The Red Dragon Gun reappeared, carrying Yun You's fury, gradually gathering a terrifying power.

Master Zero had previously mentioned that with Yun You's current strength, it was actually insufficient to wield the power-hungry weapon of the Dragon Gun.

To forcibly mobilize it, one needs to pay the price of life force, which manifests as sacrificing one's flesh and organs.

The little girl, skinny as a stick, didn't have any extra flesh to offer, so she could only sacrifice her own internal organs.

This time, the sacrifice was her damaged appendix from "survival of the fittest" and a kidney.

The Dragon Gun's method of devouring is peculiar, directly rendering the internal organs "void," converting them into energy bodies to merge with the cannon itself.

This doesn't induce much pain, but losing internal organs at once certainly burdens the body significantly.

However, this didn't matter much.

Relying on the "Eating" ability, as long as she wins, Yun You can regrow the lost organs by absorbing a large amount of nutrients.

"Only enough energy for one shot..."

Feeling the energy fluctuation inside the Dragon Gun, Yun You sighed lightly.

The energy consumption of this thing really is exaggerated.

But one shot should be enough.

"Though I don't know the specific reason for the extinction of the Tower Race back then, from what you've done today, it doesn't seem unjust for you to be destroyed by the Apprentice Death God and all major forces combined."

"You see human life as insignificant; you're no different from those despicable Apprentice Death Gods, just birds of a feather."

With this thought, the little girl decisively pulled the trigger.

"Dong!"

Without much charging process, once the light point gathered, the Dragon Gun roared, projecting its exceptionally unique "Red Smoke Light Cannon."

The blast door of the building was extremely sturdy, its hardness at least equivalent to several hundred millimeters of homogenous steel plate, comparable to the front armor of a lightweight main battle tank.

Though a single blast door can absolutely not stop a fully powered strike from a Tier Two level Apprentice Death God like Yang Lie, their overlapping strength could absolutely block Yang Lie.

The Great Monk thought this way too, which is why he felt secure with his reliance.

However, in the face of the Red Smoke Beam, the blast door he relied on was like soft butter! One by one, they melted away, turning into masses of red molten iron...

And the beam itself? It barely consumed much energy.

It still pierced through the Great Monk's body at nearly the speed of light.

"Pa——!"

The tower citizen couldn't even react before they were completely evaporated, with even blood and bones turning to ash gray.

The dragon's roar only concludes in annihilation...

The troublesome guy could no longer disturb the girl.

Meanwhile, as the Great Monk's body evaporated, Yun You faintly felt that the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" tattoo on the back of her neck seemed to heat up.

She thought that the guy called "Smiling Awakened" must surely be displeased with her... First, she killed his vassals and incarnations, then even slew a genuine tower citizen.

That guy surely won't let Yun You get away so easily.

But to be honest, the little girl didn't really care.

As the saying goes, too many debts don't worry you, and there are already plenty of people who want her life, not short of these tower citizens.

If they want to come, let them come! She'll just kill them one by one!

Such people, Yun You would never feel bad killing however many.

"Hoo..."

The little girl let out a long breath, waved her hand to disperse the Red Scale, and then her gaze returned to Yang Lie.

Surprisingly, this guy wasn't dead!

Despite his head being crushed like a watermelon, his features mixed together, he was still breathing, his chest slightly heaving.

The life of an Apprentice Death God, after all, is much tougher than that of ordinary people.

"..."

Looking at Yang Lie's miserable state, for some reason, a thought suddenly surfaced in Yun You's mind, a somewhat maddening thought.

That is, not to kill Yang Lie but to keep his life hanging and use every possible torture to destroy both his soul and body, making him struggle in unending suffering while stripping away all his hopes.

This must be the "King's" thought at play.

After all, a king is the one who pursues their desires to the extreme, and the most fulfilling revenge, the most satisfying and exhilarating, is relentless torment. Not killing a person to end it all.

This is the choice that best satisfies the "King's" mindset.

However...

After pondering for a long time, Yun You shook her head and didn't do so.

Perhaps it was nature at work, or maybe because... the once sunshiny girl was not entirely dead, also because of her parents' teachings, Yun You felt that her revenge against Yang Lie could end here.

Her revenge, fundamentally, wasn't to vent her fury but to seek justice for her parents and Jack.

"Yun You, you've already achieved it, haven't you?"

"There's no need to do anything unnecessary. That isn't revenge, just satisfying your own desires... That goes against your original intention."

Thinking this, the little girl casually picked up a steel pipe, raised it above her head, and aimed at Yang Lie's heart, intending to end it all.

But as the head of the steel pipe fell, the disfigured Yang Lie suddenly opened his mouth and, in a dazed state, uttered a few words...

"Ma..."

"Mama..."

"...!"

Yun You's hand froze.

"Mother."

Yang Lie coughed twice, and in his tone, there was unexpectedly a trace of... grievance never seen before.

"Mother, didn't you say that the purpose of life is to keep climbing up, keep climbing up..."

"As long as I keep climbing, you won't leave me, Father will also return to normal... Mother..."

"I really miss you, why... why don't you want to see me?"

"In this life of ours, what are we, truly, striving for?"

"Killing."

"Arson."

"Being a butcher..."

"And ceaseless advancement."

"What's the purpose?"

"I can't find the answer, Mother."

His lips trembled, as if trying to find that answer.

But no one could answer him, and Yun You couldn't either.

To be precise, even if she could answer, his severely damaged brain wouldn't be able to hear it.

Yun You remained silent.

"Perhaps, we are all chessmen of fate."

After a long pause, the little girl finally spoke gently, as if "replying" to Yang Lie's question, or perhaps speaking to herself.

"Running continuously on the path of life, advancing, searching for the meaning of our individual lives."

"Farewell, Yang Lie."

"Let the hatred between us end here."

Saying this, the little girl released her grip, and the sharp steel pipe gently fell, piercing the heart of the Apprentice Death God.

This time, Yang Lie no longer struggled, merely exhaled a long sigh, leaving this world.

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