Su Xiao leaned back in the single-seat sofa, finally relaxing a little. Black Hole Azler had always given him a sense of unease—the feeling that one slight mistake could lead to total defeat. Now, it seemed that feeling had been correct.
The commotion caused by Dancer Fula's mental rampage had made Celine hurry into the inner hall. When she saw the remains of the family members, her aura tightened. Seeing them hacked to pieces, she turned her gaze toward Su Xiao. When she noticed the dried blood that had flowed from his ear, she seemed to realize something and asked tentatively:
"Mr. Byakuya, this woman was... Black Hole Azler?"
As expected of one of the three candidates to become the next Moon Witch, she had not been blinded by rage over the deaths of her family members. She had even combined the circumstances at the scene and reached a clear conclusion.
"Yes."
"Mr. Byakuya, my family members died trying to deal with Black Hole Azler, didn't they?"
Celine emptied two wooden crates and began gathering the bones of her family members.
"Black Hole Azler was difficult to deal with. Thanks to them risking their lives to hold Azler down, I was able to eliminate this powerful enemy."
"I... understand. I'll report everything to the clan leader. Also, thank you, Lord Byakuya."
After gathering the bones of her clansmen, Celine bowed slightly to Su Xiao. Clever as she was, how could she fail to guess what had happened? That terrifying mental rampage just now meant that Black Hole Azler could easily control the minds of the two family members.
Compared to being killed by their allies after becoming the enemy's puppets, dying in battle against the enemy—and having successfully killed such a notorious criminal—was clearly the more glorious fate. The compensation