"My name is Bai Haitang."
The short-haired woman landed, drew her Yanyue Blade, and stared at the deputy leader of the Allure Gate before her, speaking in an icy voice.
"The person you killed yesterday was my classmate."
"Today, go keep him company."
She advanced step by step.
The deputy leader discreetly took two steps back. "I wasn't the one who killed her."
"Qiu Xiaoxiao of the Evil Cult?"
Bai Haitang asked.
The deputy leader froze for a moment. "You know?"
"Yes. She'll be joining you."
"You can go on ahead."
With that, the Yanyue Blade slashed at the deputy leader with ferocious force.
A phantom fox appeared behind her. The deputy leader's speed surged as she retreated. "This has nothing to do with me. I can explain."
But the only answer she received was silence.
And Bai Haitang's blade.
"I have no intention of becoming enemies with your Ink Academy. Don't force me."
"Damn it, the Allure Gate can cooperate with your Ink Academy..."
The blade struck the ground, spraying up fragments of stone that cut her cheek.
The phantom fox's eyes instantly turned red. Five markings emerged on its body, and a moment later, it merged into the deputy leader. "You're asking to die!"
As her voice fell, sharp nails appeared on both her hands.
The space around them gradually grew hazy.
Graceful figures seemed to appear, walking toward Bai Haitang with coquettish laughter, utterly seductive.
"Heh..."
Behind Bai Haitang, the pitch-black flower gently unfurled its branches and leaves, blooming.
The illusion shattered.
The deputy leader, who had just closed in on her, still wore a trace of shock as the Yanyue Blade fell.
In that split second, despite twisting slightly aside and shielding herself with energy, she still suffered a bloody gash across her chest and was