CHAPTER 22: BORN TO BATTLE AGAINST THE KABANE

"You…" Looking at Mumei, who took away his dagger, Fang Li frowned, feeling somewhat helpless in his heart.

In the original work, Mumei was quite unruly and did as she pleased, making many people unable to deal with her.

Unexpectedly, when faced with a stranger she just met, this young girl was still the same, leaving Fang Li unsure whether he should be angry or not.

On the other hand, Mumei began studying Fang Li's dagger, her fingers lightly sliding across the blade, and then tapping the tip. She looked at Fang Li with great curiosity on her face as she said, "This seems like just an ordinary dagger."

"Yes," Fang Li replied casually, "Is there a problem?"

"Of course, there's a problem!" Mumei crossed her arms with one hand and held the dagger with the other, swinging it up and down as she spoke, "You just used it to kill so many Kabane, even easily piercing through their heart skin membrane. How can this be just an ordinary dagger?"

Hearing this, Fang Li finally realized something.

So, it turned out that Mumei mistakenly believed that his weapon was some kind of Divine Weapon, capable of easily striking down Kabane, which is why she suddenly appeared in front of him.

Unfortunately, this was a misunderstanding. The ability to effortlessly strike down Kabane was not because the dagger was exceptionally sharp, but because of Fang Li's Mystic Eyes, which were incredibly keen.

Of course, Fang Li wouldn't explain this to someone he just met.

Even if the person was the female main character from the original work and a quite cute girl, it would be the same.

So, Fang Li simply took back his dagger.

"Even if this dagger was some kind of Divine Weapon, it would still require the person wielding it to be sufficiently powerful to deal with Kabane," Fang Li looked at Mumei and said, "And I just used some clever tricks. You don't have to pay it any mind."

"Is that so?" Mumei seemed somewhat unable to let it go but still nodded and said, "You are indeed weak, but you are clever, and coupled with the ability to penetrate Kabane's heart skin membrane, you can still fight against Kabane to some extent."

"That's right," Fang Li changed the topic and directly asked, "How did you end up here?"

"Because it's no longer safe here," Mumei said in a relaxed tone, uttering words that may have sounded cruel to others. "I was just passing by this outpost and originally planned to rest here for a night. I didn't expect such things to happen, so of course, I have to escape."

"Escape?" Fang Li said with a faint smile on his face, "But from the looks of it, it seems more like you're on a sightseeing trip."

"It's not as easy as a sightseeing trip," Mumei turned around and said, "I still need to fight against Kabane; otherwise, I can't escape."

Fighting against Kabane. If those samurais were to hear this, they would probably burst into laughter, right?

Even authentic samurais find it difficult to fight against a single Kabane, resorting to using Steam Guns for sniping. How can anyone not laugh when a seemingly immature girl says that she wants to fight against Kabane?

However, Fang Li couldn't find it in himself to laugh.

Because Fang Li knew that Mumei was telling the truth.

Up until now, Fang Li had been using some clever tactics to kill Kabane who are just mindless beasts and he is killing them one by one, his achievements were astonishing compared to ordinary people and even samurais. However, compared to Mumei, these achievements meant nothing.

Compared to Fang Li's need to use some clever tricks to fight against Kabane, Mumei could completely use a direct breakthrough method to slaughter a large number of Kabane.

After all, Mumei was specifically trained to fight against Kabane.

Let alone a dozen or twenty Kabane, even if hundreds of Kabane surrounded Mumei, she could break through the encirclement and strike down all her opponents.

In terms of pure strength, Fang Li and Mumei were not even in the same league.

Even if the opponent was Konochi Kurusu, Mumei could easily defeat him with just one hand.

Having reached this thought, Fang Li couldn't help but look at Mumei once again.

His ice-blue Mystic Eyes flashed in his gaze.

Suddenly, cracks in the form of Death Lines appeared in Fang Li's eyes.

Those lines spread all over Mumei's body, connecting to almost every corner before reaching the center— The heart.

Just like blood vessels, each Death Line connected to Mumei's heart. That was the closest point to 'Death' in Mumei's entire body. In other words, the heart was Mumei's weakness.

(Why am I not surprised?) Recalling Mumei's special characteristics, Fang Li felt that it was only natural.

At this moment, Mumei suddenly shuddered and turned around forcefully.

Before that, Fang Li had already closed his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.

However, Mumei still furrowed her brows and stared at Fang Li, asking, "Did you do something just now?"

"What?" Fang Li innocently replied, "I didn't do anything. I am just standing here."

"Is that so?" Mumei's brows furrowed deeper, and she muttered in a low voice, "Why did I have a hateful feeling just now?"

A hateful feeling?

That was only natural, right?

Because just now, Fang Li directly perceived the essential factor of Mumei's 'Death' with his eyes. If he rushed up and swung his blade, Mumei would be completely finished.

Therefore, feeling the instinctive threat, Mumei felt uncomfortable, which is only natural, right?

Of course, with Fang Li's current strength, if he really rushed up, Mumei would probably detect it immediately and counterattack.

Coupled with the fact that Fang Li didn't have any grudges against Mumei, he naturally wouldn't actually rush up and swing his blade.

"Anyway, let's leave this place first," Fang Li shook his head and got back to the main topic. "Just as you said, this outpost is no longer safe. We must find the Hayajiro Train for our escape."

"You're right," Mumei relaxed her furrowed brows and glanced at Fang Li, saying, "Then follow me quickly. I can help you clear the way."

Saying that, under Fang Li's gaze, Mumei drew her own weapon.

They were two Steam Guns.

The model was similar to a handgun, entirely red in color, with a bayonet at the front, which made them look more like a pistol than a gun.

Those were Mumei's specialized Steam Pistols. If they were used to attack the heart skin membrane of Kabane multiple times, they could even pierce through their hearts.

"I noticed that your speed seemed not bad just now. I hope you can keep up with me," Mumei said before she no longer paid attention to Fang Li, and leaped up with an inhumanly impossible jump, landing on the roof of a nearby building.

Without any hesitation, Fang Li directly followed her.