Who left their last words here?

Chapter 20 Bai Zhou, what are you doing here?
Is this what the Blood Worshippers are like?
...Such weak blood worshippers.

Bai Zhou looked at the doctor rolling on the ground and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

Moreover, as a vicious, treacherous, and cunning member of the Blood Worshipping Cult,

Why is this guy fighting so...fairly and justly?
Bai Zhou was clearly prepared to guard against all sorts of insidious tricks from the other party.

Before coming in, he used a bracelet to conceal himself and spent ten minutes putting on all sorts of little rituals he had recently learned.

Purification, mental clarity, enhanced strength, and blessings of good fortune...

—On the way here, I also picked up a stool leg and a handful of quicklime.

But in the end, during the struggle with the other party, Bai Zhou only heard an unusual cicada chirp.

In that instant, his intuition was unusually sharp, alerting him to the deadly danger lurking behind the cicada's chirping.

Fortunately, a handful of lime was enough to silence the cicadas.

and so……

The truly insidious one is not the "extraordinary," but oneself?

Bai Zhou blinked twice with his clear eyes and shook his head repeatedly.

how could be?

It's all the fault of the ruined civilization!

"You...you...you're going to bully me too?!"

The doctor roared and howled, his face contorted with extreme resentment.

But soon his expression turned bleak:

"Don't kill me! I'm still useful. Capturing me is very useful to the authorities!"

"I know a very important secret intelligence, which is... about the Special Administration!"

He kept muttering to himself, trying to get Bai Zhou's attention, but his hand was secretly moving...

Ha ha.

The fact that they would launch a sneak attack shows they are indeed more agile than regular Special Administration agents.

But, that’s it.

Seeing my current miserable state, you must be very proud of yourself, right?
Are you enjoying the fruits of your victory? Like a bully looking down on someone else.

Look, this kid is standing still, looking completely dazed...

He must have thought that my eyes had been blinded by lime and that I was incapable of resisting.

Inexperienced and arrogant, just like those cockroaches in the Special Administration Bureau.

Such a person... deserves to be taught a lesson.

—What is called a real, brutal battle!

He cursed and complained, as if he were just a defeated dog howling.

But he had already quietly opened his bloodshot, half-blind eyes and looked at the boy in front of him, his blurry figure coming into view.

abruptly—

A few glints of cold light flashed.

The doctor followed closely behind, leaping up suddenly.

"Go to hell!"

Faced with the doctor's sudden attack, Bai Zhou revealed a knowing expression.

But the doctor felt it didn't matter how well Bai Zhou understood.

Because the doctor's movements were so swift, no one could escape such a short distance!

"This was all part of my plan!"

The doctor had already revealed a sinister smile.

But the next second,
"Deng deng deng-"

The throwing knife stuck in the wall.

The doctor missed his target.

He stared wide-eyed, grabbed the "white boat" with both hands, but it felt as if he were passing through thin air.

But Bai Zhou's facial expression was still changing, like a blurred person, extremely eerie.

Then, five steps to the right, an identical white boat slowly appeared.

The bracelet glowed faintly.

Optical camouflage stealth + an advanced version of optical camouflage: intense light projection.

However, they all require a bright lighting environment; otherwise, the abnormality of the projection will be immediately noticeable.

That's why Bai Zhou broke the window and tore the curtains to come in beforehand.

However, even under strong light, the color of the projected image often differs from the surrounding environment, making it easy to observe.

But who made the doctor's eyes half-blind by the lime?
His careful preparations allowed him to perfectly evade the doctor's sneak attack.

Then, he drew his knife—and pulled out the bench leg.

Imagine a swallow flying by in front of you, just like in the thousands of training sessions you've had in the past.

Almost instinctively, he swiftly swung his knife, the wind whistling as he struck down the doctor who was flying across the sky like a swallow being cut down.

The doctor parried the blow, his hands went numb, but he managed to stop the bench leg.

However, in the next instant,

A poisoned needle flew silently from the bracelet.

"--besides?!"

The doctor only had time to exclaim in disbelief.

The poisoned black needle pierced straight into his forehead.

The doctor collapsed.

With his eyes wide open, scorched red from the lime, and a thin, black needle stuck in his forehead, he crawled around on the ground coughing up blood.

The characteristics of the "beloved" were never brought into play, and even the secret techniques were never fully unleashed.

He is not willing!

—He was a Level 2 “Fellowship”, how could he die so miserably?

What's wrong with this kid?

They can finish off enemies, launch sneak attacks, and use all sorts of underhanded tactics?
Isn't that a bit odd? Is this the style of the Special Administrative Region Administration?

"Special Administration... Heh heh!"

Those eyes, covered in dark red blood vessels, widened and lifted.

The mouth, stained with black blood, gaped open, revealing a chilling and meaningful expression.

"You're a cockroach too..."

Before he finished speaking,

His head lolled to the side, and he fell silent.

—Even as a deceased extraordinary being, Shirashu saw his fallen crimson last words.

Of course, his last words were his final utterance, which seemed to have no real meaning:
You're a cockroach too...

"..."

The white boat remained silently in place.

We really won. It was easy, but it was also incredibly difficult. We really gave it our all.

A sense of accomplishment welled up within him as he defeated a blood worshipper, and he suddenly realized... after these incredibly arduous days of training,
I am no longer an ordinary person.

Contrary to the imagined fierce battle, the real life-or-death struggle can happen in an instant.

Hesitation will lead to death.

Therefore, they are willing to resort to some underhanded tactics.

Prepare in advance if you know the other party is present.

From the surprise attack to the scattering of lime, and finally the relentless, meticulously crafted strike...

Behind the seemingly simple facade lies Bai Zhou's meticulous battle strategy.

Fortunately, the result was as expected.

But... he killed someone.

First time killing someone.

The imagined disgust and fear do not exist.

Looking at the gruesome corpse lying on the winding trail of blood, its eyes wide open in death, Bai Zhou felt an almost indifferent attitude.

Only an active brain, under the influence of adrenaline, is nearly hyperactive.

Blood flowed faster, and my heart pounded.

After a while, this stimulating feeling of mobilizing everything in oneself began to slowly subside.

Instead, there is a subtle feeling that is extremely difficult to describe.

That is……

As if struck by a sudden inspiration, he felt he was about to be "promoted".

The initial training of the secret technique is nearing completion, marking the true starting point for becoming an extraordinary individual and a Level 1 "Adventurer"...

Just one final push away.

...Suddenly, as if sensing something, Bai Zhou turned around to look.

He saw Teacher Yuan staring at him intently.

Her shoulder pain seemed to have suddenly disappeared. She remained silent, her blank gaze occasionally shifting, displaying a variety of emotions.

"Shh..."

Bai Zhou raised his index finger to his lips and whispered to the teacher,

"You have to keep this a secret."

The moment the words left her lips, Teacher Yuan saw a small glowing symbol appear on Bai Zhou's finger.

The ritual is triggered.

There was a "pop" sound,
It's like a camera pressing the shutter.

A white light flashed before Teacher Yuan's eyes.

Her eyes became glazed over, and she slowly slumped down, collapsing unconscious to the ground.

"call……"

Bai Zhou breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he had prepared in advance and had drawn the ritual to be triggered on his hand.

The ritual of sealing away the memories of ordinary people is a required course for extraordinary people.

—These are Teacher Ya's original words.

As for Liu Huahua, there's no need to worry. She was under the doctor's control the whole time, and she also lost consciousness when the doctor collapsed.

So……

He turned to look at the corpse at his feet and blinked.

The time for "harvest" has arrived.

However, before examining the doctor's body—

"Do as I say."

Crow appeared at the door of the infirmary at some point and spoke softly.

Looking at the chaotic scene and the unharmed white boat standing there, Ya relaxed slightly, a hint of relief flashing in his eyes:
"The scene must be disguised before Section Chief Liu arrives."

……

After working for a while, Bai Zhou suddenly let out a soft exclamation.

"what is this?"

Bai Zhou found a letter on the doctor's body.

Crow was also somewhat surprised and came closer: "What era are we living in? Still writing letters?"

But upon seeing the envelope, both Crow and Shiraishu's expressions turned serious.

It was a pale envelope, as if made of some special leather, covered with extremely fine pore-like bumps, with the warmth and elasticity of a living organism.

The handwriting above, a dark brownish-black like congealed blood, reads:

To my nephew.

Upon opening the envelope and unfolding the letter, a pungent, rusty smell wafted out, and the same scarlet handwriting appeared before Bai Zhou.

Three days later, the meeting at the Holy Grail Caves will discuss the specifics of the devastating invasion of Special Administration Division 36 at midnight four days from now.

The blood moon will guide you; bring your companions and don't be late.

The difficult days are almost over; the ravens sing in quiet moments, on the day the blood moon returns to the earth!

Upon opening it again, the date on the envelope was... today!
Bai Zhou was startled.

The Blood Worship Cult has actually chosen Base 36 as its target for invasion!
A devastating invasion!
Four days later! Midnight!

So fast? !

The doctor was absolutely right; he really did possess crucial intelligence about the Special Administration...

—At that moment, hurried footsteps could be heard from outside.

When Section Chief Liu and his team arrived late, they were all covered in dust and looked disheveled.

After all, among the group, although they were fully equipped, only Section Chief Liu could truly be considered an extraordinary individual...

There was a "bang" sound,
The door to the infirmary was kicked open by Section Chief Liu.

The mess at the scene came into their view.

"Hua Hua?!"

Section Chief Liu's eyes immediately turned red, and he rushed to Liu Huahua's side as she lay on the ground.

The silver-white briefcase clattered, ready to attach itself to an arm at any moment.

Behind him, pistols were cocked in response.

But when they all lifted the curtains and saw the situation inside the ward, they were all bewildered.

Teacher Yuan, lying unconscious on the ground, and the doctor's corpse lying face up, its face contorted in a grotesque expression.

A conspicuous, large poisoned needle was stuck in his forehead.

There were also people reclining on their hospital beds reading letters...

"Bai Zhou?!"

Section Chief Liu's eyes widened, and he exclaimed in shock:

"Why are you here?"

　This is the first update, nearly 3,000 words long. The second chapter will be updated later. I'm still writing non-stop!
　　Thank you to "An Ordinary Storyteller" for the 1500 coins! *bows* (and a heart emoji)
　　
　
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