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“Chika? So what I’ve been experiencing these past few days is something that has happened before… But why?” Yuna stood there awkwardly, her tone full of doubt. “The Warring States period must have been many years ago now.”

“Silly child, I never said that I am still alive, or that the me talking to you now is just someone I predicted this conversation would happen in the future while I was still alive, and I prepared this in advance.” Chika shook her head and continued her one-sided narration, “The Shigemura family inherited a part of the bloodline of the ancestors—or rather, the bloodline of the Isu. This bloodline manifests every few generations, and they gain eagle-eye vision, as well as the ability to communicate with their ancestors and leave messages for the next descendant whose bloodline manifests.”

"So I'm also... Isu?" Yuna's doubts were partially answered, but more unknowns were revealed to her. "And the Brotherhood and the Templars... are they real?"

“You’re far from being like Isu, silly child. Human history is the history of the conflict between the Brotherhood and the Templars, two opposing organizations. Of course they really exist.” Chika took two steps forward, patted Yuna’s head, and looked at her with a doting gaze. “I knew you had more important things to do, so I won’t bother you any longer. Don’t worry, this isn’t our last conversation.”

"Chika... I want to help Sorin, you should have a way, right?" Upon hearing this, Yuna suddenly became anxious. "Can you help me?"

"Remember, child, only you can help yourself. Do not underestimate the power you possess, just as you should not underestimate the age-old proverb."

“A saying that has been passed down for a long time…” Yuna murmured thoughtfully to herself, then heard a voice that seemed to come from beside her ear: “When everyone else is blindly pursuing the truth, remember—”

"All things are vanity."

"When everyone else's thoughts are bound by law and morality, remember—"

"All is permitted."

"We toil in the darkness."

"To serve the light... Thank you, Chinatsu. I understand."

Yuna opened her eyes. She was still in the same hospital room, but she felt completely different. She held her breath and focused her mind, letting her gaze wander. Suddenly, many points of light of various colors appeared inside and outside the room, mostly white, with only a few golden lights far away. Nevertheless, she decided to go and see them.

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"Kirito, I have a serious question for you: can you drive?" Mo Yulan stood beside Kirito, her tone heavy and serious.

"...Do you think I, as a minor, look like someone who can take a driving test?" Kirito asked instinctively, only to be met with a glare from Mo Yulan.

"I didn't fucking ask you if you have a license. Just tell me if you can drive, that's all. Why are you asking so many questions?"

"Yes, alright, speaking of which, if you don't drive..." Kirito had just finished speaking when Mo Yulan slapped the keys into his hand, then opened the back door and got in, rolling down both back windows.

"Listen to my instructions. If I see the target on the way, follow him. When we get to the hospital, get out of the car and run. Understand?" Mo Yulan solemnly arranged the action plan for a while. "We've waited so long. There's no rush to see Asuna. Don't get yourself into trouble."

“…Okay, I understand.” Kirito was silent for a moment, then nodded, sat in the driver's seat, and started the SUV that Mo Yulan had asked Gustav for. For a moment, only the roar of the engine and the sound of .308 Magnums being loaded into magazines could be heard.

"Avixin has successfully escaped and is heading to the target point... Wait, I think I see Xuxiang's vehicle. Request test firing." Aivixin's voice came through the earpiece again, and Mo Yulan was suddenly a little confused when she heard her say that.

"Wait, what do you have on hand right now?"

“Four RPGs, one IWS-2000, and 20 rounds of ammunition.” Aiweixin quickly reported his current equipment status. “Then there are things Aiweixin thinks might be useful: three fragmentation grenades, 1kg of C4, two rolls of exothermic explosives… well, that’s more than enough.”

"Are you really sure you want to come home and be a good girl, Aivisin...? Why do I feel like my eldest daughter is acting more and more strangely? She was only let out for an afternoon, did you raid their armory?"

Mo Yulan listened to Ai Weixin's report and was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Wow! Dad is so amazing! He actually guessed what Ivy had done!"

Aivixin's cheerful and innocent voice sounded a bit dark to Mo Yulan, but he didn't care about those messy details. He just needed to know that she was still his little angel.

“You should still be in the city, right… Don’t fire yet, keep following that car, fire when it gets here.” Mo Yulan finally finished adjusting the ACOG sights on her Moroccan-made pistol, then quickly called Gustav, “Doc…”

“Rainbow Squad is not responsible for handling conflicts between the Brotherhood and the Templars; that is beyond our capabilities. So, unfortunately, we cannot provide you with any related assistance.”

Doc's businesslike tone annoyed Mo Yulan. Although he understood the reason, he still felt betrayed. However, the next moment, Doc's tone suddenly became less serious.

"But don't worry, someone seems to be paying special attention to your performance, and we'll try our best to help you with the cleanup. I won't say more, you'll understand."

"Understood." Mo Yulan hung up the phone decisively. He inexplicably felt like a puppet on a stage, but this was not a force he could resist on his own. At least for now, he was still not confident that he could contend with Sugou Nobuyuki, who wanted to obtain the [Cross] with the help of Yuna's power, even though Ivy Xin had blown up his hometown.

Kirito had already driven onto the last road before reaching the hospital. But at that moment, Mo Yulan keenly noticed a car speeding past him at a speed clearly exceeding the speed limit, while another car was closely chasing it from the other side.

“Dad, Ivy saw you, and that vehicle that just passed by was Nobuyuki Sugo’s.” Ivy’s voice rang out again, “Parameters adjusted, requesting test firing.”

"Test firing is permitted." Mo Yulan nodded, watching as Ai Weixin opened the car door, climbed over onto the roof, and quickly aimed her RPG at the open space in front of Xu Xiang's car.

"Fire!" Ivy's test shot did achieve some results. Although it did not directly hit the vehicle in Xuxiang, it still made its trajectory erratic and its speed decreased.

"Hold on tight, young lady, this time I'm getting serious." The man in the driver's seat suddenly smiled, turned the steering wheel several times, then took his hands off the wheel, quietly took out a lighter and cigarette case from his pocket, and lit a cigarette. "My father used to take corners like this. Then he got old and handed this AE86 to me. Now I'm old too."

"Kirito, speed up! Get to the hospital entrance before him and stop him, then you can leave." Mo Yulan opened the roof window and stared intently at the car.

"No matter who you are... advisor, official, master... even if you are the highest master, since you dare to mess with Youna, I dare to bring you down!"

201. Have a good day, buddy! (Bonus chapter 66/75)

——————Kiritani Ancestral Home, Dojo——————

"I left those things in Asuna-san's hospital room, but Grandpa... will they really be of any use?"

The speaker was a girl who looked very much like Leafa. She was wrapped in a coat, and the hood almost covered her face.

“I originally thought the Shigemura family’s lineage had ended, but now it seems that’s not the case. I don’t understand what that Grand Master is thinking; he’s not exactly a radical person…” The old man standing opposite the girl sighed and continued, “Let’s wait and see. We don’t have enough manpower to stop him from searching for the cross, Suguha. It seems that the Brotherhood of Japan is declining… just as I expected.”

"But brother..."

"He has already given up, so let's not let him know any more about these things."

——————Inside a private hospital, on the 18th floor——————

"Yuna? Why are you here? Could it be that you were also..."

Asuna sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the girl in front of her who had a familiar appearance but an unfamiliar aura, and asked in confusion.

“That’s right, it looks like you’ve been locked up too. You wouldn’t happen to be…” Yuna looked Asuna up and down, but didn’t sense any similar aura from her. “Okay, no. Well then, to make a long story short, something exciting might happen here later. Remember not to go out and wait for Kirito to come find you.”

"What happened?" Asuna looked even more confused after hearing Yuna's words. She watched as Yuna searched through her hospital room for a while, then pulled out a sharpened katana and a hidden blade from the drawer in front of her bed. "Wait... that's rather dangerous, isn't it?"

“Maybe that’s true for you. Stay here and don’t move around. Be good.” Yuna walked to Asuna’s bedside and gently stroked Asuna’s soft chestnut hair. “Draw the curtains and don’t go out to look no matter what you hear.”

"Okay." Asuna nodded obediently, watching Yuna leave her room before locking the door behind her. After leaving Asuna's room, Yuna continued searching the corridor with Eagle Vision activated.

She was looking for a pair of shoes and some clothes that would allow her to move around easily, something that wasn't her hospital gown. However, after searching for a long time, she discovered that the only non-hospital gown she could find outside was a white coat, which annoyed her somewhat.

Finally, she found a roll of bandage and wrapped it around her bare feet for simple protection. Then, she used a small knife to cut off half of the wide sleeves and trousers of her hospital gown, cut the hem of the top down to her lower abdomen, and tied the excess fabric in a knot near her navel.

"It's somewhat lighter than I thought... I'll go check out the situation outside." With that thought, Yuna returned to her room, looked out the window, and then saw a scene she had never seen in reality before.

At this moment, three vehicles can be seen speeding along the winding mountain road outside the window. The two vehicles behind are constantly firing at the one in front, but neither the rocket launcher nor the rifle can hit the vehicle in front.

"That's... Sorin? And Ivyxin?" Yuna examined them carefully, then activated Eagle Vision again. The two cars behind her were both showing blue, but the one in front had a red skull and crossbones, looking particularly dangerous. "What's that in front?"

She wasn't sure, but a feeling told her that the people in the car ahead were extremely dangerous, and that she couldn't confront them head-on. At least for now, she didn't have the resources to confront that target directly.

She took her room key card, entered the elevator, and pressed the button for "25". The elevator slowly ascended and stopped after a short while. There were no wards on the 25th floor, or rather, this floor was actually an empty maintenance floor; climbing one more fire escape staircase led to the roof.

Yuna's goal was this. She took two running steps, jumped up when she was close to the fire escape, grabbed the ladder firmly with her right hand, and climbed to the bottom of the safety door in a few quick movements. She used the window breaker next to her to break the glass of the safety door, and then climbed to the roof of the hospital.

The view here was much better than when she was in the ward. More importantly, there was an artificial canal surrounding the main hospital building, which, although only a little over a meter deep, was sufficient for her.

She found a good spot and continued to observe the fierce battle taking place on the winding mountain road outside the hospital, while preparing herself for a leap of faith at any moment.

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"Ivy, cease fire. The enemy may have some kind of force field defense system; our firing is pointless."

After emptying two drum magazines, Mo Yulan stopped and signaled to Aiweixin not to waste any more of her RPG ammo.

"Brother Mo, we can't catch up!" Kirito said, somewhat annoyed. He had already floored the accelerator, but there was still an insurmountable distance between him and Sugo Nobuyuki's car. "Does our car have any kind of nitrous oxide acceleration function?"

"Yes, press the spacebar... Damn, if only it were there. Do you really think this is a Need for Speed ​​series?" Mo Yulan complained from behind. He found that he easily started talking nonsense whenever he was with Kirito, which made him wonder if he could make a show like "Mumu Deyunse" if he had the chance in the future.

"Hey, Mo-ge, there really is a space bar!" Kirito actually looked for it seriously after hearing his complaint, and he actually found a space bar hidden next to the dial. "Let me try pressing it... Holy crap!"

After he pressed the button, the car suddenly emitted a deep and powerful thud, followed by a violent shaking, making Mo Yulan feel as if she was about to fly out.

"Amazing! So realistic." Mo Yulan watched as he got closer and closer to Sugo's car, so he opened the sunroof again, climbed onto the roof through it, and, trying his best to resist the wind pressure, shouted with all his might, "Kiritani-kun! Stick it on!"

"Do you really think someone who learned to drive for less than a year and then didn't drive for a year and a half would be capable of this kind of operation?"

"Damn it... Crash it! You can't even crash into another car, can you?" Mo Yulan yelled back again. This time, Kirito didn't reply. Instead, he turned the steering wheel to the right, and the car crashed into Sugo's car instantly.

The violent tremors nearly caused him to lose his grip and fall off the car, but he seized the fleeting opportunity, leaping onto Sugo's car roof. He then took out a shotgun blast from his bag and pressed it against the glass in front of Sugo Nobuyuki.

Have a good time, buddy!

202. Stop it right now!

Xu Xiang knew he wasn't afraid of any ballistic weapons, yet the thing Mo Yulan was holding up in front of him was the only exception. His Mayan armor could theoretically deflect the trajectory of any long-range weapon, but shotgun pellets… their very principle was to use a chaotic trajectory, like the motion of a quantum state object, to cause damage over the largest possible area. In other words, something already prone to deviation couldn't be deflected much further. Even if the Mayan armor deflected all five shotgun pellets to the recoil, it would be enough to kill him.

He quickly came up with two solutions: one was to open the car window and let the deflection force dislodge the shotgun pellets that had entered the car; the other was to abandon the car.

In the end, Xu Xiang chose the latter. He watched as Mo Yulan pressed the start switch for the shrapnel, quickly turned the steering wheel, and simultaneously slammed on the brakes. After a sudden lateral stop, he leaped out of the car through the door on his side, followed by a series of explosions.

"Damn it...you madman!" He rolled on the ground, then turned back to glare at Mo Yulan, drawing his sword. However, Mo Yulan had no intention of wasting words with him, raising his Vector and firing a barrage of shots at him.

"I'm not an assassin, but I want you dead right now." Mo Yulan said this, then suddenly realized with surprise that her bullets had automatically split apart in front of Sugo, hitting the nearby open ground. "What the hell... Kenway's armor?"

“You know quite a lot.” Xu Xiang stood up, casually flicking his katana in a flourish. The dark patterns on the back of the blade told Mo Yulan that this was no ordinary weapon. “You claim you’re not an assassin… I see. It’s a game created by those pioneers, isn’t it?”

"What the hell? Ubisoft was founded by the pioneers... So here's the problem: this guy is wearing Edward Kenway's clothes, so he's definitely not afraid of bullets. Now, how do we deal with him is a question."

As Mo Yulan was thinking this, Xu Xiang had already charged towards him with his sword. In desperation, he could only grab Vector and activate time acceleration to block the powerful slash, but he was also sent flying backward.

"Dad!" Seeing this, Ivy jumped off the AE86, gripping the IWS-2000 tightly. She loaded the bullet and pulled the bolt in one smooth motion, aiming at Sugo and firing. The bullet was still deflected by the Mayan armor, creating a small crater in the road behind Sugo.

"The bullets are useless to me. You're just stopping me from finding that thing." Xu Xiang glanced at Ai Weixin, showing no regard for her whatsoever. He pointed the tip of his katana at Mo Yulan, his tone extremely cold.

"Eden's Cross? Who do you want to resurrect?" Mo Yulan got up from the ground and asked tentatively, then fired two more shots with the small pistol made in Morocco, but still failed to hit Xu Xiang.

"This is none of your business. Clear the way, or else..."

"Bullshit! You think you can kill me? Do you have a knife? Lend it to me and I'll kill you."

While trying to distract Xu Xiang with nonsense, Mo Yulan was deep in thought. He suddenly realized that Xu Xiang's status among the Templar Knights was probably not low, after all, even if the Mayan armor was a man-made artifact, it was not something that ordinary people could obtain.

So it's obvious now that if he can't quickly take down Xu Xiang, reinforcements will likely arrive. But the problem is... Mo Yulan feels that she and Ai Weixin might not be able to defeat him alone.

"This is really troublesome..."

——————RECT Building, Upper Floor, Emergency Response Center——————

"If I'm not mistaken, Sugo must have chased after them alone."

The speaker was a person hidden in the shadows, who was also wearing the uniform of a Templar Knight. However, unlike the others, the cross on his uniform was not red, but pitch black, which symbolized misfortune.

"I have reservations about his actions, but there's no doubt that this is a significant blunder for a Grandmaster. If he comes back, I think I need to have a talk with him. Let's see... whether the Tokyo branch should replace him with a Grandmaster."