Millennium Witch.

Chapter 100 - 99 - Fan Meeting

Since she didn't know the cyborg's strength or what kind of equipment it possessed, Yvette didn't choose to use her spell abilities, but instead used the pure white tentacles directly.

The method she used to deal with ruler-level beings was being used on human traffickers, and for a moment she felt a little sorry for her tentacles; it was truly disgraceful.

But the effect was also remarkable. In just one second, there were a few soft "sizzling" sounds, like the sharpest thread slicing through thin paper. Two of the three traffickers, who looked like henchmen with no special modifications, had their foreheads pierced on the spot and fell straight to the ground.

Only that cyborg was "lucky." Pure white tentacles precisely bypassed his core, severing his arms and legs, revealing the still-glowing magic circuits, magic wires, and cold mechanical structure inside. At the same time, an extremely thin layer of ice instantly covered half of his face, choking any possible scream into his throat.

The cyborg crashed to the floor with a thud, his heavy alloy limbs clattering against the ground. His head bobbed on the floor, his remaining cloudy eyes rolling upwards blankly, as if trying to comprehend this upheaval, wondering why he had suddenly fallen, why his prosthetic limbs had suddenly lost their responsiveness... What on earth had happened?

An even more eerie silence fell over the room. The three young "piglets," tied to the metal bunk bed, stared in stunned disbelief.

They had thought that the pretty girl was doomed and would suffer terrible humiliation in the hands of these demons. They even wanted to turn their heads away because they couldn't bear it. But who could have imagined that the silver-haired girl was actually a mage with unfathomable strength? Before they could even see what happened, the human traffickers and that terrifying-looking cyborg were all instantly killed!

Who is she?
Why is she here?
Where did she acquire such terrifying strength? And what is the purpose of her actions?
Could it be a federal special forces unit that came specifically to rescue them?
With their mouths sealed and their hands and feet cuffed, the three young victims were unable to speak for a while and could only watch nervously.

Yvette looked at them, thought for a moment, and said, "My name is Nameless. I am a mercenary and a bounty hunter. I will save you, so don't panic and stay calm."

Having said that, she used wind magic to tear off the seals from the mouths of the eight people and continued to ask, "Does any of you know what year and what day it is now?"

The person closest was a red-haired young man. After calming down, he blurted out, "It should be, it should be, it should be April 22nd, 2130... it should be!"

April of 2130—was that the spring of the year following Agash's appearance in my dream? Thankfully, the time difference wasn't too great…

Yvette hesitated for a moment, then heard the red-haired youth suddenly speak again, his tone filled with excitement and disbelief: "Um... Miss Nameless, are you that Miss Nameless? The hero who captured the werewolf killer and exposed the conspiracy of the big company?"

Yvette paused slightly, letting out a very soft "Ah?". Although she had only vanished for a year, in reality, she had lived for more than ten years. After a few seconds of hesitation, she nodded: "...It should be me, that's right."

"It really is that nameless lady! My God! You're still alive! I'm your fan!" Now it wasn't just the red-haired youth who was shocked; the other two victims, a high school student and a resolute-looking middle-aged man, also showed expressions of shock and joy.

Following the werewolf killer incident, a surge of public discontent with large corporations sparked even larger-scale protests and demonstrations across the United States of New Eden, lasting for three months. This event, known as the "Werewolf Storm," was one of the biggest and most well-known international news stories in the entire United States of New Eden throughout the previous year.

After that incident, Lintui Bio's stock price was severely damaged, and its market value evaporated by one-third. The founder, "Old Cyrus," who had already stepped down, was forced to return to take charge of the company and apologize to the public repeatedly.

Although the eight companies are still the eight companies, this move was ruthless, dropping Lintui Bio from a high position among the original eight companies to the bottom, even worse than Gravity Group. The damage was considerable.

Incidentally, after the disappearance of the key figure "Nameless", many people speculated that this mysterious hero might have been retaliated against by the Lin Tui creature, otherwise why would he not show up for so long?
But who could have imagined that in this disgusting, hopeless prison for human traffickers, an unsung hero would appear like a divine intervention, rescuing them from danger? The dramatic reversal had such a huge impact that the three men's minds almost stopped, and they were so overjoyed that they nearly fainted.

Yvette, of course, had no idea that the incident would have such a far-reaching impact; she simply thought it was just good luck that she had run into a few fans who happened to recognize her.

She nodded slightly, then her gaze returned to the cyborg lying on the ground, reduced to a human stump. Once the trafficker leader realized the situation and fear and panic showed in his eyes, she released the ice spell sealing his mouth and asked calmly, "Answer me, where else are people like them being held captive?" Rescuing victims kidnapped by traffickers and taken to the Rustbone Free State is rewarded by the federal government; each rescue earns 10 credits.

Since this mission starts in a human traffickers' hideout, she plans to go big and rescue everyone in the area who can be saved. This also aligns with her bounty hunter's survival strategy, allowing her to collect a large reward from the federal government.

Saving 10 people would cost 100 million, which seems more efficient than doing mercenary jobs...

"I...I won't tell!" Cyborg said defiantly, his voice trembling with fear. Clearly, he knew he was close to death; not speaking might save him, but speaking meant certain death. "I'm telling you, 'General' won't let me go either...unless you guarantee I'll live!"

"Then go die." Yvette didn't want to waste words with him, so she used a wind blade to pierce his head, and then used the key at his waist to unlock the handcuffs of the three victims.

After a brief exchange, Yvette learned the identities of the three victims.

The red-haired youth leading the group was named Donil Matt. He and his girlfriend were traveling in a border city when they were tricked into getting into a van and were taken into custody. In the end, they had no choice but to follow human traffickers on a smuggling route and enter the Rusty Bone Free State.

The second youth, a little younger, named "Reece Bing," was just a high school student. He believed the phishing information on online forums and insisted on coming to Rustbone to make big money despite being persuaded by countless people along the way. As a result, after meeting the contact, his passport was snatched away instantly, and in just a few hours, he experienced the feeling of being brutally beaten by society that ordinary people would only experience after many years.

The third one is rather special. His name is Cromwell Hardy, and he turns out to be an undercover reporter and also a mage with some skill. His body has been infused with Black Tower Medicine's active rune set, giving him about 200 points of magic power. He can instantly cast some low-mana-cost, medium-level combat spells, making him quite a skilled individual in the mercenary world.

After being rescued, Cromwell immediately told Yvette, "Miss Nameless, be careful. The handcuffs used by the human traffickers here are not ordinary; they are all 'magic-suppressing handcuffs.' Once they are handcuffed, all connections to spells and mental energy will be severed."

Evie nodded. The anti-magic handcuffs were the bane of mages and were a unique technology of the Spirit Vine Company, using a special raw material. Using this, even if a skilled individual tried to infiltrate the camp under the guise of weakness, they would likely be caught.

I wonder if the anti-magic handcuffs will work on distorted magic...

She then looked at the three men and said, "You three split up now and find out the location of all the rooms in this building where people are being held. Keep a low profile and don't expose yourselves. I'm going upstairs to check and see if I can catch the leader here."

"Are you going alone?"

"Isn't it too dangerous?"

Upon hearing this, Donnell and Reese cried out in alarm almost simultaneously, their expressions showing unease.

Cromwell, with his broader and more extensive knowledge, also looked over with concern. After observing along the way, he discovered that all the human traffickers here had undergone cybernetic modifications and possessed heavy firepower weapons. This was no longer a gang, but a warlord. Even the cyborg lying on the ground was just an ordinary member of this group.

This terrifying human trafficking hideout, which concealed high-level weapons, was something that even the nameless hero who had once arrested a werewolf killer could never have destroyed single-handedly.

Their only correct choice now is still to escape before the situation here is discovered, and then seek help from the federal government!

(End of this chapter)