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"..."

The regicide was jolted awake. Before she could react, she could vaguely see wisps of black smoke rising from behind her mask.

Her hair and tails became fluffy, making her look like a girl who had just gotten a perm, her legs trembling uncontrollably. She took a deep breath, trying to hide her tears from her reddened eyes. She hadn't felt this way in a long time—this feeling of being forcibly pushed and pulled was like a fear branded deep in her soul, stirring her very DNA.

"It's all your fault! Prepare to die!!"

The kingslayer strode forward and charged toward the paratroopers.

Paratrooper: "Is it my fault?!"

Chapter 286 Is she about to explode?

"...This woman is amazing."

Exusiai was so frightened that she hid behind Texas. She felt goosebumps rising on her arms and couldn't help but wonder if she would have a chance to fire a shot if she were to face off against the Kingslayer.

The Kingslayer was indeed incredibly powerful; the situation was almost instantly reversed after she joined the rooftop battlefield.

The paratroopers' cumbersome jetpacks hindered their movement, preventing them from freely utilizing their skills and even making the search for cover slow and tedious. Faced with the Kingslayer, whose agility was maxed out, these soldiers had virtually no chance to defend themselves, and one by one they lost their fighting ability on the spot and fell to the ground.

The kingslayer never even drew his short blade; instead, he subdued these people one by one using close-quarters combat techniques.

Every time her fist landed on the paratrooper, the visceral impact ignited her fighting spirit. In the process of venting her rage, the Kingslayer grew increasingly fond of the gift Lin Lu had given her. These red and white tactical gloves not only offered exceptional resistance in all aspects but also reduced the pain from recoil. In other words, the Kingslayer could unleash her full power without restraint, no longer needing to worry about injuring herself as she had in the past.

Lin Lu may have understood that regicides always overdo it and hurt themselves, which is why he gave her this tactical glove as a gift.

...If the Kingslayer had known that this tactical glove was worth the equivalent of three hundred meals at the Grand Maison Lungmen Hotel, she probably wouldn't have used it so recklessly. To her, anything over three digits in Lungmen Dollars was a fortune, let alone this.

"It seems I won't have a chance to show off."

Exusiai muttered something under her breath, but as soon as she finished speaking, she noticed that the enemy's reinforcements had arrived.

The familiar hissing sound rang out one after another, causing the surrounding temperature to rise, and the residents of the slums to tremble with fear.

Approximately twenty people, all the paratrooper squads that the Reunion Movement could currently deploy into the Lungmen slums, assembled.

Even the paratroopers who had fallen down and had their jetpacks repaired took to the air again.

"You guys, I'm back—Aaaaaaah!"

Before he could finish speaking, the jetpack ran out of fuel.

The paratroopers formed a starfish shape in the air before plummeting to the ground like meteors, accompanied by a loud bang, and then the screams ceased.

The other paratroopers pretended not to know the man and instinctively kept their distance from the wayward teenager.

Who is this?

"I guess some infected person found our equipment."

"That's right, I don't know him."

Exusiai couldn't help but burst out laughing: "This guy really is here to be funny, isn't he? Texas, look at him, hey, Texas? You, your eyes are scary right now. Is that guy who just fell your relative? Should I pick him up? Wait, ugh ugh ugh!!"

"Exusiai—"

Texas grabbed Exusiai's tiny face with one hand and threatened fiercely, "I'm warning you, don't say another word! Or I'll replace your apple pie with a croissant!"

"I understand!"

Exusiai is well-behaved.jpg.

About ten minutes later, with the support of Razer and Franka, Rhodes Island quickly suppressed the entire airborne squad that had been moving.

"It's good that everyone is safe and sound... Miss Franka, what's that injury on your face!?" Amiya looked at the bright red handprint on Franka's face, the swelling of which would take at least three days to subside, and said angrily, "The Reunion Movement has gone too far! Everyone, we don't need to hold back in the next operation! Only by defeating our enemies with all our might can we better protect our people."

"Ahaha, this is actually Lei..." Franka scratched her head, about to explain, but she keenly sensed the serpent's gaze, which seemed to want to devour the fox, and quickly said, "Amiya, you're right, I second that!"

Razer silently withdrew her left hand; her right hand still hurt a little.

"Rhodes Island is really harmonious."

Exusiai smiled, but her smile gradually turned serious as she cautiously pointed to Misa, who was receiving an injection from a medical operator.

What's wrong with the child?

"...These are symptoms of an acute attack of Oripathy."

Amiya lowered her head slightly; she understood, she understood that pain better than any of the Oripathy patients present.

Razer frowned and asked, "So there's an acute form of Oripathy? Franka, which one are you?"

"You're so charming, this is the only time you care about me." Franka sobbed, pretending to cry.

"...Amiya, if Franka passes away, I hope she can be cremated on Rhodes Island."

"Lei Degang, you little cookie, do you want to fight? That's going too far!"

"Isn't it you who always says you're going to infect me?!"

Amiya, seeing that this comedian was about to charge admission again, said helplessly, "Everyone, now is not the time to discuss the specific differences in Oripathy symptoms. If you want to know, we can wait until we get back. The anti-Oripathy drugs that our medical operators carry are not enough to stabilize Misha's condition. Our plan needs to be implemented as soon as possible to send Misha to the Rhodes Island ship. Only Rhodes Island has the necessary medical resources to treat her."

"Uh, is she... about to explode?"

Exusiai blurted out her name, and was instantly locked onto by everyone's cold gazes.

Texas slammed a powerful dunk on Exusiai and said in a deep voice, "Watch your mouth!"

"Miss Exia."

Franka smiled gently and said kindly, "If I ever feel like I'm about to burst, I'll definitely try my best to climb to your side."

"Waaaah! I'm sorry! I was wrong!"

"Humph."

"Alright, stop it, stop fooling around, let's move the target to a safe area first."

Razer shook his head helplessly, turned to Amiya, and said seriously, "Amiya, are we sure we don't want to hand Misha over to Lungmen? Given our current cooperative relationship with Lungmen, wouldn't doing this be seen as a breakdown in negotiations?"

"Lei Degang, you..."

Franka raised an eyebrow, trying to dissuade Razer from saying anything more.

Razer raised her hand to tell her to shut up; she was now reminding Amiya in her capacity as a consultant for Blacksteel International.

Faced with Razer's question, Amiya fell silent and did not answer for a long time.

“Keep moving, move down one floor at a time from the east side of this building, and get out of here as soon as possible,” Amiya said slowly.

Razer stared intently at Amiya, who slowly nodded.

"Yes."

What they didn't know was...

Misha heard the whole thing.

Her eyes gradually became lost.

She had already come to believe in Rhodes Island, and that Rhodes Island genuinely intended to save her.

But... she heard the words "Guards Department," and even more so, she heard Rhodes Island hesitating about whether to hand her over.

She didn't know what the Reunion Movement was, but she understood what Lungmen Newcomers and the Lungmen Guard had done to the Infected.

Misha sighed inwardly.

"If you just want to arrest me, just say so."

Chapter 287 The Simple and Honest Folks of Ursus (4K)

"Xiaomisha, does it hurt?"

Before leaving the rooftop, Amiya needed to contact the reconnaissance team. In the meantime, the Kingslayer sat down beside Misha. She lifted her hood to tame her frizzy hair and tenderly smoothed her tail, though it wasn't quite as long as she'd hoped.

Misha looked up at the Kingslayer trying to stroke his tail, and her wariness inexplicably vanished. It was as if even her subconscious was reminding her not to worry about this person.

Perhaps it's because the regicide was incredibly stupid... no, incredibly naive.

Misha replied softly, "It doesn't hurt anymore."

"That's a lie. I've had that injection before, and it hurt like hell."

The Kingslayer stared resentfully at the departing medical operator, startling Felin so much that her ears perked up, and she looked around in terror.

It's important to know that the Kingslayer has been living in a private ward ever since he arrived at Rhodes Island.

Because of her sensitive and unique identity, only a few highly skilled and daring medical operators dare to approach her. These include Kal'tsit, Gavial, Aya, Anto, and the carefree Hibiscus.

Before Lin Lu picked her up to complete her onboarding procedures at Rhodes Island, the Kingslayer basically didn't see anyone else.

Considering that the Kingslayer's Oripathy infection was almost as severe as Amiya's, Kal'tsit quietly increased the dosage and personally administered the injection to the Kingslayer's buttocks every day. She could have injected it elsewhere, but she chose this location for better drug absorption.

—It's absolutely not because the regicide said she was an old woman, absolutely not, um, absolutely not.

"So annoying, I can't suppress it no matter what I do... Oh well, never mind."

The Kingslayer hesitated for a moment, then gave up on grooming her tail, deciding to leave it for Lin Lu to do. She knew perfectly well that Lin Lu had an indescribable obsession with his ears and tail; having him groom her tail would be a win-win situation for both of them.

"Xia Misha, it's just Oripathy, let me tell you, it's really no different from a cold."

The regicide waved his hand, displaying a confident demeanor as if he had seen it all, attempting to act as a caring older sister to enlighten the underage girl.

"When you get to Rhodes Island, you'll know there's something even more terrifying than Oripathy." The Kingslayer put her arm around Misha's shoulder, glancing around furtively as she secretly told Misha about the biggest and most devastating event on Rhodes Island. "You must be careful of the Sarkaz, especially the female purple-haired Sarkaz! If anyone tries to feed you a nutritional meal, don't hesitate, run! Just run, Misha!"

Misha asked, "Aren't nutritional meals... supposed to be good stuff?"

“My foolish Misha, I thought the same thing when I was young.”

The regicide wore a smile of utter despair, his face mask conveying a sense of utter helplessness.

"The taste was indescribable, and the scariest thing was that I actually developed a dependence on Hibiscus's cooking... I had no money on Rhodes Island, and I hadn't been able to get my employee card during that time. I also couldn't contact Lin Lu because he was in a coma, so I could only eat Hibiscus's food every day... Wait, was this all part of Hibiscus's plan? Is this why she cooked for me for free?!"

The regicide suddenly realized the truth.

Her usually slow-thinking mind suddenly seemed to be enlightened.

Onore...Hibiscus!!

Misha stared blankly at the kingslayer.

She didn't know why, but she suddenly felt at ease, as if she were caring for someone.