In an instant, they vanished from where they stood.
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But It Smelled Too Good
The motorcycle carved an arc through the sky.
Zhao Bai had not expected that after only a single day, he would return to this place again—and with a little follower in tow. Kiana, on the other hand, was full of enthusiasm. She carefully studied the documents in the sidecar, but before long, she fell asleep, drool trickling from the corner of her mouth.
Since he was carrying a passenger, Zhao Bai did not travel at top speed. He took his time, spending forty minutes flying from St. Freya to Canghai City.
"Wake up."
The motorcycle rounded a corner and came to an abrupt stop in midair. Zhao Bai gripped the handlebars tightly, while Kiana shot forward from inertia and slammed her head heavily into the windshield with a dull thud. The girl clutched her head, only slowly getting back to her feet after a while.
"Why didn't you wake me up earlier?" Kiana gently rubbed her forehead. "It hurts so much."
"Next time, for sure."
There was a teasing note in Zhao Bai's answer, and Kiana caught it keenly. Her eyes flashed as she threw a punch. Zhao Bai had been watching her with great amusement, but suddenly experienced the same pain himself and crouched down, clutching his forehead.
Kiana said, "What good is comforting me? Hurry up and feel the pain with me."
"Ugh..."
This was merely a minor hiccup, not even worth recording in the mission log. Once they had recovered, Zhao Bai parked the motorcycle. It entered optical camouflage mode and hovered atop a streetlamp, impossible for anyone to notice.
Kiana looked eager to get going, her hands unable to resist reaching toward her waist, where she kept her weapon—the Prototype Pulse Pistol.
Zhao Bai found a McDonald's and sat beside the Blue Blue Road uncle. Frowning, he said, "The mission objective is simple, but far too vague. It only says that the recent small-scale Honkai outbreaks in Canghai City have been rather intense. The urban area is so large—where are we supposed to start looking?"
"That won't stump me."
Kiana replied and sat down beside the Blue Blue Road uncle as well. The spacious bench immediately became crowded. "The map marks the Honkai outbreak points. We just need to investigate them one by one, then figure out what they have in common."
After hearing this optimistic plan, Zhao Bai's furrowed brow did not relax.
Most of the Honkai incidents in Canghai City had been dealt with by Zhao Bai while making food deliveries. They had never been officially recorded. If they truly followed the map and searched one location after another, they would definitely come up empty-handed.
But how was he supposed to explain that to Kiana?
I, Zhao Bai, am merely an unremarkable restaurant owner during the day, but at night, I am a dark knight who protects the citizens?
He could not bring himself to say it.
Fortunately, Zhao Bai was the leader of this operation, and all action plans were his to decide. What to do next depended entirely on his mood.
After pondering for a moment, he decided to first find the girl he had encountered while delivering food that day.
The place was not difficult to find. He led the utterly confused Kiana through the streets until they arrived at an ordinary apartment building and began knocking on doors.
Knock, knock, knock.
The door creaked open, revealing the face of a woman who was not entirely unfamiliar.
Her eyes were wary. After studying him carefully, she covered her mouth and exclaimed, "You're... that man from that night...?"
Zhao Bai coughed and corrected her, "That was indeed me, but please don't make it sound so strange. I was only there to deliver food that day, and happened to save your life. I didn't do anything strange."
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