Chapter 88: "Special mission, Run"

Two black dots, flying in the sky blending with the darkness of the night.

Sfair, and howks, the two Mecha MASFIR operators commanded by Cordina, looked at the city of darkness beneath their feet with serious gazes.

"Find a target?"

"Negative."

After going to trace Delta's whereabouts and finding that he was badly battered. They resolutely left him alone, and rushed to find their target as quickly as possible.

Should be with their speed, chasing and catching Linc who was running on the ground was an easy thing. But for some reason, their heads kept buzzing non-stop and they always lost their way and wandered around like stray bees.

The chip vassal effect started acting up again.

Vassal chips could connect their thoughts to the main consciousness and receive feedback signals at very fast speeds. The function of the vassal is almost similar to that of a beehive, queen, and their workers.

However, it is not quite perfect. Many technical gaps that are not enough to be fixed. An example is the effect of the cognitive impairment they just experienced just now.

This really creates a problem. Many operators and researchers who are not compatible with the vassal chip, will end up as vegetative patients.

They are worse than real bee workers in their own hive.

The only difference is that worker bees dedicate their entire life and body to the beehive voluntarily, while those who have vassal chips implanted in their bodies are forced to work.

In another sense, vassal chips were invisible slave necklaces, who continued to strangle their necks bit by bit with a gentle smile.

Absolutely terrible.

"BEEP!"

Stop in the air, and stay in the sky for a few seconds. Both of their consciousness received a message from the chip vassal, and both Sfair and the howks, immediately looked eastward at them.

"Go to Lionheart castle amusement park."

"Understood."

With the short words they exchange. The two of them headed straight for the lionheart amusement park, without any hesitation at all.

They had already found their current target location.

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"Dad, how does it look, is my body very pretty?"

"It's fat and very tall."

Looking at the tall but fat figure in the convex glass. Linc who had entered the mirror maze area zone, looked at the many figures of Luna around him with a puzzled look.

They have many forms.

But clearly, they all looked at him with a smile full of charm.

Linc was a little dazed.

"Daddy guess, where is the real Luna now?"

With the dim light of the lighting, and saw Luna's figure in the mirror everywhere. Linc strained his ears to hear where the sound was coming from, and he immediately headed to the left.

"Dad is cheating!!"

Saw the figure in the mirror, turned around, and ran with all her might with a very panicked face. Linc couldn't help but smile gently, like a father watching his daughter's adorable behavior.

"[She so cute.]"

"Looks like you have very few syllables, system."

Fingered the transparent glass in front of him, and turned the corner, looking for a road that had an empty area. Linc suddenly heard Luna's voice again.

"Dad, what are you going to do next? After leaving this island, where will you go?"

"What do you mean?"

Linc looked around, trying to find Luna's figure once more.

Seeing that Luna was silent, and didn't speak anymore. Linc sighed as he touched the concave mirror in front of him.

"My main goal now is to go to the Neisser Society, and stay there for a period of time. If the conditions there were peaceful, and supported my ideals, then I would probably have stayed there."

"But if not, and it's very chaotic in fact there. Maybe I'll work as a thief to pay for my feeble life of mine."

"By the way, I'm very good at stealing."

Linc didn't know if the Neisser Society was a safe place like heaven or a bad place like hell. Living conditions are not too demanding. as long as he could lead a stable daily life without any threats, that would be enough for him.

But as if to support the brag he just said just now. A special mission, immediately issued by the system on the spot.

"[Ding! Special mission triggered!]"

"[Special mission: {RUN}]"

"[Reward: Steal skill Rank IV]"

....

Linc: "...."

Linc's heart beat faster and faster, second by second in complete silence.

Run.

These were words all too familiar to him who had kept running from the catch of global governments and the LOVE Association.

But... Why now?

Why did he have to run?

Who did he run from?

"If you want to be a thief, can you bring Luna too? Luna won't eat a lot of food. Luna also wants to be a thief!"

Without him noticing at all, Linc was already running towards where Luna's voice came from.

His heart rate beats faster than the heart rate due to the body's metabolism when running. Linc drank all the stamina potions he could get his hands on.

"LUNA WHERE ARE YOU!"

Raised her head, and tilted her head to the side. Luna heard the sound of a Devil screaming, and her body suddenly stiffened.

"D-Daddy angry?"

Luna had a bad expression on her face.

Is it not okay to be a thief? Luna can't go with him?

Luna's heart ached as if it was being slowly cut by a blunt knife.

A sad smile appeared on her innocent face.

"Hiks..."

Wiping the few tears that came out of her eyes using both hands. Luna's body came forward, and she also ran.

If Linc ran to find Luna, then Luna was running to get away from him.

"Luna stop hiding! We have to get out of this place as soon as possible!"

"BANG!!!"

"BANG!!!"

"BANG!!!"

Heard the sound of broken glass shattering one after another through her ears. Luna shook her head even more stubbornly.

"WHO CARE!!!"

BANG!!!"

Another shard of glass sounded in her ears again.

Covering her ears to drown out the sound of broken glass breaking one after another into shards. Her body was suddenly dragged to the side, and her mouth was covered by a large hand.

"MMM!!!"

"Shh... Calm down, father here."

That's Linc.

Seeing that Devil hugged her waist with his left hand, and covered her mouth with his right. Luna stopped struggling, but she still had a sad expression on her face.

"BANG!!!"

The sound of broken glass was heard again.

Luna: "???"

Heard the sound of broken glass shattering into pieces, and saw once again the Devil figure embracing him from behind. Luna suddenly gave birth to a question.

If Devil was here, who broke the mirror?

"BANG!!!"

With a crash of concave mirror glass sounded not far from the two of them. Luna raised her head, and a mirror reflection in the shape of a humanoid black metallic Mecha armor, was clearly visible in her watery eyes.

The opposite side also saw their figures from behind the mirror.

"Find the target."

Linc got up, and ran again.

Run, as he had always done.

To stay alive...

For freedom...

Just...

Run.