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At Daikanyama 2-Chome, in front of a convenience store, inside a sedan.
"A player with the ability to stop time, just died like that?!" Turquoise Pool opened his eyes, in disbelief.
"If it were "jojo"... it would be normal, I guess." Li Qianxia also found himself at a loss for words.
"Drive the car a bit farther away." Turquoise Pool instructed the driver.
Facing an enemy who could truly stop time, no amount of caution was excessive, and she had already prepared to abandon the mission.
To abandon the mission wasn't to flee, but to covet the mysterious artifact on Storm's person.
She didn't want to swap bodies herself, but it could be used to enhance her subordinates' strength, and also to prevent others from swapping bodies with her!
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Shibuya Intersection, Tokyo time 20:18.
The intersection was filled with smoking craters, strewn everywhere with charred debris.
