Bai Ye and Wang Zihao were instantly rendered speechless.
They stared in horror at Duan Chen, who had drawn out the Qian Huan Pandora. The two quickly retreated, "Wait, wait, wait, what do you want to do?"
Duan Chen didn't beat around the bush, speaking directly, "You should have already witnessed the eye technique I used at the entrance. The sole purpose of that eye technique is to sever."
"I can see the lines on your bodies, and I can see the lines on all eerie entities. Anything or anyone severed along the lines I see will vanish forever."
"Whether it's the past, present, or future, everything will come to an end."
Bai Ye and Wang Zihao's eyes widened, and they looked at Duan Chen in disbelief.
Bai Ye was utterly shocked, "How is this possible!? No, I mean, is it really that amazing? If you have such an eye technique, then what are we supposed to do!"
He couldn't help but beat his chest, "Heaven is truly unfair, to have produced a monstrous talent like you. It's too unfair, both Heaven and Nuwa are unfair."
"Oh, wait," Bai Ye touched his face, a proud expression appearing, "Nuwa was quite fair to me."
"Alright, stop fooling around."
Duan Chen had been harboring a sense of crisis, a strong one that prevented him from joking around with them.
His eyes instantly changed, employing his eye technique.
Wang Zihao and Bai Ye instinctively tensed their bodies, preparing for a reaction.
It wasn't that they didn't want to trust Duan Chen, but his eyes instilled too great a sense of danger.
These eyes always contained a dense killing intent. Although they couldn't see clearly, they instinctively understood that anything seen by these eyes would meet death.
How could they not be cautiously vigilant?
Duan Chen also knew that his eye technique put immense pressure on them. He didn't linger or waste any time.
The Qian Huan Pandora formed in his hand, taking on a blade form. Holding the blade-shaped Qian Huan Pandora, he approached the tensed Bai Ye step by step.
Bai Ye couldn't help but let out a scream.
"Wait, wait, wait, don't take revenge for personal grievances. I'm telling you, Duan Chen, be careful not to cut me. You're supposed to cut the ropes, not me. Wait, wait, I'm not ready yet. Don't come any closer, let me go, let me go, I..."
Duan Chen, somewhat speechless, put away the Qian Huan Pandora, "It's done, stop screaming."
Bai Ye instantly fell silent. The ropes on his body clattered to the ground and quickly ignited with black smoke, vanishing without a trace.
He opened his mouth in surprise, "It disappeared?"
"Your eye technique can directly make eerie entities disappear?"
Duan Chen walked towards Wang Zihao with the Qian Huan Pandora, responding as he walked, "Didn't I just tell you? Why are you so surprised?"
Of course, Bai Ye thought Duan Chen was exaggerating.
But Bai Ye wouldn't say it. He touched his arm with lingering fear and couldn't help but complain, "Why is this mission rated A? It could even be S."
Duan Chen thought the same.
How could such a dangerous mission be an A-class mission?
"The Guild gave it an A-class. Is it possible that the two of you aren't strong enough?" he replied casually.
Bai Ye felt instantly insulted and roared in anger, "Of course that's not possible!"
After speaking, he calmed down again and watched as Duan Chen severed the ropes on Wang Zihao's body. The ropes were the same as the ones on him, and they all vanished.
He never wanted to experience that feeling again.
Bai Ye suggested, "I think we shouldn't split up. Otherwise, if something like this happens again, we might not be as lucky to have you come and save us."
Duan Chen gave him a speechless look.
"You certainly have some self-awareness."
But he didn't refute, because he suspected that this mission was not an A-class mission at all. He was a senior agent, and had been for a long time.
After absorbing Wang Qi, Duan Chen could confidently say his strength was comparable to Ming Yan's. However, even he felt somewhat strained. How could this be an A-class mission?
Moreover, Ming Yan was definitely not someone who couldn't complete an A-class mission.
He suspected that the Guild had misjudged the mission level, and this should be an S-class mission.
However...
S-class?
Duan Chen frowned slightly.
It wasn't that he hadn't undertaken S-class missions before. Once, he and his good brother had undertaken an S-class mission. They cooperated, and although they were in a terrible state at the end, they completed the S-class mission.
That was three years ago.
But his current self was vastly different from his self three years ago, yet now he felt he was already struggling to survive.
This word choice wasn't pleasant, but the Mystic Eyes of Death were one of Duan Chen's trump cards, and he had already used them at this point.
This type of eye technique consumed a huge amount of spiritual energy.
Duan Chen already felt that ten-thirtieths of his spiritual energy source had been depleted.
And this was after only exploring a church. The entire village hadn't been properly investigated yet.
He had a very bad premonition in his heart.
But there was no turning back.
He took a deep breath and walked ahead.
Because of the uneasy feeling in his heart, Duan Chen proactively suggested, "Let's hurry. I have a bad feeling about this place."
Wang Zihao and Bai Ye immediately nodded in agreement; they were most eager to leave this place.
Without a word, the two of them stayed close to Duan Chen. This time, they would not separate under any circumstances, afraid of being left behind.
Of course, Duan Chen wouldn't do that, but they felt no sense of security. As soon as they entered the village, they were captured. Bai Ye couldn't help but doubt his own strength.
When did he become so weak?
The three walked into the village in silence, each feeling apprehensive, though to varying degrees.
Even Duan Chen instinctively became vigilant. The realization that the church was alive gave him a sense of urgency.
If one church was alive, then thinking deeper, was this village dead?
If this village was also alive, then in what way was it alive?
He dared not think further, only able to take things one step at a time.
After all, they were already here, and it was difficult to turn back.