"Are you planning to use this to hurt the marshal?"
The young man wearing a black and white clown mask gently kicked the golden bullet on the ground with his toes. How could this kind of thing hurt the marshal?
Zhang Ping looked at him in fear.
While the youth was distracted, he quickly powered his ability to escape.
Drinking blood and turning into a monster could get him more power, a power that was even more powerful than the out-of-control person. Zhang Ping landed on a tree in a sorry state, holding his breath in panic. He was clutching his black gun tightly and using the dense foliage to hide his figure.
The threat of death made his hands and feet tremble.
Got rid of it?
What the hell was going on with that monster?!
"Zhang Ping, can you tell me how you want to hurt the marshal?"
A clear and crisp voice traveled into his ears.
Zhang Ping instantly stiffened as a creepy chill rose from the bottom of his heart.
The young man wearing a clown mask sat cross-legged next to him at an unknown time, wagging his tail behind him as he said in an intimate tone, "I won't tell anyone else other than Fourth Uncle oh."
He seemed to have a very good temper.
The intimate tone was like that of a best friend sharing a little secret, but at a time like this, no one would feel that he was making friends with them.
"I won't say anything even if I die."
Zhang Ping was trembling with fear. He knew very well that he would die soon. When he made up his mind to drink the blood and become a monster, he had already prepared himself for death.
This unknown being in front of him was definitely Qin Qi's accomplice. Even if he were skinned and torn apart, he would never let that hypocrite Qin Qi know about their plan.
His scarlet eyes were filled with intense killing intent and hatred. He immediately drew his dagger from his waist with the intention of cutting himself, but his body suddenly stiffened when he met the bizarre clown mask.
"Zhang Ping, don't make a move oh."
The young man sitting cross-legged on the tree slightly tilted his head sideways, his waist-length scorpion braid hanging down, his voice carrying a hint of compulsion, "Tell me about your purpose."
The half-body tall black wings trembled slightly. His tail gently sliced through the air, and his black and white clown mask's smile was exaggerated and twisted like a demon from hell. Zhang Ping's movement with the dagger froze.
As if he was unable to control himself, his throat let out a huffing sound. The dagger fell to the ground, and he arched his back and pinched his neck hard to try to stop this, but it still didn't help.
As his lips opened and closed, he heard himself say:
"Sheng Cheng told me to kill Wei Duo."
Kill Wei Duo?
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"But you can't hurt Wei Duo either."
Ya Xiao wagged his tail and turned to him seriously.
The young man wearing a clown mask had a cheerful tone and was simply a different person from just a moment ago. Thinking of his uncontrolled body, Zhang Ping stiffened. He once again realized that the other party was not a normal human being or perhaps not even a human.
Fear of the unknown instantly spread throughout his body, every pore urging him to escape.
However, before he could make a move, his skin felt as if it was being scraped by a sharp blade. His blood flow increased and reversed. Extreme pain came from his spine and swept through his entire body.
Zhang Ping's eyes instantly widened. His eyes were filled with disbelief and desperate fear.
He whimpered and swallowed something in his throat. Tears mixed with blood continued to overflow from his eyes. Under Ya Xiao's curious gaze, he let out a mournful scream. In the blink of an eye, his entire body was torn apart, his blood dripping down the branches of the tree.
Ya Xiao: Wow!
The system that just arrived: ......
So bloody, help.
Almost at the same time as the scream rang out, Soren, who was blocking off the banquet hall nearby, had already arrived at the courtyard.
His pupils shrunk slightly, his eyes swept over the ground filled with blood and debris, and a rustling sound came from a dark shadow that flashed through the trees.
Soren quickly stepped over the outer wall of the courtyard, but there was no trace of it outside long ago, and the eyes on his gas mask revealed a look of astonishment.
If he was not mistaken, the person just now had huge black wings and a tail growing behind him...
The escort guards patrolling around the area also rushed over at this time. Seeing the blood clumps falling from the trees, the captain of the escort guards' expression changed, and he immediately arranged for the personnel to deal with it.
Noticing Soren standing on the outer wall, the escort captain hurriedly jogged over after receiving the results of his subordinate's analysis and reported on the current situation:
"Reporting to the adjutant, the unidentified blood clots over there have been analyzed as a human corpse. The method of death is consistent with Clay's in the hall. Arrangements are being made for the commissioner to take samples."
Soren, who was wearing a gas mask, jumped down from the wall, "I'll report to the marshal, I'll leave this to you first."
"Yes!"
Meanwhile, Ya Xiao avoided the surveillance and the guards. He managed to bypass the courtyard's outer wall and enter the second-floor restroom.
The effect of the Great Demon Experience Voucher was lifted.
The slender youth transformed into a young man with porcelain-white skin, and his waist-length scorpion braid changed back to short, slightly curled black hair as he lowered his head to straighten his tuxedo.
Ya Xiao was wearing a white casual dress from the system's warehouse when he transformed, but he now had changed back into his tuxedo. Along with that, he wore his favorite silver ear bone studs.
Of course, the clown mask from earlier had long since been placed in his system storage.
[Host, Soren saw your back.]
The system was a bit flustered.
[It's fine.]
Ya Xiao was just worried about being known which was why he used the Demon Experience Voucher and changed his form.
The tail hidden inside his pants flicked. He raised his hand, touched his ear studs, and asked thoughtfully, [So, Clay inside the meeting hall is also dead?]
[Yes.]
The system couldn't help but feel disgusted at the thought of that scene: [It should all be Sheng Cheng's doing. The assassination plan failed, and he actually directly exterminated his two subordinates.]
Ya Xiao hadn't commented.
He was curious as to how Sheng Cheng managed to do this.
After all, when spending time with the original book's protagonist group, Sheng Cheng's persona had always been that of an avenger who hated Qin Qi and was just an ordinary person from start to finish.
Looking at it now, the other party's portrayal in the book should not be simple.
Of course, as long as the other party doesn't harm the villain, this matter has nothing to do with him, Ya Xiao thought as he returned to the banquet hall with brisk steps.
At this moment, the banquet hall was still a bit chaotic.
As soon as he entered, Ya Xiao had a bewildered expression as if he had no idea what was going on. He found Mist in the crowd.
After seeing Ya Xiao who he hadn't seen for a while, Mist, the adjutant, was relieved and still a bit puzzled. He briefly explained the matter and then asked, "I haven't seen you for a while, where have you been for such a long time?"
"I was going to the restroom, and on the way, I accidentally fell and got my clothes dirty." Ya Xiao seemed a bit embarrassed talking about this, he pointed to his waist which was still a bit damp, it was obvious that he was cleaning and drying his tuxedo before.
Putting on a full show, if Mist checked the surveillance, he could indeed see the scene of Ya Xiao's fall.
Hearing Ya Xiao's explanation, Mist did not suspect anything. He nodded and hinted in a low voice, "You go to Emily first now, the marshal has something to deal with after this."
"Okay."
Ya Xiao hadn't seen Qin Qi since he entered the banquet and thought he knew that he must be very busy right now.
Saying that, Ya Xiao paused for a moment, "Where is Sheng Cheng?"
"Him?" Mist hadn't really paid much attention, but he did know that Ya Xiao was on good terms with Sheng Cheng, "I think he got together with the civilian officers. Why? Do you have something to see him about?"
"Uh-huh." Ya Xiao curled his eyes, "I need to ask him to help me find some information today."
****
Inside the conference room, video footage from the surveillance was playing on a huge screen.
Ten or so officers of lieutenant general rank or above were sitting around, all of them were high-powered existences of the Sixth Base. All of them were resolute and decisive, and just by sitting there, one could feel the powerful pressure on their bodies.
The one sitting at the top was none other than the Sixth Base's Marshal Qin Qi.
"The suspect destroyed the surveillance video by constructing a virtual screen, and the normal data has now been restored."
"The deceased person is Major Zhang Ping of the 7th squad."
Soren paused for a moment and then reported, "According to the clips of Zhang Ping's behavioral trajectory in the surveillance as well as the manner of his death, Major Zhang Ping's purpose was the same as Major Clay's and both were killed by the mastermind behind the scenes"
Saying this, Soren released the pictures of Zhang Ping and Clay before their deaths at the same time.
The ground was filled with scarlet pieces and blood. It was impossible to see the complete form, making people a little nauseous.
"Both are enemies of the Sixth Base."
There was silence in the conference room.
"There is one more point."
"There was a second person at the scene when Zhang Ping died."
This sentence immediately attracted the attention of all the officers.
Soren activated the miniature camera he carried and pulled up a screen.
"The second person is currently known to be male, age estimate between 24 and 28, height between 180-185, and he had a black scorpion braid."
"The initial suspicion is that the other party is in a state of alienation, with a black tail and wings appearing during the alienation."
The officers in the conference room had a few strange looks on their faces when they heard this. Alienated state? That person was a taboo? Or a taboo person who was about to lose control?
Qin Qi raised his eyelids and calmly looked at the light screen.
One could vaguely tell from the screen that it was a young man with a lean figure, long black hair braided into a scorpion braid, huge black bat wings on his back, as well as a ghostly blue tail.
Because the other party was moving fast, the picture was a bit blurry.
"Zhang Ping did not carry out the assassination operation."
"Combined with that, we have reason to suspect that it was this person who stopped the other party's actions."
"Purpose, unknown."
Whether he was an enemy or a friend, no one knew.