CHAPTER 529: CHAPTER 328: THE BATTLE BEGINS

The time was infinitely approaching midnight on August 14th, inside the Osaka Bookstore at this moment.

Today, the bookstore closed unusually early. The shutters were tightly closed, and the windows were sealed with paper.

In front of the last row of bookshelves in the store, a white-haired teenager was leaning against the bookshelf, while another black silhouette was hanging upside down below the ceiling.

"Mr. Black Cocoon, who are we missing?"

"Be patient."

Cezar glanced at the newly bought children’s watch, sighed, and curiously asked, "Who hasn’t arrived yet? Do we really have to wait for them?"

On his shoulder, Yaguba gritted his teeth, "Shark hates those who aren’t punctual the most."

"Mu Long," Black Cocoon said casually while watching a comic, "he’s the last one."

"Mr. Mu Long, huh?" Cezar thought, "Will he really come? After all, aren’t we going to help Mr. Blue Arc?"

"He will come..."

Ghost Bell spoke in a deep voice while walking out of the shadows, the hoarse metallic mechanical sound echoing inside the bookstore.

Black Cocoon turned to glance at him, Ghost Bell’s tattered black cloak dragged on the ground, the metal breathing mask emitted a deep yet shallow, near yet far breathing sound, revealing a corner of silver-black armor.

He hadn’t seen Gu Zhuo in this battle attire for some time, feeling somewhat unfamiliar.

"What are you looking at?" asked Ghost Bell.

"Nothing, just taking a picture for your memorial. In case you die on the island later, this photo could become a limited edition Ghost Bell." Black Cocoon said, taking out a phone from the restraint belt, opening the camera, and taking a photo.

Ghost Bell’s eye twitched slightly, resisting the urge to crush his phone.

"But Rainbow Wings is about to start action." Cezar said, "Has Mr. Mu Long not arrived yet?"

Just as he finished speaking, a figure suddenly descended the stairs leading to the second floor of the bookstore.

The figure’s appearance was eerie and cold. He wore a black cloak covering his entire body, a medieval knight’s helmet on his head, and a sword at his waist.

As he moved, it was like dragging a crow’s tail feathers, the black cloak trailing on the ground and finally stopping in front of several people.

Mu Long slowly raised his head, eyes cold and spirited beneath the helmet.

Black Cocoon closed the comic book, using the restraint belt to warmly greet him, "Oh, Mr. Mu Long! It’s been so long since I’ve seen you. Don’t rush to pose; let’s have a big hug first."

"Shut up, insect." Mu Long said.

"That’s right, the taste is on point. This is the aloof little prince we witnessed on the night of the clan’s demise; seeing you still lacking in empathy as always, I feel relieved."

Black Cocoon suddenly paused, "Otherwise, I’d have to worry if you were brainwashed by Psychic Ability, becoming a damned traitor among us, waiting to backstab us."

He lowered his voice, looking directly into Mu Long’s eyes, "So, is there such a possibility?"

Mu Long stared at him motionlessly, "What do you think?"

"I checked him." Ghost Bell said, "He has no problem."

"Since there’s no problem, back to what I was saying." Black Cocoon said, "Clearly, we’re all collaborators, but you show up at the last moment, not contactable for days; I thought you were dead."

He squinted, "So, are you dead? dead? dead? If not, why not answer my messages?"

"Was busy, practicing." Mu Long said concisely.

"Could it be, you’ve also broken through?" Black Cocoon scratched his chin, speculating, "As expected of a genius greater than Blue Arc, reaching Quasi-Calamity Level within two years."

Mu Long neither confirmed nor denied it, coldly saying, "Let’s go, don’t waste time."

"Let me think, my Christmas Sled can carry two people, Phoenix can carry two people."

Cezar muttered, calculating on his fingers, "What about the one more person? Mr. Ghost Bell can’t fly, Mr. Black Cocoon can’t fly, Mr. Mu Long can’t fly either."

"Shark can fly!" Little Shark said, "Shark can also carry one person!"

"That’s right, I forgot Yaguba can also fly." Cezar said in surprise, smirking, "Then let’s hurry and set off and kill the whole family of Light-Eating Bees together."

Mu Long frowned and asked Black Cocoon, "Where did these two idiots come from?"

"It’s all your fault for not replying to my messages; you don’t understand the situation now, right?" Black Cocoon sighed, holding his head, "Open your eyes wide! This white-haired brat is Dr. Zelsi who saved your life."

"Zelsi is?" Mu Long continued to ask.

"That’s the guy wearing the medieval bird-beak mask; it’s Cezar in disguise." Ghost Bell said.

"Oh, I remember now." Mu Long said.

Cezar restrained his smile, leaning close to Shark’s ear, whispered:

"Yaguba, Mr. Mu Long called me an idiot, and Phoenix said after the battle, even if someone breaks a hand or leg, it won’t care..."

Yaguba lifted his fin, leaned close to Cezar’s ear, and whispered:

"Don’t worry, Cezar, I think he wants to eat Shark’s headbutt..."

Mu Long sighed deeply, adjusting the bird-beak mask on his face.

"I hope you all can shut up, especially during fights, talk less, so we don’t look foolish in front of Rainbow Wings," Ghost Bell said coldly.

"Don’t worry, no matter how little you talk, you’ll still look foolish." Black Cocoon said sarcastically.

Before the words were finished, Ghost Bell suddenly punched the wall, a loud bang echoed, leaving a dent.

"Relax, I’ll activate the silent mode for everyone right away."

Black Cocoon lifted his index finger to his lips, then used a restraint belt to cover Cezar and Yaguba’s mouths.

Soon, Su Wei descended from the second floor.

He adjusted his glasses, the lenses gleaming coldly, "Since everything’s ready, let’s go. Time is of the essence."

"Mr. Su Wei, there’s a hole in your bookstore’s wall, what will you do?" Cezar freed himself from Black Cocoon’s restraint belt and said to Su Wei with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Ghost Bell’s hand, which had just damaged the wall, suddenly trembled.

"It’s okay, it’s not my bookstore anyway." Su Wei said indifferently.

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At the same time, the Rainbow Wings personnel scattered near the coast all returned to Osaka Port.

Gu Qiye, You Ruirui, and Jiushijiu, the three of them, stood leaning against the railing at the back of the same camouflage fighter jet, silently waiting for the commander’s orders.

The sea breeze lifted their hair, Gu Qiye gazed absentmindedly at the cumulonimbus clouds in the night sky, You Ruirui lowered her head, her snow-white hair fluttering in the wind, while Jiushijiu hugged her shoulders, frowned, and turned her head to look at the dark sea, her pink twin-tails rising and falling.

Gu Qiye suddenly thought of something, took out his phone, opened WeChat, rapidly operated for a while, and turned to You Ruirui.

"I sent you the video we talked about last night via phone."

Just as he finished speaking, a special alert tone sounded from You Ruirui’s phone.

You Ruirui remained silent, lowered her gaze to open her phone, and tapped the WeChat screen, the screen light illuminating her ice-blue eyes.

Just as Gu Qiye said, he sent her a video recorded in the Blue Arc uniform.

Last night, Gu Qiye returned to the association building, and after a long time, asked the Japan Mutant Association for a set of Mutant Blue Arc uniforms.

He then sat alone in his room, put on the uniform, turned on the camera function of his phone, waved at the lens, and recited the names of the children in the Welfare Institute, greeting the unseen children across the screen.

You Ruirui silently watched the blue and cyan figure on the screen.

Expressionless, she lifted a finger and saved the video in her album. Suddenly, a pop-up caught her attention.

You Ruirui looked up, the commander’s face appeared on the top of the phone screen, she still sat in the swivel chair in the meeting room.

Chen Qian crossed her arms, speaking slowly:

"There’s a slight change in the plan."

"According to Garfield’s observation, the three Bee Prince ’Cameron’ has been absent for a long time, and she may have unknowingly left the island. We know she has the invisibility ability, so it wouldn’t be hard for her."

"So, Ke Qingzheng, you and Esther stay back to guard, no need to join the assault operation."

Not far away, Fan Dongqing looked at his phone and asked, "Are you worried the old lady might fall asleep?" He paused, "Or worried she can’t handle the queen bee alone?"

"Better safe than sorry." Chen Qian said, "It’s more prudent to keep an extra person. Who knows what tricks the Light-Eating Bees have prepared."

"Is this your judgment?" Ke Qingzheng asked expressionlessly, "Are you sure you want me to stay?"

He considered his combat strength at least in the top five within Rainbow Wings but didn’t expect the commander to leave him in the city.

"That’s right, this is the judgment Garfield and I both made." Chen Qian nodded, "He thinks the chance of the three Bee Prince infiltrating the city is high, Esther might not be able to handle it alone."

"Okay, I’ll stay." Ke Qingzheng said, "But if the three Bee Prince isn’t in Osaka but on the island, then you must send someone else to take her down."

"Don’t worry, we can send Garfield at that time." Fan Dongqing said lazily, "The second Bee Prince, I can handle alone. I don’t need help, I’ve never understood why I’m paired with Garfield."

Chen Qian said, "Exactly, that’s what Garfield and I were planning."

"That’s it then, be careful." Ke Qingzheng said, adjusting his glasses without changing his expression.

"Everyone else, move out." Chen Qian said, "Proceed with the plan."

Besides Esther and Ke Qingzheng, the others boarded the camouflage fighter jet one after another.

Oda Ehgo, passing by the coffin, picked up a knife handle and tapped the coffin’s wall lightly like knocking on a wooden fish, "Time to wake up, Miss Esther."

After speaking, he retracted the knife handle and boarded the jet without looking back.

After a while, Ke Qingzheng turned his head to watch as four red and blue camouflage fighter jets ascended into the sky, roaring through the clouds toward the deserted island.

He lowered his gaze only to see a sudden movement in the black coffin at the port. Immediately after, a black-haired, red-eyed Gothic skirt girl sat up straight from within the coffin.

Esther yawned and eerily said, "Something’s happened over at the Ferris Wheel, kid."

Following her gaze, Ke Qingzheng turned to look at the colorful night-lit Ferris wheel, only to witness one of the carriages suddenly explode.

Soon, a grand gigantic shadow unfolded massive wings, burst through the car door, and shot out.

"Boom——!" The roaring sound was deafening, and the entire Ferris wheel was collapsing.

In the colorful lights, the giant shadow revealed its form, clearly a five-meter-tall Light-Eating Bee! It tore through each carriage with its gigantic frame, dragging out all the passengers and sending them into its mouth.

The savage roar, mixed with the screams of the crowd, echoed through the night sky.

"It’s the three Bee Prince’s ability, turning humans into Light-Eating Bees." Ke Qingzheng said, "We can’t let her contact any superpower users, as the bees they transform into would be stronger."

Esther remained silent.

She rose up and slowly stepped out of the coffin. Under the night sky, it seemed as though an indistinct thread had appeared above her head, much like a puppet on stage.