This is not the date I wanted.

Meng Yue ignored the rooms she passed by without even looking at them, and later the clones sent by Kuang San investigated and confirmed that there were no imprisoned elves in those rooms.

"Well... I'm sure that even DEM itself knows that only a limited number of people know about the imprisonment of the elves. If it were me, I would definitely not put her in such a conspicuous place in order to conceal this matter."

Meng Yue said lightly while flipping through the computer in her hand.

"So... where are the imprisoned elves being held?"

In response to Kuang San's question, Meng Yue sighed and said, "I can't guarantee whether he is still imprisoned here, but if there is a place where the elves may be imprisoned, this is the only place."

As she spoke, Meng Yue lifted a cover on the seemingly empty side of the wall under Kuang San's surprised gaze, revealing a small touch screen membrane.

"Only the area behind this wall is disconnected from the entire building's network system. From the building design drawings I got, it seems that a large part of the space here is treated as solid... I can only say that these people are so stupid to cover up because they only focus on research."

"..."

Kurumi obviously didn't want to comment on this.

Behind the lid is a password plus multiple locks such as fingerprint, cornea, and DNA tests. However, for Meng Yue, who is known as the most dangerous elf in human history and possesses the ability to control electromagnetics, these things are basically useless.

A faint blue-white electric light flashed by, and after a few flute sounds, a piece of the wall slowly sank inward, revealing a secret passage.

"About a month ago, an unknown cargo named 'Material A' was transported here. Although it was said to be research materials for weapons against elves, the specific content is completely unknown. There is no record of it on the electronic list."

Meng Yue pointed to the inside of the secret door and explained to Kuang San.

"If you want to imprison the elf, I think this is the most likely place."

Then, Kuang San did not respond to Meng Yue's words, but rushed towards the secret door with anxious steps.

It seems like she's losing her composure a bit... Never mind. The trap has been lifted anyway.

Meng Yue frowned, then followed slowly.

"..."

After entering, what I saw was a pure white and empty space made of inorganic materials, which was somewhat similar to the elf reception area that Mengyue saw on Qinli's aerial ship.

Meng Yue looked around. There was nothing there except a few restraint chairs and office facilities.

"… Apparently, it's not here."

But, I have indeed stayed here.

Although it was very weak, there were indeed spiritual waves left in this room after the elves used their spiritual power. Meng Yue gently held her chin with her hand, and a thoughtful expression appeared on her face.

"...Well, it seems that it was taken away before we arrived."

I don’t know if it was an illusion or something, but Mengyue felt a sense of disappointment from Kuang San.

It's like the disappointment you feel when you think you're almost at the end of a journey, only to find out you're only halfway there.

"Kyousan, can I ask you a question?"

"Well? Please go on?"

Meng Yue took a deep breath and asked in a low voice.

"What is your purpose...or rather, what is your wish?"

Meng Yue knew that Kuang San was a murderer, but she was definitely not a murderer.

From the very beginning, all her actions, seemingly capricious, actually had very clear purpose.

Rather than being devoured by her own abilities and heading towards destruction, the impression that Kuang San gave to Meng Yue was that she was voluntarily embarking on the path of destruction in order to achieve a certain goal.

"Why do you desire the spiritual power sealed in Shidao's body? Why do you want to know the location of the imprisoned spirits? What is your purpose? I feel that since I have helped you twice, I should have the right to know your wish."

"Hehe...you are really cunning, Miss Mengyue." After sighing lightly, Kuang San showed a rare bitter smile on her face, "Compared to the word wish, sad wish is actually more appropriate..."

"Sad wish..."

Meng Yue whispered the word.

"My goal is to go back thirty years and bring the first elf born into this world... This is it!"

"This spiritual power...Shidao!"

The topic was forcibly terminated at the most important point, and Meng Yue and Kuang San's faces changed at the same time, and they looked towards the main building in the center - where Tohka was imprisoned, with solemn expressions.

As elves, they can, in a sense, understand some things more sensitively than machines.

A spiritual power is changing in a very strange direction.

If the white piece in Othello is captured, it becomes the black piece. It feels like the whole nature is completely reversed.

Although there were still many things she didn't understand, Meng Yue knew that this definitely couldn't be a good sign.

"It seems that now may not be the time for a leisurely chat, Miss Mengyue."

Kuang San looked at the top of the building, where an extremely dark light flashed, and a meaningful smile appeared on her face.

"...Well, although I am very concerned about the follow-up of what I just said, it seems that I really have to put it aside for now..."

Pressing her temple, Meng Yue showed an expression of severe headache.

PS: I feel like the writing is a little bad... I didn't find the feeling orz

13 Encountering the final boss halfway

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"Sorry Ike, failed to capture the reversed Princess."

In the high sky at night, a mecha flashing with silver-white light, through the gravity control of the random field, carried Westcott away from the central building.

"No, just being able to confirm the Princess's reversal would have already achieved our goal."

However, Westcott obviously had no intention of making too many accusations. Instead, he showed a satisfied smile on his face.

"Also, even though it was a fluke, Tobiichi Origami was able to injure you. With such an excellent magician, I really want to poach your talents from AST. Moreover, I was able to meet the so-called Gokawa Shido. In my opinion, the gains have exceeded my expectations. I can't help but laugh. If I have to say the only regret..."

The elf who messed up the DEM I created and defeated my strongest magician, the Hacker. It was a little different from what I expected, and I didn't get to meet him in person.

Possessing intelligence and creativity far beyond other elves, he uses superhuman hacking skills to invade and obtain human intelligence to disable the manifestation device, and defeats Alan's most dangerous elf through the flexible use of tactics and abilities.

To be honest, if conditions permit, Westcott would rather use Hacker as the subject of his experiment than Yatogami Tohka.

With a sigh of regret, Westcott looked forward, and then his pupils slightly widened as if he saw something interesting. A smile appeared unconsciously at the corners of his mouth.

In front of the field of vision, from the second office building in the distance, one can clearly see a figure flashing with blue and white light, rushing towards here at a rapid speed.

"That's true...it seems that today might be my lucky day. Alan, do you think if I buy a lottery ticket after I go back, can I win the special prize?"

"I think if you buy lottery tickets with a sum a hundred times the grand prize, there is still a chance."

"You really are merciless in your attacks... Well, it looks quite interesting. Do you want to give it a try later?"

"..."

Seeing his boss resting his chin with his hand in deep thought, Alan gave up worrying about whether Westcott was serious.

“…Hacker.”

How could Allen not notice what Westcott noticed? Looking at the Yin-Yang Mengyue approaching, Allen clenched his fists slightly, and a dangerous light flashed in his eyes.

The blue-white lightning approached at a speed visible to the naked eye. When it was less than a hundred meters away, in the dark night, the girl in a black windbreaker, with flowing brown hair and amber eyes, was exposed from the lightning.

"Railgun!"

Then, without saying a word, the pincer turret in the girl's hand - "Ratziel" (Sage of the Dawn) shot an orange-yellow beam towards Westcott next to Alan.

--boom!

There was a fierce collision, and the shock wave made people waver. Although this was not a big problem for Meng Yue, it was not to say that she was in the upper hand.

Was the Railgun blocked by the random field that was condensed into a point? But it just so happened that...

With a hint of triumph on his face, he took out the tablet in his hand and prepared to start the intrusion operation.

However, before Mengyue could start her homework, a laser lightsaber shot out from the smoke, as fast as an arrow released from a string, and accurately pierced the computer in Mengyue's hand.

"This is such a rough meeting! What a surprise! I personally think you are not the impulsive type, Hacker!"

Walking out of the smoke, Alan spread the random field that had turned into a shield around him again, blocking the interference of electromagnetic waves, and looked at Mengyue with cold eyes.

"What? Who knows? At least the moment I saw you, I knew it was impossible to escape. So, wouldn't it be faster to take the initiative?"

Mengyue shrugged and said to Alan with a smile.

"Hacker, your annoying little cleverness remains the same. Perhaps I should praise you... But you made an unforgivable mistake! You pointed the gun at Ike!"

Alan said this lightly, and then his eyes suddenly became fierce, holding the laser lightsaber tightly in his hand, like a volcano about to erupt, and his words were full of anger.

It seemed as if he would rush forward and cut Liang Yi Meng Yue into pieces in the next moment.

This guy was the first time to release such a strong anger! It was easy for him to perform ten super special moves.

Liang Yi Meng Yue's face showed a bit of solemnity. She turned her gaze to the gray-haired man. It seemed that this guy was more important than she had imagined.

"Well, calm down, Alan, don't make any move yet. I have always been interested in this Hacker Elf lady~"

Wiscott brushed the dust off his clothes without showing any expression like someone who was almost hit by an electromagnetic cannon. He even smiled as he helped Mengyue stop Alan's riot.

"…your will. Ike."

What made Meng Yue feel a little stunned was that with just one sentence, the strongest magician, who was like a gunpowder barrel about to explode, calmed down in an instant and quietly retreated behind him. In a sense, it was even more surprising to see 100-degree Celsius boiling water freeze in an instant.

Westcott looked at Mengyue with interest and spoke to himself.

"The moment I saw Alan, I knew that Alan would not let you escape, so I took the initiative. Then I guessed that I must be an extraordinary person since I was by Alan's side. I bet that Alan would protect me first, so I targeted me and forced Alan to focus on defense in the random area and ignore the defense of wireless intrusion, so I took the opportunity to disarm... Such wisdom and courage. Ah~ If you were a human! I would definitely try my best to recruit you into my team. What a pity..."

Hey, hey! Looks like I ran into a pretty bad guy.

The corners of Mengyue's mouth twitched slightly.

"Nice to meet you~Hacker... No, Miss Liang Yi Meng Yue is more appropriate. My name is Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott, the executive director of DEM. I have always been looking forward to meeting you, and I am very happy to meet you this time. Please give me your guidance~"

Facing the person who just tried to kill him with one blow, Westcott seemed to have forgotten what happened just now and introduced himself to Mengyue in a very gentlemanly manner, which made Mengyue frown.

Taking a breath of air slowly, Meng Yue regained her composure slowly. After confirming the current situation, she answered.

"Throat~ The chairman is actually so interested. Could it be that my secret visit last time made you unhappy?"

"Ah, my! How could it be? You were able to hack into our company's computers, which can only mean two things. One, my subordinates are hopelessly stupid; the other, you are too capable. No matter which one it is, the moment you successfully hacked into our computers head-on, it means our complete defeat. How could I possibly ask for trouble?"

Smiling and shaking his head, Westcott denied it with a wry smile.

Hey, hey! Is this ok? Who is so crazy that his things were stolen and he said it was because of his own lack of ability and he can't blame others! That person is right in front of me now!

"The way you think is really very different from that of ordinary people."

Meng Yue looked at Westcott speechlessly.

The subtext was that there was something wrong with her brain. Alan obviously heard this and stared at Meng Yue with hostility, but Westcott waved his hand without caring: "Indeed, many people say that to me."

Regardless of the subtle gazes from Meng Yue and Allen, Westcott raised his lips slightly, as if thinking of something interesting, and said with a smile.

"By the way, you and the boy named Gokawa Shido should have a good relationship. As it happens, I just met him once before. Do you want me to tell you about his situation?"

After hearing about Shidao's situation, Mengyue's face showed some movement, but in the end, she shook her head and refused.

"…Forget it. It's too unreliable to hear the enemy say this. I can't believe it."

"How could that be? I have photos as proof. Shidou-kun... is already dead."

The next moment after hearing this, feeling the powerful momentum bursting out from Meng Yue, Westcott showed a hidden smile at the corner of his mouth. As if to prove his statement, he threw his mobile phone into Meng Yue's hand.

In the photo, Shidou fell to the ground, blood constantly spreading from the ground to all directions, as if he was a lifeless corpse. Miku seemed to recognize death for the first time and her face turned pale with fear. Tohka raised her angel "Aosakou" and knocked on the glass, crying and seeming to be wailing in despair.

It can be said that this is the scene that Meng Yue least wants to see.

Then, at the side, there was Alan, who had a cold face and was holding a laser sword that was still dripping with blood, and Westcott, who was smiling as if he was watching an interesting drama.

"Well, that sword of Alan's was really ruthless. It went in behind Shidao-kun's stomach and even knocked his head off. It was so cruel just to see it~"

"…The target seems to have an unexpected ability to regenerate itself. I did this to ensure that it can be dealt with more efficiently. Is there anything wrong with that?"

——Snap!

“…That’s enough.”

Seeing the gloomy Liang Yi Meng Yue Weiscott crushing his cell phone, he smiled.

"Ha... Huh..."

At this moment, a short exhalation sound slowly came out of Meng Yue's mouth, and then the violent aura around her gradually subsided. Meng Yue's facial expression gradually recovered, and she covered her face helplessly and said: "Ah, I was so easily shaken by the enemy's words... I really don't practice enough..."