Sakura Preparing to Assassinate Chang Yuan, and Chang Yuan Preparing to Take Her Under His Wing

"Ah, you don't agree? That's a shame. Then I can only ask you to die a little. Once enough of you die and the rest become afraid, perhaps you'll agree."

As he spoke, Chang Yuan looked at Velvie and signaled to her with his eyes.

Receiving the signal, Velvie immediately took out the remote control.

She found a button and pressed it directly.

Yet after she pressed it, none of the councilors present exploded from within.

All the councilors immediately assumed it had been a false alarm and were about to lose their tempers.

But the very next second, one councilor clutched his stomach and collapsed to the floor in agony.

"Forgot to mention it: this thing doesn't just explode. It can also thrash around wildly, even force its way through your stomach. So go ahead and slowly die in pain.

After all, compared to instant death... no, perhaps only this can make you afraid, right?"

"Ah—! I'm willing to relinquish my power! I can hand over all my authority and assets! Spare me! Ah—!"

Only by experiencing it personally could one understand just how unbearable that pain was.

It was like swallowing a hedgehog, except that hedgehog was still jumping around inside your stomach.

The churning nausea was one thing, but the pain from the punctured stomach walls was another.

Seeing their colleague surrender so quickly, all the other councilors swallowed hard.

Yet they still did not agree. They were convinced Chang Yuan did not truly dare to kill them and only dared to scare them.

Seeing how stubborn they all were, Chang Yuan cast another look at Velvie.

Velvie did not hold back this time and immediately let everyone experience that feeling.

In an instant, the entire conference room was filled with agonized screams.

Naturally, Mebius, Chang Yuan, and Velvie were among those seated high on the platform as spectators.

After giving them around ten minutes, Chang Yuan finally had Velvie stop.

Looking at the councilors, who were drenched in sweat from the pain, Chang Yuan spoke again like a demon. "So, how have you all considered it? Or do you really want to experience what it feels like to die from pain?"

"No, we agree."

"That's right, that's right. It's only power. We'll give it to you."

For the first time, the councilors agreed with one another so unanimously.

They had no choice. That feeling, worse than death, was far too unbearable.

If possible, they never wanted to experience it again for the rest of their lives.

Of course, agreeing was one thing. Once they returned, they would definitely find a way to remove those robots.

When that time came, they would make Chang Yuan, Velvie, and Mebius pay.

Seeing their ingratiating expressions, Chang Yuan immediately understood what they were plotting.

Unfortunately for them, they were destined not to know that those nanobots also had surveillance capabilities.

If anyone secretly tried anything, he would not mind detonating one directly—or simply letting them die in pain.

After all, as he had said, compared to instant death, only unending pain could make them remember.

"Very well. You may leave now. I want to see results within a day."

With Chang Yuan's permission, all the councilors wiped away the sweat on their heads and rose to their feet.

Then they hurriedly left the conference room that had borne their pain.

The moment they stepped out of the conference room, the ingratiating looks on all the councilors' faces immediately turned vicious.

One of the councilors directly took out his phone and contacted MOTH.

"Forget-me-not, kill someone for me. No, three people. I'll send you all three of their information shortly."

"...Understood."

Hearing that she had to make a move again, Sakura looked at Ling, who was still waiting for her in the distance, and felt somewhat frustrated.

Those people could have come at any time, yet they had chosen the rare day when she could accompany Ling.

But there was nothing she could do. One had to bow under another's roof.

She was not afraid of those councilors, but her younger sister was different.

She knew that near her home, there were spies from those people everywhere.

Their purpose was to keep watch over her and her younger sister.

That was how they could better control her.

"Big Sis, why did you only come back now? Didn't you say we wouldn't talk about work today?"

Seeing that her sister had finally finished her call and returned, Ling pouted unhappily.

They had clearly agreed at the beginning that they would not talk about work today and would only play together.

"Sorry, Ling. Something came up at work. I'm sorry."

Sakura rubbed Ling's head, her tone full of guilt.

She herself no longer knew how many times she had broken her promises to Ling.

Hearing that her sister had work again, Ling's pout turned into helplessness.

"Then, Big Sis, can you give me a hug before you leave?"

"...Mm."

Sakura did not refuse such a small request.

After hugging her younger sister, Sakura turned and left, leaving Ling alone at the amusement park.

But she did not notice that when she turned away, her sister's eyes did not hold the reluctance of parting, but worry.

Perhaps Sakura herself still did not know that her younger sister had already more or less guessed what her work was.

Ling simply had not said it aloud.

Meanwhile, the councilor quickly sent Chang Yuan and the others' information to Sakura.

Looking over the mission list, Sakura's eyes remained calm. After all, among the targets she had assassinated in the past, there had been plenty of people with high status and great power.

They were merely a doctor and a vice-captain. The remaining one was just some unknown, ordinary genius.

"Heh, why are those people so impatient? They had barely stepped out of the conference room before they started looking for someone to assassinate us."

Having perfectly monitored what those councilors said after leaving the room, Chang Yuan rested his cheek on one hand and chuckled.

"So, do we need to kill one as a warning to the others?"

Velvie looked at Chang Yuan, who still showed no nervousness or fear, and asked.

"No need. I'm looking forward to that assassin coming to my door as soon as possible."

After all, she was someone who, after becoming a Fusion Warrior in the original story, could capture Qianjie alive.

That was, in another sense, power capable of matching a Herrscher.

And the only condition Dr. Mei had needed to bring Sakura under her wing had been guaranteeing that Ling would absolutely not be harmed.

He could do that too, so why could he not make Sakura his subordinate?

"You bastard, you may not be afraid of assassination, but what about Mebius and me? The two of us are ordinary people through and through!"

"Hmm? You didn't inject yourself with Honkai-resistant Serum?"

"Uh, I did."

"Then what kind of ordinary person are you? An ordinary person with at least a ton of grip strength? Or an ordinary person who can jump down from the fifth floor and walk away without a scratch?"

In an instant, Velvie was left speechless by Chang Yuan's retort.