After a moment, she slowly stood up.
His deep eyes gazed up at the sky, lost in thought.
"Qi Ye actually managed to stop that giant beast!" Wen Qimo exclaimed in shock. "What exactly happened to him?"
"I don't know." Chen Muye shook his head, his expression extremely solemn. "But... unimaginable power always comes at an unimaginable price."
Just then, Hongying turned her head with some confusion.
"Where is Leng Xuan?"
"He's probably on some rooftop again, watching the battlefield alone with binoculars," Wen Qimo said somewhat uncertainly. "After all, he's most concerned about the Lin siblings's affairs."
"Xiaonan, Xiaonan?"
Hongying turned her head and looked at Si Xiaonan, who was standing alone behind the group, and suddenly froze.
Si Xiaonan's demeanor seems different from before.
Si Xiaonan turned her gaze from the sky, swept it over the crowd before her, and slowly raised her right hand...
Buzz—!!
A powerful pressure erupted, instantly suppressing the other members of Squad 136. At the same time, a chilling aura emanated from her body, invisibly locking down the mental power of the others.
Even Chen Muye was no exception.
She is "Klein".
Under this terrifying pressure, the members of Squad 136 were completely unable to move. They stared at Si Xiaonan in shock, their eyes filled with disbelief.
"...Xiao Nan?" Hong Ying gritted her teeth, staring at Si Xiao Nan with a blank look in her eyes.
"Xiao Nan..." Chen Muye frowned slightly, "Is this mind control?"
"Idiot," Wu Xiangnan said in a deep voice, "Mind control won't suddenly give someone the power of 'Klein'."
"He's right."
Si Xiaonan walked slowly forward, releasing a terrifying pressure. "From the very beginning, I was not a member of the Night Watch. All the documents I had when I joined the team two years ago were fake."
"Si Xiaonan... simply doesn't exist."
She stood before Chen Muye and slowly spoke, "I am an agent... the agent of Loki, the god of mischief."
After the last word was spoken, the entire air fell into a deathly silence.
"I'm sorry," Si Xiaonan said calmly, "I must take [Shiva's Lament] with me."
After she finished speaking, a cold light flashed in her eyes, and everyone felt as if a sledgehammer had struck their minds, causing them to instantly lose consciousness.
Si Xiaonan bent down and took the sheepskin scroll from Chen Muye's chest. Without the suppression of the Yama Palace, the aura of this divine artifact immediately leaked out, exuding terrifying destructive power.
"This... is [Shiva's Lament]?" Si Xiaonan murmured to himself.
...
Tap, tap, tap...
Footsteps echoed in the corridor as Si Xiaonan, holding a parchment scroll in her hand, walked expressionlessly from the top floor into the office.
Ding-dong!
Welcome!
Si Xiaonan frowned and turned to look at the door.
A man in a black trench coat stood in the doorway, silently watching her with a complex expression in his eyes.
"Leng Xuan," Si Xiaonan said calmly, "you're just an ordinary person, don't try to stop me."
"Xiao Nan..." Leng Xuan asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "Why did you do this?"
"I am the agent of the god of deception. Deception and lies are my forte. I came to Cangnan to explore its secrets and find the whereabouts of [Shiva's Lament]," Si Xiaonan said calmly.
"The Si Xiaonan of Squad 136 that you know is all a disguise of mine. It was all fake. I deceived you and used you!"
"Are you satisfied with this answer?"
Leng Xuan stared into her eyes, then shook his head. "You're lying, I don't need Xiao Chen's power to know that you are lying to yourself."
Si Xiaonan frowned slightly.
"If it's just about using and deceiving... then why do you deliberately keep your distance from us?" Leng Xuan said slowly. "You always shut yourself off, never saying a word, whether in life or on missions, you deliberately minimize your presence."
"During team building activities, you always sit alone on the side, silently watching us from a distance, your eyes filled with longing, yet you dare not approach."
"You didn't even attend Zhao Kongcheng's funeral."
"I suspect Xiao Chen realized it long ago—and that you did too, keeping your distance from her—yet she continued to treat you like a close friend."
"She genuinely enjoyed those outings with you and Hongying, ignoring all the lies you kept to yourself without ever once confronting you and you don't even want to break that bond."
"Why?"
"If your goal is to gather intelligence and get close to the captain, you should be going to great lengths to cultivate a good relationship with us."
Si Xiaonan pursed her lips slightly, not daring to look Leng Xuan in the eye.
Leng Xuan walked forward step by step, looking at Si Xiaonan:
"Because you're afraid."
"You're afraid that if you get too involved with us, when that day comes... you'll soften your heart."
"Because...you've already fallen in love with this place, haven't you?"
"Shut up!" Si Xiaonan suddenly spoke, looking angrily at Leng Xuan, and a powerful aura descended upon him!
Leng Xuan groaned, his entire body slammed to the ground by the pressure, his face pale and a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
Si Xiaonan clutched the parchment scroll tightly in her hand, stepped past Leng Xuan who was prostrate on the ground, pursed her lips, and strode quickly out of the office.
Leng Xuan supported himself with his arms, turned around, and looked at Si Xiaonan as she gradually left, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"You see, even now, you still haven't killed me."
Si Xiaonan stopped in front of the door.
"Perhaps in the entire 136th squad, only I truly understand you... because no detail escapes my notice." Leng Xuan supported himself as he stood up, his voice gradually softening:
"No matter who you were before, in these two years in Cangnan... you are Si Xiaonan."
"Si Xiaonan from Squad 136."
"Our little Nan... has always been a good child."
Si Xiaonan's pupils suddenly contracted.
She turned around abruptly, her reddened eyes fixed on Leng Xuan, her chest heaving violently.
"Leng Xuan, do you really think... I wouldn't dare kill you?!"
A terrifying pressure enveloped Leng Xuan's body, rendering him unable to move an inch. A faint light emanated from Si Xiaonan's palm as he walked step by step to Leng Xuan's side.
Whoosh—!
A ghostly light flashed, blood splattered, and a severed arm flew through the air.
Leng Xuan's face turned deathly pale instantly. The intense pain caused his face to twitch violently. He opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to cry out, but he forced himself to hold it back.
The eerie light flickered, and the spurting blood gradually decreased until it finally stopped completely.
Si Xiaonan's gaze lingered on Leng Xuan's face for a moment before she turned to leave.
"Don't try to stop me again, or... next time, I really will take your life."
She had just taken a step forward when Leng Xuan followed suit.
Si Xiaonan turned around in a flash and pointed a finger at Leng Xuan's chest!
Bang—!!
A crisp cracking sound echoed in the office as a small metal box shattered on Leng Xuan's chest. Immediately afterward, photographs scattered in the air like butterflies.
Si Xiaonan was stunned.