The speed was so fast that Xinglan couldn't react at all.

Just as Ye Qing arrived, Hera finally returned to human form and leaped in front of Xing Lan, shielding her behind her.

Hera didn't know why she was doing this, but she knew she didn't want Starblue to die.

Hera!

A flash of dark purple light, and Hera was instantly cut in half at the waist, but Ye Qing had no intention of stopping.

He turned his blade towards Xinglan, who was almost touching his face, and unleashed another huge, jagged, dark purple slash.

"Star Blue!"

Sun Hai, who was being held back by the skeletal hand, saw this scene and used all his strength to cut off the skeletal hand with his scythe. His body was enveloped in darkness, and he flew over at his maximum speed.

Pfft—!

But the blade still managed to strike before Sun Hai could react.

Blood, along with shattered internal organs, splattered from Xinglan's waist as her internal organs and spine were severed in an instant.

Star Blue, like Hera, was cut in half at the waist, much to the disbelief of Hera.

Xinglan's upper body lost its support and collapsed to the ground with a thud. Her lower body also collapsed limply to the ground, with blood and some internal organs gushing out of the incision.

Sun Hai roared and charged forward, slashing at Ye Qing with his scythe. Ye Qing flicked his wrist upward, drawing a dark purple circle in the air to block the attack.

But soon another spear pierced Ye Qing's abdomen. Ye Qing once again sheathed his sword to block it, while simultaneously retreating swiftly.

The two men unleashed a barrage of attacks on him, but Ye Qing blocked every single one.

Weapons clashed repeatedly, sparks flying as dark purple sword energy erupted in all directions, shearing away the entire ceiling and walls of the top floor.

Hera's upper and lower body reconnected and repaired themselves, her gaze fixed blankly on Star Blue, who was now only half-dead and still spitting blood.

Without even standing up, Hera scrambled toward Xinglan and gently helped her into her arms.

Helpless, he covered his spilling internal organs and the flowing blood like a spring with his hands.

Hera sensed that Xinglan's life force was rapidly draining away at an alarming rate, but she didn't want Xinglan to die.

"Hera..."

Xinglan opened her mouth tremblingly, lying in Hera's arms and calling out to her.

"Yes, I'm here."

Hera looked down and met Star Blue's gaze, which was gradually losing its luster. A strong feeling surged through her heart and mind.

Seeing Hera's eyes trembling, Xinglan laughed happily instead.

"That's wonderful... Hera, you really do have feelings..."

She stretched out her blood-stained hand, struggling to touch Hera's face, but she couldn't reach it no matter what she did.

Hera grasped Xinglan's outstretched hand and pressed it against her face, letting Xinglan stroke it.

Hera's face felt smooth, bouncy, and warm to the touch.

"Hera, I'm about to die, eat me... let me become your strength, to help you one last time..."

Hera trembled slightly. For her, eating people was as easy as eating apples.

But for some reason, upon hearing Xinglan's request, Hera desperately wanted to refuse.

But seeing that Liu Xiaogang and Sun Hai were almost exhausted, Hera finally forced herself to nod twice and agree to Hera's request.

Upon seeing this, Xinglan smiled slightly and slowly closed her eyes.

Hera picked up Xinglan and was about to bring her closer when Xinglan opened her eyes again, this time filled with tears.

"I...I..."

Tears mingled with blood streamed down Xinglan's face, a face filled with resentment.

"I don't want to die... I don't want to die like this!"

Perhaps it was a reflection of the dying light, but Xinglan was able to speak like a normal person, showing no signs of being a dying person.

She broke down in tears and cried uncontrollably.

"I thought I was the main character! I thought I was the special one! Someone who needed to save the whole world and die for all of humanity!"

But, but... why did I die so quickly!

Xinglan screamed in despair, leaving Hera frozen in place, unsure of what to say.

But Xinglan quickly hugged Hera tightly again, burying her head in her neck to keep herself from crying out.

"Hurry up, Hera... I'm afraid of the pain..." she said, then began to sob softly.

Hearing this, Hera silently nodded, then slowly opened her mouth...

...

Clang! Clang! Clang—!

Countless attacks clashed repeatedly between the three, and the aftershocks of the attacks continued to bombard them, leaving large and small wounds on their bodies.

However, due to Ye Qing's [Curse of Immortality], Liu Xiaogang and Sun Hai's attacks gradually became unable to keep up with him.

Seizing the opportunity, Ye Qing suddenly unleashed a gear-like blade of light, deflecting the two men's weapons.

He turned his blade around and swung it at the two men twice. The dark purple blades slashed out from Ye Qing's left and right sides, attacking them like clamps.

Just as the blade was about to touch their necks, a ferocious beast resembling the Night Slayer, its body covered in blood and with several thin bone whips growing from its back, suddenly pounced, biting Ye Qing's shoulder and dragging him away.

The flash of the blade dissipated.

Hera bit Ye Qing and slammed him to the ground, running and rubbing against him relentlessly. The bone whip on her back also pierced into Ye Qing's limbs to prevent him from resisting.

"This is... Hera?"

Liu Xiaogang stared blankly at the ferocious monster, then, as if remembering something, hurriedly looked towards where Xinglan had just been.

But apart from some bloodstains and Xinglan's straight knife, there was nothing there.

“Xinglan was eaten by Hera…it was of her own free will.”

Sun Hai lowered his head and spoke in a deep voice. His face, shrouded in darkness, made it impossible to see his expression.

But his hand holding the sickle trembled slightly, and his fingertips turned white from gripping it too tightly.

Liu Xiaogang was startled, and his expression turned sad, but it was quickly replaced by anger.

"You damned bastard! Not only did you kill Feng Xuan, but you also killed Xing Lan! I'll make you pay with your life!"

Having said that, he gripped his spear and attacked Ye Qing together with Sun Hai.

Hera desperately bit at Ye Qing, her mind filled with only one thought: to kill the person in front of her!

Ye Qing gritted her teeth as a thick bone spike pierced through Hera from the ground beside her, leaving her suspended in mid-air.

He quickly scrambled to his feet and retreated to create distance between himself and Hera. He looked somewhat surprised at Hera's expression, but when he saw Xinglan had already disappeared, his expression turned playful again.

"Hehe, as expected of a emotionless mutant, you even managed to eat Xinglan. I remember she was very good to you~"

"roar!"

Hera roared and slapped the bone spur that was piercing her, landing on the ground and lashing at him with her bone whip. At the same time, the other two also launched an attack on Ye Qing.