Clown Game
Chapter 414 - 392: Eniak

Chapter 414: Chapter 392: Eniak

Chen Xiao raised an eyebrow, put away her gun, and opened the door.

Outside stood a woman who, without a touch of makeup, still managed to exude an otherworldly elegance, clad in simple attire. Even so, she looked absolutely more beautiful than those women in the streets who went to great lengths to dress themselves up.

What didn’t match her subtle facial features, however, was the casual way she leaned against the door with an impatient demeanor.

"How... did you know I was here?" Chen Xiao eyed the woman suspiciously and did not let her in, while also stealing glances down the empty corridor.

"Of course I knew, otherwise why do you think I found an investor who lives in the same neighborhood as you!" she answered.

"Have you been watching me all this time?"

"Don’t say it like that, I’ve been helping you." With those words, the woman pushed past Chen Xiao and walked straight into the apartment.

Immediately, she found herself face to face with a room full of people.

"Hello everyone, I’m a friend of Chen Xiao, you can call me Shan Nai." The woman suddenly shifted her demeanor, greeting everyone warmly and gracefully.

Then Chen Xiao followed suit, clearly displeased, "We’re not friends at all. In fact, not long ago I got taken to a police station because of her and spent a night there. Oh right, her name—no need to bother remembering it since she changes it every other day." He then frowned, "Speaking of which, why is your name so strange this time?"

Shan Nai shrugged without any of her initial grace, "My family sells medicine, so they named me after a medicinal herb. I have an older sister named Huang Lian, oh, and a brother..."

"Alright, alright, I’m not interested in hearing about your victims this time." Chen Xiao raised his hand in a give-up gesture and then turned his head towards A-Ming, who was still cautious and clearly confused.

"This is A-Ming. You’ve probably known about him for a while."

Chen Xiao then pointed at Shan Nai, "Although you may not have met this person, you should have heard about her... the one among the seven of us who never wanted to join a side."

"The Crow?!!" A-Ming was startled; of course, he was only surprised internally and didn’t shout out loud. In reality, he simply nodded at her, "Hello!"

Seeing A-Ming’s greeting, the others seemed to relax a little.

"Alright, there’s so many of us here, let’s save the introductions for later. What can you help us with at this time? And who exactly sent you?" Chen Xiao asked.

Shan Nai stepped over the upturned floorboards and casually trod on the utterly transformed runes on the ground, then sat down on the sofa, "Who sent me to help? I can’t answer that for now because that person asked me not to tell. As for how I can help..." She chuckled, "I know the location of every continental division of the Order Foundation!"

"What!?" The postal worker jumped up. Over the past few centuries, The Splitters’ forebears had sacrificed countless lives to finally learn the location of the Asian Foundation. Although they had visited the Pacific Division a few months ago, it was only through a "gate," and the exact location of this division remained a mystery. Hence, the news Shan Nai brought was as important as the Foundation discovering the location of The Splitters’ base.

Although A-Ming’s reaction wasn’t as strong, he clenched his hands tightly...

But then, he let go, powerless.

"If only you had told us sooner, now... it’s too late." He said, head bowed.

"Why? Aren’t we always looking for each other? Even if they are one step ahead, as long as..." The postal worker started to raise his voice, then suddenly stopped, as if he had just remembered something important.

"Eniak has been destroyed, we can no longer hack into their systems. Reina’s immunity to electronics is simply not enough..." A-Ming said softly, his expression downcast.

Yes, with Eniak destroyed, it wasn’t just about losing the shield and being discovered by the Foundation. Without the computational power for everything, The Splitters had lost their ability to counter the Dead Sea Script. Every action brings endless consequences, and every deed or word cannot escape the recording of the Dead Sea Script. Even the slightest motion, stepping on an ant or sneezing, will leave a trace. Their every move, thought, and intention would be stripped bare to the holder of the Script.

In such a scenario, what use was it to know the location of the Foundation’s division?

Shan Nai also spread her hands innocently, "There was nothing I could do. Even the Foundation couldn’t find you, let alone me. If I hadn’t placed a tracker on Chen Xiao, I wouldn’t have been able to find you here either."

"Ah?" Chen Xiao exclaimed, "I have a tracker on me? Where?" As soon as he asked, his expression fell, "Oh... was it that card?"

"Mmhmm." Shan Nai hummed, as if it were obvious.

The others, at that moment, had no interest in the tracker.

"Does that mean... we can only hide here forever?" The nurse asked.

Nobody answered her, as a sense of despair spread throughout the room.

Suddenly!

Chen Xiao seemed to sense something; his eyes widened as he reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone.

This phone, once he had been listed as an item for containment, had lost all functionality. Chen Xiao had been careful to turn it off, planning to destroy it completely at a better time since the odds were high that it contained some sort of tracking device.

But now, the phone had turned on by itself.

Chen Xiao watched as the screen slowly lit up and various fragmented lines appeared, then converged...

(;◉∀)オッ(∀◉)◉ハッ(;∀)◉◉

...

"Hey hey, this style... could it be..." Chen Xiao couldn’t help but exclaim.

Seeing Chen Xiao’s reaction, everyone else hurried over while the phone emitted a sound.

"Uh... uh... where am I?"

Chen Xiao holding up the screen shouted, "I knew it, what kind of new development are you bringing at this time?"

"I... feel a bit scattered..."

TV-kun said intermittently.

"Can clearly see you’re a mess, your expressions aren’t even forming properly."

"I... feel... like I’m filled with power!!"