Chapter 147

Centaurea's cold words, like a death knell, traveled on the wind to the ears of all the Unarmored Alliance assassins mingling in the crowd.

Chapter 222 Zofia: Pierce him, Gungnir!

In the eyes of these Unarmored Alliance, Centaurea was terrifyingly powerful.

No matter how well they hid, Centaurea could pinpoint their location and then stab them in the neck.

The Plague Knight, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?

Now, it seems he truly lives up to his name.

From the moment the first victim collapsed, clutching his neck, Centaurea truly spread like a plague.

They were unable to resist, unable to struggle, and couldn't even turn around and run away.

They could only watch helplessly as wave after wave of people were taken by the plague, until the Grim Reaper's scythe slashed down on their own heads.

But for Centaurea, all she did was activate Time Stop, make a cut, and then deactivate Time Stop.

This cycle repeats itself, and that's all.

It was boring, tedious, and even made me a little sleepy.

The repetitive, mechanical labor gives Centaurea a certain beauty, like the beauty of screwing in screws on an assembly line.

So--

"Sigh... I'm tired."

Centaurea sighed and said, "So even though I'm already financially independent, why do I still have to work? Sigh... It would be so much better to stay home, watch TV shows, order takeout, and then have a good night's sleep."

These words made Chen Ran, who had been teasing Zofia, turn around and look at them.

"Didn't your aunt only give you a year's salary in advance? Does that mean you're financially independent, Little Platinum?"

Chen Ran said, "Little Platinum, haven't you thought about what you'll do when you've spent all the money in a year?"

"That's something to consider a year from now. How can someone start working the day before they've even had a chance to use their salary card or spend a single penny?"

Centaurea swiftly drew her knife. "Besides, aren't you lusting after my body? Then when I'm out of money, why don't you just sell myself to you?"

"Oh, good heavens, you Little Platinum, you've been waiting for me here, haven't you?"

Chen Ran laughed and said, "That's Little Platinum too. After all, I still stand by what I said: when you get tired of it, bored, and don't want to play anymore, I can always pull you out and seal this Worldline."

"That's really a reassuring promise."

Centaurea gazed at the arrow hurtling towards her, and calmly activated her Time Stop: "But such words might fool the innocent Zofia, but they won't work on a wage slave like me who's been beaten down by the real world. She'll just think you're making empty promises."

As she spoke, Centaurea reached out and grabbed the arrow that had been frozen in mid-air due to the Time Stop.

Then, the Time Stop is lifted, creating the feeling that Centaurea is so strong that she can catch an arrow shot at her with her bare hands.

Then he looked up and gazed in the direction from which the arrow had come.

[Pegasus Sight]

The starry pupils of Centaurea shone with dazzling brilliance.

Relying on the talent bestowed upon her by her Divine People bloodline, with just a glance, Centaurea's gaze traversed half the city and successfully locked onto the man standing on the rooftop of a tall building, holding a bow and arrow.

"Oh my god, how scary, how scary!"

The man seemed a bit flamboyant. Although he didn't have Centaurea's eyesight, he was still quite clear about whether he had successfully killed his target.

So when he realized his attack had failed, the man flicked his blue bangs and prepared to run away.

"Blue hair, blue eyes, blue cloak... Do all the Unarmored Alliance like to go for solid colors? I'm starting to wonder if that Ironblood Grand Position) is actually a complete mess of black."

Although Centaurea couldn't hear what the man was saying, her exceptional eyesight allowed her to read lips.

As for who that man is, could he be one of the Lapis Lazuli Seat?

Ah... it doesn't matter.

A sniper has been spotted. What should we do next?

Should we snipe each other?

That's impossible.

"My ex-wife, go, shoot him."

Centaurea turned her head and began to boss Zofia around.

The reporters following them were taken aback by Centaurea's abrupt words.

But soon, some clever people realized what was going on.

"That's right! Didn't Centaurea say she was Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? If she said she was one of the Four Horsemen, then there must be three other people, right?"

"Breaking news! Breaking news!"

"Quick, find it! Get the camera ready!"

The reporters' enthusiasm carried on the wind to Zofia's ears.

This made Zofia's face darken. "I can already imagine how troublesome tomorrow will be..."

However, Zofia shook her head and decided not to dwell on such a trivial matter.

She simply looked in the direction Chen Ran was pointing, then gripped the divine spear tightly in her hand. "Is it in that direction? Okay, I understand... phew..."

Zofia took a deep breath and took a few steps back. "Pierce him, Gungnir!"

Buzz--!

A dazzling white light pierced the night sky at that moment.

Almost everyone instinctively looked up at the point of light that trailed a long tail.

"Huh? What's that? A shooting star?"

But soon everyone realized that wasn't the case, because the light was flying straight into the distance.

The man, who appeared to be Lapis Lazuli Seat and was about to flee after firing an arrow, paused slightly upon seeing this, and quickly assessed the situation:

Then the man realized that no matter what it was, whether it was a meteor or something else, at that speed, it absolutely couldn't hit him.

But the very next second that thought crossed the man's mind, he heard a loud 'bang' from the distant sky.

The spear that flew straight toward him suddenly became a level faster.

"No, no, no! How can this have acceleration?!"

But before he could complain, he heard again:

Bang--!

Bang--!!

Bang--!!!

And so, everyone saw it.

A dazzling white light tore through the sky and ripped through the night, almost instantly traversing the entire city and piercing straight into the heart of the man on the rooftop.

"I'm going to die! I'm going to die! This time I'm really going to die!"

Knowing he couldn't escape, the man used almost every means he could to resist.

Neither the arrows nor the shields could slow down the spear's advance by even the slightest bit.

Finally, the man gritted his teeth and focused all his defenses on his chest.

Then--

Boom!!!

The entire roof of the building was blown to pieces.

The spear pierced through the man's body, sending him crashing to the ground from the rooftop.

The enormous impact nearly blew away all the buildings within a hundred meters, and countless pieces of debris fell like rain.

And now, not only do these reporters know that something big has happened tonight, but the surrounding residents have also gotten out of bed one after another.

Chapter 223 Official Intervention, Grand Knight Commander's Invitation, Centaurea's Polite Refusal.

Was that man, who seemed to Lapis Lazuli Seat, dead?

I don't know.

Everything happened so fast. One second they said there was a shooting star, the next second it was, "What the heck just flashed by?", and the next second the man was pinned to the ground.

The crater created by the impact, the overturned buildings, and the falling debris are still going strong.

Some reporters hesitated whether to rush in and take close-up photos, while others were searching for Zofia, feeling that a living person was more newsworthy than a dead one.

Before they could react, Zofia waved her hand.

The spear then rose into the air and returned to Zofia's hand on its own.

Zofia casually twirled the gun again, then flicked the blood off the tip.

Then everyone was horrified to discover that Zofia's missile-like attacks with the spear seemed to be able to fire in rapid succession.

"You two, master and servant, work together quite well."

After observing the entire process, Chen Ran commented:

"Although Little Platinum possesses the overpowered ability to Time Stop, due to its own limitations, it can't defeat the BOSS and can only scratch the surface. However, Little Platinum guarantee that no enemy soldier can stand up to the BOSS."

"But Auntie, clearing out the mobs is such a hassle for you, one shot and they're gone, you could never finish skewering all the lambs. But when it comes to the boss, you're a one-shot wonder."

"So—so Auntie, what are you looking at?"

"My preferred weapon is the Whislash sword... which is the origin of my title, Whipblade Knight..."

Zofia stepped onto the edge of the stairs and looked into the distance, saying, "So, a weapon like a spear... this is really the first time I've ever used one. I don't even know if I managed to kill that man. If he's not dead, I'm wondering if I should fire another shot."

Knowing how to last-hit is already pretty good.

Chen Ran comforted her, "But unfortunately, the officials have entered the venue."

"Ah?"

Zofia paused, then turned her head to look in the direction Chen Ran had indicated.

The Grand Knight Council, as the highest administrative body in Kazimierz, is overseen by the head of state, the "Grand Knight Commander."

However, for a long time, the Commercial Federation, a purely business-oriented organization, was able to rival the Supervision Committee.

Is it Supervision Committee) failing to act?

No, it's just that the Commercial Federation gave them way too much money.

With its enormous financial resources and influence, the Commercial Federation effectively controlled and coordinated the Knights Association and the National Assembly, along with a large number of its subordinate organizations.

The Grand Knight Council is not fighting against just one Commercial Federation, but a whole bunch of parasites.

Trying to wipe them all out and suppress them forcefully is almost impossible.

Suppression leads to conflict, conflict leads to bloodshed, and bloodshed leads to a coup, so there's simply no way to proceed.

Unexpectedly, a Centaurea appeared, and no matter how many people you have, how deep your network of relationships is, or how complicated your connections are, you take them all down with a single blow.

Therefore, on the very day the Commercial Federation collapsed, the Supervision Committee had already taken action.

The army entered the city and began suppression and control at an extremely rapid pace.

However, the Supervision Committee soon encountered several problems:

First, the Knight Championship, which was once heavily promoted by the Commercial Federation, should have been banned or shut down after its collapse.

The problem is, the Knight Championship is incredibly lucrative, truly lucrative.

Should we close it or not?