Chapter 52 Chapter 52 Twenty-three doesn't like Sixteen, this kind of...
Twenty-three doesn't like Sixteen, and this dislike is not just because of the similarity of the names. He had disliked her ever since Cross took Sixteen walking around the base.
At first, he hated Sixteen and Cross's similar arrogance and contempt for everything. Later, he began to dislike Sixteen himself.
23. Hate traitors, hate betrayers. Twenty-Three had no other ideas for those traitors except to kill them.
Sixteen escaped from the base for more than ten years and has been living freely without a trace. There is no doubt that her intelligence is unquestionable.
Twenty-three is not good at calculating, but only good at fighting. In fact, he was already restrained by not punching Sixteen in the face. Seeing that Sixteen looked confident and had a backup plan, he decided to hand over the stage to the former master and apprentice.
This is one of the advantages of Twenty-Three, self-awareness.
Cross felt Twenty-Three's gaze but didn't say anything. He raised his hand slightly, motioning Ren Xiaoyue to continue.
Ren Xiaoyue continued, "Alyssa acquiesced to your actions, but she doesn't want to break up with Andran. If Andran goes to find her, she will choose to abandon you."
Alisa refers to the one among the three founding superpowers who sided with the villain organization.
"Three against two, can you still escape unscathed?" Ren Xiaoyue asked.
Cross smiled casually: "Why are you so sure? Success is only one step away from us, and Alisa may not stand on Andran's side. If Alisa chooses to hold Andran back, it will be two to one."
Ren Xiaoyue also smiled, and she curled her lips: "Shall we make a bet?"
Cross looked at Ren Xiaoyue, and Ren Xiaoyue also looked at Cross. The two of them were in a stalemate for a while, and then Cross said, "Oh, you don't want to reveal any of your cards. Forget it, I can probably guess what you rely on."
Ren Xiaoyue remained indifferent. Cross was unmoved. The two of them were talking in a weird way. Noh on the side had a thoughtful expression. The twenty-third one was completely confusing to them.
Did they forget about two people? No, I didn’t forget either. How could they forget? Since they didn’t mention it, did something happen to Leo? Something happened to Bai Ling too? Two high-level psychics are in trouble. Is there someone who betrayed them? Twenty-three days of free-flowing thoughts.
When Twenty-Three's thoughts leaped to whether it was one of them who betrayed the organization, or both of them, Cross relented: "Since you want to exchange, it's okay for us to exchange this time. We brought people here to get something. Now that we have the things, there is no point in keeping the people."
Twenty-three came back to his senses and glared at Cross. He was unhappy that he gave in so easily, but he didn't object.
"Come out and let's switch. Also, you have to prove that what you have in your hand is real." Twenty-three hooked his fingers and said viciously.
As he spoke, he pulled out an oval object from his pocket and waved it in his hand.
"You should know this. Nothing will happen if you don't pull the pull ring off." Twenty-three said.
After showing his sincerity, Twenty-Three threw the thing in his hand to Ren Xiaoyue. Ren Xiaoyue held the cup in one hand and caught the object with the other. Ren Xiaoyue put the thing in the cup. She didn't move, but the soil seemed to have life and swallowed up whatever was placed on it. Then a small green sprout grew out of the soil. In the blink of an eye, the green sprout sprouted and grew into a small tree.
The small tree emitted a faint light, which was particularly conspicuous in the dim underground.
This tree experienced dozens of springs and autumns in just a few dozen seconds. It bloomed and bore fruit, and two plump fruits grew on its branches. In the end, the fruit grows into the shape of what was put in before. Ren Xiaoyue casually twisted off a fruit and threw it to Twenty-Three.
Twenty-three caught it, turned his wrist, looked around at the item in his hand, and nodded to Cross, indicating that there was nothing wrong with the item.
"Okay, let's exchange." Twenty-three put down the person on his shoulder.
Ren Xiaoyue also jumped down from the platform. She held the cup in both hands and approached twenty-three step by step. The sound of her deliberately stepped footsteps echoed underground.
Five meters, three meters, two meters, one meter, half a meter, zero meter.
The moment the two exchanged blows, Cross attacked Noh.
Ren Xiaoyue pulled Noh back as if she had been prepared, took half a step forward, and waved to Twenty-three's hand holding the cup. Twenty-three's eyes were still dull, but his body retreated reflexively, so Ren Xiaoyue only managed to pull out the sapling growing on the cup.
Ren Xiaoyue pulled the dangerous items off the sapling, stuffed them into her pocket, then loosened her grip and threw the sapling aside.
The two sides fought in tacit understanding. Noh took advantage of Ren Xiaoyue's cover to run into the place where the soil of creation was once sealed. Ren Xiaoyue did not destroy the seal here. She could come and go freely only because under the influence of her supernatural powers, the power of the seal was useless to her.
Under the protection of the seal, Noh doesn't have to worry about his safety for the time being. Twenty-three had to distract themselves from protecting the soil of creation, and were tied up in this situation. For a while, they couldn't determine the winner.
What broke the situation was the remote control that Twenty-Three took out of his pocket. He took advantage of the gap created by Cross and pressed the button of the remote control, laughing: "Times have changed, traitor, that thing is no longer hand-operated!"
Ren Xiaoyue's pupils shrank when she saw the familiar object that she had just copied using the soil of creation thrown at her.
Noh's expression behind her also turned grim.
Noh recognized this thing. He recognized it when Twenty-Three took it out. This is a bomb that combines technology and superpowers. Its power varies depending on the superpowers stored inside. At its maximum power, it can even kill mid-level psychics.
And now the place where it exploded is underground. If these two bombs have the power to kill mid-level psychics, it may also cause underground collapse and destroy the entire palace!
After a muffled sound, the explosion that Noh feared did not happen.
Ren Xiaoyue was seen lying on the ground with her body curled up. She was holding the two bombs and they exploded in her arms.
Noh looked at Ren Xiaoyue who stood up shakily, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.
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Ren Xiaoyue felt a little dizzy when she got up.
Fine pains came from her limbs and abdomen, reminding her of the feeling of kicking her toes against the door panel or hitting her elbow against the handle of a chair.
The power of this thing... is greater than she imagined. When Cross was fighting with Twenty-Three and the others in the academy before, he threw the same unimproved bomb at the principal. At that time, she helped the principal block it, but he was not seriously injured.
When twenty-three bombs were thrown at Ren Xiaoyue, three options flashed through her mind.
First, flash into the seal. In order to protect the soil of creation, that seal was built at great expense. Even if the bomb is so powerful that the seal cannot completely resist it, it can still play a certain buffering role. Coupled with her physical strength and her special abilities, she will definitely be fine. But if the bomb explodes, the ground may collapse, and those who are still in the palace will be in trouble.
Second, throw both bombs into the seal. The reason is the same as above, but the person being sacrificed is Noh.
Third, she used her body to block the bomb. The seal can provide a buffer, and so can her body. The buffered force should not cause ground collapse, so everyone can be rescued safely.
In the time from when the bomb was detonated to when it exploded, Ren Xiaoyue made a choice.
She chose to block the bomb with her body.
Don't get me wrong, she does this not because she has a selfless spirit, but because she wants popularity.
Ren Xiaoyue once asked the system what popularity value is. The system told her that the popularity value can be regarded as the degree of readers' liking for her. As long as readers continue to like her, the popularity value will continue to rise as the series continues.
In order to be liked by readers, Ren Xiaoyue will find ways to increase her opportunities to appear on screen, and in order to be liked by readers, she will also choose a more likable character.
There is no doubt that people who save others are more likely to be liked than those who sacrifice others.
Of course, she dared to do this because she had a handheld system that allowed her to spend popularity points to save her life.
Although there were some minor accidents, the final result looked good. Apart from the fact that her maid outfit was completely ruined and her chest, abdomen, hands and thighs all had varying degrees of injuries, nothing serious happened.
Ren Xiaoyue rubbed his temple and staggered to Noh. When she caught the bomb with her bare hands, Twenty-Three and Cross ran away, and now she and Noh are the only ones left underground.
Ren Xiaoyue touched the seal in front of Noh, and then injected her supernatural power into the seal.
Under the influence of supernatural powers, the seal is no longer effective. The seal that had been operating in the basement of the imperial palace for nearly two hundred years had come to the end of its life.
After leaving the seal, Noh took off his coat and handed it to Ren Xiaoyue.
"Are you okay?" Noh asked with concern.
It’s okay, I just don’t want to go to work, I don’t want to be in the camera, I want to rest.
Ren Xiaoyue took Noh's coat and tied it around her waist to cover the exposed part of her body due to the torn clothes. She swallowed her true feelings and said calmly: "I'm fine. There are other people you should care about."
Noh was stunned for a moment.
Ren Xiaoyue then asked: "Is our deal complete?"
Noh came back to his senses and asked, "Have those people left?"
"Left." Ren Xiaoyue said.
Noh lowered his eyes and did not answer immediately. She understood who the "other person" Ren Xiaoyue was referring to was. It was Atlas, who was stabbed by her and whose life or death was unknown, the people who were still working in the palace without knowing anything, and all the innocent people who were caught up in this turmoil.
Noh glanced at Ren Xiaoyue's bleeding arm and said softly: "Can you stay with me for a while? I asked Andran for help before, he should be here soon."
Ren Xiaoyue glanced at her and nodded.
"Okay," Ren Xiaoyue added, "but I want to go somewhere else."
"I'll go with you." Noh said decisively.
As expected of a queen, she makes decisions very quickly. Ren Xiaoyue didn't bother to be polite with her and walked out directly.
I don’t know if I can catch up with Lu Ze’s event if I go there now. Ren Xiaoyue thought seriously as she walked quickly.
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