Suddenly, cracks appeared on her Magical Shield, and in the next instant, the entire shield shattered.
Vivi’s pupils shrank, and she retreated, wanting to rebuild her defense, but it was already too late.
Countless droplets of Pink Mucus splashed toward her, denser than rain. Her body almost instinctively shielded Wu Menghan behind her.
But her body was too small now; she could no longer protect Wu Menghan behind her as she once had. In a moment of desperation, Vivi grit her teeth, used every ounce of her strength, and tackled Wu Menghan to the ground.
Countless slime balls whistled past, hitting Vivi’s back and making her face turn pale. Footsteps gradually approached from behind. Before she could even turn around, she felt herself being lifted by the scruff of her neck. “Little one, where do you think you’re going?”
With a faint smile on her lips, Eno held Vivi up with one hand while the other forced her to turn and face her. Before she could say another word, she suddenly felt her legs go weak.
Looking down, she saw a shovel flashing with a cold light buried in her right leg.
Wu Menghan raised her eerie eyes, which were filled with a thick murderous intent.
Before Eno could even react, her entire right leg was severed in the next instant.
As her balance faltered, her grip loosened, and Vivi fell right into Wu Menghan’s arms.
However, Wu Menghan’s attack did not affect Eno much. Within a few breaths, she had recovered as if nothing had happened and stood before the two of them again.
“Cunning brat, I’m starting to admire you more and more.”
Her gaze fixed on Wu Menghan as Pink Mucus condensed in Eno’s hand once again.
In the blink of an eye, several slime balls shot toward Wu Menghan.
Seeing this, Vivi struggled, trying to block the hit for Wu Menghan. In the heat of the moment, a brilliant burst of magic suddenly exploded.
Countless sparks drifted through the air, incinerating the slime balls completely.
It was at this moment that several beams of light appeared at the summit. The high-intensity lights hit Eno, followed by the sound of several gunshots.
Bang bang bang—
A dense hail of bullets swept toward Eno. Eno frowned; she hadn’t expected the police to arrive so quickly this time.
Moreover… the position they were coming from…
Eno’s pupils shrank. The direction they were approaching from was the only path she could take to return.
“Vivi, you played me!”
Eno’s gaze turned toward Vivi, the rage in her eyes nearly overflowing.
Vivi shrunk her head back and gave Eno a roll of her eyes, saying nothing.
On the other hand, Wu Menghan’s brow furrowed as she realized something was slightly off.
Her gaze shifted back and forth between Vivi and Eno.
Her expression seemed to be asking Vivi, “Are you hiding something from me?”
Vivi buried her head even lower, not daring to look Wu Menghan in the eye at all.
The sound of gunfire around them grew louder. Eno raised a Magical Shield, gave the two of them a vicious glare, and then quickly vanished into the darkness.
The other Slime Girls who had just arrived felt a wave of terror at the scene before them. They turned and followed Eno’s lead, disappearing into the mountain forest.
The captain of the Armed Police Squad saw this and gave a hand signal to the members on both sides. The others understood and continued the pursuit in the direction where Eno had vanished.
Irena stepped out from the crowd. Looking at the mess on the ground, she felt a bit frustrated.
But seeing the state of Wu Menghan and Xiaxiaoling, she could only let out a helpless sigh in the end.
“How did you two end up here?”
“Us?”
Wu Menghan let out a cold laugh with a frown. She looked at the Armed Police Squad members who were pursuing Eno, already knowing that these weren’t the police they had called.
“I should be asking you. What exactly is going on here?”
Irena’s eyes flickered. This operation was something she and Vivi had finalized that day.
They hadn’t intended to let Wu Menghan know. Otherwise, given her personality, she would never have agreed to this Luring the Snake Out strategy.
But given the current situation, even if she didn’t want to explain, she had to bite the bullet and do it.
“Sister Menghan.”
“Call me by my full name.”
There was a faint sense of distance in her tone, making Irena look somewhat awkward.
“Cough, Sister Wu Menghan, we did this to completely eliminate Eno and the others…”
Before she could finish, she heard Wu Menghan’s angry voice.
“So you used Vivi as bait!?”
“This… well…”
Irena was momentarily speechless. For this plan, the bait could only be Vivi.
Only Vivi’s value was enough to make Eno take such a huge risk to infiltrate human society.
But she couldn’t say that to Wu Menghan. If she did, considering Wu Menghan’s current state, both she and Vivi would be in trouble.
Seeing that Irena was at a loss for words, Wu Menghan became even angrier.
She looked at Irena with cold eyes, then spoke softly to Vivi.
“Vivi, let’s not have any contact with her anymore, okay?”
“Huh?”
Wu Menghan’s eyes narrowed, carrying a hint of danger.
Vivi shrunk her head back, gave Irena an apologetic look, and then nodded.
“Um, okay… fine.”
Irena opened her mouth, wanting to say something to explain, but the words wouldn’t come out.
Perhaps feeling that her behavior was inappropriate, Wu Menghan closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths. When she looked at Irena again, there was a trace of apology in her eyes.
“Sorry, I lost my temper. I’m still very grateful that you came to help us this time.”
She gave a deep bow, but then her tone shifted.
“But I also implore you, please do not have any more contact with Vivi from now on. I’m afraid she’ll be in danger.”
“Sister Wu Menghan, you… I…”
Before she could finish, Wu Menghan picked up Vivi and turned to walk toward Xiaxiaoling.
Vivi struggled, wanting to get down from Wu Menghan, but she found that Wu Menghan’s hold on her was getting tighter and tighter, even making it a bit hard for her to breathe.
“Cough, um, Sister Wu Menghan, let me down.”
“No!”
Clearly sensing that Wu Menghan’s tone was a bit off, Vivi’s next words were somewhat stuttered.
“Then… how are you going to carry Sister Xia?”
Wu Menghan remained silent for a while. Then, she took off her outer coat and used a knife to cut it into a rope that wasn’t very long.
Watching her actions, Vivi tilted her head in confusion.
She didn’t know what Wu Menghan was making the rope for. Could it be that she was going to tie up Xiaxiaoling and drag her along?
An image immediately appeared in Vivi’s mind. Just thinking about it made her almost unable to keep a straight face.
Then, that rope was looped around her own neck.
“Eh?! Whoa! Wait, wait a minute!”
“Sister Wu Menghan, what are you doing?”
Wu Menghan glanced at her, a hint of an infatuated smile appearing on her lips.
“To make sure little Vivi stays close to me, of course. Otherwise, I’m afraid you’ll get lost.”
Vivi’s body trembled. She felt that the current Wu Menghan was very, very wrong.
Could it be… that she really awakened some strange XP!?