"My parents told me a long time ago, never to harbor malicious intent, but always to be wary of others. Without any cunning on the floating island, you'd eventually be caught and turned into a Cyber Jingguan..."

Listening to Yun You's explanation, Master Zero understood.

This wasn't a change in the young girl's character, but her effort to adapt to the social environment of the floating island...

As the conversation silently unfolded between them, the thugs surrounded them again, evilly grinning, patting the weapons in their hands, intending to unleash them all on the young boy.

Seeing this, the boy's face turned ashen. After hesitating for a long time, he finally raised his head, his eyes revealing a hint of determination.

"Miss!"

As if making a significant decision, he shouted towards the departing Yun You, "Please... please help me!"

"If you can help me escape this forest, I can offer you a reward that you would never refuse!"

As those words fell, Nite and the other thugs sensed something was amiss and instantly wanted to slash off the boy's head to keep him quiet...

But Yun You was quicker, turning to shield the boy.

"What kind of reward?"

The young girl stood firmly, casually grabbing a thug's head, and calmly asked, "If it doesn't satisfy us, you know the consequences."

"Gulp..."

The boy swallowed hard and then replied, "The reward I intend to offer is... a 'proto' military-grade prosthetic body!"

"I know the whereabouts of that prosthetic!"

The boy's voice was not loud, even stuttering a bit, but to everyone, it was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, causing them all to pause in their tracks.

Prosthetic equipment is hard currency in Nest City.

Both the Apprentice Death God and mercenaries have a high pursuit for prosthetics.

There are no cheap prosthetics in this world; even the most affordable "civilian grade" exceeds ten thousand dollars, while police grade has a base price of "300,000" with no ceiling going into millions or tens of millions.

As for military grade...

It is commonly dubbed "golden tools," meaning its value is equivalent to gold of the same weight.

However, to be precise, gold is not nearly as expensive as military prosthetics, as the latter is often measured in "billions." In its face, gold becomes cheap.

Yet, the price is the least of a military prosthetic's impressive features, as they are always so rare that they only appear at the highest-end auctions.

Earlier, when Yun You took the space elevator, she saw at the bottom of the floating island a "battleship-grade engine."

That thing is also expensive, market quoted at 1.5 billion Silver Cannon, accounting for about thirty percent of the cost of a battleship, only affordable by giant enterprises and the Nest City Council.

But an ordinary military-grade prosthetic equals the sum of those six engines...

Isn't Black Tiger Yang Lie rich enough? Monopoly over an entire district's mineral resources, thriving company, luxury cars, and estates...

Even if he liquidated everything, he couldn't exchange for a military-grade prosthetic.

And now, the silver-haired boy says he can offer a "proto" military-grade prosthetic as a reward...

Although the prefix "proto" considerably lowers its value, it's enough to pique Yun You's interest.

"Very well."

Yun You nodded with satisfaction.

"In that case, I'll take this job!"

"Ladies and gentlemen."

She turned around, grinning at the thugs.

"If you want to fight, I'm down. If not, kindly make way."

Saying this, she lightly rolled up her sleeves, revealing the back of her right hand.

On her smooth, tender skin, the three-phase design of a rose, a book, and a scythe emerged, slowly transforming into a massive red wolf.

"Apprentice Death God?!!!"

Nite Boss and the thugs were taken aback once more.

Though an Apprentice Death God's power is restrained on the floating island, even so, not just anyone can provoke these Extraordinaires.

The thugs couldn't help but feel a bit hesitant, but...

The temptation of a proto military-grade prosthetic was simply too great, overwhelming their rationality.

"Kill!"

Without wasting any more words, Nite Boss roared, "All together! An Apprentice Death God with restrained Sequence Power has only brute force! She can't handle so many of us!"

"Everyone's life isn't worth much. Instead of slowly rotting on the island, why not take a chance! If we get the military prosthetic, we might be able to leave this hellhole!"

"Those who live can have their pick of men and women! For those who die, I, Nite, will take care of all your families!"

"Crush this woman with bodies! You can do whatever you want with her corpse!"

It was absurd coming from Nite's mouth, yet not a single thug backed down, all shouting and charging at Yun You.

Death is feared by everyone, including these primitive 'barbarians.'

But when profits outweigh risks, they're willing to try, even if it means death!

"There are 36 of them in total, 3 with prosthetics, 11 are bio-enhanced."

Looking at the oncoming thugs, Yun You sighed lightly and said helplessly, "I didn't want to start a killing spree right away..."

[Stop it! You, bloodthirsty girl, are probably itching to fight already, right?]

Master Zero unhesitatingly exposed Yun You's lie.

[I see it. You're excited now! Can't wait to tear this scum to pieces...]

[Cruelty, violence, bloodlust are part of your nature too]

"Uh... so you guessed it."

Yun You scratched her head, somewhat embarrassed.

As Master Zero said, ever since acquiring the 'lord' Sequence, a ruthless monster lay dormant within her, constantly yearning to unleash her violent desires.

Now that the opportunity presented itself, not seizing it would be too wasteful.

"Master Zero, though I don't know your personality, I feel you're someone similar to me."

"Maybe we suppress our desires in daily life, but a beast always resides in our hearts."

"Come..."

The young girl gently caressed Red Scale, murmuring, "Let's give that monster some air."

[...]

[Alright!]

As the words fell, the thugs had already reached Yun You.

But in the next instant, they saw a massive red shadow emerging from the flames.

Swish—!

The shadow swept past them, severing them in half.

Neither weapons nor prosthetics could withstand the red shadow's edge...

The thugs could only watch helplessly as their bodies were torn apart.

In their final moments, they finally saw the full form of the shadow.

It was a blade, a red blade growing from Yun You's body! Its upper end extended to her elbow, the lower end along her palm, as big as a door plank...

What surprised the thugs even more was... the blade trembled with Yun You's breath, as if it had a life of its own.

"Mon...ster...!"

This was the last sentence the thugs left in this world.

As they said, an untamed monster had appeared on the floating island.

She was destined to stir up these stagnant waters, leaving the entire island in unrest!

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