Chapter 401

Lei Dianying has a knack for reading people; she can see through what kind of person Sara is with just a single glance.

Knowing her family members have committed an offense, she would even take the initiative to request punishment for herself, on the grounds that she failed to set a proper example for the clan.

To worry about such a person rebelling—unless someone brainwashes her, that is.

Kitsune Saiguu giggled: "It seems you have already made arrangements for the future, but is this the kind of eternity you are pursuing?"

As the saying goes, don't hit a person in the face, and don't expose their shortcomings when scolding them.

Saiguu was doing both at once.

If it were anyone else, Lei Dianying would have sliced them down with a single blade.

As for Saiguu, back when her sister Makoto was still around, she had teased her plenty of times; she was long used to it.

"What about Miko?"

Setting that aside, Lei Dianying forcibly changed the subject.

This allowed her to still see a shadow of the past.

Kitsune Saiguu said leisurely: "Who knows? Perhaps, just like Makoto did back then, she's gone off to pick up some little creature in danger somewhere."

"..."

Lei Dianying could not help but feel suspicious.

Could it be that, reminded of the unbearable past of begging in the snow, and later being treated as a fox-fur wrap to warm hands and feet, she developed sympathy?

Facing Ying's doubt, Saiguu revealed a mysterious, unfathomable smile.

What exactly is going on, naturally, will only be understood before long.

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Yashiori Island!

"This must be the last place left, right?"

Gazing at the distant cliff under the thunderstorm, Paimon shouted loudly.

Because if she didn't shout, she wouldn't be heard at all.

The hellish weather on this island really made one want to complain.

Plus, with the Archon's corpse buried here, the drifting resentment of the Archon made one feel extremely irritable.

Lumine nodded gently and said: "According to what Watatsumi Island said, we've been to two of the three places, and they were both decoys. Now it seems only this last address remains."

Namely, the seaside cliff in the southwest.

The two followed the mountain path to the seaside and searched everywhere.

Finally, they found the entrance in an extremely hidden, narrow natural cave at the base of the cliff.

There were many traces of human activity here, as well as wheel tracks from transporting goods.

"This must be it. If you're ready, let's go in!"

Paimon took a deep breath, confirming whether Lumine had adjusted her state.

"No problem!"

Lumine immediately indicated she was doing just fine, and with almost no hesitation, she charged straight into the so-called Fatui Delusion Factory.

Of course, reckless as she was, she still had a bit of reason.

She and Paimon tried their best to bypass many patrolling guards from the shadows, only launching sneak attacks when they couldn't be avoided, finishing them off at the fastest speed and preventing them from calling for help.

Perhaps because she had experimented on Hilichurls many times in the past, her movements were very practiced and decisive.

Thanks to the large number of Hilichurl test subjects, Lumine quickly passed through the perimeter and arrived at the inner area deep within the factory.

Must say, this place is truly huge.

The entire seaside cliff had been almost hollowed out, and even the underground had been excavated quite a bit; from the moment they entered, the angle had been constantly sloping downward.

After an unknown amount of time, Lumine found that she could finally no longer bypass them.

The originally thin Archon resentment gradually grew thicker, to the point where purple, ominous mist visible to the naked eye lingered and drifted in the space.

Lumine felt slightly uncomfortable; the anger she had tried hard to suppress because of the loss of the Watatsumi Island soldiers' lives was gradually rising.

However, Paimon didn't notice this and was just earnestly observing the surroundings for her.

"Go that way, there are the fewest people there."

"Okay."

Having braved danger together so many times, the two had long since formed an unbreakable bond.

Lumine didn't hesitate at all, following Paimon to leap down from a high place and giving those Fatui guards a sound beating.

Compared to the past, the blonde girl exerted much more force, to the point that those Fatui had a more miserable fate.

Paimon was startled and wanted to ask why, but since they were in a dangerous state, she had to keep the question in her heart, planning to talk about it after this was over.

Subsequently, under Lumine's threatening interrogation, one of the Fatui could not withstand the pressure and revealed the passage leading to the core area of the factory.

The production of Delusions requires extreme precision, otherwise, it is very easy to fail.

This is a top priority; as the source of the chaos in Inazuma, not a single mistake could be made.

"Let's go, we're going to completely destroy the Delusion Factory!"

Carrying a trace of murderous aura she hadn't even noticed herself, Lumine rushed toward the information pried from the Fatui's mouth.

Paimon followed behind, feeling somewhat worried.

"Is it really okay?"

It seems that even she, who is usually thick-headed, had started to feel that something was wrong.