Time in a collapsing world

Fortunately, Riya knew the priorities of the matter. He has not forgotten what his main task is.

"Pado, explain today's mission goal!"

After asking Pado for a black cloak of the same style and putting it on her body, Li quickly entered into her righteous thief posture.

"Report to Brother Li, this is the target location, please take a look!"

Paduo Jianli finally got down to business, and excitedly handed over the map in his hand. It marked the location where they were going to steal tonight, the distribution of surveillance, and the most effective escape route in the event of an emergency. . Of course, there are also various precautions required during actions. Even if they seem insignificant, Pado will mark them on them, just in case.

This is Paduo's habit. Before every action, she must conduct extremely detailed observations and research on the target area and plan the best action plan. This is why she has never been caught as a thief for so many years.

However, although this habit is good, it gives Li a headache.

Looking at the densely packed small characters written on the map, as well as the various large and small circles and crosses, Li dreamed back to the time when he was young and could read one by one, and it was extremely painful!

Li wanted to tear this map to pieces, if Paduo wouldn't be heartbroken by this... Alas, he was indeed too kind.

Without Pado's explanation, Li memorized the contents of this map as quickly as possible, at the expense of his dizzy head and eyes that turned into the shape of mosquito coils.

Let Pado reduce his workload next time, so that everyone can feel more relaxed...

Stuffing the map into Padu's arms, Li gave a trembling thumbs up, reluctantly indicating that everything was ready and ready to start taking action.

But Pado looked at the map in his hand, his expression stiffened for a moment, and then he sheepishly took out another map from his arms and handed it to Li.

"Sorry, sorry, Brother Li, the one just now is an abandoned picture that was used before, and this one is our plan for this operation... How about you take a look at it again?"

"?! Pado! I'm going to strangle you to death~!"

……

On the other side, Li's workplace, the Fire Chasing Moth base, was in a secret cell.

A man and a woman stood at the door of the cell. The man had pure white hair and a handsome face, while the woman had long dark purple hair and a pair of round-framed glasses on her face, giving her an intellectual beauty.

"Is she here?"

The female of the two asked her companion.

"Yes."

The white-haired man nodded and spoke concisely. The man was still wary of the person they were about to meet, because the cell door was not locked, and he had to be wary of anyone inside attacking them at any time.

"Okay. I'll go see her."

After the woman finished speaking, she was about to push open the cell door, but the man stopped her and pushed it open first.

"Kevin, you don't need to be so vigilant. Although she assassinated me, I have already reconciled with her and successfully completed the first transaction after the reconciliation."

Women feel helpless about men's overprotective behavior.

"..."

The man named Kevin did not speak, but just stared at the pink-haired girl who was imprisoned in front of him. He observed the girl's eyes, the small movements of her hands, and... the knife that was not unsheathed at her waist.

"Kevin, can you leave for a while...forget it, you probably won't listen to me."

The woman wanted to say something, but halfway through, she shook her head with a wry smile and swallowed the words.

"Mei, she can't be trusted."

In Kevin's view, even if the girl inside did complete the deal with them, she was still as dangerous as a sharp blade. As he just said... it was not credible.

"Like you, she doesn't trust us."

After saying that, Mei turned her attention to the girl in the cell.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Miss Sakura."

"...I have finished what that man told me. Now, it's your turn to fulfill your promise."

The girl in the cell is Sakura, a friend Li met on the street before. As an assassin, she was faced with the situation of having to make a deal with the target of the mission in exchange for her innocence after the assassination mission failed. .

Different from the posture shown in front of Li, she now looks more cold and ruthless.

"..."

"I have erased all traces of your tonight. Now, no one has come to assassinate me, and Kevin's injuries are just the consequences of an accident."

Mei's tone was calm, and she didn't feel as if she had just been assassinated by the girl in front of her not long ago.

"I can't tell you're lying. So, deal done, farewell."

Sakura passed the two of them and walked straight out of the cell.

"...Sakura, I still hope you can consider what I told you."

Sakura stopped but didn't turn around.

"Sakura, in the face of natural disasters like Honkai, a person's power is limited after all. Now, maybe you can protect the people around you, but in the future, you must also know the horror of Honkai. Can you really Does its shadow protect everyone you care about? Like...Ling?"

"..."

"Sakura, I hope you can join the Fire Chaser Moth..."

In an instant, Sakura's blade was at Mei's throat. However, between Sakura's eyebrows, Kevin's pistol was already pressed against it.

"You're not supposed to know about her."

Facing Sakura's threat, Mei showed no fear.

"Sakura, please believe me, this is not a threat, it is just a brief explanation of the situation. I am eager for talents like you, so I will not threaten you, nor will I treat the people around you because of your threats. Take action."

"..."

"Sakura, times have changed. You should know better than me. The existence of Honkai threatens not only individuals, but even the human community may become endangered in the near future. And being included in it You and your sister, can you really be alone?"

"..."

"If you still want to leave, I won't stop you. But no one will mention this kind of deal to you again."

"...Hengsha, will it happen again?"

In the end, Sakura raised this question.

"Yes, and more than once."

"..."

I don't know how long it took, but the sound of Sakura sheathing her sword came, and Kevin also put the gun back in his hand.

"Sakura, welcome to the Fire Chaser Moth."

"..."

Sakura didn't respond, but walked out of the cell again. This time, she didn't look back.

"By the way, if you have a chance next time, I will take you to meet one of your colleagues. I believe you will be surprised."

At the door, Sakura's footsteps paused slightly, and then she disappeared around the corner as if nothing had happened.