Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

Shiiki Ruri quietly wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, almost thinking that her meticulous plan would be ruined before it even began.

——(Meow… Come on, I’m on my own… Please protect me, Aunt Magee… The real challenge of tonight is just beginning…!)

9.266 - The Final Accelerant

Shiiki Ruri used a little trick and successfully escaped from the conference room.

An inconspicuous little flying insect also left the conference hall with her.

The little fly itself does not have the ability to think in complex ways. Its current behavior is determined by Jiang Ran, who is lurking in its shadow.

Jiang Ran followed Shiiki Ruri all the way, first taking a "tit plane", then a "carp submarine", and finally relying on the ubiquitous small flying insects to sneak into the conference hall and obtained a lot of intelligence.

Jiang Ran was quite impressed by the base Zhaoye Liuque had set up under the lake. Who said that the world of swords and magic had no science? The technical ability to build a base under the lake was definitely not inferior to the technological world of Earth.

If it weren't for Shiiki Ruri leading the way, it would have been difficult for Jiang Ran to sneak into such a heavily guarded secret base.

Right now, Shiiki Ruri is about to launch a search operation in this stronghold. According to the strategy that has been formulated, Jiang Ran needs to complete the layout before Shiiki Ruri.

In an instant, the originally slow-moving little flying insect suddenly entered a violent mode, leaving behind the cautious Shiiki Ruri. However, such an abnormal scene was just an unremarkable visual background in Shiiki Ruri's eyes.

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——(Tsk, why do I always see these little flying insects here? Where do they come from, meow?)

Although Shiiki Ruri did not actively pay attention to the tiny creatures in the surrounding environment, her excellent dynamic vision still allowed her to notice the annoying insects flying around.

For cats, these fast-moving things are the most likely to attract their attention.

However, the nervous Shiiki Ruri quickly collected her thoughts. The action she was currently carrying out was a life-or-death gamble.

Perhaps the gods in heaven were also helping Shiiki Ruri. The base under the lake where the chief hall master Tetodaf summoned the four branch hall masters happened to be the only secret base used to store "intelligence materials with a long history".

As a secret intelligence organization, Zhaoye Liuque generates a large amount of intelligence every day, and those valuable intelligence that cannot be used in the short term will be transported in batches and stored in this base under the lake.

Shiiki Ruri speculated that the "secret medicine" mentioned in Aunt Magee's letter could not be made by Tetodaf alone.

If developing secret medicine is one of Zhaoye Liuque's many projects, then she might be able to find evidence of Tetodaf's development of the evil secret medicine in this base under the lake.

However, Shiiki Ruri also knew that the possibility of having good luck was very low, so she did not hold too high expectations.

In her expectation, as long as she could find some minor evidence, it would be a stroke of luck.

As a result, after a careful search, Shiiki Ruri not only found evidence, but it was also written in black and white!

——(No way, meow… I actually found it?)

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With trembling hands and a pounding heart, deep in the archives room, Shiiki Ruri was holding a document titled "Drug Development Process Record File No. 037" in both hands.

The reason she noticed this material was because there was a strange black totem drawn on the cover of the file, and the same totem pattern was also on the medicine bottle that Aunt Magai gave her.

Because her life had been saved by the medicine, Shiiki Ruri was deeply impressed by the black totem on it, so she just took a glance and found this special case with the black totem among the vast amount of archival materials.

It is not an exaggeration to say that before Shiiki Ruri opened the book, she already had a vague idea that she had won the prize.

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In the dark room, Shiiki Ruri quickly browsed through the contents of the file in her hand. During the whole reading process, her mood changed from surprise to fear, and finally to anger.

The "Drug Development Process Record File No. 037" clearly records everything about the secret medicine called "Linkanasen", including the cooperation between the chief master of Zhaoye Liuque, Tetodaf, and the Dark Rabbit clan.

[Note: Linkansen, see chapter 9.251 - Secret Medicine]

After reading the materials, Shiiki Ruri realized that he was not a genius, but just a lucky guinea pig that survived the side effects of the drug.

The talents she was so proud of were all the result of drugs.

The young girl thought she was receiving treatment, but in fact she had walked through the gates of hell without knowing it.

——(So… everything in the letter… is true…nyan…)

Shiiki Ruri's hands, holding the materials, were shaking uncontrollably.

After reading the archival materials in her hands, she not only confirmed the contents of Aunt Magai's letter, but also learned the truth about her own "strength".

For the past 19 years of my life, I have been kept as a "reincarnation container" for others, and the hateful instigator even killed Aunt Magee, the only person in the world who loved me!

The flame of anger burned in Shiiki Ruri's heart, and in just a blink of an eye, the small fireball exploded into a prairie fire.

Shiiki Ruri, contrary to her usual behavior, no longer cared about the secrecy of the action. She threw the archival materials to the ground as if to vent her emotions, and then stomped on them hard twice.

Then, she roughly kicked the archival materials to the bottom of the shelf, and then left the archive room at a brisk pace, heading straight to where the chief master, Tetodaf, was.

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According to the information that Shiiki Ruri had just obtained during the exploration, the chief master, Tetodaf, was currently discussing important matters with Teruya Ryuja's think tank.

Perhaps because the subject of the discussion was not confidential, they chose the spacious square inside the base as the location for the discussion.

Shiiki Ruri walked all the way to the square and saw the Dove-Winged Man Tetodaf standing in the crowd from afar.

As soon as she saw the guy's face, Shiiki Ruri's heart started beating so fast that it seemed like it was about to explode with anger, but she quickly calmed down with the help of her professional ethics - she wanted to use the infiltration and assassination skills she learned from the organization to let Tetodaf know what it meant to suffer the consequences of one's own actions.

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At the edge of the square, Shiiki Ruri did not rush to take action, but first came to sit on a stone bench not far from Tetodaf. It was only eight or nine meters away from Tetodaf, which just met Shiiki Ruri's needs.

Shiiki Ruri, who was familiar with the internal discussion habits of Teruya Ryuque, waited patiently for a while, and soon the tea break of the discussion came.

As the member in charge of food pushed the cart towards Tetodaf and the others, Shiiki Ruri slowly drew the "White Jade Flute Dagger: Moon Shadow Dragon Roar" from her waist.

In other situations, Shiiki Ruri's inexplicable playing of an instrument might arouse suspicion, but in this square where everyone is relaxed, she can play music to her heart's content.

The melodious sound of the white jade flute was like a breeze blowing across the inner courtyard square. Many people in the think tank not far away immediately looked towards Shiiki Ruri, and then after discovering that it was the lively head of the Ryutang Hall, everyone stopped paying attention.

Tetodav, who was in the think tank, just looked at Shiiki Ruri twice like the people around him, and then shifted his attention back to the things they were discussing.

For Tetoduff at this moment, coming up with a plan to recruit the Frost Knight Stan as soon as possible is the top priority. However, he will soon find out...how to save his own life is the most important thing.

9.267 - Unknown Enemy

The melodious sound of Shiiki Ruri's flute continued to float in the square of the lake base.

The nearby organization members soon treated the beautiful flute music as background music and went about their own business.

After discussion, the chief master Tetodaf finally confirmed the plan with the think tanks, and then transformed the plan into orders and tasks, and issued them to the corresponding personnel.

Then, Tetodav quickly walked up to Shiiki Ruri and asked her to go to the conference room together.

"Sorry for the long wait, Liutang Hall Master, are all the other branch hall masters here?"

"It's okay, meow. It won't be long. Everyone should be here meow~" Shiiki Ruri put away the white jade flute and stood up from the stone chair, her movements a little stiff.

——(After all these years, this kid still gets nervous when he sees me.)

Tetodav noticed Shiiki Ruri's nervousness, and then his gaze lingered on the shiny white jade flute for a few seconds... In his impression, this should be the first time he saw Shiiki Ruri playing this flute.

"A new flute, very beautiful."

"Thank you for the compliment, meow. I just bought it a few days ago, meow~"

After just two simple conversations, the atmosphere between Tetodaf and Shiiki Ruri suddenly became much softer.

This is not because Tetoduff's conversation skills are so great, but because he is usually serious.

The sense of distance created on a daily basis allows Tetodaf to easily narrow the distance with any member of the organization by just chatting a few more words about things unrelated to work. This trick is no exception for the leader of Liutang, Jiying, Shiiki Ruri.

Seeing that Shiiki Ruri's expression gradually changed from tense to natural, Tetodav knew that his desired goal had been achieved, so he started walking towards the conference hall.

——(But, you’re still too childish, Shiiki Ruri…)

Looking at Shiiki Ruri walking beside him, Tetodav felt both disappointed and expectant.

He was disappointed by Shiiki Ruri's childish naiveté—he was already a branch hall leader, so why was he playing the flute in public in this lakeside stronghold? Was he trying to make everyone think that branch hall leaders had little work and high pay?

What gave Tetodav hope was what he saw and heard after arriving in Mel Town yesterday.

Tetodaf originally thought that the Cat Girl Restaurant founded by Magee would soon collapse after encountering a cash flow crisis, but he did not expect that in just less than a month, Shiiki Ruri actually brought it back to life and opened a new store, the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop.

Relying on this achievement of turning the tide, Shiiki Ruri intentionally or unintentionally revitalized the Ryutang that was on the verge of demoralization. According to Tetodaf, now the members of Ryutang no longer pretend to obey Shiiki Ruri, but sincerely accepted the successor of the magpie-winged man Magai.

Tetodav thus foresaw that under his own management, Shiiki Ruri might be able to continue to win the hearts of the people within Teruya Ryuque and gradually become one of the candidates for the next head master.

When the fame of this cat-man girl reaches his expectations, Tetodaf can use the effect of the secret medicine "Linkanasen" to complete the reincarnation and continue to control Teruya Ryuque in his own hands at the lowest cost.

In this way, even after reincarnation, Tetodav does not need to start working hard all over again.

However, plans are generally rigid, while reality is always changing.

After suffering the recent series of attacks, Tetodaf began to feel that he still needed an emergency plan to ensure that he could escape and complete his reincarnation in any situation.

If he died before using the "Reincarnation Container", then all his efforts in the past few decades would have been in vain.

——(Hmm...it's time to tie her to my side...)

Tetodav thought so as he stared at Shiiki Ruri behind him with the 270-degree vision unique to winged people.

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To keep Shiiki Ruri by his side, Tetodaf has plenty of ways.

The one feasible solution he could think of immediately was to use the rotation system within the Teruya Ryuque organization to transfer Shiiki Ruri to his side.

——(Well, let’s do that after this surprise attack on the Snake Shadow Society’s base is over.)

Tetodav silently made up his mind, and then somehow he began to feel a little dizzy, as if he had accidentally been affected by the enemy's negative effects during the battle.

Since the dizziness was not very severe, Tetodav did not pay too much attention to it. He thought it might be caused by staying up late and not sleeping well in recent days.

With this thought in mind, Tetodav turned the corner ahead and was about to step into the corridor leading to the conference hall.

As mentioned in the previous article, the interior of Zhaoye Liuque's base under the lake is illuminated entirely by magic stone lamps, so it stands to reason that this corner should also be brightly lit, and there should be no blind spots in the lighting.

However, after turning the corner, Tetodaf was somewhat surprised to find that the corridor in front was pitch black. Could it be that the magic stone lamp was broken?

The sudden darkness caused Tetodav to temporarily lose his sight. He subconsciously shifted his focus behind him, wanting to ask Shiiki Ruri if she knew what the magic stone lamp in the corridor was.

However, Shiiki Ruri, who was supposed to be standing behind him, had disappeared for some reason.

In a split second, Tetodav instinctively sensed danger. Although he still couldn't figure out what was going on, there was one thing he knew he would do right!

——(Sacred Sound and Feathers!)

In the blink of an eye, the white feathers shining with divine light exploded and scattered all over Tetodaf's body like flowers scattered by a fairy. As long as he had these sacred feathers made of magic power, Tetodaf would not be hit by the enemy's attacks.

However, no matter how fast Tetodav moved, his reaction still took some time, and in just one or two seconds, the attack from the "unknown enemy" had hit his back.

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"...!!!"

The intense pain made Tetodaf react subconsciously. He didn't have time to check who launched the attack from the blind spot of his vision. Anyway, he used all his strength to jump forward several steps, and flapped his wings to blow all the sacred feathers generated by the skill "Holy Sound Feathers" to the unknown enemy behind him.

——(Holy Sound Feathers, Exploding Feathers!)

The so-called "Explosive Feathers" refers to the advanced skill "Sacred Sound Feathers." With this skill activated, all generated sacred feathers will have a special effect. If they come into contact with a creature other than Tetodaf himself, they will cause a violent explosion!

In order to save his own life, Tetodav didn't care that he was inside the stronghold. He just wanted to delay the unknown enemy first!

However, the sacred feathers did not explode as Tetodaf expected, which meant that the enemy had avoided all the sacred feathers and moved into Tetodaf's blind spot again!

9.268 - Intrigue

After being trapped in his blind spot by the enemy twice in a row, Tetodav realized the seriousness of the problem.

Unlike the guys sent by the Snake Shadow Society a few days ago, the enemy this time is likely to know him very well.

Recalling the opponent's fatal attack just now, Tetodav realized very clearly that if he could not avoid the next attack that was about to come, he would surely die here.

——(Don't even think about it, the feathers explode!)

Without any hesitation, Tetodaf placed all his fate on this current skill!

Since the enemy is heading towards his blind spot, even if he can't see the enemy, as long as he launches an attack on the area behind him, he will definitely hit the enemy!

As Tetodaf suddenly spread his wings, a large number of blade-like feathers exploded and flew behind him, and he took the opportunity to use the reaction force of the skill and jumped away in one breath.

If Tetodav's calculation in that instant was correct, then this move that combined counterattack and dodge would definitely be able to hurt the enemy attacking from behind!