Fran's lips twitched.

Why is this knife still hot?!

He mentally cursed wildly, but still obeyed Hera's orders, clenching his fists and waving them twice.

"Is it alright?" Hera asked with a hint of anticipation.

Fran nodded slightly. "It feels better than I expected, but it still makes me a little uncomfortable."

You'll get used to it.

"Well……"

Just as he was speechless, an eye suddenly grew from the knife in his hand!

The eye was growing on the back of the knife, moving around as if observing.

Fran was so frightened that he threw the knife away, and it stuck into a tree.

Toth's gaze grew even more serious.

Hera calmly pulled the knife out of the tree trunk and handed it to Fran again.

"Don't lose it. This is also a clone of me. It has its own consciousness and can change its form to help in battle."

As she spoke, Hera felt like a genius; she had only just realized that her knife could be used like that.

Fran was intrigued by Hera's words and took the knife in his hand, examining it carefully.

He turned to look at a large tree next to him and aimed the knife at one of its branches.

The knife in his hand instantly understood his meaning.

It suddenly began to grow and lengthen, eventually snapping the branch in two.

"Wow……"

"Wow!"

Not only Fran, but even Xiao Huan, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, was startled.

It felt it knew very little about its own leader, even less than its two 'juniors'.

Fran also grew to like the knife and didn't feel as disgusted as before.

If this knife's ability were to be replaced with a [Special Weapon], it would be at least Tier 3.

And it's alive!

Even if it breaks, it doesn't need to be repaired; it can grow back on its own. The energy it's meant to use to kill people is only needed when you're actually killing someone.

"Thank you, boss!"

Having realized the power of the knife, Fuchaohera thanked him gratefully.

Hera waved her hand dismissively, "It's nothing, rewarding my little brother is only right."

At this moment, Thoth, who had been thinking about something, suddenly spoke up.

"Boss, is there any distance limit between you and this knife?"

Hera turned to look at Thoth, then shook her head blankly. "No."

Thoth nodded slightly, his expression of doubt deepening.

"Boss, logically speaking, you could split off a clone to be your second identity, so why don't you do that?"

Hera scratched her head. "Because it wasn't necessary before, and I haven't thought about doing it now."

Thoth rubbed his temples, somewhat speechless, with an expression that said, "I knew it."

"But boss, what you said is true. Given the current situation, there is really no need for a clone."

After all, you're not wanted by anyone in the US, and you don't have any dangerous enemies.

However, I think it's better to split up, because boss, your goal now is to conquer the entire city.

Hera nodded. "Let's deal with this later. We won't do it now."

Thoth also thought it made sense.

Hera turned to look at the city in the distance, and straightened her back.

"My strength improvement ends here for now. Now it's time to plan how to conquer this city."

Before anyone else could say anything, Hera extended a finger.

"The first step is to assess all the high-end combat forces in this city. Those who can be recruited will become my subordinates, while those who cannot be recruited or are unsuitable will be eliminated!"

A flicker of surprise crossed Toth's eyes, followed by joy.

"Lady Hera, you're thinking the same thing as me! Your learning ability is truly extraordinary!"

Hera rubbed her nose expressionlessly. "Of course."

Thoth smiled and glanced at the watch strapped to his wrist.

"It's getting late, boss, let's head back."

Hera nodded, beckoned Xiao Huan back to her hand, and skillfully put her in her pocket.

He called out to Fran, who was still testing the knife, and the three of them headed back.

How should I put it? This feeling...

It's somewhat similar to when we were in the investigation team, but also a little different.

But... it's pretty good.

As Hera walked along the road, she thought to herself with delight, a smile slowly appearing on her stunningly beautiful face.

But the next moment her pupils contracted slightly, and she turned to look at a large tree.

"What's wrong, boss?"

Thoth was the first to notice Hera's strange reaction.

Hera did not answer him, but continued to stare at the tree.

Hera sensed that there really was someone behind that tree.

Moreover, this person's aura is quite strong.

It's actually a 'Ten Thousand Stars'!

His current strength is roughly at the peak of the 'Transcendent' level, while Fran's strength is roughly at the upper-middle level of the 'Transcendent' level.

Xiao Huan is a 'city destroyer', while Tote's strength is merely that of a 'rising star'.

Could all of them combined defeat a single 'Wan Xing'?

There's a person behind that tree.

Hera spoke in a deep voice, at the same time feeling the figure behind the tree tremble.

"people?"

Upon hearing this, Fran looked at Hera with wary eyes, gripping his knife tightly, while also feeling a little excited.

I might have the opportunity to use this knife in practice.

"Who's behind that tree? We know where you are!"

However, he did not act rashly and shouted something behind the big tree.

Toth wisely hid behind the two men, ready to stay away from the battlefield at any moment.

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