Chapter 235

In that case...

Feng Hua propped herself up, her voice hoarse as she deliberately feigned surprise and wariness, "If you're looking for someone, instead of asking people like us who don't have any real authority, why don't you ask the garrison here... they know far more than I do."

Now, Hatsukawa Fuka is almost certain that the other party is definitely not on her side, at least not the one who came to rescue them.

Having figured this out, she tried to direct the girl's dangerous intentions toward the garrison in Xijing City.

The girl gave a cold laugh.

"Oh..."

The girl turned around and kicked Fuuka to the ground. Looking down at Fuuka with disdain, she said, "Don't try to teach me how to do things. I really enjoy killing people. I wouldn't mind killing you right now."

"The person you're looking for is likely a high-ranking member of our organization... In that case, why aren't you willing to listen to a few words from me?"

Hatsukawa Fuka carefully tried to steer the conversation in the right direction, and she had her own guesses in her heart: although the girl did not try to hide her identity, she was not very willing to directly face the garrison in Xijing City.

Whatever the reason, at least Fuuka can use this to her advantage. In that case, she only needs to ensure that her people in Xijing City are not killed before they arrive here to survive.

"Speaking of which, you are Apostle..." The girl paused, then slowly walked up to Feng Hua, "In that case, let me ask you a question—"

She lifted her toes and hooked them around Feng Hua's chin, forcing Feng Hua to lift her face.

"Where are your superiors? Can you contact them?"

Hatsukawa Fuka, clutching her stomach and panting, gently shook her head, raising her eyelids to meet the girl's gaze. "I'm not exactly a complete Apostle..."

"Oh? An incomplete Apostle?"

The girl squinted at Fuuka, as if trying to read the truth of her words from Fuuka's face.

"Of the people we sent this time, there's only one 'Apostle'... She wasn't in our mission group, and I heard they failed their mission and were captured by the city's garrison..."

Upon hearing this, the girl narrowed her eyes slightly, seemingly trying to discern the motive hidden in Fuuka's words.

"Furthermore..." Feng Hua added, "We unfinished products don't have much authority, we don't know where those who give us orders are... and naturally, we don't have the right to speak with them, but I have a way to pass on messages to them..."

"Tch... useless." The girl's face showed dissatisfaction. "Then you should know the purpose of the mission you were assigned here, right?"

Hatsukawa Fuka was silent for a moment, then the girl narrowed her eyes slightly.

What are you hesitating about?

The girl raised her hand, and the invisible force that had just disappeared for a moment attacked Hatsukawa Fuka's neck again, making it difficult for her to breathe.

"You... you won't kill me and the rest of us..." Hatsukawa Fuka's body was lifted into the air again. Her face flushed, she breathed heavily, and spoke in a hoarse voice, "I can tell you everything about us..."

"Are you trying to negotiate with me? These conditions aren't very attractive. Even if you don't say anything, someone else will."

"This is all I can offer you..." Hatsukawa Fuka gritted her teeth, "I'm the vice-captain!! I know more than anyone else, and even if you ask them, you won't get any answers..."

The girl didn't speak, and her face was expressionless.

Feng Hua glared at her intently, "If you don't decide soon, the garrison here will be coming!"

"Then..."

The girl was about to speak when her gaze suddenly froze.

"Something's coming..."

She looked up suspiciously, and in that instant, the wall to her side suddenly burst open like water splashing from a stone. In Feng Hua's blurred vision, layers of surging light erupted between the gray-black metal giant fist and the invisible azure barrier. The light turned into Fracture in the next instant, and the girl nimbly sidestepped, sliding several steps away like a leaf falling on a water mirror, avoiding a head-on collision.

159. A Simple Victory

Lapith squinted at the girl in front of her.

That punch was dodged—though it may sound arrogant to say so, there is no doubt that this invader, who suddenly appeared in this place without warning, is unlike any opponent one would encounter normally.

She clenched her fists, maintaining her fighting stance, and took a step forward towards the mysterious girl in front of her. Her gaze swept over the wall that had been pierced through, and landed on the mangled corpses on the ground, her eyebrows slightly raised.

The mysterious girl then raised her eyes to look at Lapith and the several figures that had appeared behind Lapith.

"Team leader!"

"Miss Lapith..."

The soldiers and the rest of the Funeral Bird team had completely surrounded the eighth underground level, leaving no room for leaks.

These people are clearly ground troops. Only about three minutes have passed since the mysterious girl triggered the alarm, yet so many troops have already gathered, demonstrating their remarkable operational capabilities.

"Lapith, are you alright?"

Trilice approached Lapith's side, raised the long-handled scythe in her hand, and scanned the numerous corpses on the ground. "Tsk... So... she did all of this by herself?"

"Be careful of this girl; she's not like the others outside."

Lapith reminded her.

Seeing such a horrific scene, the others couldn't help but become extremely wary.

At this moment, Feng Hua had already been thrown from the mysterious girl's hand. She immediately squatted down beside the dying Liang Xiang, protecting her against the corner of the wall, without saying a word. Fortunately, Liang Xiang was not killed by the mysterious girl's attack, but she was still seriously injured and unconscious.

Her gaze was fixed on the two people locked in combat—the mysterious girl and Lapith, the powerful agent of Suzuda City.

Now that the garrison and agents of Xijing City, as well as the support force from Suzuda City, have arrived here, how will this mysterious and powerful girl respond? The girl's actions and the consequences will directly affect Fuuka's next decision.

She had to escape with Liang Xiang.

"... An agent? The troublesome guy has finally appeared."

The girl looked up, only to be met with the crimson gaze fluttering beneath Lapith's gray hair.

"Who are you?"

"I need to report something to you?" The girl chuckled, took out a photo of the Codename H, and asked Lapith, "Have you seen this guy before?"

The emergency lights were dim, but that didn't affect the agent's vision. Lapith looked at the Codename H on the photo and raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly.

The girl in the photo, though slightly blurry, bears a striking resemblance to the subject of the documents given to her by the Xijing City.

--Code Codename H.

A mysterious figure belonging to the Apostle Organization possesses incredibly powerful and bizarre abilities, making him a dangerous individual requiring attention.

"It seems you know her."

The girl's voice came through, "Tell me where she is?"

Feng Hua silently observed the girl's expression, and at this moment, a hint of ruthlessness appeared on the girl's face, which had not shown much emotion.

"Tsk...I think you don't understand your situation," Trilice raised her giant scythe and pointed it at the girl. "Now we're asking you questions, and you have to answer every single one of them."

"So you don't want to talk?" The girl shook her head, raised her hand, and said regretfully, "Then I'll beat you until you talk."

Inch by inch, a deep blue light screen rose up, and the ground trembled slightly.

"Soldiers, retreat from here!" Lin shouted to the people behind her, raising her massive two-handed sword as she did so.

The girl chuckled lightly. "Now that I've caught up with the clues, I won't leave empty-handed—prepare to die, you useless watchdogs! You're all arrogant just because you defeated a few 'Hell.' You lot... are nothing but imposters, what good are you anyway?"

"Heh... why not give it a try?"

Lapith squinted, raised her arms, and moved her fists with her lowered shoulders and waist, assuming a fighting stance.

"Let me warn you beforehand," Lapith clenched her fists, her gauntlets clicking, "You'd better pray you're really strong enough, or I'll beat you to a pulp and I'll have trouble even retrieving your corpse."

The girl chuckled softly, raised her hand, and layers of light curtains suddenly rose up in front of her.

"Come--"

Before the girl could finish speaking, her face froze—a cold, iron fist had already struck the light screen in front of her.

Wow, that was fast.

The girl's gaze hardened, and she took a step back in an instant, raising her arm. Layers of azure light rose in front of her, colliding with Lapith's straight punch.

Bang—the heavy impact sounded like thunder crashing to the ground. The wind and flowers were blown away by the extremely strong wind pressure generated in an instant, and the girl's body was directly sent flying. In an instant, she crushed a dent in the wall that was two meters deep, and the entire underground building seemed to be about to collapse under this blow.

Such heavy weight!

Although she was unharmed thanks to the "shield," the immense power hidden within that attack was still impressive.

The girl was secretly surprised. The punch hadn't pierced her energy shield, but she could clearly feel the energy barrier vibrating violently—her proud defense system couldn't completely block such an attack.

This guy is indeed extraordinary. It's quite surprising that Xijing City has an agent of this caliber. My current state is incomplete, so I have to be careful. The girl quickly considered countermeasures in her mind, pushed aside the broken bricks, and layers of light appeared on her arms and body, condensing into a set of tight-fitting combat suits with a high-tech look.

She quickly surveyed her surroundings. The soldiers guarded the entrance, while the agents surrounded her tightly inside.

Lapith is in front, and the other agents are on the sides and back.

Before she could think it through, Lapith's figure pierced through the broken wall in an instant, rushing towards her at incredible speed. She frowned slightly, let out a soft hum, and unleashed both palms simultaneously. The entire ground trembled violently in that instant, and shockwaves spread out from her like ripples on water. The ground and walls cracked instantly, and all the emergency lights went out one by one. As the shockwave plunged the underground space into darkness, bricks and steel bars erupted like splashes of water from a waterfall, shooting towards Lapith in unison.

The girl seized the opportunity to retreat, rushing towards the rear of the encirclement by soldiers and agents.

She tried to break out of the area amidst the chaos caused by the underground collapse.

However, a faint, dim light suddenly pierced out from the corner of her vision. The girl raised her hand and held a long spear in front of her, instantly assuming a fighting stance. The light barrier receded and the spear blade thrust forward, diagonally meeting the light blade.

Amidst the resounding clang, she finally saw that what was coming at her was a huge scythe.

Behind the scythe, Trilice raised one leg and kicked down suddenly. The sharp blade of the scythe transferred a huge force to the girl's hand. She lost her balance, and the spear flew out of her hand.

"Your marksmanship is nowhere near that guy's."

The long-handled scythe traced a graceful curve as Trilice retrieved it from her grasp. She glared at the girl through Trilice teeth, "Why did you insist on dyeing your hair the same color as mine... Can I kill you?"

160. Alley

The girl sized up Trilice, then turned to look behind her. The unharmed Lapith had somehow blocked all her escape routes.

An agent wearing gauntlets... if named according to his codename, should be "Lapith," and another user of a long-handled scythe, whose codename should be "Trilice"...

Thoughts drifted through her mind as the girl gazed at the layers of agents surrounding her, knowing there was no way out.

"Be careful of this guy's attacks; don't just look at him."

After two or three rounds of fighting, and with the intelligence she had received from Xijing City, Lapith easily figured out the peculiarity of the girl's invisible attack method, and loudly reminded the others present.

"Tch, you miscalculated," the girl chuckled, a slight grin spreading across her face. "You two... are quite interesting. I underestimated you."

She flipped her palm over, and the long spear on the ground reappeared in her hand, where she assumed a defensive stance.

However, Trilice's attack came first. The huge scythe spun and rose, then fell. With a crisp hum, the azure light screen in front of the girl shattered. The sharp blade of the giant scythe mercilessly drew out a streak of blood—the girl's cheek and half of her body were slashed open by the huge scythe, leaving a shocking wound.

Blood instantly stained the girl's clothes. Without even glancing at her injuries, the girl chased after the blade as the scythe was retracted, closing in on Trilice in an instant.

The girl struck out with her palm, and a fierce shockwave swept across the ravaged ground in an instant, as if a bulldozer had swept over it, pushing up layers of bricks and stones with an invisible force.

"Oh! This guy is really interesting... I've never seen anything like him before. Are you Apostle too?"

Trilice was violently thrown back by an unseen blast of air, but she protected herself with her weapon and was not seriously injured. When the girl pursued her, she would retreat, her massive scythe providing impenetrable defense. "A single strike, nothing special!"

"I am not Apostle. Rather, do you really understand Apostle?"

The girl's face remained expressionless as she swung her gun at Trilice, who easily dodged it. "Compared to that guy on our side, isn't this guy's marksmanship a complete novice?"

"Don't be careless, be careful of what other tricks she has up her sleeve, watch out for her attacks." Lin carried the heavy longsword to Trilice's side, and the moment Trilice finished her attack, the two switched positions. The longsword was almost touching Trilice's waist, and the exaggerated silver blade drew a full moon arc, slashing down towards the girl's head.

The girl paused, then immediately raised her hand, a layer of light enveloping her body. The longsword slammed down, leaving ripples on the light barrier. At the same time, Krilina's heavy, long-handled mace suddenly swung out from the girl's side, Trilice's massive scythe slashed horizontally again, forcing the girl to parry with her spear.

The light barrier shattered, and the girl, unable to withstand the relentless, powerful pursuit like a torrent, staggered back a few steps. Before she could regain her footing, she was struck in the waist by a straight punch from Lapith, sending her flying like a sandbag. Lapith then retracted her fist and took a lunge stance, and in the instant the girl was knocked back, she suddenly raised her leg and slammed it down, forcefully stomping the girl into the ground.

Everyone felt the ground tremble beneath their feet, the Fracture in the ground continued to spread, and part of the roof had already collapsed.

"Lin, you and Krilina guard the three o'clock position. That's the control room up there. Don't let the fighting affect that area! I'll take over for you two here!"

Trilice stepped back to where Lynn had stood, while Lynn and Krilina retreated behind the encirclement net.

In the midst of the battle, Lapith gripped the girl's neck, her gray-black gauntlets digging deep into the girl's skin, oozing glaring blood.

"Hey, Lapith, be careful not to actually kill her," Trilice warned.

"Cough..."

The girl coughed up blood.