Chapter 265: Light-Eating Bee, Choice, and the Third Person (asking for monthly tickets)

"Light-eating bee..."

In the passenger seat of the Maybach, Gu Qiye frowned and murmured softly.

The orange lights of the parking garage flickered on and off, and his eyes were fixed on the photos on the tablet.

The half-human, half-bee monster fluttered its transparent thin wings, flying in the sky, bending its body to eat the humans embedded in the billboard. The side view of the monster facing the camera showed its brutality and hideousness, with leftover human organs still in the corner of its mouth, and blood dripping from it.

The moment he saw this photo, Gu Qiye instinctively felt a sense of awe and shock for the unknown, as if he saw a group of creatures from the primitive world suddenly appear, bringing the brutal laws of the deep jungle to the modern city.

The curtain woven by humans with rationality and order was torn to pieces overnight.

He began to worry about the whereabouts of the person who took the photo, and whether he had become food for the monster like the victim embedded in the billboard.

"The mission is not difficult, but because it involves the Japanese royal family, the importance level has been raised." Yuriel said, "If you choose to accept this mission, then we must go to Osaka, Japan within two days to start the investigation of the 'Light Devouring Bee'."

"The goal is to lure out all the light-eating bees in the city?" Gu Qiye asked.

"No, our mission goal is not to simply annihilate the swarm inside Osaka, but to find the base camp of the light-eating bees and then evaluate their combat capabilities. If their combat capabilities are average, we will directly wipe them out."

"What if their combat capabilities are far beyond our imagination?"

"Retreat temporarily. Leave it to the superiors for evaluation. If necessary, all members of Rainbow Wing may be activated... Of course, that possibility should not exist."

After saying that, Yuriel put down the tablet and used the remote control key to start the Maybach. After stepping on the engine, the black sedan roared out of the underground parking garage and drove onto Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York.

The sun was bright and fierce at noon, scorching the earth, and the glass curtain wall of the Empire State Building cast a beam of light onto the long street.

The sun was shining brightly. The whole world was bright. Gu Qiye looked out the window silently. There were hot dog stands on the long street. Wasp-colored taxis passed by one after another. Most of the pedestrians were holding a drink cup in their hands.

"Generally speaking, when new people come to Hongyi, are there old people to guide them?" Gu Qinye asked casually.

"That's right." Yuriel said slowly, "I will be responsible for helping you adapt to the rules and rhythm of Rainbow Wing in the short term, so we will be a team in the operation. Once you are sure that you no longer need my help, you can find other people to cooperate with you at will."

"Then which mission should we choose?" Gu Qinye asked.

"Whatever." Yuriel said, "I heard that you were defeated at the auction. If you want to seek revenge on the White Crow Brigade, you can leave the investigation of the light-eating bees to others."

She paused and said, "They haven't made a choice yet. These two missions don't interest them. So if you want to accept the mission to arrest the brigade, I can just submit the application in the file."

"Then we... will be responsible for capturing the brigade." Gu Qinye thought for a moment and made a decision.

"reason?"

"Compared to the Light Devouring Bees, I think the White Crow Brigade is a more dangerous pest."

"Oh, I'll submit it then." Yuriel said, "The team for this mission consists of three people, which means that one more teammate will be sent from above. It's not clear yet who will accept this mission."

She stepped on the accelerator to speed up, and the Maybach shuttled through the streets of New York like the wind, heading towards the restaurant with a reservation.

"Do we have another teammate?" Gu Qiye asked softly. He suddenly remembered the twelfth member of Hongyi, "Father of Puppet", the man in a coat and bandages whose ability was to "control the corpses of people with special abilities".

"I have a question. If we die, will the puppeteer make our bodies into puppets as well?"

"It needs to be agreed upon by all parties. Logically, China will not allow your body to be made into a puppet." Yuriel said, "The former No. 8 'Ajaya' was a special case."

"I understand." Gu Qinye nodded.

A brief silence enveloped the two of them, and he silently watched the scene passing by quickly outside the window. Uriel's silhouette was also reflected on the car window. In a trance, her white, almost transparent hair overlapped with the sunlight, as if snow would melt at any time.

"Come to think of it, do you have a driver's license as a minor?" Gu Qinye asked casually.

Uriel was silent for a long moment.

After a while, she said, "If I remember correctly, in the information I gave you, it said that I couldn't grow taller because of the side effects of my superpowers. In fact, I am already an adult."

"How old are you?"

"Impolite question."

"You are older than me?"

Uriel suddenly stopped talking, or rather, simply stopped talking.

"I'm sorry, when I saw your appearance, I instinctively thought you were a child of my sister's age."

"You're not the first person to think so, but I'm not...but there are real children in Rainbow Wing."

"Gothic Doll, Overloader, and that Arms Queen?" Gu Qiye recited them one by one, the faces of these three people flashing through his mind.

The Gothic Doll, a natural disaster-level supernatural being from the UK, is a girl wearing a Gothic Lolita dress, with blonde hair and red eyes. She gives people a strong sense of unreality, just like a doll. Looking at her for a long time may even cause the uncanny valley effect.

The Overloader, a little blue-haired boy in a turtleneck who looked no older than thirteen;

The Queen of Arms, also known as "Ninety-Nine", was dressed in a Russian military uniform with two pink ponytails, and looked no older than sixteen.

Gu Qiye's first impression of these three people was that they were "underage". He originally thought that Hongyi was full of uncles and aunts, but he was shocked after seeing Yuriel and this man. He even began to wonder if Hongyi had to conceal the personal information of its members because it illegally employed too many child laborers.

After all, if this were to be exposed to the public, how big of a public opinion storm would it cause?

Currently, the world's number one organization for superpowers has nearly one-third of its members who are minors. Every once in a while, they are sent to the most dangerous battlefields to carry out missions. It sounds ridiculous.

"Ninety-nine is indeed a minor, just like Overloader 'Garfield'," Yuriel paused, "but Gothic Doll 'Esther' is not."

"What's the reason?" Gu Qinye turned his head and looked at her.

"She is just like me. Due to the side effects of her supernatural powers, her age has been frozen. Rather than being frozen... to put it in a more vivid way, her body is like a puppet. It will never change again for eternity. At the same time, her activity time is limited. She must sleep in a coffin most of the time."

“Such a harsh side effect.”

"The more powerful the power, the stronger the side effects. This is the case in most cases. Only a few people who are favored by God can escape." Yuriel asked while driving, "Your power has no side effects?"

As she spoke, she turned her head slightly and looked at Gu Qinye with her ice-blue eyes.

"Yes." Gu Qiye thought for a moment, "The side effect is that I felt like I was out of touch with this world for a long time."

“Off the track?” Uriel said. “You didn’t make that clear.”

"To put it in an analogy, it's like being in an elevator, with an lingering feeling of weightlessness. Then once you fall asleep, you can hear the sound of electricity shuttling through your mind, buzzing non-stop. So when I first awakened my powers, I slept very little. I filled my schedule with all kinds of things and only rested for two hours a day."

"It sounds like this is indeed a significant side effect," Yuriel commented. "Sleep quality can seriously affect a person's execution and judgment."

"If I have to say, I feel there is a deeper side effect."

"What?"

“Guilt.”

“Guilt?” Uriel asked, glancing over her shoulder at him.

"I just can't help but wonder... I can run so fast and become so powerful, but why can't I save everyone, especially those who have been lost." Gu Qiye leaned his head against the back of the chair, staring at his right hand in a daze.

Yuriel looked away, remained silent for a moment, and said calmly, "This is a manifestation of arrogance, just like the psychology of adolescent children."

"I know."

Neither of them spoke.

"I'm still a little curious... who killed the ghost bell?" Gu Qiye lowered his head and asked softly, "Didn't I already enter Hongyi?"

"I'll tell you after the mission is over." Yuriel thought for a moment, "You seem to be different from your appearance. You are a vengeful person. Do you still hate him?"

Gu Qiye suddenly stopped talking. After a moment, he turned his head to look out the window and smiled softly, "Yeah... maybe I still hate him."

"Outlier Blue Arc, you are more immature than I thought." Uriel said softly, "But after all, you are a college student, so it is understandable."

"I don't want to be told this by someone whose tablet is full of mobile games," said Gu Qinye.

"Everyone needs a way to relieve stress." Yuriel said slowly, "Not to mention, my ability has given me a symptom similar to hyperthymesia."

"Hyperthymesia? Photographic memory?"

"Yeah, so I need to play a lot of games to distract myself, otherwise the memories in my mind are very annoying. Not being able to forget...sometimes it's more terrifying than forgetting."

Uriel paused for a moment, then quietly changed the subject while turning the steering wheel:

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your ability will likely bring new side effects after the second mutation. So under the organization's strict requirements, you must undergo a comprehensive physical examination once a week for the next six months."

"Okay." Gu Qiye said, "Remember to remind me."

Yuriel stepped on the brakes. "We're here. This is the restaurant I booked."

Gu Qiye looked out of the car window. This was a Michelin Italian seafood restaurant called "Marea". It was located in the south of Central Park and the restaurant was brightly lit.

"I've helped you so much, so please treat me to a meal." Uriel said suddenly, her tone sounding like a statement.

"No problem. Comrade Lan Hu just retired and has a lot of money." Gu Qinye took out his cell phone from his pocket and said expressionlessly.

At this moment, a text message suddenly popped up at the top of the phone interface.

[Black Pupa: Welcome to New York, Mr. Gu Qiye (smiley face).]

[Black Pupa: If you have time, come and meet me. I can’t wait to know what kind of weird people are in Hongyi.]

Gu Qinye ignored Hei Pupa's message and glanced at Yuriel out of the corner of his eye to make sure she didn't see the message.

“Get out of the car,” Uriel said.

He was about to unbuckle his seat belt and get out of the car when Yuriel, who was sitting in the driver's seat, suddenly spoke up: "Wait."

"What's wrong again?" Gu Qinye turned his head and asked.

Uriel glanced at the tablet and saw a number suddenly appeared below the mission description: "3".

“Someone has joined our team,” she said.

"who?"

"Urushihara Ruri." Yuriel looked up. "She will go to Hokkaido with us to carry out the mission of capturing the White Crow Brigade."

(End of this chapter)