269: Chapter 269 Pain

The red light in her eyes slowly faded, returning to their original gold. The black mist on her Power Of Will also dissipated, revealing its original golden color...

But before she could recover her senses, a piercing pain suddenly shot through her mind.

Oh no... The energy consumed from activating the Star Pattern earlier hadn't recovered yet, and she had just forced its activation again, only to be interrupted halfway... The Power Of Will in her spiritual sea was in disarray once more...

Xing Yaoyan clutched her head. Her hands had already reverted from wolf claws back to delicate, human hands.

The moment her sanity returned, she realized how crazy she had just been. The scene of almost dying when her Power Of Will went out of control was still vivid in her mind, yet she had dared to force the power of the Star Pattern just now...

"No... I can't pass out... I have to retreat first..."

But the pain in her head was still intensifying. Now, just the mere thought of using her Power Of Will would cause her entire body to spasm, let alone run away.

Xing Yaoyan raised her head, struggling to open one eye as she looked with great effort at the Cleaner, who stood frozen in place before her.

Right now, she had no combat capability left. Even an ordinary person like Secretary Wu Ming could kill her with a gentle touch.

"Why... Why was it just a bit off again this time... Why?!" she roared at him unwillingly, tears shimmering in her eyes.

Only now, knowing that her revenge plan had failed, did Xing Yaoyan finally lose her disguise and begin to sob sorrowfully.

Gradually, her vision blurred, and her body collapsed uncontrollably...

Her body was caught by a pair of strong arms.

Qian Mo gently stroked the pendant at the girl's collar—the token of his feelings—and looked at the white-robed girl in his arms with eyes full of complexity.

It turned out she wasn't like what she had said at all. Her heart was consumed by thoughts of revenge at every waking moment, to the point where she had even joined the Star Cult and become a core member...

He had a general understanding that to become a Star Cult Priest, one had most likely done a lot of dirty work for the Star Cult, and who knew how many innocent lives they had taken.

Suddenly, memories of the scenes in the underground bar flashed through his mind, and a wave of irritation surged in his heart.

Back then, he had thought she knew nothing about it, and he had even been moved by her coming to save him.

But now, knowing her identity as a member of the Star Cult, everything he couldn't understand before seemed to have an explanation.

Why she knew the retreat route in the amusement park back then, why that terrifyingly powerful little girl had let them go, why that Star Cult Priest had temporarily changed their route, and why he could faintly sense the Breath of the Abyss from her...

Combined with the information he had previously obtained from Yun Long about the Star Cult's constant coveting of him...

"Was everything fake... Was it all an act just to get close to me..."

The people of the Star Cult had killed his parents, killed his most respected instructor, and destroyed the homes and lives of so many innocent people...

"You Star Cult bastards deserve to die..."

Qian Mo gritted his teeth, his face dark, his body trembling uncontrollably with anger.

If his past self had felt nothing about this, after experiencing so much in this new life, he now had a different understanding of life.

He was no longer the cold-blooded executioner of the past; now, he cherished and respected life. Before taking assassination missions, he would even check if the target truly deserved to die, which would have been absolutely impossible for him in his previous life...

"But... why does it have to be you..."

[Ding! The "Memory Reading Probe" has finished its run. Successfully read the portion of Leng You's memory requested by the Host...]

The System's voice suddenly rang out, like a bucket of cold water dousing the burning irritation in Qian Mo's heart.

This "Memory Reading Probe" was a precious item Qian Mo had exchanged from the System. It could read a portion of a person's memory. Moreover, it was extremely stealthy; as long as it was inserted into the target's body, the retrieved data would be uploaded directly to the System, after which it would automatically dissipate without leaving a single trace...

He had stabbed it into Leng You's neck the instant he pushed him toward Secretary Wu Ming.

Of course, he wasn't kind enough to actually spare someone who wanted to kill him. At the same time he stabbed the probe into his body, he had also slipped a miniature bomb inside...

Thinking of this, he took out a small button from the System space.

After a moment of thought, he placed it into the hand of the girl in his arms.

He knew Xing Yaoyan had always wanted to kill Leng You with her own hands. Even though he now knew her true identity, he still couldn't help but consider her feelings, hoping to help her fulfill her long-cherished wish...

*Beep.*

Qian Mo looked at the button that had turned to ash in the girl's hand and smiled dotingly.

Her grip was still as strong as ever; she was only supposed to press the button lightly, but she had actually crushed it directly...

But, it was finally over...

Before long, the purple Domain at the doorway slowly dissipated...

"Qiming... Are you okay..."

Seeing the youth raising his head over there and the girl in his arms, the words Huan Wuxing was about to say got stuck in her throat.

In the next moment, she suddenly spun around and shouted at Ming, who was holding his waist and panting slightly over there:

"Hey! How dare you beat Qiming up like this! I'll fight you to the death!!!"

The next instant, she suddenly turned into a streak of purple light and crashed into Ming, carrying him along a zigzagging path upward. Before long, she carved out a purple pathway leading to the outside...

...

Qian Mo watched this scene in utter bewilderment.

He had absolutely no idea what this First Seat Priest of the Star Cult was doing, but since things had come to this... running away first was the best policy!

He hurriedly carried the unconscious Xing Yaoyan on his back and fled outward along this pathway. As long as they escaped the Spirit Array that blocked the space, he could use the Stealth Talisman he bought from the System to escape with Xing Yaoyan.

As for his poor boss... Sorry to trouble you, Mr. Ming...

...

A few minutes earlier.

Secretary Wu Ming, who had just escaped from below carrying Leng You on his back, was panting heavily.

But before he could even catch his breath, he was pleasantly surprised to see Chief Mo Zhao, who had come to support them.

He hurriedly ran over, preparing to hand over the mayor on his back to him.

"Chief Mo... *pant*... The Mayor was just attacked by a Star Cult Priest. They are still down there, hurry..."

As he spoke, his pupils suddenly dilated, and his mouth began to twitch involuntarily.

The warmth unique to fresh blood splashed onto his face, the splattered blood dyeing his eyes crimson.

The mayor's head... had fallen off...