Chapter 223: Falling Out and Conflict

"Calculating the time, it's about time to leave."

Finishing the last sip of coffee, Siman took a pocket watch from his breast pocket, looked at the time displayed on it, and said.

At this moment, about half an hour had passed since they first entered this cafe, and as early as ten minutes ago, Lixia had already finished off the juice and chocolate sundae on the table.

Only Siman had been drinking a single cup of coffee slowly for nearly twenty minutes; it was simply absurd.

Could this also be a manifestation of aristocratic decorum?

No, perhaps he simply thought the coffee tasted rather bad.

Yun Mu thought to herself, secretly poking fun.

"You two should come along as well; consider it getting familiar with the environment of the base in advance." Siman stood up and looked at Lixia and Kamaier.

"Alright."

Kamaier nodded, hurriedly grabbed his younger sister's hand, and stood up from his seat.

At the same time, Yun Mu, who was lying in Lixia's arms, opened her eyes wide, thinking that she had finally waited for the most critical moment.

Having been lying in Lixia's arms just now with nothing else to do, she had been bored to death and had nearly fallen asleep on the spot.

Hearing now that Siman was going to take Lixia and Kamaier to the so-called base, she immediately perked up again.

The group left the cafe and, led by Siman, walked toward the edge of Frostfall City. The buildings along the way became increasingly dilapidated; low earthen walls and collapsed bricks were piled randomly on the road, and a huge character for "Demolish" was printed on the dusty, dangerous walls.

Yun Mu noticed that there were still traces of people living here; clearly, those homeless beggars and vagrants lived in this plot of land about to be demolished.

After all, a dangerous house was better than being exposed to the wind and sun. It was currently the cold Bitter Winter Season, and even though the Energy Tower was activated every night to provide heating for the city, the biting cold wind was always hard to endure during the day when the Energy Tower was off.

She couldn't help but feel a bit fortunate; her predecessor still had a room to live in within the sewers, and compared to these people, she was still quite lucky.

So, is the base of the Scarlet Relief Society here?

She stared curiously with her cat eyes at the three Bloodline individuals walking in front.

Their attire and appearance were completely out of place with the environment of this street, and they were very conspicuous when walking. Under such circumstances, would there really be no problem with setting up a base here?

Or was it that the vagrants living here had actually long since been bought off by Siman?

Recalling the other party's appearance of not lacking money earlier, Yun Mu thought her guess was probably correct.

After all, they were just vagrants without Identity Cards; no one paid attention to them, and no one would care. Even if they disappeared, they wouldn't leave any traces behind.

Buying off such fellows could be said to be simple, and the Scarlet Curse was also suitable for breeding in such dark corners where no one paid attention. Unfortunately, for now, within the range her Blood Perception could detect, no other Bloodline individuals or traces of the Scarlet Curse had appeared.

Could it be in the direction further outside of Frostfall City? "Let's stop here." At this moment, Siman, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped. He turned to look at Kamaier and Lixia, whose eyes revealed a hint of confusion.

"This is... our base?" Kamaier looked at the surrounding environment, his expression somewhat strange.

"The real base is, of course, not here." Hearing Kamaier's words, a smile appeared on Siman's face.

He took a vial filled with crimson liquid from his breast pocket and shook it slightly in his hand.

He tossed this bottle of liquid to Kamaier: "Drink it, and I will take you to the space where the base is located."

"This is?" Kamaier, of course, wouldn't foolishly put the potion into his mouth just like that. While looking at Siman, he observed Yun Mu's reaction with the corner of his eye.

And at this moment, facing the unknown potion Siman handed to Kamaier, Yun Mu immediately used the system panel's inspection function to check the specific attributes of this potion.

【Drink Scarlet (Green)】

【After drinking, Scarlet points +5.】

【Infected with Scarlet Curse!】

【A special potion refined from fresh blood, tainted by the power of 【Scarlet】. After drinking, you will be 100% infected with the Scarlet Curse.】

【"When you are at your wit's end, drink it!"】

Drink my foot, you can't drink it! That dog Siman is truly cautious.

"Meow!"

Yun Mu let out a strange cry and suddenly broke free from Lixia's arms, her eyes fixed firmly on the bottle of potion in Kamaier's hand.

"Hmm?"

Siman hadn't had time to explain the effects of the potion before being interrupted by Yun Mu's strange cry. He frowned subconsciously, but then quickly relaxed.

He looked at Kamaier: "Don't be nervous. The effect of this potion is just like your sister's blessing; it is the stepping stone for you to obtain Supernatural power."

"As long as you drink it, you will officially become one of us."

"Gulp."

Kamaier swallowed his saliva. He noticed that while Siman was speaking, the two Bloodline individuals—a man and a woman—who had been following behind him had already silently surrounded them.

Clearly, if it weren't for Yun Mu and Dunn, it would be a question of whether he could walk out of here alive if he dared to refuse today.

And just when he didn't know what to do, a strange cold wind suddenly blew past them.

In a daze, he heard Dunn's voice in his ear: "Drink it, nothing will happen."

Mr. Dunn?

Kamaier opened his eyes wide, but he didn't find any trace of Dunn at all. Even the three Bloodline individuals, including Siman, didn't notice anything unusual.

However, besides Kamaier, Yun Mu and Lixia had actually both heard Dunn's voice.

【Exiled Drink Scarlet (White)】

【Effect: None】

【A special potion refined from fresh blood, but the Supernatural traits within have been exiled by the 【Faceless One】. Aside from quenching thirst, it has no effect.】

Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

Looking at the attribute panel that had changed silently, Yun Mu couldn't help but show a surprised cat expression.

Being able to exile anything—is this the ability of the Faceless One?

It's simply too terrifying, meow! "Alright, didn't I say not to run around?"

At this moment, Lixia also came back to her senses. She walked quickly to Yun Mu's side, bent down to pick her up, and embraced her again.

"Meow!"

Yun Mu also immediately cooperated by putting on an impatient look, struggling in Lixia's arms, but this time, it seemed that after letting her run away once, Lixia had become much more cautious; no matter how she struggled, she could not break free from her arms. At this moment, Kamaier, standing to the side, had already pried open the stopper of the potion, preparing to grit his teeth and drink it down.

After all, both sides were demanding he drink the potion, and even if he did not know what the specific effects were, he clearly had no reason to refuse.

Perhaps this was the helplessness and hardship of being an ordinary person.

While drinking the potion, Kamaier was wishing with all his heart, hoping that one day, he too could obtain the power to change his Fate.

"Very good."

Seeing Kamaier drink the 【Drink Scarlet】 in one gulp, a very satisfied smile appeared on Siman's face.

"Next, I will take you all to the cult's temporary stronghold... my ass!"

Halfway through his sentence, a ferocious expression suddenly appeared on his face; he raised his hand to grip a grey-iron revolver and pulled the trigger fiercely, aiming at Kamaier's chest.

"Bang!"

A deafening gunshot rang out, yet the moment he drew the revolver, Yun Mu had already reacted.

The instant before the opponent pulled the trigger, she jumped out of Lixia's arms and slammed into Siman's chest, forcing his revolver to aim in the wrong direction; in the end, the bullet flew past Kamaier, failing to cause any harm.

"You damn cat!"

An enraged Siman grabbed Yun Mu by the neck and then threw her away fiercely.

"Looks like I was seen through after all, meow." Without suffering any injuries, Yun Mu landed nimbly and looked at Kamaier, who was sitting on his backside beside her, looking scared out of his wits.

Being an ordinary person, he was just in the way staying here; without much thought, Yun Mu injected Spirituality into the painting 【Cold Crow】, and instantly sent both Lixia and Kamaier into the captain's cabin of the Cold Crow.

At the same time, she also canceled her Cat Transformation state, held the Fixed Shadow Instrument Blade, and stood in a standoff against the three of them, including Siman.

"Hmph, you must be that Miss Yun Mu on the wanted poster."

During the standoff, Siman suddenly gave a light snort and spoke to her.

"So what if I am?" Yun Mu raised an eyebrow; she wanted to hear what he had to say.

"We are both Bloodline, how about we reconcile?"

"You should know the gap in strength between us; continuing to fight shouldn't be of any benefit to you, right?"

"Besides," a glimmer of resentment flashed in Siman's eyes; he paused and said in a low voice: "Regarding that woman Natavia, why don't we cooperate to deal with her?"

"Oh~ interesting, aren't you all on the same side?" Hearing this, Yun Mu could not help but show an interested expression.

"I am only temporarily serving as her subordinate," Siman replied: "That woman, a mere commoner, just happened to be lucky enough to receive the care of my Lord; I consider myself no worse than her."

"Replacing her position is only a matter of time for me."

His words were filled with arrogance and dissatisfaction; for a moment, Yun Mu did not know if he was acting or if he truly thought that way in his heart.

"You have a grudge against her?" With the intention of digging for more information, Yun Mu continued to press.

"No, no, no, although that woman made many rude gestures when she first sought me out, I still have to thank her for allowing me to receive the Gift of my Lord."

"However, if the cult wants to develop, that woman alone is absolutely not enough; only I can lead the cult to the peak!"

"Pfft, you foolish megalomaniac." Yun Mu sneered; hearing this, she finally understood this guy's thoughts and logic.

"Have you been a noble for so long that your brain has been soaked into a piece of shit?" Without any reservations, Yun Mu used profanity to Taunt him in clear, articulate language.

This guy really considered himself superior to others; the undisguised, high-and-mighty attitude in his words not only made her feel very annoyed, but also gave her the feeling that a clown was standing right in front of her.

Yun Mu did not believe that the Scarlet Messenger, that is, Natavia, would be unaware of this guy's thoughts.

Since the other party had not dealt with him, it meant that for Natavia, Siman was just a pawn that could be disposed of at any time.

And yet, such a pawn actually thought he could eliminate the chess player, and even had the audacity to want to cooperate with her? "Your words are so ignorant that I want to laugh!"

Looking at the livid Siman, although Yun Mu did not know what Dunn was doing at this moment, she believed that even if she were alone, she could easily deal with the three Bloodline in front of her, so she attacked without hesitation.

【Titan Fall!】

Despise the enemy strategically, respect the enemy tactically.

Yun Mu raised her hand and released the active skill of the painting 【BT-7274】.

A tall metal giant swooped down from the sky, instantly crashing between Siman and the other two Bloodline.

"Boom!!"

Smoke filled the air; the previous male Bloodline was instantly smashed into a pile of meat paste, while the female Bloodline was luckier, only being blown away by the shockwave brought by the Spirituality.

As for Siman himself, he only felt dizzy at this moment.

With Yun Mu's base Spell Strength as high as 43 points, coupled with the 80% damage correction effect of 【Titan Fall】.

Even Siman, an Expert-level Transcendental, felt as if his internal organs were trembling.

"Cough, cough, impossible, how could you be this strong..."

Opening his eyes wide in disbelief, Siman coughed up a trace of blood.

"That's it?" Yun Mu frowned; she had originally just wanted to test the opponent, but how did she feel like the battle was about to end before she had even exerted any effort?

"Damn it, how dare you look down on me!"

Perhaps stung by Yun Mu's puzzled expression, the veins on Siman's forehead bulged, and the corpse of the male Bloodline that had been stepped into meat paste instantly turned into a pool of blood and surged into Siman's body.

"Hahahahaha."

Letting out hysterical laughter, the wounds on Siman's body healed rapidly, and then his body swelled up suddenly, transforming into a huge figure about six meters tall, resembling a giant.

However, looking at Siman, whose size and aura had both surged significantly, a playful smile appeared on Yun Mu's face.

"Is this all you've got?"

"Swish!"

Drawing the Fixed Shadow Instrument Blade hanging at her waist, Yun Mu spun the blade casually, then carried it behind her back with one hand, and beckoned to Siman with a provocative finger.

"You're courting death!"

An unprecedented sense of power and the anger of being humiliated filled Siman's brain; his tall body moved, easily leaving depressions in the ground with every step, and he swung his giant fist toward Yun Mu's face.

It was also at this moment that she finally learned the opponent's Supernatural profession.

【You have encountered an enemy — 【Red Ogre Siman lv28 (Expert)】】(End of chapter)