Ch 11 : The sky has cleared

After Chevreuse left Neuvillette's office, she took the elevator down to the first floor of Palais Mermonia.

As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Furina approaching quickly.

"Lady Furina, what a coincidence…" Chevreuse spoke up.

"Are you alright? That criminal named Su Yuan—did he cause you any harm?"

"Chevreuse, what a coincidence—I was just about to look for you and Neuvillette to talk about this!" Furina's expression seemed both anxious and confused.

"What on earth is going on? Su Yuan was nothing more than a pervert who trespassed into my room. He had no intention of assassinating me, nor did he do me any harm…"

"What is Neuvillette even thinking?"

"A pervert and an assassin—when it comes to trial and sentencing, they're on completely different levels!"

"Lady Furina, I think perhaps Lord Neuvillette wanted to vent your frustration for you and heavily punish that man named Su Yuan. That might be why he deliberately said that," Chevreuse said, narrowing her eyes at Furina with a thoughtful and meaningful expression.

"Chevreuse, what are you even saying? How could that be possible? Everyone in Fontaine knows that Neuvillette is the most impartial, selfless, kind, and just person. Even if we are close, even if it were for my sake, he wouldn't deliberately target Su Yuan!"

From Furina's eyes, Chevreuse saw the same confusion that she herself felt...

"Lady Furina, since you think so too, then let's go up together and ask Lord Neuvillette in person."

.......

"Oh? So that's how it is? Chevreuse, you also think Neuvillette is acting a bit strange?"

As Furina and Chevreuse made their way to Neuvillette's office, Furina spoke up.

"Yes, Lady Furina." Chevreuse nodded.

"After all, you know how it is—our Special Patrol Squad has no standardized uniforms, no unified equipment. We've always been rather unconventional…"

"So at first, I thought this was just my own unique perspective."

"But now that you feel the same way, Lady Furina, I know my suspicions weren't just a coincidence."

Neuvillette's office was just ahead, not far now.

But suddenly, Chevreuse came to an abrupt stop and swiftly blocked Furina with her arm.

"Lady Furina! Stop! Don't go any further!" Chevreuse shouted.

"What's going on? Neuvillette's office is right there—just a few more steps and we'll be there. Why are we stopping?" Furina looked at Chevreuse in confusion—only to see a scene that left her utterly shocked…

The ever-composed and calm Chevreuse now wore an expression of deep seriousness and panic.

Beads of sweat, large as pearls, formed on her forehead, rolling down her face and dripping from her chin onto the ground.

This was something Furina had never heard of, let alone witnessed before.

A chill ran down her spine as a sense of fear crept into her heart.

"Che… Chevreuse… what on earth is going on…?"

"Lady Furina, for your own safety, please leave this place immediately," Chevreuse's voice was trembling now.

"Then, call for the immediate deployment of the Fontaine Guard, the Marechaussee Phantom, and the Special Patrol Squad—get every available combat force here at once…"

"We might have to fight Lord Neuvillette…"

Fight Neuvillette?

Furina had no idea why Chevreuse would say such a thing, but seeing the sheer gravity in her expression, she didn't dare hesitate.

She turned to leave at once.

"Understood… Chevreuse, I'll call for reinforcements right now. Be careful…"

"And the rest of you—get out of here!" Chevreuse shouted at the office workers still present.

"If you can't fight, don't stay here and drag us down!"

In no time, the entire floor was empty—only Chevreuse remained.

She turned to look at the doors of Neuvillette's office, but her body continued to tremble uncontrollably…

As the captain of Fontaine's Special Patrol Squad, Chevreuse had spent years dealing with the most dangerous and ruthless criminals.

Over time, she had developed a certain sensitivity to detecting malice in others…

And now, from inside Neuvillette's office, she could feel a kind of malice unlike anything she had ever encountered before—an overwhelming, unfathomable darkness, a terror so immense it made her blood run cold.

There was no one else in that office except Neuvillette…

No one else could possibly emanate such an overpowering aura of malice.

"Tch…"

Chevreuse had planned to wait for reinforcements before taking action.

But then, she suddenly remembered—besides Neuvillette, there was someone else inside that office.

Su Yuan.

Right now, Su Yuan was surely enduring inhuman torment.

As the captain of Fontaine's Special Patrol Squad, she had a duty to save him—

Even if it meant becoming Neuvillette's enemy!

In the next moment, Chevreuse grabbed the firearm-lance on her back.

Fire elemental energy surged through her hands and into the weapon's barrel.

She aimed at the doors of Neuvillette's office and fired—

Blast Grenade—Circular Barrage Detonation!

With a deafening explosion, the doors of Neuvillette's office were blown open.

As the smoke cleared, Chevreuse finally saw the scene inside the office—

"Neuvillette" was gripping Su Yuan by the throat, holding him high in the air.

And Su Yuan… had already been dismembered—both his arms and legs severed, leaving him as nothing more than a human stump.

Blood was still trickling relentlessly from the wounds…

Seeing this, Chevreuse clenched her teeth, her entire body trembling with fury.

She raised her firearm-lance once more and aimed straight at "Neuvillette's" head.

"Neuvillette! Tell me—why?! Is this your so-called justice and fairness?!"

In the next instant, fire elemental energy reached full charge—Chevreuse fired an overcharged round, launching a rapid point-blank interception shot straight at him!

"Oh… a mere mortal. It seems we have an uninvited guest."

"Neuvillette" turned to look at Su Yuan, then at the speeding bullet hurtling toward him.

Tilting his head, he let out a low, eerie chuckle.

"In that case… let me deal with the one who dares to interfere first."

"Then… we can continue our little game."

With that, "Neuvillette" loosened his grip, letting Su Yuan fall to the ground.

His body instantly dissolved into a shadow, streaking toward Chevreuse at an unimaginable speed!

As a top-tier firearm-lancer, Chevreuse had honed her dynamic vision to an exceptional level. Yet, at this very moment—

She couldn't see him at all.

A single, overwhelming thought took hold in her mind:

She was going to die.

She had encountered this feeling before, on rare occasions, when dealing with the most vicious criminals.

But never—never this intensely.

If in the past, her chances of death had been 3%, maybe 5% at most…

Then now, at this very moment—

It was infinitely close to 100%.

"No!!!"

Su Yuan used every ounce of his strength to let out a desperate scream.

This scene—this horrifying scene—felt eerily familiar.

Someone rushing in to save him, only to be brutally slaughtered by the unknown.

And he, powerless to stop it.

Powerless to change anything…

"Father…"

Chevreuse had thought those would be the last words she would ever utter in this life.

But—

"Neuvillette's" hand had stopped.

Just millimeters from her forehead.

Chevreuse swallowed hard.

Then, an earsplitting sonic boom erupted through the air, accompanied by a violent gust of wind.

The sheer force blasted her hat off, sending it flying.

The straps of her eyepatch snapped, and the eyepatch itself drifted to the floor…

Lying motionless on the ground, Su Yuan suddenly felt something—

Warmth.

Sunlight.

It streamed through the window, gently casting its glow upon him.

The sky… had cleared.

Su Yuan's head lolled to the side—

And he lost consciousness.

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