She was being hunted down, so she became a magical girl.

Zhan Ye's expression froze.

Despite her face being full of technology and harsh words, her expression was still very vivid, suggesting that she was wearing a high-end bionic prosthetic body.

"It's Lord Polar Day—"

"If you're trying to lie and say that the polar day discovered I wasn't dead and sent you to hunt me down, then forget it."

Xu Ting anticipated Zhan Ye's excuse.

"The arrogance of the polar day far surpasses yours. If she discovers that I escaped from her grasp, she will surely regard me as a stain on her magical girl career."

"It won't be you coming; it will be her."

Xu Ting had an exchange with the polar day, and the latter's theory of immortals and mortals left a deep impression on Xu Ting.

"Guh, how do you know about Lord Polar Day's personality...?"

Knowing he couldn't fool them, Zhan Ye recklessly said:

How I know is none of your business. Do you expect me to tell you everything?

"But villains in cartoons all like to do that," Xu Ting said seriously. "You should learn from their good qualities."

Zhan Ye frowned and angrily rebuked:

"Bullshit, you're the villain, I'm on the side of justice."

It's clear from the fact that Zhan Ye and Jiang Cheng inexplicably started arguing before that she has a strange insistence on this kind of topic.

"On the side of justice?" Xu Ting said with amusement.

"So, did you find out I wasn't dead through any legitimate means?"

Seeing Zhan Ye's suddenly pale face, Xu Ting knew she had hit the nail on the head.

"Zhanye, what are you afraid of?"

Xu Ting pressed his advantage, saying:

"Is it because your secret has been exposed? Or are you worried that your underhanded methods will be revealed?"

"I can feel the surging fear within you through your innate magic."

Zhan Ye's expression became even more unpleasant.

She even started trembling, and her blinking rate suddenly increased. She was like a little girl whose secret had been exposed and who was about to face her parents' scolding and beating. For a moment, she couldn't say anything.

They look... a little pitiful.

"Great, she's terrified."

"Quickly, use magic to control her!"

The gray crow excitedly leaned close to Xu Ting's ear and whispered something.

"You don't need to lower your voice. I can control which sounds get through," Xu Ting said helplessly.

"Besides, my Eye of Fear cannot be remotely controlled; I was just bluffing her."

The gray crow let out a disappointed "oh".

Xu Ting couldn't help but feel that this opportunity was a bit of a pity.

She cleared her throat and continued:

"What exactly are you afraid of, my dear Miss Zhanye?"

"The last time you were trembling like this was when I was about to kill you... no, back then you were probably afraid of being executed by the Tianyi Group for dereliction of duty, weren't you?"

Xu Ting abruptly stopped speaking, then inserted the tendrils of Zidian into Zhanye's auditory prosthetic system, and whispered almost in a low voice:

"If the Tianyi Group finds out, I'll die, right?"

Snapped!

Zhan Ye collapsed to the ground.

She clutched her head helplessly, tearing at her hair and letting out a scream that was somewhere between crying and roaring:

"Why? Why? Why why why why?"

Why did I have to suffer this fate?!

"Ughhhhhh—"

Oh my god, that terrified me.

Xu Ting originally only wanted to scare Zhan Ye to make it easier to extract information, but the effect was surprisingly good.

For a moment, she didn't know what to say; Zhan Ye seemed completely uncommunicative in this state.

"what?"

The gray crow peering at the screen said with surprise and uncertainty:

"Why does she look a bit like... me?"

Hearing this, Xu Ting turned his head to look at Gray Crow, and shook his head inwardly. How could Zhan Ye's crazy woman appearance compare to Gray Crow's?

Even with her eyes red from crying, Gray Raven still looked pitiful, while Zhan Ye was simply suffering from an illness...

Onset of illness?

"You mean witch transformation?" Xu Ting suddenly asked.

"Huh? I just have a feeling, maybe so," Gray Raven replied vaguely.

But Xu Ting had already decided on the answer.

Yes, yes, with Gray Raven's "half-step witch transformation realm perfection" certification, Zhan Ye is basically guaranteed to become a witch.

Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. Qi Li only replaced her limbs with prosthetics, but Tianyi Group identified her as having "high witch tendencies" and refused to give her even a contract.

But Zhan Ye has already undergone a high degree of cybernetics.

Given her repeated failures and the constant shadow of being executed by the Tianyi Group, it's quite reasonable that her resentment exploded and she began to develop into a witch.

While Xu Ting was excitedly speculating, Zhan Ye managed to regain his composure.

She released some of her negative emotions by lying on the ground screaming and scratching, without breaking down further.

She raised her head, revealing an expression even more unsightly than crying, and her hands transformed into tiny black particles that scattered outwards, erasing all the cameras inside the safe house.

Without cameras, Xu Ting could no longer gain a view of the safe house.

She let out a long sigh, placed the communication terminal on her lap, and said:

"I have a very bold guess."

"What guess?" Gray Raven asked cooperatively.

"I found it strange when we were attacked on the airship," Xu Ting said. "We clearly escaped to the airship, and there was no sign of us being followed by anyone else, so why did the polar day still find us?"

"Who provided the information about the polar day?"

"Secondly, Zhan Ye clearly didn't stop us today, yet he's able to act alone now without being recalled by Tianyi Group to be punished."

"Is Tianyi Group being so magnanimous? Or did they achieve some merit by closing down their business?"

"Third, I've been trying to get information out of her. Zhan Ye's reaction proves that she has a 'dishonorable' way of obtaining information, and this way can't be exposed. If the Tianyi Group finds out, she'll die."

"The truth is about to be revealed."

Xu Ting said through gritted teeth:

"It was that damned Starry Night Servant who reported the Karma-Slaying Technique."

"If the Starry Night Gods can give you so-called prophecies, then they can also give them to Zhan Ye, who also shows signs of becoming a witch."

"That's a pretty bold guess..." Gray Raven couldn't keep up with Xu Ting's train of thought at all. "Do you have any evidence?"

Xu Ting twisted her thigh muscles to suppress her surging emotions:

"There is no conclusive evidence; this is just my speculation, and it is very likely to be wrong."

"But this explains the purpose of the Star Servant's series of actions."

"The Star Servant used the prophecy he gave you to bind us to that ship, just so he could use the polar day to attack me."

"It was He who anchored our position on the airship, and it was He who told Zhanye our coordinates. This was a great show that He directed and acted in himself."

"And what just happened was the second act that He directed and starred in."

"He tried to use our rebellious mentality to keep me in the safe house and told Zhan Ye about the location. If I hadn't seen through his trick, we would already be in close combat with Zhan Ye by now."

"With your three weaknesses—Yunyi, Huanguang, and Zhanye—I will not be a match for Zhanye."

Xu Ting became more and more excited as he spoke, while Gray Crow became more and more worried as he listened.

"If that's the case, then the Starry Servant knows everything and can report to Zhanye at any time, so we're still not out of danger."

"He shouldn't go too far, and His ability to foresee the future is definitely limited," Xu Ting said.

If the Star God Servant could truly foresee the entire future, then the extraterrestrial evil god would never have been defeated.

"Grey Raven, please cooperate with my actions from now on."

The gray crow obediently straightened its sitting posture, awaiting Xu Ting's command.

Xu Ting opened his mouth and said, without any malicious intent:

"I will strip you of your senses."

"I will strip away all of your senses—sight, hearing, and smell—with my eyes of fear."