At a critical moment, Uchiha Madara grabbed Sayu (Chelsea) by the back of her neck. With a surge of strength in his arm, he slammed Chelsea's body fiercely forward!
Boom! The floor shattered, the ground cracked, and an impact erupted!
With a tremendous roar, Chelsea's entire body was viciously slammed into the ground by Uchiha Madara, even imprinting into the cracked floor. Chelsea immediately spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, her internal organs all shaken!
The reverberation gradually dissipated. Uchiha Madara expressionlessly held Chelsea down, while Esdeath watched from nearby with a faint, unreadable smile.
At this sight, Leone, Sheele, and Mine's faces turned pale.
With a hiss of white smoke, Sayu, who was pressed onto the shattered floor and ground, transformed back into Chelsea, and Chelsea couldn't stop coughing up blood.
Leone, Sheele, and Mine cried out in utter shock:
"Chelsea!" ×3
Esdeath, sitting nearby, seemed to ponder:
"So that's it. An Imperial Arm with transformation abilities? No wonder I didn't discover it!"
Coughing up mouthfuls of blood, feeling the intense pain from her damaged internal organs, Chelsea, held captive, felt a wave of despair.
Her one-hit attack had failed, exposing her. She was heavily wounded and pinned down. It looked like today was the end!
However, from the moment Chelsea embarked on this path, she had already prepared for death. Thinking of this, a fierce glint flashed in Chelsea's eyes.
She struggled on the ground, trying to raise her body, and shouted at Leone, Sheele, and Mine, who were endlessly worried:
"Hold on! Boss and the others will definitely come to save you all!"
After saying this last sentence, Chelsea closed her eyes and mouth. Her tongue moved, about to swallow the poison hidden in her mouth!
Esdeath's eyes sharpened. She exclaimed in surprise, pointing at Chelsea:
"Stop her! She's trying to poison herself to death!"
Uchiha Madara, of course, noticed this. With lightning speed, he reached out and grabbed Chelsea's chin, using great force. He squeezed Chelsea's mouth wide open, making it impossible for her to swallow the poison hidden inside.
Next, Uchiha Madara used his ring finger, pinky, and thumb to pinch Chelsea's chin. His middle and index fingers hooked into Chelsea's wide-open mouth, prying out the poison she hadn't managed to swallow.
Chelsea was greatly alarmed. If she couldn't die, what kind of torment would she endure?!
In her desperation, Chelsea struggled, gripping Uchiha Madara's hand, wanting to stop him. She also tried to bite Uchiha Madara's fingers with her mouth.
However, the immense power on Uchiha Madara's body was something Chelsea simply couldn't resist. In Chelsea's despairing, darkened eyes, Uchiha Madara's two fingers smoothly extracted the poison from Chelsea's mouth.
With the poison removed, Chelsea collapsed weakly onto the ground, her eyes unfocused, filled with unavoidable terror.
Uchiha Madara held the small piece of poison, observing it with a hint of interest.
It was indeed a small piece of poison, but this small piece of poison was wrapped in a thin layer of wax. The wax would not melt or be destroyed in the mouth, nor would the poison leak out. Once swallowed into the stomach, stomach acid would immediately break down this thin wax layer, exposing the poison to take effect and cause death.
Casually tossing this small piece of poison aside, Uchiha Madara placed one foot on Chelsea's back and said disdainfully:
"Not bad tactics, little girl. For assassination and infiltration, you're quite a master!"
Chelsea did not appreciate Uchiha Madara's praise. She lifted her head and looked at Uchiha Madara defiantly:
"Hmph! You don't need to pretend to be a good person. Since I've fallen into your hands today, then kill or torment me as you please!"
Uchiha Madara grew interested. He extended a finger and stroked Chelsea's smooth cheek:
"Oh? Really as I please?"
How could Chelsea not understand Uchiha Madara's meaning? A beautiful young girl falling into the hands of a great tyrant would surely suffer terribly. Humiliation was inevitable.
She closed her eyes, suppressing the humiliation deep within her heart. Chelsea felt a sense of defiance:
"Torment me however you like. I will not yield!"
Withdrawing his finger, Uchiha Madara shook his head:
"Let's forget it. I already took enough advantage just now. If I were to lay another hand on you, Esdeath would probably eat me!"
These words made Chelsea's eyes widen in surprise once again.
"Took advantage!? You... you already knew I was fake?!"
"Of course! My senses know everything. Although your appearance is identical to Sayu, and your aura is very similar to Sayu, your personal presence is distinctly different from Sayu's."
"Then... then why didn't you catch me immediately? Why did you wait until the very end?"
...
"Of course, it was to enjoy the show and take advantage. I noticed your aura was off as soon as you transformed into a cat and entered my estate. Then I subtly wanted to see what you would do, until you transformed into Sayu and appeared before me. Especially when you were gesturing to the three of them behind my back, I was even more certain."
"So, I secretly communicated with Esdeath with my eyes, letting her cooperate with me, and continued to watch your performance. I just wanted to see when you would slip up."
The cruel reality was mercilessly exposed by Uchiha Madara for Chelsea to see. Chelsea's heart sank completely to the bottom of the valley.
She had never expected that her proud Imperial Arm ability and her stealth techniques, honed through countless trials, would be so utterly worthless in Uchiha Madara's eyes. Throughout the entire process, she felt like a clumsy clown performing a show!
Lying weakly on the ground, Chelsea gave up everything, quietly waiting for Uchiha Madara and Esdeath's tempestuous wrath.
Logically, at this moment, the incredibly worried Leone, Sheele, and Mine should have come out to stop Uchiha Madara, or at the very least, plead for Chelsea.
However, because they also knew a little about Uchiha Madara, they felt that Uchiha Madara, who was meant to be subdued by Night Raid, would probably not harm Chelsea.
They were half right. Uchiha Madara indeed had no intention of killing Chelsea, but he also had no intention of letting Chelsea be imprisoned here like them...
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