The underground laboratory.
The security personnel assigned to guard this place had all been taken down by the Landsplitters.
But the Landsplitters had paid a brutal price for it—nearly wiped out to the last.
Now, only one remained:
The Bone-Grinding Executioner.
"A strong enemy. Proceed with caution," the Administrator said in a low voice, tightening her grip on her weapon.
No sooner had she spoken than the attack slammed in head-on.
BOOM!
The Executioner brought his grotesque heavy cleaving axe down with savage force, making the very floor of the underground lab shudder—proof of just how terrifying his power was.
The Administrator dodged in time, but her expression grew noticeably heavier.
This guy's too strong. He's a pain.
If she took even one clean hit, she'd be seriously injured.
Compared to the Bone-Grinding Marauders they'd run into earlier, this towering Landsplitter was clearly an elite unit.
Even so… he still wasn't their match.
"Protocol: Breakthrough!"
Perlica controlled her casting unit and unleashed a four-hit combo on the Executioner, dealing electromagnetic damage that disrupted his movement.
The Administrator seized the opening, rushed in close, and activated her Originium Arts—forcing Originium crystals to cling to his body and seal him in place.
"Lockdown Sequence!"
It had to be said: the Administrator's Originium Arts were nothing short of miraculous—she could command Originium itself.
Back when she still had her memories, she must have used this technique to instantly subdue countless powerful enemies.
But now, in her weakened, amnesiac state, her output clearly wasn't enough.
So the Executioner—struggling with all his might—broke free of the crystal seal. A massive hand shot out, aiming to snatch the black-haired girl right in front of him.
"DIE—hic hic hic??!!"
The murderous roar was cut off by sudden, uncontrollable hiccups, turning the atmosphere bizarrely slapstick.
And more importantly, those hiccups threw his timing off by a fraction—enough for the Administrator to slip past what should've been a guaranteed grab and pull distance again.
"Damn it—hic—what is—hic—this?!"
The Executioner looked furious, still hiccuping against his will.
The cause of that ridiculous effect, of course, was the hooded man hiding in the corner.
"Wow… that big guy is terrifying. He's like a brown bear standing upright… If he grabs you, you might get chewed alive."
Hao Fan spoke like a complete coward—because he had no intention of fighting a monster like that face-to-face. At most, he'd stay outside the melee and use his idiot-style ability to interfere.
The chubby Liberi man cowering beside him answered, voice trembling:
"Even Landsplitters probably don't eat people, right? Though those masked bandits really aren't picky about food… Wait—why the hell are you here, you little brat?"
"Just fate, Fat Bird."
Hao Fan snapped back—clearly, he knew the guy.
Meanwhile, the battle only grew fiercer.
Even while hiccuping, the Bone-Grinding Executioner swung his heavy cleaving axe with brutal momentum. In the wide-open underground lab, it was almost like the space itself was shrinking under the pressure.
But the Administrator grew calmer instead—either she was getting used to the fight, or her combat instincts were returning.
From her observations: if she closed in recklessly, she might get caught by a sudden grab and slammed with a devastating throw.
Beyond that, the most dangerous move to watch for was his charged double-swing.
If they didn't interrupt his wind-up ahead of time, dodging the follow-up would be difficult.
"No problem. Everything's under control."
The Administrator raised a hand and released her Originium Arts—massive clusters of Originium crystals erupted from the ground and surged forward like spears, smashing into the enemy.
"Construct Sequence!"
At the same time, Perlica went all-out as well. A bolt of electromagnetic energy dropped from above, Protocol-enhanced Originium Arts tearing into him with heavy electromagnetic damage.
"Protocol: Thunderstrike!"
Struck by both techniques at once, the Executioner finally couldn't withstand the ferocious assault. He was blasted backward—clearly beaten.
And as he flew, he was still hiccuping, which made the whole scene look absurd.
"…Wait. This direction is bad."
Hao Fan kept staring him down, maintaining the "whoever I glare at hiccups" ability—
—and then realized the big guy's landing trajectory was straight toward him.
"Holy—?!!"
Hao Fan froze in shock.
The chubby Liberi beside him flat-out fainted on the spot.
"…So it was YOU, you little rat. Die!"
Badly wounded, the Bone-Grinding Executioner finally noticed the suspicious hooded man—and realized the nonstop hiccups were probably this guy's doing from the shadows.
He raised the heavy cleaving axe, determined to take someone with him before he went down.
And at that critical moment—
Through the gaping hole in the ceiling—the one the fallen anchor had punched clean through from the surface—
A familiar dragon girl arrived just in time.
She leapt down, and with a descending strike from the sky, delivered the Executioner's final blow.
Then she casually spun her blade in a flourish and sheathed it—cool and effortless.
"Special Ops Operator Chen Qianyu!"
One hand on her hip, the dragon girl introduced herself with a bright grin.
"Looks like I'm the first one here?"
Just like that, the underground laboratory's battle was finally over.
"Good work, Administrator."
Relaxing at last, Perlica offered praise—then turned to the reliable Special Ops operator she'd had liaison Fiona call in to rendezvous.
"And thank goodness you made it in time, Chen… otherwise, in that split second, we wouldn't have been able to save the Doctor."
Perlica was about to introduce the suspicious hooded man—
—but it turned out the two already knew each other.
"Heh, long time no see, Doctor."
Chen Qianyu stood with both hands on her hips, wearing a goofy, unguarded smile.
"Come on—my move just now wasn't bad, right?"
"Accurate and lethal. Solid work."
Still shaken, Hao Fan pushed himself up, looked at the woman who'd now saved him twice, and gave her a sincere thumbs-up.
"If you don't reject me… I'll take you as my sworn mother!"
"Haha, you're too kind, too kind—…Wait, what?! Why am I suddenly your sworn mother?!"
At that very moment—at that very moment indeed—
Chen Qianyu first laughed happily… then belatedly realized what he'd said, and jumped like she had the first time they met.
"I told you I have zero plans to be a mom! Stop messing with me!"
She clenched her small fists, her azure dragon tail swishing behind her. Her face flushed red.
Watching the two catch up, the Administrator tilted her head slightly, surprised at the coincidence.
The reinforcements who'd arrived at the perfect time just happened to be the hooded man's acquaintance.
But the reunion didn't last long.
Chen Qianyu's attention quickly shifted to the legendary Administrator standing right there.
"Administrator—I'm Chen Qianyu!"
She pointed at herself with her thumb, then clasped her hands with real seriousness.
"If you run into any opponent you can't easily handle, just hand them to me!"
Hearing that, the Administrator looked even more surprised.
She could feel the sincerity in Chen Qianyu's voice—this wasn't just talk.
So she let her lips curve slightly and replied:
"Pleasure to meet you. Looking forward to working together."
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