Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 297 - 290: The Crazy Moumou

Chapter 297: Chapter 290: The Crazy Moumou

Tangmo raised her head, looking at him with a wronged expression. Her mouth hung open as if she wanted to say something, but all that came out were meaningless whimpers, eventually escalating to sobs.

Upon seeing her pitiful face, Luo’er found his heart softening momentarily. But once he thought about the dangers that had just transpired, he couldn’t help but draw in a sharp breath of fear.

"Melia..." Luo’er turned around, looking somewhat guiltily at her.

"Don’t worry, nothing happened today, I won’t tell Headquarters," Melia replied with a generous smile, seemingly having understood Luo’er’s concerns at a glance.

"Thank you!" Luo’er sighed in relief, expressing his heartfelt gratitude.

"No need for thanks, It is I who should be thanking you!" Melia replied with a smile.

"Little Ke, take your sister away!" Luo’er bowed his head, and without looking back, gave the order to Hu Daoke.

"Understood!" Hu Daoke seemed to read Luo’er’s tone, and realizing Luo’er was angry, he didn’t hesitate much. He just nodded and left the room carrying Tangmo.

"Luo’er, Luo’er I’m sorry, don’t leave me... sobbing..." Tangmo’s frenzy eventually turned into a helpless plea. She desperately grasped at the doorway and the walls, trying to stay, with Baiyue following closely behind and prying her hand away forcefully. Eventually, the strapping Hu Daoke managed to carry Tangmo away.

After Tangmo left, only Luo’er, Cheng Ziang, and Melia remained in the office. As they thought about everything that had just happened, no one knew what to say, and the atmosphere fell silent for a time.

"That, Melia..." After hesitating for a bit, Luo’er decided to break the silence.

"Let’s go, I’ll have someone clean up here later, take care on your way!" Once again, Melia preempted what he was going to say.

"I’m truly sorry..." Luo’er bowed apologetically at her, then beckoned to Cheng Ziang and left the room.

"What exactly happened?" As the two hurriedly walked down the corridor, Luo’er asked, somewhat exasperated.

"Uh, it seems Moumou saw the two of you enter the building and followed after. We thought it wasn’t a big deal, so we didn’t immediately stop her..." Knowing himself to be in the wrong, Cheng Ziang’s usual confidence was absent as he spoke.

"No big deal, no big deal? We were almost killed!" Luo’er broke out in a cold sweat at the memory of the recent events.

"Moumou’s state is definitely not normal. I think we should retreat back to Headquarters and put her in the Department of Psychiatry?" Cheng Ziang suggested, still feeling lingering fear.

"What’s the point of talking about this now?" Luo’er said somewhat irritably, "Odelanqi and Masya are gathering their forces in Lipei, who knows what they’re up to. Earth’s armies are about to mobilize, we can’t afford to have anything go wrong at this critical juncture!"

"Lipei?" Cheng Ziang was somewhat unfamiliar with the location.

"We’ll need to keep moving north to reach it. I have no idea what they’re doing with such a large number of people there," Luo’er said with a sigh.

"So, you’re saying to leave Moumou’s problem for now and prioritize completing our mission?" Cheng Ziang asked hesitantly.

"At present, that’s the only option. We can’t send her back to Headquarters alone. After all, she’s our only means of communication with the Advance Team." Luo’er replied helplessly.

"In hindsight, we should have had you handling the magic messenger. You just had to defer!" Cheng Ziang complained, recalling the events upon their arrival in the Otherworld.

"What’s the use in saying this now? We should focus on figuring out what to do about Moumou. She’s our comrade, we can’t just abandon her." Luo’er replied exasperatedly.

"Regardless, we can’t just let Moumou off for causing such a mess." Cheng Ziang continued, "Even if you don’t want to report this incident, you’ll have to discipline her within the team. Without punishment to accompany rewards, there will be dissatisfaction within the ranks, causing even a idyllic team to fall apart."

"I know, but how did it come to this - her jealousy escalating to the point of wanting to kill?" Luo’er retorted, puzzled.

"Did you notice that she seems to have become a different person? Although retaining the same memories and consciousness, her demeanor and character seem entirely different." Cheng Ziang asked with a furrowed brow.

"Indeed, I have noticed," Luo’er nodded in agreement, "The Moumou I know is just a child who never seems to grow up, prone to jealousy over minor issues, but she would never become so enraged as to consider killing."

"As if she’s a stranger occupying her body, a strange woman who’s selfish, greedy and extreme," Cheng Ziang mused.

"We grew up in a world with science, it’s best not to place much faith in such things!" Luo’er waved his hand dismissively, knowing Cheng Ziang was merely describing the situation, but he still found it somewhat mystical.

Although such a thing was impossible on Earth, in the Otherworld it was a different story. Although the magic here was equivalent to the technology of Earth, there were still many mysterious things that were difficult for one to comprehend.

"I dare say that Moumou’s sanity must have a problem!" after a moment of contemplation, Cheng Ziang came up with his own conclusion.

"Let’s deal with it after we get back home," Luo’er sighed and then said, "This is the time when everyone is needed. Let’s find a way to pacify her. As for settling the account with her, we will wait until we get back."

Although Luo’er was the type of captain who liked to cover shortcomings, Tangmo’s behavior made him form the resolution to severely punish her for the first time, to prevent her from making bigger mistakes later.

The two quickly returned to their rooms, where Tangmo was crying grievously, as if she was the one who was nearly killed earlier.

Luo’er approached Tangmo, looked down at her crying loudly, sighed softly, then asked, "What the hell happened?"

"Luo’er, I’m sorry, don’t leave me..." As soon as she saw Luo’er in front of her, Tangmo immediately wrapped her arms around his waist and burst into sobs.

"Don’t give me that!" Luo’er pulled her away harshly, then spoke furiously, "Do you know the magnitude of the trouble you almost caused today?"

"You...you are scolding me, blaming me too..." Her spirit was crushed by his fury, Tangmo sniffled, then whimpered, "But it was her who provoked me first..."

"So you wanted to kill her," Luo’er squatted down, grabbing her arm, and questioned her staringly, "Moumou, I never had a clue that you would be like this. You would want to kill someone just because they provoked you?"

"Anyone who takes Luo’er away deserves to die!" Tangmo huddled up, saying a chilling sentence in her pitiful tone.

Upon hearing this, Luo’er was basically able to confirm that Tangmo indeed had changed. The old her would not come up with such a horrifying sentence.

"Who the hell are you?" Luo’er stared at her and asked.

"I am Moumou!" Disappointingly, Tangmo looked at him, then murmured in a pitiful tone.

In her pitiful gaze, Luo’er saw deception and concealment. He pushed Tangmo away angrily and got up furiously, pacing back and forth in the room. Tangmo broke into another fit of weeping, which annoyed Luo’er even more.

Cheng Ziang remained silent, even the breathing sound was suppressed. Faced with such a tricky situation, he knew it was time for him to mediate. So he stepped forward and intercepted Luo’er, saying: "You once said that as a deputy captain, I am responsible for acting as a proxy when you are unable to manage the team, right?"

Luo’er was stunned for a moment, then looking at him, he sighed in relief and said sincerely, "I appreciate that!"

"Not at all, take a break!" Cheng Ziang patted him on the shoulder, then it brought a smile on his face.

The situation Luo’er mentioned that he could not manage the team did not only refer to his death or disappearance. Just like now, when he can’t manage the team members, he can let Cheng Ziang take the lead. Besides the superior-subordinate relationship with Tangmo, they also had an ambiguous relationship, so it was best to let Cheng Ziang, an outsider, deal with their affairs.

"You two go and comfort her, stop her crying!" Cheng Ziang pointed at Hu Daoke and Baiyue and ordered.

Actually, he didn’t have a good way to deal with the current situation, he could only move by touch. But as a direct stakeholder, Luo’er was not as effective at moving by touch as he. Now the most pressing matter was to stabilize the military spirit, and wait till after the completion of the mission and get back to base to decide how to handle and punish accordingly.

"Listen, we are leaving here soon. Moumou, later you send a message to the headquarters, inform them of our movements, lest they think we are still hanging around." As soon as the atmosphere eased a bit, Cheng Ziang gave them orders.

"Stop crying, Sister Moumou, the captain is already very angry. If you keep crying, he doesn’t want you anymore!" Hu Daoke comforted on the side.

Obviously, Luo’er still had a significant influence on Tangmo. Therefore, after hearing Hu Daoke’s words, although she was still grievance, she still choked back her tears.

"Yue’er, you go and pack things up. Let Old Hu handle it here." Cheng Ziang ordered.

"Roger that!" Compared with Tangmo, Baiyue looked much more sensible. Although she had been through a lot, she was still committed to her role dutifully under such a situation.

Cheng Ziang saw Baiyue’s sensible performance, then looked at Tangmo

making a scene again, the contrast between the two was immediately clear. If he were Luo’er, he would definitely choose Baiyue without any hesitation.

But who to choose was Luo’er’s business, after all, the girls liked him, not himself. As an outsider and a good friend of Luo’er, all he could do was to solve problems for him.

Now with the impending invasion of the Earth Army into the Otherworld, and the frequent mobilization of the Otherworld Army, it all put pressure on the Advance Team. They were selected as part of the Advance Team due to the war, but what if the war ended, where would they go then?

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