Gu Yue wrenched her hand free and took a step back.
"I pulled out my Reverse Scale for you, and you gave my cake to her. You let her sleep in your bed, you held her in your arms, and now you even—"
She couldn't go on.
The words jammed in her throat, crushed into a stifled sob.
But in an instant, her expression turned cold.
She stared at Lin An with a look he had never seen before.
No longer hurt, no longer coquettish, but a merciless scrutiny, as if she'd been driven to the edge of a cliff.
"Lin An, this time... you really crossed my line."
The air in the laboratory seemed to be sucked away in an instant. Even the drifting dust hung motionless.
Shadow Brake's eyes flickered almost imperceptibly.
The aura around her surged. The hem of her moon-white cheongsam fluttered in the still air, snapping like a flag.
She stared at Gu Yue as if locking onto a high-risk target slated for elimination.
Lin An's pupils contracted sharply.
He saw the semicircular array slowly taking shape beneath Shadow Brake's feet.
He also saw Gu Yue's fingers curl slightly at her side.
Dangerous silver sparks danced at her fingertips, and the air crackled faintly as it ionized.
If the two of them really came to blows—
One was half of the Dragon God, the other a remnant soul of the Rakshasa God. Both wielded god-level power.
And Lin An was only a level-twenty-three support-type Soul Master.
Caught between two gods, he feared he wouldn't even withstand the shock waves. He'd be reduced to dust in an instant.
"Okay, okay."
Almost on instinct, he rushed forward and forced himself between them.
He cupped Gu Yue's face in both hands, clumsily wiping the tears from her cheeks