Uesugi Tetsu blinked and found that the prompt that appeared this time was unexpectedly more than just a short line.
[Ai Bielie: Myriad Transformations - One (Three-Star)] [Talents: Self-Awareness, Heart-Peeking] [Self-Awareness: Centered on Ai Bielie herself, Ai Bielie could achieve wide-area or precise mental manipulation.] [Heart-Peeking: Ai Bielie could see through the emotional fluctuations in the hearts of all humans, demons, gods, ghosts, monsters, and fiends.]
He could also see that behind Ai Bielie's salaryman male clone stood more than a dozen ordinary people, some terrified, some crying, and some furious.
Girls, boys, women, old men...
But without exception, none of them could control their own bodies.
In the barren ruins deliberately cleared out with Earth-Style Onmyōjutsu, Ai Bielie revealed a delighted smile and spoke to the expressionless Nanjō Emi not far away,
"Although we've already seen each other's names quite a few times, this should still be our first meeting in reality, shouldn't it, little Emi?"
With the salaryman's appearance, she bowed slightly toward Nanjō Emi. But halfway through bending at the waist, she could not help murmuring greedily, "Ah... What a beautiful heart. Just like a black mandala—surging, intense, yet incomparably calm."
"Mm. Although I don't think that's very likely."
Ai Bielie playfully blinked at her and turned sideways to display the dozen or so ordinary people behind her. "Still, I have to ask: little Emi, are you willing to surrender for their sake?"
Nanjō Emi did not answer. She merely snapped her fingers expressionlessly.
"Water-Style Blood Burst Technique."
The next moment, everyone—including Ai Bielie's salaryman clone—exploded into clouds of blood in an instant. Only scattered bone fragments and scraps of flesh splashed into the cracks between the rubble.
This was the fastest and most painless way to die.
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