The phone chimed, and Mu Bingtong opened it with a hint of anticipation. When she saw those five words from Chu Ge, her eyes grew moist.
The grievances of the past few days vanished completely because of his words.
Mu Bingtong smiled knowingly, put away her phone, and continued her work.
Night fell, and everyone gradually drifted into dreams, but from an abandoned warehouse came horrifying screams. Follow current novels on Nove1Fire.net
"Black Widow! What exactly do you want to do!"
The ground was damp, and three or five big men lay there, bruised and beaten, their bodies bound with ropes. One of them glared fiercely at the woman before him and asked angrily, "Black Widow, you have betrayed your word and colluded with outsiders, which has already caused public outrage!"
The Black Widow sneered contemptuously, "Betrayed my word? Haha, I think you are mistaken. The ones who truly betrayed were you all. If it weren’t for you teaming up to attack our Black Witch Sect, reducing us to this state, wouldn’t you deserve death?"
The Black Widow was not one to let go of grudges. She planned to exact double the revenge on these men for everything they had done to the Black Witch Sect.
The Black Widow’s eyes glowed with malice as she slowly raised her hand, a ball of black energy forming in her palm, causing the men lying on the ground to grow fearful.
Rumor had it that the Black Widow emerged this time because she had mastered some top-secret martial arts technique, combined with her ruthless methods, they likely would not survive the night.
Faced with death, they felt a twinge of fear. One cowardly man crawled to the Black Widow’s feet, tightly clutching her leg, and pleaded, "We were just following orders from above. Please, Black Widow, oh, I mean Sect Hierarch, spare us."
The Black Widow sneered again, "Spare you? Who spared us in the Black Witch Sect back then?"
Since the Black Widow had captured them here, she would not let them off easily.
The other big men on the ground watched helplessly as the Black Widow injected the black mist into the man’s head.
Before their eyes, they watched as the man’s True Qi was drained away entirely by the Black Widow.
The man watched in shock, his heart in his throat, "This... what is this? Could it be the long-lost Star Shifting Technique?"
The Black Widow sneered again, "Only realizing now? It’s too late."
The man, drained of True Qi, aged instantaneously, turning into an old man over eighty.
Without True Qi to sustain him, his internal organs quickly aged.
Without the support of True Qi, the man soon died.
This night promised to be anything but peaceful.
The next day, the drained bodies were discovered by a passing villager. The abandoned warehouse had long been unmanaged, and upon passing by, the villager detected a foul stench.
Unable to resist, the villager glanced inside and was horrified by the ghastly scene; he stumbled out in fear and called the police.
This incident in Capital City caused quite a stir, as the victims’ appearances had changed, their bones so aged they were unrecognizable.
When Chu Ge and his team saw the news, it was through a live television broadcast.
"What’s going on here?"
Huo Tianqian suspiciously eyed the pixelated bodies on the screen. Even obscured, he could tell these people didn’t die at the hands of an ordinary person.
Chu Ge narrowed his eyes and sneered, "It seems someone couldn’t wait any longer and has started taking action."
Huo Tianqian looked puzzled, "What do you mean?"
"These people were likely drained of their True Qi."
Chu Ge explained after a moment of silence.
If he hadn’t guessed wrong, these individuals were likely killed by the Black Widow.
Huo Tianqian pursed his lips. This Black Widow, could she really be simply seeking revenge for the Black Witch Sect?
If it was merely to avenge the Black Witch Sect, a few deaths would have sufficed. Could she be intending to kill everyone to be satisfied!
Seeing such news early in the morning was truly distressing.
At this time, Lin Zhao and Lin Dong came downstairs, yawning and rubbing their eyes. Seeing Chu Ge and Huo Tianqian’s grave expressions in the living room, they curiously approached and asked, "Mr. Chu, Mr. Huo, what’s happening?"
Lin Dong asked in confusion, glanced at the TV to where they were looking, and froze, "Where are all these corpses from?"
"Hmm, and they’re people from the Ancient Martial Arts community."
Huo Tianqian nodded, "Looks like a storm is brewing in Capital City."
Chu Ge’s lips curled into a cold smirk, "A storm? It already began on the day of the summit."
"It’s already alerted the police and made the news; it’s bound to cause panic."
Huo Tianqian shook his head helplessly.
"By the way, didn’t Elder Jian return last night?" Chu Ge asked in confusion, noting the absence of Jian Chunqiu this morning.
Huo Tianqian nodded, also puzzled, "Yeah, why didn’t he come back last night?"
Chu Ge picked up the phone, "I’ll call him."
Just as he was about to make the call, they heard a noise at the door.
Chu Ge looked up to see Jian Chunqiu walking in from outside.
"Uncle Jian, did something happen?"
Jian Chunqiu sighed and pointed to the TV screen, "You saw it too. I was at the scene. Those bodies were obviously drained of their True Qi by the Black Widow."
"So, it really was the Black Widow’s doing."
Jian Chunqiu rubbed his temples and sat down on the couch, "The police have been alerted, and the summit has been ordered to pause."
"What about the Black Widow?"
"The Black Widow definitely won’t stop here; she’ll surely find another chance to target the Ancient Martial Artists. We must capture her quickly."
Lin Dong and Lin Zhao asked excitedly; this matter was truly infuriating.
"The Black Widow’s whereabouts are unpredictable; catching her swiftly is unlikely, but I’ve already sent someone to investigate. I believe we’ll have results soon."
Jian Chunqiu pondered for a moment, sitting there, a heavy look on his face, lost in thought.
Chu Ge asked curiously, "Uncle Jian, do you have any other concerns?"
Jian Chunqiu sighed, "Not concerns per se, just thinking that since the Black Widow has started acting, the Shadow Killers won’t remain idle. However, we’re out in the open, and they’re in the shadows, making it hard to control their moves or determine what their next target is."