CH 107

The communication device in his ear made continuous buzzing sounds, during this period of time Han Xingqian called for him many times, he only heard it now.

Rimbaud had long since removed the device and thrown it aside, he wore it purely to hear Bai Chunian’s voice, he didn’t care at all about what others said. 

Han Xingqian, “Xiao Bai, what’s happened to you.”

His voice was hoarse, it was unknown what he had experienced during this time.

Rimbaud gently raised his eyelids, laughing meaningfully. “Xiao Bai, calling him in such an intimate way.”

Bai Chunian swiftly pressed the communication device’s power button to prevent Han Xingqian from hearing, grabbed hold of Rimbaud’s lower jaw and shook it. “He’s an alpha, you be more clear headed.”

Rimbaud’s hand supported the delicate fin beneath his body, opening it very slightly towards Bai Chunian, showing him the thing inside: “Alpha is also enough to use.”

Bai Chunian hung onto his neck, drawing the handsome fish with a youthful French aura close to his side and educating him in a low voice: “Han-ge is quite a good person, don’t make trouble.”

Rimbaud raised his hand, using his fingertip to apply a cool compress to his reddened eyelids. “The military instructor who keeps his word in public is this cute in private.”

Bai Chunian sighed, making it sound like it usually did, and responded to the device, “I’m much better.” 

Han Xingqian, “While you were out of contact just now I received the President’s phase three mission, requiring us to assist in eliminating all Red-Throated Bird members within M Harbor.”

Bai Chunian wasn’t entirely unexpecting this, but still asked another question, “This is the President’s intention?”

Until now, though the IOA desired to thoroughly eliminate the Red-Throated Bird, the President had always felt it wasn’t time yet, and had never acted. Suddenly proclaiming an order to eliminate the organization now was probably due to the terrorist attack at Danlisailles Palace, the two sides had thoroughly shed all pretenses with each other.

Han Xingqian, “Yes, I am only responsible for conveying this information to you, you are the leading commander, you’ll accept the third phase mission from the President in a bit.” 

“I’m going to confirm.” The unrest in Bai Chunian’s heart calmed a little, he originally thought failing a mission once was entirely enough for him to lose the President’s trust.

An outsider can see more clearly than those directly involved, Han Xingqian knew the President choosing to do so at this moment, was not only to proclaim the IOA’s stance on terrorism to the people of the world but also to give Xiao Bai a source of staunch support in terms of attitude—although IOA and Red-Throated Bird could no longer both exist under the same sky, but at this moment the solemn order to begin the confrontation came down, which represents to all that Bai Chunian is sent by the IOA to carry out official business, everything is authorized by the IOA.

The president’s protection of Xiao Bai surpassed the degree Han Xingqian expected, the president not only relied on Bai Chunian, he also trusted him very much.

As a doctor Han Xingqian understood the experimental subjects he personally treated on a regular basis best, he thought Bai Chunian had sufficient ability to control his own emotional state, and also thought Bai Chunian had the ability to inspire other experimental subjects to gain humanity, evident from how he tamed Rimbaud’s feral slaughtering nature. 

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Bai Chunian, “I know, rendezvous at the previously agreed upon location in ten minutes.”

But he still had some misgivings about the time he was not in his right mind, so he asked, “What did I do while I was unconscious?” 

“…….” Rimbaud’s serene expression changed minutely, eyebrows lifted as he watched Bai Chunian, fingertips lightly curling tight into the center of his palms.

Annihilate, this type of differentiation ability, could warp, shrink, and render any life form of a lower grade than the user to a marble, the marble shattered into obliteration, then the destroyed life form would be forgotten by all, forgotten and simultaneously losing any interest in searching for them.

Though Bai Chunian unknowingly made so many marbles while more or less unconscious, they were all devoured by Rimbaud, who had Domino help bring all the ones who fell into the valley too, he hadn’t missed a single one, so Rimbaud believed in Han Xingqian’s memory, there shouldn’t be any impression of Bai Chunian’s large scale murders.

Sure enough, Han Xingqian responded, “After you fainted, Rimbaud brought you away, we weren’t able to catch up, and later a butterfly omega came and asked us about your whereabouts and then went to find you. Did you see him?” 

Rimbaud’s tightly grasped fingers relaxed.

Bai Chunian glanced towards where Domino just was, noticing he’d already left.

“Saw him, he’s currently no longer here.”

Bai Chunian lowered his head and looked at the miniature screen on his wrist and sent over his location. 

Han Xingqian was looking over his journals, eyelashes lowered as he attentively gazed at the words recorded on the page, calmly replied, “Okay.”

Bai Chunian got up and wanted to leave, Rimbaud hugged his fishtail, bent at the middle, and raised his head to watch him.

“What’s wrong?” Bai Chunian leaned over and put his hands on his knees.

“Too tired, can’t walk.” 

Bai Chunian could only take him into his arms and walk out of the valley.

Rimbaud embraced his neck, fishtail twining around his body, allowing him to carry himself as he walked.

The six reunited in front of the jeep, even though they no longer remembered the large scale obliteration, but their hearts still carried the lingering trauma of the train cargo explosion, and the death of all the white lion cubs.

Right up until now Lu Yan still cradled one in his hands, just because Han Xingqian said this one might be able to be saved. Lu Yan carefully held it all this way, no matter how Bi Lanxing tried to convince him he wouldn’t let go. 

Bai Chunian put down Rimbaud, crouched down and stroked the little white lion in Lu Yan’s embrace, it was really too little, its eyes hadn’t opened yet, breathing so weakly it was basically undetectable.

“It won’t last, it can’t be saved anymore, after it stops breathing bury it in a place with good natural fengshui.” Bai Chunian spoke while his palm rested gently on the little lion’s head.

Lu Yan sat on the ground and with one “wah” began crying, hystericallyl and open mouthed, face choked red, it was really an expression of suffering.

Bai Chunian couldn’t describe the feelings blocking his heart, the hard to express weak acknowledgment began to spread throughout his heart. 

He rolled his lips and comforted, “What are you crying for, in the future there will be more of this. If you are afraid then don’t do this line of work, return to school and go to class.”

“You go!” Lu Yan sobbed fiercely, pushing Bai Chunian’s hand away.

“I am the acting commander, this incident is my mistake. I didn’t locate the detonator, after we return to Headquarters I will voluntarily seek punishment, I’ve let everyone down.” Bai Chunian found a handkerchief from his pocket and gave it to Bi Lanxing, “For his snot.”

Xiao Xun’s caution towards Rimbaud and Bai Chunian was not reduced, he knew Bai Chunian’s senses were keen, so he steered clear of Bai Chunian as much as possible and only tested Rimbaud, discovering that Rimbaud’s food indicator had already disappeared, replaced by an indicator resembling Bai Chunian’s— 

Grade: 8

Judging from the situation Rimbaud’s demeanor was entirely different from his previous appearance, Xiao Xun hugged his sniper rifle with both hands and walked to Han Xingqian’s side, watching the two people out of the corner of his eyes very closely.

It was unknown what purpose the two experimental subjects who had infiltrated the Secret Service team had, Xiao Xun was also very bewildered, it was these two who had saved him from the hands of the gland hunters, gave him the ability to tear himself from the Greyhound family, Bai Chunian applied to the IOA to shelter him, and found outstanding sniping instructors for him. One should know the IOA would never accept those born from the Greyhound family because their background were not simple.

Even though Bai Chunian loved to often say words that teased people, he’d never done him true harm. 

Though that butterfly omega’s words were extreme, but to put oneself in another’s shoes, he hadn’t said anything wrong, humanity created them, used them, feared them, and even loathed them.

They returned the way they came, Bi Lanxing drove, following the tracks left behind to the Red-Throated Bird members.

On the road, Crawler suddenly sent Bai Chunian an encrypted file, the file had a four digit passcode, although Bai Chunian wasn’t familiar with computers, he knew other’s hearts like the back of his hand, so without pausing for thought he entered “9100,” and the document was successfully accessed.

Bai Chunian revealed the document for Han Xingqian to see, on it was displayed: 

Special combat grade weapon serial number 211 Golden Silk Spider

Status: M2-grade cultivation stage omega

Outer appearance: an experimental subject altered from a human omega, both eyes reveal a spider’s metallic glow, mimicry degree 1/10.

Gland type: Darwin’s spider 

Differentiation ability:

J1 differentiation: “Pharaoh’s Cocoon,” assassination ability, using slight winds to transport spider silk, turning targets within a radius of 25 meters into human cocoons. The interiors are impenetrable and air tight, due to nerve paralysis targets are unable to struggle and eventually suffocate and die.

M2 ability: “Double Thinking Silk,” control type ability, control the movement of human type cocoons.

Associated ability 1: “Walk on Wall,” unrestricted by materials, uninfluenced by angles, able to walk upright on various materials. 

Associated ability 2: “Nerve Paralysis,” upon contact with his spider silk one becomes afflicted, body stiff and movements sluggish.

Associated ability 3: “Distraction Control,” multitask.

Bai Chunian, “Damn, how does he have this many associated abilities.”

Crawler replied with two passages of red text: 

[Although Golden Silk Spider is in the cultivation stage, his power has already reached that of a level seven mature subject, the reason is that model AK74 rifle, it has a M2-grade alpha gland adhered to it by spider silk, his compatibility rate with that gland reaches 100%, perfectly reaching the point of soul merging, inheriting all ability from that gland.]

[This is an extremely dangerous experimental subject, to us and to humanity it has no positive benefits, you should kill him while he hasn’t yet reached mature stage.]

Bai Chunian didn’t obfuscate Crawler’s incoming message, Han Xingqian finished reading it and asked: “What kind of person is he?”

“Do you still remember the matter of the contents of the ATWL exam being altered?” Bai Chunian spread his hands, “I participated in that exam all the way through, it was done by a crawler omega, he has now founded an organization by the name of SOW Firewall (Special Operations Weapon), this group has collected a large number of the experimental subjects who escaped from the research institute, up until now I still don’t know their real member count, but it can’t be small, and there’s a black panther alpha that’s an old acquaintance, serial number 91011, code name Devil Envoy, he is very powerful.” 

“The doctor we saved from Enxi Hospital before, Lin Deng, is very likely to be their leader.”

“When we return I will write a detailed report for headquarters.” Bai Chunian said.

They detoured around the valley using another path, the entire map of M Harbor had been thoroughly committed to heart by Bai Chunian, he engineered a route, if Red-Throated Bird withdrew, there would definitely be a road that had to be taken.

They were just about to take a shortcut through the dense woods when Bai Chunian’s communication device received a special access request. 

Every time operation gear communication devices would be set up with infrared encryption, impossible to be recognized by external elements or interfered with, only new communications that general headquarters allowed could request access.

Bai Chunian accepted the request, and an alpha’s unsophisticated, smoke-roughened voice accompanied by the sound of a helicopter’s propellers came into his ears:

“Lao Bai, heard the mission was a failure? Special Ops really are unreliable.”

“Captain He?” Bai Chunian kneaded his ear, confirming it was He Suowei’s voice, he suddenly accessed communications, which signified that IOA had asked the PBB military base for assistance. 

He Suowei wore the PBB’s storm squadron’s uniform and sunglasses, one hand gripping a handrail inside the helicopter as he exhaled a burst of air around a cigar: “Raise your head, the menfolk have come to save you.”

Two helicopters painted with the insignia of the PBB hovered in the sky, two rope ladders were thrown down, two groups of storm squadron special combat forces rapidly descended, the He family brothers were also among them.

He Suowei was holding a suppressed submachine gun, he walked to Bai Chunian’s side, powerfully punched his shoulder a bit: “Brother, even you also have a day like this. Special operations, just properly search for the information and be a spy. The opponent is an excellently trained terrorist outfit, with just your group, can you handle it? Step aside.”

“Ah, there’s even new faces.” He Suowei’s callused hand grabbed Lu Yan’s rabbit ears and rolled them between his fingers closely, then yanked Xiao Xun’s dog tail. “This many Os in your team, what can they do?” 

He Suowei’s mood was comfortable as hell, finally got his own back from when he suffered this way and that at Bai Chunian’s hands during the ATWL exam.

Bai Chunian was especially out of sorts, he grabbed the muzzle of his gun. “You fucking stay far away from my students.”

He Suowei brushed off the captain rank epaulets on his shoulders, chewing the cigar dangling from his lips and laughed, “Do you know who this terrorist attack has alarmed, PBB storm squadron and Mad Shark squadron’s lieutenant commanders, international prison’s warden, and your IOA’s president, several big shots are all in M Harbor now, heard there’s many experimental subjects gathered here, everyone wants them, probably enough to start fighting over them.”

Bai Chunian had a calm look in his eyes, his adam’s apple gently moved, and wordlessly exchanged a look with Rimbaud.