Things happened too suddenly.
No, it's more accurate to say Something Unto Death got too excited and immediately struck with a single blade, clearly arranging things for Sunday.
"You mean the target is Sunday?"
In response to Pei Guang's question, Something Unto Death humanely nodded and waved a claw, indicating its task was complete and it could move on to poke another target.
Although it failed yesterday to send Pei Guang and Firefly, it managed to stab a pair of siblings next, making them part of a Halovian Winged Burger, and it still felt very satisfied.
Pei Guang: "Ah..."
Pei Guang felt a bit blank in his head; the pace of this plot was as sudden as experiencing a romance story when suddenly the love interest is stabbed to death.
Although he wouldn't be sad for Sunday being stabbed, once this guy gets stabbed, his status as a five-star good citizen would be in jeopardy!
At this moment, not only Pei Guang was stunned; March 7th and Firefly also looked ahead dumbfounded.
"What just happened? I saw Mr. Sunday come and then... got stabbed dead in one slash?"
Firefly: "Its target is... Sunday?"
Pei Guang nodded: "Seems like it, but..."
Looking at the puddle of liquid on the ground, Pei Guang calmly took out many bottles and collected Sunday's fluid.
Previously when communicating with Sunday, he gave him one bottle, but he saved more on his side, and now that Sunday was dead, he collected this preparation as well.
Family means keeping everything neat and tidy, so when he meets this pair of siblings again, he can bring out two pairs, one for each sibling.
After safely packing the siblings, Pei Guang focused his gaze on March 7th: "March, hurry back to either Himiko or Stelle's side. When you get back, just truthfully explain the situation to everyone."
"Eh? What about you guys?"
Pei Guang: "We'll probably play with the Family people a bit more. The Family's power lets them sense each other, so at the moment Sunday died, he must have transmitted the scene to everyone in the Family. Trouble~"
Previous times he was mistaken for a wanted criminal; a few hours ago, he became an unanimous armored warrior. Wearing armor and playing around casually, no one knew who he was.
But now, the whole Family probably already knows who was the last person Sunday saw before dying.
If Firefly wasn't present, it could all be explained, but the problem is Firefly.
Firefly is an illegal stowaway, and because of their connection, Sunday hadn't pursued it, turning a blind eye.
Now Sunday's dead, and there's an illegal stowaway present, things are different. The Family might not investigate the Trailblazers deeply, but will definitely be after Firefly.
But it's not a big problem; being wanted isn't serious. Something Unto Death likes him now, so if he meets enemies he can't beat, he can let it send them down.
Pei Guang's serious look made March 7th shiver: "You wouldn't be thinking of blowing this place up, right?"
March 7th often hears Pei Guang talk about blowing up the company; maybe this time he'll practice with Penacony? Hard to tell.
Blowing up the Corporation is one thing, but Penacony... March 7th really likes it.
Pei Guang: "Relax~ why blow it up? This city has all kinds of problems, but I think the overall setup is good. Being wanted isn't a big deal. Once the truth comes out, the wanted status will be canceled, and even negative impressions can turn into positive double-fold!"
Pei Guang remains calm about being wanted by accident. After all, he's just a five-star good citizen.
No big deal.
March 7th: "Phew! That's good. Then... we'll head back first."
Pei Guang: "Go ahead~"
March 7th nodded seriously and then teleported back to Himiko's side.
Things happened suddenly here. They can be sure Sunday isn't really dead, but if the Family misunderstands, it will be troublesome.
As Trailblazers, they can easily explain it: the Family won't make things hard for them, but Firefly is different.
Besides, judging by Pei Guang's look, he seems to have other plans? So first, March 7th heads back to explain the situation to Himiko.
After March 7th left, Firefly nervously asked: "What should we do? Are we waiting for the Family to catch us?"
Pei Guang smiled: "No way. Do I look like someone who'd surrender easily? Moreover..."
Pei Guang looked at Robin and the Family's letter in his hand and smiled.
Through Robin, it's certain that the Family's higher-ups definitely have problems.
Originally, Pei Guang didn't want to escape and just wanted to quietly finish existing tasks, following clues little by little to find the mastermind and enter true Penacony.
But now since Sunday is stabbed, the Family might be focusing on him, so he might as well go big.
Of course, considering Firefly is real, having March 7th explain the situation to Himiko is insurance.
In the past, playing games had limited ways to hold back and had to follow planned storylines. But now it's completely free, so he naturally needs some backup plans. If his ideas cause too much loss, he can quickly switch tasks to reduce damage.
As for himself? Pei Guang naturally has backup methods.
He took out his phone and contacted Xipe Cake.
"Help help help~ Is there a way to let the Family know it's me but not have them find out in reality? I accidentally killed a Family leader. Since I sent him over there, I'm thinking of sending them all over. If they become bosses on the Family's turf, they're tough to fight; sending them to new maps might make them easier to handle without Family support."
On the other end, Xipe Cake sitting at a round table saw Pei Guang's message and quickly replied.
Since Sunday was already sent over, Pei Guang didn't bother explaining and decided to send all he could over there to take them down one by one where there seems to be no Family support.
Moreover, when they meet Robin there, it can also prove the innocence of him and Firefly.
"What? They're going to kill the Watchmaker?"
Pei Guang thought that the "Watchmaker" probably wasn't such a reckless member of that Family to be sent alone.
As for the idea that Robin and the Watchmaker were enemies…
Pei Guang instead felt that perhaps the Watchmaker wasn't the real enemy at all. The one who silenced Robin might be the true culprit.
Robin's letter had said that there was a problem with the Family's internal Harmony. Xipe Cake herself bluntly remarked that the Family's Harmony wasn't very harmonious.
And Robin clearly stated that the negative influence came from the Family's upper ranks.
But was the Watchmaker one of the upper ranks? No. Judging by the current situation, the Watchmaker was even called a "traitor."
The fact that they needed to use Something Unto Death, this kind of secretive assassination method, to send people stealthily into a new map proved enough that the "Watchmaker" didn't have the power to influence the Family.
In that case, Robin and the Watchmaker shouldn't be enemies. And those clock tricks that the Watchmaker's kid demonstrated, to Pei Guang's eye, seemed to share the same essence as Harmony.
It wouldn't be surprising if Robin met the Watchmaker's apprentice and thought they were more harmonious than the Penacony Family itself, then teamed up with the Watchmaker's apprentice and Misha to take down the final boss together.
Of course, it could also turn out that the Watchmaker was the final boss. Then, joining the Family members to fight the Watchmaker would be… delightful as well.
Perfect. Absolutely perfect. Pei Guang rated his improvised plan with a full five stars.