"Very good."
Seeing Su Xingchen like this, Charles laughed even harder.
"Now, Miss Su, if you want to prove your worth, tell me every secret you know about this place. Especially how to find the Inheritance Core."
He gave a signal, and the one-armed Circle Mask Man gathered Black Energy in his palm once more, pressing it against a vital point on Wu Haoyang's back.
The bone-chilling energy seeped in, and cold sweat instantly broke out on Wu Haoyang's forehead. He gritted his teeth without making a sound.
"Miss Su! Don't tell them!"
Wu Haoyang growled, "The worst they can do is kill me!"
"My, what a touching bond."
Charles shook his head gently, a trace of mocking cruelty in his voice.
"Miss Su, my patience is limited. Every second you hesitate, your little lover may suffer a bit more... unnecessary pain."
Looking at Wu Haoyang's pained yet stubborn face, Su Xingchen clenched her fists so tightly that blood welled from her palms.
She seemed caught in an agonizing choice.
"Bastards! I'll take you down with me!"
Wu Haoyang roared. The Star Power left in him erupted like a dying volcano, and crimson light burst from his body, momentarily breaking the Black Energy's hold on his back!
He turned and spread his arms. Like a burning meteor, he hurled himself at the tall Masked Man, ready to self-detonate and take the Circle Mask Man down with him!
"Colonel Wu! Don't!" Su Xingchen cried.
"The struggles of insects are always so ugly."
Charles sighed. His figure flickered like a ghost, and he appeared beside Wu Haoyang in an instant.
He barely used any strength. He merely extended two fingers.
Squelch!
The Dark Red Metal Claws pierced straight through Wu Haoyang's body and into his lung.
The breath Wu Haoyang had gathered