Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 1457: Chapter 1455: Artificial Existence Core (25)

This voice was undoubtedly familiar.

So much so that the moment Winona realized it, she almost reflexively clawed toward the source.

Though it was an instinctual attack, it was exceptionally fierce, silently and swiftly rendering Claire’s precious furniture useless.

And even before the shattered pieces had a chance to hit the ground, they were already reduced to finer fragments.

As if accompanied by that black lightning-like silhouette, the air seemed to be filled with countless invisible, tiny blades.

It was clearly a long-suppressed firepower fully unleashed.

It was evident that regarding the thug who might return, Winona was filled with fear but also brimming with killing intent.

That’s right, she could never forget this voice even if it turned to ashes.

Grimshaw!𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

It was indeed the right decision to stay guard here—

The next moment, within the storm of hundreds and thousands of invisible deadly forces, Winona’s agile body suddenly stiffened.

Turning her head bit by bit, she looked in Claire’s direction.𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

A figure, with a leisurely gait, slightly nodded at Claire and then casually sat down in the spot where Winona was originally.

To her dismay, she still couldn’t do anything about him...

Based on their previous encounters, no matter how much she pondered, it yielded no different results.

A feeling called despair finally broke through the constraints of reason and exploded in Winona’s heart.

This kind of display clearly couldn’t be explained away as some so-called deceptive technique.

Combining with the recently received information, the situation seemed to be developing toward the worst direction—this guy was indeed a true High Tier Transcendent, a being with Divinity.

Which would mean that even though she stayed here, she was almost powerless to stop him from doing anything.

"She’s just a normal person... holds no meaning for you."

Looking at Claire, whose expression was nearly dull and couldn’t even utter a word, Winona took a deep breath and finally advised rather powerlessly.

And at the same time, amidst the chaos, she dropped any combat stance, completely abandoning the attempt of forceful resistance.

...

"Although I’ve never systematically studied your organizational philosophy, this statement of yours seems to reflect some ideological backslide?"

Yet under Winona’s wary watch, the other person did not really make a move, but frowned.

"Does an ordinary person mean insignificant?"

"For someone who holds such a belief, that would count as rather extreme even in the Executioner Group’s mission targets, right?"

"...It’s my wording that’s the issue."

Unexpectedly realizing the other party would care about this, the already contemplative Winona paused slightly, and finally apologized in a muffled voice.

"For the Night Watchman, an ordinary person as an individual, is fundamentally no different from a Transcendent..."

"What I mean is, I understand Claire very well, and what she said before was absolutely without any lies or reservations."

"So to you, she has neither value nor threat, and there’s completely no need to harm her."

"Got it, but..."

Watching Winona all the way until she walked back to stand beside him, Fu Qian nodded quite seriously, yet the doubt in his brows wasn’t completely dispelled.

"Do you know why I came back this time? So sure she holds no value for me?"

...

How could I know why this lunatic returned!

Although the situation couldn’t be more critical, Grimshaw’s counter-question left no room for retort, yet was full of complaints.

Winona almost instinctively shouted in her heart.

No way around it, though she stayed here on instinct, to guard against a situation just like this, the reason behind his returning was still hard for her to comprehend.

Even after he specially went for a loop to the hospital—he discovered something there and returned specifically to verify it!

At a certain moment, a flash of insight hit Winona, seemingly grasping the key point.

Indeed, from just now to now, this guy undoubtedly had a very clear purpose.

After investigating the secret room, he almost immediately rushed to the hospital and got into a direct conflict with the people there, even seemingly inciting some unexpected power.

Looking at the current situation, it seemed like after driving people away, he found something over there.

"What did you discover?"

Not stingy with her train of thought, the next moment Winona asked through gritted teeth.

"Something very interesting, but at the same time seemed quite troublesome, and you all? Any gains?"

Fu Qian didn’t mind the other’s tone.

Although it did sound a bit overly casual, as if discussing project progress.

...

"I stayed here all the time, so some things couldn’t be confirmed with my own eyes, but what I heard sounds pretty fruitful too."

Though the atmosphere shifted weirdly, with the other party having absolute martial superiority without striking lethally at once, for Winona, it was already a rather ideal development.

In a moment of grit, she answered with rare patience.

Considering the risk of lying and provoking the other, she even slightly compromised the confidentiality principle.

"It sounds reassuring, Los having you all for protection counts as a fortunate matter... so did Lek mention me?"

...Ah?

This time the surprise didn’t come from Winona, but rather from Claire, who had lost the ability to speak out of fear.

Although the thug was sitting right across, potentially ready to erase her violently at any moment, the excessively bizarre exchange between the two before her somehow had a peculiar calming effect, granting her a slight relaxation, with her mind beginning to function again.

So this inquiry... was this guy implying the Night Watchman had already found the person?

This was also what Winona mentioned earlier, that the situation was under control?

Though shocked inside, Claire kept herself composed, not voicing any questions, instead leaving the chance to respond to Winona.

"...Very sorry, it doesn’t sound like it."

When faced with the same question, the shock factor for the latter didn’t seem any less.

After a brief hesitation, Winona forced herself to uphold the virtue of honesty and smoothly countered.

"He seems utterly unaware of you... so can you tell me, how do you know he’s been found?"

Rubbish, on one side prompting your elites to go all out, on the other giving you all time until just now.

The grandest of the Extraordinary Organizations, if unable to locate even a living person, how can they face us whom they owe their cultivation to?

Inner ridicule aside, Fu Qian didn’t express it out loud.

Because the next moment, a gunshot, seemingly the same, exploded right beside his ear, followed by a blanket of emerald covering them.

Exactly.

At that moment, satisfaction welled up within Fu Qian’s heart.

It was undoubtedly the Night Watchman’s reinforcements arriving.

As for how Winona called for help—the communication device she carried was deliberately ignored by him all along.