I'm on a new chapter. Thanks for your patience.
…
Kiroshima: Here is the new chapter. I'm glad that the rewrite of the first one left you satisfied, also, you liked the other chapters. So I'm happy.
With respect to Zzz, well yes, the game is quite humorous and several things are not taken seriously within the game itself.
Thanks for your comments and enjoy the new chapter.
WideBrimmedHat: I thought so too. That's the idea, though. Qingyi is supposed to take care of him and Saitama, well, he is Saitama. He just tends to play along with everyone. Thanks for commenting, I hope you like this chapter.
Ritos: At the moment I don't plan to put more characters from OPM. Maybe in the distant future, but not for now.
Yes, I will respond when I post a new chapter. I hope you like this new chapter and thanks for your comment.
Guest: (Clicks tongue) Noice
…
Now, with the new chapter.
…
...
...
"I know Qingyi said to go home, but it's still early… I'm bored." The bald man said, watching the cars pass by from left to right. The bald hero looked down to the left, there is a Bangboo there dressed as a policeman, apparently he is watching out that no person crosses to the other side of the street while the traffic light is red. "Are they that versatile? I think I saw a few of these little ones for everything." He thought about all the stores he visited. There's a Bangboo for everything. Hairdresser, ticket taker, doctor's assistant, store stockers, customer service and a long etcetera. Saitama wondered if he could have one, he shook his head and folded his arms. "Nah, they'll be too expensive and I wouldn't know what to do with them."
The bald man walked down the busy street. Saitama has no idea what to be able to do. He only knows how to kill things, but Qingyi doesn't want him to get into trouble. Saitama doesn't want to disobey Qingyi. "I don't want to be selfish. She gave me a place to live." He doesn't want to disappoint her. So, for the time being, Saitama will stay away from the cavities. However, the problem won't go away. What can he do? A simple question, but difficult to answer. "I see you quite lost." Said a female voice firmly, with seriousness and some elegance. The bald man looked at a small woman. He looked intently at the baseball bat she carried in her left hand. The stranger continued. "You're stepping on the monument." Saitama looked at the ground, as she said, He is stepping within the limits set for approaching this strange statue. It looks like just a big pile of metal bent from left to right.
Saitama just said. "You're right." He did not move. The woman narrowed her eyes and raised her head slightly. "Are you making fun?" Saitama shook his head. "No, I didn't say any jokes." She blew a strand of blonde hair that fell into her right eye. "Stop stepping on the monument, it's forbidden." Saitama turned away quickly. She smiled inwardly at the sight that intimidated him. "I could get a fine! I don't have any money yet." The woman adjusted her black helmet with spikes on the sides. She said putting her hands on his waist. "I'll let you off this time. Baldy. Good riddance for me." She turned away. Saitama raised an eyebrow, there was a part of what she said that he didn't understand. "Good luck and thank you… 'Good riddance for me'? I wouldn't be understanding her." He watched as that little woman was leaving, carrying the baseball bat between her shoulders, He noticed the image of a pig on the leather vest she was wearing.
Saitama began to walk calmly toward Qingyi's house, "Wait, baldy!" The hero blinked in confusion and turned around with some irritation. The blonde woman tapped the ground with her bat. "Do you know any mechanics open at this hour, I need to fix a flat on a motorcycle." The woman adjusted her helmet. Saitama shrugged and scratched his head. "Uhm… Lincoln didn't tell me about that, oh, I know… I don't know this town, I'm from Outer Rings." The woman's eyes widened. Then she smiled slightly. She rested her bat on her shoulders. "¡Jajá! Yo también. Estamos hablando ingles como idiotas. (Haha! Me too. We're speaking English like idiots.)" Saitama looked at this girl for a few moments. He scratched his belly. She looked at the somewhat empty streets because of the schedule. "Dios santo. Por fin alguien más de casa que la hiperactiva de Burnice hablando tonterías sin parar. ¿Qué te trajo a la ciudad?... Cierto, me llamo Luciana Auxesis Theodoro de Montefio. (Good grief. Finally someone more from home than the hyperactive Burnice talking nonstop nonsense. What brought you to town?... Right, my name is Luciana Auxesis Theodoro de Montefio)" She touched her chest when she said her name.
The bald hero nodded. "What is this girl talking about and why did she suddenly change languages?" – "¡LUCY! ¡Me dejaste sola! (LUCY! You left me alone!") Saitama turned his head to the right. "Another red-eyed blonde? I see, these two must be sisters." The hero looked at the similarities between the two, though it's a bit difficult when one of them comes running up. The girls' clothes are also eccentric. Lucy took a deep breath and rolled her eyes. "¿Dejarte sola? ¡Nos separamos para buscar, no seas estúpida! (Leave you alone? We split up to look, don't be stupid!)" The woman finally slowed down, her chest bounced like a balloon, she pointed at the short woman. "¡Me hubieras avisado! ¡Un perro empezó a torearme, me dio mucho miedo! (You should have warned me! A dog started to tore me up, I was so scared!)" - "Ja. Nunca tuviste afinidad con los animales. Y no es 'torearme' es ladrar. Aunque… (Ha. You never had an affinity with animals. And it's barking. Although…)" An older woman is cleaning the entrance to a building, however; her face is somewhat wrinkled. "Problem, old bag!?" – "Lucy! Sorry, she gets very defensive!" – "Did she just insult a lady? Yeah, I'm outta here." Saitama turned around.
…
…
…
"RAAWWWAR-GGHHG-¡"
BANG!*
"Clear!" A uniformed man shouted as he took out the last of these putrid beings. The ethereal being fell gracelessly to the ground, any sign of 'life' gone. The nine members of the Pubsec walked through the dark cavity, their footsteps echoing through the destroyed city. "Are you sure that guy is here?" the officers watched every window, every destroyed or corrupted car. There were two Bangboos walking around with a 'menacing' (for diabetics) look. "Yes, according to the results. The robotic equipment that was subtracted is located here."
Pam!*
The Bangboos hugged themselves. All the officers shook their heads in the direction of the noise. Debris from a building fell more than ten meters high. Sighs were heard among the people in services. "Let's move on." They followed the trail, luckily, apparently no more ethereal beings. An officer with a young voice said. "Th-this is normal? I mean, we'd be under attack this late in the game." Crunching sounds of glass from the floor being crushed by the officers themselves could be heard. "It's not normal. Especially since the ethereal level is somewhat elevated…"
The walk through the cavity was silent, they exchanged nothing but essential words. "Look…" one of them pointed with his hand covered by the anti-ether armor. Some officers turned their gaze to where he pointed, others kept their vision on their flanks. "That vehicle is corrupted." They went from seeing the car filled with ethereal crystals, to seeing him. "Yeah, we're in a cavity." All the officers followed, except the one who flagged down the vehicle. He scratched his head. "Uhm… I could have sworn that model came out about a month ago." The man kept pace with the rest of the team. The advance was slow and meticulous, they watch every nook and cranny or possible hiding place where an ethereal being might be hiding.
The ethereal beings are not capable of making ambushes, but that does not mean that by an absent-mindedness they can be attacked by surprise. They are just undead with great power. "That's it! Commander!" The vast majority observed a certain robot lying on a building. Blue-tinted, it is about three meters tall. It is a humanoid figure. Most notably, it clearly looks like a police robot. The officers took up position and covered the flanks. Four others turned on their flashlights at higher power to get a better look at this piece of weaponry. The commander in charge looked at an acronym on the robot's shoulder. "ES-9639…" one of the officers next to him sighed and stood still for a few moments. "It's a new model! It shouldn't be more than a week old… Actually, this model wouldn't be released until the beginning of the year."
"Corruption." The remaining three looked at the officer with what looked like a metal detector. He passed that detector over the robot for a few moments. "It's definitely corrupted. Lucky I brought some EMP ammo." The commander shook his head. "They're built to resist ether corruption for more than twenty days." A reflective silence ensued. Only the sound of the metal of the detector against the metal of the robot could be heard. "Pitifully, it marks me that several optimal parts and functions are corrupted." – "Contact, four o'clock, second floor of the building!" They hurried to steady themselves on the ground so that the recoil of their weapons would not affect them as much. They all looked intently toward a shadow in the window. The only thing distinguishable was the rotting-looking theater mask. "That's not a s-"
Crack.*
One of the soldiers fell to the ground after going five feet. His protective helmet was dented. "Maki!" The police robot charged at the officers. "Break it up!" the commander shouted. One of the officers looked at the window. It was empty.
They scattered in different directions.
Rat-tatatatatatatatatat!"*
Assault rifles soon made their presence felt. The robot chased the three attacking him. Two others carried Maki on their shoulders, moving away in the opposite direction. "Find the exit and see that he gets urgent medical attention! 'Carrot', then come back!" a Bangboo ran to the front, leading the three officers out of the cavity.
Plaf-Crash!*
Shards of glass scattered through the air as the robot rammed, shattering the concrete and window of an abandoned perfume shop. "Take cover!" One of the officers threw a grenade at the robot.
Boom…*
They took cover and the explosion rocked the area. The officers got up and saw the target kneeling. "Aim for the eyes!" without hesitation, they filled the robot's eye visor with lead. It was damaged enough to crack it. The robot rose up and its visor turned gold. No one waited for a command; everyone jumped to the ground.
Wmmh-Boom!*
The laser beam shot out. The impacted building dropped several debris.
Plaf…!*
An officer was trapped under a debris weighing over one hundred and fifty kilograms. "Focus on the enemy!" The visor glowed gold again and, for an instant, reflected the silhouette of a falling figure.
KA-Clang…!*
Metal against metal. The robot's head rolled to the commander's feet. "Sorry I'm late." She looked at the nearby debris until she saw red liquid pouring out between the cracks of one of them. The green-haired woman walked quietly, ignoring the officers. "Your intervention is appreciated, Officer Qingyi." She released her modified baton and effortlessly lifted the rubble. Underneath, crushed blood and flesh. Qingyi pushed the rubble aside and looked at the police team. "At ease, Officer Subaru. Too bad. Let's continue the mission." The wind is heard blowing, the few leaves that still retain some life slowly fall, the silence is utterly deafening. "H-how did you…? Y-You… Are you making fun!?" Qingyi shook her head and she pointed to the sky indifferently. "We're in a cavity of three out of six ethereal intensity. It's normal for there to be losses."
—"You can't just-¡"
—"Officer Kaito, control yourself… Officer Subaru's body was exposed to the ether. Let's just take his badge. Kaito, Isamu. You guys just wait here for the Bangboo to return and then withdraw from the cavity. The rest of you, let's continue the mission."
Kaito crouched down next to Subaru's body. He grabbed the badge and looked at it with his head down. The other officers, who are still on guard and heard everything, they tightened their guns. Some of them are even breathing harder. "Officer Qingyi." The commander looked at the small 4.9 feet tall woman. "I understand your condition as an artificial being, but I ask you to please refrain from speaking when there is a loss in any team." – "To what is this due?" – "I'd love to explain, but someone in your condition is never going to understand. Let's get on with the mission." Qingyi began stroking her metal staff as she nodded, she made a conscious effort not to frown. "I apologize." The android walked silently alongside the other three officers. Qingyi looked at the destroyed asphalt for a moment and watched the commander curiously looking at the rooftops of the buildings. "I was informed by call that the rest of the information about the mission would be given to me in the cavity."
—"A thief." Qingyi listened to the commander's words. The android took out her 'canteen' with hot water and took a small swig. "Just that, isn't he supposed to be immune to corruption?" Something rustled in the air, Qingyi glanced in the direction of the noise and looked back to the front in less than a second. The officers tensed. In the dark night the horrifying noise of metal falling against asphalt sent a shiver through the humans. The officers watched and lowered their weapons slightly at the sight of a decaying fire escape pinned to the ground, the android waited for them to stop wasting time with chance events. "At the moment, it's unknown. We don't have enough clues to take that hypothesis for granted." Qingyi looked at the little Bangboo dejectedly, she shook her head, thoughts came to her involuntarily. "He's just faking the pain of a loss, but he doesn't know it…" – "As for the thief. This one stole police and fire technology from the Ministry of Defense. It is believed that there is a traitor. There is no way he could have stolen so much stuff without being detected."
"It is extremely likely that there is a traitor. I will find him, arrest him and have him interrogated." The commander gave a signal for everyone to stop. "It is only a hypothesis." – "I will explain in detail why it is almost ninety percent probability that there is a traitor." The commander turned his head and put a hand on Qingyi's shoulder. He shook his head and sighed. "Officer Qingyi, there are specialists investigating the case. For now, everything is a hypothesis." She looked at the hand as if it was a small insect that was giving her shoulder little pats. Qingyi pulled the invading hand away. She replied. "I doubt very much that I am wrong. However, I will follow your order." The commander looked at him hand that was rejected, he sighed and turned around. "Let us continue to move forward."
…
…
…
"Ten minutes until they fix our flat tire. What the hell can we do?" – "I hear they're selling cheap nitro–fuel at the store next to the train station!" –"…Are you serious? You drank one twenty minutes ago." – "Yeah? Well, the trip home is going to be a long one, so you'd better be at one hundred percent energy." – "As you wish. Look at a shark girl." – "Her tail looks so cute!" – "Don't point, stupid." – "Oops! You're right." – "Did Caesar ask us for something before we went to Blazewood?" – "Did she ask us for anything? I don't remember. Let's buy her some more romance novels!" – "I'd rather take her political and economics books." –"She doesn't like that." – "That airhead doesn't like anything that really matters!" – "Hey! I don't like it either!" – "Normal. You two share the same brain cells." – "I knew it, Caesar and I are best friends!" – "It's not a compliment, stupid." Saitama heard all this behind the two of her and couldn't help but cover her face with a hand. "Why am I accompanying them?" he whispered and mused to himself.
(-"¡Amigo, amigo, espera un momento! (Dude, dude, wait a minute!)" Saitama heard the voice behind him. The bald man didn't understand anything, but continued walking calmly. "I doubt very much that she's calling me." He continued on his way calmly. "¡Lucy, debe tener vergüenza y por eso no quiere hablar español! (Lucy, he must be embarrassed and that's why he doesn't want to speak Spanish!)" Lucy attended several times. She looked at the huge screen attached to a building with the image of the most famous singer of 'New Eridu'. "Por primera vez, tienes razón Burnice. Quizás él se acostumbró a la vida en la ciudad. (For the first time, you're right Burnice. Maybe he got used to city life.)" both girls ran to the bald man, he watched as a girl was playing wrestling with a yellow Bangboo. Saitama smiled a little. "Sir, excuse me. You have every right to be upset and embarrassed by how we acted. How about I treat you to some noodles as an apology? Just t-" – "I forgive them. Come on." He looked at them, ready to do battle).
"I remembered. For free food…. Wait, I was twenty minutes walking around with them." He kept walking behind both of them, who kept arguing in a language he doesn't understand. "At least they're not yelling." - "Saitama! We're going to buy nitro–fuel and from there we're going to eat!" the large woman rubbed her belly. Saitama nodded. "Yeah, it's about time, I want to go home at once… wait, Qingyi said she was going to cook me something really tasty, shit. I can't run away anymore, it would be bad form to leave once we're about to go eat." With that thought the bald young man felt that he will be analyzed from head to toe by the android at any cost. "Ah no, she's not Genos. It's alright. He usually measures how many calories I ate, if I'm satiated and all that." He relaxed. – "¡Ya escuchaste Lucy, vamos a beber algo! (You heard Lucy, have a drink!)" – "Sí, Sí. Suelta mi mano. (Yeah, yeah. Let go of my arm.)"
After walking for two more minutes, they finally reached their destination (except Saitama). "One, four, one. This is it, Lucy." The store has a glass entrance adorned with stickers and promotional posters. Most notably, it is open around the clock. Outside the store are snacks, soft drinks and frozen desserts. Next to the entrance, there is a red fryer and a blue vending machine. Above is the sign with the blank name '141 one, four, one'. Three Bangboos in charge of customer service stand in front of them. "Ehna Uhne! Ehnu Na? (Welcome! How can I help you?)" – "Nitro–fuel!" Burnice didn't even wait for the others to weigh in. The Bangboo jumped slightly in fright. Still, he pulled himself together quickly and replied. "Na Nahe! (Whatever you say!)" the Bangboo next to the mustached Bangboo said. "Nuna Neha, Ehna un. (If you take two bottles of nitro–fuel, you pay half price for it.)" – "Yes, I want it!" -Ehna, Unne Eh. (If you take six pallets of rabbits you get one bottle of nitro–fuel.) – "Sure, yes, give me the offer! – "Naeh Unha. (If you add three chocolate ice creams we'll give you another bottle of nitro–fuel). – "Yes, give it to me, I want it!" – "Nana Uhna, Nehu. (If you buy some 'bingbingbong' earrings, you get another nitro–fuel for free.)" –"…A what?" -Uhna.(Earrings 'bingbingbong') – "I don't know what that is, but whatever! Include it!"
Lucy massaged her right temple while Saitama watched as the signs of denny's increased. "Oh, Lucy. Did you bring money?" – "I'll kill you." – "Just kidding, just kidding! I brought more than enough." Burnice paid each denny and was given three bags. Two filled with booze and the other with the things Burnice bought for the sake of buying. Saitama looked over the prices of ice cream, accessories, candy and nitro fuel, wrinkling his face slightly. "Burnice, if you bought just the nitro–fuel you'd save ten thousand pennies." Burnice blinked and looked at her bags. "Nanu eh. (No refunds.)" Burnice puffed out her cheeks. "Whatever. At least I got ice cream." – "We have." Lucy gave a thumbs up after correcting Burnice and took one of the ice creams. Saitama said. "We can eat the noodles at once." – "Sure! Saitama, here. Eat an ice cream, otherwise it will melt." Burnice handed an ice cream to the bald man. The latter opened the wrapper and noticed that the ice cream was in the shape of a rabbit. "Does everything here relate to rabbits?"
…
"Welcome! What treat would you like tonight?" A man in red with a confident smile and thick eyebrows are looking at the newcomers. He stands with clasped hands covered by the sleeve of Japanese chef attire. Saitama smiled a little. "Finally something like home." The bald man noted the familiarity of the Japanese design, even if there are things a bit out of place, seeing this is somewhat comforting to the hero. Everyone placed their orders (Saitama chose the same as Burnice, since he doesn't know what each one contains).
"So. Saitama. How were your first days in the city?" Lucy looked at him expectantly at the answer. As Burnice gulped down the third bottle of nitro–fuel. The bald man scratched his right cheek. "Let's see… I don't like so many people around, I prefer quiet. You know, the car noises at all hours don't let me sleep. Also all this tech stuff, the first time I saw it I felt out of place." Lucy nodded taking a lighter from Burnice in the process. The little redhead stretched a little in the chair. "You're right. It's a sudden change going from Outer Rings to Lumina Square…and the same the other way around. From what I can see, you got used to city life." He shrugged. "Sort of."
-What do you work at?" Saitama folded his arms. "I was working. I'm unemployed… Am I lying or telling the truth? It's kind of confusing." Lucy opened her eyes and gritted her teeth a little. "I'm sorry. I didn't know that." Saitama shrugged. "Nah, I'm better off unemployed. I do what I want." Lucy laughed a little at this. She looked at how the chef is using the noodles like ropes. "Normally, money for people is everything. I've had problems myself. I was born into a wealthy, prestigious family, but I couldn't do what I wanted to do. So I took flight incognito. It's been a long time since I last saw my parents."
"By the look on your face. I'd say you don't miss them." – "Ha. Does it show that much?" The bald man watched as a cat stealthily stole a sardine from the chef. "I miss a friend. His name is Genos. He's a very nice and somewhat annoying young man; but he's a great friend." Lucy nodded smiled a little and sighed leaning her elbows on the table. "My mental weakness is my mother's food and desserts. It's the only thing I really miss." Lucy looked down at her motorcycle helmet in her hands. It was only heard as Burnice again opened another bottle of nitro–fuel. Silence at this moment represented only calm and peace. She smiled a little. "But, hey, it's not going to help us at all to remember that, do you have any hobbies? I use to train my body a lot, I need to beat someone, at the moment I don't get it." Lucy crossed her shoulders. Saitama nodded and pointed to himself. "I'm a hero for fun." – "Huh?... What's the fun in being a hero? You're supposed to put your life at risk to save others." The bald man shrugged, Lucy smiled a little and she straightened up to hear the answer. "I do it because I want to. It's a hobby for me. I save people because I want to." – "Uhm… well, if you take it so lightly, that means you have the strength to back it up." Lucy touched her baseball bat in a very obvious way, running her fingers along the tip of the handle. Saitama watched in amusement as a dog marked its territory on one of the stools.
The large-haired blonde coughed from choking on the liquid. "No, Lucy, we promised her-¡ Cough, Ah… We promised Caesar not to fight anyone!" Burnice spoke after finishing her fourth bottle. Lucy opened her mouth and then closed it. She thought for a few moments. "Bitch, that's right. So that's why her wanted you to join me." Saitama looked at a white-haired, yellow-eyed robot being chased by a Chihuahua. The thought came helplessly. "How's Qingyi doing?"
…
…
…
"What is…?" – "There's definitely a traitor." The officers walked around looking at all sides of this cavity. Clearly, the cavity had been tampered with. The buildings were destroyed and the debris moved aside. The place is clean. Qingyi walked over and analyzed the footprints left on the ground. "They are from machines. Specifically from the ministry of security and HAND. They were taken away, it wasn't long ago." One of the officers went in the direction where the map marked him with his Bangboo. From there he pulled out a small rock with the tracker. "He knew we were on our way." The commander began to note and take photographs of the site. "This is not a cavity anomaly. There was a conscious being here. These pictures will be enough for the higher-ups to approve a thorough investigation." Qingyi nodded in agreement and surveyed what little was left of this large cleared site. One officer commented. "If all this is to have fighting machines, won't it be or will they be assembling an army?" – "Yes, most likely…"
Qingyi looked intently at every footprint and footprint on the ground. Until at last she detected two small footprints. "One person." She said to herself. She then kept looking, but found nothing but dirt and the same robotic footprints. "Apparently he or she has full control of these machines. It's likely he or she climbed on top of one while they were escaping" All is silent. There are no ethereal beings, no animal noises, no wind to be heard and no sunbeams to be felt. A desert would have more life than this place. At least in the caves you encounter ethereal beings to kill; here you can't even give yourself that 'treat'.
"In the cavities, no matter what, there are always ethereal beings; for if you defeat them they come back to 'life in short time'. What happens is that the ether sacrifices its 'life expectancy' by reviving ethereal beings, so, making a genocide of these beings will end with the destruction of the cavity… so, why are there no ethereal beings in this part of the cavity… what is the reason for this anomaly?" - "There is no sign of natural or bionic life?" – "Uhna Nanu, Ne. (I detect a technological life sign, but it is far away.)" The Bangboo pointed into the distance. The commander nodded and looked at his supplies in the several super ether resistant backpacks; He clicked his tongue and with a sigh closed the backpack. "I'll be able to go about twenty more minutes, you guys?" – "The same or even less." – "My ether resistance is high, I can go about two more hours." –"My systems and my body are in perfect condition."
With the command all the members advanced. The footsteps echoed in this void, the noise seemed like beautiful music against so much silence. "EHNA! (BACK!)" Everyone tensed as they heard the shout.
KA-PAM!*
The officers watched as Qingyi, after jumping and blocking a lethal attack, fell to the ground and made a small crater in it. "Officer Qingyi!"
Pam…*
The ground shook and dust rose up to slightly obscure the view. A combat mecha, over eight meters tall, watched its targets with its visor attached to its metal mask. Its arms, the width of a cow, dispersed hot smoke from its small openings to cool its body. Tubes, slits, missile launchers and reinforcement on every part of the mechanical body. The officers are cloaked by the shadow of this being.
"I suggest you run. Turning off pain inhibitors" Qingyi said standing up and looked at the parts of his body where his synthetic skin had peeled off. "…That's a Tactical Unit – Typhon… How could it control one of our best mecha fighters! More importantly, where did it come from!?" The commander looked at the Bangboo and pointed at it. "Lead us to an exit! Officer Qingyi, let's protect the best you can!" – "Of course." They ran.
The robot lunged forward. Qingyi used her staff to block the blow. She was repelled several meters, the robot lunged again and it repeated three times. Qingyi watched as her own arms were shaking.
Boom-Crack!*
She dodged the two metal arms, they impacted the ground, creating a rather impressive crater. Qingyi, charged with electrical energy in her staff, struck the robot's back.
The commander looked behind him, as he followed the Bangboo, his eyes widened as he watched the mecha, capable of destroying a building with one blow, dropped to its knees after the blow.
The robot shattered the earth and its arm lunged toward the android. Qingyi moved her head and climbed onto the enemy's left arm. She began to endlessly punch the mecha's visor.
Ka-¡*
Metal against metal. The mecha punched itself in the face. Qingyi jumped in time to avoid the blow. The android punished the stunned enemy with a blow from her charged staff against the visor. "Whoa!"
Boom!*
The mecha launched three missiles. Qingyi blocked the missiles in time, but even so, the shockwave and the point-blank explosion affected her. She steadied herself in midair. She looked at the ground, but saw nothing. Qingyi looked ahead; two arms twice her size were towering over her.
Pam-Plaf!*
She fell from over one hundred and thirty-eight feet in the air. Pinning herself to the cold ground. Qingyi rolled. She watched, with half her face free of synthetic skin, as the mecha crushed the spot where she stepped aside with its feet.
The mecha raised a 'fist' that touched the ground, then another and another. Qingyi blocked the next attack and passed underneath the mecha. The android hit the bionic being's legs hard. It tried to crush her. Qingyi jumped again and, charged with electric energy, hit the mecha's back.
It tried to catch her; however, Qingyi blocked five attacks from this mecha. Then, she jumped in front of the visor and hit the mecha's head. It fell to the ground due to the electricity and the force behind the blow.
Qingyi raised her arm to attack, but her arms kept shaking. She read that his metal 'bones' were starting to overexert themselves. Qingyi then used her less affected arm to strike the mecha from left to right.
The fuse is being dented and the small, electrically charged blows keep him stunned. He hits right, then left, then right again. He can't catch it. Qingyi was leaving residual images.
Plaf!*
The mecha destroyed the earth around him with a punch using both his arms, causing a slight tremor. Qingyi was taken by surprise and lost her balance.
"I'm definitely doing something very irrational."
Plaf-Plaf-Plaf-Plaf-Plaf-Plaf!*
The titan grabbed Qingyi's leg and slammed it against the ground again and again like a rag doll. Suddenly, she went flying as he lifted her up to smash her once more. The mecha threw Qingyi's left leg.
She fell to the ground a considerable distance away. "Uhm… If I had someone with considerable attacking power, I could win." She straightened up with one leg and looked at her staff, which is only designed to stun, not kill. Her skeleton and metal flesh were showing on various parts of her body for the world. The titan once again went on the attack.
Bishu-KA-¡*
The mecha was stopped by a sudden blow. Qingyi's 'maimed' leg stuck to him. Suddenly, electricity coursed through this mecha's body, damaging the inside of its armored body.
Qingyi used her staff to gain height, and her left leg snapped back into place. She began to hit the visor. "Not again." Qingyi put a lot of force and, with one blow, closed the mouth of the missile launcher.
Boom!*
The fuse exploded inside. A lot of smoke came out of its vents to avoid overheating. The titan moved a hand and tried to grab Qingyi. She climbed down from on top of the mecha and then slammed electricity into its arm.
Qingyi dropped to her knees. Her systems are very, very hot. She sighed and jumped to avoid being crushed. Two blows came against her. Qingyi blocked, though her hands kept shaking. She leapt to the side, dodging the incoming attack.
Bang-Bang-Bang-Bang-Bang-Bang-Bang-Bang-BTTTZZZ-*
"Exit! Here's an exit!" a shout was heard in the distance. She pulled herself together in time. The commander fired several explosive EMP rounds. The mecha is still trying to get its bearings.
Qingyi ran toward the commander's direction. About two blocks away. She watched as the mecha slowly got to its feet. Qingyi arrived next to the officers. The titan looked at his targets. "I'll give them a little more time. You guys escape." She charged her staff. Everything around her lit up and the houses in the distance showed signs of life. The lights of this withered city returned. "Into the crack." The officers and the Bangboo stepped into it. Qingyi pounded the ground.
BTTTTTTZZZZZZZZZZ-¡*
The floor transformed into an electric pool. The mecha received all the luminous energy in its body. He fell to the ground with spasms, dazed. Qingyi walked toward the crack. Watching as his system was about to shut down and his vision began to fail. Once inside, she encountered the officers. Apparently, the rift teleported them to another part of the cavity. "He'll be on the ground for about fifteen seconds. We should move-"
Plaf…*
The officers watched as the android's body fell gracelessly to the ground. "Qingyi!" – "Quickly, lead us to the exit." The commander said calmly to the Bangboo. Luckily, their equipment was designed to withstand the heat, so they didn't notice, as they lifted the android, that her body was burning.
…
…
…
"Good evening, Miss Qingyi." The first thing the android noticed was a white light blinding her. She stood up quickly. "-The possibility of the Tactical Unit – Typhon pursuing us is…" Qingyi looked around. White walls, tools, computers, sketches of herself. She saw the man who woke her up, full of oil and dirt. He was also carrying one of Qingyi's eyes in his hand. Qingyi observed her body. She looked in perfect condition, although she was now wearing normal clothes. "We are out of the cavity. Good, the mission was a success." – "That's your first thought? Well… In any case. I suggest you don't push yourself so hard again, you burned and destroyed your circuits. We also had to replace some 'bones', plus, your right eyeball stopped working. Qingyi, the Ministry of Security gave me this letter."
Qingyi blinked and took the letter with the official seal of the ministry. She read the letter silently, only a fan could be heard in the background. After exactly two minutes, she concluded. "Three days off on the condition that I make a report and hand it in when I return. Good, I can practice cooking and show Saitama the city calmly. By the way, thank you young man and very good job fixing me up." – "Qingyi, you were about to die. Anyway. The guys came and raved about you, so good job, I guess." – "I promised to cook something really tasty for Saitama!" She got up and ran out of the Ministry of Security's repair room, but Qingyi was stopped by the sudden pain in his new synthetic joints. The man shook his head. "You should take it easy."
…
…
…
Qingyi entered the home, it is one o'clock in the early morning. On the sofa in the living room lay the bald man sleeping in total peace. "It was logical." She concluded. The policewoman then sat at the table and began to write down in her notebook what they could do these three days of leisure Qingyi has. The young lady spent an hour jotting down ideas and possible places to visit. "There is an Astra Yao concert tomorrow afternoon. It would be a good idea to take him there." Qingyi wrinkled her face a little, her hands and legs are making her remember that she should 'rest'.
…
/Author's notes .
..
And that's it for today's chapter! I hope you enjoyed it. This chapter took me some work, mostly because of the inclusion of Burnice and Lucy. I had a lot of ideas and events in mind, but I decided to save them for later, when they can shine more brightly. I was going to give British accents to the out-of-towners. However, since I have very little experience with that, I decided to have them speak Spanish. Although it won't be anything relevant, just something to give more life to the characters and make jokes easier for me.
For now, Saitama is still in the background, but don't worry, he will have his moment when the time is right.
In the next chapter, Astra Yao will make her debut. If she's your favorite character, congratulations! She'll get a nice spotlight.
As always, your comments and criticisms are welcome. They help me a lot to improve and to know what you're liking the most. Thanks for reading and see you in the next chapter!
PS: By the way, what level of threat or hero class do you think you would give Qingyi after this chapter?