The mission-complete notification came through, but Fu Qian didn't stop what he was doing.
The hand that had just pulled out Claudio's kidney withdrew, and his other hand immediately followed, reaching straight for the old man's grizzled skull.
Crack!
Amid the sharp snap, he had achieved, in the literal sense, liberation of the brain.
And, unsurprisingly, Fu Qian found a smooth, rounded incision in the skull in his hand, just like Teresa's.
This...
Beside him, Li Min was already a little dazed from the flames burning inside her, but even so, she stared at the scene in bewilderment.
What kind of grudge was this? He'd killed the man and was still desecrating his corpse. It felt even more over-the-top than what she'd done!
It had sounded like nothing more than a dispute over ideals. Had it really been so brutal?
Regardless, the target had been eliminated.
She had been willing to die just now for the sake of revenge, but now Li Min had no reason to seek death.
Once she came to her senses, she tried with all her might to disperse the flames around her.
Unfortunately, the moment she willed them to stop, the fire around her burst outward in an even wider ring, drawing a groan of pain from her.
Too much time had passed. Her body was nearly beyond her control, and she could no longer extinguish the flames by herself.
Li Min quickly realized her predicament. She looked up at Fu Qian, wanting to ask for help, but found that she couldn't even speak.
Hearing the commotion, Fu Qian glanced up at her and immediately understood her situation.
The next moment, a brilliant light flared.
Fu Qian casually activated the Law Remnants.
He wasn't sure how effective this brainwashing aura would be on Li Min,