Chapter 308: Puppeteer Is Still Here
For that second, He Xing Luo vaguely felt as if everything had slowed to a crawl.
She saw He Yue Ning reaching toward her in terror, saw the Xenomorph's scythe glinting coldly as it closed in, and saw Bai Lu in the distance forming an Ice Cone in her hand, ready to deliver the killing blow.
Then, with a bang, she crashed to the ground. Her vision blurred, her ears rang, yet her mind was exceptionally clear.
"Xing Luo! Xing Luo!" He Yue Ning crawled over in a panic, calling her name again and again.
He Xing Luo felt that she must have been seriously hurt, otherwise He Yue Ning would not look like this. Yet she could not feel any pain. She strained to look toward Bai Lu, wanting to know whether the captain had already taken down the Xenomorph.
She saw half the Xenomorph's body frozen over, but the next instant, it switched into Wraith form, slipped free of the frost, and swiftly retreated into the villa—
Bai Lu looked back at He Xing Luo, pity faintly appearing in her eyes.
He Xing Luo closed her eyes.
Fang Ye watched the Inspector collapse in a pool of blood and could not bear to keep watching.
Yet Starlight kept praising someone in his ear:
"Gray Squirrel performed well this time. Probably because he digested Hummingbird, his confidence has soared. I haven't seen him fight this proactively in a long time. Still, he spent too much effort on those Twins. I hope he hasn't forgotten that Bai Lu is the target. We spent quite a few Points putting together Cards capable of dealing with her."
"...Points?" Fang Ye looked at Starlight in confusion.
Starlight was in an excellent mood and gladly explained, "A