Chapter 185. A Goodbye for You (1)
Nova could only stare blankly at the thunderous shout.
Once she finally came to her senses, she immediately recognized the one who had saved her.
“Yukgap?”
Nova called his name cautiously.
Still in his cheetah form, Yukgap panted heavily and muttered,
“Looks like sprinting here faster than sound the moment my body recovered was worth it.”
Apparently, he had spotted Nova falling from the building and immediately launched himself after her.
Because he had taken the full impact with his own body, one of his arms was broken badly enough that the bone had shifted out of place.
Nova noticed it and stared in horror.
“Your arm...!”
“Don’t underestimate an Archon’s regeneration.”
“This much will heal in a few minutes.”
Yukgap answered weakly.
Just as he said, the injury was already repairing itself with a series of sickening cracks.
His regenerative ability was astonishing no matter how many times Nova saw it.
“Yukgap! Is Nova okay?”
Victoria’s desperate voice came from the rooftop above.
Nova jumping must have terrified her.
Yukgap immediately shouted back,
“Don’t worry!”
“Nova’s fine!”
“I caught her!”
“Thank goodness...”
On the rooftop, Victoria finally let out a breath of relief.
Alpha, however, shrieked furiously.
[What are you doing?!]
[Fly down there and capture Nova Hanson right now!]
No. 8, still hovering in the air, let out a small sigh.
“Haah. The troublesome jobs always fall to me.”
He glided down smoothly toward the floor where Yukgap and Nova had landed.
Yukgap immediately assumed a combat stance and growled.
“You want to try me?”
“Don’t worry.”
“I’m not confident in close combat anyway.”
No. 8 said that while drawing his overtechnology weapon, the Noise Gun.
He pointed it at Yukgap and Nova.
“I simply intend to use this.”
The tip of the Noise Gun gave off a faint glow.
No. 8 raised it to his mouth.
Then a piercing cry rang out.
“EEEEEEEEEE!”
The sound spread outward and transformed into a massive vibration that slammed into the area.
The building shattered under the battering-ram-like force, sending debris flying in every direction.
Nova screamed instinctively at the overwhelming power.
“Aaah!”
Yukgap immediately twisted his body and wrapped himself around Nova.
If nothing else, he intended to use his own body as a shield.
But the shock from the Noise Gun was so powerful that it sent a painful vibration through even his body.
“Ghk, you bastard!”
Yukgap clenched his teeth.
No. 8 flapped his wings lightly and moved toward the side of the building.
Then he fired the Noise Gun again.
“EEEEEEEEEE!”
His cry once again became an enormous vibration and crashed into the structure.
Watching the repeated attacks, Nova realized something.
“He’s deliberately destroying only the building’s support structures!”
“He’s trying to bury us!”
“That bastard might be physically weak, but he’s smart.”
Apparently, since No. 8 could not win in close combat, he intended to collapse the terrain around them and corner them that way.
No. 8 kept the Noise Gun trained on them and spoke as though offering them a favor.
“Why don’t you surrender?”
“I have no intention of harming you.”
“Just hand over Nova Hanson.”
“No.”
Yukgap answered without hesitation.
No. 8 tilted his head.
“Why?”
“Is that woman another employer of yours, like Victoria Frankenstein?”
He genuinely seemed unable to understand Yukgap’s behavior.
Yukgap looked him straight in the eye.
“No.”
“She’s just a regular customer at our restaurant.”
“Is that really so important?”
“Of course it is!”
“Restaurant Shelley does everything it can to keep its customers satisfied!”
“Regulars are especially important!”
“You really do obsess over the most pointless things.”
No. 8 muttered as though he had expected nothing less.
Then he aimed the Noise Gun again.
“EEEEEEEEEE!”
Another massive vibration slammed into the building.
This time, it struck one of the pillars directly.
The structure slowly began to tilt.
Unable to endure it any longer, Nova shouted,
“Yukgap, just abandon me!”
“At this rate, you’ll get buried too!”
But Yukgap remained firm.
“Forget it!”
“They’re obviously planning to use your brain for something awful.”
“How am I supposed to stand by and let that happen?”
“You’ll be in danger too!”
“Don’t worry.”
“I may not be the best at fighting, but running away is my specialty.”
Yukgap quickly scanned the surroundings.
Fortunately, the emergency exit had not collapsed yet.
An ordinary person could not withstand movement at sonic speed.
Especially not a child like Nova.
He needed to lower his speed to something her body could endure and get them out of here as quickly as possible.
“And where do you think you’re going?”
At that moment, a chilling pain tore into Yukgap’s neck.
Blood sprayed as he collapsed to one knee.
“Ghk!”
No. 7 appeared in front of him.
Now in her Archon form, she resembled a black jaguar and flexed her razor-sharp claws.
“I told you to wait quietly, didn’t I?”
“If you keep doing this, I’m going to get angry.”
Apparently, she had been waiting under cover of her cloaking suit for the perfect opportunity to strike.
Yukgap clutched the wound on his neck and answered,
“How long have you been hiding there?”
“I just got here.”
“You simply didn’t notice me.”
No. 7 glanced at Nova beside him.
Her displeasure was obvious.
“There’s another woman hanging around you.”
