Chen Ran entered the simulation scenario again.
This time, the scene took place an hour before his death, just after he had finished telling "Wendy vs. Durandal" and was about to send her back to her room to rest.
Wendy still had a blush of residual laughter on her face, and Chen Ran instinctively slowed his pace.
If World Serpent's goal was the Gem of Desire and they didn't want to directly confront Schicksal, then Wendy should be absolutely safe.
Only brainless fools, like Cocolia, would directly attack Wendy, provoking Schicksal's retaliation.
"You seem to be lost in thought?"
Wendy noticed something was off with Chen Ran. Over the past few days, although she couldn't grasp his thoughts, she had a general understanding of his personality.
He must have encountered something to stop like this.
Chen Ran blinked and said, "No, I was just thinking, would I look good in women's clothes?"
"Hmm? You have this hobby?"
Wendy was somewhat taken aback.
"I didn't have it before, but because of you, I do now."
He seemed to think of something and then lightened his steps, heading towards Wendy's room.
The girl's room was very tidy due to the robots. Chen Ran glanced around and noticed many books on Wendy's desk.
Most of them were about weapon maintenance and logistical support knowledge. Even in this special situation, Wendy hadn't given up on self-learning.
Chen Ran blinked: "Quick, quick, quick, get out your coat, little dress, and bra."
"Pervert!"
Wendy's face turned red, like a kettle about to boil, ready to steam: "You actually want to do that, it's just too…"
"Come on, respect my intelligence, okay? If I really wanted to do that, would I do it in front of you?"
Chen Ran retorted.
Then he leaned closer to Wendy, squatted down, and whispered into her ear, "See, this isn't too hard, right?"
Hearing the breath near her ear, she felt her cheeks burning.
Until Chen Ran spoke, "Next, help me."
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The assassin codenamed Sora recently received a special commission.
The content of the commission was still murder, which was nothing to boast about. But the client offered a reward far more generous than the act of killing itself.
It was then that she realized there was another side to the world known as Honkai.
For Sora, this reward was enough to ensure her a life free from worry for the rest of her days, no longer needing to live on the edge of danger.
She was accustomed to moving through the shadows, and this was undoubtedly an irresistible temptation.
Thus, when the client known as Gray Serpent approached her, she readily agreed.
Sora did not care who the target was; they could be a good person or a bad person.
But they were all people unrelated to her.
An assassin does not possess a sense of justice, nor do they care about right or wrong.
With Gray Serpent's help, she infiltrated the target location.
The target's photo showed a Shenzhou person, male, eighteen years old.
A genius in the field of biology, he should not have died young.
"But... who told you to have such bad luck?"
She was waiting.
In her line of sight, Sora saw the target begin to return to his dormitory.
That was the best hunting ground.
The Ocean Branch placed great importance on personal privacy, so there were basically no cameras installed in the dormitory area. Although there were alarm devices, Gray Serpent had already taken care of those.
As long as it was an electronic device, Gray Serpent was very skilled.
Everything was ready, and she had almost no worries.
The ominous gray crow cawed in the sky, signaling that another life was about to leave this world.
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Ocean Branch.
In the world where Chen Ran resided.
"Dada dada dada."
The doorbell rang.
At this moment, Chen Ran was already sitting in a wheelchair, sweat beading on his palms.
He had changed into Wendy's clothes, without a wig, and had hurriedly dyed his hair with fluorescent dye.
The assassin's target was Chen Ran, not Wendy. He only needed to create a momentary misjudgment in this woman for it to be a success.
According to MEI, if a person with normal intelligence and exceptional abilities were to kill, they would rely on their experience and be extremely confident in what they see and know.
Such people would have their own 'rhythm'; as long as that rhythm was interrupted, the latter would have a chance to counterattack.
With only an hour to spare, and even considering the time to return, Chen Ran naturally could not completely mimic Wendy. However, after disguising himself, he actually resembled Wendy by about thirty to forty percent, and there was a certain sharpness to him.
He did not expect to counterattack.
At least, there was currently no opportunity for a counterattack.
But...
Chen Ran took a deep breath and spoke in Wendy's voice, which he had recorded in advance on his phone: "Who is it?"
Sure enough, Sora outside the door instinctively paused upon hearing the voice.
"The target is not a man?"
A hint of doubt arose in her mind.
Her rhythm was slightly disrupted.
However, as an experienced assassin, Sora still trusted her observations.
She continued to press the doorbell and then spoke in a disguised voice: "It's me."
Based on her own studies in psychology, when someone cannot see your face and asks "Who are you?", if you respond with a common voice saying "It's me," that person will fill in the blanks with someone they know, thus lowering their guard.
This was a small trick.
And this small trick had helped her complete many commissions.
However, Sora, standing outside the door, did not know that at this moment, Chen Ran had already drawn a gun in time with the sound of the phone.
The sound of the safety being disengaged would make a noise, but it was perfectly masked by the sound coming from the phone.
He did not expect to kill with one shot, but...
Chen Ran unlatched the door.
Time seemed to stop at that moment.
The door opened.
A flying knife was aimed at Chen Ran, but he had already prepared and protected his neck and heart with something.
With the technology of the Ocean Branch, as long as he did not die on the spot, he had a high chance of surviving.
The sharp little knife pierced his clothing and into his muscle.
He endured the pain, a fierce look in his eyes, and fired a shot at the assassin.
Of course, that shot missed.
The assassin was experienced; although biologically, a person could never be faster than a bullet, the laws of the two-dimensional world were unreasonable.
She dodged that shot.
However...
A bullet struck her back.
Behind the assassin, Wendy, who had already calculated the timing and was lying in wait, glared at her in anger: "Who are you!"
This was Chen Ran's backup plan.
Disrupt the assassin's rhythm, affect the assassin's judgment.
Then, look for an opportunity to counterattack.
Given Wendy's limited mobility, Sora naturally did not expect her to appear here.
And it was precisely because of this that Chen Ran had to ensure she appeared.
An hour is a short time, but executing a plan is a very long process.
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