CHAPTER 552: CHAPTER 340: REINFORCEMENTS AND THE DIVIDING LINE OF THE BATTLEFIELD

"Gu Qiye, do you know what you’re doing?" Fan Dongqing stared at the unconscious You Ruirui on the ground, his voice grim.

"Of course I know..." Gu Qiye said, diverting his gaze from the face of the Father of Puppets, "I’m doing what I’ve wanted to do for years, nothing to regret."

"You’re going to be a traitor?" Fan Dongqing raised his head to look at Gu Qiye, speaking each word slowly.

"I never saw myself as one of you from the start, but calling me a traitor is fair." Gu Qiye said softly, "To make a long story short, my targets aren’t you, but the Father of Puppets, Kalina, Oda Ehgo, just those three."

He lowered his voice, "If you don’t want to die, leave willingly, my people won’t trouble you."

"Coming for us?" Oda Ehgo frowned, not believing it was a coincidence that Gu Qiye could name the other two people belonging to the Salvation Society with him, so he drew his sword from the sheath at his waist, "Young man... brave, seems you know quite a bit, but unfortunately, you shouldn’t have dabbled in these things."

Gu Qiye remained silent, not even bothering to lift his head to glance at him.

A fierce wind carried yellow sand, lifting his bangs; he took a deep breath, slightly lowered his head and nodded, finally casting one last glance at the unconscious You Ruirui on the ground.

"So... Liuli hasn’t been heard from because your people captured her?" Fan Dongqing asked solemnly, "Answer me, Blue Arc, what did you do to her?"

"I don’t know, imagine what you will." Gu Qiye said, turning to Garfield, "Garfield, take You Ruirui away, protect her, and don’t set foot near the battlefield, I know you’re out of action, no one will trouble you."

"Interesting that a traitor is giving me orders." Garfield said calmly, raising the collar of his sweater.

"There’s still a chance to surrender now, otherwise I can’t guarantee I won’t blast you to pieces." Jiushijiu gripped her sniper rifle tightly, lowering her gaze, with her bangs shielding her eyes.

"Boom——!!!"

Mid-conversation, a sudden roar erupted nearby, as a massive teaching ruler descended from the sky, falling atop an artificial lunar mountain at the feet of the Restraint Incarnation.

Immediately afterward, the artificial moon created by Black Cocoon surpassed its existence limit and disappeared completely at that moment.

And during the descent of the Restraint Incarnation, it rode the flying teaching ruler, standing shoulder to shoulder with Su Wei, Cezar, and Ghost Bell. At this time, Yaguba had shrunk down, becoming a small shark sitting on Cezar’s shoulder.

Yaguba covered its stomach with its fin, seemingly still feeling the ache from the earlier punch by the Bee King.

"Shark can’t fight, Shark got period." it said.

"What’s a period?" Cezar asked curiously.

"It’s the thing that comes once a month for Shark." Yaguba whimpered.

"Stop being so dramatic, male shark." Ghost Bell said coldly, "We’ll need you in the fight later."

"Disgusting Clock Tower freak! Doesn’t even know how to empathize yet got a wife." Yaguba grumbled, raising its fin towards Ghost Bell like a middle finger.

Su Wei remained silent, standing on the top of the teaching ruler with his hands clasped behind his back, looking down at the Rainbow Wings group. Then he slowly turned his head, and the lens reflected the bandaged, ugly, and strange face of the Father of Puppets.

"Is he the one who killed my daughter?" Su Wei asked in a low voice.

"Yes." Black Cocoon crossed its arms, "The Father of Puppets, scum masquerading behind glasses and bandages, is the culprit who killed Su Ying."

Su Wei stayed expressionless, but the teaching ruler beneath his feet sliced through the air, shooting straight towards the Rainbow Wings group, then crash landed amidst them, sending a wave of dust swirling upwards.

Unfortunately, the six members of Rainbow Wings reacted swiftly and scattered, forced to disperse in different directions.

As the dust flew, Fan Dongqing had already released the Vessel of Li Qing, and the enormous dragon boat reappeared in the sky. Its sides clanged joyfully, unfurling heat waves from its dragon head that instantly burned away the oncoming dust;

Oda Ehgo wielded his sword in the void, a cloud of dust dispersing before him with a sweep

The Father of Puppets retreated along with Ajaya, the puppet monk in a red cassock.

Kalina adjusted her protective goggles, standing still with her hands in her pockets, letting the dust hit her lab coat, seemingly still immersed in the disappointment of not being able to dissect the Bee King and Queen.

Jiushijiu’s twin tails danced in the wind, as she secured her military cap, a multitude of floating turrets emerging behind her.

Meanwhile, Garfield cradled You Ruirui, retreating with the maneuverability of a flying backpack.

He looked up at the artificial moon, sighed, "Alright, I guess I shouldn’t have left the Princess on the Moon, you all keep fighting while I go free her from those restraints to have her help you."

With that, Garfield flew towards the artificial moon in the sky with You Ruirui in tow—since he could no longer fight, the greatest help he could offer was to free the Princess from the restraint trap.

Thus, they could gain another formidable Catastrophe Level combat power.

By the time the Rainbow Wings group realized, Gu Qiye had already transformed into a bolt of lightning, bypassing them—he had no intention of clashing with those outside the Salvation Society faction, nor did he wish to take their lives.

At this moment, the dark lightning darted through the dust and sand, becoming the most striking black dot amidst the ochre, leaving a track in the air like a line of ink on sandpaper.

Simultaneously, the enormous teaching ruler suddenly extended like the Great Wall, slanting and standing upon the earth, dividing the battlefield in two.

Behind the teaching ruler stood the three of the Salvation Society—the Father of Puppets, Oda Ehgo, Elena.

In front of the teaching ruler were the three of the Rainbow Wings—Fan Dongqing, Garfield, Jiushijiu.

Su Wei stood alone at the forefront of the teaching ruler, facing the three of the Rainbow Wings.

Suddenly, a distant eagle’s cry echoed in the sky. A moment later, a figure with a medieval helmet and a tattered black cloak appeared in the sky above the island.

He flapped his crow-like wings, descending from the sky, his tattered cloak flapping wildly.

It was Mu Long, who even without unfolding his domain, could now spread his wings.

After landing, Mu Long stood with Ghost Bell and Black Cocoon, the three silently watching the three of the Salvation Society. The eyes beneath the knight’s helmet froze cold as ice.

He knew that the three people in front were from the organization that killed Lin Zhengquan, and as long as he could cut off their heads and hang them on the city gate, he could avenge Lin Zhengquan.

"As expected of our aloof little Prince, Mr. Mu Long, even your entrance is so unconventional." Black Cocoon shook his head and whistled.

"I’ll hold back for now and settle the score with you after the battle," Mu Long said coldly without turning his head.

"What words," Black Cocoon shrugged and said gloomily, "By the time this war is over, you probably won’t be able to settle any scores with me, so enjoy this moment of banter."

"Shut up."

"As you command."

The displayed battle scenes were actually pre-designed in a bookstore by several individuals—Black Cocoon and Mu Long would face off against the "Last Sword Demon" Oda Ehgo, while Gu Qiye would handle the "Polar Scholar" Kalina, leaving the Father of Puppets to Gu Zhuo Case.

As for the other members of Rainbow Wings, they were all intercepted by Su Wei, Cezar, and Yaguba.

They would be responsible for holding off the members of Rainbow Wings, buying time for Gu Zhuo Case and Gu Qiye to capture the Salvation Society’s mole, and then withdraw without further entangling with Rainbow Wings.

"Did that Urushibara Ryuri you mentioned get restrained?" Ghost Bell asked somberly.

"Of course, I set a trap with the restraint belt and tied her up on the beach there. She couldn’t possibly escape on her own." Black Cocoon crossed his arms and seriously told a lie.

In fact, part of him stayed there watching Urushibara Ryuri, and it wasn’t the restraint trap at work.

"That’s good. Without her capability, the others can’t get away." Ghost Bell said hoarsely, lifting his blood-red pupils to meet the Father of Puppets’ gaze.

"Let’s go." Black Cocoon said, patting Mu Long’s shoulder, "Mr. Mu Long, it’s our co-op time, don’t you dare stab me in the back on the battlefield."

"Talking too much."

While speaking, Mu Long spread a pair of giant wings behind him and soared into the sky, his tattered cloak flapping wildly in the fierce wind.

Black Cocoon used a restraint belt to bind Mu Long’s legs, the two rising together into the sky, two slender shadows soaring under the firmament.

....

....

Meanwhile, directly in front of the ruler.

Su Wei removed his glasses, placed them in his pocket, and then faced the two of Rainbow Wings with arms behind his back, "My grandson is kind-hearted, and won’t argue with those who have no personal feud with him, nor does he want to unintentionally harm you."

He paused and said, "So, leave now to avoid some suffering."

"Are you joking?"

Princess Alexandra’s voice came from above the island as she descended from the sky on an artificial Moon.

Her silver-white high bun came loose, waterfall-like hair cascading over her shoulders, Alexandra took a deep breath and then opened her eyes.

With furrowed brows, she glared angrily at Su Wei, "Get out of the way, I need to settle the score with Black Cocoon."

"I’m pleased to see my grandson so popular, but you need to keep your distance," Su Wei said calmly.

"Grandson?" Cezar was taken aback, his brain short-circuited a little, "Black Cocoon is Mr. Su Wei’s grandson? Wait, what’s going on here?"

Sitting on Cezar’s shoulder, Yaguba held his head like a Psyduck, "Yeah, yeah... what’s the situation, why is Mr. Black Cocoon Mr. Su Wei’s grandchild?"

"Yaguba, did you know about this?" Cezar asked.

"Sharky didn’t know oh." Yaguba tilted his head.

"My grandson saved your life, why bother?" Su Wei looked at Alexandra and asked.

"It doesn’t matter," Alexandra said, "He dared to bind me like that, he must bear the consequences."

Just at that moment, a buzzing sound reminiscent of giant bee wings arose, Su Wei squinted, lifted his head to look up, and saw a camouflaged military helicopter flying straight from a distance, hovering under the night moon.

The last reinforcements had arrived, also marking the final participants in this battle.

Looking up, standing on the military helicopter, was a cold young man with short hair and rimless glasses, none other than Rainbow Wings’ "Shadow Scout"—Ke Qingzheng.

The rotor blades buzzing, Ke Qingzheng’s white shirt flapped slightly in the wind.

Ke Qingzheng had planned to standby after resolving the three Bee Princes in Osaka, but the unexpected incident on the island altered that plan.

Following the commander’s orders, he quickly took a helicopter to the Deserted Island.

"Finally here, this glasses guy," Fan Dongqing looked up at Ke Qingzheng and smiled, "Give up." He said, glaring provocatively at Su Wei.

"Even at my old age, holding you off is no problem," Su Wei said. "Since you’re bold enough to boast in front of me, you better be ready for a good lesson."

Cezar summoned the Anecdote Atlas in his hands, glanced at Yaguba, "Yaguba, be serious later, each of those Rainbow Wings members is Catastrophe Level, very powerful."

"Sharky will beat up that show-off boat guy." Yaguba lifted his fin, pointing at Fan Dongqing, "The other three are up to you, Su Wei! Cezar."

"How many times must I say, it’s Su Wei."

"Go, Su Wei! Sharky’s in the vanguard!"

With those words, Yaguba leaped from Cezar’s shoulder, his body instantly expanding mid-air. He transformed into a gargantuan beast three hundred meters long, carrying whirling sands, charging straight towards the Vessel of Li Qing.