In Fang Zheng's view, his plan was foolproof.
Next, all he had to do was reach the destination, find that guy and the place where he had buried the bodies, then call the police to handle it... at least, that was what Fang Zheng had thought.
Unfortunately, reality did not unfold in the direction he had hoped.
When Fang Zheng and Silvia saw Julie descending from the sky, covered in blood and carrying Akio in her hand... Fang Zheng was genuinely stunned.
"What happened?"
Seeing Julie kneeling on the ground and gasping for breath, Fang Zheng immediately grew tense. There was no way Julie and Katou Kirin should have failed such a simple mission. Could the Thousand Mile Cult have some secret he did not know about?
"It was... it was Kirin..."
"...Huh?"
"She... she seemed to be controlled by something... like she'd become a different person. I... cough, cough...!!"
Julie wanted to say something more, but the moment she opened her mouth, she spat out blood. Fang Zheng reached out to stop her from speaking, then looked at Silvia.
"Silvia, please bandage Julie and apply some medicine first. I'll go see what's going on."
"Okay. Be careful."
Silvia came to Julie's side, tossed the unconscious man Julie had been carrying onto the ground, then took out bandages and medicine—her magic was completely useless when it came to healing, which was a rather inconvenient flaw.
"Hehehehe..."
Then, suddenly, a silver-bell-like laugh drifted over. Fang Zheng looked up and saw Katou Kirin emerge from the woods. She wore a smile, her eyes vacant, and the blade in her hand was covered in blood. At first glance, she looked just like a crazed murderer from a horror movie...
"Kirin, what are you..."
"Ah, Brother..."
Katou Kirin froze for a moment upon seeing