Li Nian's Bluff

The three armed men from the Truth Company's Security Department δ group did not appear overly panicked after discovering that their most reliable weapon had disappeared.

Although this was quite unexpected, "Team Delta" has always been one of the most elite teams in the Security Department, and among their enemies are many monsters with "incomprehensible" abilities.

Although they didn't yet know how the guns had disappeared without their noticing, the leader still spoke in a low voice.

"Be careful, the enemy may be a spirit or other non- Entities, or it may have the ability to Twist Reality or interfere with cognition."

He wasn't just reminding his two teammates; he also turned on his Communicator to alert the team members boarding the Despair Train from other carriages.

"Activate 'Full-Frequency Scan' to ensure no unseen enemies are approaching. Turn on the helmet's Emotion Inhibitor and Soul Self-Check, and activate the 'Time Reporting' function, setting it to once every ten seconds. If you miss Time Reporting, immediately check and request support."

Clearly, as a company that excels at "manipulating souls," the field staff of Truth Company have extensive experience in ensuring that their minds and perceptions are not invaded.

But unfortunately...

After this leader-like figure reported everything and ended the communication, he did not hear any "received" replies from the other team members via the communicator.

Looking down at the spot on his shoulder where the communicator had been, he noticed it had vanished just moments before!

He was utterly horrified.

Disappeared again... When?

He was quite certain that his attention and cognition had not been disturbed in any way!

Had he unknowingly fallen into a complete illusion?

Is it a dream? Or... a simulated illusion?

He looked around in surprise and doubt, then asked his teammates on both sides.

The answer came from directly above his head.

"This is absolutely reality... What, don't you believe that anyone in reality can do this?"

On the roof of the carriage, a sunglasses-wearing girl who looked like a model student but had a somewhat eccentric air was sitting cross-legged, hooking her legs around the overhead light strip, her hair and coat hanging down and swaying back and forth.

Along with it swaying were three high-tech rifles and a red-glowing communicator hanging from her forearm.

At this moment, the leader in carriage number one is the Deputy Team Leader of Group δ, the number two person in the entire twelve-person group!

He was standing in his office when President Paris called for someone.

So...

The Deputy Team Leader recognized the woman hanging upside down—she was one of the girls who had appeared on screen earlier.

President Paris's assessment of this person was that "he doesn't look like a simple character."

"Indeed, they are not simple."

Upon seeing the other party, the Deputy Team Leader breathed a sigh of relief, but he wasn't completely at ease.

The fact that it wasn't a "dream" or a "Hallucination" means that I hadn't unknowingly lost all ability to resist and become completely at the mercy of others.

But...

Someone who can take away their own and two teammates' weapons while fully conscious is definitely not an ordinary person.

Especially now that they have lost their most important weapon, their Combat Power has been greatly reduced.

The only saving grace was that the other party didn't seem to have undergone any modifications or implanted any controllers—which meant she couldn't use the three company-made weapons either.

In other words...

Now, the two sides can only engage in hand-to-hand combat!

The moment he realized this, the Deputy Team Leader drew the Security Department's standard-issue weapon— Short Staff crackling with electricity.

"Although I don't know who you are, but..."

Taking advantage of the moment when the girl was hanging upside down from the ceiling and her movements were restricted, the Deputy Team Leader rushed towards her.

"Go to hell!"

He swung the stun gun at full power towards the girl.

The Deputy Team Leader dared not hold back at all; he shouted fiercely but was prepared to die!

After all, no one knows the true strength of the expert before them.

Fortunately, although the enemy may be powerful, his companions are just as reliable.

The moment the Deputy Team Leader made his move, the two δ team members behind him made the same judgment, grabbed their weapons, and launched a coordinated attack from both sides!

The three men attacked swiftly and rapidly, their Short Staff almost striking the girl in an instant.

But the next second...

The other person vanished into thin air once again.

"Hey, hey... don't be in such a hurry, isn't there any possibility of negotiation?"

This time, the sound came from behind.

"Let me introduce myself. You can call me 'A Nian' or 'The Master Thief.' I'm not like those crazy guys who're daydreaming in their Notebook. I don't have any deep-seated hatred for your company..."

The three of them turned around at the same time and looked behind them.

Beside the jar, "Master Thief" Li Nian spoke with a smile.

"If you give me something in return, I'll pretend I didn't see anything, okay?"

The response to Li Nian was another fierce attack.

"Whoosh!"

Three attacks simultaneously targeted Li Nian.

This time, Li Nian did not "disappear into thin air" again. Instead, she nimbly and lightly dodged the attack, flying a long distance away like a smooth meatball being picked up by chopsticks from a soup bowl.

"So... is there some irreconcilable conflict between us?"

Li Nian asked aloud.

This time, the Deputy Team Leader finally couldn't help but answer her.

"Of course, the big shot who gave us the orders didn't specifically mention that you should be spared!"

As the Deputy Team Leader spoke, Li Nian quickly deduced the true nature of the situation from those words.

"Wow, so that means he must have given an order like 'leave the entire train without survivors'? That's incredibly cruel!"

"Hey, sir, are you watching? Can you hear me? Can you have mercy?"

Li Nian spoke, but received no response.

She could only sigh and look back at the Deputy Team Leader who was rushing towards her.

"Alright, it seems we really have no choice but to fight to the death."

As she spoke, Li Nian took out the Utility knife from her bosom.

Although this weapon was rather small and laughable compared to firearms or even stun guns, and even seemed like child's play, the Deputy Team Leader dared not underestimate it in the slightest.

"Watch out for their knife... I'm still using the Highest Level of 'full-band scanning,' and this knife has an extremely strange energy reaction!"

"She was able to steal our things silently just now, so her attack with a knife will be extremely difficult to guard against and very unusual!"

Although the Deputy Team Leader said this and reminded the two members to be careful, he himself became even more aggressive!

He stepped forward, adopting an offensive strategy as his defense, and swung his Short Staff.

But then, he suddenly felt a cold, sharp pain in his wrist.

He instinctively winced in pain and pulled his hand back, looking at the bloodline on his wrist in surprise.

Looking at the other person again, the Deputy Team Leader noticed that tiny, bright red drops of blood were dripping from the tip of the Utility knife.

"When did you hurt me? That was way too fast!"

But besides the fact that the other party was quick, the Deputy Team Leader also realized something.

"I take back what I said earlier. Aside from speed, her attack methods are pretty average... Just protect your vitals, and kill her!"

Li Nian, who was wielding Utility knife across from him, suddenly changed his expression.

"Damn, I didn't fool you... We're doomed!"