How did she find me?
Despite being attacked, Faust appears calm on the surface. He is still perplexed. He has a very special ability that allows him to use high-quality camouflage to achieve a nearly perfect stealth effect. This concerned Faust as well. If he reacts slowly, he will most likely end up like the broken tree behind him.
Under the shining moonlight, the silver wolf holding a pair of swords is slowly walking towards him.
He squints his eyes and turns to face the other party. He is well aware of the other party's identity. He is aware that his opponent is from Rhode Island, known as Lappland, and that she is an extremely capable guard. A week ago, on the Holy Road, before the God of Karlan intervened, it was her who used her own power to kill several members of the Yeti squad.
Forcing them to use greater power to deal with her, which caused an avalanche, and that was stopped by the God of Karlan.
As a result, in his and Mephisto's book, Lappland may be considered the most powerful enemy, aside from Silverash, among the targets they must deal with. They may not be able to attack Silverash himself, but this Lappland is still a tremendous threat.
So, an hour ago, Faust did not hesitate to shoot ten arrows at Lappland in order to deal with her. It stands to reason that after the first two hits, there is no reason to waste more ammunition, but just to be safe, Faust made up the next eight rounds to ensure her death.
The woman, on the other hand, is still alive, and it only took her an hour to find him. This also demonstrates that his and Mephisto's judgement is correct. The opposing party is a terrifying and difficult adversary.
But how did she spot him in his camouflage? He still didn't have a solid answer in his heart, but he did notice that his opponent appeared to be a Lupo.
Could it be that?
Faust dons his hood and enters his camouflage state. His body almost blended in with the surroundings before he quickly retreated and ran into the woods. After all, he's just a sniper, and his opponent is a skilled guard. If he gets too close to her, his advantage as a sniper will vanish, and he wants to test his theory right now.
The woods are simply a natural battlefield for him when he is in this state. He can hide in the dark as a death god thanks to his nearly perfect optical camouflage. Because this is a place where even moonlight cannot shine.
Come on, let me see how you found me?
Faust looks at Lappland who has caught up to him and slowly retreats into the darkness. At the same time, he lifted his crossbow at her.
However, he was unaware that another person had entered the house while he was entangled with Lappland.
{Rhodes Island's Psychologist}
"Ah!"
A surprised yelp filled the dining room.
Sussurro head is pushed down onto the table.
Mephisto smiles and claps his hands. He then tells her, "Thank you for your assistance, Rhodes Island medical staff. Tsk, I have to say that Rhode Island is excellent at training medical personnel. Nonetheless, their abilities are child's play compared to mine." He said proudly.
Sussurro is very afraid but she did not show it. Instead, she asks calmly, "You know us well. Who are you?"
"Hmm? Who am I? Good question. But I just told you"
Mephisto pinches Sussurro's ear and says "To be honest, you look like an old friend of mine, and she gladly agreed to be my first test subject in order to assist me with my research. A true test subjects. I still remember her, but there is no way for me to repay her. So, I'll give you the mercy of a quick death, quicker than your comrades at least"
Sussurro's eyes widened, "What did you do to them?!"
"Oh, nothing~. They're just going to sleep forever", Mephisto says lightly.
After speaking, he observes the changes in her expression with interest. He has been deeply affected by such things since he was a child, and he can tell when someone goes from hope to despair, from happiness to pain. This is, in his opinion, a lot of fun to watch. So, even with this gesture, he enjoys it.
Green reminds him, "Should we leave? The back mountain is only connected to the mountain road by the back door of the yard, and the two young ladies and Matterhorn are on it."
"I see."
Mephisto reconnected to his headset, intending to let Faust join him and accompany him up the mountain to rid himself of Matterhorn and Pramanix, but what he didn't expect was that the communication could not be established.
He muttered something. He tries a few more times, one of which was connected but quickly disconnected. Mephisto realises Faust has encountered a foe.
"How is that even possible? Who else can find Faust?" Although he is perplexed, he appears calm on the surface. Even if Silverash returned, Faust couldn't send anyone out to help, no matter who he met outside. He needs to hurry, so he instructs a man to re-carry Irene.
"We need to hurry," Mephisto looks at Irene, and says with some regret, "I originally wanted to leave this bomb at the end to let the Kjerag people. Has no one else followed them?" He asked him.
The butler, Green nods, and then leads Mephisto and the Yeti Squad to the back of the mountain, along with an unconscious Irene.
Only Sussurro is the only one left with a single member with her. The member takes out a sharp dagger from his pocket.
At that moment, Sussurro felt that her life had come to an end, so she closed her eyes in despair and waited for the pain. However, she didn't feel anything happen to her.
Bang!*
Bang!*
She hears some gunshots, and then she feels that she is being carried.
She opens her eyes and the person who tried to kill her has fallen to the ground with two holes in the back of his head.
"Goddammit. That was loud. I should have asked Swire for a silencer." A familiar voice cursed.
The familiar voice sounds above Sussurro. She quickly turns her head and sees Lin Ye carrying her. Sussurro immediately showed a surprised expression, An immediate change from her despairing emotions earlier, "Doctor Lin Ye! You-!"
But, she immediately got cut off by Lin Ye.
"Don't talk," Lin Ye carries Sussurro and runs to the room next to them.
After waiting in the room for a while, he is relieved to see that Mephisto didn't bring anyone back. He turned back to look at Sussurro when she spoke again.
Sussurro says in a low voice, "Doctor Lin, you're still alive?"
Lin Ye rolls his eyes, "Of course, does it look like I'm a ghost?"
"What about Miss Lappland?" She asked.
Lin Ye is a little confused, "Did you not see her? Didn't she get here first?"
Sussurro shakes her head.
Strange, huh...No, where did Lappland disappear to? She didn't go after them, did she? Where has she gone?... Damn, I'm tired.
Lin Ye tries to calm his breathing.
"Doctor Lin Ye, are you injured?" Sussurro notices Lin Ye's discomfort. She pulls on his sleeve.
"I am fine. Just a bit tired." Lin Ye smiled bitterly.
He doesn't know if it's geographical or Maple. The last Wave Leaping Strike had rather consumed more of Lin Ye's stamina than the usual,it hasn't been able to replenish. Even the gun he's still holding is shaking. As for the fact that he even dared to shoot when he walked straight behind the Yeti squad member, it was because he was afraid of lack of physical strength and he missed the shot, although he often missed the shot even when he was full of energy.
"Is there anything that can restore strength in a short time?" Lin Ye asks Sussurro, "Similar to stimulants."
"That...I really don't have one." Sussurro says, "But Miss Pramanix's holy bell should be good enough."
"Yes, I almost forgot. Where is the holy bell?"
"She took it away." Sussurro also realized that she was talking nonsense in an extremely nervous state, so she hurriedly says, "Miss Irene is in their hands."
"Tsk, I knew that they were targeting Irene... The question is- Why?" Lin Ye's face turned a little grim.
Sussurro says softly, "They will use Miss Irene's body. The current state that Miss Irene is in is very dangerous, and because of her condition, all of us are in danger."
Lin Ye is stunned, "What do you mean?"
Sussurro says hesitantly, "Miss Irene's body currently has a large amount of uncontrollable Oripathy energy..." The rest was left unsaid to Lin Ye to figure out.
Lin Ye grinds his teeth.
"Those bastards." Lin Ye takes a few deep breaths before reluctantly calming himself down, "I can't let them succeed. Do you have your phone?"
Sussurro nods repeatedly.
"Good. First, call and inform Pramanix, and then notify SilverAsh."
"I understand...What about you?" Sussurro asked Lin Ye.
"Me? Of course, I'm going up there." Lin Ye says, "I can at least make the hassle to deal with those people less... I have this gun now and Maple that Messiah gave me. It's okay to be a bit reckless." He said, motioning his Vector and The Sword
Having said that, Lin Ye knows that he can never be as strong as Messiah or Skadi. After all, even if he has Maple and Vector, he is still weak. But even so, he can't let Irene die.
Sussurro tries to stop him but he pats her head and walks out, "Don't worry. I'll be fine." He reassured her with his words
But, when he enters the room, he freezes because Mephisto is sitting at the dining table waiting for him.
{Rhodes Island's Psychologist}
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