The system's light screen in Bai Zhi's mind suddenly popped out at this moment.
"Ding! Detecting that the Heavenly Mandate Great Villain is toying with the Son of Heavenly Mandate, the Host faces a major choice, please make your selection!"
The cold, mechanical voice carried an undeniable urgency.
On the light screen, three options clearly appeared.
"Option One: Severely reprimand Lu Cheng for his bullying behavior, then step forward to help Xiao Fan up and offer him verbal comfort. Reward: Title "Saintly Heart", 100 System Points."
"Option Two: Create chaos, loudly shout "The police are here!", attract Lu Cheng's attention, and help Xiao Fan escape. Reward: Skill "Bluff", 500 System Points."
"Option Three: Strike while he's down! Seize the moment when Lu Cheng is toying with his prey and his guard is most relaxed, deliver the most fatal blow to him from behind! Make him pay for his arrogance! Reward: Special Item [Heart-Shattering Thorn] (one-time use, ignores defense, guaranteed critical hit), 10,000 System Points!"
Bai Zhi's gaze was fixed on the third option and the reward that followed.
Points... were completely unimportant.
The most important thing was the special item named [Heart-Shattering Thorn]!
One-time use, ignores defense, guaranteed critical hit!
This was simply the ultimate divine weapon born for assassination!
Her inner sense of justice reached its peak at this moment.
Thinking of the days since she arrived at Lu Cheng's house, where he had almost toyed with her, and how quickly this man's demeanor could change, how deep his schemes were... She looked at Lu Cheng not far away; he was looking down, enjoying Xiao Fan's despair, his expression so relaxed, so... arrogant.
Now is the time!
This is his most relaxed, most arrogant moment!
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
As long as she succeeded, she could solve the greatest scourge of this world once and for all!
As for Xiao Fan... Bai Zhi glanced at the Son of Heavenly Mandate lying on the ground, his eyes hollow, as if he had already lost his soul.
Useless!
To rely on him to contend with Lu Cheng was simply wishful thinking!
This world, in the end, still needs me, Bai Zhi, to save it!
Once the dog villain is dealt with, I can go on vacation!
"Now!"
She roared in her heart, no longer hesitating.
"I choose, Option Three!"
As her thought was conveyed, a cold energy instantly flowed into her palm.
A nearly transparent, sharp thorn, gleaming with a dark blue cold light, appeared out of thin air in her hand.
The aura emanating from the thorn made even her feel a tremor in her heart.
"Dog villain! Die!"
Bai Zhi gave a delicate shout, pouring all her energy into this one strike!
Her figure was incredibly fast; she used all her strength, stabbing fiercely towards Lu Cheng's defenseless back!
She seemed to have already seen the arrogant smile on Lu Cheng's face freeze, then him falling down in disbelief!
However, Lu Cheng seemed to have anticipated all of this long ago.
Just as the fatal thorn was about to touch his body.
He still moved half a step sideways with an extremely elegant posture.
That step was taken so lightly, as if only to brush dust from his shoulder.
The fatal [Heart-Shattering Thorn] thus grazed his clothes, perfectly missing its target!
"What?!"
Bai Zhi's pupils suddenly constricted, and a storm surged in her heart!
He dodged it?
How could that be possible!
And Xiao Fan, who had just been kicked away by Lu Cheng and was struggling to get up from the ground, stumbled right into the direction Bai Zhi was charging from!
He raised his head blankly, only to see a white figure, with a resolute aura, rushing towards him.
He didn't even have time to react.
Pfft!
A dull sound of a sharp weapon entering flesh.
The [Heart-Shattering Thorn] pierced through Xiao Fan's heart from behind, without any obstruction, with incredible precision.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment.
Xiao Fan's body stiffened.
He slowly lowered his head, looking in disbelief at the transparent thorn protruding from his chest, the thorn still gleaming with a dark blue light.
An intense pain and coldness instantly spread throughout his body; all the strength in his body was being frantically drained away.
He turned his head with difficulty, looking blankly at Bai Zhi behind him, who was equally shocked and stunned.
Finally, his gaze passed over Bai Zhi and settled on the man not far away, who had been smiling all along.
Xiao Fan's eyes held endless confusion, humiliation, and a hint of relief.
"Did I... die by a woman's hand?"
The light in his eyes gradually dimmed.
Life extinguished.
Xiao Fan's body softly fell.
Bai Zhi's brain, at this moment, received another cold and ruthless system prompt!
"Warning! Attack target error! Host has killed the Son of Heavenly Mandate, Xiao Fan! Mission judgment: Complete failure!"
"Due to the Host's actions causing severe damage to the world-line, all rewards are cleared, and a permanent penalty title is awarded: "Heavenly Mandate Killer"!"
"Title Effect: Your damage to all Children of Fortune will receive a 200% amplification!"
A series of blood-red warnings, like a brand, were deeply etched into her mind.
She... killed the Son of Heavenly Mandate?
She became a Heavenly Mandate Killer?
Bai Zhi was completely petrified on the spot, staring blankly at her empty hands, then looking at the still warm corpse on the ground, her mind a blank.
Just then.
"Clap, clap, clap."
Crisp applause slowly rang out.
Lu Cheng walked over slowly, approaching the completely stunned Bai Zhi, with a approving smile on his face.
He bent down, leaned close to Bai Zhi's ear, and said in a gentle and pleasant tone.
"Well done, Bai Zhi."
"I'm proud of you."
He straightened up, looking at Bai Zhi's ashen face, and asked curiously.
"I didn't expect you to know martial arts?"
"Not tall, but knows a lot."