Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 476: Section 472 - A New Leg Ring

A Magic Cube Warship took off from Europa Continent as its starting point, and flew all the way to Yarsk City in the Siberian Tundra, where it picked up Squad 04 who had just finished their part-time job locally. Then, it took to the skies once more, heading for Hablav City deep in the Yangzhou Continent of the southern hemisphere, the headquarters of the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee.

On board, there were also several other teams that had boarded along the way, all preparing to rest, belonging to the Bear Hunting Special Operations Division.

After greeting them, Adrian realized that Squad 04, which had lost only one Holy Knight, was undoubtedly fortunate.

The other teams had commonly lost three or four members in the battle against the "Water Bear" organization. The worst-hit team was left with only one survivor, who, like suffering from war trauma syndrome, was in a very poor mental state, on the verge of collapse. They had to lie in a healing pod the entire time, sleeping soundly, and upon returning to Hablav, they would need to undergo psychological intervention from Psychic Power Users, or else they might never recover to normality for the rest of their life.

After a 24-hour long flight, this Magic Cube Warship — chartered by the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee — finally landed at the airport in Hablav City, near the Central Great Desert.

Back in the living building of Zone B, and having just put down his luggage, Chen Fei’s personal dormitory, room 1304, was greeted with the crisp ringing of the doorbell.

Upon opening the door, to his surprise, standing outside was Rossi, the Liaison Officer of Squad 04.

"Eh, Rossi? Is something the matter?"

Wearing an expressionless face and without any superfluous words, Rossi handed over a box.

"Here!"

Uttering just a word, or perhaps only a term, which was basically unimpeded by language barriers; however, his personal style was becoming more like Neanderthal Chief Bassan’s — not only a man of few words but also valuing silence as if it were gold, seldom able to articulate a coherent sentence.

"A leg ring?"

Chen Fei inspected the box he received with bewilderment.

It was marked with the specification for a bird’s leg ring and its diameter size.

What exactly was going on here?

"Psychic, protection, Magical Device, for, Jiu!"

Rossi struggled to articulate each word, the corners of his mouth twitching constantly, looking very strained.

The peculiar poison of the Neanderthal tribe had troubled him, showing no signs of improvement even now.

"Jiu?"

Hearing someone calling for him, the Little Bird that had been flying around the room came flapping its wings and perched on Chen Fei’s shoulder, curiously sizing up Rossi. Was this person looking for him?

"Give it to him!"

Rossi said, looking at Xiao Jiu with mutual dislike.

A damn Little Bird that slaps you in the face outright, most annoying.

Just like humans, Magical Beasts are also an Intelligent Species, and he certainly held no racial prejudice, nor would he underestimate Xiao Jiu.

Chen Fei tentatively asked, "Does this cost money?"

None of the leg rings on Xiao Jiu were given by him; one identity leg ring was bought by Boss Hana, who also registered a Social Welfare Number, making it a citizen with legitimate social rights and responsibilities. The other leg ring, who knows where it was picked up from.

Chen Fei weighed the box in his hand, not intending to unpack it then and there lest he’d be expected to pay once he did.

"It’s free!"

Rossi managed to complete a sentence for a change.

"That’s really great!"

Chen Fei was overjoyed. He never refused things that were free.

Never turn down anything that’s free, especially when it’s a Psychic Protection Magical Device, which would only bring benefits, not harm, to Xiao Jiu.

Rossi, with a cold face, said grumpily, "Look, instructions!"

"Liaison Officer Rossi, why don’t you come in for a seat, have a cup of tea before you leave!"

After all, Rossi had just given a Magical Device Leg Ring for free; Chen Fei immediately became exceedingly warm-hearted.

"I’m leaving!"

Rossi didn’t give him any face and walked away directly.

"Jiu!"

The Little Bird hopped onto Chen Fei’s hand, curiously inspecting the box and even pecking at it with its sharp beak.

"Hmm, a Magical Device Leg Ring, let’s put it on you now!"

Chen Fei opened the package and first took out the instructions.

The Little Bird obviously saw the new leg ring in the center of the box, encapsulated in a clear plastic shell, and immediately became excited to pry it out and try it on its small claws.

The surface of the new leg ring was already engraved with a set of numbers and letters that matched the Social Welfare Number on Xiao Jiu’s original leg ring perfectly. Once activated, the old leg ring would have to be returned to the Magical Beast Management Center in Hablav City, since it contained a Crystalline Block that couldn’t be discarded at will. It needed to be recycled and reused.

After confirming the Social Welfare Number code on the leg ring on Xiao Jiu’s claws, Chen Fei ascertained that the leg ring was a Space System Alchemy Storage Device.

Before now, I never really delved into it; mainly because, anyway, the meat was already in the pot, I could figure it out at any time, and since it wasn’t used much, I didn’t pay too much attention.

Even when there was a need to use the storage magical device, the one Adrian had sufficed.

"Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!"

The little bird seemed quite happy with its new leg ring, hopping around on the coffee table, the couch, Chen Fei’s thigh, arm, and head, occasionally showing off its little claws in display.

It was probably a magical device leg ring custom-tailored for the Pure Light Sparrow’s size; it fit perfectly and didn’t hinder Xiao Jiu’s daily activities and flying at all.

"Woo..."

A shrill and prolonged alarm sounded from outside the balcony connected to the living room, indistinguishable from the combat alert at the Aircrew Base.

"Hm? What’s going on?"

Chen Fei, holding Xiao Jiu, went out on the balcony to look.

Beep!~

His phone chimed with the tone for an incoming text message.

"Chirp!"

The little bird pushed off Chen Fei’s palm with a kick of its claws, took to the air, and flew towards the sky, seemingly wanting to find the source of the alarm.

With his hands free, Chen Fei took out his phone and opened the text message he had just received.

"[Hablav City Citizen Management Center]: A large number of mutants are attacking the urban area. Areas B, C, and D may be affected. Please enter the nearest underground shelter as soon as possible. Your nearest shelter location is... ."

The text message not only provided three shelter addresses but also a simple map, all nearby, with the closest one at the bottom of this building.

The underground section of each residential building, in addition to the garage, also served as an emergency shelter, interconnected with other shelters, with the city’s underground passages almost extending in all directions.

The doorbell rang, and Chen Fei returned to the entrance to open the door, only to see Mouri Misono, who had been wiping her wet hair with a dry towel and wearing a set of loose casual clothes, standing outside the door—evidently, she had been in the middle of a shower when the sudden alarm interrupted her.

"Um, Chen, did you get it? There are mutants attacking the city, and the text message is telling us to go to an underground shelter."

Chen Fei was unhurried as he said, "You go ahead, Mouri. I’m planning to join the defense!"

Military contractors’ job was to fight mutants, and he wasn’t about to run away at such a critical moment; he was definitely going to give it a fight before saying anything else.

"Eh? Is that okay?"

Mouri Misono was evidently surprised by Chen Fei’s unexpected reply.

She had thought he would, like her, go with the flow and stay at the shelter for a while.

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Chen Fei’s phone started ringing.

The caller ID showed it was Adrian.

"Hey, Chen Fei, did you get the text? I’m planning to form a team to join the fight, are you in? And ask Mouri; she’s on the same floor as you."

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"Great minds think alike. How could I miss out on such entertaining action? As for Mouri..."

Chen Fei held his phone and looked at the girl in front of him, his inquiring gaze was self-explanatory.

"Ah, wait... I’ll be right there!"

Mouri Misono, twirling her dry towel, ran off in her slippers. She needed to change into something sharp and get her knife.

Chen Fei told Adrian, "She’s in too!"

"Ground floor, your mobile base vehicle!"

Adrian ended the call decisively, as he still had to notify the other members of Squad 04. Unfortunately, not everyone lived on the same floor; otherwise, he could have knocked on each door and gathered everyone with a single shout.

With Chen Fei, the veteran driver, and his mobile base vehicle, the upcoming city defense battle should be a lot easier.

After a brief tidy-up, Chen Fei went out to the balcony, glanced outside a few times but couldn’t see the little bird anywhere, not knowing where it had flown off to.

He didn’t wait long before heading downstairs.

The members of Squad 04 arrived one after another in no time.

"To Area C; we’re short on hands there. Liaison Officer Rossi has instructed us to join the defense of Area C."

Leading the way, Adrian got in touch with the administrative center of Hablav City through Rossi and signed up as combat volunteers.

"Chirp!~"

Just as the mobile base vehicle started, the Pure Light Sparrow Xiao Jiu swooped down from the sky and flew into the driver’s seat through the window, landing on the steering wheel.