SFS Chapter 138 The Dead Chasing Life
Chapter 138 The Dead Chasing Life
"Qin..."
Just as Xu Ning was about to speak, Lisa suddenly put her finger to her lips and gently shushed him.
Xu Ning and Qin turned around and saw that Ke Lai was asleep, slumped over the table.
"He's a very wary little guy. He just fell asleep, so we shouldn't wake him up."
Jean looked at the sleeping Klei and smiled, "She's probably been wandering the wastelands for too long. Hopefully, this short stay in Mondstadt will bring her a moment of peace."
Xu Ning looked at their expressions and smiled, "So you both guessed it!"
Lisa rolled her eyes at Xu Ning. "It would be strange if we didn't guess it when it appeared so obviously in front of us."
What a gentle couple they are!
But now we should be worried about another little girl.
Yesterday, the only person Amber encountered who had obvious Fatui markings was the masked Fatui executive officer, Dr.
Xu Ning told Qin about it, and Qin immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.
Jean had heard of the terror and power of the Fools' Executors.
Amber, like a newborn rabbit unafraid of a tiger, hastily chased after him, fearing it might be dangerous.
"Lisa, please look after this little guy for now. It would be best to go to Diluc's place again tomorrow to verify the information. Xu Ning and I will go after Amber first!"
Xu Ning glanced at Lisa and immediately followed Qin.
"Oh dear, it seems the little drunkard still doesn't quite trust me!"
When Xu Ning and Qin chased after them outside the city, the sky was already beginning to lighten.
"The little guy runs pretty fast..."
Xu Ning channeled the alcohol energy into his eyes, and then the surrounding things gradually darkened, but a bright fire element clearly appeared on the ground, winding its way towards his left.
"Going that way."
Xu Ning pointed in the direction, and Qin immediately said the name of the place: "It's heading towards the Whispering Forest."
"There are usually a lot of monsters appearing there, so we'd better hurry over there."
The two ran wildly along the fire elemental mark left by Amber.
Then they saw Amber, her little bottom sticking out, crawling on the ground, slowly backing out from a large clump of grass.
Seeing that Amber was alright, Xu Ning immediately breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but laugh, "What are you doing in that position?"
Amber was completely unaware of the person behind her and jumped up in fright.
"Who?...Oh, it's you guys. Oh no, the Hilichurls have found us..."
Amber's startled jump and shout immediately alerted some of the Hilichurls in the woods.
Jean drew a slender Weaver Sword from her waist. "It's been a while since I've been here. I didn't expect the Hilichurls to have built such a large camp. Have you caught up with that Fatui Enforcer yet?"
Amber shook her head, but then said excitedly, "But I saw a strange device in this Hilichurl camp. Judging from the markings on it, it should be related to the Fatui."
Xu Ning and Qin looked in the direction Amber was pointing and saw a device that looked like a mechanical bird, with the emblem of the Fatui on its back, which was currently gripping the house built by the Hilichurls.
"Looks like we need to deal with these troublesome Hilichurls first."
Almost as soon as Qin finished speaking, she unleashed a Wind Slash Sword Technique, carrying countless wind blades, and sent the two Hilichurls rushing towards her flying with a single strike.
Xu Ning followed up and quickly killed all the Hilichurls in the camp.
Amber didn't even bring her own longbow when she came out to scout this time, so she could only stand aside and watch the two fight the monster.
Once Xu Ning and the other person finished, Amber immediately leaped up onto the platform and took down the mechanical bird that was perched on it.
"I knew it! That's the emblem of the Fatui on the back. I wonder what they're going to do with it?"
Qin glanced at it and said, "I can't see its function. You install it first, and then we'll go check out other places."
"Deputy Commander Qin, be careful!"
Xu Ning suddenly pulled Amber behind him, and a metal arm burning with blue flames swept across the spot where Amber had just been standing.
"Wow, what is this thing?!"
Xu Ning was also examining the monster in front of him. This steel monster, whose entire body seemed to be composed of countless retractable iron rings, had a familiar feeling to Xu Ning.
Why do I feel like I've seen it somewhere before?
Unlike Xu Ning, Qin didn't dwell on her memories. Since danger had arisen, she decided to eliminate it quickly.
Qin moved like a gust of wind, suddenly circling behind the steel monster and unleashing five sword strikes in an instant.
The sword's blade sliced through the mechanical monster's joints, and the final blow severed its head as well.
"The sound of unstable joints...it seems I didn't attack the wrong place."
Looking at the rolling head, Xu Ning finally remembered who the steel monster's face resembled.
That shovel-like hairstyle, those two small brown mustaches—it's clearly the signature look of the guy who died in Diluc's cellar, the guy named Clowre.
And didn't Dr. Corpse take it with him?
Why go through all that trouble to recreate an Iron Man, especially with a beard?
As they were pondering, the head on the ground moved, and the entire head that Qin had cut off suddenly burst into blue flames, then rose into the air and reformed into its previous shape.
This startled both Jean and Amber.
"Krober! Is that you? Can't you understand human speech anymore?"
This mechanical body of Krober seemed to still have some residual consciousness. When Xu Ning called out his name, it even turned its head to look at Xu Ning.
However, he immediately turned back to Amber, and one of his arms suddenly extended and shot out, the sharp knife at the end aimed straight at Amber's chest.
In order to cover Amber's escape, Jean was caught off guard and grazed by a sharp knife, leaving a bloody gash on her waist.
"Be careful, this mechanical entity seems to follow the mechanical bird and will only kill the person carrying the mechanical bird."
“Amber, you didn’t bring any weapons. Now throw that mechanical bird at me.”