Online: I Can See Health Bars Chapter 1275 - 566: One After Another

Ding Hui's finger, bearing the authority of life and death, initially aimed at Meng Huoke before shifting to the thief.

To put it simply, Meng Huoke was the one marked for execution.

The thief was the one chosen to be spared.

Trusting Ding Hui completely, Fang Yu rushed toward Meng Huoke without a second thought.

He lifted his hand, poised to deliver the fatal blow.

Meng Huoke's face drained of color, leaving him stunned in place.

Am I the one dying instead of the fellow beside me??

No matter how you look at it, shouldn't I be worth more??

From the corner of his vision, he spotted the thief's guilty look, and that near-death escape face ignited a blaze of fury within him.

"Wait!"

Meng Huoke yelled out in haste.

Fang Yu halted his motion, glancing toward Ding Hui for approval.

Yet before Ding Hui could respond this time, Meng Huoke cried out desperately.

"My lord! My lords! I'm far more useful than this scum! I hold much greater value than him! Please, my lord, grant me a chance to survive!"

Ding Hui raised her eyelids just a touch.

"How will you demonstrate your worth?"

From the disparity in their blood volumes alone, Fang Yu knew Meng Huoke held higher standing in the Rebel Army compared to the other.

Even without the power to view health bars directly, Ding Hui's sharp judgment would never overlook the clear gap in their importance.

Still, she opted to kill the more significant Meng Huoke while letting the lesser thief live.

Thus, despite his inner doubts, Fang Yu obeyed Ding Hui's command without question.

And now, the results were unfolding.

"My lord, my lords, I serve in the Rebel Army’s Qiu Division as Meng Huoke. You've captured him, so you must be after Rebel Army intel. With his low rank, he won't give you what you need. But I will! I can meet every demand you two make!"

The terror of losing his head any moment forced Meng Huoke to spill everything.

In the blink of an eye, a strike could end him, rendering all secrets and roles meaningless.

Survival was key—only the living could leverage their positions, ranks, and hidden knowledge.

Had he realized the brothel rescuers for the thief were such elite experts, he never would have intervened.

But regrets were useless now; self-preservation was his only path forward.

Rebel Army... Qiu Division...

Fang Yu turned around, sharing a look with Ding Hui.

At last, they'd connected with someone of apparent rank in the Rebel Army.

Fang Yu thought briefly, then questioned.

"Why is the Rebel Army spying on me? Any nearby bases? What's the Rebel Army's strength in Thunder City, and have you linked up with the city's underground shadowy trades?"

Fang Yu unleashed a barrage of pointed queries, momentarily stunning Meng Huoke.

Each question cut deeper, and detailing some would doom him—not just now, but back with the Rebel Army too.

Suddenly, Meng Huoke faced an agonizing choice: die immediately or betray secrets and face Rebel Army wrath later.

As icy sweat drenched Meng Huoke's brow while he weighed how to disclose intel without Rebel Army reprisal—

All at once, the bugs inside him recoiled in terror, huddling tightly.

In that moment, Meng Huoke's eyes bulged in horror.

This bug reaction—it's signaling what?!

"Ding Hui!"

Fang Yu's abrupt call caught Ding Hui off guard, her body suddenly weightless as he pulled her close by the waist, their forms nearly melding.

What's going on?

Ding Hui felt utterly perplexed.

Such bold closeness didn't fit Diao Deyi's usual demeanor.

While Ding Hui puzzled over it, her gaze caught a woman ascending lightly from the stairs beyond the shattered door, stepping gradually... into thin air!

Step one!

Step two!

Step three!

Her graceful strides defied gravity, advancing toward them steadily.

Even with the tense Fang Yu and companions before her, she maintained a constant smile, eyes fixed on them.

"Qiu, Qiu Qiu, Captain Qiu!"

In that instant, Meng Huoke identified her with a quivering voice.

The woman kept her smile, her attention locked solely on Fang Yu.

"You must be Young Master Diao, the hero whose fierce battle against the Foolish Underworld has only now come to my attention. Blame our Rebel Army's tardy reports for this oversight. I had planned to dodge the Foolish Underworld's watch tonight for a secret meeting with Young Master Diao, yet circumstances have derailed that."

After a short pause, her eyes moved to the woman clutched in Fang Yu's grasp.

"And you should be Mrs. Diao, Ding Hui, the famed Divine Doctor Ding. Regrettably, Xiao Ping showed up too late to connect with Divine Doctor Ding ahead of time. Who knows, we might have ended up as close sisters."

While the woman continued speaking, her feet at last landed solidly on the cluttered wooden boards of the second floor.

Qi Force.

Fang Yu's eyes narrowed just a touch.

Her air-stepping wasn't actual walking; rather, she planted her feet on dense lumps of Qi Force, creating the illusion of treading on even terrain.

It appeared rather striking upon first look, yet Fang Yu detected nothing remarkable in the technique beyond the mere act of traversing the air.

True, Fang Yu lacked the ability to hover, but his rapid movement speed rivaled flight closely, and he had previously tested Bone Armor Wings, even if the outcome fell short of expectations.