Chapter 85

"Yue, why did you come here?" Saito Reiko was now very excited, but she hadn't forgotten that she was still wearing a swimsuit. She was just about to find something to cover herself when she suddenly remembered her relationship with Bai Jingyue, and with so many "enemies" around, she stood confidently in front of Bai Jingyue.

"Reiko, you look very beautiful."

"Hehe."

As she walked inside, Bai Jingyue explained the reason for his arrival: "I was sent by the chairman to carry out a mission. After completing it, I came here to give you all a surprise."

After hearing this, Saito Reiko felt a bit unhappy because Bai Jingyue said "you all." Perhaps Bai Jingyue himself hadn't noticed, but it indicated that Shizuri Misaki's shadow had already entered his heart.

However, Saito Reiko quickly adjusted her emotions and led Bai Jingyue inside, which caused a commotion.

All the ladies present immediately tried to avoid Bai Jingyue and change from their swimsuits into casual clothes, but it was impossible because the girls had already locked their casual clothes in their suitcases, and it was too late now.

Shizuri Misaki didn't care much about it; to chase after Bai Jingyue, she had long since lost her sense of propriety. However, Misaka Mikoto's face was already bright red, and she couldn't speak, no longer showing her previous gloom.

Xiqitaol, from "The Return of the Winged Ones," had an even stronger reaction. She was wearing a gemstone bikini, and while it was fine when she walked with Saito Reiko earlier, now she was indoors (women's thoughts are truly strange). Seeing Bai Jingyue, she wanted to launch an attack on the spot, but where was she? To protect her unconscious companion in the corner, Xiqitaol had to forcibly suppress her urge to attack.

"Xiao Qi, I'll take it from here."

"Okay."

Approaching the restless Xiqitaol, Bai Jingyue's expression turned serious: "Hello, magician from 'The Return of the Winged Ones.' I am Bai Jingyue, the first FROZEN·UNIVERSE of Academy City."

Seeing Bai Jingyue's serious demeanor, Xiqitaol had to take it seriously as well. If before it was a conversation between an individual from "The Return of the Winged Ones" and a small group from Academy City, now it was a dialogue between two forces! Bai Jingyue was the first of Academy City!

While Xiqitaol and Bai Jingyue were discussing, the Science City had already begun to act. When Shizuri Misaki left, she told the people of Science City about "The Return of the Winged Ones'" plan, but she didn't mention the infiltration to retrieve the "Sun Serpent" core.

Science City naturally didn't believe a single girl, but this girl was the sixth-ranked Level 5 Telepath of Academy City, and her words couldn't be ignored. So, while promising to evacuate the civilians, they began to prepare for the enemy.

As for why this wasn't treated as an impromptu performance, it was because the scale of "The Return of the Winged Ones'" attack was too large. If the civilians weren't evacuated, the business here would inevitably be unable to continue. Moreover, as the price for knowing the plan, they had already promised Shizuri Misaki to evacuate the civilians. They didn't have the courage to deceive a Level 5 Telepath from Academy City.

Here, Bai Jingyue agreed to let Xiqitaol take the captives away, but he made one request: not to attack the evacuating civilians. Otherwise, as a representative of Academy City, he would intervene in the war.

With mixed feelings, Xiqitaol left with her people. At this time, the reinforcements had arrived and were already in battle with the Science City forces.

After retrieving the "Sun Serpent" core and Xiqitaol, "The Return of the Winged Ones" retreated. They had decided to launch their attack the next day.

Back at the base, Xiqitaol reported Bai Jingyue's words to the upper echelons, but they were ignored. Most of the people in "The Return of the Winged Ones" had become somewhat contemptuous of science after years of fighting with Science City, so they ignored Bai Jingyue's warning. Xiqitaol, who had personally experienced Saito Reiko's power, was very anxious.

In Science City, the "staff" had already begun to evacuate the civilians. As members of the "Science Side," they were very familiar with the power of Academy City, the leader of the "Science Side." Although they operated this Science City with the premise of being enemies with Academy City, when they faced the threat from Academy City, they were powerless.

Bai Jingyue didn't care much. He came here to accompany Saito Reiko and the others on a trip. As long as they didn't provoke him, he wouldn't get involved.

The next day arrived without any hindrance. Last night, Science City had already set up defenses at various locations that might be attacked, but due to the limited number of personnel, the main focus was on defending the underwater tunnel and evacuating the tourists.

A few people were waiting inside the hotel for "The Return of the Winged Ones'" attack. All the tourists had been evacuated except for them.

"The Return of the Winged Ones" never expected that Shizuri Misaki would tell Science City their entire plan. Before the blockade was even set up, all the tourists had already left.

The people from Academy City had also left, leaving only Saito Reiko and the others.

The teacher in charge was initially unwilling, but fortunately, one of the teachers was someone who had been persuaded to leave during the previous fantasy beast incident by Bai Jingyue. When Bai Jingyue appeared, the teacher just smiled and said nothing more.

With nothing to do in the hotel, Bai Jingyue simply went downstairs to get a deck of cards from the "staff" to play.

"Brother, why aren't we leaving? Haven't we done what we needed to do?" Bai Hezi was very puzzled. This was a matter between Science City and "The Return of the Winged Ones," and it had nothing to do with them. Hadn't the innocent tourists already been evacuated?

Why not leave? How could they play if they left? Bai Jingyue wasn't interested in the outcome of the war between the two sides, but he couldn't bear to leave without playing. Of course, he couldn't say this to Bai Hezi, but he had a good reason.

"The establishment of Science City is hostile to Academy City. As the strongest people of Academy City, we have the responsibility to witness the outcome of this war so that the higher-ups of Academy City can decide on their future attitude towards Science City."

Anyway, when "The Return of the Winged Ones" used the "Sun Serpent" as a strategic weapon, it would be considered an attack on him. At that time, he would destroy the "Sun Serpent" and then enjoy the trip with Saito Reiko and Shizuri Misaki. As for the others, they were left behind purely to avoid exposing Bai Jingyue's ambitions.

At this moment, Bai Jingyue hadn't realized that he viewed Shizuri Misaki and Saito Reiko as his women. Only the remnants of his pre-transmigration common sense kept him firmly recognizing only Saito Reiko, but it was unknown how long he could maintain this view under Shizuri Misaki's advances.

Finally, the sound of explosions came. Despite being well-prepared, Science City did not achieve the expected results from "The Return of the Winged Ones'" surprise attack.

Although they didn't know why the surprise attack failed, "The Return of the Winged Ones" remained confident and directly engaged the Science City forces.

However, "The Return of the Winged Ones" still underestimated Science City. This was the main base of Science City, and various ground-to-air facilities had been in standby for a long time. When "The Return of the Winged Ones'" "Cloud Sea Serpent" engaged the Science City fighters, various unknown weapons were launched at the "Cloud Sea Serpent."

Suffering a counterattack, "The Return of the Winged Ones" realized something was wrong and had to forcibly blow up the underwater tunnel before retreating.