The Variable Has Been Taken Into Account

However, considering that Skullshatterer himself was also someone captured by the Ursus authorities as an infected person...

Perhaps the grudges between him and the Crownslayer, stemming from their fathers, no longer matter?

After all, it was Skullshatterer himself who led the Reunion Movement to offer birthday greetings to Sergei.

It was Skullshatterer and Crownslayer provided crucial information about Chernobog, enabling the Reunion Movement to have "a city of its own for the infected."

The confrontation between Ch'en and Wei Yenwu occurred not long ago.

The city's defensive cannons had been roaring for quite some time, and the infected refugees outside the city, who were being spurred on by the Sarkaz mercenaries to charge toward the city walls, were being bombarded without mercy.

Of course, if this scene were captured by "bored individuals," then simply emphasizing both their status as infected individuals and their Sarkaz identity would garner unanimous understanding from the "international community."

The drone continued its nonchalant broadcast of its absurd and unbelievable pronouncements, which no one believed yet and which were beyond the reach of history. "... Please stay home and lock your doors and windows! Warning! Lungmen is about to face a sudden small-scale..."

"Damn it! This is nothing like what we agreed on! Wasn't it said that this guy surnamed Wei had troops but couldn't use them at all?!" The Crownslayer cursed, turning his gaze from the sky to the alley in front of him.

Those deep and narrow alleyways are the result of slum dwellings illegally built and encroaching on public land. On one side are solid, civilized walls, and on the other side are dilapidated, makeshift corrugated iron sheets.

A short, thug wearing a terrifying gas mask was leading a group of people who had cornered several Lungmen people at the end of an alley.

He not only concealed his feminine face with a menacing gas mask, but also hid his frail body with a hooded cloak.

In this way, he transformed from a effeminate, delicate man with no intimidating presence into a monster emerging from a nightmare.

Skullshatterer raised the enormous grenade launcher, disproportionately large for his height, and pressed it against the neck of a Lungmen man. His voice, amplified by the gas mask, became extremely eerie. "Where is she!? That white-haired Ursus woman! Where is she!?"

The man from Lungmen tried to answer several times, but the very fear of death dragged him deeper into its mire.

Beneath the Skullshatterer grenade launcher, a bayonet with a peculiar purpose was inserted...

The bayonet was pressed tightly against the Lungmen man's throat. A line of dried, hardened blood ran from the point of contact all the way to his collar.

The man from Lungmen glanced fearfully at the other corpses. After climbing out of the sewers, the group immediately subdued themselves and their friends.

That woman who looks like Lupo is alright, but that son of a bitch has completely gone mad!

His cronies were already afraid of this short man (and the masked thugs behind him), so under questioning, they all made up some nonsense.

"I know where that bitch is! She's right here... oh!"

After saying that, the man was stabbed through the throat by the short man in a fit of rage.

After killing one, he was still not satisfied and killed several more as if to vent his anger!

Hmm... this shouldn't really be blamed on Skullshatterer; it's clearly largely due to your low quality and foul language.

"She..."

The man from Lungmen felt a surge of blood in his throat as the bayonet pierced his skin, drawing several streaks of crimson blood.

"Speak up! Tell me..."

The Crownslayer grabbed Skullshatterer's arm and said, "Calm down, Alex."

With a sigh, the Crownslayer pointed to the Originium crystal inside the Lungmen man's collar and said, "He's also an Infected; there's no need to be so rough."

He seems to really know where Misha is. If Skullshatterer kills him too, it will waste a lot of time!

This is what Crownslayer thinks.

But the Skullshatterer suddenly became gentle.

He exclaimed in a highly nervous tone, "Ah! Fellow countrymen! I'm so sorry!"

While you're saying that, could you please remove the knife from my neck? Also, those people you just killed were infected too!

The man from Lungmen forced a smile and said weakly, "No... no need."

Skullshatterer seemed completely oblivious to anything amiss. He continued in a calm tone, softly asking, "Then, my brethren, could you please tell me where that Ursus woman is?"

"At..." The man from Lungmen struggled to control his Adam's apple as he said with difficulty, "Free clinic... Free clinic!"

The sound was so faint that only Skullshatterer could hear it clearly.

"..." Skullshatterer hesitated for a moment, then remained silent and pushed the bayonet forward.

The bayonet blade initially served to stop the blood from splattering, but soon, as...

As the Lungmen man's wide, bewildered eyes were fixed on Skullshatterer' face, he whispered in his ear, "You dare to betray my sister? This is unforgivable."

This group of people from Lungmen had met "Natasha" at the free clinic.

Natasha, or rather Misha, could not hide her whereabouts in the slums.

At this point in time, a white-haired Ursus woman with an Ursus accent, who is quite pretty... as long as the Reunion Movement can enter Lungmen on a large scale, finding Misha will not be a problem at all.

However, unlike Faust's troops, the Skullshatterer and Crownslayer had only just arrived.

"Alex!" the Crownslayer cried out, "What are you doing!?"

Skullshatterer coldly replied, "He sees us as robbers, trying to use the property of other infected people to buy his own life."

"If he can betray his fellow infected people, then he is not one of us!"

You're saying both the truth and the sarcasm all by yourself, aren't you?

The Crownslayer sighed and said, "But then we'll have to ask someone else..."

Skullshatterer turned to face the Crownslayer and said, "No, Misha's matter can be put on hold for now."

The Crownslayer was taken aback.

Skullshatterer continued sincerely, "Right now, if we want to do anything in the Lungmen slums, the biggest obstacle is actually Rhodes Island."

Before entering Lungmen, the biggest obstacle was actually how to break up the entire force into smaller units and bypass Lungmen's militarized defenses.

However, since Skullshatterer and Crownslayer had already successfully infiltrated the territory using Crownslayer's Originium Arts, the biggest obstacle at this moment was indeed Rhodes Island.

"Before we search for Misha, perhaps we should conquer Rhodes Island first."

Chapter 133 Variables Have Been Taken into Consideration

The failure of "Talulah" in Chernobog has had far-reaching consequences.

At that time, the Chernobog Gang had not yet joined Talulah's Reunion Movement. From that time on, Skullshatterer was already a radical. It could even be said that the changes Black Snake brought to Reunion Movement, to some extent, suited his own desires.

However, faced with such a "consensus" Reunion Movement...

On the day Talulah fell to Chernobog, after being defeated by the hooded monster from Rhodes Island in a mysterious way, Skullshatterer began to have other ideas.

Of course, at this moment, he probably doesn't have too many ulterior motives... right?

But the Crownslayer said, "Alex, our first priority now is to find Misha!"

"If we haven't retreated before the Sarkaz retreat, then we'll be completely trapped inside Lungmen!"

It turns out that the bizarre "siege" outside the city was actually a cover for the two, Skullshatterer and the Crownslayer, to enter.

Skullshatterer struggled for a moment, but didn't say anything directly.

He still tried to cover it up, saying, "Even if Lungmen has deployed its military, as long as it doesn't openly enter a state of military control, we can still infiltrate the Lungmen slums in various ways by using our refugee status."

"But Rhodes Island's presence in the slums hinders our ability to recruit new talent and increases the difficulty of our infiltration."

For his sister's sake, Alex concocted a barely plausible reason with astonishing speed.

"... Thirdly, if we can help Faust and Mephisto take down Rhodes Island's stronghold, then they can also participate in our operations," he added.

These reasons are only barely passable.

The Crownslayer frowned.

She stared at the Skullshatterer for a long while before saying, "This doesn't fit Talulah's plan."

The Crownslayer pulled his mask up slightly and sighed, "But... if you insist."

She added at the end, "However, if the Sarkaz escape, I will prioritize leaving with my own men!"

It seems that Skullshatterer's deliberate concealment has angered Ludmila to some extent—although she doesn't know what Skullshatterer is hiding, the fact that Alex is hiding something is crystal clear.

After a long silence, Skullshatterer nodded emphatically.

Even Ludmila is deliberately hiding it... It seems that Skullshatterer wants to hide his sister.

The gas mask distorted his voice drastically. "If that's the case, then you should run away first."

"While you may not be as good as Faust and the others in this aspect, your Originium Arts are very well-suited."

The strange behavior of the Skullshatterer at this moment stirred up the potential rift between the two.

In an awkward silence, they led their men toward the office, a conspicuous spot in the slums.

The Crownslayer, or rather Ludmila's Originium Arts, is a form of magic that heavily relies on the Originium Infection organ in her throat. She can use this "smoke-generating" organ to create large amounts of smoke, which, while not as effective as invisibility, is still quite suitable for infiltration.

Speaking of infiltration, Faust's troops had initially infiltrated very well and had already begun laying crossbow bolts...

But Mephisto's rash move prematurely ignited the entire Reunion Movement's offensive.

To put it another way... even though he was completely unaware, he carried out Talulah's true arrangements for him very well.

"At any cost, investigate the true nature of Oute (mainly in terms of mental skills)." In this plan, Mephisto's assigned role was "the cost."

Meanwhile, Oute has already transferred some agents from the Reemployment Center site selection office, and they are "heading" to the office.

Amiya tidied her hair, which had been repeatedly ravaged, as she walked.

She asked, "Doc Otter, aren't we going to the support office? Why are we walking so slowly?"

Oute replied, "Firstly, to prevent attracting the attention of the Reunion Movement in various places."

This isn't actually that important, but since we're teaching Amiya, we need to demonstrate a conventional approach that generally avoids mistakes.

"Second..." Oute paused, then asked rhetorically, "What exactly is the basis of our conflict with the Reunion Movement?"

"Huh?" Amiya seemed a little taken aback, but answered firmly, "What they did in Chernobog!"

The little rabbit said sadly, "That was a naked massacre..."

Oute nodded in agreement, then shook his head and said, "That's just the reason why you... I, and Kal'tsit hate the Reunion Movement."