Austin didn't waste any time and immediately started his interrogation the moment he'd taken the python to a secluded place.
"Where are the people of the Divine Moon Sect? Where is the location of their headquarters?"
The python stubbornly refused to cooperate, however.
"Brat, you had better let me go or you'll be regretting this very soon!"
Bang!
Without a moment's hesitation, Austin snapped his fingers.
With his action, the huge python's tail was chopped off.
It writhed and wailed in pain, spurting its blood all over the place.
"You really want to die!" it screamed at Austin, its fury and fright evident in its eyes.
Bang!
Austin snapped his fingers again, and the remainder of the python's body was once again chopped off at the end.
"Why are you doing this to me?" The python howled.
Bang!
Its body was chopped of for the third time. At this point, only two thirds of its length remained.
"Just to make things clear," Austin said in a menacing tone, "this is your last chance.
Perhaps you'd like to answer my questions this time.
My next blow is going to be aimed at your head, you know."
The python's eyes widened in fear, and its writhing grew more urgent.
"Please don't, please! I'll answer your questions! I'll tell you everything I know! The headquarters of the Divine Moon Sect is–"
Before it could finish speaking, its head suddenly exploded.
Blood and flesh rained all around, and Austin could see that only half of the python's head remained attached to its body.
Or what was left of its body, after he had cut it thrice.
He stood there for a moment, staring at the bloody carcass.
He'd already understood what just happened, but that knowledge brought him neither comfort nor satisfaction.
He was now at an impasse.
'Someone obviously planted a restriction of some sorts inside its Soul Sea, to secure the memories and sensitive information that were held there.
Naturally, when the subject decides to divulge the protected information, the powers that restrained its Soul Sea would take measures to prevent the breach.
Well, in this case, it blew up the subject's head.
It's nothing I haven't heard of before, but I didn't expect that such a skill could be adopted here on Earth. How fascinating.'
As a matter of fact, Austin was capable of employing such a method himself.
He was just surprised that there was someone in this world who knew how to use it, especially since there were barely any spiritual energy and laws on Earth.
He gave a long-suffering sigh as he examined the carcass for the last time.
There went his last clue leading to the Divine Moon Sect.
He was counting on this lead, and now it was blown up to smithereens.
After thinking things over, he decided to return to the funeral home, and promptly rushed back.
He had no choice but to turn to the director in hopes that he could gather something useful.
As Austin occupied himself with his sleuthing, someone else was learning of the python's demise.
Beneath one of the highest well-known peaks of Brilliant Kingdom sat a huge underground palace.
Within it, an old man with grey hair was shouting and anxiously shaking his fists. "What do you mean, Python is dead?! He has been guarding that corpses for the past decade. And he has always been cautious with his actions!
He had extraordinary strength! He even had the power to transform into human figures in the past. So skilled he was. How could he suddenly die like this?
Could this incident possibly be tied to that experiment ten years ago? Wait, is there any new progress on that abandoned experiment?"
The last two questions were directed to himself, but then the old man turned to the messenger who brought him the upsetting news.
"Make haste! Send someone to Smile City at once, and find out the cause of Python's death! This is urgent. Be sure to keep us informed so we can take action as soon as possible!"
Around that time, Austin was already looming over the director in his office.
The director was cowering on his knees in front of Austin, and he was going off on a panicky tirade to protect himself.
"Sir, I beg you, please spare me! I truthfully do not know what you're talking about!
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