About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

The patriot raised the spear in his hand. In fact, this captain did not like to give mobilization speeches, but in fact, he himself had been silent and patient for too long.

“We are changing history, we are making history – a history for the infected, for the displaced, for the oppressed.”

"Target, Chernobog."

"Oh oh oh oh oh!"

The brief mobilization made the fire glow even brighter.

These infected people, ordinary people, men and women, who would never have been able to gather together - their original fate was to end in panic and cursing, unknown to anyone.

Now they have gathered together, ready to embark on the next chapter of history.

This is power—

The power called [Integration].

(Group: 488749799)

53. The perpetrator who persecuted Junjun has been found: @带带……

In a large and luxuriously decorated castle somewhere in Che City, countless Ursus soldiers were patrolling and guarding the castle with weapons in hand.

This is the residence of the Duke of Baikal. Unlike the villa of the Rostov family, the Duke of Baikal's mansion is an extremely standard and luxurious "old aristocratic" territory.

A magnificent castle that makes people admire it at first sight, an absurdly large garden courtyard, a tower that is a complete waste of resources, and -

An underground prison that was previously used to hold prisoners and criminals.

"Damn it! That bastard Andreevich actually had the guts to release those documents—Hey, Garson, how's the situation with Sacrifice?"

In the basement of Baikal Castle, Duke Baikal was sitting at a wooden table and cursing loudly, which was completely different from his previous elegant and relaxed attitude.

According to Baikal's original plan, as long as he continued to exert pressure on the Rostov family to consume their energy, and then found an opportunity to assassinate the head and heir of the family, everything that followed would fall into place.

But he hadn't expected that the Rostov family's head would be so desperate as to reveal the dirty laundry that could be used as a bargaining chip. This action completely infuriated Baikal.

"The effect has been achieved. Currently, the cities surrounding Che have stated that they will not interfere with the Third Army's "anti-terrorism operation." We can proceed to the next step. Do you need me to contact Commander Kirk?"

Garson's voice came from the other end of the line.

"Ah, damn it, the Third Army wasn't even needed—damn Rostov!"

Baikal hung up the phone and kicked hard the female infected person who had been tied to the wall with her limbs restrained.

“Wooooooooooooooooo!”

The girl with short reddish-brown hair uttered a sound of pain, but soon she endured the pain and stared at the Grand Duke Baikal with murderous eyes.

"That's a scary look, but do you think anyone would be afraid of a hyena that's been chained all the time?"

“Mmmmm-!!”

The girl yelled at Baikal, but the latter just looked at her as if he was watching an animal.

"You killed Sergei. I have to say, that's commendable for a girl, but that guy was a dog of some value. How are you going to compensate me for my loss?"

Baikal grabbed the girl's hair with one hand and pulled it back hard, forcing her to look up at him.

"Ahem—ah!"

The girl, her mouth tied with a cloth, could only make sounds that were unclear whether they were roars or sounds of pain.

"It's decided. You'll be the next dog—cut off her tongue and pick out the tendons in her hands. Toys don't need to speak or wave their paws at their masters."

Baikal ordered the masked soldier beside him and then left the underground prison.

"..."

The soldier who received the order drew his dagger, walked up to the girl and swung the blade.

Ka!

The dagger cut through the cloth binding the girl's mouth.

"You guys-"

"I'm not the enemy."

Just as the girl was about to curse, the "soldier" spoke in a voice that sounded extremely reassuring.

"I'm sorry I couldn't stop the Duke just now. But it's okay now. You are very strong."

The 'soldier' took off his mask, revealing a fair and gentle face. It was only then that the girl suddenly discovered that the soldier was actually an Elafia girl.

Fawn, disguised as a soldier—Alina, the political commissar of the Reunion Movement—stretched out her arms and gently embraced the shackled girl.

"It's over. You're very brave. Leave the rest to me. I'll go find the spare key and help you escape from here."

"This has nothing to do with you! I'm going to kill that man...! He's also responsible for my father's death!! I-I-"

The girl screamed in pain, while Alina gently caressed the girl, unconditionally accepting all the emotions from the other party.

After a while, the girl, who was originally extremely excited, gradually calmed down.

"Avenge your loved ones alone? You're really brave, but you don't have to bear it all alone, okay?"

Alina ruffled the girl's hair, and the latter calmed down.

"I'm Alina, what's your name?"

"...Lyudmila."

"Then, Lyudmila, will you wait here for me for a moment?"

"……Um."

The girl who called herself Lyudmila nodded slightly, and Alina stood up with a smile, then looked for the spare key to the underground prison.

"Sneak into the Duchy of Baikal" - this is the mission that Alina volunteered to carry out, and it is also the mission that only Alina can do in the Integration Movement.

Alina often sees a young man named Orson working hard for everyone.

Unconsciously, the thought "I must do something for him" appeared in Alina's mind.

All along, he had been carefully protected by Tallulah and Orson, like a fragile work of art.

This was not what Alina wanted. She hoped that she could go to the battlefield with them, but in other ways.

Alina began to think about what she could do, and what she finally got was her own Originium skill - a very subtle Originium skill that could make people around her enter a state of [relative tranquility] and ignore her own presence.

Later, this Originium technique was named "Akalin Mode" by Orson.

"...What a bad taste."

Alina walked in the underground prisons. Many of the prisons still had unwashed bloodstains and unknown skeletons.

Her goal was to observe Grand Duke Baikal and the structure of the castle. During the mission, Alina also understood one thing - this Duke named Baikal really liked to torture the infected for fun.

The girl named Lyudmila was also arrested after assassinating a scientific researcher, and then imprisoned here to become the other party's toy.

At the end of the cell, Alina saw the key, but when she was about to pick it up, she heard another soldier's questioning voice behind her.

"Stop, what are you doing?"

"...The Archduke demands that I bring the assassin to the torture chamber."

Alina silently made up an excuse.

"What's there to torture? What could that guy know?"

"An order is an order."

"Tsk... What on earth does Baikal want to do? These old nobles are crazy... Take it."

The soldier cursed and gestured for Alina to quickly take the key and leave, while Alina raised an eyebrow slightly at the soldier's complaint.

——Contrary to what I originally thought, the army group does not seem to be unconditionally obedient to the old nobles.

After getting the key, Alina returned to Lyudmila, untied the chain and squatted in front of her.

"Your foot is injured, let me carry you."

"But... there's no way we can escape like this."

"Don't underestimate me. I'm a weakling with no fighting ability. Therefore, I have my own way of fighting. I've memorized all the shortcuts and blind spots in this building, the security tracks, and the alternating times."

Alina said proudly, trying to convince the trembling girl in front of her.

I can't fight directly like Orson, Tallulah, and Froststar, but that doesn't mean I have to passively wait for their return from a safe place. I will accompany them into battle, using the way the weak should.

"Are you... okay?"

Lyudmila gently hugged Alina and asked in a low voice.

"Well, you're a lot lighter than I thought. Hold on tight."

Alina responded with a smile, then quietly left the underground prison.

While passing by the study in the hallway, Alina noticed a blueprint that hadn't been there yesterday.

Because they were about to leave, Alina just took a quick look. The thing on it seemed to be some kind of extra-large power propulsion device.

So big...it seems that it can be used to propel a mobile city-state.

"..."

Alina seemed to have thought of something, but the first thing to do now was to leave the territory of the Grand Duke of Baikal.

The soldiers stationed here are all excellent, and precisely because of this "excellence", the rotation duty route that Alina had previously observed has not changed at all.

In the end, the two escaped safely from the vineyard behind the castle.

"Look, we escaped."

Alina took off the Ursus soldier's uniform. Her long silver hair and fair, slender skin surprised Lyudmila to find that this little girl was actually even thinner than herself.

Furthermore, the right wrist of this Elafia was surprisingly empty under the glove.

"Thank you for your help, Alina..."

"We'll thank you later. Let's reunite with my companions first."

"companion……?"

"Yes, a somewhat straightforward but passionate fighter, and a clumsy boy who always makes people worry."

Alina smiled and introduced Tallulah and Orson to Lyudmila.

But when she thought that Orson might be wrestling with Tallulah alone, the smile on Alina's face instantly cooled.

Of course, Alina's worries are unnecessary. Orson is still in Peterheim Middle School.

Twisted with W.

"By the way, Lyudmila. Although this question may hurt you,...why were you captured? This may help us."

"I... um..."

When this question was mentioned, Junjun's expression suddenly became a little embarrassed.

"Sorry, if it brings back bad memories, forget it—"

"I accidentally fell into a pit while running away..."

Lyudmila answered awkwardly.

"—I see. You've been really tired. Take a good rest after we arrive at the base, Ms. Lyudmila."

Alina replied awkwardly but politely, and at the same time she remembered something Orson had done when they were in the North.

"What are you doing, Orson? Why are you digging holes around the camp?"

"This isn't a trap! Alina, you probably don't know, but our Reunion Movement is still short of a special operator, and this is my recruitment method!"

"Well, by digging a hole?"

"This isn't just a simple pit, I call it a Jun Jun trap."

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...It must be a coincidence. After all, everyone makes mistakes accidentally.

While Alina was thinking this, she suddenly heard Lyudmila's voice beside her.

"Ugh!?"