Soon, the truck carrying Laika set off first.
Watching the truck disappear into the distance, the engine of the truck carrying Iris and Rainbow Girl started.
At this rate, they would lose them.
No matter how much they used <Ultra-Fast Sprint>, they couldn’t catch up to the truck, and trying to follow with the still unfamiliar <Light-Speed Spring> was out of the question.
Besides, trailing behind while making silly noises? It was no different from shouting, “Hey, look at us! Take our corpses with you, please!”
There was no choice but to try that method… Iris whispered softly to Rainbow Girl.
“If you want to fail the mission, you can run away now. Otherwise, listen to me. What will you do?”
“Huh? Th-then I guess I’ll listen to what Angel Girl says? Ah, no, I’ll listen! For now…”
“Then hold my waist tight. Tight.”
“Huh? Okay…”
The moment Rainbow Girl firmly grabbed Iris’s waist, Iris’s eyes gleamed sharply.
The container door had been loosened by the Black Lion’s attack, so she decided to take a chance on that.
She wrapped her whip around the container handle of the departing truck and bounced up using <Light-Speed Spring>.
As she bounced backward in midair, the forward-moving truck’s force combined with the backward pull to open the loosened container door.
From behind, Rainbow Girl let out a muffled groan of surprise.
The spring bounced once more, propelling their bodies onto the truck.
At that moment, Iris cast <Sturdy Spider Web>, barely managing to cling to the container’s roof.
“Damn, I tore it! I can’t believe this worked.”
Iris nearly cheered out loud but held back.
There was a rattling noise, but the masked man driving paid no special attention and followed the truck Laika was on.
Carefully, the two climbed down and succeeded in entering the container.
Even with the help of skills, Iris had doubted whether it was possible—but they had done it.
She marveled at how incredible her reflexes must be.
It was a dangerous act reminiscent of a thriller movie.
“Ugh…!”
“Shh!”
Rainbow Girl was about to say something but shut her mouth when Iris signaled for caution.
Inside the container were boxes full of potions.
If only they had trained their chain pouch more, they could’ve used <Fit in the Pocket> to grab all these potions and escape.
After considering various options, it seemed their only choice was to follow these guys for now.
Once the truck reached its destination, they could wait for an opportunity to steal the truck or alert the potion factory staff and escape.
Screech.
Shortly after, the truck stopped.
Rainbow Girl whispered softly,
“There’s a tracking device and a radio with recording on our clothes, right? If we call for backup…”
“That’s right. Huh? Why is this off? What the heck!”
Rummaging through the work clothes, Iris found that the recorder and GPS, which had been working earlier, were now dead.
It seemed there was a signal-jamming device where the truck had stopped.
Their handphones were also dead.
Iris impatiently took off her work clothes, and Rainbow Girl mimicked her, stomping her feet before throwing off her clothes.
They prepared a stealth attack just in case the container door opened.
But outside, everything remained quiet.
They cautiously slipped out of the truck.
The place where the truck had stopped looked like a parking lot, with cars lined up neatly nearby—good for hiding.
While observing the situation, Iris spotted people carrying a stretcher with a hero’s corpse.
They weren’t the masked men from before but people in lab coats.
“A laboratory? Could it be related to J Corporation? Since Laika personally stole the potions, this must be a J Corporation-led operation.”
The laboratory seemed very suspicious.
What were they planning to do with the corpses?
Perhaps they needed the bodies of superpowered individuals?
Kaisar’s ambition—research to create human weapons…
At that moment, a man with silver hair and violet eyes caught her attention.
He wore rimmed glasses and had quite a handsome appearance, unlike Iris, whose high prescription made her glasses spoil her looks.
His glasses actually enhanced his features.
He had an intellectual yet cold aura.
Wearing a white lab coat, he seemed emotionless.
A scientist among villains—maybe it was just prejudice, but he didn’t look normal.
“It’s not prejudice. Look, look at that. He’s inspecting the corpse like it’s a product.”
“Where’s the head? There’s no head here. The head’s the important part, but these guys are messing up big time.”
The madman rifled through the corpse, complaining as if a fish egg was missing from the stew.
He casually tapped the head with his hand, and when it fell to the floor, he picked it up like dropping a cellphone, dusted it off, and placed it back on the stretcher.
He looked insane no matter which way you looked at him.
“Damn, what the hell is that? Laika’s lackey? Wait, ugh.”
Just as Iris watched in horror as the man carelessly inspected the hero’s corpse, the Headshot Skill struck.
Iris clenched her molars and endured the invisible fists’ assault.
If only she were smarter, she wouldn’t have to get hit by this skill every time…!
As she swallowed her frustration, a forgotten cartoon plot suddenly came clearly to mind.
“That’s right, that guy! One of the main culprits endangering Gyodam City. Abellus, a mad scientist who constantly unleashes evil in Gyodam City. He set up a laboratory with J Corporation’s support where all sorts of evil experiments are conducted. The experiment details are…”
Unfortunately, she couldn’t recall the specifics.
If she couldn’t remember even after taking the Headshot Skill hit, it meant that part hadn’t appeared in what she’d read.
One thing was certain: because of him, the citizens of Gyodam City endlessly suffered from monster outbreaks.
If she were stronger, she would’ve wiped him out the moment Laika and Abellus were in the same place.
It was frustrating.
Meanwhile, the stretcher carrying the heroes’ corpses headed somewhere.
“Hoo, it’s bitter.”
Although the people who had provoked Iris and Rainbow Girl earlier, seeing their terrible end left her feeling down.
Not only had they died on a mission, but even in death, they were being used as research materials for villains.
She wanted to recover their corpses so they could rest in peace, but for now, it was beyond her capability.
It was uncertain whether they’d even manage to retrieve the potion truck.
Iris watched the villains closely, waiting for the right moment to reclaim the potion truck.
“When will they move this truck? It’d be perfect if they went for a meal somewhere, taking a break since it’s been a while. Then I can just drive the truck away while they’re off guard.”
Meanwhile, Abellus’s eyes curved into a smirk as he faced Laika.
He had just been inspecting two hero corpses.
Compared to the two heroes who seemed to have no special powers, the villain corpse in front of him looked more valuable.
It was Laika’s corpse—with red hair and blue eyes, awakened to additional power thanks to a relic.
“Seems like his abilities have grown since we last met… If he’d been injured while stealing the potions, this would’ve been easier. But he’s too intact. If I launch a surprise attack now, I’d only waste precious chimeras.”
Abellus held a small silver box that had been in and out of his pocket.
Opening it, he flicked two magnetized square objects at Laika.
Laika caught them, and Abellus said indifferently,
“These are teleportation items. Newly developed—we’re currently in the testing phase. Using these will make moving the truck easier.”
“Testing phase? How do you know if it’s a bomb or something?”
“Then do you want to drive through a rarely traveled path yourself? I’m always happy to watch.”
Laika eyed him suspiciously, but Abellus smiled brightly.
That smile felt like a death flower to Laika, and he shuddered.
Only high-ranking officials at J Corporation knew the locations of the warehouses outside the laboratory due to security.
Laika or Abellus had to personally drive the truck.
Laika, desperate to get out of Abellus’s laboratory as soon as possible, definitely wanted to avoid that labor.
Besides, with that suspicious smile, he suspected some trap had been set along the way.
Laika attached the teleportation items one by one to the front of the truck.
“…It’s better to use these. Here’s how.”
“Good. You did it right. After attaching the item, touch it. If you want to move together, keep your hand on it. Just tell it where to go, and it teleports instantly. Which warehouse will you send it to?”
“I don’t know. Once it’s brought here, isn’t my part done?”
“Really? The Third District Garbage Processing…”
Abellus touched the items and muttered,
“What the fuck! Who the hell do they think they’re fooling?”
Startled, Laika swore and pushed Abellus’s hand away.
He almost teleported the two hard-earned potion trucks to the garbage disposal site.
“More! Do more, more!”
Meanwhile, someone was quietly rooting for the two bitter rivals’ fight.
Iris, who had been eavesdropping like a little mouse, glanced at the teleportation items attached to the truck.
What a valuable item!
With this, there was no need to sneakily reclaim the truck and endure a grueling chase—they could just send the truck to their destination in one go.
But was she too careless?
Suddenly, she felt a chill down her spine.
Raising her head, she saw only Laika in the distance; Abellus was nowhere to be found.
No way…
Turning her head with a creak, Iris locked eyes with mysteriously shining violet eyes.
In an instant, her waist was grabbed and she was pulled into a broad embrace.
The scent of laboratory chemicals mixed with woody notes brushed her nose.
“Hmm? My heart’s been beating strangely since a while ago…”
“Hmph!”
Iris gasped sharply.
A rude hand gripped her plump hips.
“A pretty little mouse sneaking in, huh.”
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