Lord of the Stars
Chapter 1253

Dark Tunnel (Part 1)

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Because it was a long shot, the filming angle was limited as well, causing many viewers to overlook one extremely important detail in the process:

Where was the knife?

After entering the Wilderness, Raven had remained in the Exoskeleton Armor Ronan had custom-made for her. It seemed more symbolic than practical, though:

Aside from the close-fitting, quasi-military-uniform outfit, it consisted of little more than chest, back, and abdominal plates, wrist guards with partial forearm protection, and thigh guards extending to the knees.

They were all made of stark white bone-like material, looking more like cosplay props than armor with any real defensive capability.

Well, a genius Ability User who had nearly crippled a Deep Blue Walker Squad just after awakening, while unarmed, did not need steel-can-style protection.

But where was the knife?

What tool had Raven used to complete such an extraordinarily precise dissection? Could it have been the fingernails she had forcibly grown out to play the guitar?

Long Qi had no idea how many people would notice the details behind that "blade," but his eyelids were twitching wildly. His mouth and brain were a little out of sync, and his habit of talking nonsense was acting up again:

"Mm-hmm, Miss Raven has always been good with her hands. Like a butcher carving an ox—she's clearly great at cooking..."

"Close-up, please!"

"We want details!"

"Girls who kill chickens with their own hands are the cutest!"

"Please kill me!"

Sure enough, netizens could turn even the most serious, even terrifying, subject into something utterly absurd at any moment. Or perhaps he should thank those Big Brothers behind the scenes? They were clearly more professional when it came to controlling Raven's behavioral patterns.

Long Qi was still considering how to continue when Raven raised her head. "Is it of the same

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