bayedsolid Chapter 188 The Last Bus 4
Chapter 188 The Last Bus 4
"Ahaha... What [Phaethon]? I have no idea what you are talking about." Ling, who was held under the cat's arm, was frightened when she heard this.
Honestly, while the brother and sister are indeed renowned as legendary rope makers, the world isn't that big! There aren't many people who actually know them, right?
What's more, they had just lost Phaethon's account some time ago. Except for the old customers who knew them personally, many strangers who came to the "Rope Net" because of his reputation probably thought that Phaethon had been caught and a legend had fallen.
But their identities have been exposed twice today. If Nicole told the cat, then how did Mr. Owl, whose personal information even Fairy couldn't find or detect their vital signs, know their identities?
"That's right, what is Phaethon? I've never heard of it, meow~" The cat's steps became unsteady and she almost tripped over herself, but someone grabbed her collar and pulled her back. She turned around and spoke up.
"Don't stop, keep running. The train will soon enter the tunnel." Bai Zhi lifted Maoyou, watched her adjust herself, and then let go.
In terms of speed, Mao Xiren's talent is even more agile than his current body, which has adapted to raising basic values to the human limit.
In this [world], every species of Greek has unique talents and weaknesses. Only humans have average physical development, so much so that they appear mediocre.
But the best among humans can always break through to a level that everyone else is afraid of, and most of the top scholars are also humans.
Because humans fear that their own military strength is insufficient, they have created countless powerful weapons to arm themselves. This is probably the consequence of exchanging force for intelligence.
[Fear of insufficient firepower] may be something that is deeply engraved in the genes of every rabbit, so much so that even the fantasy world born under the inspiration of the rabbit creator cannot escape this curse.
Whether enemies or allies, one must surpass them to become the strongest. Especially under the threat of doomsday, this condition has room to worsen and become even more perverted, even to the point of... transcending the boundaries of ethics and morality.
Bai Zhi gathered his scattered thoughts and focused on the present moment. After all, this scene would definitely be included in the main storyline. His first appearance on stage absolutely had to be a memorable one.
"I'm guessing you're wondering, 'How did he know Phaethon's identity?'" Bai Zhi spoke with a steady voice, even while running. With his long, sturdy legs, each one a step, capable of catching up with a cat's two, his demeanor could even be described as 'leisurely' even as he hurried along.
"Wow! Do you have any special abilities?" The cat hugged Bomb tightly again, and was so scared that the hair on his ears and tail stood up!
"Nekomata, Rin, both of you calm down for a moment. Especially Nekomata, your emotions are written all over your face right now." Zhe's steady voice came from the channel, temporarily calming the two people who were a little panicked.
"Because Miss Nekomata, your emotions are all written on your face." As soon as Zhe finished speaking, Bai Zhi followed up with the same answer.
"Guessed it, meow!"
"Guessed it? Oh~ It must be the 'military advisor' in the rear who explained the reason first.
Well, the voice that just came out of the Bomb was that of a lovely young lady, so the person behind it must be Mr. Military Advisor." Bai Zhi deliberately pointed out the genders of the two people to prove that he knew the identity of Phaethon and was not just trying to trick them with some vague information based on hearsay.
"Who are you? How did you know our true identities?" Ling questioned Bai Zhi in a very serious tone. The identity information had been made clear to this point, and there was no point in denying it any further.
"...Don't be nervous, I have no ill will towards you. And now is not a good time to talk." Bai Zhi didn't mean to keep the secret, but the train that had already entered the tunnel was roaring very close. Bai Zhi didn't have access to Phaethon's communication channel, so he probably wouldn't be able to hear them even if he shouted if he wanted to talk.
"Ah! The train, there's nothing I can do. Let's get down to business first!" The cat accelerated and rushed towards the train, throwing Bomb onto the roof with all his might. "Go, Ropemaker!"
Little Bombard sat down on the roof of the train with a thud.
"Be gentle, Master, your butt hits the roof hard."
"This body is more clumsy than I thought. ...The arms are too short." Ling walked wobbly on the roof of the moving train. She usually thought it was cute to see her brother wobbling and controlling Ies's small body to walk, but now it was her turn, she couldn't feel happy at all.
"Don't be discouraged. Your blood relatives have praised your gesture. To quote the original words - 'It's small and very cute.'"
Ling felt like she was hit between the eyebrows by her own boomerang. This was how she comforted her brother.
"I'm sorry I'm not cute enough!" Ling said angrily. "Stop making jokes. We need to hurry. After we take care of the train, there's another 'trouble' coming downstairs!"
"Huff~ It was thrown up successfully. Luckily it's still in time." The cat trotted beside the train and caught up with the train. If Ling used Bomb's small body to drill into the air hole on the top of the carriage and stop the train, then their plan to stop the train would be successful.
"I think you'd better not relax so quickly." Bai Zhi looked at the figure reflected in the car, and glanced at the Nekomata with empty eyes. Even with his ears included, his height only reached the bottom of the car window.
"What's wrong?! Did you notice anything wrong?" Nekomata immediately asked nervously.
"You'd better look at it yourself. Sorry for being rude." Bai Zhi quickened his pace and ran to Nekomata's side. He lifted Nekomata up horizontally from his armpits with both hands and faced the carriage.
"Meow!? Let me go...Ah! There's someone inside!" The cat, suddenly lifted from behind, screamed again and struggled to get down, but was frightened by the figure in the window in front of him and forgot to struggle. "Oh no! Little Bomb is in danger!"
"I understand. Then get ready and we'll implement Plan B." Bai Zhi put the cat down and reached for the hilt of the knife behind his waist with his backhand.
"What Plan B? No one told me!?" Neko's eyes widened, her mind full of questions. She and Phaethon were in cahoots, right? When did this "Plan B" come about that she didn't know about?
"Plan B is: violent stop!!"
Bai Zhi aimed his sharp eyes at the carriage. Seeing the relatively still figure suddenly shaking, he knew that Ling must have been discovered. He immediately drew his sword and swung it hard at the car window.
bang bang bang-
A flash of white blade light flashed by, shattering the glass on the entire carriage window facing them. Through the knife marks between the adjacent windows, one could even see directly into the carriage. The metal-clad train carriage was easily cut through by Bai Zhi's blade.
The armed action team in the carriage, wearing the operational equipment of the Public Security Bureau, surrounded Xiao Bangbu. When the window exploded, they lay down in time to avoid the attack of glass fragments, and luckily avoided Bai Zhi's first knife.
"Ahhhhhhhh!!! What's going on?! Is the [Dead Road Butcher] chasing us?!" Ling hugged Bomb's head with her short little arms, curled up her small body into a ball, and asked screaming.
The armed team quickly climbed up, their guns pointed, and panickedly aimed at the figure climbing onto the carriage, which no longer had a glass partition. They shouted, "Who is it?!"
Under the dim light, the visitor's dark red eyes looked like solidified blood.
Bai Zhi's feet in high-top military boots were on the window frame, half-crouching at the window position, with a big knife slung across his shoulder, and half of the blade hanging outside the car like his body.
In the train carriage that never stopped, the wind whistled past, blowing Bai Zhi's snow-white hair and lifting the hem of his long windbreaker high like a black flag.
"Sorry, I just accidentally dropped a Bomb. So I want you to stop the car and help me find it. ... Please?" The cold men, who were processed by voice changers, gave a very ridiculous reason to the person asking the question in a nonchalant tone.
Even if you are alone and expose your entire body to the enemy's gun, the identities of predator and prey remain unchanged.
Among the armed team in the carriage, the muzzle of one man's gun began to tremble. He couldn't help but move the gun away from his aim and shouted a name in a trembling voice in fear.
“Snow, [Snowy Owl].
Long white hair, red eyes, and a long sword... You are the Death Star, [Snowy Owl]! ! "
Small Theater
Ling: What's your name?
Bai Zhi: I...
Soldier: It's him! It's him! It's him! The industry's deadly star! [Snowy Owl]
Ah—— (knocked unconscious)
Bai Zhi: You didn't rhyme. And why did you switch from Japanese anime to Chinese anime?
Nekomata: ...Poof!