After Kallen eliminated one purple armored soldier, she turned her attention to the other two soldiers. With a bang, two grappling hooks shot out from the armor on her chest, striking one purple armored soldier and wrapping around its right arm and shoulder. The hooks quickly retracted, pulling Kallen closer to the armored soldier.
"Not good." The armored soldier sensed something was wrong and hurriedly swung its short sword toward Kallen. Kallen leaped up, evading the sword attack, and kicked the armored soldier in the chest, knocking it to the ground. She pinned the soldier's right wrist down with her left hand, preventing it from using the short sword, while her right hand's claw gripped tightly onto the left side of the soldier's chest.
"Please, spare me," came a fearful voice from the faceplate of the purple armored soldier. Having witnessed the death of its comrade at Kallen's hands, the soldier knew it was no match for her and could only plead for mercy.
"Say that to my comrades who were killed!" Kallen remained unmoved. The claw on her right hand emitted a dazzling red light, and a red sphere bursting with electricity slowly penetrated the purple armored soldier's heart area.
The purple armored soldier let out a desperate scream, its body shaking violently. About ten seconds later, it stopped struggling and fell to the ground, motionless.
"Oh no..." The last purple armored soldier, seeing its comrades being killed one after another, realized it was no match for Kallen. It abandoned its comrades and fled into the distance. When Kallen saw that the soldier had escaped far away, she gave up the chase and returned to Captain Guan's side.
"Well done, Kallen! You really helped me get some revenge; that felt great, haha! Ouch, that hurts..." A-Bing shouted joyfully, wanting to raise his hands in celebration but grimacing in pain due to his injured left arm.
"Ugh, it's suffocating," Kallen complained, grabbing her helmet and removing it. As she shook out her hair and took deep breaths of fresh air, a sun-kissed young girl's face appeared beneath the helmet. She had clear, bright, and determined eyes, with red hair that fell to her neck.
Captain Guan said, "Kallen, these two are Rulu and Nana; they are family members of Mayor Qiao. Unfortunately, we couldn't save Mayor Qiao... he and his wife have tragically perished."
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"I see..." Kallen's expression darkened as she felt sad for the mayor and his wife's fate. She turned her face to carefully examine Rulu and Nana. She seemed to find Rulu quite handsome, as she visibly paused for a moment upon seeing him, her gaze lingering on his face for several seconds without moving away.
With a whoosh, Rulu leaped out of the vehicle and approached Kallen. Wearing a polite smile, he looked at Kallen and said, "Hello, I'm Rulu. Thank you for saving me and Nana just now."
"Ah, it's nothing, just a small matter," Kallen replied nonchalantly, then continued in a serious tone, "I'm sorry about Mayor Qiao. I was nearby gathering intelligence to ensure the safety of the area, so..."
"It’s not your fault; I really appreciate it," Rulu said, gazing earnestly at Kallen. Under Rulu's intense and warm gaze, Kallen's face involuntarily flushed, and she shyly turned her head away, breaking eye contact.
The moment hung for several seconds until Kallen suddenly thought of something and asked curiously, "Hey, we're more than four meters away from the vehicle. How did you jump that far in one go?"
Rulu smiled slightly and replied, "There's nothing strange about that; you should be able to do it too."
"Of course! That distance is nothing for me," Kallen said confidently, but then she realized something was off and exclaimed, "Wait a minute! I'm me, and you're you; there's no way we can be compared! Quickly tell me, how did you jump that far?"
Seeing Kallen's seriousness, Rulu couldn't help but joke, "It's simple! Just bring your feet together, squat down, push hard downwards, then use the wind to boost yourself upward, and keep your hands flat for balance. That's all!"
Kallen paused for a moment, realizing Rulu was teasing her, and said somewhat unhappily, "You think I'm a fool? Even if you didn't say anything, I know you're an Ultra-capable."
"Yes, that's right; I'm a Level 4 magical Ultra-capable," Rulu replied, maintaining his composure and seriously answering Kallen.
"Oh, a Level 4 magical Ultra-capable! That's impressive. By the way, you..." Kallen couldn't help but feel a surge of respect for Rulu. She wanted to say more, but at that moment, Rulu turned and walked toward the vehicle, saying, "Alright, we need to go. The Sanctuary's forces will likely come again. The longer we stay here, the more danger we're in."
Captain Guan added, "Exactly. We can talk more once we leave the concession area."
Kallen nodded, readjusted her helmet, and the two armored vehicles along with the red armored soldier began moving down the road. In the following minutes, nothing happened, and the group was approaching the entrance of the underground tunnel at their target location.
Ahead lay a vast, open area dominated by a large stone structure resembling a small mountain. Atop this building was a dark, semi-circular large opening, and Rulu, Captain Guan, and the others were heading toward this dark opening.