Chapter 746

"Hehehe......"

Though his head had been shattered, Kudo Shuuchuu still hadn't died immediately, thanks to the formidable vitality of an eighth-rank mid-level Grand Master.

A muffled sound, mixed with blood, emerged from his trachea.

Violent blood qi erupted, and his right hand still maintained its sword-holding posture, attempting to attack!

"No wonder he's an eighth-rank Grand Master—his vitality is truly formidable. Even without a head, he can still move."

Shaking his head, Xu Jingming unleashed SS-class Heavenly Thunder, which instantly engulfed Kudo Shuuchuu.

Only a few seconds later, all movement ceased completely.

Beside him, Sato Kenji, drenched in blood, was frozen in shock.

He never imagined that the eighth-rank mid-level deputy director would be instantly killed by Xu Jingming without even a chance to fight back!

"I was wrong! I was wrong! Please, Lord Lei Di, spare me!"

Sato Ken fell to his knees with a thud, clearly well-versed in the traditional Japanese spirit of humility.

His desperate will to live overrode all dignity as he kept banging his head on the ground:

"If you spare me, I swear I'll never reveal what happened today!"

"I'll keep completely secret your relationship with Sakura Rin!"

"Keep secret? Sorry, I only trust the dead to keep secrets."

Swish—

A spear of light swept across, and Sato Ken's head flew clean off, blood gushing violently from his neck.

Compared to the eighth-rank mid-level Kudo Shuuchuu, his vitality was clearly far weaker.

Without a head, he soon stopped moving entirely.

"Why did you have to do this? If you hadn't forced yourselves forward, you wouldn't have reached this point."

Looking at the two headless corpses at his feet, Xu Jingming shook his head.

He didn't want to kill them—it was these two who pushed him too hard.

"This..." Sakura Rin stared blankly at the scene.

She knew these two weren't Xu Jingming's match, but she never expected the battle to end so quickly.

Amid her astonishment, a bitter expression subtly surfaced on her delicate face.

The death of an eighth-rank mid-level deputy director and a sixth-rank upper-level Sacred Son—this incident would explode...

"Is this going to be troublesome to handle?"

Xu Jingming, having exited Thunder Extreme State, spoke up upon seeing her expression.

"Not just troublesome—it's extremely troublesome."

Sakura Rin said bitterly: "All core personnel of the Ten'yo Dojo have smart bracelets with life-monitoring functions."

The headquarters must already know they're dead—they'll immediately send a Grand Master to investigate."

Once the investigation begins, I absolutely can't escape involvement..."

The Ten'yo Dojo had a department called the "Investigation Division."

It specialized in investigating internal bribery and sudden deaths of high-rank psychics.

Everyone in the Investigation Division were masters of mental abilities—once they found the slightest clue, they could always uncover the truth.

"Oh?" Xu Jingming frowned.

Sakura Rin's role in Japan was far larger than he'd imagined.

Unless absolutely necessary, he didn't want her exposed.

"Eva, is there any way to resolve this situation?" Xu Jingming asked inwardly.

"Don't worry, I already prepared for it."

Eva's holographic projection emerged from her smart armband, crossing her arms proudly:

"Their life-monitoring devices are still functioning perfectly."

"The headquarters hasn't detected that they're dead."

"Still functioning perfectly?"

Sakura Rin glanced at the charred remains of Kudo Shuuchuu's smart armband, now reduced to charcoal, and felt bewildered.

How could it still be working after this?

"Not physically—it's uploading false data to their servers."

"Making the headquarters believe they're still alive, so no alarm is triggered."

Seeing Sakura Rin's confusion, Eva giggled.

"I see."

Sakura Rin finally exhaled in relief, then hesitated slightly:

"Sato Ken's disappearance won't raise much concern for now."

"But Kudo Shuuchuu is a deputy director—if he's absent for two consecutive days, headquarters will definitely notice something's wrong."

"Easy—I'll upload a false report tomorrow."

"Make headquarters believe he died in the wilderness south of Japan."

Eva immediately came up with a solution.

"Eva, give her a sub-entity—so she can handle any emergencies."

Xu Jingming mused, "Then dealing with this shouldn't be a problem anymore."

"Also, I'd like to ask—after the southern wilderness of Japan was overrun by ferocious beasts, did the terrain change significantly?"

The ancient civilization ruins Eva had uncovered lay in northern Japan, in the beast-infested wilderness.

Now that this matter was settled, he needed to head there.

But before leaving, he wanted to confirm the location once more.

"No, I've never heard of any major terrain changes there."

Curious, Sakura Rin watched as Eva injected a portion of light into her smart bracelet, then shook her head.

"Good."

Xu Jingming nodded. "I'm heading to the southern wilderness. Handle things here for now."

"When I return from the wilderness, I'll come back to you once more, then leave Japan."

"Yes, Master."

Sakura Rin bowed deeply, then accompanied Xu Jingming outside the base.

Only after watching his fighter jet vanish into the sky did she lower her gaze.

"Rin-chan, what should we do next?"

After Xu Jingming left, Eva's sub-entity eagerly asked.

"We can ignore Kudo Shuuchuu and Sato Ken for now."

"But the commotion might have been noticed by psychics stationed here."

"The probability is low, but to be safe, we should eliminate them all."

"We can just blame it on a beast outbreak."

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh...

A series of powerful spirit servants materialized around her, following Sakura Rin as she entered the base.

At that moment, clad in a JK skirt, she moved through the base with long, shapely legs encased in black tights.

Like Death itself, she relentlessly harvested lives...

"Tsk tsk—aside from her strange preferences, Sakura Rin is quite a ruthless character."

In the fighter jet heading toward the wilderness, Eva, sensing what her sub-entity had done, murmured in amazement.

"Indeed ruthless," Xu Jingming said, nodding slightly after learning the details from Eva.

Japanese people meant nothing to him—he could kill them without hesitation.

But Sakura Rin was different—these were her subordinates, some even her admirers.

Most people wouldn't kill them so easily. Her willingness to do so showed she was terrified of her secret being exposed.

This made him curious—what was the obsession burning in Sakura Rin's heart?