Oi! Kid!

Li Hongyou walked into the classroom with a cool expression and greeted everyone. "Hello."

The moment she appeared, the noisy classroom fell silent.

A moment later, cheers erupted—

"Holy crap! She's so cute!"

"I'm calling it: Su Yue's status as the school beauty is in danger!"

"I, for one, welcome her as our new queen!"

"Is that a bun?"

"She's wearing a qipao!"

"She's gorgeous! Ahhh, girl!"

Li Hongyou remained calm in the face of their excitement. What a bunch of boring kids.

Then her gaze shifted to the window seat in the second-to-last row, where Bai Xuan sat.

She froze for a moment when she saw him.

She really hadn't expected to run into someone she knew on this assignment.

Without hesitation, she walked straight toward him.

As she approached, Bai Xuan quietly lowered his head, baffled. What's she doing transferring into our class? Something's off.

"Oi! Kid!"

Li Hongyou stopped in front of Bai Xuan, planted her hands on her hips, and asked, "Did you get what I sent you?"

The room went quiet again. His classmates exchanged looks.

"Bai Xuan knows her?"

"Seriously?"

"But isn't the new transfer student from Yanjing?"

"Why would someone from Yanjing come to our school?"

"How does Bai Xuan know her..."

"..."

Listening to the whispers, Bai Xuan looked up at Li Hongyou. "Yeah. My sister gave it to me."

"Good." Li Hongyou nodded, then broke into a bright smile. "The lead you gave me was important. If you need anything, come to me. I've got your back."

"Oh... okay."

Bai Xuan glanced around. His classmates were all staring at him in confusion.

Hah.

He sighed softly.

With Li Hongyou here, his school life probably wouldn't be peaceful anymore.

After school, Bai Xuan was packing his bag to go home when Li Hongyou suddenly turned around.

"Kid," she said under her breath, "don't go telling everyone who I am."

"Don't worry. I can keep a secret," Bai Xuan replied.

"Good." Li Hongyou nodded in satisfaction. "Has your sister come back yet?"

"Not yet. She'll be back tomorrow." Bai Xuan paused, then asked, "Miss Li Hongyou, why did you transfer to our school?"

"An assignment," she said casually, then added, "But I can't tell you the details."

"Fair enough. See you tomorrow."

With that, Bai Xuan got up to leave.

Li Hongyou said nothing more. She glanced at his retreating back, then took out her phone and sent someone a message.

When Bai Xuan got home, Marée Alaira greeted him with another "rocket headbutt."

"You're back!" She threw her arms around him and asked excitedly, "Where are we going to destroy the world today?"

"Hold on, Little Marie. I need to get ready first." Bai Xuan rubbed her head.

"Okay~" Marée Alaira answered obediently, though she still didn't let go.

Bai Xuan sat on the sofa, sipping a cola as he opened the World Book.

Suddenly, he noticed seven or eight new red dots on the map of Ninghang City.

"Why have so many Anomalous Calamities appeared all of a sudden?"

He was puzzled. Ninghang City was only a C-Rank City. How could so many Anomalous Calamities appear there at once?

Fortunately, they were all F-rank. Even the Investigation Bureau could handle them.

As for his target...

[World Quest: Swiftwind Wolf King]

[Quest Difficulty: E+]

[Quest Location: Near Qiantang Bridge, Ninghang City, Huaguo]

[Quest Description: A Gale Wolf is evolving into the Swiftwind Wolf King. Stop it.]

[Quest Hint: The Swiftwind Wolf King's wind horn is an extremely rare monster material.]

[Quest Reward: ?]

"An E+ Anomalous Calamity—the Swiftwind Wolf King?"

After a moment's thought, Bai Xuan decided to take the quest.

He wondered if he'd get a chance to try Marée Alaira's Bio-Mecha today.

A Maybach sped across Qiantang Bridge, with several Gale Wolves close behind it.

"Why won't these things give up? They're so annoying!"

Inside the Maybach, Su Yue couldn't help complaining.

She had thought they'd shaken the wolves that morning, only for them to reappear at dusk.

"Miss, someone appears to be controlling them," the elderly butler said from the driver's seat.

"Can you lose them?" Su Yue asked.

"Rest assured, Miss," he replied steadily.

"Mm."

Su Yue nodded and looked out the window.

Just then, a Wind Blade tore through the air toward their Maybach.

"Look out!"

Bang!

A deafening crash rang out!

The Wind Blade struck the Maybach, slicing it in half!

The pursuing Gale Wolves pounced at once, tearing wildly at the car's body.

But when they ripped it open, they found no one inside.

The Gale Wolves looked at one another in confusion, then searched the area for Su Yue.

They had no idea she was sitting in another Maybach.

"I hate being targeted~"

Su Yue sighed, resignation in her voice.

"Haha, that's what happens when your ability is so exceptional, Miss~"

The elderly butler smiled. "Both the Investigation Bureau and those evil organizations have their eyes on your Superpower."

"I don't want any of them controlling me."

"My life shouldn't be wasted on something so dull. If I'd wanted that, I wouldn't have gone to such lengths to leave Ideal City. I'm never going back there."

As Su Yue spoke, a thought flickered through her bright eyes.

She seemed to be recalling unpleasant memories.

"But Miss," the elderly butler reminded her, "until you're strong enough, some things are unavoidable. Even your father—"

"Enough." Su Yue folded her arms across her chest. "You've said that hundreds of times. I could recite it in my sleep."

"Have I? My memory isn't what it used to be, haha." The elderly butler smiled kindly, but a second later, the smile vanished.

"Miss," he said gravely, "we may have a problem."

Before he finished speaking, the Maybach braked to a stop.

"?"

Su Yue looked ahead. At the exit of Qiantang Bridge stood a woman in black leather, wearing a mask marked with the three of spades. Several snarling Gale Wolves surrounded her.

"The Evil Organization?" Su Yue frowned and bit the tip of her finger. "Why are those lunatics after me?"

"Miss Su~"

The woman twirled a strange wooden staff and grinned. "Our boss would like to see you."