Kiana retorted angrily, covering her ears to avoid hearing Sirin's voice, but to no avail.

"Really? Then what's going on here?"

Suddenly, a figure appeared before Kiana's eyes—it was Luo Chen unleashing his final strike. Kiana looked at Luo Chen's smiling face, then collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted, two streams of tears streaming down her gaunt face. She reached out to touch him.

As the illusory figure faded, Sirin mocked mercilessly, "You were the one who killed him, and now you're putting on this act. How pathetic."

"You're talking nonsense..."

Kiana's voice was noticeably softer than before, her eyes dim as she stared ahead, unsure how to refute Sirin.

"You're just an experimental subject, a clone, yet you receive care from those around you. You're truly hateful, Kiana."

Kiana remained silent, kneeling on the ground and ignoring what Sirin said, her mind only reminiscing about her past with Luo Chen.

"It must feel terrible to kill the person you care about most with your own hands. Hahahaha!"

Sirin's unrestrained laughter pulled Kiana back to reality from her memories. She looked down at her hands, tears mixed with raindrops falling into her palms.

"Why is it that you get Luo Chen's smile, her care, and he never even gets angry with you? But I can only be used by her and then killed, abandoned on the snowy plains!"

"Kiana, your existence is a mistake. It's all your fault that you stole Luo Chen's attention from me."

"Herrscher of the Void, have you said enough? If you have, then shut up."

Sirin's voice suddenly stopped, and a feather drifted down and stopped in front of Kiana. Kiana looked up at the feather, and a fiery red phantom appeared in front of her, accompanied by flames.

"Ban... Fu Hua?"

Kiana abruptly changed her form of address, her voice devoid of any emotion, her eyes cold as she looked at her.

"Fortunately, I arrived not too late. The Herrscher of the Void is in a somewhat strange state right now. She can't directly take over your body, so she can only act when your mind is weak, therefore..."

What I do is none of your business!

Kiana interrupted Fu Hua, her eyes growing colder and her voice unconsciously rising.

"I am simply stating a fact. Destiny has a very strong warrant for your arrest, and you are not in good condition. Ensuring your safety is the most important thing right now."

"Ah."

Kiana sneered, her expression full of mockery as she looked at Fu Hua, finding Fu Hua's words particularly laughable.

"You were the one who brought me to Schicksal and awakened the Herrscher of the Void, and it was because of you, Luo Chen, that I died. Now you're pretending to care about me. What, wasn't deceiving me once enough? You want to do it a second time?"

"No, I just..."

Fu Hua gradually fell silent. Kiana's current situation was indeed due to her, a fact she couldn't refute, nor would she. But her suggestions earlier came from the bottom of her heart; Kiana truly desperately needed a place to rest.

"That's enough. I don't want to see you anymore. Get out of here right now."

Kiana's voice returned to its cold indifference. Seeing this, Fu Hua merely sighed slightly and disappeared from Kiana's sight.

With no one else bothering her, Kiana got up from the ground, wrapped her coat tighter, pulled her hood back up, and went to find a place to stay temporarily.

Walking alone through the streets and alleys, Kiana was surrounded by loneliness. She had traveled alone from Siberia to the Far East before, but she had never felt so lonely then.

In a flash before her eyes, the figures of Bronya, Yuno, Mei, and Luo Chen appeared, along with the peaceful days in St. Freya. But Kiana knew that such times would never return, and she didn't deserve to go back to them. Perhaps being a lone fugitive was her destiny.

Kiana finally found an abandoned building. After confirming that no one was following her, she found a relatively secluded spot on the ground floor, sat down against the wall, took out the only food she had left from her pocket, and wolfed it down.

The rain gradually subsided and finally stopped. Kiana leaned against the wall, gazing at the night sky, worrying about her future life on the run.

He was penniless and had just eaten the last bit of food. Although he could go without food and water for several days, he would break down if he continued like this for too long, not to mention that he was being hunted by the people of destiny.

The Herrscher of the Void is also an uncertain factor. She can't take over his body now, but what about later? There will always be times when he is caught off guard. If the Herrscher of the Void takes over his body then, how many people will be sacrificed as a result?

Kiana touched the pistol at her waist, examined it closely, pointed the muzzle at her chin, closed her eyes, and remained motionless.

Click!

The trigger was pulled, but no bullets flew out. Kiana smiled bitterly as she took out the magazine, and looking at the empty magazine in her hand, her smile became even more miserable.

Kiana had run out of bullets while being pursued, but instead of shooting at the pursuers, she fired at their feet to slow them down. So now she only had empty magazines left.

Kiana carelessly tossed the pistol to the ground, took off her coat and hung it to dry to the side, hugged her legs to prevent herself from losing body heat too quickly, and just sat there blankly.

The moonlight shone on her, and the necklace around Kiana's neck reflected a silvery light. In this quiet environment, Kiana's eyelids kept drooping, and sleepiness washed over her. Before long, she fell asleep.

Chapter 134 The Imprisonment of the Self

"Is it another coffee shop?"

In Sky City, Luo Meng, dressed in casual clothes, walked to the door of a coffee shop, pulled her hat down low, and went straight inside.

"Sir, what do you need?"

"Please give me a cup of hot water, and some information about Kiana Kaslana."

Luo Meng looked up and met the waiter's gaze. The waiter's pale blue eyes were devoid of any warmth, staring straight at her.

"Okay, Captain, please wait a moment."

Chen Xuan put down the glass in her hand, took out what Luo Meng wanted, and hurriedly ran upstairs to find Ge Lin.

"Sister Gelin, something terrible has happened!"

Chen Xuan ran into the innermost room, pushed open the door and shouted, then gasped for breath.

"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Gelin put down the intelligence she was holding and couldn't help but laugh as she looked at Chen Xuan. Chen Jin, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but sigh when she saw her sister like this.

"Team, the captain's here!"

When on missions, the second squad always calls Luo Meng "Captain," only calling her "Meng'er" in normal times. Upon hearing that Luo Meng had arrived, Ge Lin's smile vanished instantly, replaced by a look of worry.

After the battle two weeks ago, Otto announced Luo Chen's death to the entire Destiny team, which shocked everyone in the Second Squad and made them worry about Luo Meng's condition.

As expected, after Luo Meng woke up, she changed her usual personality, becoming taciturn, refusing all missions and training, locking herself in her room all day, and not wanting to see anyone.

For the first few days, Gelin and the others went to see her every day, but soon the rest of the second team were assigned tasks, so they could no longer go.

Because Otto received information from the World Serpent, the three of them, including Grin, came to Sky City with Rita to help Rita capture Kiana.

"Why did the captain suddenly come?"

Chen Jin looked at Ge Lin curiously. She guessed there was only one possibility regarding Luo Meng's sudden visit.

"What else could it be? It must be related to our goal. Let's go, we should go down and see her."

Gelin got up and led the two sisters downstairs, asking Chen Xuan to close the business. She and Chen Jin sat opposite Luo Meng, silently watching Luo Meng read the intelligence.

"How long have you been here?"

Luo Meng put down the intelligence in her hand and looked around the coffee shop, somewhat puzzled as to why Ge Lin and the others always liked to set up bases in coffee shops and cake shops.

"We just arrived a few days ago. Lady Rita has already gone out to find the person who released the information, and we are here at the base to organize the current information."

"Yeah."

Luo Meng tapped her fingers lightly on the table, took off her hat and put it aside, and said coldly, "Give me Rita's location, I'm going to find her."

"Captain, are you alright now?"

Looking at Luo Meng, who was completely different from before, Chen Jin felt that she seemed particularly unfamiliar at this moment.

"It doesn't matter."

Luo Meng got up, handed her backpack to Ge Lin, drank the hot water in her cup, and left alone.

"I'll go investigate and be back later."

"Is the captain really alright?"

Chen Xuan asked worriedly, wanting to follow and see, but Chen Jin stopped her.

"Sis, why are you stopping me?"

Faced with Chen Xuan's questioning gaze, Chen Jin simply shook her head without offering any explanation.

"Let her go out on her own. There's nothing we can do to help her if we follow her, and it might even backfire."

When Ge Lin spoke, Chen Xuan finally calmed down. All three of them looked at Luo Meng's back and sighed in unison.

Upon arriving at her destination, Luo Meng stood under a street lamp, her hands in the pockets of her trench coat, silently observing the passing crowd.

"Meng'er, what are you looking at?"

A voice came from behind her, and the scent of rosemary wafted to Luo Meng's nose. Without turning her head, Luo Meng said, "Sister Rita."

"Meng'er, what brings you here?"

Rita approached Luo Meng, noticed her trench coat, and waited quietly for her to speak.

"Rita, the scent on you, is it from the perfume I gave you?"

“That’s right, Meng’er actually remembers.”

Rita smiled. Since Luo Chen's death, Luo Meng had spoken no more than five sentences to her. Seeing her like this now, Rita felt somewhat gratified.

"How is the situation now?"

"I've obtained the intelligence. As for Gray Serpent, I've already taken care of him, although I don't think he's really dead. Meng'er, would you like to come with me to the next location now?"

"No, I'll wander around some more."

Luo Meng shook her head, said goodbye to Rita, and left. Meeting Rita was secondary; her main task was to stop the people sent from the Far East and delay them as much as possible.

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