Chapter 104 All Gone

Suren watched Reina standing there, stunned. Knowing he hadn't been clear, he felt the need to explain, "Quick, take off your clothes, all of them. Clothes, equipment, storage ring... everything! The burning fumes of this powder can only disrupt the monsters' sense of smell for one minute."

Take off her clothes?

Reina was momentarily taken aback, but in the next second, her clever mind understood Suren's intentions.

In fact, during the escape, Assistant Rosa had already guessed that these black hound monsters might be relying on their sense of smell to locate their "prey."

But the monsters had attacked so frantically as soon as they appeared that she hadn't had a chance to catch her breath.

They had also tried using even the most advanced "odor-canceling potions," but they hadn't worked at all, leading them to suspect that their judgment was flawed.

Hearing the words "take off your clothes," it wasn't hard for her to guess that Suren was thinking of the same method.

Originally, she hadn't held out much hope, but she was shocked that Suren's method had actually disrupted the monsters' perception!

Calculating the time, those mutated monsters should have already broken through the rubble, yet not a single one was pouncing into the smoke to attack her, proving that the smoke was truly effective!

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After speaking, Suren had no intention of staying put.

He quickly took out a bottle of odor-canceling potion and one of his own garments from his storage ring, placed them on the ground, and then turned and ran to the end of the tunnel to hide.

It wasn't that he was being a gentleman and avoiding Reina while she changed; it was that he wasn't sure whether the powder would be 100% effective against the black hounds, nor was he sure whether the scent attracting the monsters was from external objects or Reina's body itself.

So, he could only try.

If external objects were attracting the monsters, Suren wasn't sure which one it was, and he didn't have time to try them one by one, so he could only ask her to take everything off.

If it was her body's scent, Reina's death would come when the powder stopped burning.

It was best to run far away to avoid being affected.

Now it seemed that the powder was working even better than expected.

Not only was Reina shocked, but even Suren was amazed by the fact that the acrid smoke from the burning powder had actually succeeded in disrupting the black hounds' sense of smell.

The burning smoke-emitting powder was the [Mutated Monster Deterrent] that he had traded for from that mysterious apothecary.

Originally, Suren had thought it was just because he was ignorant and hadn't heard of such an effective drug.

But now, after harvesting Jack's memory fragments and gaining a large amount of pharmacological knowledge, he discovered that even the Black Tower Academy had no record of this special drug. dafengxsw.com

Then there were only two possibilities: either the memories he obtained were missing this part, or the powder was so high-end that even the Black Tower Academy didn't have it!

Suren thought the second possibility was more likely.

Otherwise, Assistant Rosa would have thought of this method earlier. She certainly had many high-level potions with her, and if she had this [Mutated Monster Deterrent], she wouldn't have been chased so precariously.

This made Suren even more curious about the origin of that mysterious apothecary.

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Suren left decisively, leaving Reina struggling to decide.

Take off all her clothes?

Although she knew this was the only way to save herself, she still had some reservations.

She had never changed clothes in an unfamiliar environment before. What's more, she was being urged by a strange man.

But time was limited to one minute, giving her no room for hesitation.

Reina was also extremely decisive. After only a second of hesitation, she bit her silver teeth and took off her night vision goggles and gas mask. Then, without hesitation, she unzipped the hidden zipper on her combat suit at the chest, "Riiip," pulling it down below her abdomen, exposing a large expanse of her fair skin to the air.

The catwoman's talent gave her a lithe and supple figure. She quickly removed her sleeves, then her connected body-shaping pants... like a snake shedding its skin, she quickly took off the entire combat suit. In the blink of an eye, her snowy and exquisite body was exposed to the air without any cover.

Then, her close-fitting sports vest, seamless underwear, jewelry, hair clips, storage ring... until everything was gone.

Reina took off everything she could take off, then poured the "odor-canceling potion" on herself, and quickly put on the large garment over her naked body.

Finally, not being completely naked in the air, the sense of shame instantly dissipated.

Because of her [Catwoman] talent, her night vision was not bad.

Even without looking intently, she could still see in her peripheral vision that the figure at the end of the tunnel hadn't left. She felt her cheeks heat up slightly, and shyness spread from her face to her slender neck, turning it a blush pink.

She turned her head away, pretending not to see.

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Watching Reina take off and change her clothes so decisively, Suren praised in his heart, "A smart choice!"

If this woman had been indecisive, he would have turned around and left without hesitation, leaving her to fend for herself.

Fools who couldn't discern the situation were not worthy of his help, as they would only harm him in the process.

Seeing Reina take off her clothes decisively, Suren didn't turn away.

He held the rune firearm, on guard at the tunnel entrance, his eyes fixed on the graceful figure in the smoke.

It wasn't that he was deliberately watching the girl change clothes, but rather that he was observing the mutated monsters.

Taking off her combat suit meant that Reina had almost no defense. After all, he wanted to save her. If she didn't have time to change clothes, he could still fire a shot to help stop them.

However, just this look took in all the beauty before him.

"Black hair? That's rare..."

Suren's eyesight was excellent, allowing him to see almost everything clearly.

With the gas mask and night vision goggles covering her face before, he didn't know what Reina looked like, only that she should be decent.

Now that he saw her, she was even more beautiful than he had expected, even worthy of being called stunning.

She had beautiful, straight black hair, and her black pupils shimmered with beautiful golden light. Her figure was also impeccably good. Even without the compression and shaping of the liquid skin suit, her breasts and hips were still perky, and her whole body exuded that pure aura exclusive to young girls...

Her proud chest was full and graspable, her waist slender, further accentuating the amazing proportions of her hips and legs...

Her white porcelain-like skin was delicate and smooth, shining in the faint firelight in the darkness, giving the feeling of a warm jade sculpture. The smoke from the burning powder lingered on her shapely body, adding a bit of hazy beauty, a sight of silky smoothness.

Suren raised an eyebrow slightly, looking at Reina's small movements to deliberately turn her body and cover herself, and chuckled in his heart, "Heh, so she saw me..."

Even when discovered, he didn't restrain his gaze, and his expression remained calm from beginning to end.

Because the focus of his eyes had always been on the branching tunnels, not on the girl changing clothes. The solemnity on his face had not diminished in the slightest. Instead, as the smoke dissipated, his brow furrowed even more tightly.

After all, even though the [Mutated Monster Deterrent] seemed to have successfully disrupted the black hounds' sense of smell, it didn't mean that they wouldn't come chasing after the burning smoke disappeared.

What's more, the source of the crisis had never been just these black hounds...

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Clearly, Reina realized this as well.

She quickly put on Suren's clothes, then left all her belongings in place and fled the area where she had changed.

But she didn't immediately approach Suren. Instead, she stopped at a fork in the road at a safe distance. If the monsters still came after her, she could escape again.

However, there probably wouldn't be a chance to escape.

Without a combat suit or any equipment, if this attempt failed, she would almost certainly die.

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A minute later, the yellow smoke from the burning powder dissipated.

At the end of the tunnel, more than a dozen ferocious liquid black hounds had gathered. Before, they seemed to be lost, spinning in place. The corrosive liquid on their bodies evaporated, corroding the tunnel into pits and bumps.

But as soon as the smoke cleared, they seemed to have discovered a scent and excitedly surged toward the pile of clothes Reina had taken off. More than a dozen black hounds twisted together, eventually merging into a dark, hulking monster that blocked the entire tunnel.

Fortunately, they had no intention of pouncing on Reina in the distance.

Seeing this, Suren finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Finally, the gamble paid off. The source of the scent was external objects. Didn't waste an expensive 100,000 Sol high-priced potion."

And as the one who had been saved, the young woman's face showed a look of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

At this time, she turned her attention to the man who had saved her life in this crisis, her expression slightly complicated.

She felt she should say thank you, but something seemed to cross her mind, and her cheeks flushed.

Looking at Reina, Suren guessed that the girl probably had reservations about being naked in front of a strange man.

But he wasn't a nanny or a suitor. There was no need for him to cater to her girlish heart.

He waved his hand, signaling her to follow, and said curtly, "Follow me!"

With that, Suren took the lead and walked into the dark depths of the tunnel, without any intention of turning back to wait for her.

His attitude was obvious: come if you want, don't if you don't.

Reina in the distance looked at Suren leaving so coldly, and a look of surprise appeared on her pretty face.

But this cold attitude also made the awkward atmosphere less awkward.

The surrounding darkness devoured everything like a monster, making Reina, who had lost her equipment, feel very insecure. After thinking about it, she followed barefoot, running after him.

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The two walked one in front of the other. Suren didn't try to accommodate her and walked very quickly.

The wind blew through the thin shirt, making Reina feel cold and shy for a moment. She wanted to say something, but looking at the cold figure in front of her, she swallowed it back.

Finally, after walking for a long time, Reina broke the awkward silence and said, "Mr. Suren, thank you for saving me."

"Mm."

Suren remained indifferent.

He didn't want to get too involved with this woman. After all, she might be an old acquaintance of the original owner of this body.

But he was curious about some things. After thinking about it, he said, "How did you know my name?"

Reina replied timidly, "Aunt Chihiro told me. She said you were a good shot and calm in dealing with things. If I encountered any danger, she said I could seek your help."

After a pause, she explained, "I didn't think it was necessary before, so I didn't say anything..."

Suren listened expressionlessly, not caring about the details, and asked, "Is Chihiro your real aunt?"

Reina nodded. "Yes."

"..."

After satisfying his curiosity, Suren didn't speak again.

He could guess the rest.

After the brief conversation, the two fell silent again.

In the dark tunnel, there were only the sounds of footsteps and breathing, which was a bit eerie.