In this fleeting moment, countless thoughts flashed through Meng Xingyao's mind.
What do these mindless worms know? I actually believed them.
Is Sister Cipher one of those mysterious, unpredictable gods?
No wonder Sister Cipher is so strong she doesn't seem like a "normal person," and even acts extremely mysterious.
Could it be... Sister Cipher has been using and deceiving me from the very beginning...
Gods—in the eyes of Ability Users, that wasn't exactly a complimentary term.
The existence of the Holy God Church was the best example.
Although there was currently no proof that gods truly existed, in the eyes of those lofty beings, humans like them were probably no different from ants.
Sister Cipher enslaved her, agreed to save the Director of the Supernatural Ability Bureau for free, and now stood head-on against a mystic realm incident.
These seemingly unrelated events suddenly connected together at this moment.
Maybe Cipher is an undercover member of the Holy God Church, and approaching me was also for...
In only an instant, countless thoughts uncontrollably surged through Meng Xingyao's mind.
Even though she tried desperately to stop herself from overthinking, under the "Clarity" buff bestowed by Cipher...
...her thoughts instead became clearer and clearer amidst the chaos.
Her mind unconsciously drifted back through every little interaction she'd had with Cipher over the past month.
At this moment, time itself seemed to stretch endlessly.
She even began wondering why she could understand... why she had been made to understand the words of those monsters...
"Hey, hey? Little Princess, what's wrong with you?! Wake up!"
Cipher, who had been leisurely weaving through the swarm, suddenly narrowed her pupils.
Her Power had unexpectedly—and bizarrely—failed.
After only a brief moment of shock, she immediately understood the answer.
When her gaze landed on Meng Xingyao in her arms, the girl's pupils had already begun losing focus. Her face was filled with fear and disbelief, as though she had just witnessed the collapse of the entire world.
But that wasn't the biggest problem.
With the Power failing, the exponentially intensifying mental pollution instantly surged over Meng Xingyao like a tidal wave.
No matter how gifted her spiritual talent was, there was no way she could withstand it.
Cipher tried to wake her, but the Little Princess's mental state had already deteriorated to the point where she couldn't hear anything anymore.
"Could it be these bedbugs actually know how to play mind games? What exactly did the Little Princess hear?!"
With her sharp mind, Cipher roughly pieced together the situation, but she still couldn't determine where the problem had truly started.
Just as she was desperately trying to think of a way to save Meng Xingyao—
Meng Xingyao's unfocused pupils suddenly contracted violently, and blood began seeping from all seven orifices.
Cipher's expression darkened instantly.
The situation had already far exceeded her expectations.
Unable to care about anything else, Cipher immediately prepared to activate Divine Speed Power and flee several kilometers away from the Anime Convention before thinking about anything further.
However, in an environment already overflowing with danger, even a split second of distraction could become fatal.
Swish!!!
Countless blood-red barbs shot toward them like a rainstorm.
Although Cipher activated Divine Speed Power in time and dodged most of the attacks, one stray barb still slithered forward like the tongue of a venomous snake, aiming directly for the unconscious Meng Xingyao in her arms!
Cipher: (๑òᆺó๑)!!!
The barb pierced forward like an arrow loosed from a bow, arriving within inches of Meng Xingyao's throat.
Grinding her teeth, Cipher twisted her body at a bizarre angle that nearly defied physics itself. While evading the other attacks, she forcibly threw Meng Xingyao away from her embrace, narrowly avoiding the fatal strike.
But the price—
The barb pierced straight through her shoulder like a venomous fang.
Pfft!!!
Golden Blood instantly sprayed outward, soaking her clothes and blooming like a radiant flower amidst the shrill screeching of the swarm.
The Golden Blood scattered through the air like liquid gold, tracing a dazzling arc.
A few droplets, like tears shed by a god, landed softly on Meng Xingyao's pale face.
At the instant that touch of gold brushed against her skin, her originally lifeless pupils trembled faintly, like a dying leaf stirred by the wind.
At the same time, the intense pain shooting through her shoulder disrupted Cipher's movements for a split second.
The two of them flew backward uncontrollably like broken kites!
"Oh no!"
In the midst of panic, Cipher quickly adjusted her posture before impact, shielding Meng Xingyao tightly in her arms while using her own back to absorb the collision.
Rumble!!!
A deafening explosion echoed out as her body slammed heavily into the wall, causing shattered bricks and rubble to rain down everywhere.
After this, Cipher would probably understand exactly what it felt like to be struck by her own Divine Speed Power.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Fortunately, with her Demigod Body, this level of impact only counted as a superficial injury.
Still, the searing pain radiating from her back and shoulder felt like burning irons branding into her flesh, forcing her to grit her teeth as cold sweat formed across her forehead.
Pfft!!!
Without the slightest hesitation, Cipher reached out and forcibly yanked the blood barb from her shoulder!
Golden Blood sprayed outward once more, staining her fingertips.
But compared to blood loss, leaving something like this inside her body was far more dangerous.
"Whew..."
This was the first time she'd been injured since her debut.
Even her cat ears trembled faintly from the pain.
She carefully placed Meng Xingyao down on the ground before glancing softly at the unconscious girl.
Her voice carried a trace of helpless complaint.
"You really are troublesome, Little Princess... This Cat has practically lost everything this time."
Her fingertips unconsciously brushed against the bleeding wound on her shoulder, as if confirming the reality of the pain.
Then, in the next moment—
Cipher slowly raised her head.
Her gaze swept across the swarm attempting to continue their assault, cold enough to resemble a blade tempered in ice.
The Little Princess's condition was critical.
Her own shoulder burned with pain.
The cat...
...was truly angry now.
"...God..."
The piercing whispers continued drilling into her ears like countless steel needles stabbing at her nerves.
Ignoring the blood flowing from her shoulder, Cipher slowly lowered her body and fixed her gaze on the countless bloody maws charging toward her.
Rumble!!!
Suddenly, an unimaginable destructive force descended from above like a meteor crashing into the earth!
At the same time, a terrifying heatwave capable of melting steel and gold swept across the entire space, distorting the air itself from the overwhelming temperature.
This development exceeded the expectations of every "being" present.
But Cipher only paused for a fraction of a second before completely ignoring it.
Golden lightning erupted within her azure pupils.
Then—
She kicked off the ground with explosive force, her body shooting forward like a thunderbolt unleashed from heaven itself!
Her figure instantly vanished from the Flesh Worms' three-hundred-sixty-degree vision, leaving behind only an afterimage.
In the very next instant—
One Flesh Worm suddenly exploded as though crushed by an invisible hand.
Scarlet organs and shredded meat burst apart like fireworks, splattering across the ground.
Immediately afterward, countless Flesh Worms began exploding one after another in a chain reaction, collapsing like falling dominoes.
Blood rain and minced flesh painted the entire venue into a grotesque hellscape.
Naturally, all of this was Cipher's doing.
Within frozen time, golden lightning continuously flashed through the swarm.
With her anger completely maxed out, Cipher no longer cared about whether she had to get close to those disgusting creatures.
Today, she was determined to find out whether these things could truly regenerate forever without limit.
And every detail of this scene was reflected clearly within the eyes of Meng Xingyao, who lay silently on the ground.