At those words, Hao Jingye's scarlet eyes flickered, and the energy overhead pressed down even harder.
It was as though he was telling them through his actions that he was entirely Otherkind.
Worry filled Wu Buyu's face. Just as he was about to rush in and help, Sheng An suddenly pushed Qi Lingwu toward Jia Guangliang, then spread her arms to meet the descending energy.
"Sister Sheng!" Jiang Yu screamed.
Could Sheng An survive the crushing force of 10-Star energy?!
Qi Lingwu instinctively wanted to pull her out, but he gritted his teeth and even held back Long Tianyu, who was about to Flash over to save her. His eyes stayed fixed on Sheng An.
That liar!
She said they would take this gamble together, yet she was shouldering it alone again.
Qi Lingwu touched the two bullets at his neck and drew on the last tiny trace of energy in his body.
Hao Jingye used his energy to pin Sheng An down completely.
Yet-
Just before it could take her life, it stopped in front of her face.
The energy capable of killing her trembled. It seemed to want to press down, yet something seemed to be interfering with it, preventing that final step. It trembled and struggled.
Sheng An smiled.
She had won the first stage of her gamble.
Ignoring the "guillotine at her neck," she simply watched Hao Jingye, a smile on her face-
"I've been wondering all along: why did M make so many arrangements, yet never actually manage to kill us? For Hao Jingye to hide among us, he must have retained his human side. The Fragments helped us confirm it. You are M, but you are also Assistant Hao."
They had analyzed this long ago. M was special. To hide within the Special Affairs