Earlier, she had thought that if Chi Xiao stepped forward first, she would back down for now and go back to reconsider her plans.
But the first person to step forward now was actually that boy named Xu Le? That was rather funny.
She had heard the name Xu Le before: a councilor of Zion, the developer of certain technological achievements.
For a while, she had heard that Duo En had killed him.
Now he had appeared again, so it seemed he had not died.
"Xu Le? Hehehe, so Duo En failed after all? Those people in the Red Hall are as unreliable as ever."
Annie extended her hand, black energy already coiling around her fingertips, seemingly about to devour Xu Le.
She had already decided that if Chi Xiao intervened now, she could drive her away on the grounds that she was interfering in the Black Hall's affairs.
Once she dealt with Chi Xiao, the problem between her and Black Crow would be easy to resolve.
But the scene she had anticipated did not happen.
Chi Xiao did not move. Annie frowned slightly and simply struck harder, thrusting her fingers straight at Xu Le.
Watching Annie's attack, Xu Le's lips curled up slightly.
He raised his hand as well, then caught the fingers she thrust toward him.
"Huh?" Annie froze.
Everyone: ???
Most of those present knew what Annie was like. As an extremely intense woman, she could not possibly hold back at a time like this.
Yet the way Xu Le so effortlessly caught Annie's attack felt far too unreal to them.
This...
"You?" Annie felt some shock, and some apprehension.
She felt the dark energy she had released disappear, as though something had swallowed it.
She could not sense the form or condition of his energy.
This