An Old Acquaintance / Ptilopsis: I'm No Expert

To draw the enemy's attention, the oboe detonated explosives on the other side of the platform, creating a huge commotion that drew the fire sorcerers' attention. Since he hasn't appeared yet, the final outcome is predictable.

It was precisely those explosions that caught Bai Ye's attention, ultimately leading him to catch a big fish here.

"..." After learning the whole story, Bai Ye silently took off his hat.

Although they wanted to find the remains of their teammates, the area had been almost completely burned down, and Horn and his team only found a metal plaque that was half melted.

The horn gripped the nameplate tightly in her hand, its sharp edge piercing her palm, and blood slowly flowed out.

The three stood still for a moment, then a sound from the air made them look up.

It was a novel-designed aircraft that was slowing down and hovering in mid-air.

"Our people have arrived. Well, in Victoria, it's a taxi."

Bai Ye stood on the ground and waved to the aircraft, which then began to descend.

"Boss, is there a war going on here?"

The pilot chose a relatively intact and flat piece of ground to land.

"It's nothing... You're already a qualified Northern Cross employee, you should be used to it, you know?"

"Yes!"

This place is indeed more frightening than ordinary battlefields, with broken rock pillars and deep craters created by various stones scattered all over the ground.

However, these were merely traces left from their battle.

"Let's go."

Bai Ye looked at the three stunned people with his horn and smiled, pointing to the aircraft behind him.

"My God, who exactly are you..." Bagpipe blinked, looking at Bai Ye in surprise. This should be a combat zone; even for aircraft, entering this airspace would be very difficult.

Moreover, even the Stormtroopers' Bagpipe hadn't seen many flying machines.

Their usual vehicles are just ground vehicles.

Bai Ye led the bound Feline sorcerer up first, followed by Horn and the others who carefully entered the cabin through the hatch.

"Oh right, I almost forgot..."

Bai Ye raised an eyebrow and then walked to the side of the Feline sorcerer.

"Click".

He handcuffed Feline's arm with handcuffs that suppressed Originium Arts, and then Bai Ye took her staff away.

"Now that you're awake, just stay put, little kitty."

Chapter Seventy-Four: An Acquaintance

The Feline sorcerer had actually woken up before being taken onto the flying vehicle, but was just pretending to be unconscious. However, she certainly wouldn't be taken away willingly, so she lay low, preparing to launch her attack once she reached the safe location mentioned by Bai Ye.

Although she knew she was no match for Bai Ye after their previous exchange, she still had some trump cards up her sleeve, and her abilities were quite adept at causing destruction, which could obviously cause Bai Ye a lot of trouble.

Unfortunately, Bai Ye did not leave the guy awake. Instead, she put an Originium Arts suppressor on him and took away her staff.

In this way, she temporarily lost her ability to cast spells.

"Tsk, damn it—uhhhhh!"

The girl stopped abruptly and couldn't help but start cursing. However, the moment she opened her mouth, Bai Ye sealed her mouth with special tape.

"Shh—" Bai Ye put a finger to his lips. "Keep quiet on my aircraft, or I'll just throw you off like this once it gets high enough."

"Hmm..." Feline stared at him with a fierce look in her eyes, seemingly unconcerned about Bai Ye's threat.

"Oh, or perhaps I could hang you on the landing gear, so that your Deepsea leader and other officers could see your heroic figure, refusing to surrender to the enemy?" Bai Ye said with a smile.

"Mmm!"

This time the threat seemed to have worked, and the Feline sorcerer shook his head frantically.

'More important than life, is her reputation... especially in front of colleagues and superiors?' Bai Ye probed the other person's reaction with words, then shook his head. 'No, it seems her reaction is more intense when the leader is mentioned. Could it be that this is what she cares about?'

Bai Ye felt that he had gained a better understanding of the nasty guy in front of him.

After the threat, the guy finally calmed down.

The others watching were somewhat surprised to see Bai Ye subdue this guy so completely.

"These handcuffs are a bit different from Victoria's style." Although Bagpipe is a seemingly carefree Vayf girl, she has a thoughtfulness that belies her appearance.

"Yeah, I got them from Chen last time, to compare with the handcuffs I got in Columbia." Bai Ye replied casually, then added, "Oh, Chen is a friend of mine in the Lungmen Guard Department."

"Ah Chen? Lungmen Guard Department?" Bagpipe's eyes widened suddenly upon hearing Bai Ye's answer. She turned to Bai Ye and said, "Sir, what's your friend's name? I also have an old friend in the Lungmen Guard Department. I thought she would join the Stormtroopers with me, but I didn't expect her to go back to Lungmen to become a policeman..."

Bagpipe was clearly a very talkative and lively young girl.

The horn then turned to look at the Feline sorcerer, who had become obedient and was now bound to the side.

"Don't worry about her eavesdropping. I've cast a spell on her, so she can't hear what we're saying for the time being." Bai Ye waved his hand, then looked at Bagpipe and replied, "My friend's name is Chen. She's now the... um, the director of the Lungmen Guard Department."

Bai Ye's answer made Bagpipe's eyes light up.

"What! So you know Chen Chen too?" Her gaze towards Bai Ye suddenly became friendly.

"Chen Chen... Pfft, hahaha—" Bai Ye was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Chief Chen has gotten even more nicknames now.

From now on, I'll use this to call her.

Just imagine how interesting Chen's expression must have been.

"So you two know each other..." Horn blinked, somewhat surprised.

"I didn't expect it either. It seems that coming to check the situation was the right decision..." Bai Ye was also surprised that the Stormtroopers he had casually saved had such a fate.

"How is Chenchen now? Oh right... I remember, she went back to Lungmen to look for someone, has she found them yet?"

Bagpipe asked a lot of questions in one breath, and only after a while did she realize her rudeness. She quickly apologized:

"I'm sorry, I haven't heard from her in a long time, it's been several years... so I acted impulsively."

"It's alright, I understand how you feel." Bai Ye smiled and waved his hand. "As for finding her, I've already helped her find someone."

"Wow, that's amazing!" Bagpipe looked at Bai Ye with admiration.

Just then, the horn suddenly spoke up and asked:

"By the way, if I may ask, may I know your name? Otherwise, we wouldn't know who saved us."

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself." Bai Ye straightened his clothes and then said slowly, "I am Bai Ye, a messenger."

"Bai Ye ..." Upon hearing this name, Horn fell into deep thought. After a moment, she suddenly said, "Wait, Bai Ye, you're that Bai Ye? The author of 'The Undead: From Lungmen to Ursus'?"

"Yes, it was me. I collected and organized some information about the undead out of interest." Bai Ye nodded.

"No, you are quite remarkable... those books are also very helpful to our work." Horn shook his head.

Only then did she realize why Bai Ye looked familiar.

It turns out she really had met Bai Ye before.

However, I didn't see him in person in person, but rather in related materials.

"No need for honorifics, just call me Bai Ye." Since he was Chief Chen's friend and a teammate of his friend, using such a form of address made Bai Ye feel very strange.

"Okay~" Bagpipe readily agreed.

At this moment, she and Horn had many questions they wanted to ask, but before they could speak, the aircraft shook gently and landed smoothly.

"Alright, we've arrived."

Bai Ye opened the hatch and led the Feline Warlock down first.

"Here it is..."

After Horn and the others jumped off the aircraft, they realized what kind of concept Bai Ye meant by "safe place".

This place has been transformed into a fortified camp, and on the open ground, there are several more aircraft like these. In addition, there are various tents and barracks that have already been set up.

"This is the camp of a humanitarian aid team, mainly composed of members from the Adventurers' Association, Rhodes Island, and the Northern Cross Couriers. We need to provide humanitarian assistance to the residents of Little Hill District while also dealing with the emergency infection situation here," Bai Ye replied.

"You guys go to the medical station for a check-up first. As for this one..." Bai Ye glanced at the Feline sorcerer, whose soundproof barrier he had already removed, "Lock her up separately, and find a skilled doctor while you're at it... Is Sister Shining free? Have her come and examine this guy."

Chapter 75 The Shining: I'm Not Some Expert

Although the Northern Cross messengers provide professional security, Rhodes Island has become more cautious about sending medical operators abroad because of the fact that Anthos was almost burned to death by the madman in the "Contingency Contract" last time.

This is especially true in areas like Victoria Little Hill District, where the situation is not particularly clear and where direct combat is still ongoing.

It just so Shining was recently on rotation at the Rhodes Island branch in Chernobog's Core City. Upon hearing that a medical team would be temporarily stationed in Victoria, she joined the humanitarian aid Squad Five.

Both Rhodes Island and Bai Ye clearly agree with this, after all, Shining is not only a professional doctor, but also a powerful swordsman—of course, Shining has always denied the latter.

Regardless, her addition plays a crucial role in enhancing the overall strength of Squad Five. Furthermore, Bai Ye learned from the information that Shining seems to have intricate connections with the current Sarkaz regime in Victoria, and that she was even a member of the Confessors in the past. Perhaps this is one of the reasons that prompted her to enter Victoria.

The Northern Cross messengers prepared logistical supplies and medical materials in Lungmen, while Rhodes Island's medical personnel and Powered Armor departed from the Core City Chernobog. After meeting in Lungmen, the two teams boarded a fully recharged aircraft and sped towards Victoria.

The improved thrusters have higher output, but unfortunately, their energy consumption has also become terrifying. Therefore, they had to resupply at Rhodes Island for the second time, which is why they finally landed in Little Hill District much later than Bai Ye.

Well, what everyone found interesting was that Bai Ye's so-called "private messenger" could provide professional security services, which also showed that his company was indeed full of martial spirit.

At this moment, Horn, Bagpipe, and the others stared in disbelief at the camp that had been set up and the complete security system that had been established.

The most eye-catching is naturally the heavy Powered Armor called the "Defender" model. Oh wait, actually this is a special version developed for engineering operations and does not appear to have combat capabilities.

However, these behemoths, which are even larger than Miss Melantha's "Gipsy Danger," are clearly not to be trifled with. If their engineering components are converted into weapon modules, they can immediately unleash their effective combat power.

To put it simply, it's just heavy Powered Armor with replaced engineering modules; it's still essentially Powered Armor designed for war.

Although also equipped with a power backpack, its movement speed and agility are reduced due to its more robust structure and external armor. More importantly, compared to Melantha's special Powered Armor, this Powered Armor lacks the overclocking mode to overload the Originium Engine, and its combat capabilities are far inferior to the special Unit-01 that Bai Ye modified for his student.

However, it is clearly more than enough to guard the camp.

Although the girl named Feline, who was being carried by Bai Ye, had calmed down considerably after being threatened, she still couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement when she saw the security situation in the camp.

Even Deepsea would be difficult to breach. Not to mention the monster who had personally defeated her. The Feline had a premonition that even if she used her trump card and summoned a 5-meter-tall gargoyle with all her might, she would still be no match for this creature.

She couldn't fathom the limits of this guy's strength at all; he seemed as unfathomable as the leader.

'Hmph, how could they possibly compare to the leader!'

When the thought flashed through her mind, Feline was immediately ashamed of her wavering. She gritted her teeth and bit her lip until it bled as punishment for doubting the leader's strength.

Yes, as long as the leader takes action, she can easily crush this guy who ruined the Deepsea Plan. The leader's flames are unmatched; she can easily incinerate everything in this world that stands in her way.

The girl firmly believed this.

However, she couldn't help but waver, because once the seed of doubt is planted, it will surely take root and sprout in her heart.

Bai Ye had no idea what this girl was thinking. He just watched her nod and shake her head, looking like she was in a mentally unstable state. So he was a little worried that she might have lost her mind.

He was still waiting to use this guy as one of the bargaining chips in negotiations with the real leader behind Deepsea.

Therefore, Bai Ye removed the soundproof barrier around her and then reminded Shining, who was walking over:

"She might seem a little mentally unstable, be careful."

Shining glanced at the restless Feline sorcerer in Bai Ye's hand and shook his head helplessly:

"I've already said I'm not an expert, yet you've assigned me to deal with these troublesome guys... So, who is she?"

"Uh..." Bai Ye couldn't answer for a moment.

"By the way, who are you again?" Bai Ye asked, looking down at the Feline sorcerer.

"Woo woo woo—" The warlock glared at Bai Ye, his eyes turning fierce.

"Uh..." Bai Ye then remembered that he hadn't removed the tape from her mouth, so he reached out and tore the tape off her face.

Without deliberately torturing the prisoner, Bai Ye quickly tore off the tape. After a moment of pain, the girl found that she could finally speak again.

"My name is Mandragora. Don't think you can get away with this just because you defeated me. Remember, the rise of Deepsea is unstoppable!" the girl said fiercely.

"The 'Accountant' calculated the potential gains from this war, the 'Arsonist' will destroy the city, the 'Poison Scholar' can bring new life to it, the 'Bandit' will reclaim everything that belongs to us Tara people, and the 'Eloquent Orator' will provide a legitimate justification for our actions."