Chapter 76: Pursuit

Other than the three girls, no one knew how thrilling what had just happened was.

The dining table was filled with warmth and laughter.

Bai Xiaoya was stunned, but she didn’t dare show it.

She could only steal a few glances during the meal.

Although the floor of her own room wasn’t high, to just jump down so simply and then walk back as if nothing had happened—it was still unbelievable.

Su Qingyu also found a chance to return a relaxed, carefree gaze.

“Kids, any plans for the afternoon,”

Mr. Bai asked proactively.

“Continue having some kind of little meeting?”

“We’re going out to play this afternoon.”

Bai Xia said.

Su Qingyu nodded in agreement.

“That’s right.”

That’s what teammates do—vote at just the right time.

Bai Xiaoya, though not fully understanding the situation, also nodded.

“After being cooped up at home for so long, it’s good to get some activity outside.”

She was still worrying about how to persuade Bai Xia and Su Qingyu to take the initiative, since she had a new Skill that could turn the tide.

Unexpectedly, the other party brought it up first.

Since Bai Xia and Su Qingyu were thinking the same thing, there was no need to explain further.

Mr. Bai was very happy.

“Going out is good, more activity is good for the body.”

If you all went back to the room for another meeting, the cooldown on his skills wouldn’t be enough.

***

During summer break, friends going out to have fun together was perfectly normal.

Madam Bai simply said, “Be careful,” and didn’t think much more about it.

But this time, the girls’ operation truly wasn’t about being safe.

“Let’s find a place and have that person from last time use it again,”

Bai Xia spoke her mind.

“With that Heavenly Superstar…”

“The item is called Heavenly Superstar,”

Su Qingyu reminded quietly.

“Right, Heavenly Superstar, let him use it once.”

Bai Xia’s pleading gaze fell on Bai Xiaoya.

“Yaya, we need you to attract him to act, but I promise, you won’t be in any danger.”

Bai Xiaoya thought, where’s the danger for me?

If I wasn’t afraid of scaring you, I’d just activate Total Domain Silence, and any Heavenly Superstar would become a regular camera.

But seeing Bai Xia and the others had a plan, Bai Xiaoya decided not to steal the spotlight for now.

“Okay, I’ll go.”

Attracting attention just meant strolling around the street, checking out street food, or browsing stalls at the intersections.

Not far away, on the overpass, a man with artistic, medium-length hair was setting up a camera, wearing headphones on his head.

“Leader, they’ve come out and are wandering outside. I’ve locked onto the target. Should I continue filming?”

“Photographer, continue.”

Upon receiving instructions, the man codenamed Photographer fiddled with the camera.

The beautiful, large-chested girl in the lens became even clearer, her every smile and frown seeming to be right before him.

No matter what, you had to admire her—a truly perfect beauty.

Just as Photographer was about to press the shutter, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

He turned the lens and saw the black-haired, straight-haired girl not far from Bai Xiaoya staring at him with a faint, glowing gaze.

“Over there.”

Bai Xia pointed to the direction of the overpass.

Without a word, Su Qingyu dashed toward the overpass.

Photographer also acted immediately, packing up his things and running in the opposite direction.

“Leader, I’ve been discovered, I’ve been discovered!”

He had prepared an electric scooter under the overpass ahead of time, jumped on, and quickly disappeared from sight.

Back where the girls were, Su Qingyu pretended to chase for a few steps, then returned to regroup.

“How is it? Can you track him?”

She asked Bai Xia.

“Let’s go check and see.”

Bai Xiaoya followed them in a daze to the bottom of the overpass, where Bai Xia stopped at the spot where the Photographer had fled and observed for a while.

“He went this way.”

In the girl’s deep gaze, a faint trail of fluorescence lit up the ground, pointing the way.

[Passage Trace: You gain the vision to see through. When someone nearby uses an item’s ability, their route is marked for up to 30 minutes.]

“I’ll go after him and see where their base is. You two wait for me back home.”

Bai Xia left these words and slipped into a small alley.

She would change clothes, hide herself, and find a car to follow the Photographer.

An electric scooter couldn’t outrun a four-wheeled car.

There were countless cars in the city, and a car wouldn’t raise suspicion.

If it was outside the city, in the wilderness with only a few buildings, it would be even easier to spot.

Last night before sleeping, Bai Xia and Su Qingyu had already discussed the operation details, so the blonde loli naturally took Bai Xiaoya’s hand.

“Let’s go, Aya. We’ll head back and wait for her.”

Bai Xiaoya was still a little confused, but she wasn’t stupid.

She understood the two girls’ tactics.

It’s just…

“When did Bai Xia’s tracking abilities get so strong?”

“Mmhm, after a few battles, she must have developed them,”

Su Qingyu shrugged her small shoulders.

“You know, she’s really sharp.”

She wasn’t really good at tracking, just really sharp.

I’m not really able to fly, just light on my feet.

Bai Xiaoya didn’t ask further—at least the explanation sounded reasonable.

Besides, she was troubled about how to tell the two girls about having EMP.

If it was some Transformation Magical Girl-type ability, that would be fine.

Yaya could keep it hidden until the real fight and then surprise everyone, becoming a lone hero descending from the heavens.

But since it was a Strategic Control Skill, she might as well come up with a plan for it.

Bai Xiaoya and Su Qingyu waited in the courtyard, while Bai Xia, on the other side, was driving an ordinary BYD Sedan along the city road at a relaxed pace.

In her deep eyes, a fluorescent path guided her way.

Although the electric scooter was just ahead and within sight, Bai Xia still chose to follow the route, occasionally changing direction and circling around.

Tracking Skill relied on cheats, but counter-surveillance depended on one’s little tricks.

Eventually, the electric scooter stopped at a Commercial Street.

Bai Xia didn’t continue to follow by car, instead leaving along the main road.

She blinked, the deep light fading from her eyes, and the fluorescent path disappeared.

Just knowing the place was enough.

There were only a few restaurants, shops, a few stalls, and a parking lot in this Commercial Street.

After going home and investigating a bit, whichever seemed suspicious would probably be the one.

As for who would do the investigating, of course, it would be Zhang Butler and Li Butler.

The girl picked up her phone and called Su Qingyu.

“Found it. I’m coming back now.”

***

Photographer casually left the electric scooter in the parking lot and walked into their Member-Only Restaurant, where several people immediately greeted him.

“That girl called Bai Xia spotted me right away. How unlucky!”

“Taking pictures of girls in broad daylight on an overpass with a camera—of course, you’d get spotted,”

Another person comforted him.

“Didn’t you get seen on your first mission, too?”

It was only because there were many people in the mall and they didn’t yet know the effect of Heavenly Superstar.