It all happened in an instant.
By the time Chen Xi reacted and tried to use water to repair her body, Lin Yue had already spread her shadows, tearing Chen Xi's chest open.
Why?
What was happening before her eyes was beyond anything Chen Xi could have imagined.
Her eyes were filled with shock and bewilderment. The lips parted in surprise still bore the warmth of Lin Yue's.
Lin Yue said nothing, only letting out a derisive laugh.
Blood poured from Chen Xi's chest, and the light in her eyes faded.
She was dead.
Lin Yue bound her corpse with shadow tentacles, examining her with keen interest, as if rifling through trash to check her condition.
Her tone was as casual as ever, though a trace of barely perceptible coldness crept into it. "All right, stop pretending, Chen Xi. Where's your little trick?"
In the darkness, the dead Chen Xi watched Lin Yue from an omniscient perspective, seeing a side of her she had never known.
This perspective lasted ten seconds. It was also what had allowed her to successfully ambush Wu Xin earlier.
What was going on?!
Chen Xi's thoughts raced, but she still couldn't understand why Lin Yue had suddenly attacked her with such lethal intent.
An illusion? Impossible. Even the most convincing illusion would be exposed by her omniscient perspective.
Had Wu Xin secretly possessed Lin Yue?
That was impossible, too. If Lin Yue died, time would regress.
As Chen Xi pondered, Lin Yue moved. To keep passersby from noticing what was happening, she spread her domain.
"Domain Expansion: Land of Dim Light."
Pitch-black shadows swallowed everything nearby. The already dimly lit corner was now obscured by a thick layer of mosaic-like darkness.
Lin Yue stood where she was, the wind stirring her blue-and-white dress. "All right,