"You've finally come out," Filo said with a smile. There seemed to be a deeper meaning behind his words.
Number 03 felt that something was off, but the current situation left her no choice. The Wave Mechanic's head was about to be burned to ashes. Without its head, the Wave Mechanic's body wouldn't be able to move for a while. More importantly, the person behind the Wave Mechanic was someone she couldn't afford to offend.
Filo said, "I thought you were going to hide behind that soft umbrella of yours like a coward."
Number 03 stared at Filo coldly. "It seems like you're waiting for me to show up. You think you can defeat me? "
"Ha, don't even think about it. We've been researching the official adepts here for a long time. Even though Fire Walker is stationed in Sleepless City, we still know a lot about you, "Number 03 said confidently.
She knew Filo, but Filo didn't know her. Also, she had made many preparations to deal with Filo over the past two days. Given the disparity in information and preparation, she was very confident that she could defeat Filo here.
Filo understood what Number 03 was trying to say. He chuckled nonchalantly. "Researching the adepts of the major organizations? Does that mean you're planning something big?"
Number 03 knew that Filo was trying to gather information. She chuckled coldly and didn't reply.
Filo shrugged. "Fine, if you don't want to talk, then so be it. But do you really think you're going to win? "
At this point, Filo suddenly began to laugh loudly.
If he were to face No.03 alone, he might really fall into a disadvantageous position due to the lack of information. However, he wasn't alone at this moment!
Following his laughter.
Number 03's body suddenly trembled, as if she had discovered something. Her expression was one of disbelief.
Why? Why did she feel a strange, powerful energy fluctuation behind her?
She slowly turned her head. When she saw the situation behind her, her pupils suddenly shrank.
She didn't know when, but a gray-haired old man had appeared behind her with a smile on his face. When No.03 turned her head, the gray-haired little old man even greeted her "cordially". "Beautiful lady, other than the little tattoo on your face, the rest of your body is completely grown on the tip of my heart … So, can you give me your soul?"
"Undead's Redemption? Ness Byron?!" No.03 looked incredulous.
"When I think of my name being spoken by a beautiful lady, it really makes my heart flutter." Ness smiled.
"You, why are you here?" Number 03 asked in a daze. She immediately realized that her question was a complete waste of time. She turned to look at Filo and said coldly, "It looks like I've underestimated you. Not only do you know where the base's combatants are going, but you also arranged for Nessie to spy on them. You know more than I thought. "
"Who is the power behind you? Cold Jade, or Death Spring? "
Cold Jade, Death Spring? What kind of power was this? Both Filo and Ness couldn't help but wonder.
Even though his heart was filled with confusion, Filo didn't show it on his face. He calmly replied, "You're asking which faction is backing us? Why don't you take a guess? "
No.03 relaxed a little after hearing Filo's answer. She spoke in a firm tone, "So I guessed wrong. You know nothing about these factions."
Filo was surprised. He knew nothing about these factions, which was why he wanted to trick No.03 and see if he could get some information from her. But how did Number 03 know that he knew nothing from his answer?
"So you're quite confident in your own judgment. But sometimes, too much blind confidence can easily lead to a setback. " Filo didn't know if No.03 was trying to trick him, so he still gave an ambiguous answer.
No.03 snorted and mocked, "You think I'm trying to trick you? Heh, there are some things you know for sure. If you don't, you won't be able to fake it. "
No.03 didn't mention Cold Jade or Death Spring again. She already knew that Filo had nothing to do with them.
"Why did you ambush me at Snooker Base? We have nothing to do with Brute Cavern, "No.03 said coldly.
"What a cunning woman," Filo muttered. Filo muttered to himself. He wasn't stupid. Number 03's words sounded like a question, but in reality, he wanted to know whether Filo and Ness's appearance was coincidental or inevitable. If it was a coincidence, did Brute Cavern have anything to do with it?
No matter how Filo responded, Number 03 would be able to glean some useful information from him. As such, the best course of action was to ignore him.
"I've got you, and we'll talk later!" Filo muttered to himself as he crushed a ball of flames, which transformed into a flaming sword. He viciously swung the sword at 03!
No.03 also knew that the time for getting information was over. She didn't hesitate and created a water shield around her.
After blocking the flaming blade of the Flower Sword, she stretched out her other hand.
A pale blue radiance flashed across her slender and fair palm. As the radiance flickered, layers of ripples began to appear in the air.
"She's trying to run!" Filo yelled when he saw Ripple.
Filo knew Shui Ripple very well. He knew what No.03 was trying to do as soon as he saw her.
No.03 was trying to escape.
That was indeed the case. Although 03 really wanted to save the Wave Mechanic's head, he had to do so under the premise that he could protect himself.
If she had to fight Filo alone, No.03 would definitely prioritize saving the Wave Mechanic's head because she was strong enough to fight Filo. However, if Filo and Ness worked together, she wouldn't even be able to protect herself, so she couldn't care about anything else.
Without hesitation, she created another ripple and prepared to run back inside while waiting for No.01 and No.02 to come back.
As for the Wave Mechanic's head … well, it didn't matter if it was damaged. At worst, she would be punished by her superiors.
03 decisively fled back to Water Ripple, shocking both Ness and Filo.
She didn't even try to fight back. She just ran away!
Filo quickly turned his sword into a rain of fire and tried to break No.03's water shield and destroy the ripple. However, the water shield wasn't weak at all. It was impossible to break it in one or two seconds.
Filo could only put his hope on Ness.
Ness was a soul sorcerer. As long as he wanted to, he should be able to break through the water shield.
And that was exactly what Ness did. In order to destroy the ripple, Ness used a level-three soul spell known as Soul Splitting Hand.
Soul Splitting Hand could condense a formless soul energy that could directly attack the target's soul.
Soul Splitting Hand's description seemed quite ordinary, but it was one of the few soul spells that could directly attack the target's soul.
One had to realize that the soul was located in the Soul Realm. If Soul Splitting Hand wanted to attack the target's soul, it would have to enter the Soul Realm, lock onto the target's soul, and inflict damage. This was just a soul spell, but it had so many functions. As such, one couldn't just look at the description of the spell. The simpler the description, the more complex the spell could be.
The formless Soul Splitting Hand passed through the water shield without any resistance and directly entered No.03's body.
No.03's movements instantly froze. However, No.03 quickly returned to normal and continued to create ripple as if nothing had happened.
"Something is blocking the Soul Splitting Hand … … Is there a barrier around your soul?" Ness asked in shock.
No.03 ignored Ness's question, but the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, showing his complacent mood and secretly mocking Ness.
"I'll be leaving first. As for that mechanical head … … If you have the guts, continue to destroy it. An unknown punishment will befall you sooner or later. "As soon as No.03 finished speaking, the ripple had already taken shape. Half of his body had already disappeared into the water.
"Do you people from this damned base only know how to run?" Filo said angrily.
"Hehe, never fight a battle that I'm not prepared for. That's my motto." Along with the faint sound of water, 03's figure completely disappeared in the ripples of the water.
In Number 03's field of vision, Filo and Ness were both venting their anger on their surroundings. Filo was burning the Wave Mechanic's head, while Ness was summoning a large army of skeletons. These skeletons were destroying everything around them, as if they wanted to use this opportunity to drag Number 03 out of his hiding place.
No.03 laughed coldly and shook his head. "As long as I don't show myself, even No.01 and No.02 won't be able to break through the ripple. You think you can? Hmph."
After saying this, No.03 turned around and prepared to enter the ripple.
However, as soon as she turned around, No.03 felt her vision blur for a moment.
She closed her eyes and rubbed them. "Have I been too tired lately?"
When she reopened her eyes, the blur had already disappeared. She was surrounded by familiar decorations: a golden pool, a column of water bubbling high up into the air, and a statue of a young woman praying in the middle of the pool.
This golden pool was the core of the ripple. It was an alchemy item that the organization had given her as a reward. The water gushing out of the pool was pure water energy.
When the Wave Mechanic had been injured, he had soaked himself in the pool and used the water energy to heal himself.
Around the pool, there was also a living area covered in crystals. There was a sofa, a table, a chair, a mirror, a wardrobe, and a few other trinkets.
No.03 called this place the Crystal Area.
Normally, No.03 would rest in this area whenever she entered the ripple.
She breathed out a mouthful of turbid air as she stumbled over to the sofa in the Crystal Area. Perhaps it was because she had been using spells through the ripple, but she felt a little dizzy.
She rested on the sofa for a while before finally feeling a little better.
She raised her head and instinctively glanced at the golden pool.
For some reason, she felt that the golden pool was a little bland today. The water vapor didn't seem to be very dense.
She stood up, wanting to go to the edge of the pool to take a look. However, as soon as she stood up, her head felt a little dizzy, and her vision blurred. She could only sit back down.
After resting for a while, she felt a little more refreshed. She raised her head and looked at the golden pool again … The water vapor had returned to normal.
Had she been mistaken? No.03 pinched her forehead. She couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong, but after thinking about it for a while, she realized that everything was right.
This situation was a little strange. No.03 decided to meditate and examine herself.
Just as No.03 was about to meditate, she heard a heart-wrenching scream from outside. She hesitated for a moment before waving her hand in front of her. A water mirror appeared in front of her, displaying the scene outside.
Upon closer inspection, she realized that the scream from before was actually Ness and Filo yelling in anger because they couldn't find No.03.
"Clowns." No.03's mocking voice transmitted through the ripple.
Ness and Ness were even more enraged when they heard this.
No.03 felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction as she gazed at the enraged expressions of the two sorcerers outside.
She even felt a strange sense of superiority as she walked over to her closet and pulled out a few bathrobes for bathing. She stood in front of the square mirror and compared them one by one, as if she was trying to decide which one suited her best.
"When No.01 and No.02 come back, I'll change into the Radiant Dress I was given and go out. Those two bastards will definitely be even more pissed off if they see me like this." Her expression in the mirror was filled with sinister glee. "The more pissed off they are, the happier I am!"
While they're out there wreaking havoc, I'm leisurely bathing in the ripple. Anyone would be pissed off if they knew about this.
No.03 even began to hum a little tune as she thought of this.
Then … she took off her blue-scaled dress, revealing her hollow, fair, slender, and well-proportioned body.
No.03 even narcissistically stroked her perfect body as she gazed at it in the mirror.
The only thing that displeased No.03 was the number tattoo on her face.
"As long as this operation is successful, the higher-ups will definitely reward me. At that time, I'll be able to request for the tattoo on my face to be erased just like those people."
After mumbling to herself for a while, No.03 once again indulged in her perfect self in the mirror.
She performed a few seductive movements with her naked body. Suddenly, a strange sound rang out.
Gulp … Tsk …
This sound sounded like someone was swallowing their saliva.
More importantly, this sound … was right in front of her!
No.03 was stunned. Why was she hearing this sound?
Was there someone else here? How was that possible? This was the ripple!
But if there was no one here, where did the swallowing sound come from?
She looked around in confusion.
She looked at the beautiful golden pool in the distance, at the sofa, table, and chairs, and then at the mirror in front of her … Everything was so familiar, yet so strange at the same time.
Something was wrong. Something was very wrong!
No.03 rubbed her temples as if she was thinking about something.
"Yes, I remember now!" No.03 suddenly rushed to the edge of the pool and reached her hand into the bottom of the pool as if she had gone crazy.
She was looking at rippling water, but she didn't feel wet at all.
Or rather, she felt wet, but this feeling was only simulated. It wasn't real at all!
As a Water Wizard, she knew very well what water felt like.
The water in the pool was fake!
If even the water was fake, then this space couldn't be …
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