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Meanwhile, Bison's situation was not much better. He got up and tried to escape the vehicle, but another gunshot interrupted his actions, followed by an explosion behind him.

Just as Yuuki was about to reach out and create a ball of water in the direction where Bison was falling to slow down his fall, at least to prevent the child from getting hurt too badly.

"Mom..." A voice called out in Xiyue's ear, causing her to stop moving abruptly.

"Red!" Xi Yue's eyes narrowed as she took off her trench coat and threw it into the car.

"Huh?" Exusiai, who was just about to go out, had her face covered by Yuuki's clothes.

"Exusiai, keep an eye on my clothes," Yuzuki's calm voice rang out.

"Wh...what's wrong?" Exusiai pulled down her clothes and hugged them to her chest, looking at Yuuki. For some reason, Yuuki in front of her made her feel a chill down her spine.

This was different from the Yuzuki she remembered. Yuzuki always had a smiling face, although she might be a little cunning at times. But Exusiai had never seen Yuzuki so calm, so chilling.

The Emperor's calm voice came from behind Exusiai: "Don't harm the civilians."

"I will." After leaving these words, Yuuki disappeared abruptly from Exusiai's sight, as if she were falling weightlessly.

"???" Exusiai, clutching her clothes, turned to look at the Emperor. "Boss, what's this, Yuuki?"

"It's nothing, don't worry about her." The Emperor took the cigar that had been in his mouth at some point, flicked off the ash, and looked out the window at Lungmen city.

'I wonder who upset her. I hope today's compensation bill will be lower, otherwise that old dragon will nag about it for ages.'

————A little earlier————

Red wanders through the abandoned slums, searching for the scent left by the wolf with the strange smell.

A long time has passed, and the scent should have theoretically dissipated long ago, so much so that even the most discerning hunting dog would be unable to detect it. But Red could find it.

Suddenly, Hong heard a very dull thud behind her, like a heavy object hitting the ground.

Hong wasn't planning to pay any attention to it, as the sound was likely from a box falling or something else; such things were common in the lower city.

But after that dull thud, there was a violent whooshing sound.

Red stomped her feet and lunged forward, followed by a deafening roar like a bomb exploding.

After rolling on the ground, Hong took out a dagger from her clothes and looked warily at the layer of smoke.

'A greatsword?' Red looked at the object that had crashed to the ground with a puzzled expression.

The greatsword was pulled up and swept forward. The originally swirling smoke was forced to disperse by the fierce wind pressure carried by the greatsword, and the silver-haired hunter appeared in Red's field of vision, holding the greatsword.

'Inhuman power…' Red slowly retreated, staring warily at Skadi in front of her.

"Red, I don't know you, why are you attacking Red?"

Skadi silently raised her greatsword and slashed at Red with the simplest of strokes.

Hong realized that the opponent's strength was far beyond that of an ordinary person, and might even be stronger than the Vyvan mercenaries she and her mother had treated in the mercenary group before.

Hong decisively activated the bracelet on her hand and jumped backward, but the barrier activated by the bracelet shattered instantly upon contact with the incoming greatsword, proving utterly useless.

"Well……"

After dodging the attack, Hong held the dagger in front of her. With such high strength, the opponent's speed wouldn't be much worse either, so there was no way for her to escape.

"What are you Deep Sea Church doing in this city? Why does the whole city smell like you?" Skadi looked at the red figure in front of her, which exuded a strong ocean scent.

This level of aura is rare even among bishops. If it weren't for the other person's appearance, Skadi would have thought that the other person was one of those Sea Heirs.

This also indicates that the Deep Sea Church must have a lot of influence here, and Skadi is probably very lucky today, as he just happened to run into a big fish.

"Hong doesn't understand what you're saying?"

"As stubborn as ever." Skadi asked casually; she didn't think that a true bishop-level Deepsea cultist would so easily reveal their purpose.

But that's alright. Skadi isn't good at questioning or uncovering their schemes; her preferred method is to simply send all the members of the Deep Sea Church back to their so-called Lord.

If the person carrying it out doesn't have a plan, it's meaningless.

Skadi's footsteps slammed into the ground with a mournful sound, cracking the hard ground. Using the powerful recoil, Skadi was almost instantly in front of Red. She swung her greatsword down, the terrifying power making the air groan.

Red lunged forward, almost grazing the greatsword, and used the hilt of her dagger to smash hard into Skadi's neck.

But it was all in vain. Hong felt as if she had crashed into a hard rock; the other party's body did not even sway in the slightest.

Skadi quickly swung the hilt of her greatsword backward, but Red used the momentum to dodge and move away.

"What were you doing just now?" Skadi touched the back of her neck to make sure there was nothing there, and looked at Red strangely.

The attack just now was barely enough to tickle her; how could a bishop of the Deep Sea Church use such a feeble attack?

"Mom said no one can die..." Hong replied weakly.

'Mom? Is that another bishop's code name?' Skadi listened to Red's answer and used her brain to think, 'Sure enough, there's more than one bishop here, but why would she care about someone?'

But Skadi couldn't understand it no matter how she thought about it. Was it because their plan required a large number of civilians? Had the administrators here been infiltrated?

"Never mind, your goals are none of my business..." Skadi rushed over and continued to swing her greatsword at Red, still with the simplest slash, still with that terrifying power that seemed to tear the air apart.

Hong gritted her teeth; given the current situation, she couldn't continue to carry out her mother's orders.

Red glanced at the dead end behind her and could only try to crawl under the greatsword again, but Skadi anticipated this and changed the greatsword from a slash to a slap. The heavy blade carried tremendous force and sent Red flying.

"Ugh!!!" Although Hong reacted in time and deflected most of the force, the remaining force still slapped Hong's arm until it turned black and purple.

"Mother……"

Skadi walked calmly, watching Red repeatedly try to get up from the ground, only to be tormented by the excruciating pain and collapse back onto the ground.

Red looked at Skadi, who was slowly raising her greatsword, and closed her eyes in fear.

"Mom!" Hong closed her eyes as she watched the greatsword being swung towards her. She wasn't afraid of death, but rather of being separated from her mother. However, she felt no pain for a long time.

"What a silly child. Remember to call me earlier next time." A warm hand stroked Hong's head, and a cool sensation came from her throbbing arm.

"Mom!" Hong opened her eyes and saw Xiyue gently stroking Hong's head.

As for Skadi, she was completely enveloped in a blue water sphere and was paddling inside, trying to swim away from it. However, the water sphere was entirely controlled by Yuuki, and Skadi's actions were destined to be meaningless.

"Sweetie, does your hand still hurt?"

Hong shook her head, holding Xiyue's arm.

Yuzuki smiled and nodded: "Hong, go ahead and continue looking for Kong. I'll handle things here. Oh, and remember to let me know if you run into Texas and the others. I might be a little late coming back."

"Hmm!" Hong stood up and quickly disappeared at the end of the alley.

"So, what's next?" Watching the red disappear at the end of the alley, Yuzuki's smile vanished, and she turned to look at Skadi, who was trapped in the water.

When Yuuki arrived, she saw Skadi and roughly understood what was going on. She probably sensed the aura of Skadi on Red and mistook her for Hai Si or something related to the Deep Sea Church.

But even if you understand the situation, as a parent, you should seek justice when your child has been beaten.

Xi Yue looked around at the buildings and said, "For the sake of the Emperor's wallet, let's find another place."

With a flick of her finger, the water mass enveloping Skadi flew out like a meteor, heading straight out of the city.

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"The hot pot here isn't even that spicy." Nian burped as she walked out of the hot pot restaurant behind her, a slight regret on her face. "What a pity, the taste was quite authentic."

"Speaking of which, the movie's box office performance wasn't good, even though it was quite well-made." As she walked, Nian suddenly thought of her recently released movie.

"I don't understand Xin..." Nian suddenly stumbled and looked back into the distance.

"Hey, who made her angry?" Nian scratched his head and looked around. "Tsk tsk tsk, has the whole city almost turned into half a sea?"

Nian looked at the tiny water droplets condensing on the window of the shop next to him. He knew that the city where Longmen was located was not a place with high humidity, not to mention that the season was approaching winter.

But now, everywhere you look, there is moisture swirling around, as if a heavy rain has just fallen.

"This doesn't seem like the ability of those little creatures in the sea." Nian frowned. In her memory, those little creatures had the ability to evolve, not like this.

"It is indeed the Sea God, but it is not the power of those sea creatures in the ocean." Nian was very certain that Xi Yue was definitely the Sea God, no problem. With such a strong sea scent, she would never mistake it.

"...Wait a minute, who said that the gods of the sea have to be the primordial beings of the sea?" Nian suddenly realized a blind spot, her lips twitching slightly. "Does that kind of thing give birth to its own will? Isn't that a bit too far-fetched?"

Suddenly, Nian saw a blue shooting star streaking across the sky. Nian raised an eyebrow: "I'm bored anyway, let's go join in the fun. Just a heads up, don't attract Si Suitai's attention."

Of course, even if Si Suitai is really attracted, there's nothing they can do about Xi Yue. But it's hard to say about Nian. Although nothing will happen, she'll be very annoying. If they assign Nian a few more tasks, her head will be several times bigger.

To be honest, it was a bit of a surprise; I didn't expect this book to actually be available.

I was asked to write a reflection, but to be honest, I really don't know what to say.

I have many ideas, but my writing skills are quite limited, which is why this book isn't exactly brilliant. Also, because it was typed using voice input, there were quite a few errors in the early stages, causing considerable reading difficulties for readers.

I also want to apologize to everyone. I had written two books before, but I couldn't continue because of the college entrance examination. After that, I couldn't find the inspiration when I wanted to pick up my pen again.

Now that I'm fully stable, looking at the book lying unfinished in my notes, the idea of ​​writing a book has resurfaced in my mind.

And so this novel came about with that idea in mind.

As for now, I guess it's the desire for my writing to be recognized that's driving me? So when the editor told me that the book was almost at the word count, I thought about it and then agreed to publish it.

In short, we have come this far thanks to everyone's support, and I sincerely thank all the readers.

Going forward, I will continue to try my best to maintain the quality of my updates. If you have any questions about the content, you can raise them in the comments or discuss them with me in the group. I welcome all your suggestions.

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Chapter 37: Isamara

"Ugh!!!" Skadi struggled desperately in the rapidly flying water. According to her common sense, water could not trap a deep-sea hunter at all. In fact, a deep-sea hunter should be even stronger in water, but this time...

It was as if the water had its own consciousness; it was repelling Skadi. All her movements were ineffective, and she was even pushed back by the surrounding water flow as soon as she left her spot, trapped and dying in the water clump.

More importantly, Skadi's body itself seemed to be rebelling against her, as she could sense the warm, home-like feeling emanating from the surrounding water.

Like a baby returning to its mother's embrace, Skadi felt drowsy, and her grip on the greatsword gradually loosened.

The next moment, Skadi suddenly gripped the greatsword tightly with her relaxed hand, desperately resisting the comfortable sensations her body was sending her.

'Is this an enemy ability? Is it Hai Si's neurotoxin?'

Skadi's mind raced as she considered how to use this method to resist the sensations her body was constantly sending her.

Regardless of their motives, if putting her to sleep is their goal, then Skadi must not let them succeed.