"No, you can't die first," Zhang Ying's furious voice rang out from directly in front of her, "I want you to watch them die..."
While Zhang Ying was still screaming, Su Wan had already pulled out a can of pepper spray, pointed it directly in front of her, and pressed the button.
The pepper spray she carried was a striking red color and had a strong adhesive properties; once it got on her face or clothes, it was extremely difficult to wash off in a short time. It could not only be used for self-defense but also be used afterward to help the police identify assailants.
A red spray was emitted, and Zhang Ying's voice could be heard as she retreated rapidly: "Liar, you think this kind of ancient gadget can work on me?"
“Of course it will work,” Su Wan said, covering her mouth and nose as she turned around and called out, “Ah Jin, quick!”
Zhang Ying's protective armor covered her entire body, including her face, so the pepper spray couldn't harm her. However, a significant portion of the spray landed on her protective armor.
Anyone could clearly see a large, striking red patch moving there.
Wei Jingzhuo and Chu Yi acted almost simultaneously. As Wei Jingzhuo lunged at Zhang Ying, Chu Yi also threw his curved blade. The blade flew towards Zhang Ying with a whoosh as Wei Jingzhuo reached her.
Wei Jingzhuo caught the curved blade with his backhand and swung it fiercely at the red piece, like a flash of lightning in the night.
Zhang Ying screamed, clearly injured. Su Wan saw a vertical slit, about a foot long, in the center of the red spray, from which blood was flowing.
Wei Jingzhuo staggered two steps and fell to his knees. His back injury was severe, and this blow had exhausted all his strength.
"Ah Jin, give me the knife."
Su Wan stepped forward, took the curved sword from Wei Jingzhuo, and got up to chase after Zhang Ying, who was retreating.
Zhang Ying's figure gradually came into view a few meters away. She lay sprawled on the ground, panting heavily. Her chest armor had been cleaved open by the curved blade, and blood was gushing out, flowing down the armor and onto the ground.
Seeing Su Wan approach step by step with a curved sword in hand, Zhang Ying wanted to raise her sword to defend herself, but she was too badly injured to do so.
Su Wan stood above Zhang Ying, holding a curved sword, looking down at her.
Chu Yi shouted, "Kill her."
Wei Jingzhuo also said, "Awan, don't give her a chance."
Zhang Ying stared in horror at the curved knife in her hand, her lips trembling as she couldn't utter a word.
She never imagined that Su Wan would actually break through her high-tech invisible armor with a can of pepper spray produced in the 21st century. In the blink of an eye, Su Wan was the victor.
“I’ve always believed that it’s cruel to take someone’s life arbitrarily,” Su Wan said, gripping the curved sword with both hands behind her back and aiming the blade at the gap in her armor. “You are the exception.”
Seeing that she couldn't escape, Zhang Ying steeled her resolve and said, "What a joke! What right do you have to say anything?"
Su Wan did not answer, but raised her curved sword high.
Even though Zhang Ying was already seriously injured and unable to get up, her killing intent was hard to suppress, and she couldn't figure out where this killing intent came from.
“You gave half of your life force to Bai Zhiyi. She killed so many people, don’t you understand?” Zhang Ying coughed twice with difficulty. “Actually, it was you who killed them all.”
Su Wan said, "That was just another version of me who went crazy because I couldn't get love."
“Wrong, that has nothing to do with love. That’s the darkest side of your heart,” Zhang Ying said. “You survived because of that part of your life force, so you will definitely become a murderous demon. You will kill me, and you will kill Wei Jingzhuo, and Chu Yi…”
Su Wan's expression changed drastically, and the curved sword she was holding trembled: "You're talking nonsense."
Zhang Ying laughed and said, "Aren't you about to kill me right now? Doesn't that just prove that the dark side of your heart has begun to control you? You used to save people all the time. You even asked me for help to block the Guijiang Estuary and save the people. But now... you killed Chu Ming, and now you want to kill me. Of course, you'll kill others next, including your lover."
Su Wan bit her lip in pain.
Since regaining consciousness, she has been busy dealing with Zhang Ying's clone army. She has never considered the life force within her own body.
She only came to her senses when she was about to kill someone.
Before all life-giving factors were drained and her life ended, it was Bai Zhiyi who transferred the last of those factors to her, allowing her to survive. However, this meant that Bai Zhiyi had returned her darkest side.
Was it this dark life force that urged her to kill Zhang Ying?
Wei Jingzhuo shouted, "Awan, don't be fooled by her. She's just deceiving you."
Chu Yi was so anxious that he kept pounding his legs and shouting, "Kill her quickly! Miss Meng is dying!"
Su Wan cried out, "I don't know, I don't know who I am."
She held the scimitar, her body trembling like a leaf. She couldn't hear what Wei Jingzhuo and Chu Yi were shouting.
Regardless, she had a reason to kill Zhang Ying. Her greatest fear was that once she actually killed Zhang Ying, the darkness within her would completely take over her.
She knew everything Bai Zhiyi had done. In order to achieve her goals, Bai Zhiyi killed Emperor Kangping, Consort Li, Wei Shao, nearly killed Chu Yi, killed Jiang Yan, the head of the family of divine doctors, almost assassinated Zhang Ying, and burned Chu Ming to death.
Bai Zhiyi has the ability to kill anyone who stands in her way. And what makes her do this is that darkest part of her being.
And these vital elements are flowing through her body.
A single stab could be easy, but it could also plunge one into an abyss of no return.
She was still struggling in pain, but Zhang Ying's lips curled into a triumphant smile.
Her armor was incredibly advanced; given time, it could automatically repair any damage to her body. While talking to Su Wan, the bleeding from her wounds stopped, her strength returned, and her fingers regained their gripping ability.
Her fingers groped along the ground and grasped the hilt of the short sword.
Su Wan was in a daze; with just a swing of the short sword, she could cut Su Wan in two.
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