Chapter 34
César estimated the length required for the comic and unbuttoned his uniform in front of the dressing mirror in the room.
If nothing unexpected happens, the next chapter of the comics should be updated right after he takes McCann away.
The black-haired boy smiled at himself in the mirror.
After all, he had promised the comics community that, at least for now, he would abide by the rules. So, he wouldn't rush to prove his conjectures, but would instead guide readers step by step.
But this also requires skill.
This is a question of talent. If there is only a general direction, the probability of failure will be very high.
——But if he even "publicizes" the specific operating methods, ability limitations, etc. to the readers, showing an extremely precise illusion, then the probability of success will be almost 100%.
Now all that was left was to quietly wait for Macon's patience to reach its limit.
…
As expected, Xia Zuo saw McKen returning to the cell that night.
The man was not as strong as he had imagined, but the muscles hidden under the prison uniform undoubtedly concealed explosive power. His hair was cut very short, and his reddish-brown eyes were like blood in the dark.
Xia Zuo felt vaguely uncomfortable.
There seemed to be a lot of blood on the man's hands.
Macken stared at him gloomily, his right hand stroking the steel ring on his left thumb. "Xia Zuo Kaili... Humph. You're quite good for being able to injure Cheetah."
"He was the one who started it," Xia Zuo retorted, adding cautiously, "If you try to hit me, I'll beat you up like I beat him. I promise."
McKen narrowed his eyes, looked him up and down, sneered, and suddenly pressed down with his right hand. Suddenly, a sharp spike appeared under Xia Zuo's feet and pierced his abdomen with lightning speed.
The brown-haired boy's pupils shrank.
Still Life Manipulation.
He quickly retreated to avoid the attack, but the spikes quickly changed direction and continued to chase him.
Xia Zuo's eyes darkened, he jumped backwards, contracted his body and pressed it against the wall, then he exerted force on his leg muscles, kicked off with his feet, and rushed towards McKen like lightning.
His golden eyes shone with the ferocity of a wild animal. He raised his right fist.
——Once a person dies, nothing can be controlled.
The brown-haired boy's speed was so fast that it was almost impossible to react. However, at this moment, McKen, who instinctively sensed danger from the enemy, immediately activated his ability and used the steel ring on his thumb to form an umbrella-shaped defense wall in front of him in the blink of an eye.
"boom!!"
The steel wall did not block Xia Zuo's attack for long, and a hole was directly pierced through it. It seemed that Xia Zuo was slightly better.
Xia Zuo secretly thought that something was wrong. His combat instinct suddenly kicked in, urging him to leave quickly.
But it was too late.
Mikan pulled up the corners of his lips and smiled.
The steel wall just now was not for defense at all. As long as they could hold Xia Zuo back for a moment, they would win, because—
"laugh."
The sound of a sharp weapon entering flesh rang out without giving people any time to react.
——The gap created by Xia Zuo instantly gathered towards the middle, and the jagged edge deeply penetrated into his arm.
Blood gushed out instantly, staining the iron-black steel wall red.
Just a little bit more and the brown-haired boy's entire arm would be cut off.
However, neither the severe pain nor the failure affected his fighting instincts.
The moment he realized something was wrong, Xia Zuo did not try to pull his arm out. Instead, he immediately pushed the edge again, using his left hand to cooperate. Despite the consequences of worsening injuries, he tore the steel wall in half.
——If he had hesitated for one more second, his injury would not be so deep that the bone could be seen, but he would have lost an arm.
Xia Zuo took a few steps back, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead from the pain, but he gritted his teeth and didn't make a sound. He didn't even seek medical treatment for the pain, but just stared at McKen warily like a wolf cub.
Seeing that his arm was not removed, McKen felt a little regretful, but at the same time he was secretly surprised by the opponent's strength.
You have to know that the boy in front of him is not yet an adult, while he is already in his forties. There is a gap of almost thirty years of experience between them, but Xia Zuo's combat instincts and mentality are actually catching up with him.
McCann felt a strong sense of crisis.
However, he has always been a cautious person. He felt that the other party seemed to have not used his talent yet, and his own talent had also been consumed to a certain extent. It was not worth it to risk everything to kill him here.
It would be better to wait for a few more days, test out Xia Zuo's talent, and then inflict more injuries on him. When I finally kill him, it will be much easier for me.
Mikan put away the steel wall and fell asleep without saying a word.
Xia Zuo also slowly leaned against the wall and sat on his bed.
...Cesare was right, he was no match for Mikan, but Mikan would not kill him immediately.
Feeling the chill on the back of his neck, Xia Zuo quickly cleared his mind and tried to comfort Ursula, who could read his mind, with his inner voice: "Don't worry, I can heal my arm if it's not broken. Besides, didn't Caesar say he won't kill me now?"
Ursula had a blank expression on her face, but her invisible tentacles were twisting wildly as if anxious. Where McKen couldn't see, the dim vertical pupils on those wriggling limbs stared at him intently without blinking.
"I'm not worried about you."
Xia Zuo curved his eyes and smiled: "I know, I know, hiss...it hurts QAQ."
Ursula: “…”
She ran away to play without being bothered.
Xia Zuo resisted the urge to use his talent, tore off the bed sheet to bandage himself simply, then lay on the bed and hypnotized himself to sleep.
Mikan must have wanted to wait until he was seriously injured - so seriously that his combat power was greatly reduced before he would really attack him. He would definitely focus on other parts of his body during the rest of the time. If he healed himself, what would happen if the time Mikan had arranged for him to kill him alone was delayed?
Delay will lead to changes, and keeping such a powerful enemy will be a disaster. Xia Zuo understands this simple truth.
Caesar's plan cannot be affected just because he can't bear the pain.
Xia Zuo closed his eyes and gradually fell into an uneasily deep sleep.
After he fell asleep, Ursula, who had been running around in and outside the cell, came back and stood beside Xia Zuo's bed, looking at him silently, especially his injured arm.
“…”
After a few seconds, she placed her hands on her other shoulder, closed her eyes, and made a resting gesture.
Sleep peacefully.
This way it won’t hurt.
For the next few nights, McKen would suddenly attack Xia Zuo.
Xia Zuo also tried to strike first, but McKen had many years of combat experience after all, and he would activate his ability the moment he sensed danger, especially since he had a ring on his hand, so he didn't need to find a carrier for his ability elsewhere.
They fought for several nights, and Xia Zuo was abused for several nights.
However, the more seriously Xia Zuo was injured, the harder he fought. Even McKen was surprised by him. In the last fight, Xia Zuo was so ruthless that he almost broke his arm.
“…”
Mikan's gaze grew increasingly gloomy.
We can't wait any longer.
This is just an evolving mad dog, right?
He didn't dare let the other party grow any further, and sneered and said, "I'll have someone notify you of the location at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. Do you dare to come?"
Xia Zuo recovered his strength and did not speak.
Mikan narrowed his eyes. “If I don’t see you tomorrow, your friends will…”
"I will go."
The brown-haired boy gritted his teeth and spoke word by word.
…
"Xia Zuo was abused again yesterday. The injury was on his right calf, pierced by a steel spike over ten centimeters in diameter."
Ursula's voice, flat and unmoving, came from the earrings.
But those who knew her well could hear the evil thoughts surging within her that she did not know how to express.
"McKen will start today, at nine o'clock. He will have someone bring it to Xia Zuo later."
"I see."
Cesar said calmly.
Every morning in the past few days, Ursula would "report" to him about Xia Zuo's miserable situation with an expressionless face.
Her tone sounded like she was complaining about Xia Zuo's ability, but in fact it was no different from complaining to a trusted parent.
"Ursula, can you remember what injuries Xia Zuo suffered these days?"
Cesar said.
"I have a good memory." Ursula said affirmatively, thinking of something.
Hearing this, the black-haired boy smiled and said, "That's great."
"We can let Mikan taste these injuries himself."
…
In the dark warehouse, McCann sat on boxes of miscellaneous items, casually fiddling with the ring on his thumb, but he was actually secretly alert.
But...what if Xia Zuo went to call for help?
There aren't many talented people in this prison.
As the whistle for exercise time sounded, it was nine o'clock.
Mikan stretched his muscles, stared at the door, and lowered his hands to touch the ground.
His attack range is twenty meters in radius from him.
The distance from here to the warehouse gate is just right.
“Squeak—”
The door of the warehouse was pushed open, and the light from outside poured in. The boy stood at the door, and because of the backlight, people could only see a silhouette.
This silhouette also looks like a teenager, but his hair seems to be tied back, so the length is not clear.
In order to seize the initiative, McKen didn't think too much and instantly activated his ability, trying to control the ground under the boy's feet to attack.
However, things did not go as he imagined.
Mikan was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at his men, but saw that the ground they were supposed to touch was not the ground at all, but a huge open yellow eye.
“!!”
Before he could react, he felt a thin, long, flexible tentacle roll his ring out and throw it in the corner of the warehouse with a "ding-dong" sound.
Immediately afterwards, countless tentacles with the same touch but thicker wrapped around him and lifted him directly into the air.
The whole process takes less than three seconds.
Mikan, unable to use his abilities, was unable to fight back.
"The role of a team is to supplement the deficiencies of teammates and to provide the simplest and most effective countermeasures against any enemy we encounter."
"What do you think of this level of restraint, Mikan?"
The young man who had been standing quietly at the door and watching all this happen finally walked in slowly. After getting away from the backlight environment, McKen was shocked to find that he was not Xia Zuo Carey as he thought.
——But it’s that supervisor who looks like he can kill someone with one hand, César.
"You plotted against me...!" he said hatefully.
"Calculation?" The black-haired boy blinked. "Perhaps. But this is just an appetizer... Close the door, Ursula."
The door behind him slammed shut.
The whole room fell into dead silence and darkness again.
The black-haired boy slowly pulled out a blade as thin as a cicada's wing from his sleeve and slowly put on the white gloves that came with his silk uniform. He smiled and said, "We have limited materials and no black gloves, so we'll have to make do with these."
"Although white gloves are more visible, they are better than nothing..."
His smile was completely emotionless, and his gaze was as calm as if he was looking at a pile of unrecyclable garbage.
"——Please don't despise me."
…
…
At the same time, reality.
【Here it comes, the update is finally here!!】
【Cesare Noodles】
【Xia Zuo Pai Noodles】
【Ursula Noodles】
[…Your advanced barrages are making my eyes hurt ()]
This time's cover...
[So damn handsome]
On the colorful cover, the brown-haired boy and the black-haired boy stand back to back, while Ursula is hidden in the shadows in the background.
Xia Zuo, who was facing the audience, was a battle-damaged version. There were many bloodstains on his clothes, and a few streaks of blood at the corners of his lips and eyes. However, his golden eyes were full of burning fighting spirit. He stared at the front, and the muscles of his whole body were tense, as if he could continue to attack at the next moment.
The black-haired boy behind him was wearing a black and blue uniform, with his long black hair tied into a high ponytail. He tilted his head slightly, lowered his eyes and looked nonchalantly outside the screen, while slowly putting on snow-white gloves.
[I like putting on and taking off gloves the most.]
[Shashasha, my wife is so sweet! ! ]
[Battle-damaged Xia Bao (cover your saliva)]
[I feel like Xiao Xia was screwed, and then Xizel went to get him back, hahahaha]
[That look, that movement... Caesar has murderous intent (tactical retreat)]
[Holding the Zexia banner high, Xi Ze must be wearing gloves because he wants to kill someone hehehe]
The very impactful cover picture immediately ignited the atmosphere, and the barrage of comments were happily supporting the CP and guessing the plot, and they would only turn the page when they had seen enough.
[I'm dying of laughter. Is Ursula getting into trouble with the mouse?]
[Correction: It was Xia Zuo and Lao Shu who were arguing with each other ()]
[I really laughed so hard that I was looking for my head on the ground. Xia Zuo, just give in~]
[Xize, you're so mean! You actually threw the rat soup to Xia Zuo (pointing and gesturing)]
[But my sick wife is so weak, I like her so much prprpr]
In the comics, the pleasant daily transition passed quickly, and Wilson took César to a private room for communication.
At this point, Xizel's identity for the next period of time was revealed, and he got the identity card of "Supervisor".
[I guessed right! Yeah! ]
Wilson is really trying hard to get Cesar under supervision. It's hilarious.
[Cesare: I am so weak, innocent and pitiful.jpg]
[Wait! Look, Zexia girl! What did Cesar say?!]
[“You don’t know Xia Zuo well enough”, awsl]
[I am from the Civil Affairs Bureau, I am here to witness the marriage manually]
So the subtext of this sentence is "I understand him", right?
[This damn sweet royal friendship, kowtow, kowtow to me! ]
[There's no need to get too hung up on CP, friendship is good enough]
[Let me be frank, the three protagonists are simply a paradise for CP fans]
This harmonious atmosphere lasted until prison uniforms and supervision systems appeared.
There was a moment of silence in the barrage.
[I reasonably suspect... that César picked on the supervisor solely because of the color of his uniform ()]
【Xia Zuo, I love you】
[As expected of you, Caesar, you still have a dark heart.]
[Funny! Wilson's eyes are so complicated hahahaha]
[Xia Bao, wake up! You look even more like an idiot!]
[But a first-level prison, hey, should be able to force out Xizel's talent, right? ]
The comic has been serialized for such a long time, it would be too much to continue hiding it!
[I also think that talents will be revealed, because the dangers of both the Patrol Tower and Eastwood are far greater than those of the Federation. The plot of the Central Prison should be a transition.]
[Nishizawa’s acting is incredible… If I hadn’t read the manga, I would have actually believed him.]
[Driver: Such a good child is a shame. Wilson: Such a good prison is a shame.]
[Are you trying to make me laugh to death? Hahahaha]
[I just want to see if anyone else has misunderstood César. You know, everyone who had this misconception before has been slapped in the face.]
[Can anyone see clearly what book César is holding? ]
[…Human anatomy? I think it’s this.]
【???】
【He is really, I cry to death ()】
[Central Level 1 Prison (x) Central Level 1 Knife Training Center (√)]
【Pertinent, correct】
Probably because the Level 1 Prison is a relatively important plot location, unlike previous prisons, this time the comics give it plenty of shots, and the guards drawn in are all well-trained.
In the prisoner cell area further away, all kinds of prisoners gathered here, and finally, the picture stopped at a pair of hands with rings on their thumbs.
The camera then cut back.
Xizel and Xia Zuo went in different directions. In the comics, only one empty cell was shown, indicating that the other person in the cell was not there at the moment.
There are more shots of the black-haired boy.
"I hope your two uniforms can last a few more days"... Is that what I meant?
[So exciting]
[With Caesar's face, if he doesn't have enough strength, he will definitely be coveted.]
In fact, I think the most striking thing about Caesar is his aura. It’s the kind of aura that completely overshadows the stunning appearance of his face once you get to know him in person.
[Yes, yes, and it seems that Xizel has a unique trick to reduce his presence, hahaha]
Maybe it's talent?
[Ursula is so obedient, woooo, woooo, I also want an Ursula quq]
【Hehe, Ursula, hug, hehe】
How dare you put a surveillance camera in Nishizawa's room? I'm going to report you! Unless you send me an ovo.
【Add me one】
[Above, explosion handling warning.jpg]
Is there no bitter tea in this world?
Apart from the little surprise found on César's side, the first night ended peacefully.
[I have a feeling that the excitement level of this dungeon will continue to rise]
Sure enough, the next morning, Xia Zuo was stopped in the bathroom.
[Why does the person who stopped him make me feel a little bit strange? ]
And when Xizel, who rarely had his hair tied up, appeared and calmly called Xia Zuo's name, the commentators immediately understood the subtlety.
[Good guy, isn’t this a low-profile version of my wife?]
[Don't mess with Xi Ze, what low-profile version, it's not even close to the original]
[Indeed, the gap is too obvious]
[Xize makes me want to be his dog, this guy just makes me want to slap him ()]
【Hahahaha, so true】
[I just like the way my wife lets her hair down for meprprpr]
"Xia Ze, why are you here?" In the comics, Xia Zuo's eye color directly changed from dark to light.
【Xia Zuo·Face Changing Master·Kaili】
Then the barrage saw the art of César's language.
[The royal translator is here. Xia Zuo can crush all of you with just a flick of his hand, and you're still looking for trouble. Please spare me the lives.]
Please Help Me
[A Beautiful Person with a Kind Heart]
[1551 He is so crazy, I like him so much]
【I am Cesar's dog (violent words)】
And just after César finished saying this, the comic switched to the perspective of the low-profile criminal who was looking for trouble.
From his perspective, what was originally just a "harsh talk" suddenly changed its nature.
The black-haired boy's eyelashes drooped slightly, with a nonchalant smile on his lips, a bit cold and calm that didn't match his words.
However, those misty blue eyes covered by shadows gave people an extremely dangerous feeling for no reason.
That kind of nonchalance and carelessness is like a disguise used to make the prey relax their vigilance before hunting.
The more he does this, the more terrifying he becomes.
[My favorite is the bystander perspective, from which Nishizawa looks even more handsome]
【I declare that my soul has been transported to this man】
[I declare that my soul has passed away in Caesar's cross earrings]
[I'm different. I can directly enter Caesar's underwear. Hehehe.]
[Are you someone who doesn't care about you at all online? ]
The exposure of the true side of the character only lasted for a moment, and the comic's César quickly returned to his usual appearance, walking out with Xia Zuo and Ursula.
[Just this short conversation during the journey... really made me feel very fond of Xia Zuo ()]
[Indeed, it’s so stupid that it makes people feel distressed]
[It's hilarious! Xizel is evil-minded, Ursula is helping him, and only the clueless Xia Zuo is left alone and helpless.]
【Hahahahahahaha】
[There are eight buckets of wisdom in the world, Xizel has one, Xia Zuo owes two buckets]
[No, no, no, it should be that César alone takes eight, Xia Zuo and Ursula share two, but Ursula takes three.]
[You are all so talented, hahahaha]
[Xia Zuo: Anyway, no matter what, he's just a bit clueless.]
Unfortunately, Xia Zuo couldn't hear the teasing in the barrage, so naturally he didn't know that his image was heading in a strange direction.
The protagonists separated again. Ursula no longer protected César, but followed Xia Zuo to get the prisoners' thoughts.
The black-haired boy smiled at his worried friend, and the silver blade on his sleeve flashed.
"Don't worry," he said.
Barrage: [Don’t worry, of course I’m relieved]
[Let me be healthy and who will be harmed?]
I don’t understand why these people are so desperate and want to die young.
【Is the cover scene about to appear? 】
[But this episode obviously has a lot more content.]
[Maybe someone is here to give me some experience, hehe]
[No matter what, Xizel will definitely win. I've never seen him lose.]
[Then I'll give a word to the man in the meeting.]
I Come: "Send"
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