A Beast Transformation Ascendant?
That was the first phrase that came to Silver Fox's mind when she saw the face behind the protective mask at close range.
There was no shortage of Beast Transformation Ascendants in the world. The most famous was undoubtedly the Tulip Federation's "alpha wolf," who had gained considerable renown in the early years of the Doomsday Rules.
That included "Scarface" from the Three Beasts Army, who also possessed multiple beast transformation abilities.
Even Silver Fox herself had an acquaintance with a special beast transformation ability, and that was Shangyuan Zi.
So when she now saw this woman with feline features, and the woman's slender yet hard bone claws, she knew this woman was also this type of Ascendant.
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"Yunjie, Yuping!"
"They're both down!"
The other team members finally reacted, and upon discovering that two of their comrades were dead, they were all filled with rage and immediately moved to charge forward for revenge.
"Don't come over here!" Silver Fox shouted.
She could tell that this beastwoman before her was not easy to deal with. Just the fact that she could react to her Godspeed attack meant the others stood no chance against her.
Silver Fox stared at the beastwoman, forcing down the fury in her heart as she asked, "Did Han Qiu send you?"
"The Chairman just told me to do a little reconnaissance, hehe. I didn't expect to run into the famous Lieutenant Colonel Silver Fox, so I just couldn't help myself."
The beastwoman's mocking attitude and smile thoroughly enraged Silver Fox. Her figure flickered and vanished from her original position, and in the next instant she had appeared behind the enemy.
"So fast!"
The beastwoman cried out while both her eyes rotated backward, her body going soft as noodles as she dropped to the ground, dodging the two short blades that Silver Fox had thrust toward her brain and her heart respectively.
A flicker of surprise passed through Silver Fox's eyes as her strike missed, and she quickly retreated. In the next moment, two deep claw marks were left at the spot where she had been standing.
The beastwoman lay on the ground, the protective helmet on her head having been torn apart by her own hands, revealing a head of short, deep blue hair the same color as her eyes.
She extended her tongue to lick the back of her hands as she looked at her bone claws, and in her eyes there was more beastly nature than humanity.
This bastard...!
Silver Fox clenched both fists. She could sense that this beastwoman was completely different from other beast transformation ability users.
Other beast transformation ability users only treated beast transformation as a combat or support ability, and when they didn't need it, they would still maintain normal human habits.
But this beastwoman lying on the ground baring her claws seemed to have completely abandoned her humanity, undergoing a total transformation into a wild beast.
This one is dangerous. I must go all out!
Silver Fox quickly made her judgment, preparing to fight this beastwoman with everything she had.
But the latter didn't seem to have any intention of fighting to the death. With a giggle, she quickly ran off into the distance.
Running on all fours, she was faster than a cheetah. In the blink of an eye she had covered several thousand meters, leaving behind only a single sentence drifting on the wind,
"Lieutenant Colonel Silver Fox~ See you next time~"
Silver Fox wanted to pursue, but after a glance at the other team members, her raised foot came back down.
She couldn't recklessly give chase. If the enemy had other ambushes waiting, or if they attacked the other team members while she was gone, the result would only be more dangerous.
"Lieutenant Colonel Silver Fox, this..."
The team members hadn't expected to face such a calamity right before returning to Beixing. Their spirits were extremely low.
They couldn't blame Silver Fox for not being able to take revenge. That beastwoman's strength was extraordinary. If Silver Fox hadn't been there, they probably would have all been slaughtered.
"...Collect the remains of Yuping and Yunjie. We're leaving this place immediately."
After Silver Fox finished speaking, she looked toward the distant darkness of the night.
If that beastwoman hadn't been lying, then Han Qiu and his organization, the "guild," should have arrived in Suroma.
This information needed to be reported to the Countermeasures Research Office immediately.
.......
"Kitty, the Chairman's orders to you were reconnaissance, not combat."
Somewhere in New Covenant, Tianci looked at the woman before him who was licking the back of her hand with a completely indifferent expression, his brows tightly furrowed.
"Did you hear what I said? The Chairman transferred you out of headquarters, not so you could ignore orders and act on your own!"
The beastwoman called Kitty paid no mind to Tianci's sternness. "Hehe, even Chairman Han Qiu didn't blame me, so what are you yelling about here?"
She extended both hands, making a tiger claw gesture at Tianci. "Annoy me again and see if I tear out your throat."
"...."
Tianci shook his head, truly at a loss.
This somewhat crazed Kitty had previously always stayed at the guild headquarters in Heilanja. No matter what trouble she stirred up, headquarters would cover for her.
But now the guild had relocated from Heilanja and let her out, and the very first mission had already gone wrong.
Tianci took a deep breath, attempting to reason with her. "What you did didn't just affect the mission, it was also very dangerous. What if you hadn't been a match for the enemy?"
Kitty's face showed disdain. "That Silver Fox is just fast, that's all. I'm not afraid of her."
"Your strength may not be inferior to Silver Fox's, but what if you'd encountered someone other than her?" Tianci said in a low voice. "If you'd encountered Shadow, do you think you could have made it back?"
"Shadow!"
Upon hearing this name, Kitty's deep blue pupils lit up with radiance.
"If only it had been him. I've been wanting to meet him for so long. Too bad Chairman Han Qiu never lets me leave Heilanja. So annoying!"
"Don't you know curiosity killed the cat?"
"Hehe, then don't you know a cat has nine lives~"
".......
Tianci had no way of dealing with her. He knew this beastwoman would essentially only listen to Han Qiu. No one else could talk sense into her.
"Forget it this time. If you pull something reckless again or attack indiscriminately, I'll propose to the Chairman that you no longer be allowed to go on missions. Do as you see fit."
Kitty was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then glared viciously at Tianci. The latter felt a murderous aura and his expression changed drastically.
But in the next moment Kitty shrugged, casually scratching at her hair. "Fine, fine, what a hassle."
Tianci watched Kitty's departing figure, and the fists he had clenched slowly relaxed.
He knew he hadn't been mistaken. In that instant just now, Kitty had genuinely wanted to kill him.
This one's beastly nature is growing stronger. I have to be careful, in case she suddenly goes mad.
After watching Kitty leave, Tianci contacted Han Qiu.
"Chairman, the situation here in New Covenant has been more or less scouted. No major problems, only Kitty is somewhat uncontrollable."
"That's just how she is." Han Qiu's tone was relaxed, as if he didn't take it to heart. "That wild nature of hers is precisely the catalyst for her strength."
"But..."
"Tianci, you should focus on completing the next task I'm giving you."
Upon hearing this, Tianci immediately perked up. "Please, Chairman, give the order."
"After you've finished scouting New Covenant, have the guild members spread out and watch for the emergence of two groups of people. One group is those Ascendants from Suroma who want to rebuild the nation. The other group is Xisiyans."
The first group Tianci could understand. He also knew that many Ascendants remained in Suroma, and even after the great explosion, many Suromans abroad had flowed back.
These people had originally left Suroma because they couldn't tolerate Bruce's rule.
Now, although several of Suroma's core cities had been bombed, Bruce's downfall had rekindled hope in these people's hearts.
These Suromans, both domestic and abroad, had recently been communicating on forums like Ascendant Home, intending to merge and jointly build a new Suroma.
But the second group, Tianci didn't quite understand.
"Chairman, why keep an eye on the Xisiyans? What would they be coming to Suroma for at this time?"
"To prop up a puppet." Han Qiu said mildly. "Don't underestimate that woman Yelanka. She may be young, but her tactics are far more ruthless than a bunch of old codgers."
"Chairman, do you mean..."
Tianci's eyes widened. Han Qiu's implication was undoubtedly that Yelanka intended to prop up the Yishan in her hands to be the puppet king of a new Suroma.
"She had just ascended to power when she purged the Security Bureau, completing her total control over Xisiya. Then she got Yishan over there. And do you think that nuclear bomb Shadow detonated in the Hall of Halls, where do you think it came from?"
Listening to Han Qiu's offhanded words, Tianci was incomparably shocked.
If that were the case, it meant Yelanka had begun laying her plans long ago to control Suroma through the princess puppet Yishan. Even Shadow had become a piece on her chessboard.
"I understand, Chairman!" Tianci came back to his senses. "Yelanka knows the people working to merge Suroma want to carry out reconstruction, so at this time she'll definitely send someone to bring Yishan back and push her forward as the leader of the reconstruction!"
"Mm, that's why I said the Xisiyans will definitely appear in Suroma. Find them, and you'll know where Yishan is. Notify me the moment you do."