Chapter 665

“Bang!”

Another dull thud!

The black-haired, twin-tailed maid went flying backward and slammed hard into the bookshelf behind her!

“Crash!”

Books tumbled off the shelves, burying her beneath them!

Fang Qi stared at the scene, mouth hanging open, limbs stiff.

Liguang, however, relaxed her brows slightly and flashed an expression that was…

Utterly refreshing!

Her lips curled high, and her amber eyes grew instantly moist.

Clearly, she’d been holding in her frustration for far too long. At last, she’d let it all out!

Fang Qi: “…”

He didn’t dare say a word.

He could only hunch his shoulders and watch that seemingly frail, powerless left hand… slowly release Lin Xiaoyou’s little head.

Lin Xiaoyou’s body slid limply to the floor, her eyes vacant as she toppled onto the sofa.

But just as she was about to collapse completely…

Huh?!

Fang Qi’s eyes narrowed.

Her vacant eyes suddenly cleared for an instant!

A flash of unmistakable exasperation crossed them, and then…

With great difficulty, she managed to mumble half a sentence:

“Senior… you’re ruthless…”

“Plop.”

Her head lolled to the side. She was out cold.

Uh…

Fang Qi stared at her, eyes wide.

…Had Miss Genius just been jolted awake?

But he didn’t even have time to think it over—

“Plop…!”

A book hit the floor.

Fang Qi turned toward the sound, and his breath caught!

Ling’er, who had been buried beneath the books, was slowly rising in a downright eerie fashion!

She hadn’t stood up yet, but her arms…

They were braced against the floor at angles no human joints could bend!

Her wrists bent backward as she tried to push herself up and crawl off the floor!

Holy crap…!

The sight made Fang Qi’s scalp prickle!

Some kind of ghost?!

As the thought crossed his mind, the “ghost” suddenly pushed off hard!

She sprang up! Half-crouched, she charged at Liguang on all fours!

“Protect—my—master—!”

The distorted electronic voice was horribly grating, her eyes fixed on Liguang!

Liguang still wore that little smile as she stood perfectly still, seemingly not taking Ling’er seriously at all.

As Ling’er drew near, Liguang’s skirt swished—

She lifted her long, pale leg and delivered a beautiful sweeping kick!

Her poise was utterly graceful!

But Fang Qi’s pupils contracted sharply!

Because beneath that sweep, the black-haired, twin-tailed maid…

Bent backward as if she had no bones!

She dodged Liguang’s kick with another pose no human should have been able to manage!

Then her hand shot toward Fang Qi!!

It rapidly grew larger in his field of vision!

In an instant, the silver-haired girl’s mismatched eyes narrowed!

The moment her crimson eye flashed, she lunged and grabbed one of Ling’er’s twin tails, yanking hard!

But it was too late!

Ling’er had already curled her fingers into a claw and thrust her hand straight at Fang Qi’s throat!

The next instant, her nails would pierce his windpipe!

…Ah.

Fang Qi was dazed.

It had all happened in the blink of an eye.

And yet, at that moment, he didn’t feel the slightest panic.

Perhaps it was because he was long used to getting hurt, used to dying.

Or perhaps…

To him, what had just happened looked as if it were unfolding in impossibly slow motion.

That was right. Slow motion.

He watched Ling’er’s clawed hand reaching for his throat.

He could see clearly: her five fingers looked slender, but her nails were razor-sharp! Her movements were as fast as lightning!

And yet, she still seemed so slow.

So slow.

For a moment, time seemed to stop.

He could even see himself reflected in Ling’er’s hollow black eyes, his face faintly bewildered.

And…

The smile on Liguang’s pretty face was slowly turning to fear, to panic!

Her little mouth began to open, as if she were about to shout something…!

…Don’t panic, honey. Looks like this isn’t a big deal?

He casually leaned aside and tilted his head.

“Whoosh—!”

A rush of air swept past!

The hand shot right by his throat the next instant!

He could even feel the burning sting of the wind grazing his skin!

But…

He wasn’t hurt at all!

Even Fang Qi himself was stunned.

He’d really dodged it?

When had his body become so nimble?

“Master!!!!”

Only then did Liguang’s shriek ring out!

Her piercing, high-pitched voice was distorted by static, nearly loud enough to blow the roof off!

At the same time, she lunged with both hands and grabbed Ling’er by her twin tails!

Then yanked hard!!

“Whoosh—!”

She actually swung Ling’er around by her hair!

“BAM!!!”

The black-haired maid spun in a circle and slammed hard into the floor!

The floorboards shuddered beneath them!

Fang Qi: “???”

One moment, he’d been marveling at how easily he’d dodged. The next, he shuddered and stared in stunned disbelief at the sight before him…

The black-haired maid lay on the floor, dragged around by her hair, eyes vacant, body twitching, and electricity crackling around her.

Huh?!

Honey, you…!

“Master!!!”

The silver-haired girl paid no attention to the figure on the floor. She had already vaulted over the back of the sofa and thrown herself at Fang Qi!

Her expression was frantic, utterly distraught. She tackled him onto the long sofa!

“Master! Master, are you all right?”

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

Her little hands fluttered over his face and neck, frantically searching for injuries!

“I’m sorry, Master… I’m so sorry…!”

Her fingertips were cool, tingling with a faint current. Her whole body trembled violently!

“Liguang failed to protect you…”

Fang Qi lay on the sofa, holding the soft, trembling girl in his arms, still a little dazed.

He’d dodged that claw with ease, but there seemed to be no way to dodge the way his wife had thrown herself into his arms.

And besides…

He glanced down at the silver-haired girl in his embrace. She trembled against him, still feeling around his neck.

Her fingers tickled.

…His little yandere was back, wasn’t she?

He snapped back to his senses!

“I’m fine, I’m fine! I dodged it!”

He quickly clasped her trembling hands.

“See? Not a scratch!”

But…

Someone else seemed to have taken a bit of a beating!

Please don’t let Liguang have broken you!

I still need to ask you something…!

His gaze sharpened. Still holding the trembling Liguang, he stood and looked toward Ling’er, sprawled behind the sofa.

Ling’er wasn’t broken.

In fact… she was struggling to her feet again.

Her twin tails had come undone, and her black hair hung loose over her shoulders!

As she fought to rise, a red glow flickered in her eyes. She stared at them without blinking!

The glow flashed just like Liguang’s crimson eye!

“Pro…tect…my…mas…ter…”

“Lin…Xiaoyou…”

Suddenly, she took a step forward!

Fang Qi’s pupils contracted.

Again?!

Liguang suddenly whipped around and fixed a deadly stare on the black-haired maid, her own silver hair just as disheveled!

She had finally come to her senses after the terror of moments ago. The lingering fear in her crimson eyes—

—in an instant, turned blazing red!!

“Bzzz—!”

With a soft hum, a scarlet laser blade sprang from her slender fingertip!

She didn’t care whether this was the Dawn employee apartment or Dawn’s territory anymore—

“Die!!!”

With a shriek, she swung the blade at Ling’er!

Fang Qi: “?!”

“Wait!!!”

At the critical moment, he shouted at the top of his lungs:

“Don’t destroy her! She’s still useful!!”

“Bzzz!”

Liguang’s laser blade stopped abruptly at Ling’er’s throat! It was less than a hair’s breadth from that snowy-white neck!

Ling’er’s body went rigid as well, her vacant eyes staring blankly at the two of them.

It seemed that, in that instant, she had calculated—

If she took even one more step forward, she risked being completely destroyed!

The scene froze once again.

The laser blade distorted the surrounding air with its heat. Liguang had no intention of retracting it!

Fang Qi held his breath. He could feel a scorching wave washing over him!

In his arms, Liguang’s chest was heaving violently, her body trembling ever so slightly. The crimson glow in her eyes continued to flash wildly!

And yet, she still obediently stopped.

…My wife really is the best.

Fang Qi tightened his arms around her, then looked at the frozen, vacant Ling’er before taking a deep breath and whispering into Liguang’s ear:

“Don’t destroy her, but…”

“Take away her ability to move!”

A glint flashed through Liguang’s eyes!

“Bzzz!”

The laser blade on her fingertip retracted with a hum.

But the instant the blade disappeared, Ling’er moved again!

As if acting on pure instinct, she charged at them once more!

This time, however, Liguang’s phoenix eyes went wide!

She abruptly raised one hand and seized Ling’er by the face!

With her other hand, she swung it around and pressed it against the back of Ling’er’s neck!

“Zzzzt—!”

Blue electricity erupted again! A sheet of sparks exploded from the back of Ling’er’s neck!

At that instant, countless lines of red error codes flashed across her eyes once more!

[FATAL] CARRIER_CORE DAMAGED... CRITICAL

[FATAL] VESSEL_UNIT OFFLINE... LOCAL_CORE_FAILURE

The body of Specialist S-02 suddenly stiffened, her lovely eyes going completely blank. Then…

Her body went limp, and she slowly collapsed onto the floor!

The room fell silent once more.

Only the crackling of electricity continued to fill the air.

Liguang remained in front of Fang Qi, shielding him as she glared fixedly at Ling’er on the floor. She refused to take even one step back.

Fang Qi stood frozen for a long while before finally—

“Haa…!”

He let out a heavy breath!

Then, almost instinctively, he turned his head toward the apartment window!

This was a Dawn employee apartment, after all!

But…thankfully!

The sky outside was clear and bright. There were no damned drones, nor any other damned things closing in on them!

It seemed they hadn’t been discovered…

Fang Qi clenched his fists.

So now, should he…

“Master…!”

Liguang suddenly spoke, her voice trembling.

Hmm?

Fang Qi turned his head slightly and saw that her eyes were red, a layer of moisture glimmering over her amber irises.

And yet, she stubbornly held her arms wide, shielding him completely behind her!

With red-rimmed eyes, she murmured:

“I’m sorry… It’s all Liguang’s fault… It’s all because Liguang insisted on hiding it from you, Master…”

“Liguang didn’t tell you about this… this Specialist S-02’s condition…!”

“It’s Liguang’s fault…!”

She continued murmuring in a low voice:

“When we return, please punish Liguang severely, Master…”

“But for now… please let Liguang protect you first…!”

…Ah!

Hearing this, Fang Qi looked at her in surprise…

And even felt a surge of delight in his heart!

Whoa!

She’s back!

His familiar little yandere really had returned!

Was it because she’d been traumatized?

But in the current situation…

He lowered his head and looked at Ling’er on the floor, still twitching slightly as electricity crackled around her.

Then he turned his head toward Lin Xiaoyou, who had collapsed onto the sofa with her eyes tightly shut, breathing long and steadily.

Finally, he looked back at Liguang, who was now emotionally agitated and guarding him with all her might…

He blinked.

Right.

One was collapsed, one was unconscious, and one was dangerously charged.

Just two minutes ago, the four of them had still been sitting around chatting…

But Fang Qi’s expression immediately hardened.

This was no time to stand around in shock!

This place was anything but safe. They couldn’t stay here for long!

So now…

“Liguang!”

His expression turned serious at once as he said in a deep voice:

“Check the area! See if there’s anything around here that can block network signals!”

First, he had to try to make this broken one smart again!

At his words, Liguang’s eyes sharpened, and she immediately straightened her slender waist!

She lightly wiped the corners of her eyes. In the blink of an eye, she went from looking like a tearful beauty to being completely focused!

Her crimson eyes began flashing rapidly as she turned her head and scanned the room at lightning speed!

Finally…

Her gaze stopped on an inconspicuous little device atop the TV cabinet.

She narrowed her eyes slightly and said softly:

“Master, it’s that.”

…She found it that quickly?

Fang Qi immediately looked toward the small device as well.

It was a little black box covered in decorative patterns, something that looked like an unusual ornament.

“…Whew.”

Fang Qi let out a quiet breath, pursing his lips as he stared at the little thing.

Miss Genius, your household really does have everything, doesn’t it? You even have something like this ready and waiting…

…Could that sweet, naive girl have been pretending to fool me from the very beginning?

Whatever. It didn’t matter. She was unconscious after being shocked anyway!

So…

All he had to do was shut off or destroy the little device, and the network would come back.

And then…

He looked down at Ling’er on the floor, the electricity still crackling around her with a “zzzt.”

Then a certain someone should return, right?

But before that…

He turned his head toward the silver-haired girl standing before him, her lips pursed and her head lowered.

This was the lunatic who had just grabbed the other girl by her twin tails and slammed her into the floor!

He had to admit, though—she had looked pretty cool…

“Liguang.”

His expression grew solemn.

“You should tell me the truth now, shouldn’t you? What exactly did you discover last night?”

He raised his hand and pointed emphatically at Ling’er on the floor, tilting his head as he looked at Liguang.

“…You’re not still planning to hide it from me, are you?”

He felt that his expression ought to be fairly kind right now. Even so, Liguang secretly glanced up at him with her phoenix eyes…

Then her body gave a tiny shiver of fright!

She hurriedly raised her head to look at him. Her phoenix eyes were timid, and besides the fear…

There was also a faint trace of grievance she hadn’t managed to hide completely.

Oh…

Fang Qi raised his brows slightly.

The personality of “Little Sister Li” was still influencing her in subtle ways.

“…Master, Liguang was wrong.”

She spoke softly, her voice gentle and delicate.

“Liguang will tell you everything now. Liguang just…”

She bit her lip, as if she had made a tremendous decision, and finally forced out the words:

“Just yesterday… I reached a small understanding with Miss 02…”

Wearing a pitiful expression, she looked at Fang Qi.

Fang Qi: “?”

Wait.

You reached an understanding with someone behind your master’s back? Who?