It's okay for me to bully my wife for the sake of the young master's dignity, right?

Chapter 685 [103] Remember to restock next time

Doraemon!

Braving the midnight wind and snow, Qin Jiandan ran towards the bank ruins, pursued and intercepted by Han Shiyu and the drone.

"What's your name? If you don't tell me, I'll call you Doraemon forever!"

The city police, who were suppressing the people who were robbing money, all raised their guns and aimed them at Qin Jiandan. One of them accidentally discharged his gun, leaving only a white spot on the armor of the Steel Armor Breathing Technique.

The comical ghost with a Doraemon pattern printed on the chest of his trench coat suddenly cracked his voice.

"Who is Doraemon? I am Zhou Tiannao, the righteous messenger who upholds justice!"

"So your name is Zhou Tiannao!" Qin Jiandan said, deliberately shouting the other person's name loudly while using his Xuanbing Battle Blade to block the drone's fire. "You dare to reveal your real name in front of the city police? I admire you as a man!"

"You son of a bitch..." Zhou Tiannao's comical ghost mask twisted in pain. The city police next to him had already started searching Zhou Tiannao's name on the recorder, preparing to wipe out his hideout.

Qin Jiandan turned and blocked Han Shiyu's sword strike. As the tip of his Xuanbing Battle Blade was severed by the Purple Blade Crystal Energy Sword, Qin Jiandan shouted to Zhou Tiannao:
"Young man, you've revealed your real name. Your original hiding place is no longer safe, is it? Why don't you come back to the Night Dragon Society with me? I promise you'll be treated to good food and drink, and it won't hinder your future efforts to uphold justice!"

"I'm not going!" Zhou Tiannao refused decisively. "You, the young master of the Night Dragon Society, are only good at beating people. I was beaten up by you before at the Dragon Palace on the gambling ship. Just now you tricked me into revealing your real name... How can you be so cunning?"

Qin Jiandan lightly touched the ground with her toes, and her body shot off like an arrow. Zhou Tiannao immediately assumed a defensive stance.

The target wasn't him, but the city policeman who had accidentally fired his gun. The ice shield in his left hand slammed into the policeman's breastplate. With a "crack," the breastplate dented, and the policeman was sent flying, knocking over two people behind him.

The remaining men hastily opened fire, but Qin Jiandan neither dodged nor evaded. He crossed his arms, and his Xuanbing Shield instantly expanded into an ice wall. The rain of bullets exploded with dense sparks and steam, yet only shallow cracks appeared on the shield's surface.

"Get out of the way if you don't want to die!"

He charged forward, the ice wall like a battering ram crashing into the men. With the sound of bones shattering, several men dropped their weapons and were thrown onto the snow.

"This isn't human, it's a monster!"

"Run! Your life is the most important thing!"

Taking advantage of the chaos, the eyes of the people around the ruins lit up, and the crowd that had been scattered earlier swarmed forward again. Green bills flew wildly in the wind and snow. Some people fell to the ground and desperately stuffed the money into their arms, while others took off their boots and used them as containers for the money.

Qin Jiandan's gaze pierced through the crowd and landed directly on Zhou Tiannao atop the ruins.

"Xiao Zhou, if you've had enough, come with me. This side of the isolation wall is heavily guarded. When the Spider-Tanks come over, I might be able to protect myself, but I might not be able to protect you."

"Who is Xiao Zhou?" Zhou Tiannao's voice cracked again. "You keep saying you'll protect me, but it's actually you who can't get out of the isolation wall, isn't it? You want to use the comical ghost's subspace to get through the isolation wall, right?"

Qin Jiandan spread his hands, and the Xuanbing Shield repaired its dented areas using the wind and snow. He raised an eyebrow, his tone full of doubt:
“Only the original clown Ibash has the ability to cross the barrier using warp. Do you think a kid like you can do that? My original plan was for the two of us to jump over the barrier together…”

"You underestimate me!" Zhou Tiannao's ears, which weren't covered by the comical ghost mask, turned red. "Building a subspace tunnel? With a little grit, I can do it too!"

Qin Jiandan feigned concern. "Don't push yourself. If it's really too much, let's just jump over the wall!"

"If I say it's okay, then it's okay!" Zhou Tian's words were full of a desire to prove himself. "After I open the subspace, you need to get through the isolation wall as fast as you can. If you're too slow and get stuck there, I won't be responsible!"

"Don't even think about escaping!"

A blazing stream shot out in a straight line, the orange-red beam leaving a trail in the blizzard, and accurately shot the fleeing man in the head!
The city policeman's shoulders and above were blown into a cloud of charred steam, with blood, flesh, and metal fragments flying everywhere. The headless corpse slumped forward, its knees hitting the pile of green banknotes, its body twitching twice before becoming completely still.

Han Shiyu held a sword in her right hand and a gun in her left, the buzzing of the molten barrel still not subsided.

"Those who fear battle shall die!"

Her gaze swept over the remaining officers, and the orange light flowing across her prosthetic skin seemed to turn blood red.

Before the three city police officers could react, their bodies were severed in two. Many of the robbers suffered the same fate.

Qin Jiandan and Zhou Tiannao dodged to the left and right respectively, avoiding the high-speed razor chains.

Two white figures emerged from the depths of the snowstorm, like two walking iron coffins.

The armor reflected a cold, hard white light under the searchlight, the central tower relief on the chest gleaming slightly, and the blood-red cross observation window exuding murderous intent. The number T-005 was engraved on the left shoulder, and T-006 on the right. The heat dissipation fins on the back opened and closed slightly, emitting a low mechanical hum.

It's the T unit!

They did not stop.

T-005's right arm lashed out with the Razor Chain again, the black chain spinning and whistling as its claws hurtled towards the nearest group of city police. The chain suddenly burst open into a fan shape mid-flight, the claws piercing through the chest armor of the men like raindrops, stringing them together like rag dolls, tracing a gruesome arc in the air.

The T-006 shoulder cannon popped out with a "click," firing three armor-piercing rounds in quick succession. Qin Jiandan kicked away Zhou Tiannao, who couldn't dodge in time, and abandoned the Xuanbing Shield. He used the Nine Heavens Thunderfire technique, which he had only recently mastered, to meet the attack head-on, causing the three armor-piercing rounds to miss their mark.

The first bullet missed its target; the second bullet pierced through three city police officers, its spiraling force tearing them in two; the third bullet went straight into the center of the crowd robbing money, and when the bullet exploded, it created a shockwave that instantly tore more than a dozen people to shreds, with green bills and flesh flying together in the wind.

The screams were swallowed by the wind and snow, leaving only short, choked sobs from death.

The remaining city police officers turned pale. Some threw down their guns and ran away, while others knelt down, covered their heads, and made meaningless pleas.

"No...don't kill me..."

The T-005's electronic voice emanated from beneath its faceplate, as cold and indifferent as a programmed announcement:
"Obstructing the mission. Remove."

He raised his left hand, and the cross-shaped observation window suddenly lit up bright red.

Purification of sins.

A beam of blazing white plasma shot out from the observation window, the pillar of fire sweeping across and engulfing more than ten city police officers and robbers head-on. Snowflakes turned into white vapor, armor twisted and melted, flesh charred black, and bodies twitched twice in the high temperature before collapsing to the ground as charred black figures, emitting smoke.

In less than 30 seconds, all the city police officers except Han Shiyu were killed. All the people who were robbing the money were also killed.

All that remained around the ruins were charred corpses, severed limbs and broken guns, blood-soaked green banknotes, and snowflakes flying everywhere.

Han Shiyu stood rooted to the spot, her purple-bladed crystal sword humming incessantly, orange bio-electric currents pulsating wildly across her body. Her gaze was fixed on Qin Jiandan, as if she had tacitly approved of the T-unit's massacre.

T-005 and T-006 turned around side by side, their crimson crosses pointing at Qin Jiandan and Zhou Tiannao, who had just regained his footing.

"Target confirmed. Qin Jiandan. Eliminate."

"Target confirmed. Zhou Tiannao. Eliminate."

Qin Jiandan solidified the Xuanbing Battle Blades on his arms again, glancing out of the corner of his eye in Han Shiyu's direction.

"Han Shiyu, you consider yourself Chief Mu Yue. Even if you only have a quarter of Mu Yue's memories, you shouldn't condone the T-unit's indiscriminate killing of innocent people, right? Wake up, you've been used by the Chief of Police!"

Just as Qin Jiandan had said, Han Shiyu fell into a brief period of self-doubt. Her narrow-waisted trench coat fluttered in the wind, and her ceramic armor boots were struck by ice shards. The orange stripes on her prosthetic skin slowly faded, only to occasionally flare up again.

Seizing this fleeting opportunity, Qin Jiandan used Time Overwrite on Han Shiyu!
Time Overwrite allows you to transfer a momentary status effect from yourself to your opponent. Its most practical use is to transfer damage.

Han Shiyu's Purple Blade Crystal Energy Sword trembled slightly, its tip hovering in mid-air.

Orange bioelectric lines flickered on her neck and cheeks, as if something had briefly choked her breath. Her pupils contracted sharply, and an unnatural flush suddenly appeared on her normally cold and hard profile.

"……What……"

The sound was stuck in his throat, and the last syllable trembled.

Her breathing suddenly became rapid, her chest heaved violently, the orange stripes under her bionic skin flashed wildly, her legs went weak, and her knees almost hit the ground.

"Qin... Jian Dan... you... you..."

She bit her lower lip, her voice suppressed, and the vents of her prosthetic body were fully open, white steam billowing from her joints. Orange lines crawled from her cheeks to her ears, then spread down her neck, making her shiver with heat.

"Bastard... what did you do to me... ah..."

Qin Jiandan gave her no chance to breathe, launching a continuous attack with the Xuanbing Battle Blade. Ignoring the melting of the ice, he relentlessly struck the blade of the Purple Blade Crystal Energy Sword, finally overwhelming Han Shiyu and causing her fingers to loosen.

When they looked again, Qin Jiandan already had the Purple Blade Crystal Energy Sword in his hand, a sly smile playing on his lips.

"Thanks. I'll borrow it for a bit. Go ask the police chief for another one. Don't let the supply run out!"

Han Shiyu staggered back two steps, barely managing to steady herself against the rubble of steel bars. She hugged herself, the orange stripes still pulsating wildly, her breathing erratic as if she were suffocating. In her misty eyes, hatred, shame, and chaotic emotions were all tangled together.

"You...you beast...enemy of the people...pervert...I...I'm going to kill you!"

Qin Jiandan gripped the Purple Blade Crystal Energy Sword tightly with one hand. With a flash of light, he severed the razor chains that T-005 and T-006 had flung out with a "whoosh," as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.

"Zhou Tiannao! If you don't want to die, come with me now!"

Although Zhou Tiannao, who was seeing the T-unit for the first time, didn't say anything, he was already in a panic. His body followed Qin Jiandan's every word. The two of them headed straight for the isolation wall, one after the other.

"Qin Jiandan! You...you can't escape!"

Han Shiyu barely managed to stand up from the shadows of the ruins, and a molten bomb was fired, heading straight for Qin Jiandan's back.

Qin Jiandan swung the purple blade backhand, forcefully severing the molten bomb. The exploding fireball exploded to the side of the two, scorching a corner of Zhou Tiannao's trench coat.

"Holy crap, this woman's insane! Is she your ex-wife?"

Qin Jiandan had no time to respond to Zhou Tiannao; he held the Xuanbing Shield in his right hand behind him. T-005's Sinful Purifying Flame erupted from the cross-shaped observation window, a blazing white pillar of fire sweeping across. The shield met the flames; the high temperature and extreme cold collided, melting a layer of the shield's surface, only to instantly refreeze in the wind and snow. Using the steam as cover, the two continued their charge.

The isolation wall was already in sight, its towering metal structure covered in rust and bullet holes.

In the distance, four spider-like vehicles emerged from behind the wall, their mechanical legs clattering as they crushed the ice. Gatling guns on their backs spun, their muzzles lighting up as they unleashed a hail of ammunition.

"Da da da da—"

Qin Jiandan expanded his Xuanbing Shield into an ice wall, rushing forward as close as he could. He continuously channeled his inner energy to thicken the ice wall, trying to fill the craters left by the spider chariot. The shield was riddled with cracks, and sparks flew everywhere from the ground.

"Hurry! Subspace!"

Seeing that he was being attacked from both sides by the Spider Tank and the T-Force, Zhou Tiannao panicked and clasped his hands together, his eyes under the mask widening to the extreme.

"I'm going all out!"

Blackish-purple particles spun out, and with an unusual buzzing sound, a subspace tunnel suddenly appeared in front of the isolation wall, like a wound that devoured everything.

Qin Jiandan shoved Zhou Tiannao inside, then followed closely behind. Silence immediately descended; the Gatling gunfire and the T-unit's purging flames were shut out.

The rift closed instantly, and Qin Jiandan and Zhou Tiannao ran desperately through the subspace tunnel, escaping to the outer city before the tunnel collapsed.

On the other side of the isolation wall, Han Shiyu forcefully threw the hot melt gun, smashing it into the snow.

"That damned guy!"

In the snowstorm, only the cannons of the Spider tanks were still spinning in vain, while the blood-red cross observation windows of the T-005 and T-006 stared intently into the void.

(End of this chapter)