"Listen carefully. This operation isn't just against Rhodes Island and the controlled Lungmen. We also have to face the Ursus army stationed along the border."
"So this war has three major fronts!"
"1. The Ursus forces blocking the road."
"Those hounds who hunger for war are watching for the moment Lungmen crashes into Chernobog!"
"They will never allow anyone to stop the war they crave."
"So someone has to hold them back, so they can't interfere later."
"Can we really stop the Ursus army with our strength?" FrostNova asked.
"Even if they're prepared, how many soldiers can they send?"
"Patriot knows that better than anyone."
A colossal figure carrying shield and spear stood at the front.
Behind him marched the warriors who followed him, their presence overwhelming, drawing Ursus's immediate attention.
When an Ursus commander saw that figure, his pupils shrank.
Ursus might be rotten, but even rotten war dogs would never forget a name.
Buldrokkas'tee. Their former war hero.
"Everyone prepare to die! The enemy is Reunion!"
The commander shouted—
Only to see terror bloom across his soldiers' faces.
He turned—
Too late.
A spear shot like a missile, punching straight through the neat Ursus formation.
"Have you forgotten even the most basic discipline of war? The moment we met, the war already began!"
Amid screams and wails—
Patriot advanced.
"2. Controlled Lungmen."
"Your intel says Rhodes Island has taken control of everyone in Lungmen."
"That means our enemy is all of Lungmen."
"Our task is to make Lungmen stop."
"And that's simple."
"Destroy it."
"Find the mobile city reactor and smash it completely—force Lungmen into a standstill."
"But there's one thing you must remember."
"Lungmen's danger is not that it's our enemy."
"It's why it became our enemy."
"We still don't know how Rhodes Island is controlling people."
"Once you enter Lungmen, you're putting your life into the chamber."
"If you lose this gamble, you lose everything…"
"And one last reminder."
"We may already be under her gaze."
"Prepare to be watched."
Over a dozen figures slipped through Lungmen's alleys, avoiding the glassy-eyed patrols on the streets.
Talulah leaned sideways to glance at those people.
"Lungmen was already crowded before. Now it's even worse."
"Quit complaining. Get ready to break through." FrostNova formed a spell in her hand and slammed it into the ground. Frost spread instantly, freezing the controlled people's feet before they could react.
"Move!" FrostNova barked.
They rushed past the frozen figures.
Their target was clear—coordinates Talulah provided: the Lungmen reactor.
A secret her uncle Wei Yenwu once told her and her sister when she was young.
She'd almost forgotten it—never imagining she'd need it today.
"3. Rhodes Island—the final step."
At the top office of Lungmen's highest building, Kal'tsit watched the turmoil below.
Her calm face revealed nothing.
Until, through some unknown means, she saw one of three figures moving in the city.
A tremor finally surfaced in her eyes.
It didn't stop—like someone drowning in despair, seeing a sudden ray of light.
A controlled person shouldn't feel that.
But Kal'tsit was different.
Someone—despite abusing cats—had still made Kal'tsit their creation.
A certain obsessive someone chose to keep Kal'tsit's consciousness awake.
Which made her suffering worse.
Her mind was clear, but her body was not hers.
She watched Rhodes Island be controlled.
She watched chaos bloom again and again.
And she could do nothing.
She should have drowned in despair—
But deep in her heart, she believed one person could stop all of this.
If it were him… he would stop her.
And now—
He had returned.
"Doctor, please! You have to stop her!"
Down in Lungmen, the Doctor suddenly felt something and looked up toward the highest building.
"…Did someone just call me?" he asked the two beside him.
"Nope. You hear anything?" Yu Jin asked Stelle.
"I didn't hear a thing." Stelle shook her head, then smirked. "You sure you're not hallucinating because you're scared of the basement?"
"Hey, same thought!" Yu Jin high-fived her.
The Doctor sighed. "You two… this is supposed to be tense, you know…"
Still, he admitted to himself there wasn't much fear.
Was that really a hallucination? I swear someone was calling me…
A massive explosion thundered in the distance. All three snapped their attention toward it.
"That direction… Kevin and Talulah?" Yu Jin said uncertainly.
"Not uncertain. That's exactly where they are." The Doctor replied, quickening his pace.
"Come on. Once we cross Lungmen, we reach Rhodes Island."
Just thinking about what came next made him nervous.
Compared to the earlier fronts, their third step was simple:
He would sell the bait.
And Rhodes Island would take it.
The way to meet Priestess was straightforward—
Get captured.
Yes, the Doctor planned to walk right into their hands.
Let Rhodes Island take him back.
It was his choice, his resolve.
If Reunion had shoved their lives into the chamber, then he would show his own determination too.
Just then, two hands clapped his shoulders.
Stelle: "Don't worry. Even if that woman locks you in a basement, we'll smash the door open for you!"
Yu Jin: "Relax. When you see her, just go all in and confess like crazy—she won't be able to handle it!"
"…Heh. I'd rather not get locked up, so you better come rescue me."
"Isn't that obvious?" x2
Before the Doctor could feel warmed—
"Like we'd let you enjoy that kind of perk!" x2
"Die!"
—
—
Even if it was a little short.
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