"What? Bargain little sister? What nonsense are you spouting? Do you think I won’t dare to hit you?" Long Lingna swallowed hard, raising her fist in an attempt to look serious.

  Chuyue turned to Ye Lan. Seeing her nod, she immediately leaped into Long Lingna's arms.

  "Sister~"

  "Ah… Ehhh???"

  Caught off guard by the sudden embrace of the golden-haired loli, Long Lingna completely froze. Her hand froze in mid-air, suspended over Chuyue’s head, not daring to touch her.

  Golden-haired loli! Golden-haired loli! Such a rare species hugging me! My god, is this a dream?!

  Cautiously, her hand slowly lowered onto the small head. The moment she felt the soft texture of Chuyue’s hair, a sensation shot straight to her brain.

  Stimuting~!

  Long Lingna’s eyes sparkled with pure fanaticism, all traces of hostility vanishing in an instant.

  The four members of her team stood in stunned silence.

  Captain’s aura vs. loli aura…

  A complete and utter defeat for the captain!

  "Even though the captain lost, I feel like it wasn’t really her fault…" the girl with gsses murmured, stepping closer for a better look at Chuyue.

  The assassin took a deep breath and turned toward a nearby tree. Meanwhile, the two men with shields remained in pce, their eyes locked onto Chuyue.

  As the saying goes, lolis are adorable! Adorable means justice! Therefore, lolis are justice!

  "She’s... really adorable~ No, wait! What am I doing?" Long Lingna shook her head vigorously and spped her own cheek.

  She had almost fallen into the adorable loli trap. Clearly, she was still too inexperienced.

  Looking up, she hesitated before asking Ye Lan, who was still wearing her cap. "She’s my sister? Even though she feels familiar, I don’t remember having a sister. Who the hell are you?"

  Long Lingna’s voice was serious, but her heart pounded like a jackhammer.

  Please don’t be enemies. Please don’t be enemies. She repeated the thought desperately. Because if she really had to face Ye Lan and her group… she wasn’t sure she could win.

  Ye Lan, exuding fwless professionalism, pced her hands on Chuyue’s shoulders and smiled. "The three 'Z Subjects' share part of their genetic code. So, in a way, she really is your bargain little sister~ Ah, right. I forgot to introduce myself. We’re a team sent by the UN to assist you. My name is Ye Lan"

  With that, she casually pulled an official U.S. identity badge from her pocket.

  Don’t ask how she got it. And if you do, the answer is yes, she stole it.

  Seeing the badge in Ye Lan’s hand, Long Lingna and her team let out a sigh of relief.

  That badge couldn’t be forged, so it seemed they really were a team sent by the UN. At the very least, it meant they weren’t enemies.

  "I haven’t heard anything about the UN sending reinforcements. But since this is Chinese territory, you have to obey me, got it?!" Long Lingna puffed out her chest, speaking with authority.

  Even though she was nervous inside, she couldn’t let it show.

  Ye Lan’s lips curled into a pyful smile as she quickly nodded, making an 'OK' gesture with her hands.1How the heck does someone make an OK gesture with their hands? Is it just a thumbs-up or something else?

  "Of course, no problem~ You're the boss! Let's go~ let's go~ Where in the Kunlun Mountain is the treasure? I can't wait any longer!" A golden light fshed in Ye Lan's eyes.

  I don’t care about money! I hate money more than anything in this life! I’ve never even touched it! But exclusive weapons! High-level experience packs! And who knows what other valuable items might appear!

  Just thinking about it makes me want to ugh (?>?
  Ye Lan stood in pce, letting out a dumb giggle. Seeing this, Long Lingna instinctively took a step back, startled.

  What’s wrong with this person? ...She’s terrifying! How can she start ughing like that out of nowhere?

  For some reason, it felt like she had just stepped into the wolf’s den...

  Clearing her throat loudly, Long Lingna put her hands on her hips, puffed out her chest, and spoke firmly.

  "If you’re going to obey me, then we’re already family! The Kunlun Mountain secret territory is less than 1,000 meters from here. Let’s go!"

  Long Lingna strode forward at a brisk pace, giving her team no chance to speak.

  "Wow! The captain is amazing!"

  "The captain didn’t even have to say much to make them submit to her will! So cool!"

  "The captain is invincible! Like an immortal descending from the heavens!"

  Hearing the ridiculous praise behind her, Long Lingna lowered her head slightly, her cheeks flushing.

  Hey! Can’t you read the situation? What’s with all this ‘invincible’ and ‘immortal descending from the heavens’? So embarrassing~!

  Lost in thought, she quickened her pace even more. Before long, the group arrived at the entrance of the secret cave in Kunlun Mountain.

  The opening was massive, just its sheer size hinted at the level of danger inside.

  From deep within the cave, an eerie sound echoed, reminiscent of a banshee’s wail. Though, from a logical standpoint, those voices were nothing more than the wind passing through small holes inside the rock, they still created an unsettling atmosphere.

  Long Lingna stopped, lifted her head to study the cave, and silently swallowed.

  So scary… Is it too te to turn back?

  Long Lingna subtly turned her head to gnce at the others, only to realize that no one else seemed as scared as she was. In fact, Ye Lan and her two male companions looked downright excited at the prospect of a fight.

  Damn it! They’re all crazy!

  "Let's go in"

  She muttered softly before stepping into the cave. The darkness inside was overwhelming, leaving her no choice but to act as a fshlight.

  [Fme]

  A small fme flickered to life in the palm of her hand, instantly illuminating the space around her.

  The air was eerily still, so quiet it sent chills down her spine.

  Frightened, Chuyue timidly clung to Ye Lan’s clothes and whispered. "Mom, I’m scared~"

  Hearing those words, Long Lingna froze. Something… didn’t add up.

  If Chuyue and she were sisters, and Chuyue called Ye Lan ‘Mom’… then, what was she supposed to call Ye Lan? That meant—

  Before she could finish the thought, something suddenly shot out from the darkness. A strange, tentacle-like object struck her directly, sending her flying.

  [-500 HP]

  "Who hit me? That hurts… Guys, be carefu— huh?"

  Dazed, Long Lingna touched her head and looked up to warn the others.

  But apparently… she was the only one who had been hit.

  The two men with shields had already raised massive defenses, fully protecting the girl with gsses. The assassin, with her extreme agility, effortlessly dodged every attack.

  Ye Lan, on the other hand, remained standing in the same spot. Each time a tentacle shed out at her, she simply caught it with one hand, smmed it into the ground, and proceeded to beat it mercilessly. Chuyue, despite her delicate appearance, evaded the attacks with absolute ease.

  But the most terrifying ones were those two mysterious men. They stood motionless, not even lifting a hand against the attacking tentacles. And yet, their HP remained completely unchanged.

  Long Lingna blinked, utterly bewildered.

  "Am I… the weakest one in the whole team?"

  Suvn