1novels Chapter 74 The Death of Shirahime
Chapter 74 The Death of Shirahime
Chapter 74 The Death of Shirahime
To be honest, even Cheng Xu himself didn't expect that he would encounter Bai Ji on his way back to Chengming Star.
Just a few hours earlier, he and Xue Zijing were in the underground facility of the Yuanguangxing branch.
Director Harlan of the Farlight Star Branch was lucky, because he was not the first person to be parasitized by the Boken brain-devouring worm.
After experiencing the devastating losses from the previous betrayal, the special researchers within the Anomaly Management Bureau found a way to deal with the brain-eating worm parasite.
However, this method relies on the ability to detect the presence of brain-eating worms within the host in advance.
Given the stringent nature of this premise, Harlan became the first person to put this method into practice.
After suppressing the activity of the brain-eating worm with a special anesthetic, the Yuanguangxing Branch, under the technical guidance of the Headquarters, performed the surgery.
The good news is that the surgery was a success.
The Boken brain-eating worm was extracted from deep within Harlan's brain and carefully preserved as confidential research material for the future.
Although Director Harlan will be weak for a long time, at least he has survived and has not become a victim of the Purge Bureau's conspiracy.
With this, the series of events surrounding Director Harlan finally came to an end.
The investigation into how Harlan was parasitized is still ongoing, but Cheng Xu is not prepared to participate in this part.
Afterwards, the leadership of the Yuanguang Star Branch held a small meeting and decided to apply to the General Administration for the Medal of Outstanding Contribution on behalf of the Star Branch.
Not long after, Lance received a message and rushed back to Yuanguang Star from Wushan Star. After learning what had happened, he insisted on hosting a banquet to thank Cheng Xu and Xue Zijing for saving Harlan's life.
In the end, Cheng Xu declined Lance's offer.
The Arbitrator and Bai Ji have already gone far away, and his mission to communicate and conduct joint investigations with the Yuanguang Star Branch has also come to an end.
After bidding farewell to everyone from the Yuanguang Star Branch, he and Xue Zijing did not linger and boarded their special ship to return directly to Chengming Star.
Before leaving, he made a promise with Lance that he would visit the Yuanguangxing branch more often to exchange experiences and strengthen their relationship, and he wished his nephew, Xiyeli, could adapt to the work of the Administration Bureau as soon as possible.
But to everyone's surprise, on the return journey, Cheng Xu received a completely unexpected surprise.
As Cheng Xu's special ship transitioned from the Yuanguang Galaxy to the Chengyu Galaxy and was still stabilizing its position, he only glanced out the window inadvertently—
Then he saw the figure he had been longing for.
It should be noted that not long ago, shortly after he boarded the ship, he proactively retrieved detailed information about the Arbiter and Bai Ji from the database and carefully reviewed it throughout the journey.
On the way, he and Xue Zijing received an urgent telegram from the Chengming Star Branch, saying that the Arbiter and Bai Ji had attacked the branch with the [Scar of Rift].
The last message Cheng Xu saw just before the jump was "The Arbiter is dead, Bai Ji has escaped."
After the jump ended, Cheng Xu looked up and saw a painted skeleton that looked exactly like the one in the database image.
How did Bai Ji end up here? She escaped from Chengmingxing Police Station and ended up right under my nose?
Cheng Xu did not know the exact answer.
Although some guesses arose in his mind, he quickly dismissed all other thoughts, leaving only the purest idea:
Since the Arbiter died under the space-based orbital pulse of the Chengming Star Branch, shouldn't you, Bai Ji, go with him?
Having someone to accompany you on your journey to the underworld will prevent you from being lonely.
very nice.
Oh, and Prison Ash, the three of you will soon be reunited in another world.
Thinking this, Cheng Xu made a gesture to Xue Zijing, who was sitting next to him.
The next moment, an invisible wave rippled out from his body, enveloping the entire ship.
He kept the ship permanently in its previous position to prevent it from being damaged by Bai Ji in the upcoming battle and to prevent Xue Zijing from being affected.
After taking precautions, Cheng Xu opened the hatch and stepped into the boundless starry sky under Xue Zijing's monstrous gaze.
Cheng Xu smiled as he quietly observed Bai Ji. Similarly, Bai Ji was also observing the young man in the Bureau of Administration uniform standing before her.
No, one can walk in space with just their physical body. Even in a vacuum, one can hear what the other is saying clearly.
Can such a being still be called a "human"?
"I am Cheng Xu from the Abnormal Control Section 1 of Chengming Star Branch, responsible for jointly investigating the theft of [The Scar of Rift] with Yuanguang Star Branch."
Cheng Xu politely introduced himself.
People from the Chengmingxing branch? Old man Ke Bo's men?
How is that possible?!
It's a miracle that this kind of monster wasn't contained on the spot by the Bureau of Abnormalities; how could it possibly be an employee of the Bureau of Abnormalities?
Stared at by those calm, dark eyes, and seeing the unchanging smile on the other's face, Bai Ji's fear grew stronger.
escape!
Run away!
Every bone, every joint, and every alchemical rune in her body seemed to be instinctively warning her to stay away from this inhuman creature in front of her.
But soon, Shirahime realized she couldn't do it.
She didn't know when it started, but she completely lost control of her body.
This skeleton, formed from the essence of an entire civilization's alchemy, has now become a prison for her consciousness.
"I was planning to go find the two of you, but I didn't expect you to come to me on your own."
Cheng Xu took a step forward.
"I went to Fog Mountain Star and saw it. Have you ever counted how many innocent lives were buried in the mass graves you built?"
Another step.
"When you committed evil deeds over the past few centuries, did you never consider the karmic consequences that might follow?"
One more step.
"Does your strength over the weak give you the right to recklessly take other people's lives?"
Cheng Xu's steps were slow, but in Bai Ji's eyes, with each step the human in front of her took, his figure would expand a little, and the outline of his body would blend more into the universe.
When Cheng Xu walked up to Bai Ji, in her eyes, Cheng Xu's figure had completely transformed into a towering giant that seemed to merge with the starry sky.
She couldn't even move; she could only watch helplessly as she turned into an ant under the giant's feet.
With true death looming, Bai Ji tries to use her will to activate the skeletal puppet in her arms and escape through the spatial rift once again.
But when her consciousness touched the skeletal puppet, she felt a trembling fear and terror from the critical-level anomaly, [Cracks].
The next moment, the scruffy puppy darted out of her arms, crouched down, and buried its head deep in its front paws.
"It's a pleasure to meet you; that's truly what I feel."
The towering giant opened his mouth, and his voice echoed through the starry sky.
So, farewell.
An invisible force descended from the sky, starting from the top of Bai Ji's head, crushing everything, including her painted skin and skeleton, into invisible powder particles.
She was thus erased from this world by Cheng Xu.
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