"That's not what you said when you gave me the license," Roland thought to himself. "Why do I feel that all the people you introduced are from the new faction? The task of exterminating the Fallen Evils should belong to the old faction, shouldn't it? "
"There are indeed more people from the old faction, but..." Garcia pointed at a few guys who looked like passersby. "I don't have any detailed information about them and their whereabouts are unknown. Except for their contacts, the other members of the Association know very little about them. Even if I want to introduce them, I don't know where to start."
Roland could not help but facepalm. If Garcia had not pointed them out, he would have thought that those middle-aged men were the chauffeurs or assistants of the star martialists. Not to mention their strength, the gap between their appearance and clothes was too big. Not participating in the Martial Arts Contest did not mean that he would give up his image! At the thought of being labeled as the representative of the old faction by those glowing winners in life, he suddenly had an impulse to leave the group.
"Is it too late to sign up for the preliminaries of the Martial Arts Contest?"
Just then, a black bus drove into the parking lot.
"That's the bus from the Prism City," Garcia said. "Let's go."
"Okay." Roland patted his right shoulder. This was a code word for the witches to follow him. As long as Faldi's bugs stayed close to him, it was impossible for the witches to lose their target.
They boarded the bus and went straight to the last row.
"Sure enough, this place suits me the best." He spread his legs and lay back on the chair. "Sitting here is like sitting on a throne. Not only can I look down on all living beings, but I can also see everything that's happening in the carriage."
"Just say it if you're a geek," Garcia said disdainfully.
"..." How can I have a good conversation with you like this! "I didn't beg you to come with me."
"It's my first time on a mission. Of course, you have to watch me."
While they were staring at each other, there was a sudden noise in the bus.
"Miss Fei Yuhan, I have an empty seat here."
"Yuhan, come and sit with me!"
As the girl, who was called a genius, walked into the bus, the crowd invited her to sit with them.
"It seems that even the star martialists are treated differently..." Roland sighed.
"That's right." The two of them agreed on this point.
But surprisingly, she didn't accept anyone's invitation. Instead, she walked towards the second half of the carriage.
"Is there anyone sitting here?"
Fei Yuhan pointed to the seat beside Roland and asked calmly.
Garcia looked at her in surprise, and then looked at Roland, as if trying to figure out the relationship between them.
On the other hand, Roland himself was also confused. He had no idea what the other party was thinking. Feeling the gazes of the other people in the carriage, he coughed uncomfortably and said, "No."
"Thanks." Fei Yuhan nodded and sat down as though it was a given. "First meeting, or should I say … second meeting. Hello, my name is Fei Yuhan. Please advise me on this mission. "
I'm Roland, and this is … Miss Garcia. "
After the introductions, the atmosphere became silent.
Perhaps because she knew that a martialist's hearing was particularly sharp, Garcia didn't speak again. Instead, she lowered her head and played with her phone. On the other hand, the genius girl sat ramrod straight, exuding an unapproachable aura. It was completely out of character for someone of her age. Only Roland, who was sandwiched between the two of them, felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles. He originally wanted to sit at the back to avoid attention, but now, everyone on the bus had noticed his existence.
This awkward feeling of being the center of attention was only alleviated when the bus started moving.
Just as he was about to discuss changing seats with Garcia, Fei Yuhan suddenly turned her head and said softly, "… Your Majesty?"
"Thump."
Garcia's phone fell to the ground.
Roland was also stunned. He stared at her for a long time before saying, "You —"
"Good afternoon, everyone. I'm C02, the liaison officer in charge of intelligence and support for this operation. You can just call me 02." However, before he could say anything, a man in a suit holding a microphone interrupted him. "In the following period of time, I will introduce the mission's objective and plan in detail. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me."
As a result, Roland could only suppress his words and focus his attention on the liaison officer.
"According to the intelligence, the Fallen Evils have become more and more active recently and have begun to act collectively, which means that the Erosion is approaching. The Association has received reliable information that some Fallen Evils are planning to hold a meeting in an abandoned factory in the southern suburbs. The specific purpose is unknown, but there is no doubt that it's not a good thing. "
"Maybe they just want to make friends?"
Luo Hua's words caused a burst of laughter.
"If only that's the case." The man in the suit did not show any impatience. "Unfortunately, the Fallen Evils are our biggest enemy, so it's better for them to all die. There's an underground road leading to the abandoned factory, but after the factory was closed, the road was blocked. Two days ago, the Association secretly opened this road so that we can directly kill the Fallen Evils. In order not to alert the Fallen Evils, the operation is scheduled to start at nine o 'clock sharp. The relevant equipment will also be distributed when we get off the bus.
"In addition, the government army will cooperate with us from the ground to prevent the Fallen Evils from escaping. However, only those who have awakened the Force of Nature can harm these monsters. Therefore, we have to divide into two teams, one responsible for killing the Fallen Evils, and the other for encircling them. The list of teams has been placed under the table. If there are no problems, we will act according to this plan … "
…
Fei Yuhan looked through the list expressionlessly, but her mind was not on the paper at all. Instead, she was thinking about the expression on Roland's face when he heard the word "Your Majesty".
If an ordinary person was exposed on the spot, the first thing he would feel would be embarrassment and anger, right? Although the latter emotion was rarely shown in front of her, unless they were prepared, she was confident that she would not miss the slightest change in expression and the cover-up that followed.
However, what she saw on Roland's face was a very complicated expression.
There was surprise, wariness, doubt, and even a hint of joy … For a moment, she noticed that Roland opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but he quickly suppressed it. Judging from the shape of his mouth, it should be the sound of "Ai".
Such a reaction could not be explained with common sense. It was obviously Roland's first time meeting her. Regardless of whether he agreed or denied, he should not start with the word "Ai".
Moreover, there was no awkwardness in these emotions, which meant that he was already used to this form of address?
Fei Yuhan could not help but think of the words she had heard at the banquet. At that time, she had treated them as child's play, but now she was a little uncertain.
"The … King of the two worlds?"
If it could be said that her curiosity at the beginning was only because she wanted to see who was stronger than Roland, now she was even more interested in Roland himself.
She thought that it was the right decision to participate in this joint operation. Her master had once said that the Martialist Association had a much longer history than she had imagined, and the secrets it possessed were comparable to the stars in the sky. Some of them even involved the origin of the world, which only a few people knew.
Was this also the reason why they made an exception and gave the hunting license to a newcomer?
Considering the other party's wariness, Fei Yuhan forcibly suppressed the urge to continue asking. Before getting a clear answer, she did not want to become enemies with Roland.
As long as she made the first move, there would be opportunities in the future. It was better to take things slowly.
…
Two and a half hours later, the bus stopped at the end of the underground road.
The martialists were divided into two teams according to the plan. They entered the factory through the emergency exit and headed to their respective positions according to the map.
Roland, Fei Yuhan, and Garcia were undoubtedly the members of the frontal assault team, while Garcia was assigned to the finishing team. After leaving behind a warning, "Be careful, don't die," she quickly disappeared into the night with the rest.
"The rest of you, follow me." Just as Garcia had guessed, Sir Youlong, who was rumored to be close to "Defender", was chosen as the leader of the main assault team. After giving everyone a look of encouragement, he took the lead and entered a ventilation duct.
The whole operation was more rigorous than he had expected. Before getting off the bus, everyone received a pair of head-mounted four-eye night vision goggles, a wristwatch that could display the map, a vest with a friend-or-foe identification device, and a headset for internal communication. This made Roland very envious. If the First Army had the same equipment, they would be able to completely reverse the disadvantageous situation of fighting at night.
He silently counted and found that there were a total of 15 people in the assault team. Apart from the three people introduced by Garcia, the rest were all old-school martialists. From this, it could be seen that the higher-ups still recognized the ability of the actual combatants. However, if the new faction gained the upper hand in this battle, it would be hard to say what would happen in the future.
Of course, Roland did not intend to get involved in the battle between the old and the new. In fact, he was also very curious about whether these stars who had stood out in the tournament could still win easily against the Fallen Evils, who would not rest until one of them died.
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