It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

The Saint Lady's voice gradually became weaker and her body softened again.

"Hey……"

Xu Shi tried to call a halt, but there was no way to stop it. He could only watch her turn into ashes bit by bit and disappear in this space of consciousness.

Boss Xu is not unfamiliar with this method. The Night Sin City also has the technology to force the cyborgs to self-destruct.

But he couldn't help feeling a little unhappy that the little clue he had finally found was gone.

But things have already happened. There is no point in yelling and cursing. It won't change anything.

All he can do is to release the "liminal space" and return to reality from the spiritual realm.

The flow of time in reality is a little slower, but when his consciousness returned, the battle in the church had already ended.

Without the control of their leader, Miss Saint, the people of the Holy See were instantly leaderless, and the outcome was self-evident.

All Xu Shi's side needed to do was to clean up the battlefield and count the casualties.

"Master? How are you?"

Su Lin had been staying by his side all the time, and when she saw him come back to his senses, she asked hurriedly.

"It's alright, don't teleport so violently next time... hm?"

Xu Shi calmed himself down, but found that other people were looking at him strangely.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"

He subconsciously touched his face and asked curiously.

Everyone shook their heads in unison, because the strange look was not actually directed at him, but at the legitimate wife beside him.

At first the scene was chaotic and no one paid attention. It was not until those puppetized Vatican officials fell down one after another that they realized belatedly that some people had taken advantage of their convenient position to secretly kiss each other several times.

Su Lin, you have lost all your dignity! Everyone is fighting, and you are flirting here? What kind of nymphomaniac are you?!

Again, when it comes to sharing, people may not have any objections, but sneaking around will always be an act that will be nailed to the pillar of shame.

Director Su turned his face away as naturally as possible. He felt a little guilty, but he really couldn't help it.

Who made the young master so cute in that state just now? He looked stupid...

Not to mention that it had been a long time since she and Xu Shi had been together. Even when they kissed, she had some sense of shame and restraint. Otherwise, she would have just done it right away and had fun.

Don't even mention that we're still fighting. Once the enemy's main general is down, why would we bother to do anything else? I can clean up the battlefield.

"…It's nothing. I just rarely see you being silly, so I find it a little funny."

In the end, it was Jiang Chengcheng who broke the awkwardness. She answered with a sweet smile and helped her best friend out of the predicament.

These two people are quite important, and after hearing her trying to smooth things over, the others had no choice but to keep quiet.

Only Xie Qingyan couldn't help rolling her eyes. She knew that you, Jiang Chengcheng, had done similar things before, such as taking secret photos when Xu Shi was distracted... It should be said that you and Su Lin are good sisters, birds of a feather.

"Have the casualty statistics been released?"

Xu Shi didn't pay too much attention to the weirdness between the girls and went straight to the point.

"OK."

Of course, he didn't need to worry about such things. As soon as he finished speaking, Pan Ling came over and started to report.

Perhaps it was because the control of the Saint Lady was suddenly cut off, which caused the puppetized Vatican personnel to be disconnected as well. They were killed directly and could not be rescued.

I can only say that it fits the fate of cannon fodder.

But there are still survivors.

Lu Baiyan and Han Jingchuan were deliberately held back by Ye Shanshan under Xu Shi's instructions. They fainted long before Miss Saint was pulled out for a duel.

This behavior saved their lives. As long as they receive adequate treatment, they will definitely wake up. It's just a matter of how long it will take.

Apart from them, there was only Qin Yiyan left. It had to be said that the silly red-haired girl was indeed a combatant. Even after being bombed like that by Tang Shuang, she managed to survive with her thick skin and flesh. It was just that the situation was not as optimistic as that of her two colleagues.

Xie Qingyan also gave her temporary treatment.

"When did you become so kind?"

Xu Shi was shocked.

"Nothing else, I just want to see how you can make her fulfill her promise."

The fiancée gave him a playful look and said, "Otherwise I'll let her die."

The so-called promise, of course, is the flag that Xu Shi set before.

"Unless she clasps her hands behind her back and kneels before me begging me to do something to her, don't even think about it, is that okay?!"

The other girls also surprisingly unanimously agreed to this decision.

Even the four people who arrived later were the same - they were confused at first, but after hearing the whole story, they found it quite interesting, especially since Xu Shi actually fulfilled the flag regarding Dongfang Xiao, which made it even more interesting.

All I can say is that birds of a feather flock together. Don’t be fooled by their serious appearances in normal times, they are all funny people when you get to know them.

The only two simple sisters are probably Feng and Ling, but do they have the right to choose? Sorry, no.

Xu Shi shrugged his shoulders and said, if you hadn’t mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten about it… To be honest, he wasn’t very interested in the silly red-haired girl, but what was said was out of the water, so he just went with the flow and let them arrange it.

Anyway, he doesn't suffer any loss, and it can be regarded as a benefit to his family (bushi)

His focus was actually more on the Saint Lady in front of him.

I reached out and tried, and the other person was not dead, he just looked like he was sleeping.

Yes, turning into ashes happened in the "liminal space", and her physical body was not greatly affected.

If you must say, she is now in a vegetative state or in a state of brain death.

"How to deal with it?"

"Settle down and observe for the time being. There is a connection between her and the old Pope. We need to deal with it once it's all dealt with."

Xu Shi glanced at the old Pope who collapsed like a dry skeleton on the other side, and thought for a while.

Apart from anything else, this is at least a complete SS-level "Upgrader" corpse that even retains a certain degree of physical activity, and has considerable research value.

Not to mention that Miss Saint is not completely dead. If possible, maybe we can try to see if we can transform her together.

If it can be utilized, it would be a good gain.

"it is good."

Su Lin nodded, and asked curiously, "Master, did you find out anything about her?"

Almost everyone present was paying attention to matters of "natural justice". It would be a lie to say that they were not interested.

Of course, Xu Shi would not keep such things a secret. Now that everything has been settled, he explained to them what happened in the "liminal space".

"Is this so..."

After listening to him, everyone had different expressions.

Things like so-called experimental fields, or the protagonist-villain plot, are certainly not difficult to accept since I have experienced them before.

The difficult thing is that the clues about "heavenly principles" have been broken again, which is undoubtedly an unpleasant thing.

"So what are your plans next?"

The one who reacted the most was probably Xia Ke'an. Her obsession with "heavenly principles" was probably even deeper than Xu Shi's own. After all the trouble she had, she only got such a small gain, which was obviously not a satisfactory result for her.

"how to say……"

Having just emerged from the spiritual realm, Xu Shi didn’t think too much about it.

But his attitude will not change.

"It's not a big deal that 'Tianli' is hiding its head and showing its tail. The clues here are gone, so we will continue to look for it."

He said in a deep voice, "You can't be impatient about this kind of thing, just take it step by step."

He needs to digest the information, including the information he got from the Saint Lady, before he can make subsequent deployments.

Of course, the Hualan Empire cannot give up either.

After all, this is a place where I have invested my heart and soul, and it is impossible for me to let go.

And another great advantage is that if "Heaven's Law" really abandons this place as I just heard, then this place will no longer be under their surveillance.

For them who have to fight against "natural law" for a long time, such a good thing is hard to find even with a lantern.

Xu Shi even thought about it, maybe part of the development focus will be moved here in the future, so that next time when facing "heavenly justice", maybe he can give them some unexpected little surprises.

But having said that, this place is a mess now, not much better than when Night Sin City was just destroyed by Shen He.

Even the problem here itself has not been solved yet, right?

……broken.

When he thought of this, Xu Shi suddenly realized that he seemed to have overlooked something.

And sure enough, the next second, Xia Wuyou's anxious message came from the communication bracelet.

"Cheng Gujian... raised an army to rebel!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 298 So this is just part of your play?

2023-10-23

"Who is Cheng Gujian?"

When everyone heard Xu Shi say this, they all looked as if they had seen a ghost.

What happened to you, my baby?

Did he lose his memory? Or did something go wrong during the duel with the saint?

Not to mention those who went out to sea with Xu Shi, those who came later were also worried - after the communication was established, everyone had been in touch, and the people in Yezui City also knew the basic situation of the Hualan Empire.

"Xu bastard, are you okay? Did you hit your head?!"

Miss Black Rabbit was the first to rush over, and said with an anxious look of concern, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Even if you become a fool, I will not abandon you..."

"...Go away, are you hoping that I will become a fool?"