Third Time's the Charm: The Erudite Advancement Quest (Continued)

"Stussy?!"

Shu-Kit went pale with shock. He had deliberately waited until Stussy left before dropping his death disguise.

Why had she come back to the room now?

Flying Finger Pistol: Firefly!

Stussy gave Shu-Kit no time to react. She raised a finger and unleashed an advanced martial technique. A dense volley of invisible air bullets, infused with Armament Haki, shot straight at him.

Stussy had no intention of showing mercy to a former colleague who had defected before she had and now knew about her own betrayal.

Hair Cage!

Shu-Kit's pupils contracted. Black fluff poured from his body and instantly formed a suit of armor that covered him from every angle, intercepting every air bullet.

Boom, boom, boom—

The invisible bullets hammered the black Hair Cage with terrifying force, setting off a deafening series of cracks like a string of firecrackers.

"Stussy! Have you lost your mind? Aren't you afraid White Ghost will come back?"

"Why would I be?"

Stussy gave a cold laugh. Her long legs kicked again and again, sending powerful Rankyaku blades at him in a relentless barrage.

"Shouldn't you be the one who's afraid? You're supposed to be dead."

"What are you talking about? Just now—"

Shu-Kit frowned, about to explain.

At that moment, anger flared in him for no reason. Suddenly, the woman before him was unbearable to look at.

He even suppressed his urge to explain that White Ghost had never intended to kill him.

All Shu-Kit wanted now was to give that insufferable old woman a thorough beating.

Earlier that night, the two CP0 members had fought shoulder to shoulder.

Now, in the latter half of the night, they were fighting each other with everything they had.

Hidden in the shadows, Adrian quietly withdrew the influence of his Emotion Ghosts.

Shu-Kit was the