“If you really want your sister to die peacefully, then I advise you to snatch her back before her body is sent to that mad academy of sciences…” Yu Lian seemed to realize that Na Ling dared not lay a hand on him, so he pressed his advantage.

Na Ling did not respond to him, choosing to remain silent alone.

How could Mus possibly have found Naya's trail? Is the Enchanted Forest no longer a secret? Or has it been destroyed?

Since losing contact with the Deer Clan, Naling has no idea what's going on. She doesn't even know if the Deer Clan still exists.

"Hehehehe—" Yu Lian, lying on the ground, suddenly gave a bitter laugh, his laughter filled with self-mockery and helplessness. He slowly spoke, "Do you remember when I found you, Na Ling? At that time, you were on the verge of death, covered in wounds, swept away by a flooded river during a torrential rain, and almost died—"

He struggled to turn over and tried to support himself with his hands.

“I rescued you, brought you here and took good care of you, taught you how to communicate with people, and taught you to abide by the rules of survival in this society.”

“But now, look at you…” he murmured to himself. “You have become the biggest obstacle in my path.”

Na Ling listened quietly to Yu Lian's words, a hint of barely perceptible guilt flashing in her eyes.

"Is this your way of repenting?" Yu Lian suddenly raised his head, a cunning glint in his eyes. He staggered forward a step, staring intently at Na Ling.

"Do you think your so-called principles can clear your name? Let me tell you, from the very beginning, you were already caught in this vortex. No matter how hard you struggle, you can't escape—"

"Ding dong!"

A crisp notification sound rang out, and the elevator doors outside the office slowly opened, appearing somewhat abrupt and inappropriate.

Na Ling frowned upon hearing the sound and clicked her tongue softly. However, before she could take any further action, a commotion erupted inside the elevator car.

Immediately afterwards, a group of bodyguards dressed in black suits and armed with guns rushed into the room.

"You're too slow!" Yu Lian was furious.

Naling realized that she had underestimated the enemy's reaction speed and had not expected the news to leak so quickly.

Yu Lian, that old fox, really did have a trick up his sleeve.

Faced with the sudden turn of events, she reacted swiftly. Na Ling turned Yu Lian around, using him as a human shield, and at the same time raised her foot and kicked the thick glass window behind her with all her might.

The steel heel struck the hard glass, instantly shattering it into countless tiny fragments that scattered across the street below. Na Ling gripped Yu Lian's collar tightly and, without hesitation, turned and rushed towards the window.

"We've already delivered it to your door, how could we let you get away?"

Suddenly, a dazzling spotlight pierced the night sky, illuminating the 35th floor of the Sunset Building as bright as day. The roar of engines echoed deafeningly in the night air.

"A helicopter?" Na Ling's heart tightened, realizing the situation had become extremely critical. She looked out the window and saw a helicopter hovering in mid-air, its searchlight illuminating the entire floor.

Just then, a group of armed men suddenly appeared on the exterior wall of the building. They held shotguns, their faces were cold, and their eyes revealed a fierce aura. Some of them were tied to bungee cords and jumped from above; others climbed up the fire escape stairs of the floors below. Na Ling couldn't help but marvel at their speed of reaction, but at the same time, she understood why Yu Lian's men were so diligent.

“I hope your men genuinely care about your safety,” Na Ling said with a wry smile, then lifted Yu Lian, gripping his throat tightly, her sharp nails digging deep into his flesh. Blood flowed down Yu Lian's neck, staining his collar red. She warned the approaching bodyguards, “Back off. I’m not kidding.”

Surprisingly, these people did not back down; instead, they continued to advance. Na Ling increased the pressure in her hands, and Yu Lian trembled all over, letting out a muffled groan. Blood dripped onto his collar, forming a bright red stain.

“Of course they’re sincere,” a deep, husky voice came from the shadows of the room, “just not now.”

"Karl! Get rid of this bitch right now!" Yu Lian excitedly ordered when he saw someone he knew.

“As you wish, Chairman.” Karl gestured for Naling to proceed.

The bodyguards' attention was completely drawn to Yu Lian. Taking advantage of this, Na Ling tossed Yu Lian aside, lunged towards the window, and leaped out. The helicopter circling overhead immediately descended to meet her. She grabbed the landing gear, dangling in mid-air.

"Damn it, she's trying to escape!" an angry roar came from the shattered window. Immediately afterward, intense gunfire erupted behind Naling. However, all the bullets struck the aircraft's metal hull, crackling and ricocheting off.

The helicopter roared upwards, the powerful airflow churned up by its rotors making it difficult for people on the 35th floor to stand. Only one person remained unaffected; he slowly walked into the wind and calmly watched the private helicopter disappear into the dark night sky.

"I never expected that Miss Naling would repay the favor so quickly..." Karl muttered to himself.

"How come it's you?" Na Ling asked in surprise as she looked at the hand being handed down from the cabin.

The person reaching out to her was none other than the one who had made a fleeting appearance in the city center that night, the one described by the daily newspaper as dressed like a "fallen angel." This uninvited guest wore a black mask with sharp teeth-like patterns printed on it, and a wing-like relief was carved on his chest.

"Miss Xiao, you've barged in all by yourself; you must have reached a dead end, right?" The Fallen Angel said in a low voice, his eyes sharp.

......

Third Avenue in the north of the city, the city hospital.

"Sigh—what a glutton." Peng Fei carried a sliced ​​cantaloupe in each hand as he walked, muttering to himself, "He just woke up and he's already pestering me for cantaloupe."

The thought of An Han's pitiful, pleading appearance on her hospital bed made Peng Fei helpless. Although he felt somewhat resigned, he obediently fell for her trap. Thinking this, he quickly walked to the ward door, pushed it open, and said with a smile, "Xiao Han, your cantaloupe is here—"

However, the moment he pushed open the door, he froze. An Han, who should have been lying in the hospital bed, was nowhere to be seen; only an empty hospital bed remained, with only a crumpled blanket on it.

Peng Fei's eyes widened, and he almost dropped the cantaloupe in his hand.

......

After the helicopter flew a distance, the fallen angel, having confirmed its safety, landed it on the helipad of a high-rise building still under reconstruction in the city center.

The cockpit door slid open, letting in the evening breeze heated by the engine. Naling jumped out of the passenger seat.

“I can handle that situation myself.” Na Ling walked to the edge of the tarmac, trying to avoid the strong wind generated by the rotor.

However, the fallen angel disagreed. "Yu Lian isn't as foolish as you think," she asserted seriously. "The power behind him is beyond your comprehension." Her dark eyes were fixed on Na Ling. "I saved your life. In return, I want to know who you are."

"Hmph, childish girlish thinking." Na Ling chuckled at the fallen angel's words.

"Then who is the person behind you? Are you just an ordinary girl next door with an overflowing sense of justice? Or is it a rich young lady's perverse play?" Na Ling's lips curled slightly, and she looked at the fallen angel in front of her with disdain.

Knowing her true identity all along, Naling hooked a corner of her mask with her index finger. The fallen angel did not resist, but stood there quietly, letting Naling remove her mask.

As the mask slipped down, her face gradually came into view of Na Ling.

"I am nobody."

Strands of her hair fluttered in the wind as An Han spoke softly, a hint of sadness in her voice. "I've repaid the favor I owed you..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Na Ling frowned slightly, looking somewhat impatient. "If you brought me here just to say this, then I hope you can stay in the hospital."

“Karl told me that you are the person the high priest of the deer clan is looking for, right?” An Han pressed.

Na Ling was silent for a moment, then nodded. "So what if it is?" Although she knew An Han meant no harm, she still politely declined.

"Please let me handle these things on my own."

A police helicopter swept overhead, its engine roaring deafeningly. The helicopter was still on a search mission.

Na Ling stood on the edge of the rooftop, arms outstretched, feeling the embrace of the wind.

"You're just like that meddlesome reporter from the daily newspaper, both thinking you can change this city, unaware that it needs a radical revolution to truly rise from the ashes—"

“We’ll see, An Han.” With that, Na Ling let her hair down, leaped into the air, and plummeted downwards.

Then, she transformed into a dazzling golden light, rising slowly from the dilapidated city center. The light, as intense as the rising sun, illuminated the entire city. People from both the south and north of the city stopped to watch, filled with awe.

"Mommy, look!"

"Is that a missile?"

The crowd on the ground gathered together, marveling at the beam of light shooting into the sky.

An Han watched her disappear into the horizon. After the brief exposure, the city was still greeted by endless darkness.

……

A fierce wind surged, and her speed increased exponentially, shooting towards the sky like lightning. With her acceleration, the surrounding air began to distort and deform. When she reached supersonic speed, a deafening roar shattered the stillness of the night. It was an unbearably piercing sound, like the roar of the sky, or the clarion call of the apocalypse.

Bathed in moonlight, the golden armor felt incredibly familiar and dear to Na Ling, who hadn't worn it in a long time, even though it had been stored in the V Group's underground laboratory.

Since the end of the war between heaven and earth, she has been living in seclusion here under the identity of Xiao Junyao, trying to forget the pain and sorrow of the past. However, fate is always so cruel, forcing her to face her former enemy once again.

Even if this person is her most respected teacher.

"Mus, since you're determined to wipe us out, then I will never let you go!"

Na Ling said this.

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