Chapter 15

As the short-haired girl chased after Zheng Chen, she couldn't help but slow down a bit. A few strands of hair in front of her face silently snapped...

Her pupils suddenly shrank to the extreme, and the short-haired girl, who was charging forward, forcibly stopped and leaned backward. It turned out that the seemingly casual wave of the hand by the other party was actually this.

"Ugh, my waist!!"

After dodging the nearly fatal threat, the short-haired girl fell heavily to the ground, clutching her lower back and struggling.

Looking at Zheng Chen, who had slowed down and then sped up again, she was already out of sight. "Damn it! I'll remember this, you can't run away!! I'm going to kill you!!"

Slightly turning his head, Zheng Chen ignored the roar behind him. After confirming they couldn't catch up, he put down the blue-haired girl behind him.

"Damn, damn!!" With an angry expression, the short-haired girl fiddled with a device that looked like a flip phone, completely unaware of the blood droplets falling beside her.

A young man with long golden hair, who looked like a good guy, saw the short-haired girl's condition and was taken aback. "Senior, your face..."

"Huh? What's wrong with my face?" Sisca, puzzled, touched her cheek, feeling a warm and sticky sensation.

Looking at her reflection in the nearby stream, she saw a very fine bloodstain on the half of her face where the hair had snapped, with blood droplets continuously oozing out.

"Disfigured!? I have to kill that bastard! I'll make that scoundrel who dared to steal my credit die a miserable death!!"

After a moment of shock, Sisca, like a madwoman, picked up the gun hidden in her cloak and started shooting wildly around.

"Hmm! This is your dirty mind, isn't it?" A young man with caramel-colored hair, wearing a red jacket, glanced at the frenzied Sisca, squinting his eyes and staring at the empty space in front of him. He lightly touched a small branch in his hand, which silently broke.

Through the reflection of the sunlight, a cold, sharp thread could be faintly seen hanging in the air. "Huh, really sharp. If you hadn't stopped just now, your head would have been cut off."

He touched the smooth cut on the branch and exclaimed in amazement.

"..." Sisca, who had calmed down, couldn't help but start sweating. She said defiantly, "Hmph, this is none of your business!"

She examined the two metal cones the golden-haired young man had retrieved. These two metal cones were nailed to the trees on both sides, pulling the extremely sharp and fine metal thread.

"Really despicable means."

Although she said this, she directly put the metal thread away.

"We'll chase... don't follow us!!"

After hastily treating the wound on her face, Sisca said to the red-jacketed young man.

The red-jacketed young man flatly refused, "What a joke, if it weren't for you, our airship wouldn't have had an accident. I haven't even received compensation yet. How can I let you go before finding the boss?"

"You dare to mention money!!" At the mention of money, Sisca immediately became furious again. All the money they had brought with them was burned in the crashed airship!

"Anyway, you're just air pirates, killing you wouldn't be a big deal." With a grim face, Sisca reloaded her gun and threatened.

"Uh... Senior, is this really a good idea?" The golden-haired young man was sweating.

"Tch." Sisca stuffed her gun back into her cloak. "To be honest, the root of all the trouble is the person who just ran away. Don't disbelieve me, we found you because of the girl that scoundrel was with."

"You're just trying to shift the blame."

"Hmph, the airship you stole had something important on it. Even if we didn't come after you, you would have been attacked." Sisca huffed. "I've told you everything I know. If you don't believe me, fine, but the responsibility isn't on us. If you want compensation, go after that guy!"

"Really?" Seeing Sisca's sincere expression, the red-jacketed young man's thoughts wavered.

"Want to confirm? Just catch that guy and interrogate him. If it's a lie, we won't be able to run away."

The red-jacketed young man thought for a moment and nodded. "Alright, I'll temporarily cooperate with you until we find the boss."

The golden-haired young man's eyes lit up. When did his senior become so eloquent?

Plan successful...

In a place where the red-jacketed young man couldn't see, Sisca revealed a sinister smile. Having one more combatant was good. Zheng Chen's move just now was too dangerous. How could she let her promotion... no, her protection target be with such a dangerous person!

"My name is Sisca." After introducing herself, Sisca pointed to the golden-haired young man behind her. "He's Long Wei, my junior."

"And Long Wei's good friend, Chia!" Finally, Sisca pointed to the dark-skinned, black-haired girl beside Long Wei, who was grinding her teeth for some reason.

"Kudo Bon Kiruait, just call me Kudo." Kudo smiled and pointed to his face. "I plan to build a..."

"We're not interested in your dreams. You're just air pirates."

Sisca waved her hand and bluntly interrupted Kudo's words...

"Do you want to fight, tomboy!?"

"What did you say!!" Sisca, who was teased, also became angry.

"Uh, Senior, if we don't chase them, we'll really lose them..."

Sisca was taken aback and immediately chased after Zheng Chen. After chasing for a while, her expression became a bit subtle. After looking at the map on the device that looked like a phone, she confirmed something. "It seems the direction they're heading is towards our headquarters..."

"Do you really know where the Edel Garden is?" The blue-haired girl, quietly following behind Zheng Chen, asked.

Zheng Chen paused slightly. "No."

The blue-haired girl opened her small mouth in surprise and stared at Zheng Chen. "Then why are you pointing in this direction?"

"Made it up."

The girl's mood immediately sank, and she moved to the side with a low pressure, muttering something. Listening closely, the main content was something like "humans are all liars" and so on. "If you know, you can lead the way."

"..." The blue-haired girl said in confusion, not knowing where she was now.

"Then just pick a direction."

"I don't want to try." The blue-haired girl stopped completely, with a very determined look. "I have to go there. There's someone very important waiting for me there."

"You can't go by yourself." Zheng Chen also confirmed this. If the blue-haired girl went alone, the chances of her reaching her destination were almost zero. Not to mention, the petite girl would catch up soon...

The other party wouldn't give up easily. "Even so, I have to go there!"

"Are you stupid?"

"I have to do this." The blue-haired girl's determined look didn't waver. Suddenly, she tilted her head in confusion. "Didn't you say we were going the same way?"

"But you don't know the location."

"Can't we just find it?"

"Troublesome."

"As long as you can take me there, I'll repay you..." The blue-haired girl, knowing that if she left alone, she might be found by the people chasing her, hesitated for a moment and said.

"What?"

"Me!"

Zheng Chen shook his head. "Why bother."

The blue-haired girl firmly replied, "The person I want to see is very important! We have a promise!"

"..." Zheng Chen understood. "Just a promise? No need for repayment, we're going the same way... We won't travel today, we need to rest and regroup. We have things to do."

"Huh? Can't we go directly to the Edel Garden?"

"Find someone to ask for directions first!"

To shake off Sisca and the others, Zheng Chen took many detours, even going in the opposite direction... but still couldn't shake them off!

He didn't know what methods they used to keep tracking him so tightly.

"Ha ha ha! No matter how cunning you are, you can't run away!!" Staring at the radar on the device in her hand, Sisca had a sinister smile, no longer looking as neat, with a few signs of weariness.

They used the Holy War Angel radar to lock onto Zheng Chen's movements, but they couldn't know what he left along the way.

They encountered quite a few traps along the way. As for taking detours, they couldn't afford the time. The radar's detection range was limited, and if they were too far away, they would lose him.

"Grizzly?"

Zheng Chen examined the strange bear lying on the ground, his tone carrying a hint of doubt. The girl behind him shook her head, indicating she didn't know.

"Alright." Zheng Chen stepped on the bear and pulled out a sharp spear that had pierced its heart.

"Payment." Zheng Chen walked to the father and daughter who had been chased by the bear and naturally extended his hand.

The man's forehead immediately broke out in sweat. This person was really practical... He couldn't help but glance at the blue-haired girl behind Zheng Chen. The sweating middle-aged man had a troubled look. "We have no money, and it's late. Why don't you come to our house and rest for the night as a reward?"

"Although it's not a good place, we can still provide a place to rest."

"Wait for me." Zheng Chen turned back to the bear and said to the blue-haired girl, "Turn around."

"What for?" The blue-haired girl was puzzled.

"Skinning."

"..."

After a while, Zheng Chen carried a thick bear skin and sat in the middle-aged man's carriage, which was probably pulled by a horse.

His daughter looked at Zheng Chen with curiosity and a bit of worry, wanting to say something but holding back.

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