The boy's one strike was like a bolt of lightning that illuminated the heavens and the earth! The entire arena was silent.
It wasn't until a while later, when Zao Wu, with a slight frown, picked up the perfectly bisected chip from the wrecked automaton's remains, that thunderous applause and cries of astonishment erupted from the dense crowd!
Luka's shout was cut off in his throat, his mouth agape wide enough to fit a whole egg! The great Hook beside him was equally shocked. However, the girl's small, cherry-like mouth could only fit a quail egg.
Seele's pride vanished in that instant. But she didn't feel dejected. On the contrary, her eyes filled with even more fervent desire for the boy! She had used all her strength, plus targeting the weak point of the Automaton Spider, to successfully detonate it with her swift scythe! It was a clever move. But Zao Wu was different. It was already difficult for him to hold a greatsword with such a slender body, let alone wield it as an extension of his arm, forcibly cutting in half the Direwolf, whose defense level was far beyond that of the Automaton Spider!
But no matter how unbelievable, such a scene had happened right before everyone's eyes! He had the face of an angel, but possessed the power of a demon...
On one hand, Huohua was proud of Zao Wu's amazing performance. But on the other hand... wouldn't this make Zao Wu even more sought-after!
Oh no! Huohua's in a big crisis!
So, the moment Zao Wu jumped down from the stage, Huohua was the first to rush up, her twin-tails flying, to declare her sovereignty! Although she had lost all her past memories, she felt an unusual closeness to the first person she saw after waking up, Zao Wu. As if there was some deep bond between them. And it was the kind of "entanglement" that no one else had!
Seele and Bronya also surrounded him at the same time.
"What is this?" Bronya's focus was the same as Zao Wu's. Both were on that special chip.
Zao Wu shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either. He was actually very cooperative, knowing what the audience wanted to see. Even that profit-driven old boss of the club, Scott, he didn't intend to disappoint, thinking of having a performance-heavy ring match with the big robot in front of him. The kind of "you come and I go, a great battle of three hundred rounds, what fun!"
But suddenly, the state of the Automaton Direwolf changed! For some reason, Zao Wu's perception of "Destruction" was particularly keen! He realized that if he held back and let the automaton run wild, the ones who would be attacked would not only be him, but also the countless unarmed Underworld residents below the stage. That's why he had mercilessly killed it in one blow! And he had accurately found the culprit that caused the Direwolf to lose control, which was this chip that had been cut in two.
Showing off? Bragging? That was something he would never even consider.
"Let me see!" Seele suddenly became excited and took the chip from Zao Wu's hand. In the process, her fingers inevitably touched the boy's. Normally, with Seele's personality, she wouldn't have cared at all. A hand is a hand, what's so special about it? Just flesh.
But at this moment, Seele's heart skipped a beat. She was like a late-blooming big girl, suddenly realizing—what "the opposite sex" was. This was something that young boys and girls should have realized during puberty. Probably most people have had similar experiences. Because of an accidental touch, they suddenly realized that their playmate, deskmate, or friend was of the opposite sex, and even felt that the other person smelled good and was soft, and felt a strange flutter in their heart.
Unfortunately, Seele's childhood was tragic, and the existence of puberty gave way to the struggle for survival, which no one cared about. Even she herself didn't care, letting it wither in a corner of her heart. That's why it was so late now, that it was awakened for the first time because of Zao Wu's existence.
—Seele's late-blooming adolescence.
A faint blush crept up Seele's cheeks, which she quickly shook her head to dispel. And this was just from accidentally touching Zao Wu's fingertips. What if they had held hands? Or hugged his waist? Or kissed his... Seele didn't dare to think further and quickly focused all her attention on the battle chip Zao Wu had handed her.
Although Zao Wu's body was sensitive, because too many sisters liked to be close to him, and Stelle and March 7th were always sticking to his side, he had become somewhat desensitized to girls' touches. Just touching fingers was nothing to worry about. Of course, Mom Himeko was an exception.
"I've seen similar chips on other automatons. They should have a certain amplification effect on them."
"I don't know much more than that."
"Zao Wu specifically brought it over... did you discover something?" Seele's voice was rarely soft.
Zao Wu then told the girls beside him everything about how he had discovered the automaton might go berserk and had acted in time.
Seele immediately gritted her teeth and raised her right hand in an oath.
"It must be that old bastard Scott's doing!"
"In order to increase the ratings of the boxing match, he didn't hesitate to install a faulty chip in the automaton to enhance its combat power, forcibly escalating the bloodiness of the match!"
"It's a good thing it was you, Zao Wu. Otherwise, if it were an ordinary fighter, at this moment, they might have already..."
Seele couldn't forgive Scott for such a life-threatening act!
"I'll take you to settle the score with him right now!"
Hearing this, Bronya and Huohua were also instantly furious. Even the gentle-tempered Zao Wu rarely showed anger at this moment.
Seele and the others rushed to Scott's office with great momentum. And at this time, Scott had already prepared a set of excuses. If necessary, he would let his thugs take the fall. Could the people of Wildfire really do anything to him?
"I'm warning you!" Scott habitually used his power to intimidate people. He believed he had power and influence, and even Oleg, the leader of Wildfire, had to give him some face.
However, what greeted him was Seele, who rushed over like a rocket, her beautiful face having a bit of a chilling look.
"Warn your head!" The girl really did what she said. Before her voice arrived, her head did.
And what greeted Scott's old bones next was a storm of fists from the girl, punch after punch, without any hesitation. Instantly, a series of shrill screams echoed throughout the office.
"Ah! Ah! Help!"
"Save... save me! Don't hit me! Don't... ah!"
Huohua also rushed up, adding a few sneaky kicks on the side!
This scene left Bronya dumbfounded. She had really seen the so-called "Underworld methods." Originally, she had intended to reason with him, to make Scott admit his mistake and accept a just punishment. But on second thought, that would probably take forever. On the other hand, Seele's way of doing things... was satisfying! It was really satisfying!
Seele's style seemed to have opened a new world for Bronya.
And Zao Wu intimidated Scott's fierce thugs, who were on high alert, scaring them so much that they didn't even dare to breathe, sweat streaming down their faces. They had all had some experience in fighting matches, so no one knew better than them what would happen to them if the boy who could kill the Automaton Direwolf in one blow really wanted to deal with them! The salary they got from Scott was important, but they had to be alive to spend it!
When Seele and Huohua had vented their anger enough, Scott was left with only a breath of life. Only then did Seele clap the dust off her hands in satisfaction and warn him from above.
"This time, it was thanks to Zao Wu that a disaster was averted!"
"But if you dare to do it again... hmph! You'd better think twice!"
"Zao Wu, let's go. To prevent similar dangerous incidents from happening in the future, maybe we should find the source of the chip, Svarog."
"Svarog?"
"Yes, a big mechanical guy who is much more powerful than the Direwolf just now."
"But before that, I want to take you to see Oleg first. He is the leader of our 'Wildfire'."
Rewinding time to about half a day earlier, on the streets of Belobog, March 7th and Dan Heng managed to wake up the blue-haired man that Stelle had pulled out of the trash can.
Sampo opened his eyes groggily, only to see the world upside down.
"...?"
When he came to his senses, he suddenly realized.
Oh my god! I've been tied up and hung upside down!
What kind of bad karma is this? It was bad enough to run into that granny who plays with people for a living!
Who have I offended this time?
But when he saw the faces of March 7th, Dan Heng, and Stelle, well, Sampo resigned himself to his fate. He quickly put on a fawning smile.
"Big brothers and sisters, this little one knows he was wrong..."
"In Belobog, p-private punishment is not allowed!"
"Even handing me over to the Silvermane Guards would be better!"
"Otherwise, you are all generous people, how about you just let me go like a fart!"
"Pah, beautiful girls don't fart!" March 7th said with her arms crossed.
Stelle, on the other hand, was a woman of few words and simply raised her big baseball bat.
"No, no, no! I'm begging you, don't!"
Sampo, tied up like a cicada pupa, struggled and swayed desperately, almost crying.
"It's so big, so long... I'll really die!"
Dan Heng, like a cold-faced judge, spoke at this moment.
"If you don't want to die, it's simple. Tell us, where is Zao Wu!"
"Zao Wu?" Sampo habitually played dumb.
Stelle's big baseball bat came down without another word! Just as the charged, glowing galactic baseball bat was about to touch the man's face, the already pale Sampo shouted with the loudest voice of his life.
"Stop! I'll talk, I'll talk!!!"
"I really don't know who kidnapped your companion!"
"But from my experience, there aren't many places she could hide!"
"In fact, there's only one!"
"And that is the Underworld of Belobog—I can take you there!"
Poor old Sampo was just short of shouting in a high-pitched voice.
"This way please, Your Excellencies from Outer Space!"
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