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Chapter 545 Kill for life

Edgar's order came early, but it was actually still somewhat late.

Madeline was taken away at 10:00 AM, while the news broke at 10:30 AM. The eight superheroes returned to Vought for a meeting at noon, and Edgar and Barrett finished discussing Starlight at 3:00 PM.

There's no other reason than that Walter was in complete chaos at this moment. The Homelander incident was still unresolved, and the pressure was already immense. Now, there was an overwhelming public outcry, formal accountability and accusations from the CIA, and the numerous disturbances caused by Madeline's arrest.
Barrett, who already had very little hair left, was a hardworking executive department employee. She went to bed at 5 a.m. yesterday, and after seeing the news at noon today, she was already on the verge of a breakdown.

Edgar was far from being as nonchalant as he appeared. According to the wiretapping by Ma Zhaodi, he had contacted at least dozens of people this morning, perhaps more—and even then, he didn't have time to talk to the tireless Barrett until 3 p.m.

Therefore, by the time Edgar issued the order to the human trial drug testing base in Pennsylvania, it was already too late.

About three hours ago, on the outskirts of the center of the sage forest.

Swah——

An old Toyota drove from the road into the woods. The three-wheeled vehicle slowly reduced its speed and finally came to a steady stop on a grassy field.

"vomit!"

"vomit!"

"vomit!"

"Meow!"

However, Franky, Breast Milk, and Kimiko didn't have time to look around. Instead, they quickly jumped out of the car, each holding onto a large tree, and bent over to vomit.

Even the silly cat couldn't hold back and crawled out of the trunk to vomit along with them.

Fortunately, it all ended up below the tree roots, so nothing was wasted.

Five minutes later, the three people and the cat slowly recovered.

"This car, ugh, why is it going so fast?"

"Ugh, that's fucking autopilot!"

"Damn Ma Zhaodi, ugh—"

"Meow"

They finally reached the point where they couldn't even vomit anything. The three of them vomited and cursed at the same time. Ma Zhaodi had said that the car could go up to 170 miles per hour, but he hadn't told them that the car's upper limit was more than 170 miles per hour, nor had he told them that the driving principle of the intelligent driving system was to prioritize efficiency.

It looked cool to speed through every sharp bend, but the three people inside the car with their brakes slammed on were truly desperate.

"Damn it, how many parts were modified on this car? Did Ma Zhaodi just leave the logo?"

Franky couldn't help but complain, "I've seen a lot of cars, and I still can't figure out how this car was modified."

"It's not just the logo; at least the outer shell is still there. It's hard to say about the rest."

As she watched the new license plate appear on the automatically flipped-up plate, she thought to herself that she no longer needed to worry about the traffic police coming after her.

Only Kimiko looked through the barbed wire fence at the sizable mental hospital inside. The gray-white exterior walls felt particularly oppressive, reminding her of the time she had been imprisoned.

"Should we start now?" she typed.

"Ma Zhaodi said we should let the cat in first to see if Storm is there." Breast Milk turned to look at the dazed cat: "Hey, you little brat, do you understand?"

"Meow--"

The silly cat meowed and nimbly vaulted over the barbed wire fence, running towards the spiritual center.

"This cat is really smart, or rather, a little too smart."

Frankie exclaimed in amazement: "I thought it was outrageous when we were in Chinatown. I felt it was almost as smart as a human."

“It might actually be a person.” Kimiko added, “The evil Eastern sorcerer turns his beautiful female apprentice who disobeys him into a cat—I’ve seen many people online chanting spells on their cats, hoping they will turn back into maids and become their wives, and they even say it’s a kind of fantasy. Other people online seem to look down on this kind of sorcerer.”

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The three chatted idly, but it wasn't long before the cat returned from the mental hospital. It had just finished eating the steamed buns Ma Zhaodi had brought them in the car. It came and went silently; clearly, no one would be wary of an ordinary kitten.

What bad intentions could a cat possibly have?

"How's it going? Is Storm Girl here?"

The silly cat shook its head.

"Then let's wait here for now."

“Let me ask.” Franky leaned closer. “Storm isn’t inside, is she?”

The silly cat nodded.

"This cat can really understand human speech, it's a bit creepy."

Franky rubbed the goosebumps on his arms and stepped aside.

The three drove back into the woods to avoid being seen lingering there for too long and arousing suspicion.

While casually scrolling through the daytime news, I was overjoyed to hear that Madeline had been taken away and that the Vought Corporation had received news of an investigation.

Three hours later, Ma Zhaodi got through to Kimiko on the phone.

“Edgar has given instructions to Sagewood Forest,” he replied. “He’s obviously in a hurry, given the distance; he knows he can only communicate via electronic devices, otherwise it will be too late.”

“Storm will arrive as soon as she receives the message. You guys go in now and subdue everyone inside, but don’t kill anyone—they’re all ordinary people there. There’s only one superhuman, Lamplighter, who you need to subdue first. The rest are no problem.”

"Easier said than done."

Breast milk sighed: "I can't guarantee I can save their lives."

"Don't force it. There are no good people in there. Just do things your way."

Ma Zhaodi hung up the phone.

So the three of them took off their coats, revealing the mental hospital nurse uniforms underneath—which Ma Zhaodi had prepared for them.

The mother took out pliers and cut a gap in the wire mesh. The three people and the cat filed in and entered the center of the sage forest as quickly as possible. They then knocked out the security guard in the monitoring room, gagged him, and tied his hands and feet with cable ties. It took less than a minute.

"The security at this center isn't very tight either."

Looking at the surveillance footage, Franky couldn't help but complain, "Nobody even noticed the three unfamiliar nurses."

"It's possible that the nurses here are just disposable."

The breast milk reminded her, "Just like Ma Zhaodi showed us before, the Sage Forest is full of madmen. It's normal for them to kill a few nurses when they go berserk."

Frankie felt a chill run down his neck, then his gaze was fixed on the monitor screen, staring at the figure of a male nurse.

It was so familiar. The figure was so familiar. Even after so many years, even though the other person's clothes, aura, and hairstyle had changed so much, he still recognized the person at a glance.

This is the culprit that torments him with nightmares every night, the one that makes him forever bear the burden of two children's lives.

Even if he were reduced to ashes, he would still recognize him clearly.

"Found the lamplighter's location." Kimiko immediately typed, "I wonder who he's talking to on the phone."

"very good."

click-

With the breast milk bullet loaded, he walked straight out of the security room.

"Today is his death day."

(End of this chapter)