Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

Clementine sobbed twice, looked up, and said to Clatrus with tears in her eyes:

"Lady Aglaia... she didn't even eat breakfast! Her food bowl was overturned by those random people!"

"And then? Get to the point!" Clatrus's eyes widened:

"What else happened besides that!"

“It’s gone.” Clementine wiped away her tears and sobbed.

"It was her breakfast porridge, made with a saffron that she had finally managed to find..."

"After that, there was no more stock."

"I searched for a long time before finding it in a city-state contaminated by the Black Tide..."

Kratrus: "..."

"I suggest you get your head checked here first."

……

A moment ago, at the Marble Palace...

Aglaia stood atop the high golden bath, looking down at the people bathing together below.

"..."

As she looked around, she suddenly spoke to the person behind her:

"I remember that this bathhouse, which overlooks the entire Heavenly Palace, was built at the suggestion of the Senate nine hundred years ago."

"The purpose of establishing it..."

"It was originally intended to commemorate the first journey to the fire, and to remember the heroes who made great sacrifices for Onphalus a thousand years ago."

She looked down at the people below and continued:

"The rules were established at that time."

"No one other than guests invited by [Kane] may trespass here."

Aglaia turned around, looked at the densely packed assassin force before her, and said in a deep voice:

“But I suspect… you’re no longer going to pretend to follow the rules, are you, Lady Katniss?”

Upon hearing this, Katniss calmly stepped out from the assassin group and scoffed:

"Aglaia, oh Aglaia..."

"You immortal demoness, you are deceiving people in the human world while wearing the skin of a god."

"We've been too kind to you all along..."

“Mercy?” Aglaia remained expressionless, simply watching the frail old woman.

"Why use such a pretentious term to cover up your incompetence?"

"Anaxxramas and the other heroes have caused you to lose face before the citizens."

“If you still have any sense of shame, you should leap off the cliff of dawn when you are hiding, to preserve your last shred of dignity.”

Katniss felt disgusted by Aglaia's sarcasm.

Her brows furrowed:

"Demigod, why not use the pool water as a mirror and take a good look at your current wicked appearance?"

At Katniss's signal, the assassins, daggers in hand, surrounded Aglaia.

"Now you are not only blind, but also senile!"

"The Cleansers were born for this moment! When all order, rules, and laws can no longer restrain you, then it's time for the dagger to judge!"

Chapter 1439 You Came Here on Your Own

"..."

Even when surrounded, Aglaia's eyes remained completely calm.

"If you're really that impatient, you might as well give it a try."

As soon as she finished speaking, Katniss smiled.

"Hahaha? Confront a demigod head-on? We're not that stupid!"

She walked straight up to Aglaia.

"The dagger isn't pressed against your neck, but rather..."

'Bang—bang—bang—' A series of loud footsteps approached.

"Huh?" Katniss turned around. "What is that?"

Under the watchful eyes of the assassin squad, a fat, bipedal earth beast slowly approached, carrying a food tray.

Seeing so many people at the Golden Baths, the Earth Beast hesitated for a moment before holding up a sign and asking, "Meeting? The breakfast is over there..."

It bent down, picked up a bowl of porridge with the tips of its two fingernails, and placed it steadily on the table.

"Ah, I remember now, it's that guy's bastard."

Katniss squinted.

Actually, this earth beast was given to Yan Huan in the name of an elder.

"Catch it too! This beast should be ours. We'll slaughter it and eat it later!"

"?" To the Earth Beast's bewilderment, some of the assassins, daggers in hand, surrounded it as well.

Gradually, Gou Shun seemed to realize something, and his face gradually turned gloomy.

This scene seemed to remind it of some unpleasant memories.

Aglaia gazed quietly at Katniss and said calmly:

"Your most serious accusation against me is that I am devoid of humanity, and you also accuse me of being insincere in my concern for human joys and sorrows."

"If the charges are upheld... what makes you think that someone else's life would make me compromise?"

Even while observing the baths below, Aglaia had already noticed that many assassins had mingled among the citizens.

“It’s alright.” Katniss remained confident.

"Then I'll waste some more words and expose your demigod mask."

She looked down at the mortals below and spoke eloquently.

“I told you long ago, now you are not only blind and senile, but also muddle-headed.”

“Lately, your control over Ohmma has weakened.”

"You can't see what we deliberately did in the market, nor can you listen to the rendezvous that took place in the Earth Beast Workshop."

"You remain unmoved by the open conspiracy brewing right under your nose."

Katniss's smile widened.

"Is humanity on its last legs?"

"Hehe, Aglaia."

"Why don't you use your proud golden thread to read my thoughts and see if the gift we've carefully prepared for you can move a cold demigod?"

Looking at the hateful old woman, Aglaia felt a little annoyed.

"In this situation, I only regret that I wasn't cold-blooded enough. Because your evil... is incurable."

"You read my thoughts?" Katniss was even more smug.

"Ha...you really have become slow-witted."

"I've been trying my best to keep that image in my mind so that you can see it clearly."

“…” Aglaia fell silent.

But the sharp-eyed Katniss noticed an unusual look of anger on Aglaia's face.

Seeing this expression, Katniss sneered:

"What would happen if that girl who can neither speak nor hear... also 'accidentally' lost her eyesight?"

"You know better than anyone what it's like to lose your sight."

"Imagine, a thousand years ago, if you had gone blind as a child and were also deprived of your vocal cords and hearing—could you still be the Aglaia we know today?"

“…” Aglaia’s beautiful brows furrowed.

"Look at your broken, pleading eyes...it's really disappointing. We overestimated your abilities." Katniss sneered repeatedly.

"If this plan fails, we had also prepared dozens of wonderful parting gifts..."

"Heh, demigod, you should listen to this..."

"Om-!!"

Before Katniss could finish speaking, the Earth Beast suddenly sprang up and slapped the assassins blocking her way into the golden bath.

"How...how could this be?!"

The assassin who had unfortunately fallen stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what he was seeing.

He didn't even have time to think before his body slammed heavily onto the bathtub floor, blood flowing freely...

"Huh?!" The citizens who were taking a bath were immediately thrown into a panic as they stared at the assassin's corpse that suddenly fell from the sky.

'boom--'

Another corpse fell, smashing into a bloody mess.

Inside the golden bath, Aglaia was completely mesmerized.

"You..." She raised her hand as if to do something, but in the blink of an eye, the Earth Beast kicked Katniss away without hesitation.

'I hate the elders.'