After a while, Zhao Bai had nearly forgotten that embarrassing incident when Bronya's voice suddenly came through his earpiece again, cold and merciless, yet carrying a faint trace of a young girl's bashfulness.
"I just wanted to see whether you had been with other women... That's all. Don't take it too seriously."
"..."
Zhao Bai placed his hand on the door, ready to force open the alloy gate, when Bronya's voice sounded in his ear again, making him freeze abruptly.
"Delete what I just said from your memory."
"Okay."
Zhao Bai humored Bronya, then changed the subject. "Will the trouble I'm causing at the bank affect your finances? If it does, I'll drag him out and kill him again."
Bronya answered with a smile, "No need. As soon as Bronya learned that the next place you were causing trouble would be a bank, Bronya bought financial insurance in advance. The bigger the mess you make, the more compensation Bronya receives. It would be best if you burned the bank down in one go. That would bring the greatest profit."
"You really are something, Bronya."
Zhao Bai sighed sincerely.
He did not ask how much she had insured herself for. He was afraid the number would scare him to death.
He raised his blade and ended the call.
One moment, he had been a lover whispering sweetly over the phone. The next, Zhao Bai had transformed into a demon god who claimed lives, lightly knocking on the alloy door like the final drumbeat of death.
"There's a Honkai energy reactor hidden inside, right?"
"It's together with the gem. Once the concentration exceeds the threshold, it will inevitably trigger a massive Honkai eruption. What dangerous behavior."
"Open the door already."
Zhao Bai stopped tapping on the door and paced slightly.
He held