There is no way the Liberian girl could lay eggs!

"Ahem! Let's get out of here first!"

Waving her hand to disperse the smoke around her, Saria picked up Ifrit and prepared to run away.

The ability to calcify is not omnipotent. There is no shield in this world that can block all sharp weapons. Their most important goal now is to leave here.

In the back, Talina, who had worked together with Rosemary to deal with the mecha, also rushed over, nodded, and agreed with Saria's idea.

But the question is... where to go?

"I have a few strongholds in Tremont. I set them up when I was bored. If you just want to stay, they should be enough."

Seeing what Talina was thinking, Saria nodded her chin towards the distance.

She hadn't spent more than a decade in Tremont in vain. If she couldn't even build one or two safe houses, then her position as the head of the defense department would be in vain.

Talina didn't suspect anything, she grabbed Rosemary and ran away, following behind Saria.

In just a few minutes, the candy house that had just exuded a warm atmosphere was reduced to ruins, along with three damaged mechas and...

Kal'tsit just emerged from the ruins.

The green film was stained with a few black spots. She turned her head and looked around, only to find that the place was already deserted.

"What about people?!"

.........

"Phew... We can rest here for a while. They won't be able to find us."

Bringing Talina and Ifrit to the hiding place she had prepared earlier, Saria leaned against the wall, panting.

Even she found the high-intensity running along the way a bit exhausting, and she also had to avoid surveillance cameras, which really took some effort on her part.

Fortunately, I managed to escape.

"Send a message to Mr. Tin Man and the others, telling them not to go back yet. They're definitely being watched there, and it would be bad if they get into danger."

After resting, Saria immediately reminded Talina.

They were the ones who led the danger there, and if the Tin Man had not noticed and stepped in, it would have been disastrous.

"learn."

After making an OK gesture, Talina immediately sent a message to the Tin Man who was busy outside. Only after receiving a definite reply from the other party did she feel relieved.

"These guys...are they really not afraid of causing any safety accidents? There are still other people around. How dare they be so bold..."

Wiping the sweat from her forehead, Talina couldn't help but think of the attack just now.

She originally thought that they would only send some elite troops to carry out the capture operation, but who knew that the other party had no martial ethics at all and directly sent out mechas.

Fortunately, they ran out in time, otherwise it would have been terrible.

"By the way, where were we just now?"

Looking up at Saria, Talina asked.

"Rhine Life Sciences' mission and location, Dr. Kal'tsit, what do you think..."

Stroking her chin, Leia recalled the scene in front of the forest and turned around to ask Si Kaierxi, who was her "brain trust".

But she didn't realize until now that she...

Seems like you forgot something?

Volume 9: Chapter 40: Despicable You

"Running pretty fast."

Patting her chest, Kal'tsit calmed her breathing, which had become a little disordered due to her hurried journey.

"Ahem...it was an emergency, and no one had time to think about it."

Scratching her cheek in embarrassment, Talina turned her head away, not daring to look at Kal'tsit's face.

She ran away with someone else's "daughter" and left her "mother-in-law" alone at the crime scene. This is neither appropriate nor logical.

And...this seems to be the second time.

Fortunately, Kal'tsit didn't care about all this. She waved her hand to indicate that she didn't care about such things.

After receiving calls from Talina and Saria, Kal'tsit hurried to the new base along Saria's route.

At this moment, everyone who had just experienced an attack was extremely awake. Even though it was late at night, no one wanted to rest.

Who knows if a shell will hit your pillow?

Since they had no intention of resting, it was natural for them to sit together.

"All the information is gone. It was burned up in a fire."

Kal'tsit, who was a step slower, spread out her hands helplessly, showing the burnt marks on her hands.

That is the ash left after the paper is burned.

All the information about Kekaoke that Saria handed to her was burned to ashes, and the news that had just begun to emerge was ruthlessly cut off.

"There are very few people who are in a position to stop us. Logically speaking, the Scientific Research Department, as a marginal department, shouldn't attract special attention from others."

Stroking her chin, Saria thought seriously.

Not to mention that the people in the Science and Technology Research Institute are now scattered all over the world and it is impossible for them to be involved in such a struggle, but they came just when she took out the news.

That's right, after careful consideration, Saria discovered a suspicious point, that is, these attackers were not targeting Rosemary and Ifrit at all.

It seemed more like he came here specifically to destroy the documents she had.

If their targets were Rosemary and Ifrit, the best approach would be to send elite troops to capture them point by point, rather than sending three mechas to bombard them on a large scale.

There's no way they didn't know Ifrit's abilities, and there's no way they could be so stupid.

"From the looks of you, it seems like you already have a suspect for the attacker?"

Looking at Saria and Talina, Kal'tsit raised her eyebrows and asked.

She always felt that the firepower was a little too focused on her, and now it seems that this may not be a coincidence.

"The attack was carried out by Rhine's mass-produced drone mechas, the ones made by Ferdinand."

Saria saw it clearly. Even though the logos of the mechas had been violently destroyed, she could still recognize the owner of the mechas at a glance.

She had sparred with these iron lumps more than once, so it was easy for her to recognize them.

"So, it was done by someone inside Rhine Life?"

"Not necessarily. The military has already infiltrated the Rhine and is decisively eliminating destabilizing factors. This crude approach is more like what they would do."

"However, this means we're on the right track and someone doesn't want us to continue investigating. Or perhaps we've found something crucial."

Squinting her eyes slightly, Saria softly uttered three words.

"Ke Ko Ko!"

"This department is directly under Christen's jurisdiction. They're exploring other countries, so they'll naturally not let Colombia go. A launcher capable of launching such a large device can't be small. If it's built on the ground, it would be impossible to conceal."

"Unless it's...built underground?"

Talina started to speak.

If someone said that Kekaoke was just a group of people who knocked stones, she would definitely not believe it. Christen was not a champion, and she had no interest in stones unless this department could provide her with important help.

For example... site selection, and excavation!

In this way, everything before can be explained!

Among the wreckage of the aircraft they found, only the first one had a launch pad. The second one only had the main body of the aircraft, and the launch pad was not found at all.

This seems to be a breakthrough.

"Or rather, this is a wrong direction, and someone is trying to use this to incite us to continue investigating. Although this interruption tactic didn't last long, it did happen."

Holding a mirror in her hand, Kal'tsit wiped the dark marks on her face with a wet tissue and added.

After all, she has lived for so long, what has she not seen?

It's just a method of provoking someone, just in a different way.

"No matter what, the person behind this must pay the price!"

Clenching her fists, Saria thought of the two shells that had been fired at Ifrit, and the anger in her heart suddenly spread out.

If the mecha was targeting her, she wouldn't be so angry, but it was targeting Ifrit!

Every word that Talina had said before resurfaced in Saria's mind, making her regret it.

If I had solved it earlier, these things would not have happened.

"Don't let anger consume your reason, Saria. It will affect your judgment."

Throwing the dirty tissue aside, Kal'tsit looked at Saria, whose face showed anger, and gave her a "kind" reminder.

After being reminded by Kal'tsit, Saria realized that the palm of her hand had been dug into by her nails and was bleeding.

She relaxed her body and calmed her breathing.

Kelsey returned the mirror to Ifrit and continued, "If Christen has already solved the energy problem and is now leaving the military behind, then we must speed up and find the energy source she relies on."

"Since she controls the energy source, she can't be too far away from the energy well controlled by the military. Based on my previous deduction, I have some guesses. I will try to find it, but I need more information to support my guess."

"I'll go back to the Rhine and take care of the information issue."

Clenching her fists, Saria ignored the slight pain in her palms.

"I will go with you!"

Ifrit, who had been watching the show from the side, also showed up.

Young Safra grabbed Vaifan's hand, his eyes full of desire.

But Vaiven rejected her kindness.

Pushing Ifrit's hand away from her wrist, Saria looked at Ifrit and said seriously, "This is not a game. It's very dangerous. I may not be able to take care of you when the time comes!"

"Since you're already here and can't leave Tremont for the time being, then just stay here and spend time with your friends. You're not allowed to go!"

Saria's words were firm and there was no room for turning back.

Talina always felt that Saria now seemed more like a mother than her.

No... maybe Dad.

"But... the enemy has already come to our door. I just helped everyone, didn't I?"

Ifrit obviously didn't want to give up. She lingered at Saria's feet, trying to persuade her.

But Saria had already made up her mind, and Ifrit's idea was doomed to fail.

"What you have to do now is not to follow me, but..."

Looking at Ifrit who was constantly tugging at the corner of her clothes, Saria wanted to continue her "preaching", but out of the corner of her eye she caught a glimpse of Talina who was playing with rosemary in her hand out of boredom.

The relationship between the two is silent but warm. In contrast, her relationship with Ifrit is "like water and fire."

She took back the sermon that was about to come out of her mouth, and the hand that was about to take Ifrit away fell on the other's head and gently stroked it.

"No... You did well, but I need you to protect them now, protect your friends, and my friends. Can you do that?"

"I..."

Carefully watching Saria's sudden change of attitude, Ifrit unconsciously shrank his head and looked back at Rosemary who was playing childish games.

Finally, she pursed her lips and nodded.

She knew it was just an excuse, but... she couldn't refuse.

Because this was Saria's "request", the request of the person she admired, she couldn't refuse, she could only do it.

She understood that Saria just didn't want her to be in danger, so she found this compromise. It was "despicable" but very effective.

Helplessly, Ifrit could only step back to the side, sit down dejectedly, and accept Saria's arrangement.

Volume 9: Chapter 41: Attitude determines everything!

"Tsk...trouble..."

Rubbing his brows with a headache, Ferdinand looked at the three burned mechas in front of him, feeling extremely angry.

This is his blood and sweat! This is his work!