"I am your grandfather!"
As soon as Duan Chen finished speaking, a pitch-black pistol appeared in his hand and was pressed against the woman's forehead.
The woman was startled for a moment, then her expression softened, and her voice turned cold.
"How did you find out?"
"Doesn't that question sound incredibly foolish to you?"
"That's why I told you! In dreams, her judgment and thinking abilities are diminished."
Galott, who had been thrown out earlier, was drenched in sweat as he leaned against the doorframe, gasping for air. He had almost exhausted himself to death in the dream just to run back.
"It seems you've been in the Hunter Prison for too long and lost your basic judgment."
Duan Chen looked at the woman, his left eye flashing with a faint red light.
Apostle No. 02's eyes changed.
"Your eye... when did you obtain this pupil technique?"
This didn't match the information she had. In the intel passed to her by No. 01, there was no mention of Duan Chen's left eye at all, only details about his family situation, personality, and abilities.
She, of course, wouldn't know that Duan Chen had only recently acquired the Blood Pupil. Since obtaining it, Duan Chen had never had a direct confrontation with an Apostle.
Apostle No. 02's face grew grim.
Things had escalated beyond her expectations.
"Yin, didn't I tell you, it's not yet determined who the hunter is and who is the prey."
Galott walked over with his hands in his pockets, whistling.
"Hmph! It seems I underestimated you!"
"Go to hell and regret it."
Duan Chen's expression turned cold.
"Bang—!"
The gunshot echoed, and the woman fell to the ground.
"Duan Chen, be careful, she won't die that easily."
As if to corroborate Galott's words, as soon as he finished speaking, the woman's figure completely turned into a black mist and dissipated into the air. The real Apostle No. 02 had appeared at the office entrance at some unknown time.
"It's a substitute Yin! It died in place of Yin!"
"Trying to kill me? Pretty boy, you're dreaming."
Swift Steps!
Duan Chen wasted no time. He grabbed Galott with one hand and activated Swift Steps.
Yin moved with great speed, her high heels carrying her down from the fifth floor.
"Boom!"
Duan Chen was not to be outdone and followed closely behind.
Mid-air, Yin suddenly turned, and several black streams of light shot out from the sleeves of her white dress.
"Boom!"
Duan Chen casually unleashed a magnetic cannon, blasting the streams of black light to smithereens.
"Quite capable, aren't you!"
"The truly capable ones are still to come!"
After Duan Chen landed, the surrounding scenery shifted multiple times, finally settling on the plaza of an orphanage. Weeds grew in abundance, and a few dilapidated buildings stood nearby.
"Pretty boy, what do you think? Doesn't this scene feel familiar?"
Duan Chen realized that Yin's strength wasn't great; her ability likely served only one purpose.
To be disgusting!
This orphanage was where Duan Chen had lived for a period of time.
Yin giggled, and Duan Chen blinked. Her appearance had changed to that of Mi Xueer!
"Brother Duan Chen~"
Blood Pupil - Eye of Ultimate Truth!
Strangely, even after activating the Eye of Ultimate Truth, Duan Chen couldn't see through Yin's true form. In his eyes, Yin still looked like Mi Xueer.
"This isn't an illusion, it's a dream. Your eye might be very useful in illusions, but in a dream, Yin can use some method to completely transform herself into Mi Xueer."
Duan Chen's stomach churned.
Especially when [Mi Xueer] batted her eyelashes seductively and ran towards him.
It wasn't that he was disgusted by Mi Xueer, but rather by Yin's behavior.
Casually transforming into the appearance of someone familiar to Duan Chen, and besides the appearance, Duan Chen could find nothing else about her that resembled Mi Xueer.
It was truly nauseating.
"Nightfall!"
"Starlight!"
"Moon descent!"
"Sunrise!"
These were indeed the four great techniques of Apostle No. 03.
Yin sneered.
"Duan Chen!"
Mi Xueer transformed, her appearance changing to that of Gao Tiankai!
Duan Chen's eyes turned completely cold.
This woman truly didn't know her place!
Yin's objective was to make him stop. According to Apostle No. 01, Duan Chen was a loyal and righteous person, and Gao Tiankai had been his best brother when he was alive, dying at the hands of Gu Sang. Therefore, upon seeing Duan Chen use these four great techniques, Yin's first thought was to transform into Gao Tiankai.
"I don't believe you can truly be so ruthless?"
"Duan Chen! Stop quickly!"
Unexpectedly, in the face of [Gao Tiankai]'s panic, Duan Chen's gaze was indifferent.
"Your disguise is truly revolting."
Yin's expression changed.
"What is fake is fake. No matter how well you pretend, you will always remain fake and can never become real. Your childish behavior has completely angered me!"
Duan Chen raised his right hand.
"Blazing Sun!"
Hum!
In the sky, two blazing suns hung high!
Galott took a few steps back, the flagstones beneath his feet beginning to melt.
"So hot—!"
He retreated quickly, afraid that if he wasn't careful, he would be melted by Duan Chen's suns.
If Xiao Yang were here, she would likely be furious.
Wasn't Duan Chen's move a direct replication of her Blazing Sun?
Although not as powerful, with Duan Chen's unreserved spiritual energy infusion, it was not far off.
"Hum!"
"What new technique is this?"
Yin couldn't help but exclaim.
She even couldn't help but wonder if No. 01 was deliberately setting her up?
Deliberately giving her false intel?
Up to this point, very little of the information about Duan Chen had proven to be accurate.
Blood Pupil, Blazing Sun.
Each one exceeded her expectations, and even a trick of feigned injury couldn't move him in the slightest!
"Damn it..."
At this point, Yin stopped pretending. She reverted to her true form, enduring the scorching heat.
"Go!"
Several purple Yins attacked Duan Chen.
"Those are high-level Yins, be careful!"
Galott reminded Duan Chen from a distance.
"Hmph!"
Yin could ignore the high temperature and, in the blink of an eye, appeared before Duan Chen.
Duan Chen snorted.
"Fae Law!"
Whoosh!
A golden stream of light flashed, piercing directly through the spectral forms of several Yins.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, one of the Yins exploded right in front of Duan Chen?
"They explode when they die."
"Why didn't you say so earlier?!"
Duan Chen rolled his eyes and used Swift Steps, attempting to create distance. However, the remaining Yins clung to him like burrs.
"Roar—!"
A Yin raised its claws and swung them ferociously at Duan Chen!
With its claws mere inches away, the Thousand Illusions Pandora in Duan Chen's hand instantly transformed into shield form.
"Thousand Illusions Pandora - [Shield] Form!"
The claws struck the shield, emitting a sound akin to fingernails scratching a blackboard.
Duan Chen felt a prickling sensation on his scalp.