Chapter 692: Chapter 605: Commander Your Excellency

The night falls dark, and the fierce wind sweeps through the clouds.

The torrential rain overturns, the sea floods into the city, and the world becomes an ocean ablaze with flames. The once-prosperous Skyline City sinks under the raging sea, with towering buildings collapsing like drowned blue whales.

Sharp lightning strikes the overpass, and a Ranger bursts through the rain. After a brief sharp brake, it speeds forward. The girl on it leans slightly, her long legs closely aligned with the curves of the Ranger—a knight of the night racing at a speed of three hundred kilometers per hour.

Looking around, shadows surge like tides behind her. These are countless bionics with red eyes, some with their synthetic skin burnt away, dragging their half-skeletal forms screaming forward.

Bai Youyou regained consciousness not long ago. The time for the black box to be delivered is drawing near, and time is running out for her.

Only less than ten minutes remain until the black box is delivered.

And...

Bai Youyou glances to the right-rear. In the dark, a cloaked figure races across the buildings, closely following her.

If nothing unexpected happens, it’s Xiao Xinzhu from Assassin’s Creed. It seems they have used the Horus’s Eye artifact again.

The other party has not initiated an attack against her, meaning that others from Assassin’s Creed, at least Lu Shuhang, are not near Xiao Xinzhu.

The most urgent concern isn’t this one.

The sound of iron hooves, a symbol of war, approaches. Gernika gradually becomes visible, walking in the scorching shadows, its form twisted in the flames, with thousands of troops beneath it.

A twisted bionic catches up to Bai Youyou, its head rotating one hundred and eighty degrees, with a body creaking, suddenly pouncing near the girl’s leg.

Bai Youyou frowns slightly, raises her hand, and points her forefinger at the bionic’s forehead.

"Shackles."

The bionic hesitates slightly, as golden restraints surge from all directions, grabbing its limbs, forcibly freezing it in place.

It struggles fiercely, but the more it fights, the tighter the restraints become, ultimately tearing it apart.

Under the liberation of the Divine Gift, Bai Youyou can directly impose rule-based restraints on those from a lower life tier than herself, such as action "Shackles," breathing "Drowning," attack "Self-immolation," thought "Void," etc. Those violating the rules will face restrictions, with resistance strengthening the restraints.

The price is that these restraints will also deepen the erosion of rose blood.

Holding the scales of rules and order, a judge must endure the same suffering to make a fair judgment.

Like a rose, the more one admires its outward beauty, the more it must be nurtured with flesh and blood, and the closer you get, the more its thorns will prick you.

The judgment imposed on others comes at the cost of bearing rose blood oneself.

"She’s moving towards Gale Street," Xiao Xinzhu observes Bai Youyou below. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"Tang Xin seems to have separated from her."

"Keep observing; we’re all near Yaoyin Primary School. As soon as the black box arrives, we can intercept it immediately," Lu Shuhang says.

He looks up; the members of Assassin’s Creed are all prepared.

No matter what, Light Chasing Garden cannot reach here within ten minutes. Once a member of the transport team sets foot here, whoever they are, they will act immediately to kill and seize the black box!

The scales of victory have already tilted in their favor.

As soon as they obtain the black box, the game will end, and the system will declare their victory.

Lu Shuhang’s tense nerves eased slightly. Despite a rocky process, he has forced the Dark Gold Rose into a dead end step by step.

This game, he has won.

"Wait, why are Angelina and the Dark Gold Rose approaching the Grand International Hotel again? What do they intend to do?" Lu Shuhang frowns slightly.

The group exchanges glances, each seeing confusion on the other’s face. A sense of unease suddenly rises in Lu Shuhang’s heart, intensifying by the moment. His expression changes sharply as he realizes something.

"Xinzhu, did you just say Tang Xin separated from Bai Youyou?"

"Yes, why?" Xiao Xinzhu detects the fluctuation in the young man’s voice.

"I should have realized sooner," Lu Shuhang states. "Given her nature, there’s only one reason she would separate at such a moment."

"Tang Xin is going to kill Princess!"

Everyone is shaken.

Lu Shuhang quickly analyzes:

"No, she may have already succeeded."

"So, what is the purpose of the Dark Gold Rose going to the Grand International Hotel?" Zhou Zhao asks in shock.

"She’s going to seize leadership of the Revolutionary Army!" Yu Lan suddenly reveals.

Inside the rapidly ascending elevator, a coin is tossed into the air. The golden light refracts and dances, reflecting the elegant pupils of a blond-haired girl.

Xu Xiaoyou’s lips curve slightly as she catches the falling coin steadily.

She already knows that Tang Xin has killed Princess.

Tang Xin has truly given her a great surprise. At such a critical moment, she accurately assessed the situation and countered the deadlock alone!

The actor’s magnificent curtain draws to a close; now it’s her turn to push the act to its climax.

The elevator doors open slowly, revealing the ruined banquet hall as an empty stage in Xu Xiaoyou’s eyes, awaiting her arrival with the drawn red curtains.

Xu Xiaoyou steps towards the stairs to the stage.

...

Meanwhile, at a command post on the battlefield outside the city, even with the battle line collapsing everywhere and the situation deteriorating, Vibos leisurely tidies his collar in front of a mirror, occasionally humming a cheerful tune, with a slight smile on his lips as pleasant thoughts cross his mind.

The man’s odd actions leave several subordinates nearby puzzled, exchanging glances, wondering if the man has gone mad due to the Revolutionary Army’s complete collapse.

"Minister, what is this?"

"I’m in a great mood," Vibos smiles. "My dear Darcy, do you know why?"

"Sorry, I don’t understand."

"I just received news that our beloved Commander Princess and Interim Commander Siphaun are both dead," Vibos calmly says.

The news leaves everyone shocked and horrified, with panic spreading and the command post quickly descending into chaos.

Vibos coughs lightly to halt their discussions.

"Calm down, everyone."

"Think carefully about how our Revolutionary Army’s interim regulations are written."

"When the Commander is assassinated and killed, the Security Minister will take full charge of military command, assist with personnel management to suppress disturbances until the matter is clarified, then hand over authority to the newly elected Interim Commander."

"And not long ago, the Commander, Interim Commander, and Chief Director all heroically perished on the front lines."

"So, tell me, who holds the loudest voice within the Revolutionary Army now?"

The group looks at each other, unsure.

Someone tentatively speaks:

"Is it you, Minister?"

Vibos’s face turns stern: "Minister?"

A shell bursts not far from the command post, followed by a long silence that is more deafening than thunder.

That person realizes, spreading a fawning smile as bright as a chrysanthemum: "Commander, sir!"

"It’s you, Commander!"