Collapse, women's clothing strategy Qiyana, then

So she raised her hands.

"Fine, fine, I surrender!"

Then, without waiting for the referee to announce the result, she ran up to Bai Yan and got close to him.

"Sigh, Fu Yan, how can I become as strong and skilled as you? We're about the same age..."

"Not playing anymore?" Bai Yan asked, somewhat disappointed.

"They have their pride too. It would be embarrassing if they were sent flying by your sword."

"Sure—but if you want to reach that level, I can help you."

Alicia was initially delighted, but then suddenly noticed that the smile on the other person's face was a little too subtle, as if they were expecting something.

She immediately became wary: "I think it's better to forget about it."

Then, as if remembering something, she smiled and said, "I lost this round. What reward does Fu Yan want?"

If she hadn't mentioned it, Bai Yan wouldn't have even thought of it.

But I really don't want anything...

"I haven't thought about that yet, let's talk about it later."

"Hmm! But that means I'll have to keep waiting. Oh, Fu Yan is so cunning!"

Seeing Alicia's dissatisfaction, Bai Yan felt it was necessary to find something for her to do.

Think for a while.

Eh!

Got it!

"Alicia, can you cook?"

"I know a little bit. What, do you want me to make a candlelight dinner?"

“No, if anyone’s going to do it, it’ll be me,” Bai Yan shook his head. Looking at Alicia’s puzzled yet expectant eyes, he finally suppressed a smile and continued, “How about this, you can teach either Kiana or Dr. Mei to cook.”

"Huh? What kind of reward is this?" Alicia tilted her head in confusion.

"This is punishment."

"Punishment? It's clearly... uh, why do I have such a bad feeling? Oh well, I'll take it! Let me think about who to choose... Mei's usually busy, so it'll just be Kiana, hehe!"

At this moment, Alicia was unaware of the seriousness of the situation.

I thought that if I avoided the mountains and dams, everything would be alright.

She even imagined teaching Kiana how to cook.

— Fu Yan is so good to me.

Bai Yan turned his back, his smile already impossible to hide.

The two returned to their seats.

The next match will be between Alicia and Kevin, but to further confirm their strength, Kiana will also have a match between Alicia and Kevin, and between Kevin and Bai Yan, as a transition.

"That's it?" Kiana was a little disappointed; she had been expecting a big battle.

"Actually, I didn't want to either, but since someone wasn't going to go all out, I had no choice but to stop there," Bai Yan said, putting down his greatsword and shrugging.

Kiana sighed and continued eating her potato chips.

Alicia stuck out her tongue, then, as if remembering something, said, "Oh right, Eden said she's coming over in a bit, I'm going to pick her up, excuse me."

After saying that, she left the scene.

Dr. Mei observed the entire event, while simultaneously recording, monitoring, and real-time analysis were conducted.

When Bai Yan had a moment to spare, she asked in a low voice, "Are you suppressing your strength to gradually force out Alicia's trump card?"

Her question was rather direct.

Generally speaking, if the gap between the two sides in a match is too large, the weaker side is more likely to concede defeat directly.

This time, however, Alicia deliberately held back.

"Can you see anything?" Bai Yan asked instead of answering.

"...So, this is also a hint?"

Dr. Mei suddenly felt that the people around her seemed to be too special.

"As a soldier, I can't possibly know more than the person who examined her directly. But don't you find her behavior just now strange?"

"Considering some of the questions surrounding Alicia, that's indeed the case. But from a more rigorous perspective, what she did might simply be an instinctive act of self-preservation. In other words, she herself didn't know the truth, but her sixth sense told her that she shouldn't take any further steps."

"What you say makes sense, so what's the conclusion?"

“I will continue to observe her—but I think Dr. Möbius will be more interested in her.”

"Don't the two of them get along very badly?"

“Alice doesn’t seem to think so, and this is exactly what Dr. Mebius wants.”

Kiana happened to overhear their conversation.

—Alicia, is there a problem?

"what are you guys saying?"

"Someone who deliberately let the water go—"

Bai Yan was speaking when his communicator suddenly sounded an alarm.

He immediately took it out and connected the call.

This alarm is set up only for Paddy.

"Pado?"

【Boss Fu Yan! I...I have a very bad feeling right now! I need to go back to headquarters. You decide what to do!】

She said only that one sentence, then hung up immediately and started running away.

The four people present felt a chill run down their spines.

Dr. Mei asked, "Is there a situation?"

"It seems so, but the good news is that the Mu Continent is safe for the time being."

"What is the basis for this judgment?"

"metaphysics."

"...Although it's bizarre, I'll choose to believe it for now—what do you plan to do?"

The other two white-haired warriors understood that something might be wrong with Mu Continent, so they immediately rallied their spirits.

"Of course I'll make the trip myself, after all, my defensive techniques are the strongest among all the Firemoths."

Dr. Mei originally intended to suggest that someone be sent in to test the waters until the specific situation was determined before sending in the main force.

But when she heard Bai Yan say that, she couldn't find a reason to refute it.

At that moment, Kiana sensed that something was wrong.

—Fu Yan personally? Could it be that she calculated the location of the Ninth Herrscher's descent?!

So she grabbed Bai Yan's arm.

"Since time is of the essence, let me take you there!"

Volume 1: Chapter 167: So I'm Not Human Anymore

Bai Yan was taken aback, then gave Kiana a wink.

However, Kiana was very determined and held onto his arm tightly, unable to break free due to the immense force.

"..."

There was no other way but to put on all the earrings first.

The transformation of the Goddess of the Luo River begins.

Kiana quickly located the central region of the Mu Continent, activated the power of the Herrscher of the Void, and unleashed a golden halo.

A golden halo immediately enveloped the two of them, and they vanished from their spot in an instant.

Dr. May and Kevin watched this scene without saying a word.

Finally, Kevin couldn't help but say, "I'd only heard about it before, but seeing it with my own eyes, I just feel..."

“She looks a lot like you,” Dr. Mei suddenly laughed. “You can’t help but rush over when you see this situation. Perhaps she really is a long-lost relative of yours?”

"Uh, maybe... but Mei, shouldn't we head over there too?"

"Indeed, but I think Kiana might come and pick her up."

As soon as she finished speaking, the golden halo reappeared, and Kiana rushed over, grabbed Kevin's clothes without saying a word, and teleported away.

Mu Continent.

A deserted place in the suburbs.

Kevin, who had just experienced the power of the Herrscher of the Void, was still in a daze, but he quickly remembered the important matter and immediately asked Bai Yan, who was observing the surroundings.

"How's it going?"

"I'm not sure, because I couldn't get in touch with Pado just now." Bai Yan's expression was somewhat grave.

"Shall we begin the search now?"

"No rush. First, contact the representative of Mu Continent and ask them to help monitor the important areas of this continent. As for Pado, we have to put it aside for now."

"it is good!"

Given Pado's qualities and the advantage of running away in advance, Bai Yan was certain that she was safe and sound, even though she was temporarily out of contact.

But why did they lose contact?

Bai Yan has no plans to move for the time being. He and Kiana will stay where they are and wait for news from Kevin.

A corner of the Mu Continent.

Pado sped through the woods, fleeing for her life without a care in the world.

She is fast and agile, always able to overcome obstacles set up by nature in various ways.

However, her enemies were unreasonable.

A terrifying black hole devoured everything, closely following the cat-tailed girl.

It ignores all obstacles and can easily move forward by simply devouring what is about to be swallowed.

The enemy seemed tireless, or perhaps possessed some strange underlying code; in any case, they relentlessly pursued Pado.

Pado was almost in tears.

"Stop chasing me! You've swallowed my communicator, my treasure, and all my money! Isn't that enough?!"

Unfortunately, the other party seemed not to understand, maintaining its speed and relentlessly pursuing him.

Despite becoming a fusion warrior, Pado's physical abilities have only improved to a very limited extent. In this endless chase, her stamina will only gradually run out.

"Boss Fu Yan, help me, help me!"

The girl wailed, but no one answered.

There was no other way but to keep running, hoping to live a little longer.

However, as time went by, Pado's physical strength gradually ran out, and her speed inevitably slowed down.

"It's all over, I'm completely screwed today. I should never have been so greedy..."

"I have told Boss Fu Yan everything. She is probably on her way now."

"But, given how far away this is, all they'll be doing here is collecting my corpse..."

Pado thought about it again.

That thing behind it can devour everything, so it probably won't be able to collect this corpse.