"Oh ho?"
Seeing Gremiel about to unleash his full power, but instead getting knocked unconscious by a single chop to the back of the head, Enchino couldn't help but show a playful expression. Although he was initially stunned, he quickly 'understood' the situation.
"Heh, as expected of Lady Liana, even though your strength has greatly diminished, your judgment of the situation hasn’t declined."
"You knew that Gremiel couldn’t be my opponent, so you took the initiative to knock him out to avoid your childhood sweetheart getting hurt."
"Heh, since Lady Liana is so considerate, I won’t kill him."
"Of course, the condition is that you also cooperate like this afterward and come back with me. Otherwise, not only will your little lover lose his life, but you’ll also suffer a bit yourself."
Gazing at the stunningly beautiful girl, Enchino spoke from a victorious position, with a sense of superiority.
Enchino was genuinely excited,
Just thinking about the once proud and invincible Divine Daughter, now weakened and forced to submit to him, a smile involuntarily tugged at the corner of his mouth.
However,
Enchino felt a little awkward.
Because,
After making his declaration, ‘Liana’ didn’t take any submissive action, not even a glance in his direction.
Enchino’s brow twitched.
"Uh, hey?!"
...
Completely ignoring Enchino's awkwardness, Bai Lianyue silently crouched down, thoughtfully observing the back of Gremiel's head.
In a way,
Enchino’s judgment wasn’t wrong; Bai Lianyue’s purpose in knocking out Gremiel was indeed to avoid a fight between the two. However, the true reason was to protect the vegetables, fruits, and other nutrient-rich food she had worked so hard to gather.
She had planned to make a big meal for the children when she got back.
After knocking out Gremiel, Bai Lianyue also began to ponder a serious question.
Hmm,
According to Severine, after stabilizing her power, she needed to use ‘Liana’s’ identity to infiltrate the Westveta Alliance.
But it seemed that everything she had done so far didn’t quite match the identity of the Divine Daughter, did it?
Not very elegant,
Her tone and demeanor were completely off.
This blonde man, though he had some issues, seemed very familiar with Liana. What if, after he calms down, he realizes something’s wrong? What if he figures out that she’s not Liana, but that Liana has already been taken over?
Wouldn’t that ruin her plans?
With that in mind, Bai Lianyue decided to be cautious.
Of course, she didn’t plan to kill him to silence him. When it came to the Solrog family, Bai Lianyue could be very extreme. But in most cases, she didn’t want to kill innocent humans.
With that in mind, what she could do was... make him forget for a while.
"Spiritual energy circulates through the acupoints... hmm, I think it’s the Baiwei acupoint? If I hit there, it should cause temporary amnesia."
She muttered to herself as she raised her hand and gently struck Gremiel’s head.
"Thud!"
"No, no, it’s not this, Severine said it should be a bit lower."
"Thud!"
"No, no, I got it wrong, it’s not Baiwei, that’s for suppressing **. It should be the Tiangang acupoint."
"Thud!"
"Wait, I got it wrong again, that’s for treating constipation..."
... "Thud thud thud thud XN"...
After a series of attempts, Gremiel’s head was embedded into the stone floor, wisps of smoke rising from the back of his head.
Looking at her work, Bai Lianyue nodded with satisfaction.
"I remember now, it’s the Huiling acupoint! Hehe~ All done!"
However,
While Bai Lianyue was satisfied, someone else's frustration reached its peak at that moment.
You,
You actually,
Ignored me?!!
Seeing that Bai Lianyue still hadn’t acknowledged him, Enchino clenched his fists in frustration. As the leader of the Red Demons mercenary group and a peak Heaven’s Decree master, Enchino was a respected figure wherever he went.
As a strong person, he naturally had the pride and self-esteem that came with it.
In the past, Liana had looked down on him, viewing him as a merciless killer for money, and Enchino had accepted that. But now? With her strength drastically reduced, with her aura no stronger than a third-tier, and she still dared to treat him like this?
Did she really think she was the once untouchable saintess?
Now that he thought about it, the employer only said to bring her back, without specifying that she had to be brought back in one piece.
With that,
"It looks like I’ll need to teach you a lesson..."
After making his decision, Enchino suddenly ripped off his coat.
As the coat fell,
With the release of crimson spiritual energy, his body was fully exposed.
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Underneath his coat, most of Enchino’s body was covered in metal, with silver and deep red mechanical parts intertwined, radiating a cold, technological aura. A red energy core was embedded in the center of his chest, emitting blinding light, like a flickering flame.
Power conduits ran across his arms and torso, each muscle contraction accompanied by a slight mechanical hum. These precision structures showcased extraordinary power and speed.
As his chest core began to operate, blood-red veins spread across his face, and terrifying heat began to emanate from Enchino, expanding outward from his body.
Enchino’s aura rose rapidly, climbing from a high Heaven’s Decree level to the peak, and he was even on the verge of breaking through to the Realm of Reclusion.
The powerful spiritual energy fluctuations then rushed toward Bai Lianyue like a collapsing sky.
"See this? This is the twelfth-generation power core made by Yue Linglong, capable of boosting the user's power by forty percent."
"Looks like I misjudged earlier. You really didn’t plan on cooperating."
"But it’s fine, I’m generous. I’ll give you one more chance."
"Liana Anlosi, come quietly with the restraints, and we can leave together!"
...
However, even after unleashing his power and making such threats, the blue-haired girl still showed no intention of cooperating. Instead, she continued to fiddle with something on Gremiel’s body.
At this, Enchino completely lost his patience.
The roaring flames once again condensed in Enchino’s hand.
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"Come with me, you filthy woman! Oh, by the way, not just you, your three daughters too. I don’t know where you hid them, but if you know what’s good for you, give me your daughters!"
With that, Enchino assumed an attacking stance.
"Otherwise, don’t blame me for being rude!"
It turned out that Enchino’s threat had some effect.
Because, upon hearing those words, Bai Lianyue’s movements suddenly stopped, and a strange expression flickered in her emerald eyes.
—"Give me your daughters!"—
The words echoed in her mind, and it seemed like some unpleasant memories resurfaced.
Bai Lianyue’s beautiful face gradually darkened as those memories emerged.
The next moment,
Bai Lianyue slightly turned her head, her hollow and chilling gaze fixing on the fiery man floating in the air.
—"Speaking of which, winter’s coming, and my new home still needs a heater..."—
...
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"Enchino-Corde. Leader of the Red Demons Mercenary Group."
"Peak Heaven’s Decree master."
"One of the experts hired by the Marshal to assist in the search for Liana and her daughter."
"This guy..."
"Enmm, what happened to him?"
Looking at the projection report in her hand, the female recorder, Lena, muttered to herself, confused.
As she spoke, she glanced ahead, looking at the figure surrounded by several investigators.
That figure was none other than Enchino, the peak Heaven’s Decree master.
However, now Enchino was no longer the imposing figure he once was.
His body was sprawled amidst the rubble, the once powerful mechanical body now completely disassembled and shattered. The mechanical limbs lay scattered around, wires and conduits hanging weakly like torn blood vessels. The metallic sheen had dimmed due to the damage.
His face still bore the expression from when he was alive, his pupils vacant, filled with fear and disbelief, as though unable to accept his defeat and death. His mouth was slightly open, as though trying to say something, but no sound came out.
And in his chest, where his power core once resided, there was now an empty, charred hole...
The whole scene was grotesque, causing Lena to instinctively feel a wave of nausea.
"This guy... was he torn apart by some monster?"