I'm Not a Flame-Chaser - Chapter 587

New Testament: Afterword of the Dirac Sea: Chapter 100, The First Battle - Delta

Between midnight and 6 a. m., no one is allowed to attack each other. This rule is to give the participants a period of rest together, so in theory, Lin shouldn't have to worry about being attacked while he's sleeping... right?

Lin silently slid from the bed to the floor like a snake, then quietly went to the window, leaned against the edge, and gently lifted the curtain with her fingers to look outside out of the corner of her eye.

The rules are that you can't steal or rob Poké Ball or attack other people between midnight and 6 a. m. In other words, you can do anything except steal or rob Poké Ball and attack other people.

Would secretly poisoning, drugging, imprisoning, or restraining other contestants' rooms be considered "launching an attack"?

Without restrictions on nighttime activities, there would certainly be no problem in conducting transactions, as well as setting up conspiracies and traps.

So even though Lin let Seele rest assured, he remained highly vigilant, and as it turned out, his vigilance was justified.

"Sand..."

The brief rustling outside the window disappeared, and silence returned, even the stillness of a breeze. Lin didn't catch a glimpse of anyone out of the corner of his eye, but instead of going back to bed, he waited patiently.

Time passed slowly, and the black-haired man's Prismatic Eyes beneath his bangs emitted a cold light in the gloomy darkness.

He listened quietly until the very faint rustling sound came from outside the window again, then slowly returned to his seat on the bed.

He didn't peek out from under the umbrella. Looking at the other person, he suspected that they weren't actually trying to take Wu Yuan away, but were testing him, just as he had been testing them.

It wasn't Yae Kasumi and Delta; they couldn't have just been observing. So it must be one of the remaining two teams. According to Rita, the coordinates of the teams with Poké Ball will be continuously published, so this person must be looking for Rita and the others.

Sitting on the bed, stroking her chin, Lin pondered for a while before picking up a tissue from the bedside table. She rummaged through the bedside table and found a pen, then began to organize her thoughts somewhat awkwardly on the tissue.

Before you know it, dawn breaks. The dim morning light illuminates the dust particles from the distance of the city. Torn tissues are thrown into the trash can, and early risers stand at their doorways.

"Knock knock knock".

"Hmm... Ha... Brother Lin, it's not six o'clock yet..."

"We won't be attacked until six o'clock, so leaving now is the best option."

A girl with unripe, cherry-pink hair leaned against the corner wall, her eyes closed as she listened to all the sounds from not far away. Two greatswords were placed beside her, one with its hilt held by her tail, which she gently shook.

She and Yae Kasumi had been lying in ambush for two hours. After searching, she found Lin's Titan not far away, and the nearest hotel was nearby, so she deduced that Lin and Seele were resting here.

Of course, given Lin's cunning and hardworking nature, it's possible he would choose to rest in a secluded corner at night instead of such an obvious target. But since he brought that seemingly delicate girl along, Delta, knowing him as she did, would surely consider the girl's feelings.

Therefore, she was certain that Lin was in this hotel.

Delta blocked the main entrance, while Yae Kasumi lay in ambush on the hotel rooftop. As soon as the truce ended, they would catch Lin off guard.

In terms of direct combat ability, she was confident that she could take down Lin, but she still needed to be careful about one thing.

That means there was not only Riding Fish Team at the inn, but also another team with two Poké Ball resting at the same inn as Riding Fish Team. This suggests that they either knew Lin, or had formed a partnership with Lin, or more likely both.

"Clatter..."

The soft sound of the door opening seemed unusually loud in the silent environment. Delta opened her eyes and calmly observed the situation in the hotel through the reflection of the window not far away. When she saw that only Seele had come out of the hotel, she narrowed her eyes.

She picked up the walkie-talkie from her waist, lowered her voice, and pressed the call button, "Only another member of the Riding Fish Team came out. Have you found Lin over there?"

"Zzz—No, Lin hasn't left the hotel yet."

Delta narrowed her eyes upon hearing this. Her intuition told her that something was wrong, but her rationality made her calm down and wait. Perhaps Lin would come out of the hotel in a little while...

"Boom..."

What was that sound?

Delta's nerves jolted, a jolt of electricity shot through her brain, and she looked up sharply to find a huge shadow blocking out the rising sun!

The mechanical monster's thrusters emitted particles of azure light. Under the gloom that blotted out the sky, it raised its only arm, the machine gun on its wrist spun, and then spat out tongues of fire to sweep across the ground!

"Da, da, da, da..."

In an instant, the girl drew two massive blades and dashed out from her spot, the two swords blocking her head and deflecting all the bullets that were about to hit her!

Some colorful liquid slid down her sword, which she glanced at as she dodged.

Paint Bullet?

The Paint Bullet wouldn't tear her body to pieces, but they would inevitably cause her pain. She gritted her teeth, her eyes blazing as she looked up at the person sitting high above in the machine. His dark and rainbow pupils seemed to look down at her, who was fleeing in a disheveled state, with disdain.

Just like when they first met, there was no dialogue, no intention to back down, only fighting.

"Boom!"

Delta blocked the Paint Bullet, turned around, and rushed into the building. The Paint Bullet alone were not powerful enough to easily penetrate the building, and they also caused Lin to lose his target.

Lin knew she wanted to use the buildings to launch a surprise attack on him, so he pulled back the control lever, making Titan rise as fast as possible to avoid the buildings. But it was still not fast enough. A beautiful figure rushed out of the shadows and stepped on the outer wall of the building at an incredible speed. With a forceful push, she made the building collapse downwards. She then chased after Titan with the heat and speed of a bullet leaving the chamber.

Lin's pupils kept capturing the afterimage of her hair as if it were on fire, but Titan's speed couldn't keep up with his reflexes and dynamic vision. Without Neural Connection, he couldn't even aim properly; he could only predict the opponent's movement trajectory and then pull the trigger.

"Da, da, da, da!"

A massive amount of Paint Bullet were fired from the muzzle, but they missed even the afterimage left on Lin's retina. The remaining bullet count on the monitor dropped rapidly. He calmly watched the terrifying figure that was less than five meters away from him and was closing in at an alarming rate, breaking through the Titan's speed limit with his bare body.

Three...

Two...

One.

As she stepped onto the building's exterior wall again, using the recoil to attack him, he adjusted his gun and aimed it at the charging girl in the air, unable to dodge!

"Clatter."

Pull the trigger.

A dazzling display of colored fireworks marked the start of the day for Changkong City.

New Testament: Afterword of the Dirac Sea: Chapter 101 A Moment's Victory or Defeat

"Um?"

As she crouched down, Yae Kasumi heard a loud bang, followed by a streak of azure light soaring into the sky. Her eyes, hidden behind her mask, turned toward that direction, but in that brief moment when her gaze left, two figures burst out of the inn she was staring at and arrived in front of her almost simultaneously!

What...

The moment the commotion began, she instinctively drew two small katana from her waist and held them in front of her!

"Swoosh—Sizzle—"

The light from the clash of blades was more dazzling than the first rays of Yae Kasumi managed to block the attack, she was caught off guard by the surprise attack. In addition, both attackers were using heavy weapons. In just one exchange, she was sent flying by forces far superior to her own!

"Bang!"

Dust billowed up, and Seele, who had been told to find a place to hide as soon as she left the hotel, was startled. She quickly ran behind a half-broken wall and quietly observed the situation.

"..."

"Help, help Brother Lin? But I don't want to fight... And why... why do you care so much about Brother Lin..."

"..."

"You don't know either... How would I know... I also felt that Brother Lin gave me a special feeling, like someone I've known for a long time... And, moreover, he said he would send me back to my original world..."

"..."

"I... I know, you don't need to tell me... but... we can't hurt other people..."

"..."

Seele's expression shifted rapidly. She muttered to herself to herself in a secluded place, first struggling with her thoughts, then suddenly realizing something, and her gentle eyes hardened.

On the other side, Titan aimed his gun at Delta, who was attacking from the air. Lin calmly pulled the trigger, Paint Bullet rained down on the girl who had no way to avoid them!

Even though she couldn't dodge, Delta's eyes remained calm. She grabbed the blue greatsword with her tail and blocked it in front of her, deflecting all the crucial bullets. Then, she gripped the pink hilt with both hands and slashed down heavily at Titan!

A "color" more vibrant than Paint Bullet surged from her sword, igniting her Emotion Factor and setting her ponytail ablaze!

Lacking crucial functions, the Titan had no time to evade the attack. Even though Lin had already used maximum power to dodge backward before Delta swung his sword, the machine gun on the Titan's arm was still cut in two. Brilliant sparks splashed onto the iron shell. Between the two giant swords, Lin's reflection was reflected in Delta's extremely cold blue eyes.

"Lin, you've regressed. Are you going to fight with this junk now?"

The clear, crisp voice was drowned out by the mechanical roar that followed.

"Boom!"

Lin pulled the control stick, and the flight device on the back of the Titan powered up to maximum speed, causing it to flip and spin in the air, raising its huge foot to kick Delta!

Delta, unable to gain leverage in mid-air, had already used up all her accumulated power with that attack, but she didn't dodge or evade. Instead, she gripped the other greatsword, Silent Swan Lake, on her tail with her left hand. The two swords, which were even larger than her petite body, were like weightless ears of rice in her hands, and she easily swung them to meet the mechanical foot that was kicking at her!

"Bass!"

"Bang!"

Delta was kicked away by the Titan's power, turning into a phantom and crashing into the building.

But...

Lin glanced at the monitor displaying Titan's own status.

The Titan's metal feet had vanished, leaving behind a smooth, prismatic cut, resembling sliced tofu.

In just a few seconds of combat, Delta had already dismantled the Titan's machine gun and right leg, but fortunately the Titan's leg was just for decoration and was not seriously damaged.

Now, Titan only has a left foot, a right arm, and a flight pack on his back, looking as pathetic as scrap metal dug out of a junkyard.

Pushing aside the dust, Delta emerged from the gap, her pretty face cold and aloof as she held her sword. Apart from two patches of light blue and cherry pink paint on her cheeks, she didn't appear to have a single wound.

Delta is not an ordinary human. You can tell from the horny things on her head and the tail on her back that she is a modified human, and a human Gene Modification of Honkai Beast.

According to the information Lin found in Delta's World Bubble, Delta is a super soldier who has been modified twice with Honkai factors from Emperor-class Honkai Beast. In terms of speed, strength, and self-healing ability, it is no less than that of a superior Honkai Beast, and it can also use "Emotion Factor" to increase its lethality.

This is also why she was able to serve as the Hyperion's guard. On paper, she is far stronger than Lin and Rita, and in terms of experience, she is a veteran of countless battles. To be honest, Lin doesn't think he can defeat Delta now that he can use some of the Herrscher Authority.

But that doesn't mean he will lose.

Lin pulled the control stick and flew towards the open area behind him. He believed Delta would follow. She was a battle maniac, but surprisingly, she was also good at calm observation and thinking. Ordinary tricks would not work on her; only a head-on battle would work.

As expected, Delta caught up with him. Her speed on the high-rise buildings was faster than the Titan's flight speed, and Lin couldn't even accurately pinpoint her location using the Titan's radar.

Some of the technology in this Titan is too outdated. Apart from the Neural Connection system and the Anti-gravity Flight System, its other functions are less than one-tenth of the technology used by the Hyperion. It may be an ancient relic from some other world.

But Lin's requirements were not high; he just needed to maintain his flight advantage.

After flying for a full hundred meters, Delta suddenly accelerated as it turned between the tall buildings, and like a pinball, it pounced on Titan's back. Then, with a cold look in its eyes, it raised its twin swords and stabbed them fiercely at the flight pack!

"Cough—"

Two specially made blades easily cut through the sheet metal, destroying the internal structural cups as well, and the entire machine wobbled and was about to fall.

She snorted coldly, gripped one of the swords with her tail, lowered her body and reached out to grab Lin in the cockpit, intending to bring him down with her, but she grabbed nothing.

Um?

Delta waved her hand erratically in mid-air, but failed to grab Lin. Puzzled, she leaned out of the cockpit and peered inside...

Empty.

The cockpit was empty, except for the control stick, which was set to continue flying forward. Just seconds before, there had been people in the cockpit, and the lingering warmth seemed to mock Delta.

Her expression changed slightly, and she turned around abruptly, only to see the black-haired man clinging to the corner of the tall building she had just flown past, his right eye emitting a dazzling rainbow light!

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, the Titan plummeted downwards, and Delta had no choice but to jump out of the plane to escape. She gritted her teeth and leaped into the air, trying to grab the nearest rooftop.

But at that very moment, when she was unable to dodge in mid-air, two golden chains came hurtling through the air.

Even when Delta swung her sword at top speed to try and shatter the chains, they nimbly dodged her attacks like venomous snakes, then bound her body, dissipating all her power.

"Clatter".

The expressionless girl was suspended in mid-air.

New Testament: Afterword of the Dirac Sea: Chapter 102 The Girl's Thoughts Are Unfathomable

While Lin was capturing Delta, Rita and her group had also finished their battle. Although Yae Kasumi was just as capable as Delta and possessed what appeared to be Divine Key ability, Rita and Himeko were no pushovers either. In just a few minutes, the Riding Fish Team and the Riding Bird Team joined forces to successfully capture the Rider Tanuki Squad.

Delta probably never expected that she, who had once beaten Lin, would lose this time without even using half her strength. When Lin pulled her up from the rooftop like a roast goose, her pretty face, smeared with paint, glared at him unhappily, as if she wanted to bite a piece of flesh off his face.

I don't know if they were dissatisfied with not having a good time, or dissatisfied with not winning.

"Hmph, you win." Delta didn't wait for Lin to speak before swinging her legs, which were clad in different colored stockings, and snorted coldly. "Yae and I each have a Yae Kasumi Poké Ball. Mine is in my inner pocket. You can take it."

"..."

She was as straightforward as ever, but Lin didn't move a finger, only staring intently at the girl whose hands and feet were tied and unable to move.

"... Why are you staring at me?" Delta's heart tightened, and she squeezed her legs together, slightly pulling her knees to cover the edge of her transparent skirt.