Zongman: Collecting starts with Shiori

"A foreshock of a space earthquake has been detected. The real space earthquake is about to arrive. Residents nearby are requested to evacuate to the shelter as soon as possible!"

Once again, a mechanical broadcast resounding through the sky was heard in Tiangong City.

Hearing the alarm, Ling Yin bit her lip unwillingly.

"It's just a little bit..."

After hearing this, Shi Shoufeng couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"What the hell is going on? Let's go back to Flaxinus first."

"It can only be the."

Lingyin replied somewhat weakly.

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"What's going on now, is it an elf?"

When he arrived at the main ship room of Flaxinus, Shikimori Feng saw Kotori's voice at a glance.

"Ah, you're here."

Kotori turned her head, with a lollipop hanging in her mouth and her arms across her chest, looking very majestic.

She looked at Shi Shoufeng consciously.

"Hey, Lingyin didn't manage to get you done?"

"..."

Shikimorikaze glared at Kotori fiercely.

"I'll settle the score with you later. I really mean what you say!"

"whispering sound..."

Kotori turned her head away and looked at the screen with disdain.

"You're here on time, and you're lucky. Look...

Following Kotori's gaze, Shikimori looked towards the screen.

There are still some incomprehensible numbers jumping on it, but - compared to just now, it can be seen that the map on the right has become different.

The high school he attends now has a red sign and then several small yellow signs displayed around it.

"What does that mean? Why is there a red dot inside the school?"

"That's the elf. We're lucky because she didn't go far. She showed up at Raizen High School this time."

Shiki Shoufeng opened his mouth in astonishment.

"What kind of luck is this? Where's Shiori? Why don't I see her?"

"Don't worry, I've already asked my sister to take refuge in the shelter. Do you still want my sister to help you fight? Let me make it clear first, the power in her body can only be used for recovery, and she has no fighting power at all, okay?"

"I know it without you having to tell me!"

Hearing that Shiori was already in the shelter, Shikimori Feng was relieved and pointed to the yellow sign on the screen.

"What about this, what is it?"

"idiot..."

Kotori cursed unceremoniously.

"Red is the elves, and yellow must be the AST troops. Who else would be free to show up at a time like this? Your little lover who might let you go is one of them now, right?"

My little lover...

Shikimori Kaede took a deep breath and simply ignored Kotori's complaints.

"So, how can you be lucky? This is a school. It would be a disaster if they destroyed it, right?"

"It's okay. Wherever the elves appear, there will be destruction. I'm lucky because the AST troops have been restrained from moving since a while ago."

"Ok?"

Shikimori looked at the yellow sign again.

It seems to be true. It has been staying far away since just now, and is some distance away from the "princess"?

"They're waiting for the elves to run outside."

Kotori saw Shikimori Kaede's confusion and explained with a mocking expression.

"Why? Is there a reason?"

"That's for sure. The CR-Unit was not originally developed for combat in a small room. Even if there is a free range, the mobility will be greatly reduced and the field of vision will be limited in a building with many obstacles and narrow passages. This is the biggest disadvantage of the CR-Unit."

CR-Unit is the combat device used by the AST troops. Shikimori Kaede has seen this in the AST base.

After Kotori finished her explanation, she just slid and the image on the screen changed.

What appears in the picture is Laichan High School, but the playground has now turned into a huge cracked pit, and parts of the surrounding roads and school buildings have been neatly cut off.

"Now is the perfect time for you. The elves have entered the school building, and AST is unable to act for some reason. The best time for you to capture them is now... Or do you plan to engage in a melee with AST and the elves?"

Kotori looked at Shikimori Kaede with a teasing expression.

It seems that Shikimori has found a way to deal with Kotori. When Kotori wears a black headband, she is extremely sharp-tongued, compared to her sweetness and softness with a white headband. At this time, Shikimori just needs to ignore her.

He walked directly to Lingyin's work desk and put on the built-in headphones in his ears. He glanced at Qinli with some dislike for the trouble, then slowly walked to the transmission device and said.

"If AST hadn't suddenly appeared last time, I wouldn't have been in so much trouble... Pass me on."

"Heh...what an arrogant statement."

Kotori chuckled, then snapped her fingers, and immediately teleported Shikimori Kaede, who was standing at the teleportation position, into the school.

Standing on solid ground again, Shikimori Kaede took a deep breath and looked towards the school building, where... was where the 'princess' was.

"Ah... this is really troublesome... there are no battle cards, so I have to do everything myself... I have to quickly capture the 'Princess'. Judging from her destructive power, she can save me a lot of trouble..."

With a soft murmur, Shi Shoufeng started walking towards the school building.

Chapter 40: The Vigilant Girl

"Hey, stop slacking off and move faster! I'll help you navigate. From there, take the stairs and go up to the third floor. The elf's reaction will appear in the fourth classroom from your position."

As he entered the school building, Kotori's voice came from Shikimori's headphones.

"Do you want to talk more?"

Shikimori Kaede spat rudely, but still followed Kotori's instructions and came to the door of the classroom.

“…Isn’t this my class?”

At first, Shi Shoufeng didn't think much about it, but when he appeared here, Shi Shoufeng was a little dumbfounded. The sign of Class 4, Grade 2 was still hanging there, and the class didn't seem to be damaged.

"Really? That's your home court. Come on, don't let me misjudge you."

Kotori said something nonchalantly, and then the sound in the headphones disappeared.

But Shiki Shoufeng didn't care. After all, he didn't need such chattering help.

After some brief preparation, Shi Shoufeng gently pushed open the door of the classroom.

When he looked inside, he saw a young girl sitting at her table in a daze under the sunlight outside the window.

Although it was not the first time he had seen it, Shi Shoufeng still couldn't help but be shocked when he looked at the girl's profile, especially those gem-like eyes.

He looked at the girl who was just sitting there staring blankly at the blackboard. Her expression looked a little dazed, and also a little... lonely?

"We meet again."

Shiki Shoufeng spoke, breaking the silence in the classroom.

"Um--?"

Shiki Morikaze's voice seemed particularly abrupt here, which brought the girl back to her senses instantly.

Without even looking, she simply raised her hand and sent out a black light in the direction of Shiki Shoufeng.

"Whoosh-"

Shiki Morifaki couldn't react at all.

The glass beside him and even behind him in the corridor shattered after a brief delay, and even a hole the size of a light appeared in the wall, through which strands of sunlight slipped in.

"..."

Shi Shoufeng reached out and touched his face, and a long bloodstain suddenly appeared. The blood flowing from it went directly onto Shi Shoufeng's hand.

After the attack, the girl turned her gaze over. When she saw Shiki Morikaze appearing at the door, a look of surprise and confusion flashed across her face for a moment.

Shiki Shoufeng did not seem flustered by the attack. He just smiled at the girl with a kind smile.

"We meet again... This gift is really unexpected. If you don't mind, can you let me go in and talk first?"

Shiki Shoufeng didn't even plan to wait for the girl's reply. He just raised his foot and walked into the classroom.

"stop!"

The girl let out a clear shout upon seeing this, and a large sword suddenly appeared in her hand. The tip of the sword shone with a cold light and pointed slightly downward at the soles of Shi Shoufeng's feet.

A smoking black hole suddenly appeared in front of Shikimori Feng's feet.

"I didn't give you permission to come near! Who are you!"

Looking at the black smoke in front of him, Shi Shoufeng knew that the girl had missed the target on purpose. There was a hint of confusion on Shi Shoufeng's face regarding the girl's question.

"Didn't I introduce myself to you last time? My name is Shiki Shoufeng, and we met not long ago, right?"

"Ok?"

The girl uttered a light exclamation when she heard this.

"Don't move!"

After giving this warning, the girl took two steps forward and looked at Shiki Morikaze.

"Oh...you are the one who ran after me..."

"....It's a really unique memory."

Shiki Shoufeng smiled helplessly.

He said after seeing that the girl's expression was no longer so vigilant.

"So I can come in?"

"no!"

The greatsword that had just been slightly lowered was this time aimed directly at Shiki Shoufeng.

"I remember now, you are in the same group with those people, they know you! You showed up just to kill me!"

Shi Shoufeng looked at the girl in some astonishment. He was not surprised by the girl's vigilance, but because he actually saw a little sadness in the girl's eyes?

"Kill you? Why?"

Shikimori Kaede spoke in a soothing tone.

"You ask me? All the humans who have seen me say that I must die, that I am a disaster!"

After hearing this, Shiki Shoufeng raised his hands and showed his most relaxed posture in front of the girl.

"You are wrong. Not all humans want to kill you. At least, I don't."

Seeing Shi Shoufeng's unguarded look, and seeing that half of his face was stained with blood due to her attack just now, the girl looked at Shi Shoufeng in confusion.

"So... why are you here?"

"Didn't I tell you?"

Shikimori Feng stared into the girl's jewel-like eyes.

"I want to be friends with you. Have you forgotten this?"

"Click rub rub!!!"

As soon as these words came out, Shi Shoufeng felt that he was immediately surrounded by wind blades, and the biting wind speed made his face hurt.

"Don't...don't make fun of me..."