(It's Monday—the new Annihilation has begun!)
A blade flashing with a deep blue glow swept past. The sharp edge tore through the caster's defensive field and pierced straight through his heart.
With one clean, decisive strike, Texas ended the enemy's life.
Texas pulled the Originium Sword from the enemy's chest, ignoring the foe as he convulsed and collapsed before her.
With a forceful flick, she shook the blood from the blade. After expertly finishing the blood shake, Texas expressionlessly sheathed the Originium Sword.
"One left..."
Texas slowly raised her head and looked at the twin moons in the night sky.
"Hah... Goodbye, my past..."
"And Bai Ye, I miss you so much..."
The girl's murmur drifted through the evening breeze.
What was Bai Ye doing at Rhodes Island?
He was helping expand the Recuperation Courtyard.
Although he had failed to recruit the girl who could drive a tractor, he had found some helpers instead—Zumama, who drove construction vehicles, and Kafka, a gardener carrying a pair of scissors.
After finishing his chat with Chen Hui-chieh, he had gone to find those helpers.
However, both of them were only amateurs.
Take Zumama—Eunectes, that was. Though she was Closure's student and often studied in the Engineering Department, she truly was only a half-baked engineering operator. Having studied for less than a month, she could hardly be considered reliable.
As for Kafka?
Though she appeared to be a gardener, that was merely the girl's cover identity. With scissors in hand, she could smoothly carry out anything from assassinations to prison breaks.
In any case, before he knew it, Bai Ye had dragged the two of them over to help expand the Recuperation Courtyard...
Though they were amateurs, both Zumama and Kafka had been a tremendous help to the project's progress.
Following the Engineering Department's