Reboot: Mechanic

The woman believed Shi Tian was eyeing her body, given that she was quite the beauty herself. 

And being so ferociously eyed by a man, especially if he was a stranger, would undoubtedly make a lady angry. 

"Relax yourself. Beauty or whatnot, they're just a bunch of flesh covering the skeleton." Shi Tian rolled his eyes and said calmly. 

It was true that he was staring at her, but it wasn't for any lewd thoughts. He was merely trying to inspect her injuries and find some similarities. 

"Hmph, then what is your choice? Kill me here and test your luck to get away? Or save me now so we both can have a chance of survival?" The woman promptly ignored that she was practically exposed at the moment because of her clothes being disheveled and torn apart. 

'To think I would commit such an amateur mistake due to greed.' Shi Tian could only resign to his fate and save her temporarily. 

Time was running out and who knows if the people chasing after her would arrive at any moment.

Rescue first and question later. 

Either way, Shi Tian wouldn't need to fear her at the moment since she was heavily injured. 

And he was quite powerful himself too- or at least that was what he thought. 

"Hold tightly," Shi Tian jumped down the crater and held her up. 

"If you attempt to move right now, then we're both going to die because of your wiggling and stalling." He then warned her when she attempted to wiggle a bit, most likely to avoid her boob from touching his chest. 

"Tsk, then watch where your right hand is touching." The woman hissed but dared not make a fuss. 

Even if Shi Tian's right hand was dangerously close to her boob or touched it occasionally, she could only remain still. She was currently immobile, and could only use her hand, otherwise, she wouldn't have needed to rely on him.

Meanwhile, Shi Tian ignored her glare and quickly carried her away from the scene. 

He didn't run back to the bustling crowd but used a different route that doesn't have many people to avoid attention. The woman in his arm was almost exposed and covered in blood, so if he went back to the crowded street, it would have attracted attention instantly. 

And when that happened, the people after he would know where she had gone, which would result in his rescue as pointless. 

"Where are we heading to?" The woman asked.

"Just be quiet and stop your curiosity." Shi Tian coldly replied. She was being carried now and didn't need to worry about being spotted compared to him. 

Being scolded harshly, the woman could only keep quiet and reminded herself to remember this debt. 

Seeing her really follow his command, a sense of sweetness blossomed in Shi Tian's mind. He got tricked, so it was only right that he gets some revenge, albeit only a little. 

After running for a few minutes, Shi Tian was pondering where to bring this woman to. The woman was heavily injured, but bringing her to a hospital would definitely attract a lot of unwanted attention. Not to mention, it was plausible that the enemies were already waiting there. 

In addition, a hospital would definitely require registration to receive medical care, and with his uncertain identity, that was equivalent to selling himself out.

And almost as if the woman knew some mind-reading skills, she suddenly said, "Just bring me to a safe place and I can recuperate slowly."

"You act as if there are any safe places out there." Shi Tian said, wanting to just drop her off already. 

The commotion of the blast was quite loud, yet he hadn't heard any movement from the soldiers. Even though he had taken a discreet route, he should still be able to hear soldiers running toward the scenery, but nope, not a single frantic voice could be heard. 

This goes to show that the soldiers couldn't be bothered about the blasting sound unless it occurred in the inner zone. The true safe place is if one is residing in the inner zone because any place other than that is negligent by the military. 

"Then what now?" The woman then asked. It wasn't as if he was carrying her and running amok was going to do anything either.

"How powerful are your enemies and do you know who they are?" Shi Tian asked, increasing his speed. 

"They are from the White Syndicate and their power is mysterious, to be honest."

"What's their power compared to the Crimson Mage then?" 

"Hmm, they probably won't dare to mess with the Crimson Mage. I have heard of the Crimson Mage's reputation, and not even the military was willing to cross against her. But why are you asking about her?" The woman asked curiously, clearly confused by the sudden mention of the Crimson Mage.

Meanwhile, Shi Tian didn't bother to reply and merely continued to run forward, causing some displeasure to the woman.

'Just when have I ever been disrespected like this before?' The woman grumbled inwardly but didn't dare to make any movement or comments. As much as she hated to admit it, her current circumstance truly didn't allow her any leverage toward Shi Tian. 

She was like a sitting duck, waiting for Shi Tian to do as he pleased, even if he was being intentionally rude to her.

Time slowly passed by, and Shi Tian finally arrived back at the apartment complex after taking multiple detours. He was afraid that the people chasing after them would spot them easily, so he was purposely going in the wrong direction occasionally to misdirect them.

Of course, the enemy might have stopped chasing since he hadn't felt any presence behind, but it was better to be safe than sorry.

Carrying the woman tightly on his arm, Shi Tian rushed toward the elevator and scanned his pupil on the sensor, activating it to head toward the 4th floor right away.

It was only when Shi Tian entered his room did he finally relax his emotion. 

Closing the door behind with his leg, he then threw the woman toward the couch without care for her injuries, treating her as if she was some garbage. 

'Talk about a plan going awry.' Shi Tian thought to himself. He wanted to get some food to eat, but instead of food, he got a troublesome woman.