Volume Six: What She Lost, What I Gained - Cell Division

Haoyue is still outside. Is she dealing with Su Li? Has she succeeded? Or is she struggling to survive? It's impossible that she succeeded, otherwise things wouldn't be like this now.

Putting two people who are completely isolated into the same juicer, grinding them into a pulpy mess and mixing them together, is a painful process.

But what will happen next? What will it feel like to become two pieces of minced meat—or rather, to have no more than a clump of things left?

I feel lightheaded, but otherwise I feel nothing. I am in a state of ignorance, my sense of self is ambiguous, my feelings are vague, and my thoughts are chaotic.

What exactly is the scene that is now reflected in my mind?

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This is probably a room somewhere in ███, or perhaps a room in █████████████.

A young girl looked on with surprise, seemingly lost in thought.

The board was black, and a bucket of ink was spilled on it.

The shadow of ██ entwines ███.

He couldn't move his body.

Although, ██████ and no ███ are no longer the same.

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That is, █meat█████ sealed█,█nothing███ left.

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(Hurry up... damn it!!)

The Sick Spider was running around in the already destroyed backstage area.

That damned black- Qipao Woman chased after him and then disappeared, leaving him to guard this place. But, but—

(Chi Ying!!!)

The Shadow Domain is expanding rapidly. If the Sick Spider hadn't deliberately chosen to walk along the backlit route, her shadow would have been cast into the Shadow Domain long ago!

It all happened in an instant. The Shadow Domain suddenly emerged from the ground, completely sealing Ye and Xiao Wu, who were powerless to resist. Now they were lying stiffly on the ground, their entire bodies covered in ink-like crosses. If the Sick Spider hadn't reacted quickly and left the scene immediately, she would be lying on the ground like them, a corpse!

Although she could easily drag those two idiots out with her glowing silver threads if she wanted, that would expose her abilities and, consequently, her identity.

If her previous concerns about her identity being exposed were somewhat hesitant, she is now completely certain that rashly using her abilities in public would "definitely" expose her.

Vic Fisher.

When she heard that name from Ye and Sin Annihilation when they returned last night, she knew something was wrong.

As a former Special Class Combatant, she had some understanding of the affairs of the higher-ups. Fisher was Yu He's adjutant. Although she had never spoken to him directly, she had seen him talking closely with Yu He from afar. However, the Sick Spider, who was unfamiliar with the Extra Weapon, did not know that he was also one of the Extra Weapon.

Regardless, Fisher must be an extremely shrewd person to be able to serve as Yu He's adjutant, so I must be extra careful!

Compared to that--

(How did she manage that? Chi Ying's ability isn't without range limitations; she'd have to get very close to us to ambush us. How did she get close to us without us noticing?)

Back on the container ship, the moment the Shadow Domain was deactivated, Ye had already memorized Chi Ying's Blood Energy; moreover, when I arrived at the lounge first today, I had already secretly laid out invisible silver threads on the floor and walls within a 30-meter radius of the room. If she gets close, not to mention Ye, even the Sick Spider could detect her immediately!

Could it be that... Chi Ying was actually already lurking around the lounge from the beginning, or even hiding inside waiting for them? If she arrived first, and then the Sick Spider laid the net, it wasn't that she "came in" but that she was "already inside from the start." If she hid well, she could indeed evade the Sick Spider's detection.

But how did she manage to hide it from Ye? No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't conceal her Blood Energy! In such a small area, Ye could definitely sense any creature with even a trace of blood Blood Energy! Or was Ye simply careless?

(I don't understand... Damn it, damn it, damn it! But right now Ye and Xiao Wu are like pigs waiting to be slaughtered. If I don't find Chi Ying and kill him soon, I'm doomed!)

It's possible that Yu Xun had already set up the "Return to the Origin" effect beforehand, but doing so would probably be redundant. Besides, some of the remaining Extra Weapon must have been sent to deal with Hao Yue; perhaps Yu Xun and the other Extra Weapon are currently intercepting Hao Yue?

Furthermore, considering Chi Ying's nature, there will probably be other Extra Weapon to completely eliminate Ye and Xiao Wu.

This completely separates us!

Chi Ying... Chi Ying... where the hell are you hiding?!

"--Hmph, you hid it well, Chi Ying, you bastard."

Casey, a middle-aged man with black-rimmed glasses whose personality was the complete opposite of his appearance, kicked the locker hard, making a loud noise. One of the several large boxes that seemed to be randomly piled on top of the locker shook violently.

The location is the lounge.

This is the lounge where Ye and his group used to be.

The guess about the Sick Spider was very close. Chi Ying had been holed up here since last night, hiding her body under one of the large cardboard boxes on the locker, and stayed here for a whole day until Ye and his group arrived.

As for how to deceive Ye's Blood Energy perception, there are naturally methods, but the cost would be considerable.

"Hey, hey, say something!"

Bang!!

Another kick, and the large cardboard box shook even more violently, but Chi Ying remained silent.

"... Tch, how boring. I was even thinking of praising you for doing a good job on the task."

Casey spat on the ground, and frowned as she watched the phlegm fall onto the floor, which looked as if it had been stained with ink.

He turned around and looked at the two women lying in the middle of the lounge.

Each one of them was an absolute beauty; if it weren't for her mission, Casey would have loved to mount her horse right there and then.

"Hmph... They've become like this, their inner selves have completely collapsed, haven't they? Even if I don't intervene, they're no threat anymore, right? But that Fisher insists on playing it safe..."

The two women were almost lifeless; their empty eyes reflected the light of the chandelier, completely devoid of any spirit.

"Hey there~ isn't this idiot Casey? You got here first!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, having to share a room with you is so annoying~"

An extremely annoying sound appeared.

A charming and adorable girl (♂) and a boy with the looks of a useless harem member (♀) walked in confidently, their expressions like those of desert dwellers who had finally seen rain after a long drought.

"... You've finally arrived."

"That's right, I'm Su Mengli, Onii-chan's favorite!"

"I'm Wan Hua Xing, Meng Li Jiang's favorite Wanhua Xing!"

"Finally--"

"Finally--"

"I'm seeing my loved one again!"

"You were only separated for a few hours! Are you idiots?!"

Ugh... Every time Casey is in a room with these two, she gets a splitting headache.

"Alright, alright! Now that we're here, let's get down to business!" he snapped.

"But Onii-chan and I have already completed our missions, okay?"

"We've subdued two and separated one. What about this side?"

"I've added another layer of security to Chi Ying's control, but one of the kids still managed to escape..." Casey said irritably.

"Kid?"

"It's a little girl not mentioned in the report. All we know is that she's with them, but whether she's even capable of fighting is unknown, so it's really annoying."

"Then it's not our place to care~ because that little girl has already been taken care of by Di Fei'er has nothing better to do~"

It took Cassie a few seconds to realize that Su Mengli was referring to Di Fei'er Fais, the younger of the twin sisters.

Su Mengli happily squatted down, poking Ye's chest one moment and tugging at Xiao Wu's hair the next.

"Stop playing around, what about Haoyue, the one who went out chasing you guys before?"

"She'll be left to the Fais sisters. She's already been affected by Tia's power, which means Haoyue and that little girl have been influenced by the two sisters' powers. Then Yu Xun and Valentina will also go and deal with them directly."

"Four against two? Looks like that's fine, then I'll..."

Casey pulled a sharp machete from her clothes and swung it viciously at the two women who had fallen to the ground.

The cleaver tore through Ye's fair and moist skin, causing a lot of blood to splatter, but it began to heal rapidly the moment the cleaver was removed.

Xiao Wu, standing next to her, was the same—no, even more so. Her skin was soft yet incredibly resilient; a cleaver could only pierce a shallow layer of her skin.

"Damn it, it really didn't work."

"That's exactly right. Fisher himself said that it's not easy to completely kill them physically, which is why we need you, Casey!"

"Stop struggling, Casey. I know you're reluctant, but just use your power!"

"Damn it... Alright, alright, I'll do it according to plan! But during 'this period,' you all need to get me to Valentina as soon as possible!"

"You usually hate Valentina, but now you want to rely on her?"

"What do you mean by 'relying on'! Using her compressed space to protect me while I was feigning death was exactly the purpose of our partnership!"

"Yes, yes, anyway, Valentina and the others will only be able to deal with Haoyue in a short while. Even if they haven't finished yet, we can take you there and she can find the time to put you in the compressed space."

"Then I'll begin--"

Casey took a deep breath, placed his hands on the two women lying on the ground, and tried his best to recall the feeling he never wanted to experience again.

It's a completely double-edged sword ability; it's really annoying.

However, inaction is not an option.

Just then,

Wanhua Xing suddenly realized something.

She blurted out what was on her mind without thinking.

"That's strange. We haven't seen that gray-haired girl at all tonight. Did she not come at all?"

As if in response to her,

Just as Casey was about to unleash his power,

"... Finally, the flaws were exposed!"

Accompanied by a sizzling sound,

Having disintegrated his body at the cellular level, the Sin Annihilation, which had been hidden within Xiao Wu for three hours, finally burst forth from Xiao Wu body.

On the other side--

The Sick Spider was now in a state of confusion.

"... Ah? Something's... strange?"

No, nothing strange, I should go next--

First, find Haoyue.

When you meet up with Haoyue, it would be best to help her out of her predicament.

Together, they searched for Chi Ying.

Eliminate Chi Ying, then find Hao Yue.

It's best to meet the bright moon...

"... Huh, what's up?"

Inside the stands, in a dark and narrow maintenance passage, two sisters were hiding.

"Now both of you have been infected, sister."

"You're just as silly as me, little sister."

"I'll kill you, sister."

"You're really stupid to think that little girl is a threat."

"Don't you understand that you shouldn't underestimate anyone before you've observed them clearly?"

"Whether we understand or not doesn't matter. After all, we're just supporting characters. Let those two take care of the job."

Twin sisters, Tia Fais and Di Fei'er Fais.

"The Memory Loop" and "The Thought Loop".

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Ugh... Tomorrow is the dreaded midterm exam... Digital Electronics in the morning, Electromagnetism and Waves in the evening. Wish me luck!