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Lin Lu looked down at the Noah armor with cracks appearing on it, and at his right arm where blood was seeping from the gaps in the armor, and chuckled, "This operation was inherently very risky, and my mission is to carry out a decapitation strike. It's only natural that the enemy leader is on guard. Amiya, my escape route is in your hands. If you encounter any of the city's original inhabitants, remember—anyone without reason is an enemy."

Lin Lu's last words sent chills down one's spine.

Amiya couldn't help but recall the scene she had seen of Upper Chernobog from the Bad Guy, and gasped.

"I understand, Doctor."

“Very good. Oh, right, Amiya, there’s one more thing.”

"what's up?"

"Have the reconnaissance team keep an eye out. I've discovered that Ursus regulars are disguised as Reunion soldiers."

"Eh?"

Amiya was somewhat surprised.

Lin Lu said calmly, "This is normal. The fact that Reunion was able to capture Chernobog is inextricably linked to the inaction of the Ursus Army Group. The Ursus Empire will not allow any infected to move freely, but all of Reunion's current actions are within their permitted scope. The superficial violence, lack of discipline, and laxity of Reunion are exactly what the Ursus Empire wants. They will not stand idly by, because they will never be willing to let Talulah control the situation of a city or even a country by herself. In the eyes of the Ursus Empire, Reunion is nothing more than a pawn."

“Doctor…” Amiya understood the underlying meaning. She said sadly, “If what you’re saying is true, then there must be a deeper conspiracy behind Talulah. The time she needs to use the Infected to achieve her goals might be longer than the entire Reunion Movement has existed. Therefore, all of Reunion’s actions so far have been designed based on one premise—”

Amiya struggled to calm her suppressed emotions and said in a deep voice, "The Reunion Movement will be completely wiped out in the Siege of Lungmen. It's not just the residents of Chernobog; all the infected in this core city will be casualties!"

The scroll unfolds.

See the picture poorly.

"So we have to stop her."

Lin Lu's calm voice reassured Amiya.

“Even killing her won’t solve everything. We need to dismantle her plots and thwart her schemes in various places. Stopping the core city of Chernobog is just the first step. There is still much to be done, and we must do it.”

"Yes, Doctor!"

Lin Lu ended Amiya's call and put away his mobile device.

This is the sixth floor of the command tower. With the help of Patriot, Lin Lu managed to leap twenty meters high, only to be surrounded as soon as he arrived. He was surrounded by Ursus regulars disguised as Reunion Movement soldiers. When they saw Lin Lu, they treated him like a blood enemy who had killed their father, charging at him without saying a word.

One minute later, all of them collapsed, their bodies lying neatly in rows.

Although Lin Lu's right hand was injured, he could easily defeat the soldiers of the Ursus Central Legion with only his left hand.

The reason these people were identified as Ursus soldiers was because the Reunion Movement members wore sophisticated new armor beneath their white robes, and each was armed with extremely high-level weaponry. If the Reunion Movement's infected were proficient in using these weapons, then let alone Lungmen, the Reunion Movement would have already marched east and conquered Terra.

"Huh? How come there's blood here..."

Lin Lu frowned as he looked at the bloodstains on the walls of the passageway leading to the upper levels. He immediately closed his eyes and activated his spiritual domain, covering the entire command tower. The entire structure of the command tower instantly transformed into data before his eyes, revealing the distribution of personnel on each floor. He looked upwards, and through countless layers of obstruction, he saw Talulah on the rooftop—along with Chen Huijie and Hoshiguma?!

What are these two doing here?!

Command tower rooftop.

Chen Huijie stood before Talulah.

Terrifying flames surged and swept forward like a tsunami, but a tall, graceful figure appeared before Chen with nimble steps. The ferocious Prajna triangular shield spun, forcefully carving a path through the sea of ​​fire, splitting the fierce winds to either side.

"It's so hot! Old Chen, your sister's cooking is way too spicy."

Hoshiguma cursed and stuck the Hannya into the ground, then put his hands to his mouth and blew on it.

"Hoshiguma, be careful. She's not just my sister anymore!" Chen Huijie gripped the Cloud Rift Sword in her left hand and braced herself against the Crimson Sky with her right. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand and spat out a mouthful of blood. "Koschke, I know it's you! I spent so many years in Victoria, racking my brains to find out your identity. 'The Undying Black Serpent,' I'd rather kill you than let you wreak havoc in my sister's skin!!"

Talulah watched Chen Huijie and Hoshiguma in silence, her eyes gradually turning cold, like a world-weary actor removing his mask.

"Although I didn't understand much of what he said, I knew this person was definitely not a good person."

Hoshiguma raised the Hannya again, her hands burning red, her black gloves half melted.

"Anyway, just defeat her and that's it, right?"

"You could say that."

"Then let's go!"

Hoshiguma strode forward and instantly entered demon form, her eyes glowing with a scarlet blood-red light.

Talulah casually swung her greatsword, and blazing flames sliced ​​through the air with a sharp, piercing sound.

"Don't even think about touching her!"

A flash of cold light appeared on the Crimson Sky Sword, and the flames dissipated the instant they touched the sword's blade, the sword's edge piercing straight through the red flames.

"Huijie, you are truly brave to turn your sword against your own family for the sake of outsiders," Talulah exclaimed.

"First, Kosiché, you are not my family."

Chen Huijie twirled her sword, and the Cloud-Splitting Sword shattered all laws, pressing towards Talulah!

"Secondly, she's not an outsider!"

Chapter 446 Transfer of Authority

"Stubborn and inflexible".

Talulah sighed softly, closed her eyes, and slowly raised her greatsword above her shoulder. The heavy sword felt weightless in her hands; black flames clung to the blade like serpents, emitting a piercing sound as they devoured the air.

When she opened her eyes again, it seemed as if a pair of black pupils lit up in her eyes, and Gu Ao's will awakened.

Suddenly, a fierce wind arose, and a terrifying pressure descended from the sky, enveloping the entire command tower.

"Enough with the jokes. I need some time to sort out the logic of the current play, which is astonishingly brilliant. Until then, I can only ask you to leave. I don't know who you are, whether you're a ghost from the East or not, you're an eyesore." A gust of wind as sharp as a blade swept through, and Talulah's voice was clearly audible. She sighed, "And you, Huijie, your actions have broken my heart."

"What a joke! The Reunion Movement invaded my city, killed my friends, destroyed so many infected, and caused the deaths of all the residents of Chernobog! Who is truly heartbroken? I watched with my own eyes as those Reunion Movement members sacrificed themselves innocently in Lungmen for a lie, willingly guarding the only exit and giving their lives for their fellow citizens. Those infected with nowhere to go wandered aimlessly into the desert, with nowhere left to go—who is truly heartbroken?!"

The Crimson Sky Sword and the Cloud-Splitting Sword unleashed their fierce sword energy, shattering the oncoming gale!

Chen Huijie is as resilient as bamboo, enduring countless trials and tribulations, undeterred by winds from any direction.

Talulah brandished her greatsword, forcing Hoshiguma back as she attempted to charge. She scolded, "You are their enemy. It was you and Rhodes Island who hindered my people and prevented them from taking Lungmen."

"If your method of attacking the city is to have Mephisto sacrifice countless infected lives to summon a monster that destroys everything, then even if it costs me my life, I will absolutely stop you." Chen Huijie raised the Crimson Sky Sword high, its blade pointing directly at Talulah. "What do you think I came here for? To prove your innocence? Ha, absolutely not!"

"Why? We're all infected now, why can't we stand together? Why do you choose to stand against me!"

"Don't say such insincere things while wearing Talulah's face!"

The sword energy of the Crimson Sky Sword swept across half the rooftop towards Talulah, completely extinguishing her protective flames and slashing at her shoulder.

Talulah is bleeding.

Her fingers gently rubbed the wound, blood staining her fingertips.

“I believe that Xiaota’s will will not be completely devoured by you. She is still here. She is different from you. The pain and torment she suffered after leaving Lungmen will not overwhelm her. It will only make her stronger. She is my sister! After this matter is over, I will find out the truth. I have the ability to piece together the incident from the junkyard.”

Former Superintendent Chan, now Chan Fai-kit, hereby makes this declaration.

“If she really didn’t do these things, then I will launch a signal flare into the sky. Even if you kill me, it doesn’t matter, I can still prove that she doesn’t deserve to die. If she really was involved, then I will stop you at all costs, even if it means losing my life here! No matter who this conspirator who disregards human life is, my sword will not show mercy, this is my sword intent.”

"Old Chen is so handsome!"

Hoshiguma, whose face was covered in soot from the fire, said she liked it.

"Words are useless, let the facts speak for themselves, Huijie."

Talulah planted her greatsword into the ground, unleashing her full power and pressure.

In an instant, dark clouds filled the sky, and black flames turned the command tower rooftop into a sea of ​​fire.

"My flames will burn away falsehood and reveal the truth. Be careful, it will hurt a little, but it's the only way I can do it."

Within the curtain of fire, Talulah turned the hilt of her sword, channeling her magic into the earth.

Hoshiguma instinctively raised her Hannya, but she discovered that Talulah's target wasn't her!

"Watch out, Old Chen!!"

Crimson light gathered beneath Chen Huijie's feet, followed by a deafening roar!

At the critical moment, Hoshiguma pushed Chen Huijie aside and used the Great Shield of Prajna to block the volcanic eruption-like spell.

The ground cracked open, revealing deep ravines, and a fierce column of flame shot into the sky, with rubble and molten iron boiling and splashing everywhere.

Prajna melted away.

Hoshiguma was thrown high into the air by the devastating recoil, her hands bending in strange directions as she fell from the rooftop of the command tower like a kite with a broken string.

"Hoshiguma—"

Chen Huijie's voice was drowned out by the violent explosion. She scrambled toward the edge, but no matter how far she reached, she could not touch it.

She underestimated Talulah. With her catastrophic power and manipulative schemes, her attacks were bound to be deadly.

"...Couldn't you have waited for me to come up before you started fighting?"

Lin Lu's lips twitched. Others were still climbing the ladder; couldn't they at least give him some face?

One or two of them are really a headache.

However, considering that both of them were Rhodes Island's reserve operators, Lin Lu naturally wouldn't stand idly by.

"PRTS, transfer the use rights of Noah Armaments, codename Hoshiguma."

A dazzling star chart flashed in Lin Lu's eyes, and time seemed to stand still for a moment.

In that brief moment, Lin Lu completed the calculation of Hoshiguma's descent trajectory and predicted the timing in advance.

"Yes, Doctor."

The Noah Armor disintegrated into countless parts, breaking through the walls of the command tower and flying towards Hoshiguma.

Nearly unconscious, Hoshiguma stared blankly at the sky. She saw countless lights surging in, and she saw familiar figures standing atop the high wall.

"PhD……"

Feeling the warmth surrounding her, Hoshiguma murmured softly.

"Hoshiguma?"

Under Chen Huijie's astonished gaze, Hoshiguma, who was falling, was suddenly enveloped in silvery-white metal, instantly completing her armed form.

"Boom!!"

The PRTS system assisted the unconscious Hoshiguma in landing, cushioning the impact as much as possible, but still leaving a large crater in the ground. Hoshiguma's bent hands were re-secured, and the armor's built-in first-aid spray activated, stabilizing the extensive and severe burns all over her body.

"..."