“Calling me?” Li Yue glanced at the group facing off. Her gaze held a hint of indifference, as if she didn't care about the threat from the people or the blood wolves at all.
She placed a sufficient amount of mist-arrow vines into a prepared small box, shook the moisture from her hands, and patted her skirt, preparing to leave.
“Excuse me, we found this mist-arrow vine first.”
“Is there really a first come, first served rule for this? It’s clearly a public resource.” Li Yue placed a few coins on the ground, not wanting to deal with these humans any longer than necessary.
“Awoo!” A blood wolf lunged rapidly at Li Yue. She shifted slightly, easily dodging the attack, and gripped Death and Rebirth in her hand, considering whether or not to pull the trigger.
...
Because this was a forest within the academy, killing the monsters raised here would result in a fine. If trainees had a conflict within the grounds, using violence would also lead to punishment...
Although Li Yue didn't want to deal with them and wanted to end the dispute with a single blood blade, this was the academy's territory, and there was no shortage of surveillance. If she did anything out of line, it would be recorded.
If she used the effects of Death Abyss and Blood Moon to destroy the monitoring formations and complete the kill in an instant, she shouldn't be exposed. Flesh could be turned to powder, but how to handle the academy uniforms? Turning them to dust might be a solution...
...
Killing people is probably wrong... maybe I should try to resolve this through dialogue...
Li Yue stepped back, dodging a blood wolf's lunge. As it leapt at her again, she struck with a kick so high it was almost a full split, catching the wolf squarely in the jaw and sending it flying.
That move just now... did I just have a wardrobe malfunction?
“Senior, that girl looks really powerful. She seems like the type you shouldn't mess with...”
“Isn't she one of our new students? The one rumored to be a fallen noble from the Royal Court.”
“It really looks like it. She definitely seems like someone from the Royal Court.”
“I heard the people from the Royal Court are quite brutal. She wouldn't really be planning how to kill us, would she?”
“Probably not...”
Actually, killing was easy; disposing of the bodies was the real challenge. Many seniors had struggled with this before, and that was exactly what Li Yue had been thinking about.
“I can pay more... this is just a small dispute. I only took what I need, and that's it.” Li Yue's tone held a hint of helplessness. She glanced sideways for a second at the blood wolves preparing to lunge again, and her vertical pupils, glowing with a faint red light, immediately scared the predators into fleeing in terror.
Li Yue put the twin guns back into her ring, making her own concession.
“Sure, but...” The man, who had been deep in thought, looked up and met Li Yue's eyes, which were filled with a faint malice and killing intent. His hand couldn't help but tremble, and the words he was about to say vanished from his mind.
“But what?”
“I mean... no problem, Miss.”
“Thanks for understanding.” Li Yue walked away slowly. She looked around, feeling only waves of boredom. Thirst for blood and slaughter surged within her, but she forced herself to suppress that sense of emptiness and palpitation, which was comparable to drug withdrawal. Her reason still triumphed over desire.
“Calm down... calm down. Maintain my current peaceful life. Everything is enough as it is. My past identity, my past mission... none of these things can be allowed to affect my... my daily life...”
If possible, she still wanted to try returning to her old world. But the stronger she became, the less she felt that connection. Those old feelings had grown incredibly distant. Ever since she obtained her first God's remains, she had felt a sense of detachment from her past life.
With every new piece she acquired, that feeling only deepened.
“I almost made a move just now... will I really do something out of line one day?” Li Yue sighed, her wrists still trembling slightly. “God's remains or Disaster, which will find me first? Heh...”
Li Yue laughed self deprecatingly and followed the stream toward its source. The second material she needed was at the end of the stream, and she silently prayed that nothing like what just happened would occur again.
I'll use mana to suppress the God's remains... I can't let them influence my thoughts anymore...
As she thought this, her focus began to drift. Her consciousness gradually sank into her own body. She felt the blood flowing through every organ, pouring her mana into it to set restraints upon her own body.
She walked with her eyes half closed, paying no mind to the rustling sounds coming from the nearby trees.
“Hmm?”
A sudden piercing pain made her let out a soft groan. Something had abruptly pierced through her shoulder, sending a spray of her blood into the air.
A roar of magic followed; the speed of the previous attack had even surpassed sound. Had her body not been exceptionally durable, her left arm might have been torn clean off.
Li Yue watched several missiles, their power significantly weakened, as they streaked toward her. For a moment, she was in a daze.
How is this possible... I've been attacked? Isn't this... a monitored area? Unbelievable...
“Cycle...”
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