Shen Tang finally snapped out of her shock, looked at the boy’s body, and, gasping for air with a pale face, shook her head and said, "It was Necro who came... Ah Lian was just a tool for his test."
Since Necro already knew what he wanted to know, this tool had fulfilled its purpose, and the trace of power that lingered on Ah Lian had dissipated.
Ah Lian’s body rapidly shriveled, like a balloon losing air, his complexion growing even paler and completely bloodless; at a glance, he truly looked like a corpse.
Shen Tang hurried over and began to use her Healing Ability to treat Ah Lian’s wounds, hoping to wake him up and get more information out of him.
As the Healing Ability was channeled in, Ah Lian barely opened his eyes, but his breath was already weak.
He looked at the anxious female before him and called out softly, "Sister..."
Just as a hint of joy appeared on Shen Tang’s face and she was about to speak, there was an explosive "bang"—the boy’s body instantly burst and died, dissolving into a pool of blood.
Everyone present was stunned.
Shen Tang was the closest; the blood splattered directly onto her face, and a single drop struck her eye, the sharp sting turning her vision blood-red in an instant.
And in the moment before the boy exploded, Jia Lan swiftly searched his mind with spiritual power, learning the truth of what had happened.
"...This child was a captive taken away by the rebel army during the chaos of war." Jia Lan said slowly.
Though they had rescued several prisoner camps before, after so many years of war, there were simply too many captives taken from the Empire, and many had met tragic ends at the hands of the ruthless rebel army.
Some captives were kept as servants, or used for other purposes.
Ah Lian counted himself lucky among the unfortunate, surviving with his life intact, but who could have thought—this was only the beginning of his nightmare.
No one knew what madness seized Necro—he singled out this weak, pitiful boy from the crowd and fed him a drop of his own blood.
The Blood Clan’s blood did not only possess miraculous powers, it could blend seamlessly with the blood of any species, undetectable even by the system.
Thus, the boy became Necro’s puppet; Necro controlled Ah Lian with his power, turning him into a pawn for gathering information.
And once Necro’s lingering power faded, without its suppression, Ah Lian—like all other beastmen forced to merge with Blood Clan blood—was unable to withstand that power, his body erupted and died instantly; there was no saving him at all.
Shen Tang rubbed her aching eyes, tears falling uncontrollably as she spoke in sorrow, "So that’s how it was."
"It’s not your fault." Xue Yinzhou stepped forward and held her in his arms, with no trace of blame.

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