I'm Not a Flame-Chaser - Chapter 613

The Journey Begins in the Sky: Chapter Twenty-Eight - An Unexpected Visitor

Long purple hair, light purple eyes, a white dress and a white and blue coat, black stockings, and a beautiful face as cold as ice.

Holding a long sword, he approached Rita, who sat on the railing, at dawn, and looked warily at the maid who was an enemy in every sense of the word.

Raiden Mei, the only daughter of Raiden Ryoma, the former president of ME Corp., is the successor of Hokushin Itto-ryu- ryu, or as she is more commonly known, the former Third Herrscher of Herrscher of Thunder.

"I received the message you sent through that child." Mei's pretty face, radiating coldness, stared at the woman in front of her who had caused Kiana to become Herrscher and helped that man commit evil deeds.

Some time ago, they clashed in this city. Gray Serpent had a cyborg girl under his command. That humanoid machine was Gray Serpent's tool for collecting and processing information data from the entire Sky City. After Gray Serpent was killed by Rita took Gray Serpent's prosthetic eye and took control of Gray Serpent's intelligence network. In the end, after the confrontation, the humanoid machine was formatted by Rita.

Mei brought the humanoid robot back to the Hyperion, hoping to use the Hyperion's processing system to repair it. However, the previously dead Gray Serpent controlled the Hyperion through the humanoid robot and invaded the Anti-Entropy database. After finally eliminating the mech forces deployed by Gray Serpent, Mei and her group split into two groups. Mei and Tesla took the humanoid robot back to Anti-Entropy Headquarters for repairs, while Bronya and Theresa went to Abyssal City to retrieve the Gem of Desire.

Mei received a message from Rita through her humanoid machine, sent through the eyes of the Gray Serpent. So she returned to Sky City and came to Rita's side.

"Looks like my gamble paid off. The 'variable' in Sky City has finally arrived." Rita's face was filled with an intoxicating fragrance. Just as Kiana had thought of her, she was a woman whose level of danger was directly proportional to the sweetness of her smile. "Where's Dr. Tesla? Isn't she coming along?"

"Whoosh!"

The Raikiri blade reached between the maid's brows; with a mere flick of the blade, it could slice the beautiful maid's head into a watermelon.

"You should know very well how many traps you've set up so far." Mei's gaze seemed to freeze the air as she looked at the smiling maid. "Now, tell me one reason to believe you."

"With Mei's keen observation skills, she should be able to tell that there are no ambushes around, and I am currently powerless to fight back."

The maid jumped down from the railing and pressed the play button on the arm armor of the armor, and a virtual projection appeared in her palm.

The scene depicts Kiana and Rita fighting side-by-side against the Death Weaver.

Mei's pupils dilated slightly, and her fingers clenched. Rita was satisfied with her reaction.

"I only want to make a deal with Miss Mei. If you help me get the antidote, I will tell you where Miss Kiana is. At least in this city, we are on the same side."

"Snort..."

Mei didn't reply, but her eyes seemed thoughtful.

Obviously, Rita's words and evidence could not completely convince her, but for now, Rita was indeed the most likely person to know Kiana's whereabouts.

"It seems we've reached an agreement. I'll leave it to you then, Miss Mei."

Rita smiled and withdrew her arm, but Mei did not put the knife away.

"... Mei?"

"I have one more condition: hand over the Gray Serpent's eyes to me now." The purple-haired girl stared coldly at Rita, preventing her from making any small moves.

Upon hearing this, Rita's smile became slightly distorted, "It's a real shame, Miss Mei. Because of my negligence, I've lost Gray Serpent's eyes."

"Do you think I'd believe you?" Mei's hand holding the knife remained motionless.

"I have no reason to lie now, Miss Mei. The benefits of Gray Serpent's Eyes are not worth risking my life for."

"..."

Even the composed maid felt a bead of sweat trickle down her forehead as she faced a blade that could easily take her life.

"But I can guarantee that the Eye of the Serpent is still in this city, and... it must also be related to Shencheng Pharmaceuticals."

Lin gently ran his fingers through Kiana's silver hair, who was sleeping on his lap. His eyes were dark and gloomy, as if shrouded in dark clouds, but his movements were so light that they did not wake the girl.

A gentle breeze blows, and time seems to stand still at this moment.

"Hmph, human, do you think you can let her control me by doing this?"

"..."

The girl had opened her right eye at some point, and that golden right eye, adorned with patterns, looked at him with a mocking smile.

"The weak and laughable power within you cannot Mental Sea within her body. You were able to defeat the Herrscher consciousness only because the one within you was weak enough. As for the consciousness of this body, it is as fragile as glass that can be shattered with a single poke to me."

"Moreover, it is utterly delusional for a human to want to grasp the Herrscher of the Void Core and the power to Gem of Conquest."

"Everything you're doing now is nothing but digging your own grave. Once I have complete control of this body, I will personally... crush your ridiculous mask, you ant!"

Lin gently closed his eyes, exhaled, and when he opened them again, the girl was sleeping peacefully as before, as if what he had just heard was just his imagination.

Is everything he's doing now in vain?

Lin didn't know.

Perhaps in the end, Kiana still won't be able to control the Herrscher Core, but he doesn't want to deprive Kiana of any potential opportunity.

Is there more than one core inside Kiana...?

Lin thought of the Herrscher of the Void he had encountered in the World Bubble of the Armed Puppet.

He stood up, put on his hood, and walked into the night.

Night is a protective umbrella for everything that whispers and surges in the darkness.

Lin Leng watched as more and more patrolling mechs appeared. He looked at the signal tower, and then, like a gust of wind, he floated through the tall building invisibly.

Although the World Serpent was scheduled to conduct the experiment a week later, after they obtained the Eos engine, the planned timeline may have been brought forward considerably. Lin predicted that they would take action in the next few days.

The current Sky City is complex and could affect World Serpent's judgment, but it could also lead World Serpent to conduct experiments recklessly. That would be the best time for Lin to make his move.

The difference between hunter and prey lies in who loses patience first and is exposed to the light of day.

But today, Lin miscalculated.

"Bang!"

The moment Lin stepped onto the signal tower, the air around him distorted, and a figure shot out from the "air" like lightning, inserting a syringe into his neck!

Lin Yuan's superhuman reflexes reacted the moment the figure appeared. However, even though he dodged immediately at such close range, he was still stabbed in the shoulder!

He kicked the figure in the chest and abdomen. The hard touch made his eyes darken. After kicking the figure away, he quickly pulled out the syringe.

However, nearly half of the liquid inside the syringe had already been injected into his body.

"Hmm..."

Pain and dizziness rapidly tore at his brain. He staggered as he watched a man with short, gray-white hair slowly rise from the edge of the rooftop. The man, who looked as if he hadn't woken up properly, walked toward Lin, who was slowly kneeling on the ground.

Lin's memory ends with the sound from his earphones after he reaches out his hand.

"Night Owl, take the target back to the industrial area."

The Journey Begins in the Sky: Chapter Twenty-Nine - The First Encounter

There is a kind of encounter in the world where people pass each other by without realizing it; that is their first fateful meeting.

Under the Mei arrived at the central industrial zone of Shencheng Pharmaceuticals, and in the dark, she stared with the sharp eyes of an eagle at the industrial zone building that had been half blown off but had now been barely repaired.

There were many patrol personnel nearby, more than the Gray Serpent mech force they faced when they last came to Sky City. Moreover, according to the information provided by Rita, Shencheng Pharmaceuticals was now on high alert after the attack. The Blade of Immortality had discovered new World Serpent members entering Sky City in various places.

In other words, World Serpent learned from its repeated attacks and deployed more troops to complete this experiment.

What they didn't know was that after Lin defeated Raven, World Serpent not only brought in more people, but also, considering that both public opinion and hidden forces in Sky City had a great ability to interfere with the experiment, they also brought in a new cadre.

This made it more difficult for Mei to infiltrate the central industrial area.

On the other hand, World Serpent, having just been attacked, might have lowered its guard and thought it was impossible to be attacked again. Moreover, at this time, Night Owl, the cadre who had entered Sky City to ambush them, captured Lin. World Serpent believed that the main attackers were no longer there, which gave Mei an opportunity.

After observing for nearly half an hour, Mei confirmed the patrol team's pattern. She silently entered the blind spot of one of the mechs, followed behind it, and then hid in the blind spot of another mech as she passed by. By constantly changing cover, she successfully entered the industrial building.

Rita said the database is on the fifth floor...

Mei quickly went upstairs. There weren't many guards inside the building, so she had no trouble getting through and soon arrived at the door of the archives room.

Mei stood in front of the electronic lock, muttering, "If I can't open the door with an ID card, then I can only..."

She reached out and placed her hand on the electronic lock. A current flowed from her fingertips into the lock, and with a "click," white smoke billowed from the lock, and the door to the archives opened automatically.

Next, we need to go inside and find the information about where the antidote is stored...

"—!"

As Mei was about to enter the archives, she suddenly felt a strange sensation that made her hair stand on end. Her bioelectric field made her feel that something had "entered" her domain, but she couldn't see it.

Without hesitation, she drew her sword, turned around, and pointed it in a certain direction.

"Come out." Mei like a queen giving orders, her cold and beautiful face filled with icy indifference. Even though she was no longer the Herrscher of Thunder, she still maintained a ruthless attitude when facing her enemies.

After she said those words, the air in the direction she was pointing blurred, and then it rushed towards her!

"Bass!"

Once the opponent was exposed, Mei saw no need to remain hidden any longer. Electric current surged through her body, and she charged towards the opponent!

"Bang!"

But just as the two sides were about to clash, a huge explosion and a heat wave came from behind Mei!

The two stopped simultaneously. Mei saw the blurry, transparent humanoid figure reach out to answer a message in the earpiece, then back away and quickly disappeared.

They retreated?

"Explosion! Explosion! There's an attack!"

A heart-wrenching cry came from downstairs. Mei frowned and went to the stairs. She glanced at the sound and saw a guard wearing a helmet running out in a panic, followed by a group of guards rushing in from outside the industrial building.

It seems that others also attacked this place.

This gave Mei ample time; the person who used optical camouflage earlier must have gone to support the larger-scale attack below.

She entered the archives and, after locating the antidote, quickly moved aside. A group of guards had already approached. She drew her long sword and weaved back and forth between the mech and the guards, heading towards her destination.

As she arrived at the entrance to her destination, another explosion shook the entire building!

"Boom!"

With a single slash, Mei sent the onrushing guard flying. She then shoved the long sword into the electronic lock and opened the door using the same method as before.

Although we don't know who did it, we should definitely thank him for helping us get the antidote.

"I must say, Night Owl, you've changed my opinion of you in this matter. You caught the mouse that even Raven, who can manipulate S-rank Valkyrie with ease, couldn't catch with my methods. You've upheld the dignity of the World Serpent, and you should be proud of that."

"Ah... it's not about upholding the dignity of the World Serpent, that's too complicated... I just deduced that he already knew most of the plan, so he went to the signal tower to investigate first. He didn't know I existed, which is why he was able to succeed."

"Hmph, the process doesn't matter. Alright, hand him over to me. You can continue to carry out missions in Raven."

"... The Raven is still in the treatment ward? Ugh... What a hassle... There are clearly stronger people out there, but they had to send me..."

After watching the nonchalant man walk away, the Jackal raised a hint of contempt in her eyes. Then, when she saw Lin lying unconscious on the ground, injected with neurotoxin, her contempt intensified.

Ultimately, Raven's failure to catch this guy was simply a matter of her ability; now it seems this man is nothing special.

You will have to compensate for the losses caused earlier. With such excellent material, you will surely be able to create even better works.

Oh, and by the way, we should also see what kind of hideous face this scoundrel has. It's probably quite ugly, isn't it?

The Jackal, in a good mood, crouched down, then reached out towards the mask on the man's face, grabbed it, and slowly peeled it off, a disdainful smile spreading across his face.

"..."

However, when the mask was removed, she did not see the ugly face she had imagined.

No, she didn't see it at all; underneath the mask... was a black hood.

Just as she was wondering why she had to wear a hood before putting on the mask, something horrifying happened.

One Prismatic Eyes and one black eye opened simultaneously, staring indifferently at the stiff Jackal with eyes as sharp as blades.

"You..."

"Smack!"

Before the Jackal could utter another word, a strong arm grabbed her neck, and she struggled in pain and watched in horror as Lin Cong slowly rose from the ground.

"Where are the engines of the Schicksal transport ship?"

His words, as cold as ice, and his ghostly black eyes plunged the Jackal's soul into an icy abyss.

"Drop."

After placing the prepared explosives on the modified engine, Lin turned indifferently and looked down at the Jackal glaring at him.