CHAPTER 551: CHAPTER 339: BETRAYAL, FURY

"Well, there are still many people to deal with next," Black Cocoon murmured.

In fact, if it weren’t for letting Qiao act, Gu Qiye would have been the first Rainbow Wing member to be killed. Black Cocoon definitely would have waited until Qiao wiped out the Rainbow Wings, or maybe killed two or three members before taking action.

But unfortunately, the situation did not allow him to do so.

If time was less rushed, he could have knocked out the poisoned Rainbow Wings members one by one, but the reality was that if he was late by even a second, Qiao would have killed Gu Qiye. The situation did not allow it.

At this moment, aside from Alexandra and Urushibara Ryuri, who were being suppressed by Black Cocoon, and Esther and Ke Qingzheng, who were on standby in Osaka, Japan, there were only seven Rainbow Wing members present.

They were: You Ruirui, Fan Dongqing, Garfield, Jiushijiu, Kalina, Father of Puppets, and Oda Ehgo.

Among them, Kalina, Father of Puppets, and Oda Ehgo belonged to the Salvation Society.

Their target was those three in the Salvation Society, as aimed by Su Wei and others.

"So, what the hell is going on now?" Fan Dongqing stood up, dusting off his dust-covered Tang suit, "Where has the Bee King been taken?"

"Who knows?" Jiushijiu crossed her arms and frowned, "It’s all so mysterious, first a freakish Bee King showed up, then a freakish Shark appeared, and finally that pitch-black thing suddenly stole Alexandra’s superpower just to instantly kill the Bee King?"

"Compared to those, how is the Princess doing?"

Oda Ehgo said, carrying a knife as he walked over, looking up towards the number one artificial moon overhead.

"She’s still safe, but seems to be tied up by that Black Cocoon," Garfield’s voice came from the sky.

They all followed the source of the voice and looked up towards Garfield.

Garfield had already freed himself from the parachute seat, he flew over with a flying backpack from a corner of the sky and landed on the ground, "I suggest rescuing her later, seeing how the Princess flaunts her strength all the time, letting her face some embarrassment wouldn’t be bad."

"You’re really devious, kid..." Fan Dongqing said, ruffling Garfield’s hair.

"Who allowed you to touch my head?" Garfield swatted his hand away.

Jiushijiu took advantage of the chaos to stroke his head too, but Garfield ignored it without resisting.

At this time, only Kalina and Father of Puppets remained silent among them.

Kalina looked gloomy, her eyes hollow beneath her goggles.

Seemingly because she realized she could no longer dissect the corpses of the Queen Bee and Bee King, despair and disappointment endlessly surged from the depths of her heart, causing Kalina to kneel on the ground, the hem of her lab coat covering her knees.

Father of Puppets scratched his head, still not withdrawing the Catastrophe Level puppet "Ajaya," ordering Ajaya to stand up and follow him.

"Do you think it’s all over?" Garfield suddenly spoke, "We still can’t be sure if Black Cocoon and the Anecdote Envoy and Shark are on our side, we must stay alert."

He paused, "If it really comes to a fight, let me be clear, I don’t have any combat strength left."

Everyone slightly acquainted with Garfield knew he wasn’t joking or shirking responsibility; he truly had lost his fighting capabilities.

In the battle just now, Garfield used up all the metal stored from his superpower. After all, he created four fighter jets and a Gundam warrior, anyone could guess how extravagant the energy consumption was.

Now, he’s equivalent to a normal person, albeit one whose physical fitness is above average.

"No need for you when it comes to a fight," Jiushijiu snorted coldly, releasing her hold on his head, "You just watch me perform."

You Ruirui and Gu Qiye remained silent for a long time, thinking they were about to die as they watched Qiao approach step by step, so their feelings were very complex at this moment.

"That person is Black Cocoon," You Ruirui said expressionlessly, "It seems that the white-haired youth and the Shark, which can change size, are his accomplices. We also saw the Shark in New Leaf Village prison, remember?"

"I remember."

"But if they’re opposed to us, why didn’t they let the Bee King kill us?" You Ruirui thought for a moment, "I don’t understand."

"Precisely speaking, they didn’t let the Bee King kill me," Gu Qiye said softly.

"What?" You Ruirui didn’t understand his meaning.

"You Ruirui, listen to me..." Gu Qiye paused, speaking softly.

"What is it?"

"I might have to break my promise. Although this mission is over, I... probably can’t accompany you back to Li Jing to visit the children at the Welfare Institute."

You Ruirui was startled, her ice-blue eyes staring at him unblinkingly, "Why?"

Gu Qiye remained silent, giving her a gentle smile before gently pulling her hand and finally giving her a light hug.

The Iceland girl froze in place.

The Rainbow Wing members behind them were silent for a moment, then began to murmur, their attention originally on Black Cocoon now drawn to Gu Qiye’s actions, Fan Dongqing even started to cheer and clap.

"No saving him," Garfield said.

"Ah, the youth," Oda Ehgo remarked.

"Wow, what are those two doing?" Jiushijiu raised her hand to cover her face but sneakily watched them through her fingers, her face somewhat flushed, "I remember the higher-ups forbade us from dating, right?"

"White hair, Blue Arc, you two should just get registered," Fan Dongqing said, suddenly pondering something, then turning to the others, "By the way, where’s Liuli? Didn’t any of you see her?"

Garfield was startled.

He had been focused on the Bee King earlier and had forgotten he was looking for Urushibara Ryuri on the island, but couldn’t find her. Considering the destroyed drones, it could only be said Urushibara Ryuri was likely in a dire situation now.

His face suddenly turned pale.

Garfield raised the collar of his sweater to cover his mouth and nose, turning to speak coldly to the embracing You Ruirui and Gu Qiye:

"Now is not the time for you two to be cozy. First, Urushibara Ryuri has disappeared. Secondly, the origins of Black Cocoon and his companions are unknown, we still have a lot to do..." he stopped abruptly mid-sentence.

Because at this moment, to everyone’s surprise, Gu Qiye, holding You Ruirui, reached out towards her neck.

"I don’t want to become your enemy," he said, "Even if it ultimately comes to that, let it be when we meet again next time."

The next second, deep blue electricity sparked from his fingertips. You Ruirui, caught off guard, slightly widened her eyes and then her head drooped down, fainting instantly.

She leaned forward, slowly falling onto Gu Qiye’s shoulder.

Gu Qiye silently glanced at her, then crouched down to lay the fainted You Ruirui on the soft sandy ground.

At this moment, the girl’s pale hair spread out, like winter snow imprinted in a patch of yellow.

The Rainbow Wing members behind him were stunned, only coming to their senses when Gu Qiye stood up, casting their gazes on his figure.

"Hey... newbie, what are you doing?" Garfield stared at him, asking in a low voice.

"Are you crazy?" Jiushijiu was stunned, her pink twin ponytails bouncing in the sandstorm.

"Explain why you electrocuted the white hair," Fan Dongqing’s face turned serious.

Oda Ehgo remained silent, only silently drawing his sword.

After laying down You Ruirui, Gu Qiye slowly turned back to face the crowd.

He raised his head, his gaze surpassing their silhouettes, looking towards the distant Father of Puppets behind them.

Through the Rainbow Wing members, Gu Qiye and Father of Puppets stared at each other without moving.

Gu Qiye’s expression was blank, with a violent electric glow flickering in his pupils.