Chapter 195: Approaching

Clara was being sniffed.

The behavioral habits from her time as an ordinary Moon Rabbit had been retained.

After learning that Clara was the “Original” of the “Moon Rabbit Combat Unit,” the “Moon Rabbit Rebel” had come over and was vigorously sniffing her scent, not letting up even while they were on the move…

Humans aren’t as dirty as rabbits, so they don’t leave behind obvious odors. But even knowing this was just animal survival behavior, having her scent sniffed still made Clara feel embarrassed.

“Alright! It’s about time we gave you a name!”

Clara tried to change the subject.

It felt a bit strange to keep calling this special Moon Rabbit the “Moon Rabbit Rebel,” especially since they had fused into one. It was necessary to consider an independent name.

“Name?”

But what concept of a name does a Moon Rabbit have?

The Moon Rabbit Rebel tilted its head, not understanding.

Clara pointed at herself and explained, “See, my name is Clara. Humans use names to distinguish between different individuals. In the future, Moon Rabbits with independent selves will also need to have names…”

Hearing this, the rabbit rebel hugged Clara.

“Hmm, how about—”

“Name, want.”

Clara’s suggestion wasn’t even finished before Nyx interrupted.

[How about Jeanne?]

“Jeanne… the saint?”

[Correct. Nyx believes this suits the role she is playing.]

A rabbit girl named Jeanne, the saint who liberates the Moon Rabbits.

“From now on, you’ll be called Jeanne~ No objections, right?”

Clara said this. The Moon Rabbit Rebel, who had been trying to sniff her armpit, finally nodded.

“Clara, name, like.”

Come to think of it, how would a Moon Rabbit have the ability to discern whether a name is good or bad? Even if Clara named this rabbit ‘Wang Ergou,’ she would happily accept it.

Currently, Clara and Jeanne were leading the stray Moon Rabbits to search for Labi’s whereabouts.

While they could roughly determine she was near the frontlines close to the resort, the rainforest area was still quite large for traveling on foot.

However, with ordinary Moon Rabbits conducting a carpet search ahead, finding Labi was only a matter of time.

Of course, considering the lethal virus near the resort, Clara also instructed these Moon Rabbits not to get too close to the resort.

[After you find Labi, how are you going to deal with her?] Nyx asked.

“Hmm…”

This was a very practical question, but Clara was a bit troubled.

Even counting Jeanne, they still had no chance of winning in a direct confrontation with Labi, nor could they find an opportunity for Extraction.

That woman had mouths all over her body; the Data Extractor would get eaten no matter where she tried to poke it…

For this reason, Clara had to think of some clever tactics.

It was a good thing she had managed to tie up the Blue Cavalier first. Without the “human radar” interference, she could use her Invisibility to lurk near Labi and wait for an opportunity to act.

However, the opponent had beast-like sharp intuition, so she still couldn’t get too close.

Right now, Labi’s attention was focused on the resort. She probably thought that if the resort was attacked, Clara would definitely show up, so she wouldn’t actively come looking for her…

[But she’s definitely on guard against you, especially since she already knows you have Psycho’s Invisibility ability. They are colleagues who know each other inside out; they might have strategies to counter Invisibility.]

Clara rested her chin on her hand, thinking for a while before speaking. “The Syringe? Can the Data Extractor mimic other shapes? Does it have to be a syringe?”

[Its form can be altered within reasonable limits. What do you want it to be?]

Getting Nyx’s affirmative reply, Clara looked at Jeanne again.

“I have an idea. I hope you can cooperate.”

***

In the higher-elevation rainforest outside the resort, Labi observed the situation at the resort from a distance.

The resort staff were hastily reinforcing their defenses. Starting defensive measures only now seemed a bit too late.

However, that “rabbit killer” did have some potency.

“In the end, it’s the technician from the dream witch who’s more troublesome?”

The virus prepared by Doctor Fran Livka had an extremely strong lethal effect on Moon Rabbits.

An ordinary Moon Rabbit would die within minutes of contacting the virus. The speed of death was comparable to a neurotoxin; many Moon Rabbits died before they could even form antibodies in their bodies.

Therefore, Labi didn’t dare to mindlessly send Moon Rabbits charging into the resort and had temporarily pulled back.

Before the mission, Labi had received the mission briefing and had some understanding of the target and accompanying personnel.

Fran was originally a researcher in the Naitemel Modification Department, but she caused a serious incident that paralyzed the entire department and resulted in significant losses, leading to her dismissal.

Due to a non-compete agreement, she couldn’t join other Evil Organizations, so she went to work at a startup Hero Company.

“That technician is quite capable…”

Maybe she should have the boss recruit her to the Fourth Calamity?

The virus was troublesome, but Labi still had the hive mind.

When the first Moon Rabbit was infected with the virus, the hive mind would prepare antibodies and share the antibody information with every Moon Rabbit within the network.

The enemy only had one Magic Girl left, and she was no match for Labi. In that case, Fran’s virus was only buying time.

Because of this, Labi couldn’t think of any reason she would lose and even started considering vacation plans for after completing the mission.

“Hmm, afterwards, I’ll go back to the surface and find a real island resort to relax at.”

“Take me on vacation too, won’t you?”

It was clearly just a soliloquy, but a familiar and annoying voice came from beside her.

Labi immediately furrowed her brow and simultaneously swung her head, sending her braid-like, meat-hammer mouthparts smashing toward the direction of the voice.

“Ha, Predator, you’re really laid back…”

“We’re colleagues; don’t be so rough.”

“Hmph, colleagues?”

Though she couldn’t see it, the “braid” Labi swung was intercepted mid-air by something, and was deflected before it could open its mouthparts.

She snorted coldly, cursing. “Psycho, where have you been all this time?”

“Didn’t I withdraw from this operation? I even threw away my phone. What are you looking for me for?”

“Withdrew? You really dare to say that.”

Labi voiced her dissatisfaction even more.

“That Magic Girl not only has the permissions I gave you, but even has your Invisibility ability. Aren’t you going to explain that?”

Labi had reason to suspect that she was even colluding with the enemy to trip up her mission.

No figure was visible, only the rustling sound of footsteps on fallen leaves. Psycho’s voice came from another direction:

“That little girl’s special weapon, that oversized syringe, can extract other people’s abilities for her own use. My Invisibility was stolen back at the Memorial park.”

Labi’s shoulder suddenly opened into a giant, toothed mouth, nearly biting off the hand Psycho had tried to place on her shoulder. She asked:

“Your mission failure back then was because of her?!”

“…Yeah.”

Psycho’s voice retreated to a greater distance.

“Don’t worry, I’ll bite off her syringe. I absolutely won’t let her succeed.”