Girl, you form the head.

Chapter 65 I will further develop you

After the fusion was broken, Ruri looked at the already dead Song Xian and still felt like she was dreaming.

After all, today's events happened too suddenly. She was at home eating a hamburger and drinking soda, preparing to take a nap and relax, when Bai Chi called her and told her that "family members" had arrived.

At that moment, Ruri felt as if she had been jolted awake from a brief, beautiful dream. The hamburger was fake, the soda was fake, and even the little house where she could take a peaceful nap was fake. Only the relentless nightmare was real.

After regaining her senses, Ruri's first thought was to run away.

No matter what, leave here immediately. Even if it means going back to the life of scavenging garbage, you absolutely cannot be caught and taken back.

But in the end, she still chose to stand with Bai Chi.

But why?

Despite having defeated a nightmarish enemy together, she felt no joy or relief whatsoever.

Is it because the one who was dealt with was just a lackey, and the real trouble has yet to emerge?
No, not at all.

The real reason is...

"Can you please put your hand down?!" Ruri finally lost her temper, looking at Shirachi who was still staring thoughtfully at his right hand, which was still raised in a supporting position. "Can you please focus your energy on the important matter at hand?!"

Thanks to Bai Chi's "blessing," even though disaster was imminent, Liu Li Hui's mind was still filled with the shame of being seen and touched by him.

There was no other way. It wasn't that she wanted to give Bai Chi a treat, but she was genuinely afraid of losing, so she could only try to improve the synchronization rate.

By the time the thought, "What if just looking isn't enough?" pops into your head, there's no turning back.

But all of this is for survival, all of this is for victory!
Ruri tried to comfort herself, but that comfort crumbled under Bai Chi's earnest scrutiny.

"I'm thinking about serious matters." Bai Chi frowned slightly, as if pondering some age-old problem, and murmured, "I've already got the hang of it, so why can't I make you materialize in the consciousness space? Is it because my method is wrong? Or is something missing?"

Ju Feng's theory is correct.

After carefully exploring Ruri's body, the Shadow Knight's synchronization rate did indeed increase further, reaching 58%. At this synchronization rate, not only was the power of "Shadow" further enhanced, greatly shortening the time for teleportation, but "Mist" was no longer just for show. It could both perform a certain degree of mimicry and disguise, and also transform into ground spikes to attack.

And it was precisely these two things that allowed him to resolve the conflict with Song Xian.

Even so, their synchronization rate was still less than 60%, as if 60% was a huge threshold, and their previous exploration of Ruri's body still couldn't overcome this hurdle.

Is the level of exploration insufficient?
Bai Chi turned his head and looked Liu Li Hui up and down.

Liuli Hui froze, as if she had returned to the stage where Bai Chi had carefully studied her, feeling both tingly and numb.

Before she could protest, Bai Chi had already turned his gaze away and looked at Song Xian's corpse again: "You said before that he was just your brother's follower?"

Once she recovered, Ruri nodded immediately: "That's right."

After hesitating for a moment, she said again, "But I don't want to call that guy 'brother.' You should just call him by his name, Takayama Kita."

Takayama Tetsuya? Don't he and Ruri E have the same surname?
Bai Chi nodded thoughtfully, but didn't dwell on the question. Instead, he asked, "Is that guy very powerful?"

“He’s very powerful,” Ruri said in a low voice. “I know what you want to ask. We have no chance of defeating him. If you had met him today, I definitely wouldn’t have… No, if it were him, you wouldn’t even have had the chance to notify me.”

What class is he?

“Six,” Ruri said, “but you should know that the difference between five and six is ​​quite significant.”

Bai Chi naturally knew this.

Class 5 and Class 6 are two different concepts. Class 5 can be considered the limit that ordinary special individuals can achieve. Taking Sacred Music Academy as an example, graduating at Class 5 level is enough to make one an outstanding graduate worthy of being featured on the honor wall.

Moreover, this guy is not only a Rank 6, but also an Ominous Rank 6. His true strength may be comparable to Rank 7 in Nanluo.

And how many Class 7 special individuals are there in the entire City C?

Bai Chi thought about it and felt that the number would not exceed one hand.

The three knights he can currently transform into, including the Shadow Knight, have reached a mere fourth-tier strength after his synchronization rate increased to 58%. However, the Ominous type of special ability is naturally superior to other special abilities. As long as the information gap exists, there is still a considerable possibility of defeating a fifth-tier special ability user. Didn't he just use the information gap to outmaneuver and kill one?

The intensity of both the scorching heat and the biting wind has reached the fifth level, but it seems there is no hope of winning against the sixth level.

So after pondering for a while, Bai Chi said, "It seems we should avoid that guy for now."

Hearing Bai Chi say this, Liu Li Hui immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

What she feared most was Bai Chi going directly to Gao Shanjie. After all, ever since she met Bai Chi, he had always charged headlong into battle without ever backing down. But if he were to face Gao Shanjie in the same way… she couldn't imagine any chance of winning.

After hesitating for a moment, Ruri said, "Maybe I should just leave."

"Leave?" Bai Chi asked. "Where do you plan to go?"

"I... I don't know either." Ruri looked down at the tips of her shoes. "But if I stay by your side, he'll come after you sooner or later. As long as I leave here, with your police officer status here, he shouldn't dare to..."

"There's no need to say such things." Bai Chi shook his head. "You've already lent me your body, and I will keep my promise and take responsibility for you."

Ruri opened her mouth.

She felt she should be moved, but for some reason, the scene of being pinched by Bai Chi earlier still lingered in her mind, and she couldn't feel moved at all.

Weird, so weird.

"So what do you plan to do?" Seeing that Bai Chi didn't intend to abandon her, Liu Li Hui stopped being coy and asked, "How about we go out and hide together for five or six years, and come back when he can't find us? He can't stay here for that long."

Hiding for five or six years?
Bai Chi looked at Liu Li Hui and couldn't help but ask, "Just how afraid are you of your brother?"

However, the fact that Ruri made this suggestion right after they killed Song Xian also indirectly proves just how powerful her brother is.

“Hiding is impossible, at least not the way you want to.” Bai Chi shook his head. “I can’t lose my current identity.”

Ruri thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case. Bai Chi was not as carefree as she was. Giving up everything and hiding away for five years was somewhat absurd, like using amputation below the eyebrows to treat a headache.

"What should we do then?" Ruri-e couldn't think of a solution.

"There's only one way," Bai Chi had already come up with an idea. "Let's call the police."

Ruri was taken aback: "Call the police? Aren't you a police officer?"

“It wasn’t me.” Bai Chi shook his head. “Let the Special Science Department handle it.”

Indeed, after careful consideration, Bai Chi decided that directly involving the Special Science Department was the best option.

After all, Gao Shanjie wasn't an ordinary prisoner; he came from Gaoyang. Given the tense relationship between Nanluo and Gaoyang, the Special Affairs Department would definitely not turn a blind eye once Gao Shanjie's identity was confirmed.

Although on the surface, involving the Special Science would increase the risk of Liuli Hui being exposed, Bai Chi believes that given how much these people value Liuli Hui, even if they are about to fail, they will not necessarily reveal Liuli Hui's existence to the Nanluo authorities, so as to prevent Liuli Hui from falling into the hands of the Nanluo authorities.

After all, if they fail, they can send someone else next time. But if Ruri is captured by the Special Sciences Department, then they really won't have any chance of bringing her back.

Of course, this is just Bai Chi's speculation; what will actually happen remains to be seen. But it is indeed the best option Bai Chi can think of. Facing such a powerful enemy, it is impossible to be completely foolproof.

Ruri-e also figured out the key point: "Are you planning to sit back and watch the tigers fight? How... clever of you."

“It’s not enough to just sit on the sidelines and watch the tigers fight.” Bai Chi shook his head. “We can’t rely entirely on the Special Science Department either. The key is to buy time and improve our own strength.”

Today's battle made Bai Chi realize a major mistake he made after acquiring the Knight System: he only thought about using the power of the Knights, but didn't think about how to improve it.

Of course, this is also because before today, Bai Chi always believed that the key to improving the knights' power lay with them, and there was very little he could do.

But today's experiment with Ruri Ei proved that his understanding of the Knight System is still not deep enough.

So next, he plans to focus on researching the Knight System while the Special Science Department is dealing with Takayama Ge, and then investigate it after his strength has increased.

After making his decision, Bai Chi patted Liu Li Hui on the shoulder: "Don't worry, leave the rest to me. I won't let you go on alone."

"What are you going to do?"

"Further develop your body."

"Oh." Ruri nodded subconsciously. "That makes sense."

After a while.

"Wait, what did you say you wanted to develop?!"

Bai Chi did not answer, because he had already turned his phone back on and made a call.

“I am Bai Chi… I didn’t disappear, I was just attacked by assassins sent by Gao Yang,” Bai Chi said calmly. “Yes, a special individual.”

……

A residential community in Linchuan District.

As the tall Superintendent Sano watched the hospital staff carry out two stretchers covered with white sheets, his handsome brows furrowed tightly.

"How many is this already?" she asked her assistant in a low voice.

Her assistant was named Mitsuki, a short policewoman with short blond hair. Judging from their heights alone, Sano and Mitsuki looked like an adult and a child.

However, if we look at their bust size, the two are reversed.

“This is the eleventh one,” Miyue replied.

“Eleven?” Sano said. “What an arrogant guy.”

"Sister Sano, do you still think this was done by a special person from Takayo?"

"They were all from Gaoyang, could there be other possibilities?"

After saying that, Sano walked out of the house, slightly annoyed, and Mitsuki quickly followed.

In the past month, more than ten homicides have occurred in the Shouxin District and Linchuan District.

Logically speaking, this shouldn't be a big deal. After all, C City is so big that it's normal for a few people to be murdered.

The problem is that these eleven people who were killed all had one thing in common—they all came from Gaoyang.

More accurately, they were all traitors to Gaoyang.

Gaoyang and Nanluo are sworn enemies, fighting each other until ten years ago. Although the war has now ended, the tense situation between the two countries shows no signs of abating, with heavy troops always stationed on the border and occasional skirmishes still occurring.

In this situation, anyone who leaves their homeland and settles in another country will be regarded as a traitor by their respective country.

Both countries treated traitors similarly, executing them as soon as they were discovered.

However, such executions usually occur on both sides of the border. People from Gaoyang who could escape to a central city like City C should have been quite safe by now.

However, among the eleven dead was a man from Gaoyang who had lived in Nanluo for nearly twenty years and had a family. His wife and children were also killed along with him. Moreover, the manner of their deaths was extremely gruesome, resembling an execution.

This is why Sano and Mitsuki got involved; they are not ordinary police officers, but special agents.

Sano desperately wants to bring this executioner, who doesn't even spare children, to justice, but he has no leads yet.

Firstly, although there are many dead, there hasn't been a single truly important figure among them. After all, traitors are afraid of being discovered, so they live very low-key lives and are mostly unknown ordinary people.

Secondly, to date, they still lack clear evidence that the murderer is a person with special abilities, as no special particles were detected at the scene. Without proof of a special ability, the Special Abilities Department's involvement is unlikely to be significant. Otherwise, why would they only assign a superintendent and a patrol officer to investigate such a major case?

Thinking about this, Sano felt extremely angry. Of course, she also understood what her superior was thinking—the traitors of Gaoyang, well, they're dead, so what? After they're all gone, won't these people just go back?

But aren't these people's lives also lives? Even if the people of Gaoyang aren't human, aren't their wives and children human too?

Should these people who grew up and lived in Southern Romania, and who hold Southern Romanian citizenship, be so cruelly murdered?

I really hope that Gao Yang's executioner comes after you, so you can know what death feels like.

Sano thought viciously.

"What?!" Miyue, who was looking at her phone, exclaimed in shock, "Gao Yang's executioner attacked a police inspector!"

Sano was taken aback: "What? There's such a good thing?"

"Huh? Sano-nee, what are you saying?"

"No, I mean, anyone who dares to lay a hand on our superior is asking for trouble! Mitsuki, let's go!"

"Where are you going?"

"Examine the police inspector's body!" Sano strode away, leaving Mitsuki standing there in a daze.

"But that police inspector... didn't die either."

(End of this chapter)