Chen Gong's heart sank.
No matter how strong this girl was, she couldn't have silently taken out all his men without leaving a single trace of a fight.
After all, two of the people on watch were his brothers, and they were Third-tier, too!
Even if they'd been outmatched, they should at least have made some noise and sounded the alarm.
And this scene... It looked as if it had been burned. Could she have another hidden trick?
Only then did he remember some details he'd overlooked.
Just now... she'd walked right in without a care. Which meant...
He stiffly turned around and looked behind him.
Jiang Mian had her hands behind her back, the corners of her mouth slightly raised as she hummed a cheerful yet eerie little tune. She seemed to be in a pretty good mood.
But to Chen Gong, she looked utterly terrifying.
Chen Gong swallowed, his throat dry as he asked,
"M-my brothers... where are they?"
He knew he shouldn't ask, but until she got what she wanted, she probably wouldn't attack him outright.
Jiang Mian's gaze lingered for a moment on Chen Gong's deathly pale face. Then, as if the matter were of no consequence, she said,
"Of course... I 'ate' them."
"A-ate them?!"
Even an Aberrant on death's door who did something like that while out of his mind would feel sick about it once he came to. He wouldn't say it as casually as she had.
If what she said was true, then...
Cold sweat instantly soaked Chen Gong's back.
Seeing his reaction, Jiang Mian's eyes gleamed with delight. As expected, dropping the act and having some fun was the most exciting.
"Haha, I'm kidding. You actually believed me?"
Jiang Mian sounded cheerful, as if she really had been joking.
At her