“Just hold her still, right?”
Originally trying to break free from Ps·ycho’s entanglement, now she instead embraced him from the front. Her hands locked tightly around his arms, while her legs wrapped around his in the same way, completely immobilizing all four of his limbs.
Ps·ycho twisted her body, her sharp claws only able to strike weakly against the white storm’s leg armor.
“Oh my, Lord Pure White Storm~ You’re really bold, huh? Being so proactive, it’s almost unsettling~” Ps·ycho’s tone seemed both teasing and enjoying the nerves she was provoking in Pure White Storm.
Pure White Storm looked slender, but he was wearing the most advanced exoskeleton armor from the Sigma series. His strength was far greater than he appeared.
Ps·ycho, as a superior monster, found it nearly impossible to resist while trapped like this, unable to move at all.
Of course, Squirrel, who had pounced on them, couldn’t see this tussle.
Though unseen, it didn’t stop her from judging the situation by touch.
Feeling around with her hands, Squirrel concluded she was holding Ps·ycho—who was pinned down by Pure White Storm—from behind. Besides that soft leather outfit, there was also Pure White Storm’s rigid armor.
“Get off, you damn brat!”
Ps·ycho cursed, her coiled horns on her head gathering energy again. She wasn’t a monster who relied on brute strength, but her tricky monster powers were her trump card.
Though Squirrel couldn’t see clearly, she noticed the dangerous flashes of energy. If Ps·ycho unleashed them, Squirrel’s life could be in grave danger.
Squirrel, struggling to pry Ps·ycho’s body apart, was panicking.
What the hell is Nyx doing? I’ve already jumped on her! Where’s the extraction plan?
【Generating… Micro D·M Extractor… Completed.】 Nyx finally spoke.
Micro extractor?
Even though Nyx said “completed,” the expected syringe didn’t appear on Squirrel’s arm.
But she quickly noticed that the ends of the thin tentacles hidden in her hair had been replaced by miniature injector-like tips—still without needles, as always.
So all she had to do was stab them all in, right?
Under the mosaic energy field, everything was blurry, and Ps·ycho was turned away, so even if she used her monster power, no one would see.
Squirrel readied her tentacles and plunged them toward the deep blue mosaic blocks…
“Eek?!”
Ps·ycho let out a short, uncharacteristic shriek. Her mysteriously glowing horns dimmed from panic as she growled in a trembling voice:
“Damn brat! Where the hell are your damn tentacles poking me?!”
Squirrel realized her tentacles had struck some forbidden area, but there was no time to care. Extracting data was the priority…
Besides, everything was covered by thick mosaics, and the micro injectors had no tactile feedback—how could she know where she was stabbing?
“You’ve been modified too, huh? Which company did it?”
From her tone, Ps·ycho was finally getting desperate. Except for her neck and fingers, she was immobile, and the situation had reversed.
“That’s not important.” Squirrel refused to answer.
“How dare you interfere with the ‘Fourth Calamity’ mission…”
“Hey, hey, isn’t it you who dragged me into this?”
Squirrel impatiently interrupted Ps·ycho. She didn’t want to discuss this now.
For reasons she couldn’t clearly explain, she didn’t want Pure White Storm to expose her monster identity, and being unmasked made her uncomfortable.
But the hero said nothing, continuing to hold Ps·ycho still as Squirrel requested, until…
【Data extraction… Ps Monster Ps·ycho… Completed.】
【Analyzing, connecting to energy field.】
To avoid revealing too much about the Nyx driver, this extraction didn’t produce a combat unit or new weapon like with the Gorilla Monster. Instead, Nyx directly used Ps·ycho’s data to dissolve the surrounding mosaic energy field.
Everything returned to normal, even the transparent toilets reappeared.
With the mosaic filter gone, Squirrel finally saw Ps·ycho’s horrified face. The arrogance and composure were gone, replaced by anxiety.
“What did you do to me?”
“That’s a secret~” Squirrel tried to brush it off.
……
Before the mosaic energy field was lifted, Squirrel’s shy tentacles had already retreated back into her hair, so the drone cameras from those reporters didn’t catch them…
Therefore, only Ps·ycho and Pure White Storm knew of Squirrel’s monster identity.
Other monsters and combatants outside the energy field had already been defeated by Crimson Star and others. Though they only used training gear and couldn’t fight at full strength, their fists and skills still blocked the “Fourth Calamity’s” planned sneak attack.
Looks like today, justice won over evil again.
Though the victorious heroes looked a little battered and bruised…
Monument Square was a mess too, except the monument itself still stood firm.
“Get up, ma’am. You’re under arrest, and your operation has failed~”
Green Echo was the first to arrive, helping Ps·ycho up from the ground and putting handcuffs on her. His digital avatar pulled Pure White Storm to his feet, draping an arm around his shoulder and teasing:
“Seems like our junior really has all the luck in the world? So you two rolled around on the ground for half the day… tsk tsk, even got pixelated?”
“Senior, could you be a little more serious?” Pure White Storm said helplessly. “There are cameras here.”
“C’mon, whether there are cameras or not, I’m like this~”
Green Echo’s tone was flippant. Pure White Storm had no choice but to brush his hand off his shoulder, then walked over to Squirrel and reached out to stroke her head again.
“Thanks. It’s because of you this time…” He leaned close to her ear and whispered, “Don’t worry, I’ll keep it secret.”
Pure White Storm was willing to keep the secret, but not everyone was.
“Wait, that one’s a modified monster too!”
Ps·ycho suddenly pointed at Squirrel, who was preparing to leave the scene.
“Aren’t you heroes? You’re just letting her go?”
“Of course. She was just an ordinary civilian caught in the mess. What right do we have to arrest her?”
Pure White Storm frowned, then reminded:
“Ms. Ps·ycho, please behave yourself. As a superior monster, I shouldn’t have to explain the law to you, right?”
“…Hmph, don’t let me find out which company you belong to.”
Ps·ycho gritted her teeth, throwing out a harsh warning before falling silent.
After work, monsters are just regular citizens if they don’t commit crimes. Besides, some aren’t even considered monsters but just ordinary people who’ve undergone modifications.
Heroes follow the same principle.
But that’s only on a legal level.
In reality, off-duty monsters and heroes avoid direct contact to prevent misunderstandings and conflicts.
So Sigma heroes could have arrested Squirrel, who appeared at the scene…
But they didn’t.
“The annoying reporters are coming. If you don’t want to get tangled up, you should leave quickly.”
Pure White Storm said, as the drones buzzed like flies overhead, making people uneasy.
“Um…”
Squirrel hesitated, wanting to say something, but in the end just sighed and left.
Can I get your autograph?
Such a simple question, yet Squirrel couldn’t bring herself to ask.
As a hero, Pure White Storm already knew her monster identity.
And heroes never sign autographs for monsters.