She was being hunted down, so she became a magical girl.

Just now, Xu Ting claimed to be the daughter of the "lost one".

She said this not only out of a morbid sense of humor, but also out of other considerations.

She has no intention of giving up the title of "The Faded One," so she needs an identity that can inherit the title of "The Faded One."

Because the one who lost her color was a well-known lone wolf, she couldn't claim to be a subordinate or disciple, so she could only fabricate a close relationship.

Based on Xu Ting's gender and appearance, she has three options to choose from.

Firstly, there is the lover who claims to be a person who has lost their beauty.

It's not uncommon for lovers to inherit codenames in the mercenary world, and this reason is convincing. Xu Ting is also able to play this role well based on his understanding of himself.

But she felt so uncomfortable with it that she rejected it.

Secondly, there are the sisters who claim to be the ones who have lost their color.

Inheritance based on blood ties is in line with public understanding, and Xu Ting was transformed into a woman rather than reincarnated, so genetic testing could not detect any problems.

But Xu Ting really does have older and younger sisters.

She abandoned her original name and only operated under the code name "The Disfigured," fearing that her enemies would trace her back to the orphanage.

After someone claims to be the sister of a "disfigured person," many people will definitely investigate "the sister of a disfigured person." If they find out something, it will be a loss for them.

In the end, the only option left was to say that she was her own daughter.

Nearly half of the mercenaries have weak family values, no intention of having children, but strong sexual desires.

Those who suppress their own desires and maintain their integrity, like Xu Ting, are ultimately a minority among the minority.

The story of "a womanizer unexpectedly having a daughter while seeking pleasure" is easily believable.

As for the flaw that "the person who lost their color doesn't look like someone who has a daughter"...

They could also explain it away by saying they "used methods to preserve their youthful appearance".

Those hundred-year-old monsters in Tianyi Group all look to be in their prime, so it wouldn't be difficult for the disfigured to have plastic surgery to look like they're in their early twenties.

This kind of statement can also mislead the investigation of other forces, who will assume that the person who lost their color is an older man, making it even more difficult to find out the true identity of the person who lost their color.

Xu Ting made up her mind and decided to always refer to herself as "the daughter of the colorless".

The same thing happened when I met "Mysterious Words" later.

She has managed to extract the contact information with the Mysterious Words from the controlled recursive mouth, and has also obtained a large amount of information that may be useful in the future.

But she was not satisfied with that.

"Speaking of which, I saw something in the viper's memories..."

"He bribed an employee of Tianyi Group to obtain the address of one of my safe houses."

"How did Tianyi Group know my safe house address?"

And not just in one place, but at least in four.

Do you have any clues about this?

Recursion nodded blankly and replied:

"I told Tianyi Group."

"You? How did you find out the location of the Lost Ones' safe house?"

"I once secretly installed nano-locator on a person who had lost his color during a commission, and thus tracked his movements over a period of time."

"I analyzed the terrain and guessed a few possible locations for safe houses."

The nano-locator is a miniature positioning device developed by Kashiwada Technology. It can burrow into the human epidermis and continuously send positioning signals to the "mother worm".

Like other mysterious gadgets from Kakita Technology, this device is extremely expensive.

"It seems you've been planning to betray the loser for a long time."

"Once the one who lost his color dies, all the treasures in those safe houses will be yours. What a clever scheme."

Xu Ting said sourly.

She had been working with Recursion for several years, and she thought that even if there was no camaraderie, there should be some foundation of trust between them.

As it turns out, they were already prepared to lick his bag.

She broke free from the control of the Eye of Fear, and Recursion regained its clarity.

Then, she took out the memory extraction device.

This one is still the best. You can extract memories and search for whatever you want to ask without worrying about information distortion during the question-and-answer process.

More importantly, it's really great for relieving stress.

Recursion is also a user of Kakita Technology, so naturally they can recognize what this is.

He forced himself to remain calm, making a final struggle:

"I have the secrets of the Tianyi Group in my mind. They won't let you off the hook once they find out what you've done."

"You are not the one who lost his color. You can completely extricate yourself from his feud with Tianyi Group. There is no need for you to get involved in this mess."

"You're wearing a mask, I've never seen your face, and I have no idea who you are."

Xu Ting stared at the recursion, waiting for it to finish speaking before speaking himself:

"You gave the Colorless One so much 'help' after he was being hunted down."

Why should I let you go?

Recursion, working at full speed, said:

"Is the person who has lost their color really good to you?"

"I've never heard of the Color Loser having a daughter. He's a workaholic among mercenaries, so he probably hasn't fulfilled his duty to raise you, has he?"

"He offended the Tianyi Group, and the Tianyi Group wants him dead. He is doomed."

"You don't need to go down this deadly path for him!"

Xu Ting tilted his head and answered:

"But I'm a magical girl."

Will the Tianyi Group let the magical girl go?

Recursion was immediately rendered speechless.

Seeing that Recursion couldn't offer any meaningful explanation, Xu Ting lost interest and stuck the memory extraction device to the back of Recursion's neck.

Knowing its death was imminent, Recursion ceased its struggle and instead cursed with all its might:

"You little beast with no parents will die soon, and you'll die a more gruesome death than I did!"

"They will defeat you, capture you, humiliate you, torture you, destroy everything you have, and then do everything you can imagine—ahhhhhh!"

The pain from the memory extraction device silenced the clamor of recursion.

But his words lingered in Xu Ting's mind for a long time.

Xu Ting was well aware of the power and cruelty of fate.

They could turn Hezhi City into a living hell, so they could certainly let her experience real hell.

If possible, she would love to have never been enemies with the Tianyi Group, and instead live a peaceful life, honestly committing murder and robbery in the lower city.

But Tianyi Group wouldn't let her live like this, Hezhicheng wouldn't let her live like this, and fate wouldn't let her live like this either...

So she had no choice but to keep going until she could fight her way out.

"Why have I become so sentimental?"

"It must be caused by hormones."

Xu Ting mocked himself as he finished off the recursive function that was still barely hanging on.

She put her earlier emotions behind her and began licking the recursive bag with great interest.

After she took control of the Gift-Giving Cult, its secret strongholds became suitable storage locations.

She no longer needs to pick up only the important items like when killing vipers; now she can take as much as she can get.

After working for quite some time, she finally managed to take stock of the wealth she could carry with her.

Besides the usual gold bars, guns, ammunition, medicine, and electronic equipment, Xu Ting also obtained the [Nanolocator Worm] that he recursively used to sabotage himself.

Recursion cherishes this treasure and rarely uses it; it's still about 80% new.

Xu Ting accepted it with a smile.

There is so much tangible wealth, not to mention intangible wealth.

The most crucial element is undoubtedly [the way to contact the superstition].

Mystery clearly possesses the magical girl contract document, making him an absolute key figure.

Following the tone of the recursive memory, Xu Ting contacted Mi Yan, expressing that she wanted to consider "the thing I mentioned before".

Mystery quickly replied:

"If you're not recursive, then who are you?"