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Tallulah shook her head and placed her hand on the blade at her waist. "There are still prey, but if you encounter them at night, you will have to rely on luck. I have a better idea than looking for them."

Fan Yu looked at the Dragon Girl before him, vaguely sensing that the 'flexible prey' option might refer to something else, but he chose not to point it out. He feigned ignorance and asked, "Oh?"

Seeing this, Tallulah said slowly, "There's a mine ahead of us where the infected are concentrated. There are many Imperial soldiers stationed there. There must be supplies there too!"

"Infected person?"

"Contact with Originium has caused a strange disease in which black crystal particles or lumps grow on the body. There is currently no cure in Terra, at least not that I know of." Talulah explained this to Fan Yu. Then, after catching Fan Yu's gaze, she revealed a strange look: "Don't tell me you've never seen this because you come from the deep sea!"

Fan Yu shook his head. He still had an impression of the memories he had received about Originium in his mind.

However, compared to the detailed descriptions by Tallulah, what Fan Yu saw was related to Originium magic, and a very distant time when Originium had not yet been paved on the earth, and all life flashed back to him.

Fan Yu understood the meaning of Tallulah's words: "Are you planning to liberate that place?"

Tallulah snorted. "I don't have any lofty ideas. I just want to take away their supplies and make them suffer a little. Grandma will get the salt she's reluctant to use, and I'll be able to ease the constant tracking and investigation. Uh... you'll also gain some insights!"

Fan Yu laughed and shook his head: "There's no need to add the last sentence."

"So what do you say? Do we need to do it?" Talulah asked Fan Yu.

"Okay." Fan Yu nodded.

Their goals were now aligned. Without waiting any longer, they followed Tallulah's lead and arrived at a flat, desolate area in a completely different direction from the village.

Late at night, the ground was filled with the sound of machine gears turning, and the drilling in the distance made a creaking sound.

A glowing piece of meteorite startled many people around.

The soldier wearing the insignia of the Ursus Empire Army confiscated the piece of iron and then rudely expressed his intention to expel the infected people in the venue.

"You're useless."

Chapter 12 Infected Person

Snapped!

A whip was swung, and the infected Filin with erect ears on his head screamed in pain.

His body suddenly fell into the snow in the cold wind, and his thin clothes were quickly soaked by the snow water. The places where he was whipped by the Ursus Empire soldiers were stained with a layer of bright red mixed with the white snow.

His body twitched a few times, and his long-exhausted body finally collapsed, unable to stand up again. The color in his pupils gradually faded. As his vitality quickly faded, the Originium crystals on the infected person's body began to spread rapidly.

A nearby Ursus Empire sergeant's face changed when he saw this scene, and he immediately ordered the surrounding soldiers to wear helmets for isolation.

Some infected miners nearby stared at the scene with fear and numbness in their eyes.

In just a few breaths, the bodies of the deceased infected quickly crystallized, then turned into dust particles and dispersed with the wind. When those crystal particles fell on the other infected people, some showed horror on their faces, while others felt numb.

When everything returned to calm, the leader of the soldiers in the mine shouted, "What are you still watching? Get back to work!"

The infected miners were frightened when they heard the sound. They lowered their heads and picked up their pickaxes to continue mining in the cold and dark night.

Several soldiers in uniform coats gathered together, wearing dust helmets, looking at the spot where the infected person had died. "What bad luck!"

"I didn't expect he would be beaten to death with just one whip!"

"It's because these lowly infected people have such poor physical fitness. I really don't know why they work so slowly and are so weak even though they are provided with food every day."

"It seems those infected people accidentally inhaled the Originium crystal dust just now? They are also a bunch of time bombs."

Several Ursus Empire soldiers stood around the mine, looking down at the infected miners below who were clanging their pickaxes, their disgust evident under their masks.

The environment at night is very hidden.

This also provided ample opportunity for Talulah and Fan Yu to sneak in here. They stood in front of a container and took in the scene that had just happened.

"This is the infected." Tallulah said in a low voice.

Fan Yu: "Once the so-called mineral disease breaks out, this will happen directly. And it's also contagious?"

Tallulah hummed dully. "There are many doctors on Terra dedicated to eliminating this disease, and there are also rumored organizations being established. However, due to the oripathy and its contagious nature, their situation is not very good."

"However, this is not the key issue..."

At this point, Tallulah frowned, gazing at the area ahead. "The problem lies with those people. This was originally just a mining area cooperating with the Rostov family, but the arrival of the rising Ursus nobility and the Imperial Army has complicated the situation."

Fan Yu: "It sounds like this place is a product of privilege?"

Tallulah said seriously, "That's true. The nobles opened up trade routes for them, and the Ursus Empire's army received sufficient military funds from the merchants. The merchants were able to obtain a stable environment for resource exploitation. Everything is great! But..."

“Is this how the world should be?”

Tallulah looked at the skinny infected people in front of her and said slowly, "I've come into contact with some infected people. They have their own families, their own joys and sorrows, and some of them were simply infected with the mineral disease by accident.

But in Ursus, and even in most places on Terra... the suffering of the infected is unacceptable."

"Ra, they are no different from us."

Fan Yu listened quietly to the words of the girl beside her. Her eyes were fixed on the mine in front of her. Through the reflection of the lights dotted in the mine, it was as if there were flames in her eyes.

Fan Yu looked at the Dragon Girl in front of him and reminded her, "If you want to change something, you'd better have the power to match it!"

Tallulah raised her brows, seemingly disagreeing with this simple answer.

However, the conversation between the two did not last long, as a patrolling soldier walked from the mine entrance towards the storage box where they were.

Tallulah's face darkened, and she immediately made a 'hushing' gesture to Fan Yu.

She took the initiative to walk to the corner where the soldiers were advancing, and when she waited for the soldiers to come over, she subconsciously looked to the side and saw Tallulah on the spot.

As for having killed a duke of the empire, Tallulah's obvious Draco features could not be concealed from the information known to these soldiers. The pupils under the soldiers' helmets contracted violently, followed by a burst of ecstasy.

Even the Empire's "Internal Guards" couldn't find any trace of him, but he appeared in the mine they managed.

Almost subconsciously, the soldier wanted to call out loudly to attract his companions around him and share the credit for capturing Drake.

But Talulah seemed to have already understood what he was going to do. She had already raised the sword in her hand, pointed the hilt at the soldier's throat, and stabbed it down.

Boom!

"Ugh...!" The soldier covered his throat and his helmet fell off.

He revealed the features of an Ursus, his big brown bear eyes opened wide, all the thoughts of shouting were blocked in his mouth, and he could only watch Tallulah walk towards him with her weapon raised.

With a bang, the soldier's neck was hit and he fell to the ground unconscious.

Fan Yu watched this scene and said seriously, "If you don't intend to kill him, there's no need to contact him in the first place. He's already seen your face!"

Tallulah turned around and snorted, "Of course I understand that. But it's not my place to do this."

Her gaze fell on the infected miners in front of her, and she said seriously, "I am not qualified to judge these soldiers. Only they themselves can judge them."

Hearing this, there was a hint of surprise in Fan Yu's eyes, and then he showed a look of admiration.

At least compared to the ideals that Tallulah had expressed before, and the thoughts of a passionate warrior, her ideas at this moment can be considered to have some qualities of being an action-oriented person.

"who?"

It seemed as if the sound of the soldier falling to the ground was heard from the other side of Fan Yu.

The soldier walking over from the side looked at the two men in astonishment, but before he could raise his weapon, he was hit in the throat by a branch in Fan Yu's hand.

Boom!

The soldier fell to the ground.

Tallulah watched a similar scene with a subtle expression.

She naturally knew that judging from Fan Yu's posture when he landed, he would definitely choose the more efficient way of beheading him.

But if the other party chooses the same as her, it can be considered as approval, right?

Chapter 13 It turns out to be a chick

This feeling is very relaxing.

But Tallulah also knew that the organization she envisioned should not be entirely centered around herself.

She looked at Fan Yu and said slowly, "I didn't do it because I had my own ideas. You don't have to do the same as me."

Fan Yu smiled faintly and shook his head: "No, I just think your idea of ​​'letting the infected judge these oppressors' is very interesting. I am looking forward to what will happen."

Tallulah raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised that Fan Yu would say that. She had no intention of denying what Fan Yu had said about the infected and oppression.

After the two men knocked down the two soldiers in the mine, several minutes passed...

The two patrolling figures disappeared from the mine, and the soldiers noticed something was amiss. They glanced around the empty area, leaving behind one infected person who was responsible for mining the minerals at night, while the other soldiers moved towards the storage containers.

Fan Yu and Tallulah saw the figures of the mining soldiers slowly moving towards them. Tallulah looked at Fan Yu and said in a low voice, "It seems our infiltration has been discovered."

"If they don't react soon, I'll have to doubt their quality as soldiers." Fan Yu responded with a laugh.

Tallulah glanced at him speechlessly, wondering which side he was on.

However, the current situation is indeed as Fan Yu said.

They silently knocked out the two soldiers, but the other guards at the mine were no fools. The patrolling soldiers hadn't been around for so long, and they'd surely notice something was amiss. Given this, the mine soldiers only needed to reduce their area of ​​activity to confirm the anomaly was originating from the storage area.

Under the cover of night, seeing a group of soldiers in military uniforms walking towards this side, Tallulah's face was still a little nervous, and her eyes involuntarily looked at Fan Yu opposite.

"Is this your first time?" Fan Yu also caught the look on Tallulah's face and asked curiously.

Tallulah nodded in an almost inaudible voice.

"It turns out to be a chick."

Tallulah glared at him in shame and anger. "This is just my first time in a situation like this. I still know how to fight!"

Since she killed Kosciuszko, she had encountered pursuit and manhunts by the Ursus Empire army and even the Emperor's inner guards. However, such an escape only required her to worry about herself.

And all you need to do is release Draco's fire to destroy everything.

But her actions after hiding in the village were different. For the sake of peace and her career, she had tried her best not to cause trouble. Even if she encountered the army of the Ursus Empire, she would deliberately avoid the village and guide the soldiers in other directions before deciding what to do.

The situation she faces now is still the same, and it is one of the two things she is chasing.

This change in state of mind is like going from being completely focused to having the bond with Grandma Alina and the others.

At least at this moment she could not ignore the subsequent fate of the miners and rashly fight with the soldiers in the mine.

"Do you have any suggestions?" Tallulah asked Fan Yu.

Fan Yu nodded: "Yes."

Tallulah's expression relaxed, revealing a look of relief. "Then let me see. Speaking of which, this is also the first time we've fought side by side."

As she spoke, Tallulah drew her noble longsword from her waist and looked at Fan Yu expectantly. Her eyes revealed a clear, sincere feeling of "finally having a comrade to fight alongside."

however--

Fan Yu's behavior was contrary to what she had imagined.

When the soldiers in the mine walked towards the storage box where they were, Fan Yu also pushed down the resource box that blocked the view of both sides.

A rustling sound replaced the night breeze.

Several cargo crates collapsed into the snow, revealing the upper bodies of Fan Yu and Tallulah in the center of the mine. The approaching soldiers, their eyes beneath their helmets, caught sight of the two and immediately tightened their weapons.

"Something is wrong indeed!"

"When did these two guys come? Wait, that's not right. The characteristics of that Draco are..." A mining soldier saw the horns on Tallulah's head and the dragon tail of the 'Draco' race behind her clothes, and suddenly thought of something.

"It's Tallulah who assassinated Duke Kosciuszko! Be careful, she has the magical power to manipulate fire!"

After the mine guards learned of Tallulah's identity, they immediately became wary of her. However, Fan Yu, who was standing next to Tallulah, was temporarily ignored by them.

Talulah faced the barrage of gunfire and the soldiers staring at her with eager eyes. Her face darkened as she turned to Fan Yu beside her and whispered, "Is this the method you were talking about?"

"nature."

Tallulah asked in confusion, "Isn't this a frontal battle?"

"But according to your idea, if you want to achieve your goal, you can't let those infected people get freedom unless you break through here, right?" Fan Yu asked back.

Tallulah: “…”

The fact that the other party could immediately understand the meaning of her previous words made her feel very relieved and understood.

but……

Is this a bit too radical?

The scene she envisioned was to sneak into each stronghold and take them down without bloodshed.