Chapter 529 - - 473 Mirror Flower, Water Moon_1

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Nalan Li wanted to say something else but was cut off by Duge. “Captain, let’s go. I think Fan Lie is right. If we don’t have the strength to impress others and recruit more people, even our own organization will fall into chaos.”

“Captain Nalan, little brother Lin Hong sees things more clearly than you,” Fan Lie laughed. “You either need strength or benefits; empty promises won’t make anyone work for you.”

Strength?

Benefits?

Nalan Li looked at Fan Lie, then at Duge, and stood up to walk towards the villa. “Let’s go.”

The one in charge wasn’t her; she was just a puppet.

Since Lin Hong had spoken, he must have had his plans. Considering Mo Shengmin’s miserable state, this rebellious Fan Lie was probably not going to fare any better.

Who’s in charge? Still playing games?

Idiot!

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In front of Ying Fei’s house.

The Ying Fei that Duge sensed in his awareness suddenly disappeared, and he immediately stopped in his tracks.

“What’s wrong?” Nalan Li asked.

“240.” A voice came from behind the two.

Nalan Li turned around abruptly, finding nothing behind her.

“Then it’s not one of our own.” The voice chuckled softly.

A whooshing sound came.

Suddenly, Duge reached out his hand, pulling Nalan Li aside, then raised his leg and kicked towards the direction of the sound.

A clattering noise.

A mirror shattered before him, turning into a carpet of glass fragments.

“So, you’re the Alien Warrior?” The voice sounded somewhat surprised. “A whole living person, and I didn’t see you just now, is ‘concealment’ the key here?”

Concealment?

Nalan Li glanced at Duge, considering the possibility that ‘concealment’ was his key ability.

But after thinking it over, she felt that ‘concealment’ wasn’t quite fitting for him. After all, he was the first to jump out, though he didn’t like taking the lead in anything he did; perhaps his key ability was somewhat related to concealment.

What could it be?

Nalan Li’s mind raced. Although Lin Hong had just saved her life, he was currently the only one beyond her control. She had to figure out his key ability to tailor a strategy against him, a professional habit.

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Whoosh!

Another whooshing sound.

Duge, pulling Nalan Li, dodged and kicked again.

Crash!

Another mirror shattered.

“Focus, Nalan Li,” Duge said, scanning the area as he reminded her.

Nalan Li sheepishly smiled and concentrated, putting aside the issue of key abilities.

“Quite the reflexes, must be ranked quite high,” the voice snickered. “Too bad you’re unlucky to meet me. Your experience points are mine now.”

Crash!

Duge raised his leg, shattering another mirror.

“Xin Tianyang, I’m Nalan Li from the National Strategic Defense Bureau. Come out; we can talk.” Nalan Li, who had never encountered such a bizarre situation, assumed a defensive stance and flashed her ID.

“An official? I’ve always said the battle network might be a trap. That fool Ying Fei still harbored hope,” laughed Xin Tianyang. “Once I’ve killed your companion, I’ll talk to you…”

The surroundings were void.

Apart from Nalan Li beside him, Duge sensed nothing. His gaze shifted to the broken glass on the ground. Within the scattered fragments, he could faintly see a figure moving swiftly among them.

“Found me, huh?” Xin Tianyang realized Duge’s gaze upon him. “But what can you do about it? You can’t possibly hit me. In my space, I am invincible…”

Crash!

Duge stepped on the mirror fragments, crushing another piece into dust.

“Useless. The more the mirror shatters, the larger my space becomes, and the harder I’ll be to find,” Xin Tianyang sneered. “Prepare to be slowly worn down. To come alone, you’ve got quite the guts…”

While speaking, another streak of cold light flew towards Duge’s throat.

Duge tilted his head slightly, dodging the attack, and with a swing of his hand, shattered another mirror.

More and more glass fragments covered the ground.

Nalan Li pulled out her phone, finding no signal whatsoever. She frowned. “Lin Hong, what do we do? This seems to be another dimension.”

“Just smash it,” Duge replied nonchalantly, grinning. “Three days, how many mirrors could he have collected? I don’t believe that turning mirrors to dust, he can still hide…”

While speaking, he moved continuously like a whirlwind, precisely stepping on every piece of shattered glass on the ground, turning any glass he stepped on into dust.

Occasionally, Xin Tianyang would attempt sneak attacks.

At most, he would only leave a few glass fragments on the ground.

Xin Tianyang’s speed wasn’t fast enough to keep up with Duge’s.

Nalan Li’s eyes couldn’t keep up with the speed of the two; all she saw was shadows whirling around, occasionally accompanied by the sound of shattering glass.

Humph!

And you say you’re not a masked hero?

Suddenly.

She felt light as Duge lifted her up by her waist.

“What are you doing?” Nalan Li asked.

“Come on, fight alongside me,” Duge said with a slight smile, accelerating once again.

Nalan Li’s vision blurred.

The scenery beside her turned into rapidly flowing streaks of color.

She couldn’t see anything clearly.

At this moment, Nalan Li felt as if she had been put into an irregular centrifuge, her internal organs threatening to fly out of her body.

She was one of the Federation’s top agents, fearless in the face of any danger,

but now, she clung tightly to Duge, terrified that he would accidentally throw her off at such high speed and that she would surely be shattered to pieces.

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Following a series of glass-shattering sounds.

Suddenly.

A beam of light came through.

Duge stopped moving.

The two were now in a living room.

Duge set Nalan Li on the ground.

Everything spun around Nalan Li, her stomach churning as if a tidal wave raged within.

As she looked at Duge, she turned her back sharply, unable to hold back any longer, she vomited violently. Just as she did, Duge flicked his foot and a trash can landed accurately in front of her…

Nalan Li hugged the trash can, vomiting until the room spun.

Duge ignored Nalan Li and instead looked at a mirror in front of him: “Come out, how much longer do you intend to hide?”

“Who are you?” Xin Tianyang in the mirror watched Duge, his face showing a fear.

“What do you think?” Duge looked into the mirror and smiled.

“Duge?” Xin Tianyang opened and closed his mouth several times before finally uttering the name with difficulty.

Duge neither confirmed nor denied, but looked at the mirror and said, “Are you coming out yourself, or shall I shatter the mirror and force you out?”

“If you break it, I’ll just switch to another mirror, you can’t kill me,” Xin Tianyang said. “Unless you erase every mirror in this world, you will never be able to kill me.”

“Let’s see then, whose speed is faster, your transfer or mine?” Duge laughed. “Actually, I haven’t reached my top speed just now.”

Xin Tianyang’s face drained of color, and a smile squeezed itself onto his face by force: “Stop, I’ll come out, isn’t that enough?”

As he spoke.

The water ripples on the mirror surface fluctuated.

Suddenly, there was one more person in front of the mirror: “Brother Du, I give up, if you announced your name earlier, I wouldn’t have resisted from the beginning!”

“I’m not Duge,” Duge looked at him and smiled faintly.

Xin Tianyang paused, giving him a knowing look: “Brother Du, I get it!”

Duge shook his head, saying, “You have two choices: join the National Strategic Defense Bureau, or get taken out by me…”

“One, one, I choose one,” Xin Tianyang hurried to decide before Duge finished speaking. “From now on, I’m your dog, Brother Du; whoever you ask me to bite, I’ll bite…”

“Duge didn’t participate in this game,” Duge glanced at him and smiled. “However, you can treat me as him, after all, we are from the same planet. Before going into battle, Brother Du provided me with lots of guidance. I uphold his will and treat everyone I cooperate with benevolently.”

Xin Tianyang paused again, staring dubiously at Duge then nodded: “Alright.”

“What’s your keyword?” At that point, Nalan Li had recovered her senses. She found a lid to cover the trash can, turned around with a look of resentment toward Duge, and struggled to open her mini-computer, her voice hoarse as she asked.

“Mirror Image,” Xin Tianyang looked at the mini-computer which had half of his information recorded, stunned for a moment before he honestly replied.

“Ability,” Nalan Li said.

“Mirror Flower Water Moon,” Xin Tianyang replied, glancing at Duge. “I can use mirrors to create a mirror image world where I can drag enemies into it.”

“How big is the mirror image world?” Duge asked.

“It’s proportional to my spiritual power,” Xin Tianyang replied.

“Your second ability,” Nalan Li asked.

“Mirror Person,” Xin Tianyang said. “I can use mirrors to transfer myself quickly.”

Nalan Li silently took notes: “Which planet are you from?”

Xin Tianyang hesitated before replying, “Sirius.”

Nalan Li switched pages and continued her inquiry: “What’s Ying Fei’s keyword?”

Xin Tianyang hesitated.

Duge smiled: “Tianyang, joining an organization at this time is good for you. Soon, Green Star will start a clean-up and recruitment of alien warriors. No one can escape Green Star’s big data screening; those who fight alone will eventually be eliminated.”

Xin Tianyang pursed his lips: “Gambling.”

“And her ability?” Duge asked.

“I only know about ‘When Luck Turns,’” Xin Tianyang said. “As long as she is involved in a gamble, she will always be the party that profits the most.”

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