Millennium Witch.

Chapter 101-100- Action
Seeing the three people's tense and uneasy expressions, Yvette's expression remained unchanged, seemingly not taking the threats to heart at all, and she calmly replied, "If there is any risk, I will retreat immediately."

Doniler, Rhys, and Cromwell exchanged glances, their eyes still uneasy, and they strongly believed that Miss Nameless's actions were a serious case of underestimating the enemy and acting rashly.

But there was nothing they could do; she was the leader here, and if she insisted on courting disaster, the three of them had no say.

Cromwell thought for a moment, then turned to Donil and Reese, the two young men, and said, “You two can check this floor. We’ve observed this floor on the way here. There are only a few rooms, and there should be a few people locked up. The guards are already lying on the ground, so they’re probably not in any danger. Could you two please go and free them?”

Then he turned to Yvette and said, "Miss Nameless, I do have some fighting ability, you see..."

A runic ring appeared in his hand, and a blue flame rolled in his palm, yet it gave a sense of fluidity, like a beautiful and dreamlike liquid crystal.

Yvette recognized the spell immediately. It was a medium-sized spell with around 1 runes, called "Water Wave Flame," and it was one of the combat spells that many young mages preferred.

It has many advantages.

For example, high cost-performance ratio, or rather, due to too much junk code and outdated and primitive design architecture, it belongs to the old relics of the technique, and therefore the price is relatively low.

For example, it has a high aesthetic appeal, and its appearance is a classic design that has transcended a century, making it timeless and fashionable.

For example, "low mana consumption" and "high controllability" are of paramount importance. Her meticulously designed small-scale spells in the *Pyromancy Codex* require tens or even hundreds of mana points to maximize damage. In contrast, "Water Wave Flame" consumes only 0.5 to 3 mana points per second, depending on input, resulting in an outstanding mana cost-performance ratio. Coupled with stable control and a built-in aiming assist module, it's very suitable for beginners.

Unfortunately, in terms of destructive power alone, this water wave flame is probably less lethal than some of the spells with 100 or 200 runes that she compiled in the "Flame Magic Codex".

So even though Doniler and Rhys considered it a very safe magic, Yvette felt it was far from enough, at best a slightly more convenient means of self-defense than rune guns.

She shook her head, preparing to refuse.

Cromwell, however, reacted faster, quickly adding, "I know that if I were to help you, I might be a burden, but having an extra person would make it easier for you to do many things, right?"

That makes a lot of sense. After weighing the pros and cons, Evie said, "Okay, but you have to stay in a safe place until I give you permission to come closer before you can come up."

“No problem, Miss Nameless.” Cromwell breathed a sigh of relief, feeling somewhat gratified.

Like the other two, he did not approve of Miss Anonymous's radical actions.

But the difference is that he also has a bit of confidence in his own abilities.

After all, if he dared to be an undercover reporter, he would have undergone some special training and preparation. Water Ripple Flame was just the top card in his hand.

Although he was certainly not as powerful as the nameless lady, it didn't stop him from thinking that if the nameless lady got into trouble in the battle, he would have a chance to break the deadlock and offer some help.

Perhaps I can even win the admiration and favor of Miss Wuming...

Soon, after confirming their respective tasks, Donil and Rhys rummaged through the corpses of the two underlings lying on the ground, finding stun batons and other miscellaneous items such as physical coins.

Yvette picked up the anti-magic handcuffs, examined them, and narrowed her eyes slightly, sensing the threat they posed.

As the core technology of Lingman Corporation, the key material for the anti-magic handcuffs comes from specialized branches of Lingman Corporation's signature product, the "Rune Source Tree." Unfortunately, this is a technology that is almost impossible to replicate. Even if one obtained Lingman Corporation's core technology, the difficulty of growing a "Rune Source Tree" in reality would be no less than resurrecting an ancient dragon from 3 years ago.

Speaking of which, both Lintui Bio and Black Tide Company had ancient creature resurrection plans, especially targeting ancient dragons... However, these projects later disappeared without a trace, and it's unclear whether they were abandoned...

Having finished her mental exercise, she put down the handcuffs and, seeing that the three were ready, nodded slightly.

The two sides then separated. Donnell and Reese, carrying the key they had taken from Cyborg, began taking turns checking the room, while Yvette and Cromwell headed for the stairs and went upstairs.

Following Miss Anonymous's instructions, Cromwell calmly maintained a distance of about five or six meters behind, keeping his footsteps low while observing his surroundings. But just as the two reached the next floor, they suddenly heard a series of hurried footsteps, as if someone was rushing up the stairs from below, heading straight for them.

We've been discovered? Cromwell was taken aback. He saw the nameless woman look up and stare at something, casting a light spell. He looked over and saw a tiny, extremely well-hidden camera pointed at them from the corner. It would have been very difficult to notice under normal circumstances if the light spell hadn't dispelled the darkness.

“We’ve been spotted. Be careful.” Yvette warned, a little surprised herself. She then remembered that this place was without internet; all the cameras weren’t connected via the kind of network connection found in big cities, but rather by physical cables.

This rudimentary setup eliminated her ability to hack into the network. Not only could she not use the cameras to observe the human trafficking gang inside the hideout, but the traffickers also noticed the two uninvited guests coming up the stairs immediately.

However, it was clear that despite their surprise, the traffickers did not consider this beautiful and slender girl to be a great threat. They only sent two henchmen with stun guns, probably mistakenly believing that a prisoner had escaped from one of the cells.

With malicious smiles, two young thugs walked up the stairs one step at a time, their strange chuckles echoing in the quiet stairwell.

"Hello, little beauty~" the underlings greeted them, but before they could finish speaking, a flash of silver-white lightning struck the two of them, making them twitch on the spot.

Meanwhile, the camera in the corner started emitting black smoke and went completely silent.

Since everything happened in an instant, Cromwell barely had time to react to what was going on. By the time he came to his senses, the two human trafficker henchmen were already dead, a speed that left him somewhat astonished.

This is the strength of Miss Wuming... He clicked his tongue in amazement, thinking that this was too fast. If there were no automatic defense field, relying solely on reaction, there would be no time to defend against it.
No wonder she was confident in capturing the leader here; it turns out her techniques were already so sophisticated and swift that she really did have a good chance of success.

Using life magic to pull one of her underlings back from the brink of death, Yvette interrogated him, "Where is the boss here? How are your living quarters allocated?"

The henchman froze for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening and shook his head in terror, saying, "No...don't kill me! I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything...the boss lives on the top two floors...we usually live downstairs..."

I see. It must be the higher-ups with more advanced cybernetic modifications upstairs. They can just jump down to get down anyway, so they're more focused on having a wide field of vision... The ordinary henchmen live on the bottom few floors, blocking the exits to prevent the victims from escaping...

Yvette drew her conclusion.

She then asked, "Who is the strongest person here?"

The younger brother was bewildered, staring blankly at her, thinking, "How would I know?"

Cromwell, standing to the side, suddenly spoke up: "The most powerful one should be our leader, 'Dead Eye' Bryce, followed by our second brother, 'Black Sword' Ocassi, who is his second-in-command. As far as I know, they are both incredibly strong."

As an undercover reporter, this was some intelligence he had gathered in advance.

Evie nodded, then unleashed another bolt of lightning, burning her newly revived underling to a crisp before continuing uphill with a tense Cromwell.

Strangely, she didn't walk fast; in fact, she seemed to deliberately slow down, as if she wanted to appear in the other party's camera surveillance.

The reason is actually quite simple—she wanted to be conspicuous and attract enough attention so that Donil and Rhys, who were still on their mission, wouldn't be noticed by the human traffickers, and she could also pull more monsters along the way.

It's best to keep a low profile for now, gather the monsters together, and then clear them out more easily. What if you're too aggressive from the start and scare them all away?
Cromwell was terrified, thinking, "My goodness, can you hurry up? If you keep going like this, we'll be surrounded!"
Even if you have the strength to defeat "Black Sword" Ocasio or "Dead Eye" Bryce, you'd still need a blitzkrieg, a quick, single-target attack, right? Why are you being so slow? Are you worried they won't have enough time to prepare?
Less than half a minute later, a commotion came from upstairs. Apparently, the human traffickers at the hideout took the matter seriously after noticing their underling's disappearance and sent a high-ranking official.

Meanwhile, on the seventh floor, where they were currently, there was also some movement in the corridor. Many of the human traffickers who were supposed to be resting there seemed to have been urgently woken up. They got up, cursing and swearing, and were heading towards the corridor.

These were about a dozen human traffickers armed with magical equipment, and several powerful cyborgs approaching with heavy steps. Among them, the leader might be one of "Black Sword" or "Dead Eye"!

Looking at the nameless woman standing at the entrance of the building, seemingly indifferent, Cromwell's heart pounded, and a sense of regret welled up from the bottom of his heart.

He thought to himself, "I should have known better than to come up here with this crazy woman. In such a suffocating situation, how could she still be strolling around so leisurely? Isn't that suicide? What on earth is she thinking?"
It's better to stay down there; maybe Doniler and Reese will take this opportunity to run away...

　The second update will be a little later, before 12 o'clock!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)