As the pink-haired girl spoke, she shook her fist resentfully, as if venting her own frustrations.
Listening to her, Bai Feifei blinked and asked Xu Mo in her mind,
“Did you... hit that person yesterday?”
“Just played around a bit. That level of skill doesn't even count as a fight, hehehe~” Xu Mo laughed. “I just don't know if he’s a brother or a sister now.”
Bai Feifei couldn't help but cover her face. She knew it; something must have happened.
Still, it was incredible that the man had even survived in Xu Mo’s hands...
Looking up at the pink-haired girl beside her, Bai Feifei suddenly realized she might be able to get some information from her.
So, she spoke up.
“Do you... know me?”
Seeing that Bai Feifei was willing to initiate a conversation, the pink-haired girl immediately opened up, her voice full of admiration.
“Of course! Who hasn't heard of Bai Feifei’s formidable reputation? Between these two camps, is there any Scavenger from the Inner or Outer City who doesn't know you!”
The corner of Bai Feifei’s mouth twitched involuntarily at those words.
“Is that so... Is it really that exaggerated? It shouldn't be, right?”
“Of course it is!” The pink-haired girl looked at Bai Feifei, her eyes almost sparkling, like a rebellious teenager seeing her idol.
“Yesterday, you were incredibly cool!”
“Right from the start, you didn't give Captain Wu Jinyi any face at all. I remembered you the moment I heard that arrogant tone.”
Who is Captain Wu Jinyi...? Bai Feifei thought to herself, but she didn't say anything, simply listening quietly.
“Then, Wu Jinyi sent out that show-off Li Yan, and you crippled him with a single strike! Haha! I wonder if he can even use his junk anymore.”
I was quite ruthless, wasn't I...
“And then, when the Edgerunner arrived, you actually dared to curse him to his face! My god! I was totally shocked!”
I cursed an Edgerunner too?
“And it wasn't just the one from the city. You even dared to curse at the Edgerunner from the Rangers!”
I cursed two of them?! This is going too far...
“In the end, not only were you perfectly fine after cursing them out, but you even suppressed them with just a few words. Even the Rangers were scared off by you!”
What kind of mess is this!
After listening to the pink-haired girl’s flurry of praise, Bai Feifei almost broke down. Her brow throbbed violently as she suddenly slammed both hands onto the table.
Thinking she had said something wrong, the pink-haired girl’s body stiffened instantly, and she sat up straighter.
“I... Did I say something wrong? I’m sorry.”
“No, I just suddenly... felt a bit dizzy.” Bai Feifei leaned against the table. For a moment there, she really felt like the world was spinning.
Is this the “not-to-be-trifled-with” persona the Evil God said he established for her?
Recalling the looks in the eyes of everyone she had met today, and thinking about the various big shots she had unknowingly offended—people she hadn't even met yet!—she felt her future looking exceptionally bleak.
It took her a good while to compose herself and painfully accept the reality before her. Bai Feifei sighed and looked up.
She didn't even want to imagine what kind of image she projected to the outside world now. But for now, she had to set that aside.
Ever since the whispers of the Evil God had appeared in her mind, the drastic changes in her life would not stop.
While she still had some strength, she should focus on the contributions she could make right now.
With that thought, she looked at the pink-haired girl in front of her and asked,
“All that is in the past, so let's not talk about it anymore. What’s your name?”
“Me? I’m Ye Yu. I was sent out from the academy for field practice. I didn't expect to run into something like this on my first time out.”
Bai Feifei nodded and asked,
“Alright, Ye Yu. We’re stationed here now—are we waiting for something? Why haven't we entered the coal mine?”
“Oh, it seems the higher-ups are calculating the cycle,” Ye Yu replied candidly, without any guard.
“The cycle?” Bai Feifei asked, confused.
“The anomalous riots beneath the coal mine haven't stopped. Earthquakes break out again at regular intervals.”
“The idea on our Special Action Team’s side is likely to wait for a full day and night to get a sense of the earthquake frequency before moving in quickly.”
“As for what you people from the East District are thinking, I’m not entirely sure, but I imagine it’s for the same reason.”
Bai Feifei nodded, but then she caught onto something strange. She looked at Ye Yu and asked,
“What do you mean? Aren't the East District and your people acting together?”
“You’re all Scavengers here to investigate this place. Why are you separated?”
Ye Yu paused, seemingly surprised that the other girl would ask such a question.
Her gaze toward Bai Feifei became a bit odd.
“You... don't know?”
“Well, the relationship between our two sides might not be so...”
“Ye Yu!” A shout from a distance interrupted their conversation. “Didn't I tell you not to get close to dangerous people?”
The newcomer was Wu Jinyi. He stood there with his arms crossed, looking at Bai Feifei with a dark expression.
Ye Yu gave Bai Feifei a meaningful look but didn't dare say anything. She stood up and walked behind Wu Jinyi.
Wu Jinyi looked at Bai Feifei, his eyes filled with almost uncontrollable rage and killing intent. It was this woman who had made him lose all face!
He let out a cold snort.
“Once we’re down in the mine, watch out that you don't die in there!”
Bai Feifei stared back at Wu Jinyi with wide eyes, still holding her meal spoon, and asked the question she felt was very important at that moment.
“Who are you?”
She truly didn't know who Wu Jinyi was, and she wasn't even entirely sure if he was expressing concern for her.
But those three words instantly shattered Wu Jinyi’s mental defenses. His face contorted wildly for a few moments before he finally turned and walked away in a fit of rage.
Xu Mo was already laughing in Bai Feifei’s mind.
“Haha! Great response! Those three words seem to have more stopping power than insulting his mother. Not bad.”
“I approve of your aggressiveness. Keep it up.”
Bai Feifei: ...
The afternoon passed quickly. Bai Feifei was not Xu Mo, so she naturally didn't cause any trouble during that time.
As the sky grew dark, the people from the two camps began to move toward the mine in unison.
They had spent a full day and night observing the cycle. The underground riot had started yesterday afternoon, so the timing was about right.
At that moment, the ground began to shake once more. According to previous estimates, once this earthquake passed, they would have a calm window of about three to four hours.
The Scavengers from the East District all followed behind Wan Qianhong, their expressions solemn, like generals about to step onto a battlefield.
And Wan Qianhong was currently looking at Bai Feifei beside her with a complex gaze.
“This time, it might be very dangerous. Especially... for you.”
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