NIKKE, when the stars bloom

Only Sakura has the magnanimity to control her temper and continue to obey someone's orders. If it were Rosanna or Peony, I'm afraid they would plow the entire block on the spot.

click, click, click, click...

As the distinctive clattering sound of high-heeled wooden clogs disappeared deep into the alley, the head of the Qingming Society finally saw the man hiding in the abandoned food storage room.

A man wearing a metal mask and a Qingming Society suit.

There were no meaningless threats, no overly verbose questioning, and no hypocritical greetings. The moment Sakura saw Phoenix, she brought to the table what both parties knew.

"condition."

The lieutenant was extremely satisfied with this. He liked women who were straightforward, decisive and did not tempt him.

The man said, "I'll give you the person, but you have to take me through the guard gate of the separation wall."

"Is that why you asked me to drive over here?"

Without giving Phoenix a chance to argue, Sakura directly pointed out someone's embarrassing situation and took back the initiative that belonged to her.

"You are not from the Outer Edge, right? You don't even know the layout of the Outer Edge.

In fact, the Qingming Festival is far away from here. Even if you don’t emphasize the driving issue, I still need to drive here.

But you emphasized the need for a vehicle, and then emphasized the time constraint.

It is not difficult to guess that this is your first time in the Outer Zone, and your stay will not exceed three days. You should be anxious to return to the Ark, but due to your illegal status you are unable to enter and exit normally through the regular guard gate.

Almost all those who can or dare to smuggle into the outer area have powerful support behind them and can easily turn back through smuggling passages.

But you don't, so from this perspective, you are a minority who come to the Outer Zone as an individual.

I am the head of the Qingming Society. Believe me, based on the above characteristics alone, I guarantee that I can uncover all your secrets in the Ark."

"..."

Sakura's well-reasoned reasoning successfully silenced Phoenix for five seconds.

hiss--

Is this woman a little too smart?

"As expected of you, you are the boss. I will add two more chips." The lieutenant, whose underwear was almost stripped off, lowered his voice and said:

"The first bargaining chip is that these men of yours were trafficking people behind your back and even opened a secret passage. I cleared them out for you, and now there is only one left for you to deal with.

The second bargaining chip, as far as I know, is that a Nikki named Krau is secretly preparing a bomb to blow up the elevator and induce Letcher to attack the Ark.

How about two chips for one pass? "

"Do you think that if you voluntarily tell me your so-called bargaining chips, I will give you enough trust?" When Sakura heard that there were still people trafficking behind her back, her expression finally revealed a trace of displeasure that only belongs to a superior.

"The Qingming Society's actions are judged by the Qingming Society itself. It is not the turn of an outsider to point fingers at the Qingming Society, nor is it the turn of an outsider to purge the Qingming Society.

As for Nikki named Krau, I will investigate it myself. If she really wants to destroy the Ark, you don't have to do anything. I will get rid of her."

"Um……"

After hearing the response from the underworld queen in front of him, Phoenix finally understood why this matter tonight might not end well.

But fortunately, it's not a big problem.

If negotiations fail, you can still resort to hard tactics.

Chapter 161 You are very good

"Boss, leave me alone! This guy killed several of our brothers and at least thirty more fingers."

When the two people present stopped talking, Kamimura, the only one lying on the ground, finally made up his mind and issued a fearless warning to his boss with a ferocious look on his face.

"This guy is a monster, his right hand..."

However, just as the little leader was about to use all his skills and speak at the fastest speed to expose Phoenix's background, the man next to him not only did not choose to silence him, but instead rushed out of the small door at the back of the food storage room and ran out.

Escaped... escaped?

This scene surprised not only Sakura, but even Kamimura, who thought he was doomed to die, was so shocked that his tongue was tied.

Just like that... ran away???

"wrong!"

The next second, Sakura's face suddenly changed as she suddenly thought of something. She didn't care about the injuries of her subordinates, and her figure was like a swallow returning to its nest. She rushed out the door in a few steps.

If what Kamimura said was true, and the man dared to kill thirty or forty adults in one night, then he was not running away at all.

His target is a military jeep!

"You have repeatedly provoked our Qingming Society. Do you really think I dare not kill anyone?"

The girl who ran out of the door said this, but the muzzle of the pistol was actually aimed at the target's calf.

Compared to spending manpower and material resources on investigation, it is obviously more effective to interrogate the parties involved...

"Boss, be careful! Bullets won't work on him!!!"

"?"

Hearing the shouting from Kamimura inside the house, even the extremely intelligent Sakura couldn't understand what her subordinates meant for a while, but she still trusted that the family members of Qingming Society would not harm her in an enemy situation.

Therefore, the girl decisively put down the pistol, reached her left hand to her hip, pulled out the kunai hidden under her kimono, spread her legs and quickly approached the man's back.

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta——

The dense footsteps, comparable to the shuffling of mahjong cards, came from behind Phoenix like evil spirits.

[Hurry up and take it! She’s too fast! ]

In fact, there was no need for Anik to remind him. The lieutenant, who had already observed the situation behind him, also knew that this fierce fight was inevitable.

He never expected that a gangster Nikki from the Outer Rim would be faster than most Nikkis in terms of agility.

Bang-!

Just as Sakura's kunai was about to pierce Phoenix's shoulder blade, the man, who had already thought of a countermeasure, quickly turned sideways and used his metal right shoulder to slide away the opponent's attack.

It’s a familiar scene, but a different recipe.

He remembered that Yulxia had done the same thing once a few days ago, but Ms. Shark Tooth was from a regular army after all, so she used the instep of her foot instead of a kunai.

Why does it seem like every time Nikki fights with me, she's so keen on cutting off my right hand?

With this in mind, Phoenix did not hesitate at all. The moment he opened the kunai, he raised his right hand, grabbed Sakura's left arm and pushed it outward. Then, while the opponent was unable to stop completely, he pulled it hard, intending to destroy the opponent's center of gravity.

who knew...

Ka! Ka-la-la-la-la——!!!

Sakura, whose center of gravity was indeed destroyed, chose to relax her thighs in a hurry. Her high-heeled clogs scraped against the bedrock ground, and she did a split on the spot accompanied by the sound of tearing fabric.

While returning her center of gravity, the girl did not forget to fight back. Since her back was facing the man, she chose to raise her right elbow and hit Phoenix's thigh directly.

Crack!

The femur broke.

Then, at the moment of kneeling on one knee, the lieutenant who was crushed by Nikki's unilateral fight did not complain about it. At this moment, he was more confused and surprised.

Can it still be like this? ? ?

Considering that Nikki's report is much more credible than the lies of the Outer Rim outlaws, it is impossible for Phoenix to reveal the secret of Nano's right arm in front of Sakura.

Just when he thought the other party was going to shoot, he even instructed Anik to let the nano-metal flow along the skin to the calf to form a simple protective layer.

Unless someone intends to kill the other person right here.

But how is this possible?

What a wonderful woman! She is smart, good at fighting, and beautiful. She also has extremely rare management skills. She is simply the legendary hexagonal warrior.

The most important point is that the other party is an abstinent person at first glance. As long as he keeps a distance, others will not be tempted by his kidneys for no reason.

If I don't start a business with you, wouldn't it be a waste of my talent?

However, the current situation makes me feel like I have failed...

……

On the other side, after hearing the sound of broken bones, Sakura, knowing that she had succeeded in her attack, thought about getting up and breaking someone's arm as a warning, but the sensation from her wrist reminded the girl that something was wrong.

The other person's right hand was clearly wearing the Qingming Society's artificial soft leather gloves, so why did it still feel so hard?

A robot arm? Or a robot arm on the right arm?

Sakura's breathing suddenly stopped after extracting the key information contained therein. In recent days, everyone who could communicate with the Ark's aristocracy was extremely sensitive to the relevant content of "right arm prosthesis".

In order to verify the slightly absurd idea in her mind, the girl anxiously tore off the sleeves of the man who was half-kneeling on the ground...

Under the suit, there is a mechanical prosthesis with a strong industrial feel.

"You...you are Lieutenant Phoenix?!"

It was Sakura's words, which were tinged with surprise, that made Anik stop the killing move he was about to launch.

The one who had just broken the Cat Killer's two arms a few days ago used a special killing move against Nikki.

As for Phoenix, even though his eyelids were twitching with pain, his inner desire to recruit the "in-wild" Sakura was extremely strong.

It's just a broken leg, not worth mentioning.

"You're. Very. Good." The lieutenant said word by word.

Hearing the man's delighted tone, Sakura could sense that this was not just the gangster's bluffing after getting beaten up, but a compliment from the bottom of his heart.

Even though she was a girl who had seen many storms and experienced all kinds of life, she couldn't help feeling a little dazed at this moment.

It's like...

It was as if the broken leg was not broken by her at all, but by the lieutenant accidentally falling while walking at night. And she was still the kind-hearted person who took the initiative to help the other person.

Rumor has it that the killer lieutenant might not be in his right mind...

At first she didn't believe it. After all, a mentally ill person could not survive on the Ark or on the ground. It was impossible for him to have the best of both worlds.

But now it seems...

This rumor is actually true?

Chapter 162: The Intention of Recruiting Quietly Deteriorates

In the dark night, in an alley, a man knelt on one knee in front of a girl and raised his hand to touch the girl's wrist.

If someone who doesn't know the situation saw this scene, they would probably think it was a passionate love story.

Sadly, it's not.

Looking at Phoenix's prosthetic limb, countless thoughts rushed through Sakura's mind like a galloping horse.

The status of the Qingming Society in the outer area is infinitely close to that of a local tyrant, but in the eyes of the Ark Consortium, these wilderness villagers are not even worthy of being mentioned.

Even she, the head of the family, was actually under the control of Ma Shiding.

But the man in front of him was different.

These days, nearly 70% of the forces in the entire Ark are in chaos because of a lieutenant and commander named Phoenix.

Even today, there are still forces that are joining the vortex of struggle because of various new and old grudges.

The undercurrent is so turbulent that if the Qingming Society, with its size and social status, dares to try to get involved, it will only face the fate of being used as a gun.

Or is it one of those disposable guns that is destined to never see the end of the dispute.

"You need treatment. Once it's done, I'll take you back to the Ark, Lieutenant."

Different from Phoenix's idea of ​​recruiting talents, Sakura, who only cares about its own piece of land, is unwilling to have too much interaction with such a hot potato.

The boss took out his phone and called the receiving channel of the military jeep.

"Rinka, have the association drive another car over and bring a doctor. Uemura is at the food pantry in this neighborhood."

"Hi."

"By the way, please ask Dr. Takigawa to get ready. I'm going to take care of a patient with a comminuted femoral fracture..."