The guests below whispered among themselves, their eyes filled with malicious anticipation.
They had already seen through the black-robed woman’s intentions.
Men had always been lowly, mere playthings.
And the nobles of the Upper District were beings from the clouds.
Now, calling a man onto the stage to personally execute a little girl from the Upper District was nothing more than using this extreme contrast to flaunt the trampling of nobility.
Excellent.
Their twisted, forbidden pleasure was being satisfied.
Lin Lue took it all in.
What a bunch of bloodthirsty spectators.
“Did you understand everything I just told you?”
The black-robed woman stood to one side of the high platform, her voice hoarse and arrogant, commanding Lin Lue to act quickly.
Lin Lue glanced at her.
He had been looking at Yuexue earlier; what was this cultist babbling about?
“Man, hurry up and do it!”
Lin Lue lifted the hydraulic chainsaw, which was taller than an average person, with one hand.
His wrist was steady, not a single tremor.
“Your meaning is for me to use this chainsaw to give her a few good gashes, to complete this execution, correct?”
Hearing this, the black-robed woman nodded with satisfaction, a smile of approval curling beneath the shadows of her hood.
“Exactly so. Do not disappoint us.”
Looking at the chainsaw, which was even taller than her, its cold light reflecting into her eyes, she felt a slight shock in her heart. Was this man’s strength really so great?
He was holding it with one hand, swinging it with such ease, and his breathing wasn’t even the slightest bit ragged?
This physical prowess was really… not bad~
She liked robust men because they were less likely to die during play.
“Hurry up! Stop dawdling!”
“Execute her!”
The crowd erupted into frenzied cheers and shouts once more, the sound wave like a tsunami.
Lin Lue’s fingertip lightly pulled the chainsaw’s starter cord.
Instantly, an ear-splitting roar filled the entire venue.
The saw teeth spun at high speed, cold light scattering wildly.
That violent roar drowned out the clamor of the entire hall.
The cold light that entered their eyes briefly let fear overwhelm their twisted excitement.
The chainsaw’s roar became the only sound in the entire venue.
Everyone’s gaze was tightly focused on him.
Lin Lue held the chainsaw aloft, looking down at the girl before him.
Her blonde hair was plastered to her cheeks with sweat, her little face pale as paper, her eye sockets red.
Tears of despair and fear kept falling.
Her whole body trembled incessantly.
Her mouth was stuffed with a dirty rag, preventing any sound of pleading.
She could only stare fixedly at Lin Lue, silently terrified, silently begging.
Trying to present a pitiful sight, hoping to soften this man’s heart.
“Relax. It won’t hurt. It’ll be over soon.”
The little girl’s pupils contracted sharply, tears flowing even more fiercely.
Her plan had failed.
This man’s heart was hard.
She stared intently at Lin Lue’s face, her eyes seeming to want to carve his appearance deep into the depths of her soul, never to forget, to crawl out of her coffin and bite him even after death.
But it was concealed by a mask!
How infuriating!
Everyone’s faces were flushed, holding their breath, their eyes fixed unblinkingly on the high platform, waiting for the scene of bloodshed.
Lin Lue, holding the chainsaw, swiftly brought it down!
Cold light swept across her delicate skin.
There was no whimper, no scream, only the dull sound of the chainsaw cutting.
A few clean, swift motions, and she was in pieces.
Those wide-open eyes still stared fixedly ahead, holding… a trace of confusion.
Lin Lue reached out and covered those eyes, letting them close, allowing her to rest in peace.
Silence reigned for several seconds before deafening cheers erupted, satisfying these wicked people!
They hadn’t expected this male servant to act so decisively, so ruthlessly cold.
They felt some confusion because the girl’s wounds were smooth and clean, not a single drop of blood had splattered.
It was eerie.
But, she’d been dismembered.
Could she still live?
She should be dead.
The black-robed woman, seeing not a drop of blood flow, also sensed something was wrong, her brow furrowing tightly.
Why was there no bleeding?
Could it be this girl wasn’t human at all, just an exquisitely crafted doll?
…Was this a trap set by their opponents long ago, deliberately using a fake to lure them in, wanting to catch them all in one net?
Had the other side already locked onto their location and were on their way?
Countless thoughts flashed through her mind, faster and faster.
The more she thought, the more panicked she became, sinking into a self-induced panic, her expression growing increasingly dark and unsettled.
“Esteemed lady, do you require me to clean up the scene?”
Lin Lue put away the chainsaw and spoke in a respectful tone.
The black-robed woman was immersed in her own mental spiral.
Asked by him, she waved her hand impatiently, her tone irritable.
“Clean it up quickly. Don’t disturb my thinking.”
Like a magician, Lin Lue produced a large cardboard box.
He bent down and carefully gathered the girl’s “remains,” gently placing them inside.
Just as the box lid was about to close, one of the eyes inside the box, which should have been tightly shut, suddenly opened.
The teary eye looked at Lin Lue in confusion.
Lin Lue raised an eyebrow, signaling for her to be quiet.
Seeming to understand somewhat, she blinked and obediently closed her eyes again, playing dead.
Lin Lue picked up the cardboard box and walked down from the stage with calm steps, skirting around the guests who had fallen into a frenzy, embracing and kissing each other.
He hummed a little tune softly under his breath.
He returned to Yuexue’s side.
Yuexue believed in Lin Lue, but the impact of the scene just now had been a bit too strong.
And this nonchalant demeanor… Yuexue stared at him.
Until Lin Lue, holding the box, half-crouched to put it down and opened it.
Curious, she leaned her head over to see what was inside.
Yuexue’s eyes instantly widened, her rosy little mouth slightly agape.
As a Great Witch, and also the Captain of the Upper City’s Public Security Action Team, she had seen all sorts of strange and bizarre abilities.
She was, one could say, very experienced.
Therefore, Yuexue could tell that the girl inside wasn’t dead.
Those seemingly severed limbs weren’t truly injured at all; they had merely been separated by Space Power.
Lin Lue had used Space Power, coating the saw teeth, using the chainsaw to “cut” the girl’s body.
In reality, it was just a “performance,” which was why no blood had gushed out.
Moreover, just in case, there were almost invisible, crystalline ice threads at the severed points, temporarily acting as “blood vessels” to connect them.
At the same time, fire element flowed within the girl’s blood vessels, protecting her heart and keeping her vitality from fading.
Space, ice, and fire—the precise control of these three powers had deceived the eyes of everyone present.
Yuexue watched as Lin Lue began the super assembly.
She bit her finger.
So the question was, how did he do it?
Lin Lue ignored Yuexue and, in a few moves, finished assembling the person.
He tapped the girl’s forehead with his fingertip.
The fully assembled girl in the cardboard box didn’t even have a scar left, perfectly intact as before.
She opened her eyes.
“You…”
But just a few seconds after opening her eyes, she was gently slapped to sleep by Yuexue.
To prevent her from making any noise and exposing them.
Yuexue’s look towards Lin Lue completely changed.
She didn’t know what to say. Besides shock, there was a trace of… dissatisfaction.
He actually had many more secrets, hidden from her.
Yuexue knew this was to be expected; after all, who didn’t have secrets?
But her dissatisfaction was also justified.
That was her temper; she could flare up if she wanted to.
“Lin Lue, you… are truly strong. Such exquisite control… space, ice, fire… truly amazing. As a man, you can actually use magic like a Witch…”
As Yuexue spoke, her mouth pouted more and more.
“You lied to me. Hmph!”
“I didn’t lie to you.”
“Then how do you explain this?”
“Let me explain properly… ah, no, I mean, I just borrowed some small tools and used a little trick, that’s all. Not worth mentioning.”
Looking at Lin Lue’s casual, dismissive manner, Yuexue suddenly felt an itch in her pink fists, wanting to give this man a good beating.
Multiple elements were one thing, but his control over the Ice Fire Power was even a bit stronger than hers.
Come on, she was a Great Witch!
“Lin Lue, if you keep pretending, I’ll hit you!”
Seeing Yuexue waving her fist, Lin Lue shut his mouth.
As for this explanation, Yuexue was willing to believe it.
It couldn’t possibly be that a man could become a Witch, right?