Just after 9 p.m., in front of the head office of Baste Sirada, four large vans were preparing to leave for the Buster supermarket in the neighboring township. This is just an external rhetoric, and in total, less than three kilograms of RX6 are hidden in the four compartments, and the rest is cargo. As for where to hide, only the driver and Levy know.

In his office, Levi pulled out his most expensive fur coat. This finely made garment was a birthday gift from his wife, and he was reluctant to wear it, and it was not suitable for this season. But if you don't wear it today, you won't have a chance in the future.

Putting on his coat, Levi stood in front of the mirror, looking at the decadent figure in the mirror, and sighed.

At the age of 26, he became the manager of a Buster chain. After that, this young man full of vigor and vitality continued to work hard to improve his performance, and after ten years of hard work, he climbed into the head office of the Sirada region. He is conscientious and hard-working, and his goal is to take charge of the whole of Buster. That was his ideal in life, and even the meaning of his existence.

However, fate had to play a joke on him. Five years ago, when he was the leader of the second group of the promotion department, he was ordered to go to a small city to develop a chain store. But for various reasons, after a year of operation, his two supermarkets performed poorly, and both lost to a local store that had been old for more than ten years. It was the first complete defeat in his life.

Levi felt disgraced. What's even worse is that after the year-end performance list was posted, there was a subtle change in the company's evaluation of him, and the atmosphere around him became tense. The people who peep into his position, the people who are dissatisfied with him, seem to have found a breakthrough. Levi was restless, in the company, he was a rock climber, there was no rest in between, he couldn't rest, his hands had to be clenched all the time. If you slack off, you will fall off the cliff and break your bones.

So, in order to keep his performance and maintain his position, Levi made a deal with the demon for the first time, which is the organization he now serves.

In fact, the organization has been observing Levi for some time. A tendon like Levi, once in trouble, will be desperate to save it. It was at that time that they lost no time in sending people to negotiate with Levy and give generous help. The method is nothing more than bribing government departments, maliciously suppressing and harassing competitors, and attacking their purchase channels. The government that took the money ignored it, and the supermarket was soon finished.

Levy breathed a sigh of relief, but then he tasted the price—he was forced to be a member of the organization and provide all kinds of conveniences to the organization. And his status at Buster continues to soar until now.

This year, he is 44 years old, and he is only one step away from his life goal. But he understands that this step is already out of reach. From the day he served the organization, his goals, his ideals, and his value of life were deviated. He has done a lot for the organization, but he can't talk to others, so he can only suffer silently alone. This environment has worn out his vigor and vitality, and has replaced it with this cold and serious expression now.

If you can survive this time, you must leave the organization and do it again.

He walked out of the office, locked the door, and went downstairs to the outside. Next to a van, the black sedan he often rode in was parked. It was Brown Sr. who was driving, and Levi had his driver go home, with only two bodyguards with him. He took one last look at the company's building and said goodbye to the place he had struggled for so many years.

"Mr. Yamen, are you leaving?" Old Brown asked, poking his head out of the car.

"Well, let's go."

The black sedan took the lead, and the trucks behind followed one by one. Levi lit his cigarette as he got into the car so he could stay calm and calculate his chances of escaping.

As soon as he showed up at the scene of the transaction, Dimmit would appear, and then kill all the others, leaving himself to torture to extract confessions, which is the usual method of that person. And he will definitely die tragically after confessing. As for the intelligence provider, as long as he can kill him, Dimmit will not leave him alive.

The only hope for survival is for K to take out Dimet, but it's too hard. Levi didn't know K's methods, but he knew exactly how powerful Dimmit was, so he couldn't expect too much. The best thing to do is to take advantage of the chaos to escape, which is why four wagons are prepared.

One of the compartments was not loaded with cargo, but with a car. Once the scene is in chaos, Dimmit will definitely keep an eye on his car. When the time comes, let the elder Brown drive away, and if he can attract Dimmit's attention, he will have a chance to escape with a spare car.

On the way to the logistics station, Levi went over the plan several times. As long as the car doesn't move, Dimmit won't immediately drag the people in the car off, but will deal with the others first, and he has enough time to confuse the real. The more he thought about it, the more Levi felt that this plan was feasible, and it should be said that this was a fantasy that people brought themselves to relieve the tension, and Levi was gradually immersed in the fantasy.

Unbeknownst to him, these plans were simply useless.

*****

At night, the Silarda is brightly lit, while the outskirts of the city are rarely lit up. The usually noisy logistics company is left with only an empty compound at this time, surrounded by warehouses five or six meters high, surrounded by a wide open space, illuminated by a few street lamps scattered in the courtyard.

A few jeeps were parked in the middle of the clearing, and next to them stood a group of people, all with miniature shock guns, smoking and chatting. When Levi's motorcade drove into the open space and parked, two men threw away their cigarettes and walked towards the motorcade.

Levi and two bodyguards also got out of the car and walked towards the men. But his mind was on the spare car, and he couldn't help but approach the truck where the sedan was hidden. He looked at the lineup across from him and frowned.

"What about K?"

"The captain will be there later. He asked us to confirm the goods first. One of the gunmen said.

Levy almost cursed. K really intends to use him to "fish" Dimmit. Biting his lip and saying nothing, he walked towards a truck with cargo with two gunmen. Other gunmen came up and spread their guard around.

Under the walls of a warehouse, in a dark corner where the light does not shine, Dimmit has been hiding for a long time. He used Denick's ability to become invisible in the shadows and waited for three hours straight. At the moment, I am quietly observing the situation in front of me.

The later ones were supermarket owners, and the leader was well-dressed and accompanied by bodyguards, perhaps Levi Yamenr. Dimmit decided to keep him.

On the other hand, Dimmit is not so sure. According to Sarah, it is impossible for K not to be present, but among these gunmen, there is no one with similar characteristics to the characteristics described by Sarah.

Obviously, K is hiding. The scene in front of him is a sign that Dimiit is ready and waiting for his prey to fall into the net. It was really provocative, and the corners of Dimmit's mouth couldn't help but raise slightly.

"Interesting."

In the darkness, two bullets of light shot out coldly, and before the group could realize it, they each pierced the cab of a truck, blowing the driver's head together.

"Be careful!"

One of the gunmen shouted, pushed Levi away, and his companions picked up their guns and fired a volley in the direction from which the bullets were flying. Dimmit had already changed places, and while dodging, he threw two more bullets, which blew up the cabs of the remaining two trucks, and the driver had no time to escape and died tragically in the car.

Then, Dimmitt threw out an ice spike, this time piercing the fuel tank of a truck, sending gasoline all over the floor. The gunners hurriedly dispersed. Dimmit threw a fireball at the gasoline, and with a whoosh, the entire clearing burned, and the spilling truck was quickly engulfed in flames.

In the firelight, the gunmen fired at Dimmit through the fire, and Levi lost no time in quietly running towards the truck he had prepared with two bodyguards. Thankfully, the car didn't catch fire.

"You know what to do."

Levy said to Old Brown. The three of them opened the cargo compartment and climbed in. Old Brown sighed helplessly, cursing the injustice of fate, but he had no choice.

Levi's original sedan started, turned around and tried to escape. Dimmit saw it clearly, gathered the light in his hand, and with a little prediction, he shot a straight beam of light, hitting the front hood of the car. The engine was broken, exploded and began to smoke. The car, which had not yet run, slid some distance under the effect of inertia and stopped.

The gunmen sensed Dimmit's intentions. They hurriedly changed their bullets and bypassed the sea of fire, trying to drive away Dimiit with a large field of bullets. Dimmit raised his hand to generate a shield of light, and his shield had an energy density far beyond that of ordinary shields, not to mention blocking bullets, even cannonballs.

Ignoring the hail of bullets behind him, Dimmit rushed to the car as fast as he could, pulled the car door, but only saw the "father". He was stunned for a moment before he understood the mystery, but it was too late. A more rapid and sharp sound of a car starting, an identical car, like a bullet out of the cargo compartment, instantly drove at a speed of more than 100 kilometers per hour, and frantically escaped from the compound.

"Damn it!"

Dimmit once again gathered energy and wanted to win a hit rate. A gust of wind howled and shook his body. The burning wagon rose a higher pillar of fire, and sparks slashed across his face. But he looked up at the sky, at the rapidly approaching EXP reaction—the wind was a product of the EXP.

In mid-air, a person slowly landed on the ground with wind under his feet. The man was surrounded by the wind and had a rolled leather whip around his waist. The firelight reflected half of his smirking face, as well as a scar that slanted across the bridge of his nose.

You can't be wrong with this physiognomy.

"You're K?" Dimmit asked.

"Hahaha, Harif Dimitt, long time no see!"

K's voice was a little hoarse and coarse. Dimmit looked at this familiar face and sneered in return.

"Karin Siegfried Kalou, the last time we saw each other was two years ago, right?"

"Heh, you remember it so clearly!"

"The boss of the mercenary unit 'Wilderness Vulture', why does he have the leisure to run here to mingle?"

"Well, because I found a big money owner, I won't have to worry about food and clothing in a few years!"

"Sure enough, there's an organization behind you that brings the RX6 from the Alpha region here. Unfortunately, these goods are also finished. ”

Not knowing where the words were ridiculous, Karui grinned and let out an echoing laugh.

"Pity? Hehe, I think it's ridiculous! You're doing a good job of discovering the woman's secrets and finding her before Levi. But ......."

Karui deliberately pulled up a long voice to say what Dimmit had always cared about.

"You still don't seem to understand why I'm keeping her."

Dimmit had to admit that he really wanted to know the answer, but for the sake of face, he could only guess first.

"Nothing more than trying to use her to test the effect of the RX6, right? Everyone knows what that thing does, but ......"

"What if I told you that Sarah is a quasi-superhuman?"

One sentence left Dimmit dumbfounded, a completely unexpected answer. His brows were twisted together, and his brains were twisted together.

"Quasi-superhuman?"

"We all know that the power element of a quasi-superhuman is incomplete, has no normal function, and is strictly no different from a natural person, but she has the power of a superman, guess what's going on?"

Karui shook his head, smug. Dimmit thought of an answer he didn't want to think about.

"Istis...... Do you say ......"

"Wrong, it's not like that! I kept her and gave her some special drugs to upgrade a quasi-superhuman to a superhuman, and the results were very successful! ”

This kind of experiment is the first time Dimiit has heard of it. What he knew in the past was that when a superhuman is combined with a human, his offspring have a 10% chance of becoming a quasi-superhuman. Because the power elements are congenitally defective, they are neither super-capable nor natural. And the defects of this power element are innate, no matter how they are transformed and treated, it is impossible to become a superhuman being.

Now he understands that Sarah is "becoming" into a superhuman. The discoloration of her hair may also be an effect of the power meta-function.

"RX6, no, that's not an RX6 anymore. What you're doing here is to study the effects of that drug? ”

"yes, it went pretty well - if it weren't for the Rose Mechanism in the way. Speaking of which, you should also understand what your role is, right? ”

Suddenly, all the doubts in Dimmit's heart became clear. Christian Dior knew Buster's secrets from the very beginning, and his real purpose was to dig up the laboratory. But he needed a helper to distract his enemies so that he could have a chance. So he found himself to help him run errands. What rose mechanism is interested in RX6, it's all nonsense, and the real interest is only in that experiment.

Dimmit gritted his teeth, his whole body glowed slightly, he was already extremely unhappy. Karui didn't care, and removed the leather whip from his waist.

"It's a pity, Dio's boy still failed! You've got to save your life today, too! Brethren, get on the bomb and do it! ”

The gunmen, who had been standing by behind Dimmit, heard Kalou's words and immediately withdrew the magazines from their guns and replaced them with a red one. As soon as he changed it, he pulled down the safety and opened fire on Dimet.

Dimmit still opened the light shield defense, and unexpectedly, the bullet hit the light shield, and the light shield trembled twice like an out-of-focus image. Although the bullet was blocked, the strength of the light shield was somewhat weaker than before. As the bullets continue to rain, the light shield gets weaker and weaker. Dimit had never encountered anything like this, and had to continue to recharge the light shield with energy.

"What kind of bullet is this? Can dismantle the EXP structure? ”

"Don't look around! Pick up! ”

Before he could cope with it, Karui let out a loud shout, flicked the leather whip in his hand, and howled in the wind. Dimmit opened the shield again, and the whip continued to bounce off the shield. The wind caught wind at his feet and he lunged over and slammed directly into the shield, making it crackle.

Dimmit, who was flanked by the front and back, left behind a light shield and rushed out of the encirclement. The gunslinger's bullets immediately chased after him, and Dimmit also used a Kalin ability, and was lifted by a gust of wind to dodge a volley.

"Ha, Banmen get an axe!"

Karui laughed, jumped up on the wind, and caught up with Dimmit in an instant, and the whip with the power of the wind drew mercilessly. Dimmit's ability to balance in the air is not as good as Karui's, and he can only dodge as much as possible. After more than a dozen rounds, he still showed a flaw and received a whip in his chest. Kalou's wrist spun around immediately, and the whip wrapped around Dimmit's waist.

"Die!"

Kalu, who was entangled in Dimitt, held the whip in both hands, joined the wind and spun in a frantic circle. The centrifugal force of the whip increased more and more, and Karui moved his wrist, and as soon as the tip of the whip was released, Dimmit fell from the sky like a broken kite, and was falling into the burning wagon, and was immediately drowned in the flames.

Kalu, who landed again, slowly rolled up his whip, and the gunners also came over, and everyone looked at the "fire" car in front of them, one by one, and high-fived each other to celebrate the victory. Karui also hung the whip back on his waist.

"Hmph, you can survive to this day! Let's go! ”

The gunners followed Karui away. But they didn't go far before they heard a rumbling sound behind them, and when they looked back, they were all dumbfounded.

The flames of the wagon were shrinking, receding, concentrating in the middle of the wagon, turning into a huge fireball. Seeing that the situation was not good, Karui hurriedly jumped into the air with the wind. And those gunmen who did not know the truth suffered, and the fireball shot at them without warning, with a tongue of fire, which ate all the gunmen in the blink of an eye, and then rolled forward for more than ten meters before exploding, leaving a charred corpse on the ground.

"How is this possible?" Karui flew over the van and shouted, "You're not dead?" ”

On the truck, where only the frame remains, stands Dimmit, whose clothes are somewhat charred. The moment he fell into the sea of fire, he wrapped his whole body with ice cubes, absorbed the surrounding flames with ice, gathered them together, and then assimilated and controlled them with the EXP flames he generated, and then fired them as cannonballs.

"Have you had enough? It's my turn. Dimmit said with a blank face.

Karui hurriedly pulled down the whip and flicked it a few times, sending out a whirlwind that shot at Dimitt. Dimiit jumped backwards, pulled out four sun crystals, and threw them at Karui. All the coins sparkle and turn into a ball of light. Four orbs of light surrounded Karui and shot out beams of light. Karui dodged in the wind, intending to pull away, but the orbs of light were in hot pursuit, and the rate of fire increased.

Finally, Karui accidentally swallowed a few beams of light, and his body shook in the air a few times. On the other side, Dimmit had already prepared for sniping, and the oozing cold air came out of both hands, wrapping his forearms in.

"It's you who are going to die!"

The cold air condensed in front of Dimitt, turning into an even larger ice spike. Dimmit pushes with both hands, and the ice spike goes straight to Karui. Seeing that Karui was about to be pierced through his body, he didn't even have time to adjust his posture, and forcibly used the wind to pan, and the ice spikes slashed through his ribs, leaving a minor injury.

Unable to control the Sun Crystal's attack at the same time, Karui took the opportunity to roll up a whirlwind around him, blowing the Sun Crystal away, and then used his last strength to fly away at full speed.

This speed was a match for Levi's speed of running away, and Dimmit knew that with his mastery of Karin's ability, he couldn't catch up at all, and he didn't bother to watch Karui leave.

"Boring."

Dusting off the dust and ashes from his body and retrieving the coins, Dimmit walked out of the courtyard step by step. This kind of battle did not make him feel tired, nor did it arouse his fighting spirit, leaving only a look of unhappiness, in every sense of the word.

This time, be sure to ask Dior for clarification.

*****

When the sun rises again, people get out of their homes and into the streets, just like the day before, to continue enjoying the festival. What happened last night, and even a series of changes before, have nothing to do with people. They had no access to any details, and the only person who might have been involved, the drunken young man, had not remembered anything after sobering up except for a splitting headache. The environment in which people live is what we are used to calling "the world of the table" or "the society of the table". On the other hand, Dimmit lives in the "inner world" and "inner society".

Walking in this environment, it is inevitable to cheat, and you have to be careful in everything. But sometimes, no matter how careful you are, you can't escape the trap of others. Dimmit knows this, but that doesn't mean he's willing to be used by others.

"Welcome, alone?"

It's still the café, it's the waiter, Dimmit's still the same indifferent reaction. He strode into the room where he had last met Dior, who was still sitting there sipping coffee.

As soon as he entered the house, Dimmit raised his hand and shook it, and the ball of light formed in his hand, and he couldn't help but shoot at Dior. Dio didn't move, and beside him, a circular black wall of light quickly unfolded, and after the ball of light hit the black wall of light, it was swallowed, and the wall of black light became smaller and smaller. The two energies entangled for a while, then disappeared at the same time. Fortunately, this little commotion was not seen by anyone outside.

Dio put down the cup and wiped his lips with a handkerchief.

"I'm relieved to see that you're still in such spirits, Dimmit."

"Fill me with less garlic."

Dimmit's anger is very bad now, if it weren't for the occasion, he would have exploded a long time ago.

"I already know about the lab. If you don't want to be squeezed dry by me, tell me the truth. ”

"Don't do this, you and I will do it, and the city will be turned upside down."

"Then tell me first about the origin of this organization."

Dior put down his cup and crossed his hands together.

"It's our old adversary, the Black Army."

"Black troops?"

"It's what they call themselves, and maybe something else. There have been several conflicts with us in the past. Their purpose is unknown, but it is basically related to various abnormal EXP studies. ”

"This drug research is also part of it, right?"

"Definitely."

Long before learning that someone in Sirada was receiving the RX6 flowing from the Alpha region, the Rose Agency had already learned that there was a drug laboratory of the Black Force in Siralda. However, this information was confirmed after tracking the RX6 to Sirada. Believing that the so-called RX6 must be necessary for drug experimentation, the Rose Mechanism took action.

The investigation proceeded cautiously and slowly. Because of the habit of the black army, once they startled the snake, they would immediately destroy the laboratory. In order to attract the attention of the Black Force, Dio entrusted Dimmit to take the initiative to touch the Black Force on the grounds of looking for RX6.

At the same time that Dimmite finds Sarah, Dio and his men also find a laboratory hidden in a Buster supermarket. But they were still one step slower, and almost all of the data in the lab was destroyed. Dior rummaged through every nook and cranny and found only a few pieces of paper that had not been completely burned.

Judging from the above content, it seems to be an experimental report, and it is mixed with a lot of code words. Reading between the lines, it is mentioned that a certain hospital is providing raw materials for the production of drugs to the black army, in addition to other experimental products. ”

"Is it a hospital in the Arctic Continent?"

"No, it's supposed to be a hospital abroad." Whether it's Viper, Buster Supermarket, or this hospital, the Black Force hires other organizations and individuals everywhere to complete the preliminary work such as data collection and material allocation, and the production and experimentation are done by themselves. As long as the results of the experiment are in hand, all that remains is the gecko's tail, which can be cut at any time. ”

After listening to Dior's introduction, Dimmit felt more and more that the black army and Istis had an intersection. Large-scale abnormal EXP experiments like this will always use Istis's data. Karui also threatened to prevent future troubles, indicating that he would come into contact with them frequently in the future.

"The matter of the black army, you are chasing, I also want to find them, why don't we share intelligence."

"No problem."

"That's the end of the gossip." Dimmit's words changed, "What about the good pay?" ”

"Don't worry, it's already on your card. 500,000, not a bad point. ”

"Are you kidding me? That's not what I'm talking about. ”

Dio suddenly clapped his hands: "Ah, you mean intelligence, of course." ”

"Better it's what I need, otherwise you understand."

"You're going to need it."

Dio unhurriedly took a photo from his shirt pocket and placed it on the table. Dimmit's first look was a three-story white building in a courtyard with a few poplar trees outside.

"What is this?"

"This is a building in Langeta Town, Akiyama City, located at the easternmost entrance to the town. Externally, it is called the Langeta Epidemiological Research Center, but in fact, it is an EXP research facility in Akiyama City. ”

"Are you sure?"

"It's true. Akiyama City has been secretly conducting EXP research for some time, but of course it is not conducted without authorization, and it is secretly authorized by the government. ”

"Government authorization, that is, to avoid the inspection of the world government, right?"

"Absolutely. They already have research results, maybe something you need. When you grab it, get it to me, I'll test it. ”

"To your castle?"

"yes, that's the only place where you can confirm the effect."

Dimmit frowned in disgust, picked up the picture and looked at it, then tucked it into his pocket.

"So be it. I'll contact you before I go. ”

Dior waved his hand lightly and smiled businessmanly.

"Have a nice trip."

Dimmit, who walked out of the coffee shop, took a deep breath and wrapped his clothes. There is a direct high-speed train from Siralda to Akiyama, but Dimmit guesses that he may stay in the Arctic Kingdom for a long time in the future, and it would be better to have his own means of transportation.

"Black Force...... Is it? ”

With the name in mind, Dimmit flagged down a taxi and headed to the 4S shop.

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Dior leisurely drank the rest of his coffee and got up to leave the coffee shop. His Bentsali car was parked in the underground parking lot of a mall not far from the coffee shop, and it took ten minutes to walk there.

The car was empty. Dior opened the back door and sat in, closed the door, leaned back on the seat, and closed his eyes.

At this time, a dark mist began to gather in the driver's seat, which was originally empty. Two seconds later, the fog expands into a human figure sitting in the driver's seat. When the fog clears, it's like removing the cloth draped over the humanoid sculpture, revealing the work inside, an old man in a black butler's suit. The beard is white, the hair is combed neatly, and the small beard is carefully groomed, each of which is about the same length. The old man straightened the bow tie on his chest to make sure that there was no problem with his image.

"Welcome back, Master Dior."

"What about Levi?"

At 11 o'clock last night, his car was found on the side of the road on the ring road in the north of the city, broke the guardrail and rushed into the ditch, killing all three people in the car, including him. The police have intervened, the news is true, and the media has not reported it for the time being. ”

The old man's tone was respectful, and he accurately controlled the volume to a range that would allow Dior to hear it clearly, but not too noisy.

"I guess it's treated as a traffic accident, right? They're still as watertight as ever. ”

"Mistress Dior, where are you going now?"

"I'm tired, James, go back to the castle."

"Yes."

James started the car and pulled out of the parking lot. On the way, the old butler took a moment to see Dior's slightly tired expression through the rearview mirror of the car.

"Lord Dior, I don't think the results of Akiyama City's research can be a substitute for the Istis shards, so why bother Lord Dimmit to make a special trip?"

Dio didn't open his eyes and replied, "If you don't give him something to do, he'll make trouble." And, I guess the Black Forces have set their sights on the town of Langeta. ”

"Are you going to borrow a knife to kill someone?"

"That's what it means. The most important thing is not to let the finished product of research fall into the hands of the black army. In that case, the people above will be verbose again. ”

If it's another city, it doesn't matter what other scientific research projects are being carried out. But when it comes to Akiyama City, it's not that simple. This is the judgment of Dior, and of the Rose Organ.

The Rose Agency is a non-governmental chamber of commerce organization that is quite active in the Anzhou continent, and its main purpose is to realize the sharing and trading of intelligence and arms. It's like a club, with members coming from* and a wide range of identities, from state dignitaries to street beggars. But there is a part of it that has a permanent member, who buys intelligence and arms from other "members" and then resells them as needed.

Among them, EXP-related intelligence has always been the top priority. The Rose Agency believes that there is something strange about the EXP research project secretly carried out by Akiyama City, and this information will be worth a good price. They tried every possible way to infiltrate Akiyama City, but they never succeeded, and this was all thanks to the powerful mayor. Fortunately, they found the stepping stone, which is Dimitt.

However, Dio was not interested in the organization's plans, not even his position in the Rose Agency. His only interest was collecting and researching in the castle. In February last year, he violated the organization's rules in order to satisfy his curiosity. As a punishment, his authority was withdrawn and he was to contribute unconditionally to the organization for a period of two years.

James wanted to ask something, but Dio raised his arm and stretched hard.

"Okay, let's not talk about it. Everyone is quite tired during this time. At least until I get home, I don't want to hear about work anymore. ”

"Yes, Master Dior."