Crownslayer looked very calm, but in reality, her eyes were filled with confusion and anxiety. She had never expected to encounter such a problem the day after sneaking into Lungmen, let alone a life-threatening situation. She had just accidentally seen Luo Zhen spying on her members of the Integration Movement, so she planned to kill him to cut off any future problems. Who would have thought she would hit a steel wall on her first try... Just the heat from the man's embrace made Crownslayer, who hated physical contact, burn with rage. Not to mention now, with her buttocks and waist being pointed at by a blade and a gun... no matter how you looked at it, the current situation was very ominous for her.
Crownslayer had never seen an Originium power that could control weapons freely in the air before. It wouldn't be strange if the other party was a Sarkaz, who were the most skilled in Originium Arts in Terra. But a Sankta, whose most prominent reputation was in the use of guns, she had never heard that they were good at using Originium weapons even once. This time, she was really unlucky, and Crownslayer's adrenaline was pumping hard. "Who are you... what is your goal? Are you a police officer from Lungmen?"
"Hmm? Should I be the one asking you questions now, miss..." Luo Zhen looked at the other with amusement, completely devoid of any sense of anxiety, even with a dagger pressed against his neck. But talking was a good thing, so Luo Zhen spoke gently, "I'm just a passerby. My name is Luo Zhen, a delivery person from a regular logistics company. And you?"
Crownslayer's eyes twitched for a moment before she spoke after a long hesitation: "One of the participants of the Integration Movement, Crownslayer." "Wow... have you killed a king from any country before?" Luo Zhen teased her name a little, which made Crownslayer a little displeased, but she didn't say anything. Luo Zhen wondered why people in these organizations liked to use code names so much. Couldn't they just call each other by their real names... but he probably couldn't complain, because even in his own company, many people used code names, including Lemu, his childhood friend. But this didn't make Luo Zhen wonder for long. He could guess that the red-haired wolf girl in front of him was probably a small leader in the organization, judging by her knife skills.
Crownslayer, seeing that Luo Zhen had no intention of killing her, her tone softened a little: "I don't know what kind of transport company you're from, but you should back out of this. I promise if you do, I'll let you go and pretend nothing happened." "That's probably not possible, miss," Luo Zhen was not stupid enough to be fooled. "Didn't you intend to kill me at first? Why the sudden change of heart? And the fact that you brought yourself and your people here must be related to the plan in Chernobog, right? Are you planning to cause trouble at the Dragon's Gate and involve women and children? Are all the Infected in your organization like this? Wanting to start a war and turn them into extremists like you?"
Crownslayer's eyes glowed red: "Don't talk like you know us so well! You're the one who doesn't understand anything!!" She got emotional immediately, regardless of the danger of being pierced through the neck by Luo Zhen's Originium blade. Crownslayer stepped forward fiercely. The two were now even closer, and the wolf girl's eyes were full of anger: "Women and children? You think they are ordinary women and children, right! But the Ursus Empire doesn't care about that! They never distinguish between us Infected!! For our survival, even small children have to pick up knives to fight back to survive! That's what we Infected have to do, fight for the freedom that was taken away!!"
"..." Luo Zhen, hearing Crownslayer's words, looked at her half-hooded face again. This woman who claimed to be a king slayer didn't look very old. Comparing her, she was probably around Lemu's age, maybe a late teen? (17-18). On the arm extending from her sleeve, besides the smooth skin, there were also traces of infectious crystal minerals. Luo Zhen quickly asked with concern: "How long have you been infected? Have you ever had a physical examination before? What about the rate of blood fusion in your cells? Is the density of the Originium crystals high?"
"Huh?..." Crownslayer let out a strange sound of astonishment. What was wrong with this man? Why are you suddenly acting like a doctor in front of her? Is this what you should say to someone who is threatening your life? Crownslayer looked him up and down: "Damn... I know why you're so powerful now. You're an Infected just like us!"
Luo Zhen shook his head with regret: "Sadly, I'm not an Infected." The words [not an Infected] should definitely not sound [sad] in the common sense of ordinary people. It made the woman start to look at the man in front of her even more strangely. Crownslayer began to feel that her tongue was getting heavier and heavier, and she didn't know what to say. Luo Zhen spoke up instead: "I promise to let you go, but you must take your people out of Lungmen immediately and are not allowed to take anyone from here with you."
"...What do you really want?" Crownslayer, full of frustration, looked at the other with displeasure. "You, who isn't even infected, are acting like a saint pretending to care for the infected? Even though their status here is much better than in Ursus, the fact that they choose to fight for their own freedom is their right! It's not something you should interfere with!" That... was true. Luo Zhen felt that what Crownslayer said sounded reasonable, and he was really meddling in other people's affairs too much. But he also thought he had the right to do so. Because Luo Zhen, who had lived here for many years since he first arrived in Lungmen, had received help from the people here many times, which allowed him, a mere outsider, to settle down to this day with their help.
Luo Zhen knew that he should also be lenient and listen to the reasons for what they wanted, so he said: "If they really decide to join you, I promise I won't interfere anymore. But if you blind them with those disgusting slogans and propaganda, I can't let you go. Do you think what you're doing in Chernobog is right? What is this [making the world accept the existence of the Infected]? Isn't that tantamount to you declaring war on the whole world?" "—" Crownslayer, hearing this, was silent for a while, while quietly avoiding Luo Zhen's piercing gaze. This was an admission in itself that these people weren't doing good things in Chernobog.
"So, take it or leave it..." Luo Zhen was a kind person, but he was also ready to be ruthless if anyone thought of destroying the peace or hurting his people. With the light from the halo and wings behind him, suddenly, the single red blade that had been there before appeared in multiples around Luo Zhen. Under Crownslayer's panicked gaze, the seven blades floating in the air began to point at various vital points of her body. Luo Zhen repeated himself: "This time I'll pretend I didn't see anything, but you have to take all your people and get out. And don't ever come back to Lungmen."
"Wh-who are you?" Crownslayer had no choice but to submit to the power before her. Even though the other could kill her, at the very least, right now, she could drag him down with her if she used the knife in her hand. But for some reason, she had a feeling that only she would die in this alley if she tried to do so. I can't die now. Crownslayer bit her lip tightly. She planned to surrender and was lowering her weapon.
Xiang: "Big Brother Luo Zhen...?" Both of them: "[!!!]" Luo Zhen and Crownslayer reacted with shock at the same time! As if there was a tremor from the sky, the blade and machine gun in Luo Zhen's hand disappeared in the blink of an eye. He hid them behind his wings, and there was no way the young girl could have noticed. Crownslayer also put away the dagger in her hand without realizing it. Even though it wasn't necessary, she still did it on instinct.
The bear-eared girl, standing at the entrance of the alley, blinked her eyes with suspicion. She looked at the two people who were so close they were like a couple, before saying with an excited tone: "Big Brother Luo Zhen and Big Sister Lumila are hugging... they're hugging! Big Brother Luo Zhen and Big Sister Lumila! They're hugging! They're hugging!"
Crownslayer: "A-and why do you have to repeat it so many times, Xiang!" It seemed that Crownslayer, whose name was [Lumila], was very flustered, but she couldn't move away from Luo Zhen for some reason. Her embarrassment made her face start to turn red uncontrollably. And what was worse was that the little girl's shouts had made many of the Reunion members outside come to see.
Gossip Movement A: "Chief Crownslayer is hugging a man!? This is big news!" Gossip Movement B: "You're so fast, Chief! We just got here for one day, but you've already managed to snag a handsome guy! As expected of our chief!!" Gossip Movement C: "No, wait! Maybe they're exes. Isn't it a bit strange that our chief could find a boyfriend in one day? The reason she wanted to come here might be to meet her estranged ex-boyfriend!" Gossip Movement A and B: "Oh! So that's how it is!" "—You bastards, I'll kill you!" Crownslayer, or Lumila, hearing the gossip from her subordinates at close range, was so angry her face turned crimson. The blood in her body was hotter than the flames of hell right now.
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