Lophis Rodin and the foreign apostle Milo clashed head-on. Lan Guoguo seized the opportunity to enter the guild's basement, the secret room Lu Chengxuan and Jiang Shi were using to lift Jiang Nuannuan's curse.
Suddenly, Lan Guoguo stopped, looking at the person sitting by the secret room door, smoking. It was Jiang Nuannuan's brother, Jiang Shi.
Above, the battle raged furiously, and dust and debris occasionally rained down. Jiang Shi slowly finished his cigarette, looked up at Lan Guoguo, and sneered, "Lu Chengxuan told me to go easy on you."
Lan Guoguo's face was cold. "No need."
"The way you talk is quite annoying, kid." Jiang Shi tossed his cigarette away and instantly appeared behind Lan Guoguo, saying coldly, "Mercy is a mistake when dealing with enemies."
With that, he launched a fierce attack on Lan Guoguo with his ability. However, as his fist descended, an invisible web unfurled behind Lan Guoguo, blocking Jiang Shi's attack.
Lan Guoguo met Jiang Shi's surprised gaze and said, "You're absolutely right. Those who are soft-hearted and indecisive have short lives."
Following her words, countless threads wrapped around and trapped Jiang Shi. His eyes darkened. Just as he was about to use his ability to break free, he was shocked to find that he couldn't. His expression turned grim. "Your ability actually..."
"That's right," Lan Guoguo raised her hand, sneering. "My ability is nullification. Anyone touched by my threads cannot use their abilities."
Jiang Shi gritted his teeth inwardly. Lu Chengxuan hadn't told him this; he had been careless.
"Lu... Chengxuan doesn't know either," Lan Guoguo seemed to read Jiang Shi's thoughts. "My ability isn't just one."
With that, she ignored Jiang Shi's curses and pushed open the secret room door.
When she saw that the secret room was empty, Lan Guoguo showed no surprise. She simply took out her phone and made a call. "Not at the Kuangye Guild. Did you find anything on your end? No?"
Lan Guoguo pondered, hung up the phone, and walked back to Jiang Shi.
Jiang Shi sneered, "You'll never find her."
Lan Guoguo, however, grabbed Jiang Shi by the collar and said without preamble, "Your most important family member is Jiang Nuannuan. What if she isn't Jiang Nuannuan?"
Jiang Shi's eyes turned cold. "What do you mean?"
*Boom—*
The aftermath of the battle between Lophis Rodin and Milo thundered from above again.
Just as Lan Guoguo was about to speak, her expression suddenly shifted.
Jiang Shi, who had been wanting to press for an answer, abruptly looked up at the void behind Lan Guoguo. A blue eye was silently overlooking them.
A woman's gentle voice slowly asked, "Where is the person?"
Lan Guoguo knelt on one knee. "They hid her."
As soon as she spoke, a terrifying pressure descended. Lan Guoguo's face turned pale, and her knees uncontrollably sank deep into the ground with a 'bang'. After administering a small punishment, the blue eye showed a look of affection again. "Guoguo, you've disappointed me too much."
Lan Guoguo lowered her head. "Lord God of Prophecy, I will find the person immediately."
The blue eye glanced at Jiang Shi one last time before disappearing again. "You have only half an hour."
When Jiang Shi heard Lan Guoguo refer to the eye as the 'God of Prophecy,' his entire body tensed. That was Lilith Combatel, one of the three high-ranking deities of the foreign divine realm, the God of Prophecy.
Lan Guoguo stood up expressionlessly, a dagger appearing in her hand. Unexpectedly, she stabbed fiercely towards Jiang Shi's heart. In Jiang Shi's eyes, as he spat blood and looked on in disbelief, she leaned close to his face and mouthed, "I've been watched all along."
Jiang Shi's pupils contracted. The next second, he passed out.