnapping, such a heinous act, could still happen in Changkong City today.

"Then... should we call the police directly? The academy has surveillance cameras, so that person shouldn't be able to escape."

This matter already involved illegal activity, and MEI's tone couldn't help but become a little nervous. Even though she was the Lightning Queen of the academy and the perennial top student, at her core, she was still just an eighteen-year-old girl.

"It's useless."

Kevin waved his hand. "I know the wall that person just climbed... it's the wall that Su and I often climb over. That area is a blind spot for the academy's surveillance. The other party probably noticed this and chose to climb over there.

This also indicates that this kidnapping is not accidental; the perpetrator is premeditated and planned. Even if they get out of Chiyu Academy, they will inevitably avoid surveillance blind spots at every turn. If we call the police directly, the kidnapped students might not be rescued immediately, and it might even alert the perpetrator."

"So, MEI, I have a plan now, and I need your cooperation."

Looking at Kevin, who was earnestly explaining his rescue plan to her, MEI suddenly felt as if she was truly getting to know this white-haired young man for the first time today.

However, after a moment of thought, MEI frowned and said to Kevin, "Kevin, you're not going to tell me that your plan is for me to be your backup here while you go alone to physically fight the criminals, are you? No! I don't agree, that's too dangerous for you."

"Ah? Haha~ As expected, you can't hide anything from MEI."

Kevin chuckled sheepishly, then his expression turned serious. "But, MEI, I don't know if I've told you, but my dream, Kevin's dream... is to become a hero! And a hero cannot just stand by and watch their classmate get kidnapped. I have to do something.

And MEI, you know I have a talent for physical abilities. Please believe me, I will definitely bring back the innocent victims after I catch up to the kidnapper."

"But Kevin, the person you're going to fight this time is a real criminal. What if they have illegal knives or firearms? Please be realistic, this is really beyond the scope of your heroic dreams!"

MEI was getting anxious and grabbed Kevin's arm. "How about this... I'll call my father right now. You know my father's status. He can send people to work with the police to handle this. A comprehensive search, and that kidnapper won't be able to escape."

"Mmm... MEI, I know all of that."

Kevin removed MEI's hand from his arm and said, "But a hero... cannot retreat in the face of danger! Ha! Don't worry, MEI, I'm not afraid of knives. If I discover they have a gun, I'll follow them slowly and call the police gradually. Just wait for my good news. See you later!"

"Hey! Kevin!!"

MEI exclaimed, but in the next moment, Kevin had already dashed off like the wind, quickly reaching the surveillance blind spot wall of Chiyu Academy and leaping over it with a powerful jump.

MEI stared blankly at the scene, replaying Kevin's departing figure in her mind. At this moment, the usually jovial white-haired young man seemed to have truly become a hero.

Meanwhile.

Xu Ziling, with Mobius in his left hand and Klein in his right, scaled the wall and leaped out of Chiyu Academy, steadily putting his plan into motion.

Although the plan he was about to execute was quite malicious by his standards, Mobius had said that they didn't need to explain themselves to anyone. Mobius's original plan was to abduct Klein with a "well-intentioned lie," so there was no need to overthink it.

Under normal circumstances, he might have had to consider the consequences of committing a wicked act in a civilized society. However, after seeing Mobius call the headmaster of Chiyu Academy a few days ago and revealing just a sliver of her identity, causing the headmaster to be so terrified he didn't dare utter a peep, Xu Ziling knew that Mobius, his target for conquest, wielded more power in this era than he had imagined.

With the perfect alignment of timing, location, and human factors, Xu Ziling roamed the night streets of Changkong City. He then selected a lucky individual, plucked a single hair from them with lightning speed, and quickly retreated into a camera-less alley with Mobius and Klein.

"I'm sorry... but once you start something, you have to see it through. This is truly a last resort."

In the alley, Xu Ziling found a relatively clean spot and settled the drunken Mobius and the unconscious Klein. In his hand, a jet-black strand of hair had appeared at some point.

The next moment, with a flicker of Xu Ziling's will, the skin of his smooth right hand twisted and writhed unnervingly, engulfing the black hair he held.

Following this, Xu Ziling's brilliant gold hair and his National Goddess-like features began to warp rapidly. His skin and cells churned in a way incomprehensible to ordinary people. When everything settled, the "Xu Ziling" had vanished, along with his white and gold attire. In his place was an utterly ordinary Shenzhou face, the kind that would disappear in a crowd after a second glance.

"As expected..."

Xu Ziling, now with a different, ordinary face, nodded to himself and said, "This so-called DNA Mimicry... it doesn't require blood. As long as it contains someone's DNA, hair with follicles will suffice."

Then, Xu Ziling frowned slightly. As his face changed with the DNA Mimicry, some of the thought patterns of the lucky person he'd randomly chosen on the street began to subtly influence his mind. However, the impact on Xu Ziling was minimal. As long as he didn't deliberately try to imitate that person, the influence of others' thought patterns brought about by DNA Mimicry was negligible to him.

With this understanding, Xu Ziling's "plan," which could achieve two goals at once, could proceed to the next step.

Looking at Mobius and Klein, both unconscious in the alley, Xu Ziling swallowed strategically and reached out his "sinister hand" towards them...

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