"You. Are. Dead!"
Boundless regret flooded Hayami Suzune's heart.
Realizing that this cannibal had been a supernatural being all along was like pouring gasoline on the fire, sending her rage soaring.
Never before had Suzune wanted so badly to tear the man before her limb from limb.
"Was it really that bad?"
The next moment, Fu Qian's dejected voice came from beneath his mask. He lowered his head to look at the soup in his bowl.
"What a shame. I was actually pretty proud of it."
Before he'd even finished speaking, he twisted his upper body and dodged a flash of cold steel aimed at his chest.
It was clear that Hayami Suzune had no intention of wasting any more words on him.
After throwing a second dagger, she blurred forward and charged at him.
Sharp blades gleamed between her outstretched fingers.
There was no doubt she was an agile fighter. Even her fighting style seemed strangely familiar.
But it was obvious that Hayami Suzune was far stronger than Young Master Ye's little flirtatious sidekick.
Faced with such a fierce killing intent, Fu Qian reacted with exceptional decisiveness.
Before Suzune could reach him, he turned and ran.
With the entrance blocked by her, Fu Qian darted around a few times before racing toward one of the rooms.
"Where do you think you're going?"
His lightning-fast escape was further proof that the man before her was a genuine supernatural being.
Hayami Suzune naturally wasn't about to let him get away. Without hesitation, she gave chase.
With a deafening crash, the door Fu Qian had shut behind him was kicked off its hinges.
For once, Hayami Suzune showed a professional's instincts and didn't rush straight inside.
A supernatural being who had kept his abilities hidden, fighting like a cornered beast on his