A Villain's Journey Begins in the Type-Moon World

Do you think they could survive if they jumped?

"That's obvious, why don't you try jumping one and see?"

"You bastard, why don't you jump? Let me jump!"

For a moment, these pioneers started chattering away.

"Stop arguing, everyone. Quickly report the situation here to Major General Quan Duoer. Although we didn't capture the target, we've driven them into a corner, and at least the Major General will reward us."

A commander from another unit who had arrived issued the order.

"Yes!"

……

On the other side, shortly after Arcueid and the others jumped down from the hole in the city wall, a platform of black mist appeared below them, successfully catching everyone and quickly taking them into the underground city.

On the platform, Wang Chong was seen manipulating the black mist to receive the group.

"Thank you for your hard work. It seems everyone is safe and sound," Wang Chong said with a smile after scanning the group.

"Well, overall it was a pretty good warm-up. Everyone seemed to be in high spirits." Arcueid put Lyudmila down from his back, stretched his limbs, and then patted the still somewhat dazed Lyudmila on the back, laughing as he said:

"Haha, it's just that little Lyudmila was startled. She probably hasn't seen anything like this before and hasn't recovered yet."

"Whoa! Who has ever seen someone jump from hundreds of meters down like that! They're going to die!" Lyudmila was genuinely startled. Arcueid jumped without warning, giving her no time to react.

The fact that I haven't vomited yet is already a sign of good manners.

Just then, the sound of flapping wings came, and finally Albion landed safely with Nain.

"Well done, Albion. You'll get a reward when we get back." Wang Chong rubbed Albion's head, then looked at Nain, who was covered in bandages, and said:

"You must be Nain, right? Your father sent me to pick you up. It's time to go back to the clinic."

"Oh no, where's my father? Is he at the clinic?"

Clearly, this terrible experience had also greatly frightened her; Nain's face was full of exhaustion and paleness. Even so, she remained deeply concerned about her adoptive father, Herag.

"Your father... is currently confronting those people outside... but don't worry, your father can handle this matter, otherwise those Ursus soldiers would have already stormed in."

Wang Chong said slowly, "Let's go. Hiding yourself now is the greatest help you can give your father."

Nain looked somewhat unwilling, but she also realized something. For the sake of the bigger picture and her father, she could only obediently return to the clinic and hide.

……

At the passage connecting the surface and the underground, Hrag stood like an old pine tree. He silently watched the battle-hardened vanguards, war sorcerers, and even a large group of ferocious beasts surrounding him, yet remained unmoved.

He stood there quietly, but no one dared to take a step forward.

If Patriot Borocaster is a legendary hero of Ursus who achieved his status through his own combat prowess and achievements, and his sheer power is enough to instill fear and trepidation in all soldiers and generals who face him.

The old general before them represented the most glorious and powerful era of the empire. He was a true symbol of military spirit, inspiring awe in countless Ursus soldiers. (The rest of the text appears to be nonsensical and unrelated to the previous sentences.)

"...General, please don't make things difficult for us."

The colonel commanding the unit looked at the old general before him and spoke slowly.

"...Colonel? Send your highest-ranking officer here. You can't make this decision." Herag glanced at the middle-aged man before him, shook his head, and said, "This isn't the first time you've done this, and this time, I need an explanation."

Having said that, Hrag said no more and simply stood there quietly. He didn't make things difficult for the Ursus warriors; as long as they didn't take any further action, he wouldn't make a move.

The situation remained deadlocked.

The colonel, unable to withstand the pressure, reported the situation to higher authorities.

After a while, the troops parted to make way for an Ursus general clad in heavy black armor.

"Respect to you, Major General Zhodor Antonovich Vantsnov, Commander of the Border Corps of the Third Army Group."

Quan Dor saluted Herag, fully aware that the elderly man before him, now renamed Herag, was a former general of the Ursus Guard in the Central Army Group. This was why, despite clearing out the underground areas of other cities in the south, he dared not easily touch the underground areas of Chernobog.

Everyone in Chernobog knows that the infected underground, as long as they don't cause trouble, are basically under the jurisdiction and protection of the Azazel Clinic. And it is precisely because of Hrag that the Azazel Clinic has been able to stand here and has not been suppressed by the city's noble class.

"General, why do you still insist on defying the Empire's will? You should know what the end result will be when you clash with the Empire's will," Quan Duoer asked slowly after lowering his hand.

"Heh, whether it's defying the will of the Empire... or the will of certain selfish individuals, you should know better than anyone else," Herag chuckled and said slowly.

"...This is an imperial decree issued by His Majesty the Emperor, to unite the bandits, the infected, and those who possess forbidden books—all criminals who threaten the stability of the empire. We are all ordered to suppress these bandits. Why is the old general obstructing us? Does he intend to repeat the internal strife of the past?"

"That's what Quan Duoer said coldly."

“You don’t need to put this label on me. After all, I’ve already been labeled enough since the Battle of Bloodpeak, any one of which would be enough to get me killed.”

Herag slowly said:

"I never imagined that the border troops, who are most loyal to the country and protect the people, would become executioners under the control of others, wielding their swords against their own people. Do you deserve the honor you bear?"

"General! Are you really going to protect those criminals like this?!" Quan Dor retorted sharply, as if he would draw his sword at the slightest provocation.

“Here, there are only children, patients, and people who have nowhere else to go and can’t survive. There are no sinners as you call them.” But Hrag looked him straight in the eye, his left hand gripping his katana tightly.

For a moment, tensions rose, and the surrounding soldiers began to swallow hard, no one knowing what would happen next.

"Then the kid who just tried to blow up the city wall and attacked the army with grenades should be a criminal, right? Are you going to lie through your teeth too?" Quan Duoer asked angrily.

"Is that so? Then go find that criminal. There's only one entrance here, and I haven't seen any explosives enthusiasts enter through this one. I won't let such a dangerous person enter the underground city and cause trouble."

Helag countered each move without hesitation, and as long as no one saw it, no one could question his words.

Chapter 245: Reaching a Cooperation

Quan Duoer was well aware that Hrag was deliberately protecting him, but there was nothing he could do about it.

If even a fraction of his men had tracked that kid down into the underground tunnels, he would have dared to launch an attack. But it was precisely that explosives kid and the greatsword-wielding man who led him to safety who vanished right into their encirclement.

Furthermore, the place where the enemy disappeared was not even in the area with the underground passage, leaving him with no reason to mobilize his troops.

The only reason he's still here is to surround Hrag and prevent him from interfering with their other unit's capture of the "fugitives."

He didn't even expect his army to actually intercept the "fugitives." As long as the "fugitives" entered the underground passage from other entrances, he would have a reason to clear out the underground streets today, and Hrag would have no reason to stop them.

Of course, it would be even better if she were captured, after all, she is Helag's "adopted daughter", enough to completely ruin Helag's reputation. At that time, there would be no need to worry about taking action against Helag affecting his own and his border army's future.

At that moment, a messenger approached Quan Duer, saluted, and, with Quan Duer's permission, whispered the message in his ear.

"What?" Quan Duoer looked at the messenger, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"General, the news is absolutely true," the messenger said.

"..." Quan Dor suddenly looked at Herag, only to see that the other party was still standing there as before, unmoved.

"Good, very good. The old general has many talented people under his command. It has truly broadened my horizons."

After Quan Duoer finished speaking, he turned around and shouted:

"All troops, listen to my command! Withdraw!"

"General Quan, are you leaving in such a hurry? Although your army cannot enter, you can still come to visit me as a person."

Helag's voice came from behind Quan Duoer. Quan Duoer simply turned around slightly and said, "There's no need for me to be a guest. The explanation the old general wants will be delivered to him later."

Leaving those words behind, Quan Duoer led his troops away without looking back.

Seeing this, Herag let out a slight sigh and said, "I really am getting old. The wind blowing through my sweaty clothes makes me feel a bit cold."

After saying that, Herag turned around and walked towards his own clinic.

……

"That's what happened. You have no idea I almost got killed because of you! A whole bunch of those thugs suddenly appeared. Hey, luckily I had enough explosives and bombs on me, otherwise—hiss!! Gently, gently."

In the clinic, a teenager wearing a breathing mask was recounting his previous experiences in great detail, but when the nurse helped him apply the medicine, he gasped in pain.

"Alright, alright, stop whining. I still don't know you, Alex. You were half-blown up before and didn't utter a sound, but now you're pretending to be a weakling like me because the nurse is pretty?" Where is Lin Zai? Where is Lin Zai?

Lyudmila rolled her eyes at the other person and said.

The boy before her was none other than Alex, Lyudmila's partner in Chernobog, codenamed Bonebreaker, skilled in Originium Arts using grenade launchers. Of course, he didn't launch grenades in the traditional sense, but rather ordinary bombs or Originium explosives.

"Tch, I'm disabled already. It's one thing if you don't claim my work injury compensation, but why are you even taking away my only hobbies? I think you're just jealous, jealous that other girls are more feminine than you."

"Broken Bones" retorted without hesitation.

"Who are you calling unfeminine?!" Lyudmila roared. If it weren't for the fact that she was injured and there were a lot of people around, she would have already picked up a stool and smashed it down.

"Teacher, look, I'm already injured, and my captain still wants to hit me on the head. Please let me lead my own squad." Shattered Bone looked at Wang Chong and asked for help.

“Alright, Lyudmila, put the chair down. And Alex, you’ve become much more cunning than before, it’s been a few months,” Wang Chong said slowly.

Alina was primarily responsible for educating the young soldiers of the Bone Shatterer and the Reunion Movement. Originium Arts, survival skills, and combat skills were occasionally taught by Wang Chong.

Therefore, most of these children were used to calling Wang Chong "teacher".

Several months ago, Wang Chong devised a plan to send many outstanding cadres of the Integration Movement to various villages and towns in the snowy plains to recruit troops, in preparation for the future prairie fire plan.

Originally, Broken Bones wasn't immediately assigned to Chernobog, but he remained fixated on the matter and would occasionally sneak off to Chernobog to recruit more troops. However, he was always brought back by the patrols.

The most dangerous time was when they almost ran head-on into the guns of the Ursus army that was besieging them. It was a close call.

Alina was soft-hearted. Seeing how persistent Shattered Bones was, and considering that Wang Chong had already gone to the Type-Moon world, she decided to let Shattered Bones go home.

However, because Wang Chong kept an eye on Sui Gu, he told Alina about Sui Gu's experiences and the grudges behind them without reservation.

Alina had previously thought that hatred was almost etched into Broken Bones' bones. In order not to further provoke Broken Bones, she originally planned to tell him the truth after Broken Bones had let go of some of his hatred.

But now that Broken Bones is determined to go to Chernobog for revenge, Alina has no choice but to tell him the truth in advance.

She didn't want Shattered Bones to continue hating his original family and his father. After all, the root of this tragedy lay with the Ursus Group, not with his father.

After learning the truth, Broken Bones embarked on his journey to Chernobog without saying a word.

Now, judging from Sui Gu's appearance, Wang Chong had clearly let go of many of the burdens he had been carrying. It seemed he had already met with his sister and father, explained everything, and thus let go of his hatred for his father.

Similarly, Lyudmila's hatred for Alex's father, Sergei, lessened considerably after the truth was revealed. Although she still disliked him, he continued to try his best to make amends to her.

Although the Reunion Movement branch in Chernobog is not very large in the southern city, its equipment is exceptionally well-equipped, even surpassing the equipment of a certain regiment at the Reunion Movement headquarters in some aspects.

Sergei's funding played a significant role in this.

"Hehe, teacher, I used to be too stubborn and didn't think about anything, which is why I became like that. I've caused you and Teacher Alina a lot of worry."

Broken Bones scratched his head sheepishly and said with a smile.

"Alright, you should focus on recovering from your injuries. Get well soon," Wang Chong said.

"Yes, I will definitely take good care of my injuries and strive to do great things with my teacher as soon as possible!" Broken Bone said with a grin.

"Come on, that old man is back!" Arcueid said to the people in the consultation room from the doorway.

"Phew, the old man is alright, that's great." Nain's tone became much more relaxed after hearing the news.

Not long after, a steady gait was heard, and Hrag walked in from the clinic's entrance, looking completely unharmed.

"Old man!!"

Upon seeing this, Nain rushed over excitedly, hugged Herag, and then a sob was heard.

"Hey, Nain." Herag patted Nain's head, then looked at the people present and said, "Please excuse my poor appearance, and thank you all for saving Nain."

"Of course, sir. I've also found out what happened. She originally wanted to use the medicine from the clinic to help people who had Oripathy but whose symptoms weren't very obvious yet, but she was reported and arrested because of the brochure."

Wang Chong slowly said:

"Whether it's because of her act of helping infected people or because she was arrested for her propaganda brochure, the Reunion Movement has an obligation to go and rescue her. We just did what we should do."

Herag nodded. Although he knew perfectly well that the other person was just being polite, he was determined to repay this favor.

"Your Majesty, the cooperation that was not yet finalized should now be resolved," Herag said slowly. "Not only because you rescued Nain, but also because the city's garrison has begun to attack the underground city, the situation in the city is already extremely precarious."

“I didn’t want to take sides so easily. But the other side is pressing me hard... So I have to find a way out for these infected people and for those children.”

“I agree to cooperate, leader of the Reunion Movement,” Hrag said very seriously.

Chapter 246: Border Army

"Believe me, Mr. Hrag, you will not regret the choice you made today."

Wang Chong and Hrag shook hands again, establishing the foundation for cooperation. Lyudmila, watching from the sidelines, was stunned. When did her leader propose cooperation with Hrag? [The rest of the text appears to be nonsensical and unrelated to the previous sentences.]

Could it have been during the time when Helag invited Wang Chong to visit? They've already discussed a collaboration in such a short period of time? And judging from the current situation, Helag has clearly already agreed.

So the Reunion Movement just joined forces with Azazel's Clinic like that? We spent months trying to persuade this old man without success, but the Führer accomplished it in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea?

As if sensing Lyudmila's thoughts, Broken Bones whispered furtively:

"Look at you, it's obvious you've never seen the teacher's skills before. You should learn more from him. Three months of study is not as effective as a few words from the teacher."