Chapter 266: If We Fail
Chapter 267: If We Fail

"Well... the protagonist has already appeared. Next, let me see how you can solve this problem... IceWine!"

"!!!" Gin's words made my heart tighten. IceWine? What does that mean, Gin discovered my identity? Impossible, if I were exposed, Vermouth would definitely be the first to die. Gin would never let go of this opportunity. But, what did Gin mean by IceWine at this moment? A test? A slip of the tongue? Or something else?

I rejected all the possibilities that flashed through my mind, but none of them showed on my face. However, just because I could stay calm, it didn't mean that Shiho behind me could do the same. When she heard Gin's words, a look of shock immediately appeared on her face, and subconsciously, Shiho opened her mouth. But Shiho's reaction was not slow, and in an instant, she put away her surprise, and then looked at Gin coldly again. However, that moment of surprise was seen by Gin and Vermouth. But the difference was that Gin's face showed a ferocious look, while Vermouth's face showed a proud look.

"Hehehe, you're surprised, aren't you, Sherry?" Vodka, who was standing next to Gin, also noticed Shiho's surprise, so he spoke frankly without controlling the excitement on his face. "How is it? The organization's arrangement has made the name IceWine reappear in the world again. The difference is that last time IceWine was your lover, but this time, she has become the one who wants to kill you! Right? IceWine... Big Sister!"

Huh... Step... Step... Step...

After Vodka finished speaking, Ling jumped high from the platform, but landed lightly on the snow. The snow on the ground did not affect her balance at all. After landing steadily, the black and red moon sickle in Ling's hand gracefully rotated a circle, following her master step by step forward, and after walking to the front of the crowd, with the turn of Ling's wrist, the cold moon stood in front of Shiho and me.

"Ling... did you inherit the code name of Bing?" Through Vodka's words, Shiho understood what was happening. The so-called IceWine was not Bing, but Ling. Ling inherited the code name of IceWine and... became the gold medal.

"...Gin, Vodka, Vermouth." Ling stood still and spoke without any emotion. She just turned her head and glanced at the three people with a cold look. "You guys leave. This is a private matter between Sherry and me. Don't interfere."

"Huh?" Vodka was stunned. She said hurriedly. "But, Sister IceWine, this woman is a traitor to the organization. We can't keep her."

"I said... leave here." Ling ignored Vodka's words and just repeated it again softly.

"Let's go, Gin." Vermouth shrugged casually and turned around to walk back. "IceWine is right, this is a feud between her and Sherry. There's no need for us to get involved."

"...What a pity." Gin grinned. "I can't bear to see the traitor's frightened face when he dies." After saying that, Gin left with Vermouth. Vodka looked at her elder brother's leaving figure, and then looked back at the newly promoted gold medal elder sister IceWine who was looking at Sherry. After thinking about it, she followed her elder brother's footsteps.

"Brother, that little girl..."

"Leave it to her." Gin said calmly. "This is also a good opportunity to test her loyalty to the organization."

"It's useless." Vermouth lit up a long, thin cigarette that was unique to women. At the same time, she kept clicking the buttons on her phone. "Ling will definitely let Sherry go this time."

"What!" Gin's eyes suddenly widened, filled with anger. "Is this the instruction from that gentleman?"

"No, it's just...ah, now it is." After the phone ticked, Vermouth turned the screen towards Gin, and a line of words on it instantly caught Gin's eyes.

[IceWine is solely responsible for the traitor Sherry. ]

"Humph!" With a cold snort, Gin quickened his pace and left. After all, the police were in the hotel below, and staying here was not a temporary solution.

"Haha, what a poor fellow." Vermouth couldn't help but gasp when she saw Gin and Vodka walking away quickly. "So, what's going to happen up there?" Subconsciously, Vermouth turned her head upwards, in the direction of Ling and the others, with a smile on her face, and then continued to walk out the door. However, perhaps just as Vermouth guessed. On the top floor, something like this was happening.

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

"Shirley, give me an explanation." Ling's words were emotionless.

"Ling...freeze him." Shiho stammered.

"How dare you say his name!" Just the word "bing" completely ignited Ling's long-suppressed anger. "Why! Bing obviously likes you so much! Why did you betray him!"

"Eh?" Shiho was slightly stunned.

"Isn't it!" A trace of tears flashed in Ling's lavender eyes. "In order for you to escape, Bing deliberately betrayed the organization. For your safety, Bing even went to find Vermouth and asked her to keep you alive for two months. Haha, Bing is such a fool. How could he fall in love with a woman like you!"

"Ling..." Shiho frowned, she knew that the organization had passed on false information to her, causing her to transfer all her hatred to herself. But for the current situation, even a smart person like Shiho could not defend herself, "Ling, actually Bing..." Just when Shiho wanted to tell the whole truth, a figure blocked her, and that person was naturally me.

"...Kaoru." Shiho whispered in my ear.

"IceWine, right?" I ignored Shiho's words and looked at Ling coldly. "I heard from Shirley that you were a former IceWine person?"

"Who are you?" Ling looked at me coldly and asked, and at the same time, Ling's cold murderous aura came over me. "Do you have the right to speak here?" With an angry tone, Ling threw the war sickle in her hand towards me without any scruples.

clang! ! !
The sound of metal collision shocked my eardrums, and a purple lightning parried the flying scythe at this critical moment. Yes, at this time, in order to protect Shiho behind me, I can't choose to dodge, and can only choose to parry the flying scythe. The scythe that lost its momentum also spun and accurately inserted into the snow, and the tip of the scythe blade was nailed to the top layer of ground poured with asphalt. "That dagger..." Ling's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, and then rage. "Shirley! You actually gave the dagger that Bing gave you to this guy! Have you forgotten Bing completely!" The surging murderous aura suddenly erupted, as if the snow on the ground was shaken away by it. The next second, a pistol shining with silver light fell into my eyes, Ling, drew the gun.

That's right, although Ling is a close combat killer, she still needs to be armed with firearms. This is my requirement for Ling. When I last trained her, Ling's shooting skills had already reached the qualified level I required. I wonder how Ling's skills are now after a few months of separation.

I quickly pushed Shiho away, and at the same time I used the force to flash to the other side, pulling out the pistol that Shoulang had specially prepared for me.

boom!boom!
Two gunshots were fired one after the other. The first one was the bullet Ling fired at Shiho, and I pushed Shiho away at the same time, avoiding this fatal blow. The second one was the bullet I fired at Ling, which was aimed at the gun in her hand. As expected, before knowing my strength, Ling suffered a loss here because of her anger. It was not that Ling did not dodge, but my shooting skills had already predicted Ling's movement trajectory. After all, she has been my partner for several years. Her every word and action, every skill was taught by me. Who knows her better than me? So in this first round of confrontation, I won the victory.

With a ding, Ling's pistol slipped out of her hand and fell to her feet. The moment she felt the gun in her hand being knocked down, Ling's reflexes subconsciously told her to jump away. She immediately distanced herself from me and leaned against a place not far from the door of the high platform.

"......" After the attack, Ling narrowed her eyes and stared at me closely. Because after this attack, she had to look directly at the opponent with long golden hair in front of her.

"Shirley's new knight?" Ling's lips were grim. "Oh, well, let me see what level Shirley's new knight will be!"

Whoosh!
As soon as I finished speaking, a purple lightning flashed in Ling's hand. It was the SAS dagger I had given her. At the moment she moved, I suddenly exerted force on my feet and jumped to the side. At the same time, I distanced myself from Ling. I dodged Ling's attack, but this gave Ling time to sprint. In just two seconds, Ling crossed a distance of more than ten meters, picked up the war sickle that I had just parried, and rushed towards me sideways.

clang! ! ! ! !
The metals collided violently again. Unlike the last time, this time Ling poured all her strength into the war sickle. Due to the special structure of the war sickle in the shape of a figure 7, it was extremely difficult to parry such a weapon. However, at the moment when the moon blade fell, I held the dagger horizontally, supported the blade with my other hand, and caught the falling sickle with the blade. I barely caught the blow, but the huge force made my hands numb. My palms slipped when I held it horizontally, and blood came out of the left hand. The right hand was also cut by the falling blade due to the embedding of the blade. The blood began to flow along the palm of my hand, dripping on the snow, forming blood-colored ice beads.

"Ling... you've become stronger." I muttered to myself. After not seeing her for a few months, I don't know what kind of training Ling received. She rushed over so fast that I couldn't dodge at the first moment. Unlike the flying bullets, I could predict the trajectory of the bullets by the angle and posture of the gun, but I couldn't dodge this close combat attack legally, because the one rushing towards me was a human, an enemy with wisdom and powerful combat power. She could further adjust her attack through my evasive movements, suppress the attack range, and make it impossible for me to avoid it. So, facing Ling's sprinting attack, I could only choose to take it head-on.

Although I really wanted to admit that Ling's strength had improved after not seeing her for a few months, I didn't dare to say it directly. I just endured the pain in my hands and used my arms to block Ling. But Ling didn't have any sympathy for my injuries at this time. Turning around, another cold moon attacked me. But without the acceleration of sprinting, I could dodge this attack, so I used my legs to jump back quickly. I dodged this attack. If it were five years ago, maybe I could still rush up to fight back against Ling. But now, after my training, Ling's reaction speed is already quite fast. Before I stepped forward, she had already turned around and stared at me, ready to launch the next round of attack at any time.

"Huh... Looks like I have to use all my strength." I frowned and took out my gun again. If I still insisted on fighting Ling in close combat, I might be the one to die. The moment I took out my gun, Ling also reacted very quickly and stepped back twice, retreating to the back, keeping a distance from me, preparing to dodge my bullets, and then sprinting again.

Tick, tick. . .

The blood on my hands was still there, and the confrontation between Ling and I was at a stalemate for a while. Because of such a close distance, Ling didn't dare to attack rashly without fully understanding my shooting skills, and I didn't want to shoot the bullet at her. If I deliberately missed, Ling would most likely see through it and then be attacked by her next wave. With both hands injured, I didn't dare to attack rashly.

“…Woo…Ah!!!”

Just when Ling and I were in a stalemate, Shiho's scream not far away caught my attention. With just a glance, I focused my eyes on Ling, fearing that she would do something. However, Ling also paused slightly after hearing Shiho's scream, but her eyes never left me, because she did not feel the threat from Shiho, and the enemy in front of her was her biggest obstacle now.

After a quick glance, although I refocused my attention on Ling, I also saw Shiho's situation clearly. At that moment, I saw Shiho kneeling on the ground, her body twitching continuously, and it was obvious that she was about to transform back. If her transformation can only last this long, then I should not have much time left, and I must leave immediately.

After thinking for less than three seconds, I held the SAS dagger in my left hand and the gun in my right hand, exerted force on my feet, stepped on the snow on the ground, and rushed straight towards Ling.

"Intuitive attack?" Ling was startled. Her purple eyes shrank slightly and she immediately took a response posture, ready to meet my sudden attack.

Intuitive attack, an attack that is replaced by subconscious thinking and reaction. Under the premise of a clear attack purpose, other auxiliary actions are completely judged by intuition, which saves time for thinking and increases the attack speed. This is an attack method that is occasionally used in a duel between masters. One's own avoidance or attack is completely judged by one's own intuition of danger and combat experience. Such an attack is extremely dangerous whether it is against the enemy or oneself. But Ling did not expect to encounter such an attack in such a situation.

Bang! Bang! Clank!!! Bang!
In the close combat, my first two bullets were all empty. The only dagger attack after close combat forced Ling to choose to parry, and the next bullet forced Ling to retreat, and my body also flashed towards Shiho.

"Want to run?" Ling saw that my attack came to an abrupt end and she was forced to retreat. I was not running in the direction of attack, so she immediately realized that Shirley's scream just now was abnormal. So this man with long blond hair was going to risk his life to save Shirley. But Ling couldn't do anything but rush forward to kill him. This would likely get her hit by a bullet from the blond man. If she hid, she would never be able to catch up with him. If she didn't hide, this bullet might cost her her life. This is where the saying "life for life" comes from. Either she should attack conservatively. Both sides might just be injured, or she would risk her own life to keep the other side here! Before she was absolutely sure, Ling chose the most conservative way of attack. . Gun.

boom! ! !
The bullet whizzing from behind made my back feel cold, and the deadly threat made me subconsciously step aside, and the bullet aimed at my back only grazed my shoulder after I dodged. Blood also soaked my clothes in an instant.

Ignoring the pain in my shoulder, I picked up Shiho and continued running forward. At the same time, a flash bomb dropped from my right wrist.

BANG!!! Bang!

The explosion of the flash bomb, mixed with the sound of a gunshot, exploded a blinding white light on the roof.

"Tsk..." The white light came on, Ling quickly closed her eyes, then fired another shot based on her memory in the direction I was walking, and then ran towards the exit. Regardless of whether this shot was successful or not. Ling, who was deprived of her vision by the flash bomb, must not stay here and continue to attack me. Because such an action is likely to be taken advantage of by the enemy who is good at using flash bombs. So from the most rational point of view, if I don't leave at this time, on the one hand, I may be in danger, and on the other hand, the police attracted by the flash bomb and the gunshot will not let me go easily.

"Shirley, next time we meet, I will never let you go!" Ling, who gradually regained her vision, thought silently as she ran away. "I will make everyone who hurt Bing pay a price they cannot afford!"

　One late at night, I was so busy that I couldn't breathe... I really don't know how I managed to finish it despite being so tired... The special fingerprint pistol of Xun mentioned in the previous article is actually a palm print. I made a mistake. You guys just take a look at it, and I won't change it. Otherwise, I will have to trouble the editor to give me permission, which is too troublesome. Just let everyone know... I'm so tired... I'm going to sleep, and I have to get up early tomorrow... The next one... It's probably the memory chapter of Ling's chapter. It's up to you whether you want to read it or not. If you want to read it, I'll write it, if not, I'll pass it. Of course, the writing time depends on whether I have time.

　　
　
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