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Chapter 243 The Warning of Intuition

"Nonsense!"

"She's just asking for trouble!"

As she reprimanded them, all the angels except Lyra unfurled their wings of light. Compared to Elori's white wings, their colors were much more vibrant, ranging from white to blue or from blue to purple.

This is probably proof of their strength.

To Chen Xuan's surprise, Elori also opened her wings of light without showing any weakness, and the color of her wings had changed slightly, with the wingtips turning orange-red as if highlighted.

The atmosphere in the tent instantly became tense and hostile.

"What do you mean by this?" Lyra squinted at Elori. "As an angel, are you going to oppose the Angel Alliance's propositions?"

"If I hadn't objected to your arrangements, I'd probably still be obediently staying in Paris, watching the news about the Temple's treasury being destroyed by demons!" Elori flared up at the mention of it. "I considered you people I could trust, and what did you do? You just treated me like a fool!"

"Want to give it a try?" Chen Xuan raised the corners of his mouth and provocatively walked to the little angel's side. "Let's see if you guys survive in the end, or if we leave this place by stepping over your corpses?"

He had already scanned the crowd.

Apart from Lyra Doolittle, whose fusion points reached half of Liuli's, the other angels were between ten and twenty. In other words, his current reserves were enough to take down at least three high-ranking angels in one go.

Liuli also placed her hand on the hilt of the sword, her meaning self-evident.

Just as conflict was about to erupt, Lyra raised her right hand. "Stop! The alliance has already suffered enough losses. There's no need to lose more men in a place like this."

"But... Your Excellency Archangel..."

“Mr. Chen is a hero in eliminating the demons. Although we have disagreements, he is not a mortal enemy.” Lyra changed her tough tone, as if she had forgotten her behavior a few minutes ago. “You can leave if you want. But Miss Elori, please understand our caution. Before we have reliable evidence, it is difficult for us to invest a lot of manpower and resources in passive defense.”

"So, does that mean we have evidence now?" Elori replied, annoyed.

"Of course, so after we finish investigating this attack, we would like to discuss with you further about any omens that might indicate something is wrong."

"I'll leave you an email address," she said, pursing her lips.

Elori's goal has never changed: to change the apocalyptic future and prevent the tragic disaster that will kill billions of people.

The other angels could only watch as the three walked out of the tent.

“Archangel!” Morgan leaned down, propping himself up on the table, and called out to Lyra, “How can you let them just leave like that? This isn’t part of our plan!”

“Plans are rigid, but people are flexible.” Leila took off her glasses and sighed. “That kid wasn’t telling the truth. If we really fought, our chances of winning were less than 10 percent.”

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other.

"How is that possible?!" Morgan exclaimed in disbelief. "N21's power is indeed terrifying, but that's against someone who is completely unprepared. She is a marvel, and we still hold the key to restrain her. It would be good if she could unleash even one-tenth of her full potential!"

"That's right! Although Elori has also grown, she can be kept in check by a single high-ranking angel—"

"Alright, are you trying to teach me how to do things?" Lyra interrupted impatiently. "Don't you know these things that I don't?"

The scene was solemn.

Since both N21 and Elori can be dealt with, the only variable left is one person...

With so many high-ranking angels, how could the archangel think they couldn't even handle a single powerful individual?

"I killed a demon on my own when I was fourteen. Since then, I've fought countless demons and enemies of the organization, and I've faced many life-or-death situations. The reason I'm alive and sitting in this position is because my judgment of the enemy has never been wrong," Lyra said coldly. She hadn't been without attempts to test me.

During the standoff, she swiftly changed the position of her hands, only to find that Chen Xuan's eyes were following her movements, which meant they would not have any initial advantage.

At the same time, her intuition was sending out a strong alarm, even stronger than any previous dangerous situation! The other party was like a dark abyss, making it impossible for her to see its depths. Countless thoughts of taking action were suppressed by her more intense instincts, leaving her with the illusion of being shrouded in a huge shadow.

The roar of a helicopter engine could be heard outside, and everyone listened silently as the sound faded into the distance.

"Could an ordinary wingless person really possess such strength?" Morgan still found it unbelievable.

Besides angels, there is another type of ability user in this world. They are few in number and weak in power, unable to sense demons, and lacking both the will and the ability to destroy them. These people are often referred to by the Angel Alliance as the Wingless, or Outsiders.

Because they belong to a niche group and have no organization, angels rarely give them a second glance.

It was quite unexpected for Morgan that Lyra would give such a high evaluation to someone like Lyra.

The other high-ranking angels clearly shared the same mindset.

“It seems we need to pay more attention to this group in the future,” Lyra said, tapping the table lightly. “Contact the Asian region and find out where this kid came from, no matter what. As for the loss of N21… just include it in the total losses of the Temple Treasury. So many artifacts are already missing, adding one more won’t arouse suspicion from headquarters. The most urgent task now is to clean up the Temple ruins and recover as much as possible.”

“His Excellency the Archangel is right.” Seeing that the leader had made the decision, the others followed suit and said, “As long as N5 is still there, the Temple Treasury will not have been built in vain.”

"We can only say that we were really lucky that the main body of the mountain did not collapse, otherwise N5 would have been doomed as well."

"You really think it's just luck?" Lyra sneered. "They've already brought a nuclear bomb into the vault, how could they not have imagined that detonating it deep inside would cause even greater destruction? It's not that the enemy didn't want to do it, it's just that they couldn't. If I'm not mistaken, the demon also knows about N21's existence and has a way to deal with her, and this assembled nuclear bomb is most likely going to be dragged into Vault One and detonated."

If the explosion occurred at that location, the entire Temple Vault would be sent flying, and Vault 9 and N5, which are only separated by a wall, would obviously not be able to be saved either.

A moment of silence fell over the room.

Everyone understands what this means.

She was an unknown, newly promoted angel who thwarted a coordinated attack by demons, preventing the situation from deteriorating to the worst possible outcome.

Based on this achievement alone, she is qualified to be promoted to a high-ranking angel.

“But since Elori is determined to leave, this credit will not go to her.” Lyra stood up and led the way out of the tent. “Let’s go look for clues in the ruins of the Temple Treasury. You all have a lot of work to do.”

……

After landing in Nepal, the three met up with Lin Qing at a hotel. Elori hurriedly asked, "Manager, how is Mother Lucy? She should be alright, right? I heard from the support team that the bomb didn't seem to have completely destroyed the mountain where Warehouse No. 9 is located."

It's clear she's been holding it in for a long time.

"Uh..." Chen Xuan scratched his head awkwardly. He knew he would have to face this problem sooner or later. "Don't rush me, let me explain slowly."

When Elori heard that the mother structure was about the size of a passenger plane, her eyes widened in surprise.

When she learned that the mother body had suddenly rushed towards Chen Xuan and merged with him, her jaw nearly dropped.

The little angel repeatedly scanned Chen Xuan, and even rashly reached out and touched his belly.

“I know this sounds unbelievable, but that’s how things were at the time,” Chen Xuan said helplessly. “I don’t know whether this saved the mother Lucy or destroyed her.”

"Hahaha..." Liuli couldn't help but laugh first, covering her mouth and laughing, which was rare for her. "Does that even need to be said? Of course, the mother Lucy has been destroyed, otherwise the restraints on me wouldn't have been suddenly released. I was wondering before how you, who are clearly made of flesh and blood, managed to overcome your instincts and not succumb to their control. So that's how it is!"

(End of this chapter)