Everyone was stunned by the girl's sudden action.

Until Manji's body fell, kicking up dust, his expression one of having died with an unfulfilled wish.

He could never have imagined that the girl would dare to strike him at this moment.

Ling widened her eyes even more, watching as the girl in front of her slowly lowered the gun's muzzle, saying:

"You're making my ears hurt."

"She, she killed Boss Manji?" a Lion's voice trembled. "How dare she!"

"Kill this woman, avenge Boss Manji!"

Seeing the furious Lions about to rush up and tear the girl apart, Scarface stepped forward, using his sturdy chest to block the gun's muzzle, and like Vajra's glare, he forced a Lion backward:

"If you have guts, shoot me!"

The majesty of the former king erupted, intimidating the pride of Lions.

Not a single Lion dared to take another step forward.

"Kill them! If we let them go back, we won't be in a good position either!"

Just as the tension in the air was becoming palpable, a sharp-witted Lion reacted first:

"Wait,"

"Something's wrong with this woman!"

He shouted, pointing at the girl, and everyone present followed his gaze in the direction he was pointing.

"She's different from before!"

"She's been different since the moment she raised the gun and shot Boss Manji!"

The Substitute smiled slightly.

She raised her hand, her expression becoming cold.

Before anyone present could understand what was happening, flames began to gather in her palm.

Two Lions, unable to dodge in time, were engulfed by the flames.

Hearing the painful howls of their companions, one Lion's eyes widened with rage: "Fire!"

A storm of bullets instantly engulfed the Substitute.

Bullets passed through her body without causing any substantial wounds,

Seeing the holes in the Substitute's body flow like water and heal completely in no time, the Lions were filled with dread.

Finally, the Substitute transformed into a golden liquid, flowing onto the ground, disappearing.

"She's gone, chase her!"

...

Dark clouds shimmered with ghostly light, the gloomy sky weighed heavily as rain fell.

The soil became wet under the heavy rain, muddy and hard to walk on, the damp water vapor masked the foul stench, leaving only a faint earthy smell in the air.

In the landfill, due to years of neglect in planning and cleaning, garbage had already piled up like mountains.

Garbage trucks came and went daily, dumping new waste produced in the city.

A blonde girl staggered through the heaps of garbage, swaying as she walked. When Xu Xiaoyou recognized the familiar surroundings, she suddenly felt as if she were in another world.

Seeing her in such a miserable state, especially with that blood-stained long knife, the homeless people all hurriedly made way for her, as if seeing a monster.

Outside the landfill, a huge billboard with her wanted poster was hanging high, the fifty-thousand reward in red letters extremely conspicuous, rain fell on the flickering billboard, trickling down in lines, leaving clear traces. The city's scene became hazy and blurred amidst the rain curtain.

Raindrops reflected the lights, looking like countless twinkling stars as Xu Xiaoyou collapsed on the ground, watching as the stars slowly drifted away from her.

Unexpectedly, after all her wandering, she returned to this place.

With Deerman's cunning, he must have been aware of those few rebellious subordinates' actions behind the scenes.

Mr. Hao's intention in helping her was to use her hand to conveniently eliminate the subordinates within the group who were disadvantageous to him.

With his reputation in the Lion Group, without an absolute reason to kill group members, it would naturally cause controversy and lead to a loss of prestige.

Everything was driven by profit.

Rainwater seeped in through every seam in her clothing, soaking her clothes, pouring into her lungs.

Her whole body was cold and powerless, her head hot and swollen, Xu Xiaoyou felt her wound might have gotten infected.

Raindrops kept falling, beating against her face, the cold raindrops didn't make her vision any clearer, instead, she became even more drowsy.

She just wanted to fall asleep like this.

Xu Xiaoyou's eyes slowly closed until a figure appeared in front of her.

"Found~ you~!"

The dangerous aura made her alert, instinctively wanting to get up and grab the weapon beside her, but the figure seemed to have anticipated this, the tail of a cat behind them lashed out like a whip, knocking away the long knife she had picked up, wrapping around her arm, and then flinging her back to the ground.

"It's you..."

Xu Xiaoyou finally saw clearly the person in front of her, the Catwoman she had met in the restaurant a month ago.

At this moment, the other party was pressing down on her, body closely entwined with hers, hands on her shoulders, vertical pupils reflecting her image, filled with a bright red desire.

The Catwoman's expression was morbid, using her cat's tail to wrap around Xu Xiaoyou's slender arm, holding the girl's hand, and gently rubbing it against her face.

"Surprise or not?"

Finished speaking, the Catwoman held a dagger in one hand, suddenly bringing it to her eyeball, speaking in an excited and rapid tone:

"I've actually been following you all these days, you changed so fast, if I was any slower, I would have no chance."

Xu Xiaoyou's expression remained calm, her eyelids lowering slightly: "You're insane."

"After such a long separation, why is the first thing you say is that I'm insane, it really hurts me."

"That investigator was really annoying, wasn't she? If she hadn't been watching over you these past few days, you'd have been mine long ago!"

The Catwoman cracked a chilling smile.

"Now it's our world of two, just the two of us, hee hee."

"Come on, let's start with your eyes and slowly become one!"

"What beautiful eyes, sparkling and bright like amber, so beautiful..."

Just as she was raising the dagger, aiming at the girl's eye socket, she saw the other party calmly close her eyes, lips moving slightly:

"Anya, hurry up and take care of this."

Catwoman: "?"

The roar of thunder and wind rang out simultaneously, her face twisted, as she turned around, a pair of sharp claws pierced through her chest!

The blood that poured out stained the puddles red, flowing across the ground.

"How... could this happen..."

Blood continuously spilled from her mouth and nose, the Catwoman's face full of unwillingness, the vitality in her eyes quickly fading.

"Indeed, cats hate dogs the most..."

The little girl's gaze was as cold as snow, after dealing with the Catwoman, she quickly rushed to Xu Xiaoyou's side, holding the girl's soft body, tightly cradling her head, looking at her bloodless face, her small mouth trembling shakily, completely at a loss.

"Xiaoyou..."

"Don't, don't leave Anya here alone, don't abandon Anya."

"Anya is so scared, please don't leave Anya by herself, alright?"

"Anya will behave from now on, Anya won't throw any more tantrums, Xiaoyou..."

Feeling Anya was about to burst into tears, Xu Xiaoyou gave a slight smile, reached out with her hand to gently stroke the other's thin face:

"I'm fine."

Before finally losing consciousness, she said:

"Take me to a safe place."

Fevers raged on, her mind a chaotic blur, disoriented.

Half asleep, half awake, she felt Anya dragging her body, heading toward a warm place, occasionally hearing the sound of vehicles passing by, the screeching of hovercar horns, and the madmen's cries. Lastly, she heard Anya's helpless sobbing and a woman's cool voice.

"Just leave her there."

Her consciousness floated away like a kite with a broken string, completely drifting off into the distance.

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