Qianhua decisively abandoned her assassination attempt on Su Xiao and shifted her gaze to the metal machinery nearby. Inside it lay a Zerg queen, covered in pale-black carapace, her eyes tightly shut.
A slender dagger appeared in Qianhua's hand. It spun silently before she switched to a reverse grip.
Qianhua slowly approached the inner wall of the Bug Nest, trying to get close to the Zerg queen while staying as far from Su Xiao as possible.
One step, two steps...
Qianhua's pace was slow but steady. It took her a full half-minute to approach within three meters of the Zerg Queen Twilight, putting her seven meters from Su Xiao.
Su Xiao's eyes were tightly shut. He often used Dragon Shadow Flash to pierce through space, so the spatial ripples that frequently rose beside him were like a beacon in the darkness. Besides, his intuition was warning him that someone was approaching. The distance was roughly 6.8 to 7.1 meters.
When sensing over a large area, intuition's sensitivity was very low. But at close range, among all the opponents Su Xiao had encountered so far, no one possessed an ability sharper than his intuition.
Qianhua's expression appeared calm, but she was actually frantic inside. Su Xiao, not far away, was also growing impatient. Why hasn't this assassin made her move yet? He would never discover the truth—the Zerg Queen Mistlight was meant to be killed by these people.
Finally, when Su Xiao was already extremely impatient, Qianhua successfully approached the consciousness transmission device.
Splurt!
Pale-red blood sprayed out. A dagger nearly fifty centimeters long had completely pierced through Mistlight's skull.
With a bang, a wisp of black smoke rose from the consciousness transmission device, and all its wires snapped apart.
The instant Qianhua succeeded in her assassination, a burst of blood