Volume Six: What She Lost, What I Gained - Blood-Stained Album (Part One)

"Let's double-check the enemy intelligence you and Sin Annihilation gathered last night."

The Sick Spider said coldly, but its expression seemed quite interested.

"In short... I saw six people involved in the Extra Weapon last night."

"I've confirmed it's six people as well."

"Including the one who attacked us inside the Sea Emperor Clan's stomach, that makes at least six people in total?"

"Yes, so far we've memorized their faces and confirmed their names—"

I took out a list that I had spent a lot of time compiling.

"Long black hair, curled at the ends, with the air of a noblewoman, she looked about seventeen years old, and her name was Valentina;"

The woman, around twenty years old, with long purple-blue hair, is the 'Feiser' we met on the ship; her real name is Yu Xun.

A pair of twin sisters; the older sister has long, light blonde hair, and the younger sister has short hair of the same color. Their specific names are unknown, but their surname is Fais.

The middle-aged man, wearing black-rimmed glasses and looking quite scholarly, was of average appearance but had a very irritable tone. His name was Casey.

The man, around seventy years old, was remarkably robust despite his age. He was called Fisher and was accompanied by a parrot whose name was unknown.

"Is that all? That's less than I expected."

"We didn't meet everyone; after all, things can't always go smoothly."

"The others we can confirm... based on the overheard conversations, the ones we haven't seen include: a brother and sister, whose names and appearances are unknown, but they seem so bizarre that even the other Extra Weapon can't stand them; a person named Trister, whose identity is unknown except for his name; Chi Ying, the other person who attacked us inside the Sea Beast's belly, whose abilities we also know, but she always covers herself up with various things so we don't know what she looks like; and a woman named Julia, who seems very unruly... that's about it."

"What about their capabilities?"

Sin Annihilation and I exchanged a glance, then simultaneously shrugged.

"Apart from Yu Xun and Chi Ying, everything else is unknown."

"This is really awkward."

Is it really completely unclear...?

"There were outsiders guiding them at the time, so of course they couldn't just casually talk about their superpowers. However, someone did mention that so-and-so's superpowers were compatible with so-and-so's."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the compatibility of their superpowers should determine how they form teams, right? What are they?"

"If I remember correctly... Yu Xun and Chi Ying —that goes without saying. The other pair are the twin sisters, the brother and sister who haven't shown up yet, and the old man named Fisher and that guy named Trister are in a group."

"That means the other side has at least 11 people in total, while we have 6. If they are paired up, they will be able to take on one of us at a time, which is roughly equal."

"Let me make this clear first, I don't want to get directly involved in the fight; it'll be troublesome if I get recognized!"

The Sick Spider coldly interjected, Xiao Wu frowned as if she wanted to say something, but changed her mind.

"You mean that... 'list of defectors'?"

"Yes, I haven't been recorded yet, otherwise I would have exploded and died the moment any member of the organization got close to me."

"But I can save you then," I suggested. "Your current body was created by me. Even if your body completely explodes, I can create another one for you once the restrictions are lifted."

"--It's no use!" the Sick Spider waved its hand impatiently.

"There have been fools who tried to escape punishment using similar methods before, and the results were disastrous! The defector list isn't targeting my body, but rather 'the being called the Sick Spider itself.' My body explodes every time I switch bodies! And it's not just an explosion that ends when I get close; even if I immediately get away from the organization members, my body will continue to deteriorate. The effect is permanent!"

That's truly tragic.

After that, it's time for everyone to prepare by leveraging their strengths.

"These pieces of meat were cut from my body; please take one each."

Sin Annihilation placed a plate in front of us, on which were... five clumps of red and black stuff. It looked like a mixture of fresh meat minced into a paste, sprinkled with finely shredded beef tendon, and then a large bowl of blood poured over it and vigorously stirred.

And it was wriggling and hopping around; honestly, it was disgusting.

"How disgusting!"

Little Ying immediately said, "She's so straightforward! I suddenly realized how wonderful it is to have someone who can immediately express their thoughts."

But when Sin Annihilation gave her a cold glance, she immediately wilted.

"It might not look very appealing, but it's still useful. Although my physical abilities are greatly limited, I can still use the differentiated tissues to transmit sound over long distances. We can use the flesh chunks for long-distance communication."

"But how do I use it?"

"Put it in your ears."

""""...""""

"What's wrong?" Sin Annihilation tilted his head.

"... No, nothing."

I picked up a piece of meat, about half the size of my little finger, sticky and slippery, with a very strange feel to it. After a slight hesitation, I put it in my ear like an earplug.

Slurp!

"--Ugh!"

This thing burrowed deep into my ear like a snake! Wait, won't it rupture my eardrum? What kind of high-level play is this? Ear sex?

However, the foreign object sensation quickly disappeared. I poked my ear with my fingernail and didn't touch anything. The fleshy lump seemed to have perfectly hidden itself, but the sticky, slippery feeling, like a slug crawling over it, still lingered, which was quite unpleasant.

"Is everything packed up? Then I have something to share too..."

A silver moon halo appeared beneath Haoyue's feet. She snapped her fingers lightly, and the silver healing rune "Healing Moon" split into five smaller runes, which, under her control, attached themselves to the backs of our hands. I examined the backs of my hands; the silver light flickered a few times and then disappeared, leaving no trace of the runes.

"I've distributed several pre-prepared healing pills to everyone, hidden on the back of your hands. They can be used to treat serious injuries. Although it's just a reactive measure, it's better than nothing."

Haoyue also gave Yuyue to Xiao Wu and Sin Annihilation, really? When did she become so considerate of others?

"Xiao Ye..."

She whispered in my ear.

"Due to time constraints, we couldn't produce many high-quality Yu Yue, so what we gave them were actually substandard products. At most, they could be used for emergency treatment if they were seriously injured. But what we gave Xiao Ye were high-quality, premium products."

Okay, I knew it.

Meanwhile, on the other side, there's the Sick Spider and the Sin Annihilation...

"Hey, Gray Hair, did you get what I asked you to do done?"

"...(accurate)"

"I'm talking to you!"

"Why am I being yelled at by a little girl?"

I'm older than you!

Which of your organs is bigger than mine?

"Well..."

Do you have the most basic respect for others?

"Eh..."

"Xiao Wu once said, 'There's no need to respect those who don't respect you,' so show some respect to me first, you little brat."

I am speechless... what can I say?

Wow! It turns out that Sin Annihilation -chan is surprisingly eloquent. But what are they secretly up to? Is it a dirty shady deal, a normal sexual transaction, or a pure oral sex transaction?

"In short, as you requested, I've 'carved' the voices of the people I met onto this piece of meat. You can take it."

"Hmph... Anyway, thanks."

"What's going on here?" I asked curiously.

"Sound recognition," the Sick Spider explained. "My thread can be used as an extension of my senses, but only for 'touch,' while 'hearing' is achieved by transmitting vibrations through the thread."

The Sick Spider took the piece of flesh from the Sin Annihilation and inserted the silver thread into it, seemingly sensing something.

"This eccentric girl seems to have the ability to 'record the air vibrations caused by her voice' onto her body, which is essentially the same as collecting sound samples. She collected the voices of the several confirmed Extra Weapon by recording vibrations, much like a phonograph. I then 'recorded' the vibrations she recorded onto my wire, and the principle is the same."

"Hey, hey, then wouldn't that mean you--"

"Ah, that's right. This way I can recognize their voices. Although I don't want to reveal my identity or let them know my abilities, I can now pinpoint their location simply by detecting vibrations through the scattered threads, and then use the threads to kill them directly from the shadows."

"So~~~So sweet~~~Ugh~~~Oh~~~"

"... What kind of tone is that?"

The Sick Spider glared at me fiercely, its face clearly that of a young girl, yet it tried to make a very mature expression; it was incredibly cute.

"I was just thinking... Look, this is what you call a flag? Usually, if someone says 'This way we'll win' or 'I just need to do this and that' before a big event, they're bound to fail, and the person in question might even die -- Hey, don't pull my hair!"

"I'll teach you to be a jinx! I'll teach you to be a jinx! Humph!"

"Hey, girls..."

The door opened, and there stood the producer and the president. Although they are two very important people, we've practically ignored them for the past few days.

In the end, we did everything ourselves, from choosing songs and writing lyrics to practicing and performing on stage. It seems like they did nothing except handle miscellaneous tasks and help us secure a debut concert.

"What's going on? This is the pre-performance cheering session. No unauthorized personnel allowed in!"

Little Ying looked over with a smug expression, as if she were the one signing someone else, not someone else signing her.

"This... this is going too far! Whatever we say is—"

"Shut up. If you want to live, don't come near us from now on. I'm serious."

Xiao Wu said coldly, and the two of them immediately slunk away.

... How gentle you are, Xiao Wu.

In order to prevent unrelated people from getting involved, they were willing to play the bad guy themselves.

I hope this gentleness won't ultimately kill you.

Then comes Showtime.

The high-end racetrack used as a concert venue—this is the battlefield we are about to head to.

At least 11 Extra Weapon await us there, inescapable and unavoidable.

The only way is to confront them head-on and fight them to the death.

I couldn't help but feel nervous. My strength is far inferior to what it used to be, and I have to face all sorts of enemies with strange abilities. If I'm not careful... I might not even know how I died.

But when we finally overcome this challenge, the sense of accomplishment we gain will surely be extraordinary.

That's my opinion, and that's what everyone else thinks too.

Head to the battlefield, eliminate the Extra Weapon, win their savings, weaken the restrictions of the contract, and settle accounts with Yu He.

This is the ideal development path.

However, an anomaly occurred.

An anomaly that far exceeded anyone's expectations.

"Hello, are you Miss Ye?"

The Wheelchair Maiden stared at me expressionlessly, a strange glint in her somewhat dim amber eyes.

"I am Mengyin Turing Neumann."

She bowed politely.

"... Let's just say he's a high-ranking member of the organization."

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