Noticing the strange atmosphere in the air, Camellia observed the expressions of her companions and cautiously asked:

"This mission was still quite successful... right?"

No one responded to her. Everyone was busy with their tasks at the hideout. Night Owl was adjusting the radio, probing into Mountain Crow's family's next move. Sparrow blew pink bubbles as he focused intently on the handheld game console in his hands. Owl was training his physical fitness, punch after punch landing on the sandbag, until with a young girl's shout, the sandbag was sent flying, causing Camellia to watch in shock.

"What happened? We caught that guy and he's locked in the basement now, so why does everyone look so tense..." Camellia stretched out a finger.

"How about we throw a celebration dinner tonight? My treat?"

"Camellia, next mission you're responsible for monitoring Mountain Crow's family's movements."

Owl blew out a breath, wiped the sweat from his body with a dry towel, hung it around his neck, and casually pushed the gloves in his hand toward Camellia.

The girl's tone was neither heavy nor light, but it made Camellia feel as if her self-esteem had been trampled. She placed the gloves on the table:

"I may be a bit willful, but I've never held everyone back, right? I know the importance of things, and this mission in the end wasn't very successful..."

"You just had to place a Chichu doll on that car to provoke them, and now look, it successfully agitated the family's loyal dog, and they're all over the streets looking for us." Night Owl glanced at the guilty-looking girl and said.

"As you wished, we'll all have to hide quietly for over half a month now. Satisfied, young lady?"

"I just wanted more people to know about the Dark Night Walker. We started out with that goal in mind, didn't we?" Camellia was a bit unwilling.

"Also, without my funding, a lot of things wouldn't have been possible, right? These gear, modification parts, even this basement, I bought and set them up. Without me, the Dark Night Walker wouldn't be where it is today..."

Everyone exchanged glances and all sighed helplessly. Night Owl said to Sparrow:

"I told you before, didn't I? This young lady is difficult to handle."

The young man looked at Camellia, his tone serious, raising a finger: "First, you insisted on joining us earlier, promising earnestly to follow orders, provide funding, and get along harmoniously with team members."

"Second, if you really can't stay, you can leave at any time, and the Dark Night Walker can return to how it was before."

"Don't you think your personality is too self-centered? Like everything revolves around you, whether it's Mountain Crow's family or us, have you really lowered yourself to see us as your companions, or just thought our ideals are interesting and you can order us around like servants?"

Camellia paused, unable to speak for a moment. No one had ever said such sharp words in front of her before.

She knew she was partly to blame for this, but she just couldn't bring herself to apologize, much less admit she'd done anything wrong. She just hoped for justice to be advocated, so one day all darkness would have nowhere to hide.

Noticing Camellia's awkward expression, everyone shook their heads and gradually got up, passing by her. Sparrow lightly jumped to her side, popping a pink bubble on the corner of his mouth:

"Alright, just reflect a little on your own issues, it was just a mission. When you go back to school this time, don't reveal any details of the mission to anyone."

"How could I possibly make such a low-level mistake." Camellia turned her head and said.

"Let's go." Sparrow waved his hand and left the hideout.

The surroundings quieted down, and the spacious room, dozens of square meters big, was left with only Camellia. She looked around, bit into the bitter gourd candy in her mouth, and unhappily opened the screen, planning to share today's events with You.

Without embellishment, she recounted the event once more and felt that the online friend who always understood her would surely understand her again. Before long, Xu Xiaoyou's message came through.

[You: Indeed, it's not great. How about apologizing to your companions?]

Camellia was stunned, unexpectedly typing out a lot of words, only to delete them all, her mind in chaos. Thinking back to her companions' last expressions, the bitter candy's sweetness started to spread in her mouth.

Even the always thoughtful You considered her to be wrong. Did she really go too far this time?

Camellia thought twice, not continuing the topic, and instead asked.

[: You, didn't you say before that you needed my help? Are you interested in joining us?]

On the other side, Xu Xiaoyou paused while brushing her teeth. Facing the olive branch the girl had suddenly extended, she looked up and saw Angelina also brushing teeth with her chin resting on her head. The latter raised her eyebrows:

"What are you looking at me for?"

This scene reminded her of the time back in the apartment long ago, only she was leaning on Anya back then. Time flies so fast, Xu Xiaoyou thought.

After brushing her teeth, Xu Xiaoyou didn't reply, continuing her previous conversation with Camellia. Instead, she went to the window with Angelina, under a strangely red celestial body high above, with steel skyscrapers of varying heights forming the city's night sky. Under the darkness, numerous violent incidents, crimes, and gang battles of varying scales were taking place, gunshots and flashes breaking the silence, forming a symphony of iron and fire. They clinked glasses and drank amidst the melody of sin.

Dragonfly Town, a humble little town overshadowed by Chichu Heaven, is squeezed between the giant Octopus Tower City and Louse Tower City, extending like a gorge between mountain ranges to the distance. The tallest buildings are no more than tens of meters, with colossal steel walls stretching out tens of thousands of miles on both sides, towering into the clouds like two giant guardians watching over the city.

Compared to the walls thousands of meters high in the two cities, Dragonfly Town appears as tiny as a speck of dust. Squadrons of fighter jets soar through the sky, transforming into eagles gliding through storms, heading for the blood-red eerie night.

Every second, millions of drone swarms are being produced from the fortifications on the walls, with four or five large transport planes jointly carrying War Titans to the sky. No one knows what exactly is happening within the two giant cities right now, but from the occasional explosive roars, it's not difficult to deduce that a war demanding countless lives is being fought.

The steel walls weren't constructed to repel external threats, but to prevent the flames of war from spreading to the towns outside, turning all of Chichu Heaven into scorched earth.

Inside the city is no longer fit for living creatures, having turned into a forbidden zone of life amidst endless warfare. This war has dragged on for nearly a century, with the enemy seemingly inexhaustible. No one knows how long the war will last or how long it will take before those inside the walls can reunite with their loved ones outside. Perhaps the battle will never cease until the last citizen of Chichu Heaven fights to the death.

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