End Of Nightmares (Book 3)

Chapter 70: Yuqi's Little Adventure

Ryujin was the last to arrive at the rendezvous point. All the others were waiting for her, and from the look of their faces, they are ready to drop a massive bomb on her tardiness.

"You're late, 01." Alexa smirks, eyeing Ryujin like a hungry tiger.

"Sorry, 00. Got held back by the Wolfharts." Ryujin apologized, directly walking to the nearest workbench. She kicks the stool, sitting on it and taking off her jacket and shirt.

"Holy shit, Ryujin! What happened to you?!" Yeji was shocked when she saw Ryujin's body.

The synthetic skin on Ryujin's abdomen has teared open, exposing her mechanised innards. Her spine seemed to be slightly misaligned, a feat that is seemingly impossible considering their endoskeleton was made from the strongest alloy ever known to mankind at that moment.

"Courtesy of Rachel Wolfhart. That bitch is hiding more than she shows." Ryujin took a knife and grafted the damaged skin of her abdomen. Yeji turned away, unable to stomach the view in front of her.

"Hey, babe?" Ryujin gently holds on Yeji's hand, making Yeji turning her head back to Ryujin. Yeji is in tears, still closing her eyes. Ryujin gave a soft grin, squeezing Yeji's hand.

"Yeji ah, how are you going to patch me up with your eyes close?" Ryujin spoke in a cute voice, trying to appeal to Yeji. Yeji wiped away her tears, chuckling.

"You idiot... Why always me?" Yeji sniffed, playfully pinching on Ryujin's nose before taking the emergency kit from the next workbench. She guided Ryujin to the medical chair, starting with cleaning up Ryujin's exposed innards.

"Rachel did this to you? You sure?" Alexa raised her eyebrow at Ryujin.

"Our databases are all synchronized, doofus. And did you really one-hit-koed her before? Because from where I stand, them Wolfharts could pose a serious threat to us." Ryujin replied.

Alexa tilted her head, accessing the previous memory of their encounter. And the Ryujin's data and hers did not match at all. It was only in a span of five days, yet Rachel had already obtained the capability to bring the fight back to them. The learning curve shown is shockingly impossible.

"Just an one inch punch had this much destructiveness. We really cannot depend on the current database anymore. This fucking thing is ancient!" Alexa clicked her tongue, shutting off the interface.

"We'll figure it out later. Now, love. I'm gonna run diagnostic. So, shut eyes for a bit, okay?" Yeji cut their conversation off, plugging a data cord into the nape of Ryujin's neck. Ryujin stopped her before she went to the console, worry on her face.

"Don't worry. I will be here when you wake up. I promise you." Yeji assured her, planting a gentle kiss on Ryujin's lips.

"I love you, Hwang Yeji." Ryujin's voice cracked, her words close to a whisper but enough for Yeji alone to hear it.

"I love you too, Shin Ryujin. Now, relax yourself, okay?" Yeji replied in the same manner, starting the diagnostic run on the console. Ryujin slowly closes her eyes, going into deep slumber in the process.

"This is gonna take a while, Alexa. I think you should proceed to the final phase without the two of us." Yeji advised Alexa.

"How extensive is her damage?" Alexa lean on the workbench, reading the figures and command lines on the screen.

"I can't say yet. But from the look of the hardwares? Pretty bad, Alexa. I suggest you use this confusion to complete the final phase."

"Are you two gonna be okay?" Alexa patted on Yeji's back.