Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

As she walked, Shiiki Ruri made various guesses in her mind, but no matter which one it was, she felt that it would not make this base under the lake so quiet.

If there is really a way to make the lake base fall into silence, then in Shiiki Ruri's opinion, there are only two: one is to transfer everyone out; the other is to kill everyone.

However, these two truly effective methods are the least likely to happen. Even if the unfathomable "Snake Shadow Society" comes, it will take a while to kill everyone, right?

Just like that, with deep doubts, Shiiki Ruri walked through the dim corridor and returned to the inner courtyard square again.

The scene that came into the eyes of the cat girl made her open her mouth in surprise and she was speechless for a long time.

--(this……)

--(this……)

——(How is this possible?!)

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It’s not that Shiiki Ruri is narrow-minded, but the scene before her is too shocking.

In the inner court square where people should be coming and going, there are now a large number of members of the Zhaoye Liuque lying in all directions!

What's even more bizarre is that even though so many people fell, there was no trace of fighting in the inner courtyard square, and even the fragile decorative stone sculptures were all intact!

9.282 - Confusing

“What on earth…happened?”

Shiiki Ruri stood there in a daze, forgetting for a moment that she should hide.

Even though the branch leader of Zhaoye Liuque had a lot of experience, he still couldn't imagine what to do to make the inner court square become like this.

After standing there in a daze for a long time, Shiiki Ruri realized that it was inappropriate for her to stand in this position openly. Even if no one knew that she had killed Tetodav, she should not act like this.

——(Is it because I was too tired? How could I make such a stupid mistake?)

Shiiki Ruri tried his best to hide behind a thick pillar with the help of his crutches.

After repeated observation and confirmation, she slowly began to approach the members of Teruya Ryuque who were lying on the ground.

After careful identification, Shiiki Ruri discovered that all the members of Teruya Ryuja lying on the ground were actually still alive, but had temporarily lost consciousness for unknown reasons.

In addition, Shiiki Ruri also found that the bodies of these Teruya Ryujaku members showed signs of being searched, and near where they were lying, there were used syringes of sleeping potion.

——(Could it be that they all fainted because they were injected with sleeping potion?)

Shiiki Ruri felt that her speculation was logical, but not reasonable.

Judging from the number of people in the inner court square, there must be at least twenty people, if not thirty. It is no problem to use the sleeping potion to knock down one or two people without any harm, and it is acceptable to knock down four or five people at the most extreme... However, more than twenty people is outrageous. Even a deaf and blind person should have noticed the movement, and a fight is definitely unavoidable.

——(Could it be... a gang?)

Shiiki Ruri's clever little head thought of another possibility. If a branch leader led the members of the branch to launch a rebellion, first pretending to be nothing and sneaking into the base under the lake, and then taking action together when the members in the base were not paying attention, it would be possible to achieve the current effect.

But...if that's the case, then where are these infiltrating rebels now? And what was their purpose in putting the members of the lake base to sleep?

——(Nyan…something feels a little off…)

Whether it was intuition or reason, Shiiki Ruri felt that her speculation could not be the truth.

She had a vague feeling that the guy who turned the lake base into a dead silence, his/her real purpose was to prevent the duel between Shiiki Ruri and Tetodaf from being interfered with by a third party.

—(No, it’s not about not being disturbed, nyan… This guy is here to help me win…!)

Thinking of this, Shiiki Ruri suddenly shuddered. Could it be that the entire process of her duel with Tetodaf was actually under the surveillance of some force?

If that's the case, then Aunt Magai's letter and the "Drug Development Process Record File No. 037" that "happens" to be stored in the base under the lake...could these also be presented to him on purpose?

Just like being hit by lightning magic, a feeling of being played around with by someone swept over Shiiki Ruri's body at this moment.

When Tetodav confessed his guilt, Shiiki Ruri thought that she had completely eliminated the possibility of being used by others, but now, this "possibility" has not only returned, but it is also much stronger than before.

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who is it?

Who is it?

Shiiki Ruri walked through the numerous members of Teruya Ryuque lying on the ground and headed straight for the conference hall.

In the conference hall, there are the other three branch hall masters of Teruya Ryuque. They will be Shiiki Ruri's last hope to find out the truth of this matter.

Dragging his broken body, Shiiki Ruri used two crutches as a walking stick and trudged all the way to the door of the conference hall with great difficulty.

Not long ago, when she left the conference hall, the Night Hall Master, Huanyan, who was sitting inside, said goodbye to her. So now, is she still staying in there safely?

In addition, did the leader of Zhaotang, An Yue, and the leader of Quetang, Gui Yu, arrive on time?

With an uneasy heart, Shiiki Ruri pushed open the door of the conference hall with her crutch.

After seeing the scene inside, the cat-girl's eyes began to tremble uncontrollably.

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The leader of the Zhaotang Hall, the werewolf uncle "Dark Moon";

Night Hall Master, Fox Lady "Phantom Flame"

The master of the Sparrow Hall, Rat Man Grandpa, "Strange Words";

The three of them sat on the chairs in the conference room as if dead, with their eyes closed facing where Shiiki Ruri was standing.

Apart from the three of them, there was no one else in the conference room, and just like the situation outside, everything in the conference room was in order, with no signs of fighting.

"This, this is really... it's really a ghost, meow..."

In extreme shock, Shiiki Ruri almost dropped her crutches on the ground. The three people sitting in this conference room are the top fighters of Teruya Ryuque!

Although Dark Moon, Phantom Flame and Whisper each have their own shortcomings and flaws, when they get together to fight as a team, they can be said to be strong in all aspects without any blind spots.

Being able to knock down these three people in an instant... Shiiki Ruri could no longer imagine how terrifying the force that was secretly controlling all this was.

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"Grandma Huanyan! Wake up!"

After recovering from the shock, Shiiki Ruri immediately confirmed the life and death of the three branch hall masters.

Fortunately, like the members of Zhaoye Liuque who fell outside, the three branch hall masters were just unconscious and had no visible injuries on their bodies.

Although Shiiki Ruri is now guilty of assassinating her own head hall master, she feels that she should call the branch hall masters to question them clearly, both for her own sake and out of friendship.

After waking up, the branch hall masters were all very surprised to see Shiiki Ruri leaning on a crutch, and asked Shiiki Ruri with concern how she got injured like this.

Shiiki Ruri lied that she was ambushed by the enemy and did not see the enemy's appearance clearly. Then she asked them why they all fainted in the conference room, and also asked them if they knew what was happening outside.

However, to Shiiki Ruri's disappointment, the branch hall masters were all clueless about the situation. What was even more outrageous was that they were just like Shiiki Ruri when she first saw the inner court square. They were all stunned by the strange situation of the lake base.

—(It’s over. This time, we were completely crushed by the enemy… Aunt Magee, I’m sorry. I may have indirectly destroyed Teruya Ryuque… But don’t worry, I will definitely continue to run the Cat Girl Restaurant.)

Among the four, Shiiki Ruri, who had the most information, realized at the first moment that this was the perfect opportunity for him to escape from here.

No matter who secretly planned and carried out this incident, all Shiiki Ruri has to do now is retreat.

Moreover, the "mechanism" she had set up in the warehouse earlier would be operational in a short while.

So, Shiiki Ruri temporarily separated from the other three branch hall masters under the pretext of tracking down clues. The mess in the lake base was enough to keep the three of them busy.

Then, Shiiki Ruri went all the way to the exit and left the lake base openly.

As for the fragments of Tetodav's body in the warehouse in the corridor, they will soon be reduced to ashes in the fire as the magic stone mechanism arranged by Shiki Ruri automatically operates.

In the absence of equipment and props to identify the cause, I believe that for a long time, the other branch hall masters and the members of Zhaoye Liuque will only think that the head hall master is missing, not killed.

9.283 - Escape

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October 187, 9

〖2:12 am〗

[Death Future Remaining: 2 Days]

[Confession death countdown remaining: 22 days]

"Curse of the Ancestral Wolf: 68 Days Remaining"

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When Shiiki Ruri left the base under the lake, it was already early morning with a bright moon and sparse stars.

Looking at the brilliant stars in the night sky, Shiiki Ruri's originally depressed mood suddenly became cheerful.

"It's great to be alive... nya..."

As she uttered this sigh, Shiiki Ruri was already lying in the grass by the lake.

It was not until she had truly escaped from the impossible base under the lake, and until there were no more people or things around her that would make her nervous, that Shiiki Ruri was finally able to truly relax.

Even though her feet, which were severely injured by Tetodav, still hurt, at least this moment of peace could bring her comfort.

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Lying in the grass, looking at the bright moon and stars in the sky, and watching the moths trying to fly into the night sky but never able to do so, Shiiki Ruri suddenly felt that those things that annoyed her were actually nothing big.

Someone was secretly using me, so what? Since it was true that Tetoduff had killed Aunt Magee, he truly deserved death. Furthermore, Tetoduff had secretly developed a special drug with the Dark Rabbit Clan, intending to take over my body. If I didn't eliminate him today, I would become his reincarnation vessel in the future.

As for the guy who secretly used me, I just need to find a way to find him in the future. Judging from the current situation, the other party may not be an enemy, but may even become a friendly force.

The reason why Shiiki Ruri suddenly changed her mind was because she suddenly realized that the force acting in secret had actually done something "very strange" in tonight's incident.

She believed that since this force had the ability to take down all the members of Zhaoye Liuque, including the three branch hall masters, in the lake base without any fighting, they must also have the ability to assassinate everyone silently. Moreover, killing someone is much easier than knocking them out without any harm.

However, this force did not do so, which means that "not harming the members of Teruya Ryuque" was also one of the other party's goals in this action.

As a high-ranking member of a secret intelligence organization, Shiiki Ruri has seen too many people who lost themselves after gaining power, or in other words, revealed their true nature.

If we use the concept of the earth world as an analogy here, it would be:

Day 1: With great power comes great responsibility;

Day 2: You are the real hero;

Day 3: I don’t eat beef;

Therefore, being able to restrain their sense of superiority and refrain from resorting to killing to achieve their goals, this organization, whose true identity is still unclear, is at least not one of the "chaotic evil" factions.

However, what Shiiki Ruri couldn't understand was why the other party would go to so much trouble to use her to get rid of Tetoduff?

Given the strength of this organization, wouldn't it be easier to just attack Tetodav directly?

——(Maybe… because they can’t find Tetodaf? No, that’s not right. They were able to invade the most secretive base under the lake, so how could they not find Tetodaf?)

——(Or...is there a reason why you can't attack Tetoduff directly?)

Shiiki Ruri frowned. If she thought about it in this direction, there would be too many possible directions to guess, but based on her intuition, she could immediately think of two possibilities.

The first possibility is that this powerful force might be the Dark Rabbit Clan. They had a dispute during their cooperation with Tetoduff, and because the Dark Rabbit Clan was not in a position to be publicly visible, or perhaps they had a powerful magical contract with Tetoduff, they devised this scheme to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

The second possibility is that the purpose of this force is not just to kill someone with a borrowed knife, but also to use this as an opportunity to make himself (Shiiki Ruri) betray Teruya Ryuja.

As long as he killed Tetodav, he would lose his foothold in Zhaoye Liuque. At that time, the people of this force might come to recruit him.

From a rational analysis, Shiiki Ruri is more inclined to the first possibility. After all, the second possibility is a bit too self-conscious. She is not a rare figure, so how could she be favored by such a powerful and mysterious force?

Even if they really wanted to poach people, they should have included the other three branch hall masters. Judging from what Shiki Ruri saw, the other three branch hall masters were obviously excluded.

——(The Dark Rabbit Clan, meow… If that’s true, then this is truly retribution for Totoduff…)

Shiiki Ruri stood up again with the help of a cane and started walking towards the nearest town.

She was going to find a carriage and go to a city with a church to treat her ankle injury.

As long as it doesn't take too long, she won't develop walking difficulties. As for who sneaked in and attacked the base under the lake this time, at least for Shiiki Ruri now, it is not that urgent and important.

In fact, as long as the other party doesn't provoke her again, Shiiki Ruri is too lazy to investigate such a powerful organization.

In terms of her understanding and judgment of herself, Shiiki Ruri is quite self-aware, and she will never take risks unless it is absolutely necessary.

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