The people on the roof also came down from above.
Leading the way was W, her face filled with regret. Just as Kashchey made his move, she was actually not far from Doctor. If she had wanted to act, she would have had plenty of time, but she chose to calmly observe. After all, although it was a collaboration, she wouldn't mind if she could use the other party's hand to send Doctor to his demise.
Unfortunately, this hope was thwarted by Doctor's backup plan, Kanna.
When Talulah, freed from Kashchey's control, began to show signs of fatigue, she was ready to snatch a kill.
But Ascalon grabbed her weapon again.
Ascalon had noticed W's movements when Doctor was almost in trouble, so she had been secretly watching W's actions.
She found that after Talulah was controlled, W secretly pulled out her weapon, aimed it at the target, and prepared to kill Talulah there.
Ascalon and Doctor had previously discussed Talulah's situation, knowing that she was not only the leader of Reunion Movement and Kashchey's successor, but also Lungmen's Governor's niece.
If she were to die at Rhodes Island's hands, it would inevitably offend these two great powers. This was also why Doctor allowed Chen to join; if Talulah was truly beyond saving, then if she died at her sister's hands, Rhodes Island could naturally extricate itself.
And someone like W, who clearly had ties to Rhodes Island, was very likely to be identified as a member of Rhodes Island. So, upon discovering her small move, Ascalon unhesitatingly reached out and blocked her attack route.
Realizing her actions had been discovered, W shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly and retracted her weapon.
After learning from Amiya that Talulah was likely under the control of that mysterious black shadow, Chen felt a glimmer of hope, hoping that Talulah's previous actions were not her own will.
However, Talulah flatly refused Chen's suggestion to go to Lungmen to apply for political asylum.
Talulah said: "No matter what decisions were made before, in the eyes of the world, I, Talulah, was the one who made them. Therefore, I will bear all the consequences of Reunion Movement's actions during this period."
Just as Chen was about to try to persuade Talulah again, Doctor spoke.
"Let's discuss Talulah's matter later! The most important thing now is to shut down Chernobog's power system and then leave safely. After all, Ursus troops are still lurking in the city, and the longer we stay here, the higher the danger will be."
Upon hearing the Doctor's words, everyone agreed, deciding to take Talulah and leave. The situation here would then be communicated to Wei Yenwu / Wei Yanwu, who would decide Talulah's fate.
Downstairs, they saw Kanna, who had just returned from outside, and the numerous corpses on the ground.
After an inquiry, they learned that the Shieldguards and Mudrock's team had already clashed with the Ursus army, but thanks to Scavenger and the others' "mysterious weapons," all the enemies who had rushed in were annihilated.
"It seems our actions have been discovered. We must act quickly; we need to bring Chernobog to a halt as soon as possible." After listening to the Shieldguard, the Doctor instructed ACE to bring the captured Crownslayer along, while simultaneously contemplating their next plan.
"Doctor of Rhodes Island, since Talulah has been captured, would you be willing to help us?" At this moment, Patriot, who had been floating in mid-air, landed in front of the Rhodes Island group.
The Doctor and Amiya exchanged glances, unsure of Patriot's true intentions.
"Please speak, Captain. If it is something Rhodes Island can do, then we will not shirk our responsibility." Sensing no hostility or malice from Patriot, Amiya stepped forward on behalf of Rhodes Island.
"It's like this: I mentioned earlier that there's still a group of Refugees in Chernobog. They are ordinary people who haven't evacuated, and many of them have become Infected during this Catastrophe.
If Chernobog's core is shut down, then without energy and lacking food and clothing, they won't be able to survive this winter.
I want to take them with me and leave this city. Regardless of what happens next, I cannot abandon them now and let them wait here to die."
After hearing Patriot's words, Mudrock also stepped forward, "When I first heard about your plan, I was hesitant about what would happen to the innocent Refugees in this city if I helped you. That's why I chose to come here, specifically to save these people at this moment."
Upon hearing this, a slight smile appeared on the Doctor's lips beneath his hood. He adjusted his hood.
"This is precisely what we should do, Captain; there's no need to be so polite. How about this: the task of going to the core and shutting down the power will be handled by ACE and the sharp team. All the rest of us will go together to pick up those innocent civilians who lost their homes in this war."
With that, the Doctor handed the key to shutting down Chernobog to ACE. "The core area is in your hands, big brother. We'll regroup outside later. Kanna, can you stop the rain outside?"
Hearing the Doctor's words, Kanna stroked her chin. She had only learned to cast the Pray for Rain skill, not to dismiss it… But this didn't stump her. She immediately opened her system.
"Hey, hey, hey, ZAIMA? Can the effect of this Pray for Rain skill be manually ended or turned off?"
A few seconds later, a system message popped up on her face.
"There's an X in the upper right corner of the casting progress bar in the system's spell interface. Clicking it during any spell's channeling or casting process will end it directly…"
Upon hearing this, Kanna opened the spell interface and indeed saw a not-so-conspicuous X on the constantly receding casting timer.
She looked up at the Doctor. "Yes, but I'm not sure if it will stop immediately or gradually. Should I turn it off now?"
The Doctor and Patriot discussed it. Currently, due to the torrential rain Catastrophe, almost all enemies were hiding in buildings or lower areas. If the Rhodes Island group went to the Refugee gathering point from below, they would very likely encounter these Ursus troops, making street fighting unavoidable.
With a captive in tow, they needed to avoid such uncertain encounters as much as possible, so they decided to have Kanna stop the Catastrophe outside, then the group would proceed directly to their destination from the outside.
Even if stopping the Catastrophe still meant possibly encountering enemies outside, Frostnova's combat power was greatly enhanced under this northern wind. With her assistance, it was much safer outside than indoors.
Hearing their opinions, Kanna clicked to cancel the spell while coolly snapping her fingers.
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