Chapter 387

"Mil-Milady …"

Seeing that Bonbietta was about to attack Feng Ye, the guards on the other side of the river were startled. They then jumped over the river and stood guard beside Bonbietta.

Bonbietta raised her chin and pointed at Feng Ye.

"Capture him!"

"…"

Feng Ye's gaze was calm. A faint golden glow appeared in his eyes as he looked at Bonbietta. His gaze pierced through her body and directly into her soul.

The God's Eye had the ability to control emotions. It could also directly see the thoughts of others. It had the ability to read minds. Unless it was an existence with the same mental strength as Feng Ye, it was almost impossible to stop the God's Eye from reading minds.

Bonbietta's soul was instantly pierced through by Feng Ye's gaze. He could clearly see every corner of her soul, and the scene he saw caused Feng Ye to raise his eyebrows slightly.

It was just as he remembered.

Although the girl in front of him had a cute appearance and a lively personality, she was abnormally cruel and willful. When she was in a bad mood, she would find handsome men to torture and kill for fun.

Feng Ye even saw some of Bonbietta's images of himself in her mind. They were very bloody and slightly unsightly.

"How vile."

Seeing those images, Feng Ye didn't get angry. Instead, he smiled.

Bonbietta, who was under Feng Ye's gaze, had an indescribable feeling as if her entire body was being seen through. This caused her body to tense up, and she felt abnormally uncomfortable.

Whoosh! Whoosh!!

At this moment, the guards who received Bonbietta's order exchanged glances with each other. After a short moment of hesitation, they acted on their own and surrounded Feng Ye in an instant.

Although Feng Ye seemed to be a noble, Bonbietta's orders had to be carried out. Otherwise, the guards who disobeyed her orders would meet a tragic end.

Whoosh!

Just as the guards surrounded Feng Ye and were about to attack him, Feng Ye suddenly took a step forward and appeared in front of Bonbietta in an instant.

Bonbietta could only see a blurry afterimage flashing by. He could not see what exactly happened at all. His pupils shrunk violently, and he subconsciously stepped back.

But.

Just as she lifted her foot, she felt her clothes being grabbed by someone. Her body swayed violently, and she wasn't able to get away from Feng Ye.

Feng Ye had a calm expression as he grabbed Bonbietta's clothes, preventing her from retreating. Then, he gently lifted her up.

"You …"

Bonbietta revealed a horrified expression. She held a medal in her left hand and stretched it out. In an instant, the medal transformed into a blade of light and slashed at Feng Ye's arm.

However, when this blade of light came into contact with Feng Ye's sleeve, it immediately shattered. It was as if fragile glass had come into contact with solid steel, and it instantly shattered.

At this moment.

Bonbietta noticed that the guards behind her were all strangely frozen in place. After swaying for a moment, they all fell to the ground one after another, and their spiritual pressure disappeared.

How could this be!?

Bonbietta's body stiffened, and a trace of horror appeared in her eyes. Although her guards weren't very powerful, they weren't weak either. They were all annihilators that were second only to official knights.

However, she didn't see Feng Ye move at all, and they all fell to the ground just like that!

What kind of terrifying strength was this!?

Even an official knight wouldn't be able to eliminate all of her guards in an instant. Perhaps only a knight captain would be able to do this!

However, Feng Ye said that he wasn't a knight …

Furthermore, the feeling that Feng Ye gave her was very strange. When she sensed him at such a close distance, she indeed felt that he was completely different from a normal annihilator.

"You, you're a mutant annihilator?"

Bonbietta thought of a possibility, and her voice trembled slightly as she spoke.

The power left behind by the Void King permeated every corner of the world. There were mutants in the Soul Corpse World, mutants in the Void Ring, and mutant annihilators in the Formless Empire.

However, compared to the Soul Corpse World and the Void Ring, the number of mutant annihilators was extremely small. Moreover, whenever they appeared, they would be viewed as' mutants' by the annihilators and killed.

The only mutant annihilator that wasn't killed was an existence recognized by Yhwach, and he was a member of the Celestial Cross Knight Order. The other mutant annihilators weren't recognized!

No wonder!

No wonder the man in front of her said that he wasn't a knight, yet he had such power!

"The power that you understand is indeed flowing in my body."

Maple held Bonbietta with one hand and lifted her into the air as he spoke calmly. It was worth mentioning that the clothes of nobles were very sturdy. Even under such a pull, they didn't tear.

Bonbietta's eyes were filled with fear. Her body trembled, and she couldn't be as calm as before.

She said, "No, I don't know, I don't know anything, please let me go …"

Every mutant annihilator was viewed as an enemy by all the annihilators. Once they were discovered, they would be attacked collectively, and even the Celestial Cross Knights would take action.

So, if she discovered the identity of a mutant annihilator by herself, it was obvious what would happen next. She would definitely be killed!

At this moment.

Even if she was a descendant of the Celestial Cross Knights, even if she was a member of the royal family, it would be meaningless. In order to conceal their identity, the mutant annihilators wouldn't care about any sin!

Maple looked at Bonbietta. After hearing her words, he suddenly revealed a gentle smile and said, "Since you've discovered my identity, how can I let you go?"

This gentle smile seemed very bright, but in Bonbietta's eyes, it was as terrifying as a demon opening its mouth and revealing its fangs!

"However."

"I won't kill you."

Maple looked at Bonbietta and maintained his gentle smile as he said, "For you, death isn't the only thing that can eliminate everything."

Hearing Maple's words, Bonbietta was terrified. She didn't know what Maple was going to do to her, but at the same time, a trace of hope appeared in her heart. Because as long as she didn't die, she would still have a chance to live!

It was very difficult for mutant annihilators to survive in the Invisible Empire. If she was discovered and attracted the attention of the Celestial Cross Knights, then as long as she was still alive, there was a chance that she could be saved!

But.

Almost as soon as this thought appeared in her mind, Maple's hand, which was grabbing onto her clothes, suddenly moved forward and instantly pierced through her chest.

As blood splattered everywhere, Maple's hand pierced through her body and appeared behind her. In his palm was a still-beating heart.

“！”

Bonbietta's thoughts instantly froze as she felt the power within her body recede like a receding tide. She fell backwards and collapsed onto the ground.

Looking at Maple who was standing there and the heart in his hand, she felt despair, anger, unwillingness, and various other emotions in her heart.

Didn't he say that he wouldn't kill her!?

Why!?

If she was the knight captain right now, a Celestial Cross Knight, she would definitely make Maple experience the cruelest and most painful torture in the world before dying … but unfortunately, she wouldn't have the chance to do so.

Bonbietta's vision gradually darkened.

Maple silently stood there as he glanced at the heart in his hand that gradually stopped beating. He then lowered his head to look at Bonbietta's corpse on the ground as he calmly spoke.

"This is … your first death."

…

Light shone through the window and onto the warm bed.

Bonbietta was wearing loose pajamas as she laid there. She furrowed her eyebrows for a moment as she gradually opened her eyes and woke up bit by bit.

She felt a slight headache amidst her confusion. She sat up while holding her forehead. She looked around and noticed that this wasn't her bedroom, but an unfamiliar room.

This is …

Where is this place?

"Wait a moment …"

Bonbietta suddenly felt a headache coming on. Pieces of fragmented memories appeared in his mind, and they gradually connected into one.

She saw herself going out to hunt with her guards. She saw herself meeting a man. She saw herself commanding her guards to attack that man. Finally, she saw that man pierce his hand through her chest and take out her still-beating heart.

“！！！”

The last scene instantly caused her forehead to be covered with dense sweat, causing her to pant violently a few times. She stretched out her hand and tore open her loose pajamas to look at her chest.

The skin there was undamaged, and there wasn't a single wound to be seen. She could also feel that her heart was still lying in her chest and was beating normally.

"… Nightmare?"

Bonbietta's chest violently rose and fell a few times before she gradually calmed down. She looked around and said, "But why would I have such a nightmare? And what is this place …"

After determining that the previous situation should be a nightmare, she heaved a sigh of relief. Even though she noticed that this wasn't her room, she wasn't as afraid as before.

That was because she was the eldest daughter of the Bonbietta family and held a noble position. Other than the Celestial Cross Knights that stood at the top, not even the knight captain of Yinjia City would dare to do anything bad to her.

She stood up and glanced at the clothes on her bed. She casually took them and put them on. Then, she pushed open the bedroom door and walked out.

"Is anyone there?"

Bonbietta asked in the direction of the corridor.

However, the corridor in front of her was empty. There wasn't a single person in sight.

Looking out through the window, it seemed to be a villa with a wide and spacious courtyard below. It seemed like a place where only ordinary nobles had the right to live.

However, it shouldn't be a noble family with a high status. Judging from the carpet and the decorations on the pillars in the corridor, it was at most a lower noble family.

Upper-class nobles wouldn't use such mediocre carpets — it wasn't dignified enough.

"Why isn't there anyone?"

Bonbietta called out. After getting no response, she frowned and sensed the inside and outside of the manor, but she couldn't sense a single person's Spiritual Pressure.

The entire manor was deserted as if she was the only person there.

If the hunting scene was a nightmare, how did she get to this manor before that? Bonbietta was bewildered. She felt an inexplicable chill as if there was an eerie presence lingering in her heart.

Whatever the case, she had to determine where she was before she could figure out what was going on.

With that thought in mind.

Bonbietta took a deep breath and walked along the corridor. She arrived at the staircase and went downstairs. Soon, she arrived at the hall on the first floor.

The main door leading to the courtyard outside was open. When she was about to walk out, she suddenly noticed from the corner of her eye that there seemed to be a shadow moving in the side hall that was connected to the spacious hall.

“？！”

Bonbietta was slightly startled.

Although she felt an inexplicable chill in her heart, she still subconsciously walked toward the direction of the side hall, as if she couldn't control herself.

After walking a few steps, she arrived at the main door of the side hall and walked in.

What she saw was a side hall that was slightly smaller than the main hall, but it was still very spacious. There was a long table there, and about seven or eight servings of food were placed at the corner of the table.

A man was sitting next to the table, holding a knife and fork. He gently cut off a piece of fried egg and put it in his mouth. At the same time, he looked in her direction and smiled faintly.

"Morning."

The man's appearance was exactly the same as the person who killed her in her nightmare and took out her heart!

Bonbietta's pupils contracted violently. An inexplicable feeling of horror enveloped her heart in an instant. Her forehead instantly broke out in a cold sweat. Her whole body even swayed a little, and she couldn't stand steadily.

The memory of the nightmare overlapped with the scene before her eyes.

A terrifying thought welled up in her heart.

What happened before …

Was it really a dream?!