| Author: Nan Sheng’s Fish | Original Source: SFACG |
| Translator: Silva | English Source: Re:Library |
Behind the door was just a very ordinary stairwell.
This left Hattori and Nancy slightly disappointed. After all, the door itself had a high-tech feel, so they were mentally prepared for whatever might be behind it. Nancy wouldn’t even be surprised if a demon suddenly appeared.
But now… a simple stairwell seemed quite ordinary.
“Hattori, don’t let your guard down. Although the number of thugs upstairs matches the intel, it doesn’t mean there aren’t other enemies behind this door,” Nancy reminded Hattori while holding a smart submachine gun.
Hattori nodded in response. Nancy’s reminder wasn’t really necessary; after all, the two of them were highly trained individuals, always vigilant as second nature.
As soon as Nancy finished instructing him, Hattori immediately activated the heart rate detector on the submachine gun. This device could display the presence of living beings within a certain range – needless to say, the enemies Nancy was facing definitely had heartbeats.
At this moment, the heart rate detector showed a group of living beings gathered thirty meters away – most likely people, and likely the Basileus slaves Nancy was looking for.
“Wait…”
Just as Nancy was about to approach and check on her future subordinates, Hattori beside her suddenly frowned and, in an unusually stern tone, reprimanded Nancy. Then, before Nancy could react, he swiftly pushed her aside!
Almost simultaneously, four or five sharp ice spikes shot out from where Nancy had just stood!
Seeing the iron floor easily pierced by the spikes, Nancy broke out in a cold sweat. Even steel couldn’t stop these sudden ice spikes. It was clear what would have happened if she hadn’t dodged just now.
Without even having the chance to give Hattori a grateful look, Nancy immediately raised her submachine gun and fired behind her!
Bang bang bang bang…!
A series of bullets shot out along the trajectory adjusted by the smart system but were all blocked by a thick ice wall.
Ice…! What’s going on? It wasn’t there just now!
In the moment of Nancy’s confusion, her instinctual warning bells rang. This was an intuition honed through numerous life-and-death situations in her past life!
Almost instinctively, Nancy kicked the raised section of the floor beside her and rolled backward. As she lay on the ground, she saw an almost unbelievable scene:
The thick ice wall that blocked her bullets suddenly split in the middle, and then a man with red hair wearing a black leather jacket leisurely walked out from it. Three white ice balls surrounded him, and his eyes were full of disdain as he looked at Nancy.
“I was wondering who dared to cause trouble here. Turns out it’s just two mice without even awakened abilities,” the man sneered contemptuously.
Then, without looking back, he waved his hand. The three white ice balls revolving around his shoulders immediately spun rapidly. Almost at the same time, Hattori, who had intended to ambush with a dagger, found his way blocked by ice walls from all sides.
Then, the man smirked coldly, clenched his fists, and from behind the ice walls came the sound of ice spikes piercing the ground – Hattori’s fate was unknown.
All of this happened in almost an instant. Nancy hadn’t even realized what had happened yet, and the situation had turned upside down. They had been in control just now, but now they were completely at the mercy of this man in front of them. Even Hattori, the strongest fighter among their allies, was now in an uncertain situation.
“Damn it…” Nancy wanted to raise her gun to shoot, but the next moment, her arm holding the gun was pierced by an ice spike. She felt a sharp pain in her arm – even the ruptured blood vessels were instantly frozen due to the ice, preventing blood from flowing out.
Seeing the disheveled Nancy, the man let out an arrogant cold laugh. “Kid, I advise you not to act rashly. Tell me who sent you here, and maybe I’ll give you a quick death.”
Nan Yin frowned at the man’s words but remained silent. It was clear that this man misunderstood her and Hattori as enemies or hired assassins sent by an enemy. At this moment, Nancy’s brain was working at lightning speed as she pondered her next move.
“I… I’ll talk! Please don’t kill me! I’ll tell you everything!” At the same time, Nancy’s face showed extreme fear, and her tone was panicked and sharp.
She deliberately appeared frightened – it was a tactic to buy time.
As expected, the man’s expression turned smug upon hearing Nancy’s fearful tone.
“Tell me, is it the Strelan Gang or the Car Enthusiast Club? Who sent you? What do you know?” It can be said that the person in front of Nancy lacked negotiation skills. In an instant, he offered Nancy two false options to disclose.
Nancy quickly pondered. She had never heard of the Strelan Gang, neither had the original owner. However, she knew about the Car Enthusiast Club, an organization of street racers in the Philo District.1 Her current appearance somewhat fit in, and… she happened to know the leader of the Car Enthusiast Club.
“It’s… it’s Lance who sent me! He only told me there’s a big deal here, and I’d be living the high life afterward! As for the rest… I don’t know!” Nancy continued, feigning fear.
Her words didn’t offer much information, so the man didn’t notice any flaws. After nodding, he rubbed his chin. “It’s indeed that b̲a̲s̲t̲a̲r̲d̲ Lance. Not only did he mess up our last deal, but now he’s eyeing our people?”
“But… Lance couldn’t possibly not know that I’m in charge of this transaction. Why would he send two powerless little whelps like you? Do you have a backup plan?” The man’s expression turned wary as he spoke, and the ice balls around his shoulders spun rapidly, as if sensing something.
Hearing this, Nancy’s lips curled into a smirk. Then, she immediately acted bewildered and puzzled. “N-No… I don’t know. I had no idea there were ability users among the enemies this time, otherwise… otherwise, I wouldn’t have come…”
This time, Nancy deliberately adopted a fragile tone to highlight her gender advantage, even emphasizing her chest.
As expected, the red-haired man’s expression changed as he nodded. He looked at Nancy differently, squatting down and reaching out to remove her hoodie –
Rustle! With the hood removed, Nancy’s snow-white long hair and exquisite face were exposed.
“Wow…” A hint of astonishment flashed in the red-haired man’s eyes. “What’s going on? Since when did the Car Enthusiast Club have such a stunning female assassin?”
Wasn’t the Car Enthusiast Club full of big guys who were into street racing? When did they get such a pretty girl?
“I… I was just recruited by Boss Lance,” Nancy pretended to hesitate, leaving the man to fill in the blanks himself.
Sure enough, the man’s face immediately showed a lecherous and greedy expression. He retracted the ice balls around his shoulders, looking relaxed and less vigilant.
Reaching out towards Nancy, he seemed like he was about to touch her face. “So, you’re Lance’s new mistress, huh? Tsk tsk! Quite the looker!”
“You’ll tell me everything you know about Lance! And then… as long as you behave, I might let you live.” The man chuckled.
After confirming that the man had indeed put away the ice balls, a look of enlightenment immediately appeared on Nancy’s face. She appeared resigned but compliant, looking like she had no choice but to obey. This expression made the man itch with desire –
“I… I understand. Please spare me, Big Brother! I’ll do anything!”
Seeing the beautiful woman in front of him feigning forced cheerfulness, the red-haired man suddenly felt a bit parched. Nancy’s appearance was already enchanting, and now, with that expression, she seemed even more seductive. It made him almost unable to resist punishing her on the spot.
“Very well, as long as you cooperate…” The man intended to reach out towards Nancy’s collar to grope her, but in that instant, he caught sight of a silver four-barreled pistol pointed at him from the injured hand of the girl!
“!!!!”
Though the man was lecherous, his reactions were quite swift. As soon as he noticed Nancy’s pistol, a wall of ice materialized between him and Nancy.
This ice barrier that appeared suddenly wasn’t much thicker than before. If Nancy’s weapon had been just an ordinary handgun, perhaps none of the four bullets could have pierced it in the same spot. But unfortunately… this wasn’t an ordinary pistol!
【Item Name – Sudden Inspiration】
A weapon fueled by thought bullets, how could it be stopped by a mere ice wall?
In an instant, accompanied by the faint metallic tremor of the pistol firing, the red-haired man’s thoughts stagnated. He involuntarily pondered three questions –
1: Did I turn off the gas at home?
Did I turn off the gas at home? I remember one of the guys helped me with it in the morning, they even washed the pots, but come to think of it, I didn’t notice who made breakfast in the morning, those eggs were all overcooked! Why didn’t I realize it when I was eating!
2: Did I lock the door at home?
Even though I left, I still have the guys watching the house, why bother locking the door?
3: Is the child really mine?
Although I’ve been working in the Philo District for so many years and slept with so many women, I haven’t gotten a wife yet. Where did the child come from?
Wait, didn’t that woman from 384th Street say she wanted to give me a surprise last time? Could it be that I didn’t take precautions that night, so she got pregnant? Then the question arises, is the child really mine?
I remember that woman wasn’t very loyal, several guys in the gang have slept with her… If she’s really pregnant, maybe I’ll end up raising the child?
And also…
Suddenly, the man’s train of thought was cut off because in reality, his neck had already been severed by a dagger – naturally, his thoughts ceased along with the gushing blood.
In the end, he couldn’t figure out whether the possibly existing child was really his. But in the last moment before his eyes closed, he saw the female assassin from the Car Enthusiast Club.2
