Chapter 855: Corpse Eater Squad
Inside an abandoned factory complex in the Tenth School District, among the neatly arranged standardized warehouses, one warehouse had its interior converted into a luxurious apartment—it was a Safe House for the Dark Side Organization, the “Corpse Eater Squad.”
Orsola Aquinas, dressed in a black nun’s habit, sat on a cushion in the center of the living room.
Around her, several girls from the “Corpse Eater Squad” were each doing their own thing, as if they were at home.
No one was paying attention to Sister Orsola in the center, but in reality, they had sealed all exits of this Safe House, preventing outsiders from entering and the Sister from escaping.
Orsola’s expression was stiff; she suddenly felt that she had been tricked by that city gate official.
However, along the way, Orsola had also witnessed the abilities of the girls around her and knew that it would be absolutely impossible to escape by her own strength, so she could only obediently stay here and pray silently.
“Ninja,” the girl sitting by the window with her eyes closed in contemplation suddenly spoke, “Can I trouble you?”
“You’re the Captain, just give the orders~” On the other side of the living room, the girl who had been hanging upside down from the ceiling immediately responded, then nimbly jumped down.
“Someone is approaching outside.” Captain Fanqi Lize opened one eye, but used her right hand to keep the other eye covered.
“Understood.” Tsurigane Saryou nodded, then casually glanced at the Sister in the center of the room, “How should we deal with them?”
“Observe them secretly first,” Fanqi Lize said after a moment’s thought, “Our mission does not include engaging enemies; there’s no need to meddle. Unless they try to enter this factory area, ignore them.”
“OK, I’m off.” Tsurigane Saryou threw out a grappling hook and actually flipped out directly through the ceiling.
Fanqi Lize maintained her posture of covering one eye and looked at Orsola: “There’s a strangely dressed man outside. Do you have any impression of him?”
“This…” Orsola hesitated slightly.
“Well, don’t worry about it, forget what I asked.” Unexpectedly, Fanqi Lize immediately withdrew her question, “You are Our important protection target, not a prisoner being detained, so there’s no need to be so nervous.”
Orsola, however, looked at her with a complicated expression, finally unable to resist asking: “How can you be sure the person outside is a problem? Perhaps it’s just a passerby who happened to be here.”
In fact, Orsola could somewhat guess in her heart that it was likely someone from the Amakusa-style Cross Rosicrucian who had found her.
When she first set foot on Tokyo’s soil, it was the Amakusa-style Cross Rosicrucian who extended a helping hand, assisting Orsola in escaping her pursuers.
But the other party was, after all, also one of the Cross Religions, and their recent situation was not very good. In order to strengthen their sect’s power, they had ample reason to covet the power of the book of the law.
Therefore, although Orsola was grateful in her heart, she did not dare to fully trust those kind strangers.
So, last night, she still found a way to come to the gates of Academy City, wanting to find Lin Wuming…
However, thinking about it carefully, the current situation hasn’t changed at all—if she doesn’t trust others, correspondingly, others won’t so easily trust a strange woman who suddenly appeared, right?
Orsola was very clear about her current situation—although she had temporarily escaped the pursuit of the Orthodox nun squad, she was still being held under house arrest by the people of Academy City.
Thinking about it carefully, perhaps only the Amakusa-style Cross Rosicrucian are truly the most reliable—since they are willing to risk everything to find her here…
But the more this was the case, the more Orsola could not expose information about the Amakusa-style.
The characteristic of the Amakusa-style Cross Rosicrucian is their skill in disguise… No, to be precise, their skill in blending into the environment.
Their members are like water, able to easily blend into the local social environment. Even in Academy City, which is incompatible with the Cross Religion, they can blend in seamlessly.
Orsola did not believe that the Amakusa-style, possessing such skills, would be discovered so easily.
Therefore, she remained silent, clasping her hands together, and continued to pray.
“It’s impossible to be mistaken,” Fanqi Lize said, “This is the Tenth School District, surrounded by unmanned factories. Almost no one comes here normally… except for people like us.”
So, it has nothing to do with whether the Amakusa-style members are good at disguise or blending into the environment; it’s simply because this area shouldn’t have any humans appearing at all.
“Hey, Captain,” the girl curled up on the sofa, clutching a huge stuffed bear, spoke up, “Is it really okay for Ninja to go alone? Should I go help too?”
“This is a reconnaissance mission, not a battle. Naru, you won’t be interested.” The girl who had monopolized the entire dining table, fiddling with various bottles, jars, and strange liquids, said, “Besides, even if it’s a battle… with the enemy revealed and us hidden, Ninja-chan can handle everything.”
After spending this time together, they were already well aware of Tsurigane Saryou’s combat capabilities.
They had even conducted simulations privately and found that in a fair fight, Tsurigane Saryou alone could take down the other three members of the “Corpse Eater Squad.”
Unless they were prepared, had traps set, and waited for Tsurigane Saryou to walk into them… even then, it was only “possible” to take her down.
There was no other way; one could only say that the “Ninja” profession was naturally highly compatible with a “Dark Side Organization.” Tsurigane Saryou had essentially entered the field several years earlier, so it was not surprising that she was stronger.
“Ah, they’ve started fighting!” Fanqi Lize suddenly exclaimed.
“Huh? Huh? Huh? What’s going on?” Naru—Sakuraku Meiu—threw aside the stuffed bear in her arms and jumped up, “Didn’t you say Ninja wouldn’t act on her own? Why is she disobeying the Captain’s orders and suddenly fighting?”
Fanqi Lize looked at Orsola with her open eye and said meaningfully: “It seems this time the pursuers are also very formidable. This is my first time seeing someone who can detect a ninja in stealth.”
“Oh, what an exaggerated weapon, how did he manage to bring it in… By the way, where was it hidden just now?”
“Don’t just talk to yourself there,” Sakuraku Meiu said, scratching her head, “I want to see the live broadcast too!”
“The broadcast is here.” Behind them, Yaowan Yiyue turned on the projector, “Let me see… there’s a perfect angle right here.”
As a Safe House for a Dark Side Organization, the surveillance system around the entire factory complex was under their control. They could access external surveillance footage whenever they wanted.
However, because Academy City had technical means to interfere with surveillance systems, and unusual movements of surveillance cameras could easily attract the attention of professionals, they rarely relied on surveillance systems during missions.
In any case, Captain Fanqi Lize’s “Bird’s-Eye Grasp” was comparable to any surveillance system.
And now, since both sides had already thrown off all pretense and engaged in direct combat, there was no need to worry so much. Yaowan Yiyue immediately pointed all cameras towards the battlefield.
Then, they saw Tsurigane Saryou engaged in a fierce offensive and defensive battle with a man wielding a long sword.
