Volume Six: What She Lost, What I Gained - Chapter 555: A Military Technology Class with Clever, Adorable Julia

"Ah~~ Ah~~ That's so rough, Xiao Wu."

Trister rose from the ruins, his protective suit having spared him from harm, but his people fared less well... many of them were trapped under the rubble and unable to escape.

Xiao Wu glared at him coldly.

"I've pretty much seen through your tricks with your superpowers. You're actually not suited for fighting at all. It was my mistake to be so suspicious of you because of your bluffing before, but now I have no worries—I just need to go head-to-head with you and flatten you!"

"That's true..."

But Trister remained relaxed, as if everything was going according to his plan.

"Do you know, Xiao Wu? The radioactive fallout from my Dirty Bomb might not dissipate even after decades. To operate in contaminated areas, you need protective suits and anti-radiation drugs. If you want to be truly safe, you need advanced anti-radiation drugs—something several times more advanced than the drugs soldiers take."

"Why are you telling me this?"

"Actually... high-grade anti-radiation drugs can be effective for a wide range of people; even the elderly and birds can benefit from them."

"Varied--!?"

In that instant—the knife wound,

Pressure marks, burns.

Puncture wounds, burns

Bites, scratches

Strain, chafing injury

Spinal fracture, internal organ rupture, rib fracture, concussion, shattered eyeball, limb fracture, skin ulceration, myocardial infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, lacerations, neck sprain, suffocation, cardiopulmonary failure, perforated eardrum

Various kinds of serious injuries, even fatal ones.

They appeared on Xiao Wu at the same time.

"... Uh... Eh...?"

In that instant, Xiao Wu almost lost consciousness.

She has suffered countless injuries since childhood.

She has survived countless injuries that would kill an ordinary person hundreds of times.

However, this is the first time I've ever suffered such a variety of severe injuries at the same time.

The body's powerful self-healing ability immediately began to operate, but this time the healing speed was somewhat slower than before, because it was indeed a considerable burden for the body to overcome so many different kinds of damage at the same time.

"--Cough cough!"

Xiao Wu coughed up a mouthful of blood, and at the same time, her injuries healed completely. Just as she was searching in astonishment for the person who had attacked her—

"▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇!!!"

Excruciating pain! Dizziness!!

Absent!!!

The triple shockwave pierced through Xiao Wu's brain, instantly robbing Xiao Wu of consciousness! This intense impact was like amplifying the damage to her ears by tens of thousands of times!

But even so--

"What... what the hell... who...!!!"

Xiao Wu didn't fall! Her extraordinary self-healing ability, and even stronger willpower, allowed Xiao Wu to regain consciousness at the last moment!

"Tsk tsk, after such an attack, an ordinary person would be dead by now, right? Urahara Sakura Dance, this is even more exaggerated than I've heard."

Xiao Wu, whose severely damaged eardrums had barely recovered, heard a new sound and quickly looked in the direction from which it came.

He was a tall, strong old man.

Beneath his impeccably tailored black suit was a lean and well-proportioned physique, at least 1.9 meters tall, with an imposing beard on his face, exuding a vitality beyond his years. However, his cold gray eyes, sharp yet cunning, made people hesitant to meet his gaze.

A rather large parrot perched on his shoulder, its entire body a beautiful emerald green except for its golden breast and belly feathers. The parrot's eyes lacked any of the dullness often associated with animals, and it clearly possessed great intelligence.

"Who are you..."

"Heh heh, I am Vic Fisher, and this fellow is my friend, Dastan."

"Prey! Hello! Hello! Prey!"

"Hey, hey, hey, my old buddy, don't be so hurtful with your words when it comes to prey..."

Fisher covered his mouth and laughed.

That was an extremely sinister and cold smile.

"... Even the truth has its parts, some things should be said and some things shouldn't be said."

I am dead.

I was dragged by my intestines and thrown from a height of tens of meters. Before I could even use my blood crystal to protect my body, my intestines were completely severed before I hit the ground. Of course, my other internal organs were also affected and became a mess. The moment I hit the ground was even more spectacular. All my body parts, big and small, flew in all directions. The instant my head flew off, I witnessed my body explode into a bloody firework from a third-person perspective. It was truly a precious life experience.

Then, I was resurrected.

After all, I still have so many lives inside me. Yu He's contract can limit my strength, but it's impossible for him to take away all those lives at once, which is why I was able to survive.

But... sometimes dying is easier than living, isn't that what they mean by the current situation?

"Ughhhhh~ I'm getting bored again~~~"

Julia held her face and moved horizontally through the air, seemingly bored. She'd already tormented the other person so badly; was this really okay?

"Woo woo... coo coo coo..."

"Huh? What did you say? I can't hear you!"

Hey, hey, hey, you're the one who made me unable to speak clearly, right? Seriously though... even though I'm starting to get used to it, it still... hurts like hell. I'm not exaggerating, it really feels like I'm going to die all over again.

My body was strung together.

A cylindrical object, about the thickness of a calf, pierced through from below and exited through my mouth. It had tiny, stabilizing wing-like structures at its middle and bottom. It ripped open all my internal organs, stretched my neck to three times its normal size, and completely tore my mouth and cheeks apart, leaving only a thin layer of skin stretched to almost translucent. As for what was below? Who knows? It was all mangled beyond recognition; I couldn't tell where it was. So cruel, so incredibly cruel.

Thinking about it this way... I'm like a leather sheath worn over this pillar, constantly repeating the process of tearing—near death—dead ball—resurrection—and tearing again. Playing like this is really pointless. By the way, what exactly is this pillar?

The usual assumption would be that it's some kind of giant genitals, but I believe I'm not someone who lives in the world of grotesque anime, so this thing... judging from its shape... is probably...

Some kind of slender missile?

With difficulty, the bloodshot eyes rolled downwards, and sure enough, the bottom of the column was connected to a base that resembled a launch pad, hastily assembled from countless parts of various sizes.

Looks like I guessed right?...

No, I'd rather never know what it is, because I already have a guess at what's going to happen next.

"Although it's incredibly boring, from the beginning to the end of season three, it's still boring, but I can't exactly go looking for someone else~ Fisher is probably being hunted by that old bastard Fisher and that damn Trister right now, and Valentina Yu Xun the Fais sisters are probably about to take care of Tartaglia, right? In the end, all I got was~~~you~~~!"

"Ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh..."

I struggled to stay conscious, repeatedly going through the cycle of disconnection and reconnection, glaring at her fiercely, making muffled noises that could be interpreted as, "You fucking put me down right now."

It might seem a bit rude, but in these extraordinary times, it's okay to swear, right?

"What? You said 'You fucking put me down right now'? Hey, hey, hey, isn't it inappropriate for such a pretty lady to swear? Inappropriate? It's definitely inappropriate!"

So you can understand that, huh?

"Mmm, ooh, mmm, ooh, ooh, ooh... (No way, I never fucking say 'fucking')"

"Didn't you say so, you bastard! Come on, stop dragging your feet, Xiao Ye surface-to-air missile, countdown to launch begins!"

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle gurgle!!!! (Holy crap, wait, wait, wait!!!)"

Using me as a human skin to wrap around a missile and launch me? I've never heard of such a game before! That's incredibly advanced! I've never seen such a bizarre new level of gaming in my life!

"Countdown begins -- 10 -- 9 --"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"--Omitted-- Launch 321!"

Rumble rumble rumble rumble------!!!!!

"Eeya!!"

Haoyue collapsed helplessly onto the damaged stands.

"Bleeding profusely"—this phrase perfectly describes her current state.

He lost an arm, had countless bruises all over his body, and his leg was broken.

The most fatal wound was the large hole in her side abdomen, caused by the final, "sure-fire" sniper shot. In the nick of time, Haoyue's instincts allowed her to avoid a fatal blow, but even so, if left unattended, she wouldn't survive more than two minutes.

"Hoo... Ha... Hoo... Ha..."

Her breathing was initially heavy and harsh, then gradually became weak and drawn out, just like the life force constantly draining from her body.

(It hurts...)

(It's so painful...)

(Am I going to die...?)

(But... where am I?)

(Why were the injuries so severe?)

(Who did this?)

(Hurry... I need... treatment...)

(But... I'm out of energy...)

(Because of limited strength)

(Is it subject to restrictions?)

(Why am I restricted? Who is restricting me? Where am I?)

(Why are the injuries so severe? Who did this?)

(...)

(Why...?)

Valentina cautiously took a few steps closer, carefully examining the serious injuries on the enemy's body. She was extremely careful now, constantly reminding herself, "Don't underestimate the enemy, don't underestimate the enemy." Even now that the enemy was seriously injured and lying on the ground, she could not let her guard down, as the slightest negligence could have fatal consequences.

"It seems this is the end for her."

Yu Xun nodded, but she didn't even take a few steps closer, being even more cautious Valentina.

"I thought the last shot would definitely blast her head through."

"But it's pretty much the same now. Even if we leave her alone, she won't live much longer."

"But it's better to be careful. I'll give her a couple more hits to completely destroy her heart and brain."

"Then I dragged the body to a relatively enclosed space, and used my Return to Origin technique to completely erase her existence."

Let's do it!

(Author's note: Villains aren't scary; what's scary is a villain who knows how to finish you off.)

(I'm going to help someone...)

The Sick Spider scurried quickly toward the audience seats.

She heard a voice coming from that direction. Although she didn't know who it was, she knew it was best to hurry over.

(There's no time to take a detour, so use the line to cut through the obstacles and make a path, then run straight through, and use the line to cut through the obstacles and make a path--)

"--Ahhh, no way!!!"

It's gone in circles again! Just like before! As soon as I start thinking about something, I always end up circling back to the beginning! And so it's all in circles again! Just like before! As soon as I start thinking about something, I always end up...

"No, no, no, no, no, no, stop, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!"

The Sick Spider clutched its increasingly painful head in agony, knelt on the ground, and trembled uncontrollably.

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What a painful chapter

I spent the whole night working on my thesis, and it wasn't until 1:30 that I remembered I hadn't updated.