Teacher Xia Lai is also teaching in Kivotos today

"……Eh?"

Before she could react, she was suddenly lifted off the ground by a powerful centrifugal force and rushed out of the smoke!

"Whoa whoa whoa whoa!"

Amid the girl's screams, Lynn used a grappling hook to quickly take her away from this dangerous place.

Fortunately, this was not the depths of the black market, so it didn't take Lin En much time to take the girl out of the black market and to the streets on the edge of the Abydos Autonomous Region.

Since many parts of the Abydos Autonomous Region have gradually begun to be eroded by the desert, although the buildings here still stand, not many people live here anymore.

Of course, Lin En was not running around aimlessly. The reason why he chose to escape from the black market from this direction was because he had prepared his motorcycle in advance and parked it near this sparsely populated area.

"Well...it should be safe here."

After looking around, Lin En nodded slightly and put down the girl who seemed a little confused in his arms.

According to the original plan, after he escaped here, he would quickly pack up his belongings, then ride his motorcycle back to the Abydos campus and check with the students whether the documents contained any concrete evidence.

However, on the way Lin En was leaving the black market, when he saw the girl being stopped by the two bad students, he chose to rescue the girl without much hesitation.

Although the girl was rescued, Lin En was a little confused about what to do next.

After all, it was impossible for me to just abandon this girl, who was obviously wearing the Trinity school uniform, here, nor could I just take her back to Abydos or Xialai.

It seems like... we might as well just send her back to Trinity College. It’s not that far from here anyway.

Of course, compared to all this, Lin En was actually more curious about why students from Trinity Academy would appear in the black market of Abydos.

However, he was also very clear that now was not the time to ask these questions. The most urgent task now was to let the girl have a good rest.

Just when Lynn finished thinking and made up his mind, the girl seemed to finally react and understand the situation.

Then, she looked at Lin En who was standing in front of her.

"that……"

Lynn, who was called back to reality by the girl's words, turned gently, and the cape behind her rose up in her glittering sight.

"Nice to meet you, young lady."

As Lin En spoke, the girl finally stopped following his cloak and looked at his face.

"Ahahaha... um... thank you for your help! May I ask what I should call you, classmate?"

Although the monocle worn by Lin En on his nose did not use backlight refraction to cover his face, the surroundings were relatively dark, and the shadow cast by the brim of his top hat obscured part of his face, so the girl could not see Lin En's appearance clearly. In addition, the halo on his head for camouflage and the voice changer on his bow tie were still working normally, so she naturally regarded Lin En as a student like herself.

"For now, you can just call me Joker."

Although she was a little confused about the name that the other party said to her, the girl didn't think too much about it and still thanked him.

"Thank you for your help, Joker-san. My name is Hifumi, Ajitani Hifumi."

Looking at Hifumi bowing to him, Lynn didn't know what to say for a moment.

However, not only him, but also Hifumi was caught in an awkward silence.

For Hifumi, the current situation is that she was suddenly rescued and taken away in the black market by this strange person who looked like he came out of a comic book.

As for Lin En, now that he had successfully escaped and was preparing to leave as planned, there appeared a "companion" who was not originally in and could not be in the plan.

So for a moment, neither of them knew what to say.

Chapter 28: Phantom Thief vs. Terminator

"Hmm...it should be around here..."

In the shadows of the street not far from Lynn and Hifumi, a blood-red figure silently emerged.

Her eyes were scary, her expression was slightly distorted, and her posture was a little strange. In addition, she made strange noises from time to time that were difficult to understand. Not only that, but this girl also slowly exuded a creepy and chilling aura.

——I’m sure that no matter who it is, if they see this scene, they will probably think that she is cursed.

At this moment, the girl noticed Lynn and Hifumi standing opposite each other on the street not far away.

Because Lin En had his back to her, she couldn't see Lin En's expression at the moment.

But she soon noticed the obvious and slightly embarrassed smile on Hifumi's face.

Combined with the strange clothes Lin En was wearing, the girl quickly made her own judgment.

"Enemy confirmed... hehehehehehehe!!!"

The next moment, she raised her dual-wielded shotguns and rushed in their direction.

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Just as Lin En was about to speak first to break the deadlock, he suddenly noticed something and subconsciously looked into the distance.

When Fumei followed Lin En's gaze out of curiosity that day, she was stunned when she saw the figure appearing at the other end of the street.

But at this time Lin En had no time to care about Hifumi's expression. He took a step sideways, blocked in front of Hifumi, and looked at the girl who was slowly walking up to him and confronting him.

The girl was wearing an ordinary black uniform, with a pair of jet-black wings on her back and a shotgun in each hand. Apart from that, like other students in this city, she had a strangely shaped blood-red halo on her head.

If that were all, in Lynn's opinion, she would be just an ordinary Kivotos student.

But in fact, the girl seemed a little unconscious, and seemed to have no ability to communicate. She just made strange noises and distorted laughter from time to time.

"Ma'am, is there anything you want to talk to me about? Or is it Hifumi-san?"

"……what?"

In response to Lin En's question, the girl didn't seem to particularly understand what he said, but raised her eyes in displeasure.

If she hadn't been wearing a relatively normal-looking school uniform, Lin En would have probably mistaken her for a bad student or the leader of an armed group.

“Huhahahaha——”

Just as Lin En was thinking about whether he should continue asking questions, he had been paying close attention to the other party's movements. Almost at the moment when the other party made a strange laugh, he suddenly turned around, hugged Hifumi, kicked the ground, and dodged towards the building next to him.

Almost at the moment when Lin En and Hifumi disappeared from the spot, countless steel balls exploding from shotgun shells instantly swept across the place where they were just now.

"Wow wow wow wow-"

Hifumi, who was once again startled by this sudden situation, subconsciously exclaimed.

However, Lin En didn't have time to explain to the other party at this time. Although this Phantom Thief Suit has a certain bulletproof function, he felt that no matter how bulletproof it is, it should not be able to withstand the repeated bombardment of the other party's two shotguns.

Therefore, he must always pay attention to the opponent's movements.

"Please hold me tight, Hifumi-san."

"Eh eh eh?"

After hearing what Lin En said, Hifumi was about to explain something to him, but was interrupted by his next words.

"Because the situation is very dangerous now, I may not be able to distract myself to protect you."

Being interrupted by Lin En, Hifumi forgot what she was going to say or do. She was a little confused at this time, so she subconsciously followed the instructions of Lin En who had just rescued her and reached out to hug his waist.

After confirming Hifumi's actions, Lin En put his arm around her waist again, and then quickly jumped out of the bunker that had been scarred by the opponent's repeated bombardment of shotgun shells.

At the same time, a few playing cards flashed between the fingers of his other hand.

"Whoosh whoosh—"

With a slight sound of breaking wind, a dozen playing cards flew towards the girl like a hail of bullets.

However, no matter how densely packed they are, how numerous they are, or how sharp their edges are, they are still just playing cards.

Therefore, the girl who was loading the shotgun in her hand at this time dodged it effortlessly, and even used her body to directly block the poker cards flying towards her.

But just as she was about to step over the fallen or stuck playing cards, Lynn snapped her fingers.

"Boom boom boom boom——"

In an instant, these inconspicuous playing cards scattered on the ground instantly turned into fireballs and suddenly exploded.

Unlike what it looked like on the outside, the storm caused by these playing cards expanded across the entire street like a shock wave, even instantly overturning the bricks and stones on the ground. In a flash, the street had countless holes in it, like a gnawed cake, and turned into a ruin.

"...Those guys in the engineering department really came up with something amazing."

After complaining in his heart, Lin En, who was hiding behind another shelter, looked towards the street that was burning with flames.

However, the next moment, the figure walked out from the flames and smoke unharmed.

"Wow... There's no effect at all?"

Knowing that he couldn't get close to his opponent, Lin En ran with Hifumi in his arms, while throwing out countless props from his fingertips, trying to stop or injure the opponent.

Although Lin En thought about using the grappling hook to create distance, or using smoke bombs to confuse the opponent and take the opportunity to escape.

However, considering the opponent's seemingly complicated appearance, the former would probably be caught up by the opponent soon, while the latter would probably only make it difficult for him to see the opponent's position clearly, which would create favorable conditions for the opponent.

Combining these two situations, I'm afraid that even if you throw a flash bomb directly, it won't be of much use.

However, even though the props thrown by Lin En caused continuous explosions that were enough to completely destroy the entire block, it still couldn't stop the girl.

"Is this guy the Terminator?!"

Looking at the weapon in the other party's hand that was perfectly suited to this point, and the fact that he only looked slightly injured so far, Lynn couldn't help but complain out loud.

At the same time, he was also regretting why he didn't bring the cardboard box with him.

If he took the cardboard box with him now and used the hook to quickly move, he should have a chance to escape the other party's pursuit.

Although the cardboard box was a bit small, judging from the feel of Hifumi after holding her for so long, it should be able to accommodate the two of them if they squeezed a little.

But it's no use regretting now, he must face the reality and face this boss-level enemy.

"It seems that I can only use the final plan prepared for me by the Engineering Department..."

Chapter 29 Why is there a second stage? !

In fact, the Phantom Thief Suit that Lin En was wearing, which was custom-made from the Engineering Department of Millennium Science Academy, has more than just these abilities.

In addition to the small props that could be thrown out to create explosions, his costume also contained things that could act as smoke bombs, flash bombs, or tear gas.

Not only that, he also had a special cane and a pair of guns fixed to his lower back.

However, facing the enemy in front of him who had withstood several rounds of explosions and seemed to have only suffered minor injuries, even if these things were used on him, they would probably only be able to scrape some of the opponent's skin. It would be better to keep them for emergency use.

"...When did the bad guys in Kivotos become so powerful?"

Although he complained, Lin En did not stop. He circled around the block that had been reduced to ruins, and occasionally threw out a few props to interfere with the opponent's actions.

Fortunately, the other party did not seem to want to kill him right away, but he also showed no signs of giving up the pursuit.

Although Lynn tried to communicate with the other party several times, she blocked him with incomprehensible weird screams and shotgun shells.

However, he did not just run away or hide, but from time to time threw one or two playing cards or other props to certain places around him.

During this time, Hifumi, who was in his arms, had come back to her senses. But just when she was about to say something to Lin En, she saw his handsome face with full concentration and silently swallowed her words back.

Because she didn't know what the consequences would be if she suddenly spoke and interrupted the other person's thinking.

After all, this thief was the one who saved her from those bad guys in the black market. If possible, she didn't want to see him get hurt.

However, apart from this, she might not even realize that she had become somewhat obsessed with the other person's appearance.

"Aaaaaaaaaa!!!"

It seemed that the cat-and-mouse game of nearly seven or eight minutes had gradually made the girl irritable. Her expression had become more sinister than before, and it was even more chilling.

Although the girl was slightly injured by Lin's props and her rhythm was disrupted several times, she quickly regained her fighting posture with rich combat experience and tried to approach Lin again as before.

Just as Lin En was about to dodge like he did before, he suddenly had a bad premonition and swung out his grappling hook without hesitation, rushing to the other side of the street at the fastest speed while using inertia to throw his cloak away.