Ci'en Village, under the cloak of night.

Two slender figures were making their way through this dilapidated village.

It was only beside Ying Ya that Jiang Xiao seemed to have the upright stature of a normal person. Whether his companion was Tian Gou, or Er Wei, Jiang Xiao would turn into a little fellow…

Ying Ya scanned the quiet village. Throughout the entire Kang Ke Jin De Republic, the sun had not appeared for a long time; every moment was shrouded in pitch-black night.

Furthermore, the entire area was too dangerous. Most of the villagers had been sent to shelters for centralized protection, so this village was basically a ghost town.

Flutter, flutter, flutter…

Ying Ya beside Jiang Xiao suddenly transformed into a flock of jet-black crows, scattering in all directions.

Jiang Xiao, clad in black camouflage, carried a giant blade on his back and held a bucket in his hand… uh, gasoline.

In his invisible earpiece, he heard Er Wei's voice: "Due to the opponent's abilities, only three of our special teams are participating in this operation. I just received information that they are ready."

Jiang Xiao pressed a hand to the back of his ear and said, "We can't trust anyone but our own people, right?"

Tian Gou's voice also came through the earpiece: "The Kang Ke Jin De's Dark Hall organization has spread its web far and wide, deeply entrenched. We can't take the risk. We don't know if there will be traitors in the local Star Warrior guard.

I just overheard the local town's guard team's radio. They just left on a mission. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be difficult for them to reach the scene. This is our opportunity.

Of course, even if they didn't have a mission, they wouldn't bother coming to this empty, broken village unless there were signs of a Saint Ruin opening here."

Jiang Xiao: "I still think we should summon the Night Watch to encircle and suppress. Luring the snake out of its hole is a good opportunity for encirclement."

Flutter, flutter, flutter…

A flock of crows flapped their wings and flew back to Jiang Xiao's side, reforming.

"Trust me, the more people there are, the more rampant that bitch will be. A human wave tactic is useless against this kind of mage; it will only increase casualties. This level of pursuit operation is not something regular soldiers should participate in." As he spoke, Ying Ya tilted his head to the left.

Following Ying Ya's guidance, Jiang Xiao walked along, asking, "Did you get your codename after coming here?"

Ying Ya: "What?"

Jiang Xiao said, "Your codename is exactly the same as the name of the extra-dimensional creature here."

Ying Ya nodded and said, "My previous codename was just a number. Captain Er Wei trusts me; that's why I came here."

Just a number?

Jiang Xiao remembered the Snowplain Crisis, the temporary teammates he met in the mountains around the Saint Ruin, all of whom were numbered.

So, before this, Ying Ya Xiao Ye was a Night Watchman, promoted to Light Chaser only after being selected by Er Wei?

Ying Ya turned his head and said with a smile, "You've deduced a lot of things in that little head again, haven't you?"

Jiang Xiao shrugged. This kid just got promoted to Light Chaser and already considers the Night Watchmen ordinary soldiers?

Since Ying Ya could get Er Wei's approval to join this team, then Jiang Xiao believed in his quality, so… this Ying Ya's strength must be far beyond ordinary Night Watchmen.

While thinking, Jiang Xiao's footsteps stopped along with Ying Ya.

In front of them was an old, dilapidated wooden house. Even if the entire village was dilapidated, this one was the most broken of the broken…

"The Kang Ke Jin De's foster parents' home?" Jiang Xiao asked.

Ying Ya grunted. "Ruins."

Jiang Xiao looked around and said, "Far from the village, a good location. What about her biological parents' house?"

Ying Ya strode forward, kicked open the door, and gestured inside. "We have to go further ahead. We'll burn it later."

Jiang Xiao grinned. "You're a warrior."

"Don't worry," Ying Ya said with a smile. "I just checked. There's no one inside."

Jiang Xiao stepped inside. Ying Ya, his hand on the Tang saber slung across his waist, suddenly drew his blade, slashing upward, and then quickly sheathed it.

The movement was so fast that Jiang Xiao almost didn't see it clearly.

A jet-black flame darted out, like a dark ghost fire, and was hung above the center of the living room, acting as a chandelier.

This Star Technique was very interesting, similar to the Black Flame system of the Imperial Capital, but it was a lighting Star Technique, and a black flame at that. The light it emitted was very dim, highlighting the old wooden house as a gloomy haunted house.

"Whistle~ Whistle~" Jiang Xiao whistled, pouring the gasoline from the bucket as he walked into the house.

Ying Ya's expression was strange. The whistle sounded familiar, like the whistle from some perverted killer movie.

Ying Ya: "What are you doing?"

Jiang Xiao stopped whistling, but his movements didn't stop. From deep within the house, a sentence floated over: "To set the atmosphere, bringing my own Bgkn?"

"Who are you? What do you want? (Russian)" The boy's body trembled, and he asked in a soft voice. Jiang Xiao had a hard time understanding his broken Russian.

"Alright, Russian." Jiang Xiao continued to pour gasoline, replying in Russian as he walked, "I hate the Great Demon King. I heard this is her home; I want to burn it down."

The boy clenched his fists, slowly changing from fear to anger: "You can't do this."

Jiang Xiao walked around the bedroom, conveniently pouring gasoline on the boy's head…

Boy: "…"

Jiang Xiao shrugged: "She kills civilians, disrupts the country, makes everyone uneasy, is a heinous criminal."

The boy's words became fierce, shouting loudly: "She brought us hope, allowed us to escape the war, allowed us to eat our fill and keep warm! Allowed us to establish a new order, a new country! No one will bully us again! No one!"

Jiang Xiao seemed to have learned Ying Ya's language, waving his hand boredly: "Bla bla bla…"

The boy stood up and shouted, "You will pay the price! This is a holy land, the holy land of the Kang Ke Jin De people! One day, people will come here to look up at the Kang Ke Jin De's statue, to admire our savior! You are not allowed to defile this place!"

Jiang Xiao retreated to the door and smiled: "So, you awakened your Star Chart. You are no longer the same as those lowly people, right? You are finally qualified to follow the Kang Ke Jin De leader, so you forgot the days when you were treated like pigs and dogs a year ago, or even a few months ago."

The boy's face was red, extremely angry: "You!!!"

Jiang Xiao suddenly asked, "Are your parents Star Warriors?"

The boy's breathing paused slightly.

Behind the mask, Jiang Xiao curled his lips: "Where are they? Are they doing well?"

Boy: "They are foolish! They don't understand this great cause! Only in the ruins can a stronger nation be built! A brand new nation!"

Jiang Xiao nodded and said a sentence in Chinese: "Break and then establish, fail and then succeed."

Boy: "What?"

"I'm off-topic." Jiang Xiao smiled apologetically and said, "Well then, since you are so devout, you can be immortal in the flames along with your holy land.

Your bones will turn into ruins along with the house and then turn into nutrients, nourishing the establishment of a brand new, powerful nation!

Don't move, okay? If you move, you're not devout!"

The boy's angry body trembled violently. Jiang Xiao always felt that he would suddenly froth at the mouth, convulse, and faint…

As he spoke, Jiang Xiao retreated from the bedroom and walked towards the living room.

In the bedroom, the boy's angry face became somewhat distorted. Clenching his fists tightly, his body trembling, his body suddenly turned into a puddle of mud, and the whole person disappeared without a trace.

Ying Ya, standing by the window, heard footsteps and turned to look: "Everything is normal, let's go."

Jiang Xiao glanced at Ying Ya thoughtfully. Without a doubt, Ying Ya possessed a perception-type Star Technique. Ying Ya searched this house and couldn't possibly have missed him, and he was standing in this living room, so he couldn't have missed the boy's angry shouts.

So… a barrier-type Star Technique? It may even have Star Techniques like illusion, disguise, summon, and clone.

In any case, this was a good informer. Jiang Xiao didn't believe that the great Kang Ke Jin De would be hiding here alone. The whole country was destroying the organization she had built with her own hands; she was probably extremely busy.

Of course, if it was Kang Ke Jin De's clone Star Technique, then the effect would be even better. However, the other party hadn't made a move from beginning to end, so Jiang Xiao didn't think the other party was Kang Ke Jin De's clone. She shouldn't be able to endure it, right?

Jiang Xiao looked at Ying Ya and nodded: "Everything is normal, let's go."

The two walked out and stood in front of the wooden house under the cover of night.

Ying Ya: "You?"

Jiang Xiao: "Didn't bring fire."

Ying Ya: "…"

Huff… Ying Ya drew his Tang saber, and a black ball of fire flew out, instantly igniting the house. As the fire spread, the jet-black flames also turned into normal red flames.

Flutter, flutter, flutter…

Ying Ya turned into countless jet-black crows and scattered in all directions.

Jiang Xiao carried the giant blade on his back, raised his head, and looked at the burning house in front of him. Behind the mask, his dark eyes reflected the leaping flames.

Kang Ke Jin De!

Stop wandering outside!

Your house is on fire~