-Eva, we weren't called for this operation. - The woman driving the green military jeep sighed as she glanced at her companion beside her, who looked as excited as a crack smoking squirrel.
The woman in the passenger seat had long, honey-brown hair, a darker shade of brown, and wore a tight black combat outfit that accentuated her ample curves. Her skin was a light brown, and her full lips were in a lively smile.
The woman smiled at her friend behind the wheel, chuckled softly and said. - Lena, we've been at this for months, at least we can have some fun. Besides, the boss already approved it. Stop complaining and drive faster.
In fact, the woman's smile seemed a little deceptive, the slight line between her eyebrows revealed her own inner thoughts, she was worried. But she still pretended to be strong and carefree.
-She only approved it because the news probably came from Zero. We still have to find Ringo. - Lena rolled her eyes, but didn't argue. Her eyes were a little worried, her gloved fingers gripping the steering wheel tighter.
The driver was shorter than Eva, thinner, with slightly brownish white skin and short, voluminous brown hair that was poorly combed but perfectly suited her. On her hair left side, there was a silver device with a purplish-blue digital interface over her ear, which served both as a hair clip and for communication and control for her machines.
Her eyes were an almost unearthly light blue, drawing the attention of anyone who looked at her. Her clothes were also tight fitting black, but there were some metal accessories to protect her shoulders and forearms.
-Don't even get me started on Ringo. - Eva huffed irritably, but deep down, a trace of concern also crossed her eyes.
Lena glanced at Eva, rolled her eyes, and ignored her.
The pair were traveling through the desert toward Hesla, ready to participate in a strike mission against a Germinal base.
But unbeknownst to the duo, just above them, a large eagle was soaring half a kilometer above the ground, its eyes fixed on the Jeep speeding across the hot, sandy desert.
Ringo had been searching for almost two weeks. It took him a while to find them because the duo never sits still. While searching for the Stardragon's territory, he received word that their Jeep had been spotted heading towards Hesla!
Annoyed, Ringo flew for a long time across the gigantic desert before finding them.
At the moment, he just wanted to get off and pummel them with his gender equality fist, but he resisted. For now, he would follow them to see where they went.
They had been following a predictable path before, but suddenly they changed direction. This made him curious, so he decided to observe.
He used the air current to glide calmly as he followed. Jack and Will were once again left with Antonio, who wanted to complain, but money and fear convinced him.
He could only continue flying for the next few hours as the car chugged along. It was clearly a military product, able to handle the desert so well, but this raised more questions than it answered.
During the night, the duo emerged from the desert and drove a few more kilometers before arriving at a lit-up military camp.
The duo stopped to identify themselves while Ringo watched from above. He shifted from eagle to bat and began listening. Soon, he had a flash of inspiration, this was the operation to destroy one of Germinal's headquarters.
This meant Old Han must be nearby.
Thoughtful, he flew over the base while searching for the Stardragon group. Fortunately, he found it.
Not only that, he found Han Xiao smoking, leaning against a black truck.
He watched curiously, his eyes shifting to eagle-like. He saw the face completely different from what he remembered, but the black hair was still the same.
He thought for a moment, trying to recall the current plot.
He only remembers Han Xiao running away like a madman with his team while the Hesla commander nearly kills them all. In the end, Han Xiao kills the commander with a rifle and leaves, thus ending the saga of the Division 13 agent.
With his increased strength and improved intelligence, he seemed to be remembering more and more, but unfortunately, intelligence isn't his focus of evolution, so the process is slow.
After glancing at Han Xiao, he transformed into spirit form, descended upon the night camp, and went to the two girls' tent.
Inside, the shorter girl with unruly hair was typing something on the computer while the other was cleaning her gun.
He materialized from under one of their beds, opening his mouth and using the sleep frequency, as well as the sleep of his own nightmare.
It didn't take him three seconds to hear the sound of a sudden fall.
Climbing out from under the bed, he looked at the figure sleeping on the keyboard and the other slumped on the bed with the disassembled gun.
Ringo narrowed his eyes, transformed into Spirit, and entered the mind of the woman in bed.
There, he entered a dream. The woman was in the middle of combat, fighting with her fists with an excited smile, killing each enemy with a single punch. He didn't need to be a genius to realize that this woman was a Pugilist.
It was because he thought her mind would be more fragile that he chose to enter her mind.
If he doesn't want to hurt her, Ringo would need some time to control her enough to find answers in her dreams, just a few days, but he didn't want to wait that long.
With this time of training and his rapid evolution, he had learned a lot. For example, right now his nightmare energy was contained, he wasn't influencing her dream.
But he learned that if he wanted information, he didn't necessarily need control, he just needed to guide the dreamer.
So, he began to recite a name in her subconscious.
-Ringo... Ringo... Ringo... - The voice sounded ethereal, but it was all the woman needed. Her smile slowly faded as the scenery changed.
Ringo was surprised to see he was in a school, more precisely, in a classroom. Even more surprising, he saw himself at the back of the room!
Still with his old look, the one before being caught by the germinal, he saw that he was sitting in the last row, and next to him, the woman was now sitting, both younger than they were now.
-Ringo! What are you drawing this time? Is it that woman again? - Eva, standing nearby, poked her head in to see what Ringo was doing in his notebook. Ringo looked irritated and embarrassed as he hid the drawing.
The woman huffed, looking at him irritably.
Suddenly, she stood up, grabbed the notebook, and saw it. The real Ringo saw it too. As soon as he saw that drawing, his mind froze. The figure from his nightmares, that black, cloudy figure, now seemed to have a face.
A woman, green hair, indifferent eyes, but giving him a smile as she said goodbye.
Ringo's eyes widened and stared at the dream woman, who continued her action. - Idiot! What's good about this woman?! What does she have that I don't?!
This clearly hadn't happened for real, because the dream Ringo's reaction seemed superficial.
But Ringo was shocked when he realized the setting changed to a bedroom and soon the dream Ringo was tied to a bed, completely naked! The woman, too, was naked as she climbed on top of him eagerly, bringing her genitals closer.
-I'll show you I'm better than her!
-Holy shit! - The real Ringo thought as he ran away in fright.
He returned to reality, staring at the sleeping woman with lingering fear, resolving not to let his guard down around her.
The only luck was that she wasn't wearing a sadomasochistic outfit or holding a whip.
Ringo no longer looked at the pair indifferently, but this time he was clearly confused. He couldn't remember them, but he found them somewhat familiar. Knowing they knew his original body, he had a sense of why they were looking for him.
He entered the girl's dream on the keyboard this time.
As soon as he entered, he didn't need to suggest anything, he saw himself again. This time, two children were playing with machines. The little girl had built a small tin robot that could only move its arms, but the boy was jumping around excitedly, praising the little girl nonstop.
The little girl hid her happy face as the pair played with the pieces. Ringo clearly recognized the childish version of them and thought that at least this girl didn't seem to want to tie him. But looking at her furtive eyes toward the young Ringo, he wasn't sure what to say.
How many love debts did the original leave?
Of course, for the previous Ringo, whether this woman or the other, they must have been mere footnotes in his mind. He clearly only had the woman named Emma in his heart, but it seems this dream dates back to before he met Emma.
He looked thoughtful as he began to influence the dream again.
-Ringo... mission... Ringo... mission... - He repeated in a soft, ethereal voice.
The dream shifted again. He saw the two women side by side, looking at another woman sitting behind a desk with her hands clasped. This woman was older, clearly middle-aged, blonde, with a strong physique, wearing military fatigues and a high ponytail.
As soon as he saw this woman, Ringo's head ached a little, he found her even more familiar, more familiar than the two women in front of her.
-We found Ringo. - The woman with a serious face spoke in a deep voice.
The honey-haired woman's expression seemed dull, but the short-haired woman's expression brightened. This was because the woman wasn't looking at her friend, so she didn't know her expression.
-Where? - the honey-haired woman asked hurriedly.
The short-haired woman also looked at the blonde carefully.
-He was caught by Germinal. Now he's called Six, probably a victim of an experiment, but incredibly, he managed to escape. He awakened the super gene, perhaps because of that he managed to escape, but in any case, he must be found! - The woman's voice grew harder and harder, and she seemed to be holding back her fury.
The short haired woman's gaze also grew hard and filled with rage, she looked as if she would lunge at the Germinal leader's throat if he were in front of her.
-Commander, please allow me to go after him! - The honey-haired woman's voice was heard again. The short-haired woman looked at her, her face coming back into focus. She looked furious, her teeth and fists clenched.
-Me too! I want to go! - The short-haired woman also volunteered at that moment.
The blonde looked at the two of them apprehensively and said. - Go, bring my son back.
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