Thin mist drifted through the sky. The man-killer bee lay on her back atop the ruins of a building, gazing at the sky. Specks of blood stained her face, and one of her arms had been bitten off. It had been a completely one-sided battle, and it had ended quickly.
"Ah, even after reaching the seventh rank... I still can't do whatever I want?"
The man-killer bee murmured. She felt no unwillingness or resentment. Being able to hold out until now had already been an extraordinary performance.
The sound of footsteps crushing rubble rang out. The man-killer bee could no longer move. The last thing she saw was the tip of a long blade.
Pfft.
The long blade pierced the man-killer bee's heart. Her fingers trembled slightly before losing all strength.
Having eliminated the threat posed by the man-killer bee, Su Xiao felt relieved. No Crimson Card had dropped, which was normal, considering he had had an assistant. He stepped toward the Church of Redemption.
All of Su Xiao's current intelligence had been obtained through conjecture and connecting the dots. Whether it was accurate remained to be verified. If he had not stayed in Ango City for so long and had gone straight to Doom Town, he would have had no chance of learning of the Grand Archbishop's existence unless the Grand Archbishop revealed himself at the very end. Not the slightest chance.
That old fellow had far too much time on his hands. Almost everything related to him, whether his name or his deeds, had been gradually erased by him over the long years. It was completely impossible to learn of his existence before reaching Doom Town.
The Grand Archbishop was fundamentally different from Gru. Gru was the sort of decision-maker who would engage his opponents in a battle