CHAPTER 135 - FEMALE DOCTOR? TALULAH OR BLACK SNAKE?

A middle school playground. Many students gathered, all looking up at the figure intertwined with black and gold.

"Sonia, should we take action?" Natalia, originally a noble young lady, had her face covered in dust, her expression full of exhaustion.

In this school, they had spent long, chaotic, and maddeningly desperate days. The Reunion Movement had trapped everyone in the school.

Food decreased day by day, and killing and strife appeared on campus. The campus, which should have been a peaceful harbor for learning, became a breeding ground for bloodthirsty monsters.

The granary had been burned down. No one could imagine how they survived the maddening hunger.

Now that the Reunion Movement had left, should they take action? Natalia watched the stern young girl holding a war hammer in front of her.

Sonia, or rather, General Winter, was the leader of the Ursus Student Self-Governing Group.

"Tch, let's go see. Those with guts, follow me." Sonia decisively chose to leave.

Her actions immediately drew some followers. There were many who lacked courage; they were afraid and timid, only wanting to take this opportunity to escape.

Sonia looked back, seeing only her friends following her. While disappointed with those students, she was also relieved by her friends' loyalty.

*****

"The natural disaster... it just disappeared?" Dobermann felt it was unbelievable, unheard of!

From the moment the man named Ren flew into the sky, in less than a minute, the natural disaster, which was enough to cleanse Chernobog, vanished.

The bright sky returned, giving them a sense of unreality.

"Is this already the power of faith?" Ren was quite surprised that the power of faith was absorbed by Redemption Wings as soon as he eliminated the natural disaster.

He descended. Retracting his Chaos Wings made him seem more approachable.

This time, facing Ren again, no one dared to speak easily. How could they dare to say much to a person who could instantly eliminate a natural disaster?

Being cautious was the most correct approach.

However, Amiya, the leader of Rhodes Island, stepped forward. She seemed to be in a much better state now than just moments ago.

"Ren-san, I am Amiya. On behalf of Rhodes Island, I sincerely thank you for your help to us and to Chernobog!"

"I accept your thanks. Of course, I also have my own gains." Ren wasn't pretentious about receiving thanks.

He found the little rabbit quite cute: "Such a young leader, Amiya is very impressive."

"Oh! Not at all, it's all thanks to everyone's help at Rhodes Island." Amiya was very humble, but her twitching ears showed her happiness at being recognized.

Croissant nudged Exusiai's waist, whispering: "Exu, is this really the same person who just eliminated the natural disaster? He seems very easygoing."

"Ren is very easy to talk to." Exusiai happily walked to Ren's side and put her arm around his shoulder: "How about it?"

"Tsk, I don't think much of it, so informal." Ren clicked his tongue, then grabbed her face and kneaded it.

Their interaction also helped to ease the tense atmosphere. Out of trust in Exusiai, Penguin Logistics also lowered their guard against Ren.

*****

Exusiai happily introduced her friends to Ren: "This is Texas, and this is Croissant."

Texas's gaze flickered. Exusiai had been acting very strangely lately.

Sometimes she would close her door for half an hour for no reason. She didn't know what she was doing in the room. Afterward, she would come out and take a shower.

This person... might be related to Exusiai's change. She had never seen Exusiai so close to anyone else.

Exusiai seemed like a very easygoing person, getting along with everyone. But only after actual contact would one realize that her inner self was not easy to approach.

Getting along? That's because she had a similar personality with everyone. But Texas felt that Exusiai and Ren were truly close friends. She was also very curious about Ren's identity.

Who could casually eliminate a natural disaster?

"Ren-san, I ask what race you are?" Amiya, the little Cautus, blinked her curious big eyes.

ACE glanced at Dobermann and Nearl. He seemed to be asking Amiya what was going on with his eyes.

From fear just now to actively conversing now, how did such a big change happen in such a short time?

Dobermann and Nearl also gently shook their heads; they didn't know either.

"Me? I'm human," Ren said easily.

"Human? Aren't we all human?" The little rabbit tilted her head.

Ren pointed to the hooded person: "He might be similar to me."

"Me?" The hooded Doctor pointed at herself in surprise.

"?" Ren, however, was confused. Why was this person speaking with a female voice?

"Are you a man or a woman?" Ren chose to ask directly to resolve this confusion.

In the two-dimensional world, there were even cases where female characters were insisted to be male. It wasn't impossible for a man's voice to sound like a woman's.

The Doctor rubbed the back of her head; although her face couldn't be seen, it was clear she was a bit shy or embarrassed: "I'm a girl."

"..." Alright, Ren quickly accepted the fact that the Doctor was a woman. Terra was also very strange.

"A race similar to the Doctor..." Amiya knew that the Doctor had no racial characteristics, but what exactly did 'human' mean?

Before she could think or ask more questions, new trouble arrived.

*****

Different people converged from several surrounding streets. Scorching heat and bone-chilling cold emanated from two directions.

The other two streets were filled with crowds. One side was orderly, like an army in formation. The other side was a disorganized rabble with messy footsteps.

"Reunion Movement is pursuing us! Everyone, be on alert!" It was indeed the Reunion Movement.

Ren glanced over. Ha, well, this is quite lively.

There was Talulah, the Dragon Girl, with heat distorting the air around her. FrostNova and the Yeti Squad, exuding coldness.

Patriot, radiating solid power, with his disciplined Shield Guards. And what seemed to be a student group led by Sonia with a few students. Everyone was truly here.

What interested Ren the most was none other than the Dragon Girl, Talulah. Or rather, the will of the Black Serpent, Kashchey, within her mind.

He was very curious about the gods and giant beasts of this land. Kashchey seemed to be called the will of Ursus, or perhaps an evil god.

Ren was observing Talulah, and Talulah was also observing Ren.

With just one glance, she recognized Ren as the one who had destroyed the Catastrophe from above the sky.

"You... who are you? An immortal? A god? Or perhaps..." Talulah was asking, or rather, the Black Serpent, who knew more, was asking.

But before she could finish her question, Ren had already given an answer.

"I am human."

"..." Talulah narrowed her eyes. Human?

She seemed to have heard a joke, either funny or not funny. Humans couldn't possibly have the ability to destroy a Catastrophe. Humans being able to destroy a Catastrophe, that's really not funny.

"Ren-san, please be careful! She is the leader of the Reunion Movement, Talulah!" This was Amiya's reminder.

"Thank you for the reminder." Ren chuckled, ruffling Amiya's hair.

Not only did Amiya not dodge, but she willingly stood on her tiptoes. From that golden light, she had felt all beautiful emotions.

Ren-san was not a bad person; he was a gentle person who embraced the world. This was the conclusion she drew from her emotions.

Dobermann and the others, seeing this scene, felt even more relieved. Here was Ren's friend, Exusiai.

And the other party was quite close to Amiya. They were friends, not enemies.

Moreover, their power was so great that it made resistance impossible. Their safety, even in this encirclement, could at least be guaranteed.

FrostNova and Patriot looked at the scene, neither acting nor speaking. The leader of the Reunion Movement was conversing; it wasn't their turn to speak.

*****

Sonia's cold gaze swept across the area. The Reunion Movement's emblem was recognizable at a glance.

Therefore, those standing opposite them were the Reunion Movement's adversaries. Clearly, now was not the time to act.

"I'm very curious, you must have witnessed my power, so why do you still dare to come over?" Ren speculated with amusement: "Do you think I can't kill you, Talulah?"

"No, perhaps I should call you the immortal Black Serpent, Kashchey?"

Flames surged. The temperature distorted. The secret was directly exposed.

Talulah's gaze was filled with killing intent, fixed on Ren.

This amused Ren: "You're showing killing intent towards me? Very brave, come here."

"???" Talulah walked towards Ren step by step.

FrostNova looked at Patriot, who wore a dark deer-skull helmet: "Old stubborn man."

Given the current situation due to the vanished Catastrophe, she was undecided.

She had also noticed a pile of corpses with strange bodies wearing Reunion Movement uniforms. They were Mephisto's flock.

She couldn't tolerate Mephisto's actions, turning his comrades into a flock. What was he thinking? What was he doing now?

"Wait, and see, do not, act rashly." The voice was intermittent. Patriot chose not to act.

A faint light flickered in his crimson eyes. He was pondering. Was the immortal Black Serpent... truly immortal?

Regardless, he had his own judgment. That man was someone who could easily destroy a Catastrophe. He was invincible.

Under the watchful eyes of the Rhodes Island personnel, Talulah walked step by step to Ren's front and stopped.

They thought Talulah walked over because she was fearless.

In reality, her face was contorted with rage. She gritted her teeth, letting out a suppressed, hoarse sound: "What did you do to my body?!"

"Your body?" Ren looked comical: "Using someone else's body, how can you be so shameless?"

"Do you have a dagger? Give me one." Ren held out his hand.

ACE quickly took out a combat dagger and placed it in his hand. He weighed it. The feel was decent.

"Thanks."

"What do you want to do?" Talulah's eyes never left Ren, and the flames continued to burn.

"I want to kill you, but I don't want to dirty my hands." Ren twirled the dagger, then added: "I'm killing you, Black Serpent."

"What..." Talulah was just about to mock his ignorance.

Then she saw ice-blue eyes staring at her. Through Talulah's eyes, he looked down at the one called the immortal Black Serpent, the one named Kashchey!

He would die! He would really die!

Ren raised the dagger.

"Careful!" Whoosh! A giant halberd tore through the air.

*****

Ren merely glanced up, and the giant halberd suddenly changed direction, plunging vertically into the earth.

Boom! The earth shattered, but no one was harmed in the slightest.

"How is this possible?!" Nearl exclaimed in surprise.

The giant halberd, whose might seemed unstoppable just by looking at it, was thrown with enough force to breach city walls, yet it abruptly changed course mid-air and impaled itself into the ground. How was that done?

Ren turned his head and saw Patriot in a throwing stance.

"Big Daddy!" Patriot's sudden move also startled FrostNova.

"Leader, cannot die. Attempt to kill leader, I will, advance!" A heavy voice carried across hundreds of meters.

"Ha!" The Shield Guards held their shields in unison, stomping and roaring. At this moment, Patriot was a fearless general fighting on the battlefield.

Talulah was the leader of the Reunion Movement. Patriot could not watch her be killed.

Ren didn't dislike such loyal people, and grinned, "Big guy, don't get excited."

"I'm not interested in Talulah for now. I want to kill and study this black snake. You should understand what I mean, the last pure-blood Wendigo."

"..." Patriot was silent for a long time. He lowered his hand, and the red light in his eyes faded.

He saw what he wanted in those clear eyes.

*****

Clang! "Again? Don't bother me, okay?"

A black mist materialized behind Ren. A person clad in black tried to ambush Ren with a dagger.

Ren rolled his eyes and grabbed her wrist with his left hand. "The King Killer, right? Ambush, right?"

At the same time, the dagger in his right hand plunged into Talulah's skull.

"Talulah! Run!" The King Killer tried to call out to the motionless Talulah as loudly as possible.

"..." Ren was annoyed. He pulled her closer with force, wrapped his arm around her armpit, and covered her mouth hidden beneath the mask.

"Mmm mmm mmm!" The sound stopped, and it became quiet.

Under everyone's curious and puzzled gazes, the dagger easily sank in.

No blood splattered out. Nor did any brain matter gush out.

"No!" Talulah only let out one panicked scream before it abruptly ceased. Her eyes became vacant and dull.