Female Protagonist Assistance System

Qingzhou, Wangsheng Cliff.

As far as the eye could see, pitch-black chains stained with mottled bloodstains extended into the darkness beyond visual clarity. Below the steep cliff face lay a sea of viscous blackness that inspired despair. The surrounding wind howled, reminiscent of countless vengeful spirits wailing and weeping blood.

At the edge of Wangsheng Cliff stood a long-haired woman in casual green attire, her expression indifferent and numb. Facing her at a short distance, over a dozen black-clad individuals aimed guns at her, the atmosphere tense to the extreme.

“Xiao Han, there’s no escape. Hand over the ‘Nine Heavens Thunder Technique’, and I might spare your life,” the leader, a man embracing a scantily clad young woman, called out arrogantly to the woman at the cliff’s edge.

The woman called Xiao Han seemed deaf to his words, her gaze fixed on the woman in the man’s arms, her face expressionless.

Seemingly unnerved by this stare, the woman in his arms shrank back involuntarily, her eyes wandering, unable to meet Xiao Han’s gaze.

After a prolonged silence without response from Xiao Han, the man grew impatient. He waved his hand, and the sound of bullets being chambered filled the air. “Xiao Han, I’m warning you, don’t be ungrateful. If it weren’t for…”

“Have I ever treated you poorly?” Suddenly, Xiao Han, who had been silent until now, spoke up. Her gaze remained fixed on the woman in the man’s arms, not sparing even a glance for the visibly impatient man.

Hearing her question, the woman’s face paled. She clutched tightly at the man’s black robe, adorned with gold trim that bespoke luxury, biting her lower lip, unable to utter a word.

Observing the woman’s reaction, Xiao Han’s lips curled in self-mockery, her eyes growing even more somber.

“Indeed, I was delusional. You desired power, wealth, and glory—things I couldn’t provide. All I could offer was a genuine heart, but that’s not what you needed,” Xiao Han chuckled softly.

“Killing my master, betraying me to these people—Shen Ye, you’ve gained quite a lot, haven’t you?”

Suddenly, a thunderclap tore through the sky. The already gloomy heavens became overcast with dark clouds, muffled thunder rumbling within. Soon, Xiao Han felt an icy sensation on her face as a torrential rain began to fall. The raindrops were fine but stung as they hit her skin.

Xiao Han slowly raised her head, the cold rain covering her face, trickling down her angular cheeks. At this moment, Xiao Han’s eyes were blood-red, reminiscent of a demon, her entire being exuding a fear-inducing aura of malevolence.

Everyone was startled by this sudden change. They instinctively moved to pull their triggers but found their fingers rigid, immobile.

“Shen Ye, I gave you my whole heart, only for you to trample it into the mud. If there’s a next life, I will never again so easily entrust my heart to another!” Her blood-red eyes moved slowly, her bloodthirsty gaze sweeping over each person present.

“You want the Nine Heavens Thunder Technique, don’t you?” She smiled, raising her hands from her sides and forming a simple hand seal.

“Since you’re here, why leave? I’ll use your souls to pay tribute to my master’s spirit in heaven!”

“You wouldn’t dare!” The leader’s expression changed instantly. He shouted with false bravado, only to find himself still immobilized.

“What wouldn’t I dare? Young Master Luo, you wanted my technique, didn’t you? I bet you don’t really know what kind of technique the ‘Nine Heavens Thunder Technique’ is, do you?” Xiao Han tilted her head slightly, her tone carrying unprecedented madness. “In that case, let me give you a free demonstration.”

As her words fell, a purple lightning bolt as thick as a bowl crashed down towards Wangsheng Cliff with unstoppable force. As if a switch had been flipped, countless purple lightning bolts roared down. A deafening boom drowned out the screams mixed within. In that moment, it seemed as if the world was plunging into apocalypse.

The lightning strikes continued for an indeterminate time. When they finally ceased, half of Wangsheng Cliff had been severed, falling into the abyss below. On the remaining cliff, no trace of any person remained.

The world returned to silence, with only the sound of pattering rain persisting.

Unseen by all, an inconspicuous white light flashed by without warning. Immediately after, an emotionless electronic synthesized voice was heard.

[Host locked… Binding in progress… Binding successful… Spacetime portal opening.]