“Those lunatics from the Second Group!”
Shao Hua led the Third Squad, having arrived to provide support under Yun Liuxue’s orders.
However, upon reaching the scene, she witnessed the leader of the Second Group — the black-haired Witch holding a long blade, Banxia — slicing an entire building in half.
When she had first received the order and saw the address of the mission, her heart skipped a beat.
‘That’s Su Ling’s residence.’
At this moment, she actually began to worry for Su Ling.
To be honest, she felt a bit of heartache for that beautiful girl who worked so hard to make a living.
On the scene, the members of the Second Group were already engaged in a fierce battle with G502.
But Shao Hua quickly noticed something was wrong.
That pink-haired woman in the air seemed to be holding back.
She hadn’t even deactivated her Mimicry state.
Shao Hua knew the opponent definitely wasn’t holding back out of concern for the members of the Second Group; rather, she seemed to be wary of something.
‘Her target is inside that building!’
This detail was not only noticed by Shao Hua, but also keenly captured by Meng Dalei, who had been watching the live broadcast.
Suddenly, a thought struck her like a bolt of lightning.
‘The Royal Family!’
To make a member of the Imperial Guard so cautious and protective, she couldn’t think of any other possibility besides the Royal Family.
“Strike it again, toward that building!” Meng Dalei roared with excitement.
Capturing a member of the Royal Family would be a monumental achievement.
Meanwhile, Yun Liuxue had a strange expression on her face.
‘Could it really be such a coincidence?’
She had suspected Su Ling was a member of the Royal Family before, but the Genetic Testing had shown the girl was a pure Ordinary Witch.
However, the behavior of the Imperial Guard could only be explained if there was a Royal in that building.
There was also the Imperial Guard from yesterday morning.
If it were just one, maybe it was a fluke, but with two, the answer was already obvious.
Yun Liuxue muttered to herself internally.
‘If Su Ling isn’t the one, then the Royal just happens to live in the same building as her.’
‘By The Original’s grace, such luck?’
‘If I had just persisted with the surveillance for a few more days, wouldn’t this credit be mine?’
Yun Liuxue felt a wave of regret, but she still transmitted the command to Banxia.
Banxia received the instruction, her eyes showing no emotion.
The other members, seeing this, moved in perfect coordination to surround G502, who was trying to escape.
At this moment, G502’s heart had jumped into her throat when she saw the building where the Empress was located being sliced in half.
But when she saw that Su Ling and Her Highness were unharmed, and that K423 was shielding them in her arms, a flash of relief crossed her eyes.
‘Good girl.’
She also knew that they couldn’t stay here long.
The longer they remained, the higher the chance the Empress would be exposed.
However, just as she prepared to flee, these Witches stuck to her like adhesive, impossible to shake off.
She suddenly grew furious.
But then, she saw Banxia lift her long blade, pointing it not at her, but toward the building.
G502 instantly panicked.
“How dare you!”
She could no longer restrain herself.
Her figure flickered several times, and in the next second, she appeared behind Banxia.
“She’s desperate! Ha, as expected, there’s a Royal in that building!”
Meng Dalei had reached a fever pitch of excitement.
She directly hijacked Yun Liuxue’s channel.
“Quick, use the Shock Bomb we developed earlier! Force that Royal out for me!”
“A Shock Bomb?!”
Shao Hua, who was organizing the evacuation of other residents in the neighborhood, felt her pupils shrink.
At this moment, she was being pestered by a lecherous little girl who insisted on being carried before she would leave.
Already in a bad mood, hearing Meng Dalei’s command while this brat continued to act spoiled pushed Shao Hua over the edge.
Her anger flared, and she gave the brat a slap.
The little girl immediately stiffened and fell fast asleep.
“Bureau Chief, that’s still in the research phase. It will cause irreversible Genetic Pollution to other Ordinary Witches.”
That specialized Shock Bomb could forcibly interrupt the Mimicry state of the Zerg, forcing them to reveal their true forms.
But because it was still in the research phase, it also caused a certain amount of damage to Ordinary Witches.
The main issue was Genetic Pollution, which carried a high probability of turning them into freaks with three heads and six arms.
“That is an order. Don’t forget, Banxia is your colleague, while those residents of the Lower City have nothing to do with you.”
Meng Dalei’s tone turned cold instantly.
Shao Hua bit her lip hard.
The situation on the battlefield was not optimistic.
G502 had gone completely berserk.
Of the five members of the Second Group, everyone except the sniper and Banxia had already perished.
Of course, as official members of the system, falling in the line of duty meant they were protected by the Witch Empire.
As long as their souls were brought back to Fengdu to be registered and their identities confirmed, they wouldn’t have to step onto the Path of Reincarnation.
Their souls could return to a new body prepared by the government, allowing them to be resurrected.
However, the Witch Empire only guaranteed your return from Fengdu.
The body they prepared for you wasn’t free.
According to market rates, a new body cost at least 1,000,000,000 Moni.
Because the government considered it a death in the line of duty, they offered a discount, bringing the price down to 100,000,000 Moni per body.
But Witches within the system earned a fixed monthly salary.
To them, paying 100,000,000 Moni was almost worse than staying dead.
Consequently, many Witches preferred to give up the chance at resurrection and simply step onto the Path of Reincarnation.
Rather than paying 100,000,000 Moni, they would rather gamble on being reborn into a wealthy family.
This was a benefit of the Witch Empire.
Though it was ridiculous, one couldn’t complain.
The fact that they gave you a chance to revive was already good enough.
If you didn’t have the money for a body, you couldn’t blame the government.
Besides, the government even gave you a discount.
In terms of both logic and emotion, you were supposed to thank them.
Yes, it was a classic Witch hell joke.
Xiaoyuan, Qi Qi, and the other members of the Third Squad also moved up to support.
Even Banxia, who was at the peak of the Extraordinary rank and a half-step Great Witch, was currently being driven back.
They had severely underestimated the strength of that Zerg.
If Shao Hua didn’t fire the Shock Bomb now to force out the Royal that the Imperial Guard was protecting with her life, her colleagues would likely die right here.
She wasn’t close to Banxia and even had some history with her, but she had personally trained Xiaoyuan and the others.
They were family. she truly couldn’t bear to watch them sacrifice themselves.
Moreover, she knew Xiaoyuan’s family situation.
It was impossible for them to produce 100,000,000 Moni to buy a body.
If she died, she would be truly gone, never to be resurrected.
“The choice is in your hands. If you don’t want to be the villain, then watch your colleagues die a miserable death before your eyes,” Meng Dalei said coldly.
With one sentence, she kicked the responsibility onto Shao Hua.
Yun Liuxue, standing behind her, was dumbfounded.
‘She can play it like that?’
With those words, even if this matter was exposed in the future, Meng Dalei could release this recording and make Shao Hua take the fall.
Yun Liuxue suddenly recalled this brat’s series of operations, and her scalp went numb.
‘The Original above, how can this dead brat’s heart be so black?’
She didn’t even want her wife anymore, entering the fray herself and willingly letting the insect ride her, and in the end, she even let Shao Hua take the blame.
‘Dark. That’s so damn dark.’
Yun Liuxue trembled on the side, not daring to speak up for Shao Hua.
She was truly afraid that if she made a sound, she would be targeted by this black-hearted brat.
By then, she might be sold out and still end up thanking the person who did it.
Shao Hua felt a chill run through her entire body.
“Ugh!”
At that moment, she saw Xiaoyuan on the front line.
Her right arm was violently torn off by G502, and her body fell like a kite with a broken string.
Finally, she made her decision.
“Bring out the Shock Bomb.”
Shao Hua took a deep breath and then systematically organized the task.
Seeing the shocked expressions of the personnel beside her, her face was full of exhaustion.
“This is my decision. Just do as I say.”
***
“Lady Su Ling! Your Highness!”
This sudden situation had caught everyone off guard.
Fortunately, K423 was quick-witted and pulled Su Ling and Bai Miao tightly into her arms.
Wen Ruyu and Su Yao were on the opposite side.
Hajimi, in the corner, had his fur standing on end, not understanding what was happening at all.
“Damn it, let’s go!”
Ji Lingyuan looked at the crumbling building beneath their feet and hurriedly grabbed Su Ling, wanting to leave.
Wen Ruyu did the same on the other side.
Ignoring everything else, she grabbed Su Yao and didn’t forget to snatch Hajimi by the tail, following Ji Lingyuan in an attempt to escape.
They were all Extraordinary Witches and could fly; escaping shouldn’t be a problem.
*Boom — !*
But before they could steady themselves, a dull explosion suddenly rang out.
In the next second, Su Ling felt something like flour drifting across her face.
‘What is this?’
Su Ling touched her face and looked at the white powdery substance on her fingertips, her face full of confusion.
“Aaaaaahhhhh!!!!”
But then, K423 let out a heart-wrenching scream.
“K…”
Su Ling instinctively tried to grab her, but to her horror, she found that the lively and cute green-haired girl, K423, was undergoing a terrifying transformation.
Her dark green pupils turned into yellowish compound eyes in the blink of an eye, and those two highly recognizable cowlicks on her forehead turned into a pair of antennae.
Su Ling felt as if she had been dropped into an ice cellar.
Ji Lingyuan and Wen Ruyu also watched all this in disbelief.
“Big sister…”
The person in her arms let out a painful murmur.
“Don’t be afraid, Miao Miao. I’m here…”
Su Ling lowered her head to comfort her.
But at that moment, she locked eyes with a face that had four pairs of crimson compound eyes on either side.
“!!!!!”