Chapter 362: Hopefully you all won’t be too shocked later...

"Forget it. This fat chicken looks delicious! If I catch it and stew it into soup for Fu Lin, he'd probably be very happy..."

Black Kite suddenly shuddered all over, nervously looking around. But finding nothing unusual nearby, it couldn't help but let out a low cry, "Quack?"

There was a hint of unease in Black Kite's voice.

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When Black Kite's gaze once again fell on Mei, it saw that she had at some point drawn the tachi from her waist, its blade now flickering with a cold, sharp gleam.

And when Mei aimed the tachi at Black Kite,

Black Kite, who had already sensed something was wrong, began to sweat slightly on his forehead, and under Mei's gaze, it's footsteps slowly retreated.

When it had backed away to about five or six meters from Mei, Black Kite suddenly spun around in an odd posture, as if someone had kicked it's butt. Flapping it's small wings and dragging it's chubby body, it ran with all it's might toward Fu Shi's position.

While running desperately, Black Kite shouted,

"Quack quack! Quack quack quack!!!" Boss, save me! Someone's trying to kill the chicken!!!

However, Mei had no intention of letting such fresh ingredients escape before her.

She gripped the tachi tightly in her hand, her eyes firmly locked on Black Kite's back as she muttered, "Shadow Clone? Flash Step!"

As soon as she finished speaking, five blue phantoms identical to Mei appeared beside her.

Immediately afterward, the five phantoms shot toward Black Kite like arrows loosed from a bowstring, faint electric light crackling around them. Their speed was incredible, and in the blink of an eye, they were already upon Black Kite.

Sensing the danger closing in behind him, Black Kite frantically flapped it's wings, trying to run faster—but it was already too late...

...

At the same time, in the distant infirmary, Fu Shi also received Black Kite's cry for help in her mind.

At first, she thought Black Kite was just joking around and didn't pay much attention. After all, Black Kite had always gotten along well at St. Freya Academy—who would harm it?

But then, after hearing Black Kite's heart-wrenching wails, her disbelief began to waver.

It wasn't until she tapped into Black Kite's vision and saw the "enemy's" appearance that her gaze shifted to Mei on the hospital bed, a hint of shock flashing in her eyes.

Upon thinking carefully, Fu Shi immediately drew a conclusion, this Mei must be from another world. But whether she was the Mei from her own world still needed to be confirmed personally.

What mattered most right now was saving her bird—there was no time to waste. A moment's delay and it would end up as chicken soup!

"Old antique, put me down now! Black Kite's in danger!"

Fu Shi struggled violently in Fu Hua's arms, her voice filled with urgency, drawing everyone's attention.

"Fu Shi, calm down. What exactly happened to Black Kite?"

Seeing this, Fu Hua's previously calm expression instantly turned serious. While comforting Fu Shi, she asked steadily.

"...Don't tell me that imposter Anti-Entropy leader has shown up?!"

"No! It's about to be plucked and stewed into chicken soup!"

Breaking free from Fu Hua's embrace, Fu Shi left behind just a single sentence before sprinting off toward Black Kite's direction.

"Chicken soup? Wait for me—I can help too!"

At the mention of chicken soup, Kiana was stunned for a moment. Then, recalling Black Kite's plump figure, she subconsciously wiped a bit of drool from the corner of her mouth.

In the next instant, as if forgetting she was still lying in bed, she jumped up and quickly put on her shoes to follow.

But just then, Fu Lin suddenly reached out and grabbed Kiana's signature braided ponytail, gazing at her with deep, penetrating eyes as he spoke in a flat tone, "Kiana, you're not going to help—you just want a sip of that chicken soup."

Caught red-handed by Fu Lin and exposed for her true inner thoughts, Kiana turned around bitterly and glared at him, then angrily protested, "No way! No matter how much of a foodie I am, I'd never eat Fu Shi's pet! That's just slandering me!"

"I need to go check things out. Fu Shi is still young—there's no way she can handle that fake Anti-Entropy leader."

Watching Fu Shi's figure disappear into the distance, Fu Hua's gaze was filled with concern. After softly leaving those words behind, she vanished from the infirmary like a bolt of lightning.

Kiana looked extremely anxious, her eyes locked on Fu Lin's hand still holding her tightly as she urged him impatiently, "Fu Lin, let go! Class monitor already left ahead of us. If we don't hurry and catch up, my chicken soup—ugh, I mean Black Kite—will be in real danger! So we have to get moving!"

Mei, enduring the discomfort in her body, slowly stood up from the ground and staggered over to Kiana's side. Her face was pale as paper, and she weakly agreed, "Yes, we'd better go check on the situation..."

At that moment, Bronya also walked over gracefully and softly said, "Big sister Mei is right."

Wendy cautiously came closer too, blinking her watery eyes. Perhaps not yet fully integrated with the group, she timidly echoed, "Sister Bronya is right..."

Himeko lay on the hospital bed, slowly withdrawing her gaze before lazily flipping through the magazine on her bedside and casually saying, "With Hua there, I won't get involved..."

Hearing Himeko say that, Theresa thought for a moment before saying, "Well then, I'll stay here to keep Himeko company."

Fu Lin stared intently at everyone, seemingly deep in thought—especially recalling how Fu Shi had quietly messaged him earlier about another Mei appearing at St. Freya. He couldn't help but mutter softly, "Hopefully you all won't be too shocked later..."