Chapter 895: Come Out, Will You!
Bohemia stood there, mouth agape, speechless for several seconds.
No matter how many times Bohemia tried to inquire with the twins, every time they demonstrated their abilities, it was still astonishing.
She merely provided them with the time, location, and a rough outline of events, and they were able to gather thousands of pieces of information and data from around Mid Mountsburg. They could deduce and predict the course of events from seemingly unrelated details... Was there anything they didn't know in this world, as long as they were willing to find out?
Furthermore, Bohemia was well aware that unless they had over 90% certainty, they wouldn't reveal the results to her.
"You have such terrifying abilities," she unintentionally blurted out the truth, then sighed, "Fortunately, besides their information intelligence abilities, they are just two weaklings."
The heavens were somewhat fair, as they had closed another door on these twin brothers. She remembered one time when one of them tried to open a cup noodle box in the dark but couldn't because the lid was stuck. In the process, his hand slipped and hit his own eye, resulting in both of them crying out in pain.
The twins looked at her, blinking as if confused and trying to analyze every word she said. Then, simultaneously, their expressions changed under their tangled hair.
"Don't—"
Before they could both pounce on her, a bright light suddenly flashed in Bohemia's hand, and a long silver streak appeared. As if in a dream, the river roared and surged in through the crack, tearing apart the balloon along the blade, and in the blink of an eye, they were swept away and swiftly engulfed by the water.
Bohemia was prepared and had held her breath. She opened her eyes underwater, grabbed the plastic capsule wall beside her, and pulled it heavily towards herself, narrowly rescuing the twins from being washed away.
In terms of combat prowess, these two hairy individuals seemed to have average swimming skills. Countless bubbles gurgled from their noses and mouth, as if they were about to pass out. Bohemia swam upstream, simultaneously dealing with their flailing limbs, attempting to wrap them up in the capsule cloth. She was frantic and frustrated, swallowing several mouthfuls of water, and almost wished she could just cut them up and feed them to the fish.
This wasn't an act of kindness, Bohemia thought with resentment.
The abilities of the twin brothers were too useful. Perhaps she would need them in the future, so she couldn't just casually discard them and let them live or die... But, but—saving people was so damn exhausting! How could it be so tiring?
Damn it, she would never save people again in the future!
Even for a posthuman like Bohemia, with outstanding abilities, when she finally managed to drag the twins onto the shore, panting heavily, it felt like she had regained her life. She lay there like a dead fish for a while, catching her breath, before reluctantly sitting up with her damp and heavy body.
The dream pocket dimension didn't seem far from here. She remembered that if she followed this river upstream, it would lead to the river where the dream pocket dimension spat out posthumans... But just by bypassing a slope, the sense of prosperity built by the posthumans had already disappeared, and all the ruins and remnants had been engulfed by trees, weeds, and vines. Nature had reclaimed its territory.
As she surveyed her surroundings, one of the hairy individuals poked their head out of the cloth and spat out water with a "huh-ha" sound.
"The chances of getting caught... They both lost half of their lives and forcefully sprayed water out of their noses, still counting, 'Forty-eight percent...'"
"It's decreased!" Bohemia stuffed them back inside and commanded, "If you don't want to get caught, stay inside!"
"What are you going to do?" one of them buzzed from inside the cloth bag.
"Just listen to me, and I guarantee you won't get caught."
Although there were protests, the two hairy men seemed to be good at taking advice. They didn't show themselves again, and there was a rustling sound from inside the bag, indicating that they had settled down.
Bohemia raised her hand and took out a long leather rope with tassels hanging from it. She had quite a few of these gypsy-style accessories on her. In three quick moves, she tied a knot on the half-piece of balloon cloth, enclosing the twin brothers in it.
"Huh?" one of the hairy men questioned from inside.
"I'm going to Mid Mountsburg Bliss Hall to find that guy, Yu Yuan," Bohemia clapped her hands and looked at the large bundle that was taller than her. "If I leave you guys here, you'll probably get caught within ten miles, right?"
After all, she was the one who punctured the balloon. Although she didn't care if the two brothers were caught, it would be annoying to think about it later.
"...That's true," one of the hairy men said.
"But do you want-"
"Wait," one of them interrupted his brother. "From a certain perspective, aren't we already captured?"
Bohemia rolled her eyes so far back they almost touched the back of her head. "I'm not going to kill you guys!"
"Actually, if we agree to work for Group Twelve," one of them said, "they won't kill us."
"Oh? Then why don't you work for them?" Bohemia said as she took off her wet layers of clothing—she liked to wear clothes in layers—and pulled out a rugged and neat denim jacket from a bracelet. Of course, she had taken it from Lin Sanjiu, and she didn't think it looked good at all.
"With control, there is no freedom of information. It stifles our abilities and minds."
She couldn't deny that they had integrity.
She changed her long skirt to shorts, revealing two white legs, and put on a pair of leather boots. After she finished dressing up, Bohemia turned around and saw the twins still chattering inside the cloth bag, not knowing what they were saying. It seemed they had also tried to free themselves from the tightly sealed pocket, but unfortunately, they had not succeeded.
"Are you ready?" Bohemia asked, lowering her head. "We're leaving!"
"No, wait-"
She had no intention of considering the opinion of the hairy brothers.
As she rushed into the crowd, half dragging and half carrying a burden larger than herself, a wave of exclamations rose and fell, and she couldn't tell if they were coming from around her or from the bundle on her back.
The balloon cloth rubbed quickly against the rough ground, stirring up clouds of dust. Occasionally, it would collide with pieces of brick and debris, which must have been uncomfortable for the people inside. However, the balloon cloth chosen by the twins was sturdy and resilient. It remained intact despite the friction with the stones along the way, so Bohemia had no intention of letting them out. Saving their lives was already a serious violation of her nature, and whether they were in pain or not was simply not within her consideration.
She didn't dare stay on a single mode of transportation for too long, so she changed vehicles or ran frantically. In the middle of her journey, Lin Sanjiu's second paper crane found her again, circling around her ear and urging her repeatedly, "Why don't you respond to my letter? Did you really go? Where are you?"
When Bohemia finally saw Mid Mountsburg from afar, she stopped walking, bent over, and gasped heavily for a while.
"Why don't you respond to my letter? Did you really go? Where are you?" The paper crane landed on her shoulder, persistently asking.
The paper crane seemed to be programmed to repeat in an endless loop until it received a response. Anger surged within Bohemia, and in a flash, she grabbed the paper crane and shouted angrily, "You're so annoying! You have no clue about my hardships!"
Today's ordeal was already enough, and it was all because of Lin Sanjiu! The paper crane received a response, stayed quiet for two seconds, and then swiftly flew away flapping its wings.
"Don't come back!" Bohemia shouted at its disappearing figure, but it didn't relieve her pent-up frustration.
With a strong pull, she lifted the large bundle behind her and stepped into the snow of Mid Mountsburg. The twins complained intermittently, saying things like, "Hey, can we come out now?" or "My butt hurts from bouncing." But to her, it was all background noise. Finally, when she reached the gates of Bliss, Bohemia never expected that just as she was about to enter, she would be stopped.
"Sorry, you can't bring that in," a young man with a gentle appearance said, glancing at the bundle.
"I don't care, I must bring it," Bohemia had never been one to reason.
The young man smiled wryly, a testament to his customer service skills, and remained calm. "May I ask what's inside...?"
"Rocks."
The twins seemed to have finally realized the situation outside and settled down after scratching themselves for a while. The young man looked at the bundle and gradually pursed his lips. Anyone being treated like a fool would probably have the same expression.
"Please come back next time," he finally spoke, his tone more determined this time.
Bohemia released the balloon bundle and wiped her face forcefully.
Stay calm, she thought. It's just continuous obstruction and interception...
"Jezebel!" Suddenly, a shout broke free from Bohemia's mouth without any resistance, echoing through the quiet corridor like waves. "Bliss! Bliss! I don't care what your name is, the one in the red dress, bring Yu Yuan and come down to me! If you don't come out, I'll tear down this building!"