After the Artificial Saintess disappeared, the last few Brass Knights left at the scene were quickly wiped out, leaving only Yu Sheng and the others on the battered street.
This clearly wasn't satisfactory.
"She just ran? She got beaten that badly, and then vanished in the blink of an eye?" Eileen even jumped down from Yu Sheng's shoulder and ran over to where the Artificial Saintess had stood, searching around with an annoyed expression. "She can teleport even after taking that kind of beating?!"
Xuan Che's sword, still radiating bone-chilling cold, floated behind him. He remained on high alert, and after hearing Eileen's complaint, he frowned as well. "It doesn't seem like ordinary teleportation. It looks more like the 'return' technique I've heard about."
Yu Sheng was stunned when he heard that. "'Return'? What the hell is that?"
"I heard that the latest models of Artificial Saintess have a technique that allows them to preset a 'holy coffin' for emergency repairs and self-preservation. Once they suffer severe injuries while carrying out a mission outside, they are instantly teleported back into the 'holy coffin.' But I'd only heard people mention it before. This is the first time I've encountered it." Xuan Che spoke honestly, a trace of amazement still on his face. "So this is how it works... We should think carefully about how to deal with it."
"Holy crap! It even has such a cheesy ability?" Eileen was utterly shocked. "Why is this C-clip such a pain in the ass..."
Xuan Che frowned. "As far as I know, that so-called 'holy coffin' has limitations as well. Its effective range can't be too far, and it can only activate once within a short period. Logically speaking, the place where that mechanical woman fled and concealed herself should be nearby. Let's search