Zongman: Beginning with the Killer Queen

"Since entering this area, it's almost impossible to find any trace of Index."

Looking at the building in front of him, Stiyl Magnus lit the cigarette in his mouth with some distress and exhaled a long puff of smoke.

He is a strong man nearly two meters tall, with fair skin and shoulder-length hair with a sunset red.

Although he is wearing a black monastic robe, he does not have the solemnity of a clergyman.

He wears shiny silver rings on all ten fingers, hollow earrings on his ears, and a barcode-shaped tattoo under his right eyelid.

From this weird outfit, it is more appropriate to describe him as a delinquent with a second-year syndrome.

Such an exaggerated appearance, coupled with his boyish appearance, is an invisible deterrent to enemies who know Stiyl's origin.

The Church of Necessary Evil.

Just like the Templar Church of Type-Moon, because the Crusades are too large, even if they have the same beliefs, different factions will be born due to different pursuits.

Not to mention the magic of other pagan religions.

And Stiyl's role is to punish magic with magic, like an agent.

But at this moment, this magician who is always calm and ruthless when performing tasks is looking at the park in front of him with a gloomy face.

And the tall girl behind him also has a solemn look in her eyes.

"The protection here is much stricter than it looks. It is obviously a technological building, but even the detection of magic is completely suppressed. If it weren't for the mobile church on Index, I can't even confirm that she is still here."

"Can't you even sense the big sister?"

Hearing such words, Stiyl was stunned at first, and then frowned deeper.

Although they are companions of the Church of Necessary Evil, Stiyl knows that even if the two come to the same conclusion, the meaning is completely different.

He subconsciously turned his head and looked at the girl behind him.

Delicate and beautiful facial features, black and shiny soft long hair tied into a high ponytail hanging between the waist.

She has a nice figure and fair skin like a princess in a fairy tale, but she doesn't give people a feeling of being delicate or weak.

She wears old jeans and a white short-sleeved T-shirt.

The left leg of the jeans has no trouser leg at all, revealing her slender legs.

The T-shirt has the excess cloth tied at the waist, revealing the white belly button underneath.

She carries a long sword on her back, which is more like a ritual weapon than a real combat weapon, and is more than two meters long.

But such a sexy and sexy outfit does not look out of place on the girl.

Instead, it highlights her pure and ethereal breath, which is like a secluded orchid in the valley.

——Kanzaki Kaori.

Before her identity as a magician, she is more eye-catching for another identity.

One of the less than twenty {saints} in the world.

If superpowers are human nuclear bombs on the scientific side, then the status of saints on the magic side will only be higher than that.

Stiyl is not bragging. He is also a first-class magician in the entire church, but he is no match for Kamisaki Kaori when she gets serious.

So, although they are mutually recognized companions and Kamisaki Kaori doesn't care about the hierarchy, Stiyl is still willing to call her the big sister.

"This is troublesome..." Stiyl felt his throat was a little dry, "It can be said to be the worst development. Although we have obtained the permission of the chairman, in the final analysis, this is still the territory of the science side."

Although the magic side and the science side are not as hostile as fire and water in modern society, the relationship between the two sides is basically hovering between suspicious allies and reliable enemies.

Even if it is tacitly approved, it is also a kind of unspoken rule to keep the posture of infiltration and not make too much noise.

Otherwise, when things really come to light, it will become a provocation to start a war.

"I understand, but Index's safety cannot be lost."

Kamisaki Kaori closed her eyes, grasped the hilt, and said in a deep voice.

Even if we put aside our own selfishness, the girl named Index is also of great significance to the entire Puritan Church.

Just like her name, the Forbidden Book Index.

Because of her unique physique, she memorized the original texts of 103,000 magic books in her brain.

Whether those forbidden knowledge were obtained by magicians with bad intentions or simply leaked out, it would cause a major event that could cause unrest in the whole world.

"Moreover, this is also our responsibility, because we saw that the child had a certain degree of freedom, so we let her act."

According to the upper echelons, in order to ensure Index's safety, her memory must be erased once a year.

Therefore, after waking up, Index, who only remembered her own identity and forgot who Kamijou Kaori and Stiyl were, naturally regarded them as magicians who coveted the Forbidden Book Index and kept on the run.

Although it was not difficult to capture Index by force, neither Kamijou Kaori nor Stiyl wanted to hurt each other.

In addition, seeing that the girl had finally escaped from the life of being confined by the church and was enjoying the freedom she had never had before, they could not bear to interrupt this journey.

But judging from the current results, this indulgence caused by selfishness was obviously too much.

After all, this is the mission. Index only needs to concentrate on escaping, but as pursuers, they have a lot to consider.

If you get too close, Index might notice it, if you get too far away, you won't be able to intervene in time. Along the way, you have to be on guard against magicians who might actually notice something unusual.

As a result, Index ran into Academy City, the base camp on the science side, before they could react.

In order to avoid misunderstandings caused by unauthorized intrusion, Index went through a series of procedures such as applying for permission from the chairman, and ran into an even more troublesome place.

Blue Dream Corporation.

Even if you are not interested in the forces on the scientific side, it is difficult to ignore this behemoth that has already penetrated the surface world with its products.

It’s hard to imagine how Index invaded here.

Even though she knew that Index was very strange, Kanzaki Kaori's intuition still warned her that this matter was far from being as simple as it seemed.

"It's normal. After all, this thing looks weird. It's not surprising that the internal defense measures are tight. But on the other hand, it's also a good thing for me that the external defense measures are so lax."

But regarding this question, Steele took it as a matter of course.

"There aren't even people to guard it. Fortunately, I specially placed cards to disperse idlers. It's completely meaningless to just rely on this kind of camera and this kind of gate that can be climbed directly."

"Sometimes, I really hope you mechanical idiots can have a little more awe..."

Squatting in front of the gate, the boy with the blond afro grunted dissatisfied.

He was wearing a rather fancy Hawaiian shirt, as if he was pretending to be cool on this moonlit night, and he was wearing sunglasses. Although he was complaining, his eyes were always focused on the decoder in his hand.

Tsuchimikado Motoharu is a multi-faceted spy who is affiliated with many agencies in Academy City. He is also the thorn in the Puritan church's place in Academy City and is responsible for manipulating the relationship between the two forces and stealing intelligence.

After discovering that Blue Dream Company was involved, Kanzaki Kaori quickly received his support because of his past acquaintance and the identity of his companions.

"Heat source detection, magnetic perspective, surveillance without blind spots, and identity code verification gates hidden in the dark. The protection of this first gate already exceeds that of Academy City's entrance and exit."

Hearing these unfamiliar terms, Steele and Kanzaki Kaori looked at each other in confusion.

They are not magicians who are so stubborn that they are completely cut off from modern equipment, but their understanding is only at the level of mobile phones.

The words Tsuchimikado Motoharu said were indeed a bit too much for them.

"Does that mean...it's impossible to break into it without setting off an alarm?"

After a moment of silence, Kanzaki Kaori spoke with her cold voice.

"It's a pity, but it's true."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu looked anxiously at the green data stream flashing crazily on the device in his hand, and sighed helplessly.

"With the technology I have access to, it is very difficult to unlock the shackles of the first gate, and then I am helpless."

"What's more, if you break through this symbolic facade, you will only gain a few minutes at most before you reach the core area. By then, you will have to face Blue Dream Company, which is on full alert."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu stretched out his hand and pushed the sunglasses in his hand.

"Sister, although it is too much to back down at such a critical moment... but as far as I know, it would be more appropriate for you to negotiate with the chairman, or apply for support before carrying out this task."

"What's the meaning?"

Seeing Tsuchimikado Motoharu's serious attitude that was completely different from his previous casual appearance, Steele's face also became serious.

"How should I say this?" Tsuchimikado Motoharu scratched his hair and his tone became more serious. "As far as I know, the espionage mission against Blue Dream has never stopped."

"But until now, no internal information of Blue Dream Company has been leaked. On the contrary, those invading spies, no matter how secret and perfect their identities are, will lose contact directly on the first day of joining the company."

"At first everyone thought they were executed privately by Blue Dream Company, but after a month or two, someone discovered that they had been released intact."

Speaking of this, Tsuchimikado Motoharu couldn't help but break out a trace of cold sweat on his forehead.

"However, when the agencies behind the scenes wanted to recycle them, they found that those people had lost their qualifications as human beings."

"They still have self-awareness, and they have learned all the skills in the past, but when it comes to evil deeds, whether directly or indirectly, they will just vomit."

"And they seem to be unable to accept any more food. Even if their bodies are getting thinner day by day, and even if they are so hungry that they are almost losing their minds, they can't take another bite. That kind of thing is more like a corpse before the death of life than a human being. A machine that keeps doing good.”

This statement, which sounded like a horror story, made Steele swallow his saliva.

Ordinary ghost stories have no effect on him who is familiar with mysteries and can even manipulate spirits.

But when the object of the legend is the unknown on the technological side, he will inevitably feel a little fear in his heart.

Kanzaki Kaori's brows furrowed tightly, and his delicate hand holding the handle of the knife became harder and harder.

"Brainwashed? Or did the technology side do something to those people's bodies?"

"If that's the case, then it's simple."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu's expression also trembled unnaturally.

"The worst thing is here. Her body is intact and she hasn't been attacked in any way."

"But no matter what means are used, whether it's brainwashing the personality or forcibly manipulating the body, whether it's magic or technology, it has no effect. It's as if she was reborn."

"So, I suggest you take a long-term view. Given Index's own uniqueness and importance, even Blue Dream Company won't do anything to her..."

"——That's why we have to go."

After listening to Tsuchimikado Motoharu's story, Kamisaki Kaori, who was originally hesitant because of those legends, made up her mind instead.

Compared with the safety of Index, the mission is nothing at all.

The original intention of her choosing to take the mission was to protect Index.

Stiyl, who was holding a cigarette, also waved his hand casually, looking ahead with burning eyes.

"Thank you for your hard work. In order to avoid being implicated, it is better for you to leave early."

He was too lazy to even wait for a response. The moment the door slowly opened, he swaggered in, and Kanzaki Kaori followed without hesitation.

Looking at the backs of the two, Tsuchimikado Motoharu sighed helplessly, laughed at himself, and clenched his fists unconsciously.

Although he wanted to help Kanzaki and the others, he also had things he had to protect, and he must not act on impulse.

Tsuchimikado Motoharu turned around and hurriedly trotted away from this dangerous street, but when he turned the corner, his footsteps suddenly stopped.

Because in front of him, two cold mechanical faces had slowly emerged from the shadows at some point.

Under the bright moonlight, Tsuchimikado Motoharu saw the full picture of the two strange machines clearly.

The huge body flashed like a reactor, and the two sharp wings that looked like countless overlapping scimitars spread out safely.

When being watched by the electronic eyes with a faint red light, the extremely terrifying murderous aura directly penetrated Tsuchimikado Motoharu's heart.

Rather than trembling, his body was more like a frog stared at by a snake, extremely stiff.

Without any rationality, just instinct, Tsuchimikado Motoharu felt that the two mechanical war beasts could end his life with a casual blow.

His brain was working rapidly, and he found the most suitable one from the vast urban legends of Blue Dream Company.

That was the plan proposed by Blue Dream Company when it came to the field of armaments.

Use more powerful and reliable mechanical beasts to share the situation of crimes against ability users, thereby reducing the burden on security guards.

However, due to the expensive cost of hundreds of millions of dollars and the fear of Blue Dream Company, only key and important institutions bought a few in the end.

Because no one has really seen it, this legend has always been regarded as one of the fantasies about Blue Dream Company.

Obviously, he seemed to want to personally verify its authenticity today.

And in the legend, those mechanical beasts seemed to be called like this

"——Yafei?"

In the tense shout of Tsuchimikado Motoharu, the two iron birds also opened their mouths slightly and made a hoarse sound as if from the netherworld.

"Ah——"

With a simple action, Tsuchimikado Motoharu felt as if he had swallowed a knife from his throat and pierced his heart directly.

His pupils shrank sharply, and he staggered back a step. When he was about to fall to the ground, he suddenly stabilized his body.

But Tsuchimikado Motoharu did not look happy at all, but his pupils shrank, as if he had seen something terrifying.

Because he could clearly feel that the reason why he did not fall down in a mess just now was not because of himself, but because another invisible force supported him.

No, to be precise, it should be supporting his entire body.

When he slowly floated into the air, even the place to use his leverage was completely lost, just like a person who couldn't swim fell into a pool, Tsuchimikado Motoharu completely gave up struggling.

He looked at the black-haired boy who walked out from the two iron birds, one on the left and one on the right, with their heads bowed respectfully, and his ruby-like eyes were full of curiosity. He also smiled bitterly.

"Not only Yafei, but also the members of Lanmeng Company? I didn't expect that I, who decided to withdraw from it first, would be the most unlucky one."

"When you helped them invade the first gate, you were no longer withdrawing from it, Tsuchimikado Motoharu."

Roland spoke, looking at the man in front of him with interest, and smiled slightly.

"And, believe me, compared to not meeting me, and just being dealt with by Yafei and thrown into the rebirth pool, you are definitely lucky now."