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As Ike screamed, the scene in front of Karina's eyes gradually changed. It was no longer those painful memories, but the time she spent with Li Xiang these days.

"Lord Monroe said that you ordered my rescue, so I wanted to express my gratitude to you in person."

"You are an eyesore when you smile."

"Then you can look at it more often in the future. Once you get used to it, it won't be an eyesore anymore."

"By the way, I don't know your name yet."

"Lady Karina, just call me Salted Fish."

"What a bad name, it sounds awful."

"Let me give you a nickname. Your original name was Salted Fish, and I picked you up, so I'll call you Little Fish."

"You saved my life. How could I leave you alone in the abyss before I accompany you to see the light of day?"

"Let's make a pact."

"If I can make it out of Blood Prison Island alive, we'll go see it together across thousands of mountains and rivers!"

"Who do you think you are? You are just his substitute, just a pet for me to relieve my loneliness. Even if you saved me, what can you do? You are still not qualified to compare with him!"

"You misunderstood. I never thought of imitating the person in your memory, and I don't want to be his substitute."

"Believe me, I will definitely come back alive, and then fulfill the promise between us and take you to see thousands of mountains and rivers."

"Forgive me, Karina, this is the last time."

These fragments of memory were like faint fireflies thrown into the dark abyss, flickering tenaciously in front of her, resisting the invasion of the blood-red light.

Kalina's vision was torn in two. On one side was a blood moon that covered the entire sky. The scarlet light it cast was like sticky dirty blood, trying to drown her and drag her back into the abyss of despair.

Under the blood moon, the twisted faces of the monsters, the hideous laughter of the trial-takers, and Ike's broken and cold body, all her deepest fears and pains surged up, wanting to lock her up here tightly.

On the other side, the fireflies were still flickering, like lighthouses in the sea, guiding her in the direction of leaving here.

The two kinds of light fiercely strangled, collided, and devoured each other in her dream.

The red light of the blood moon was like countless cold tentacles, entwining her limbs and bones, trying to completely freeze and crush those warm fragments.

Every flash of memory was accompanied by a more ferocious encroachment of the blood moon, which tried to cover the faint firelight with eternal darkness and pain.

"Catch him! Catch the new life he brings you!"

Ike's voice became unclear due to the impact of the two rays of light, but it carried unquestionable power, giving Karina support and reliance as before.

"Don't let go this time!"

Karina felt like she was being torn apart. The painful memories of the past, as well as the unforgettable longing and guilt, turned into strong chains that dragged her down forcefully.

But Li Xiang in her arms attracted all the fireflies at this moment, and then turned into a ray of light, smiling and stretching out his hand to her, trying to pull her away from this dream.

Karina looked at the familiar and warm smile on Guangying's face, subconsciously grasped the other's hand, and struggled hard to break free from the restraints on her body.

But the chains on her body were too strong. No matter how hard she tried, she could not escape from the cage.

The light of the blood moon took the opportunity to madly erode the light and shadow, making it slowly become illusory and ethereal, like a bubble that could burst at any time.

Seeing that Li Xiang was about to disappear in front of her and she was about to experience the pain of loss again, Karina finally exploded.

"Ahhhh——!"

She let out a sharp roar, bursting out with unprecedented strength, and at the same time poured all her thoughts and emotions into this light and shadow without hesitation.

"I won't let go this time even if I die!"

At this time, Karina finally realized that Li Xiang was not a substitute. Ike was Ike, and Li Xiang was Li Xiang!

If Ike was an indelible mark in the depths of her soul, he was the first ray of light that tore through the darkness in her life.

Then Li Xiang is the fire that she struggled to rekindle in the ashes of despair after sinking into the endless blood hell!
Both of them can illuminate her life, so she will not give up either one. Although the memories of the past are precious, she can no longer sink into them because she has already grasped new hope.

She must survive, must break free from this endless nightmare, and must grasp her present and future!
"Get out of my way!" Karina looked up at the blood moon in the sky and let out a deafening roar, "Don't try to keep me here, I have a reason to wake up!"

"He is still waiting for me! I will walk out of this Blood Prison Island with him and see the mountains and rivers!"

As soon as the words fell, the light and shadow in front of Karina suddenly burst into a dazzling light!
This ray of light was no longer a faint firefly, but turned into countless light blades burning with blazing white flames, fiercely slashing at the chains on Kalina's body!
"Kacha!"

In just a moment, all the chains on Karina's body broke.

At the same time, the blood moon in the sky, which seemed to be unchanging since ancient times and covered everything, suddenly had a huge, hideous crack on its surface.

Scarlet moonlight gushed out from the cracks like real blood, but was quickly evaporated and annihilated by the blazing white light.

The entire dream space trembled violently, like broken glass. The painful projections of the past twisted and disintegrated in the violent shock, turning into flying fragments, and then were instantly swallowed up by the darkness that emerged from the cracks.

Just when Karina was about to be swallowed by the darkness, she suddenly felt a powerful force coming from her hands, which suddenly hugged her into his arms, making her feel the long-lost warmth and support.

"Come on, it's time for us to leave."

Karina seemed to hear Li Xiang's voice. She looked up quickly and saw Li Xiang's figure turning into points of light, leading her to the depths of the light - there was a faint but extremely real glimmer of light belonging to the real world.

She knew that she could finally wake up from the nightmare and would never be trapped in dreams again, and she would be truly liberated from then on.

Thinking of this, Karina immediately looked at Ike who was also relieved.

His figure became illusory and transparent in the vibration, but Karina could still see the relieved and extremely bright smile on his face.

This smile was brighter and purer than any other in his memory, and it carried with it complete relief and blessing.

Ike quietly watched Kalina leave, his lips moving slightly as if he was saying something, but unfortunately his voice was completely drowned out by the sound of the dream collapsing.

Fortunately, Karina was very familiar with Ike. She could read Ike's lip movements and clearly read the silent farewell:

"Goodbye, my Miss Bait. Live well and be happy forever."

Kalina burst into tears. Just as she was about to say goodbye to Ike, Ike's figure was like a sand painting blown away by the wind, completely dissipating in the collapsing dream.

Before she could feel any regret, the faint light representing the real world had already appeared in front of her, and a familiar call came from the light.

"Lady Karina, Lady Karina." Karina's eyes lit up, and she immediately stretched out her hand, using all her strength to grab the glimmer of light!
The moment she touched the faint light, darkness fell in front of her eyes again, but this time she did not panic because she heard Li Xiang's voice in her ears.

"Mrs. Karina, how are you feeling?"

Karina knew that she had woken up, but Li Xiang's voice still made her feel unreal.

Did Li Xiang really survive? Was she hallucinating? Or had she not yet woken up from the dream?
Karina, who was worried about everything, didn't dare to open her eyes, for fear that her joy would be in vain, but she also wanted to see Li Xiang urgently.

Finally, Karina mustered up the courage and slowly opened her eyes.

The moment she saw Li Xiang, the sadness and uneasiness in her heart were instantly replaced by surprise.

"Lady Karina, are you okay?"

"You are Xiaoyuer? Are you really back?"

Karina asked in disbelief, her heart filled with excitement and joy.

When Li Xiang heard this, a smile that she was very familiar with appeared on her face, and she was still saying something.

But Karina didn't hear a word she said. She stared at Li Xiang's face and suddenly felt an urge to hug him.

If it were in the past, she would definitely restrain this impulse, but it is different now. After experiencing that dream, she has long let go of the past and decided to face her feelings.

In that case, what is there to hesitate about?

So Karina sat up suddenly, hugged Li Xiang with all her strength, and said in a trembling but firm voice:
"This time, I will never let go!"

She hugged Li Xiang tightly, as if she was embracing her own new life!
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Li Xiang's experience in relationships is not ideal, after all, he is a pure love person.

Although he has a face like a scumbag, he really has no emotional experience.

He has been very popular with girls since he was a child. Little girls in kindergarten would rush to play house with him, his female deskmate in elementary school would help him with his homework every day, and his female classmates in junior high school would feed him snacks all day long.

Do you think Li Xiang is as happy as you imagine?

No, you are wrong. You can't imagine how happy Li Xiang is.
But then again, Li Xiang was still very slow in terms of emotions during this period and only treated those girls as friends.

It was not until high school that Li Xiang gradually came to his senses. However, his high school grades were very ideal and he was the focus of his teachers' attention.

In addition, his high school is a key middle school, and it cracks down severely on premature love. Even if a girl is attracted to him, they dare not confess to him easily.

Therefore, Li Xiang spent another three years of pure high school time. Only when he graduated did he receive countless confessions.

However, the young Li Xiang had great expectations for his first love and planned to carefully select a girl he really liked.

As a result, his choice came at the beginning of the school year, and in the end he still failed to reach an agreement.

But Li Xiang didn't take it seriously. Since there was no suitable person among his high school classmates, he could just look for one in college. This would also help him avoid a long-distance relationship.

As we all know, university is the holy land of love!

Li Xiang is very confident in himself and feels that he will be able to find his partner in college.

But he seemed to have forgotten one thing, he was admitted to the police academy!
Although the police academy neither encourages nor prohibits dating, it does impose some restrictions on close contact between trainees.

But the management of the police academy is so strict, and the gender ratio is unbalanced. He has neither the time nor the mood to fall in love.

The fulfilling university life made him forget about girls, in exchange for excellent grades and an olive branch from the security department.

Some college students are unemployed right after graduation, while others have to receive professional training right after graduation.

During this period, he had little contact with the outside world, let alone falling in love.

After the training, he started to get busy with work again. The special nature of his job left him no time to take care of his feelings.

Over time, he became a so-called pure love party, or in layman's terms, a single man without any emotional experience.

So he initially rejected the plan to get close to Karina, which was clearly a blasphemy against pure love!
However, the experts in the analysis team believed that this was the most successful way to complete the task. As an elite in the security department whose duty was to obey orders, he could only bite the bullet and play the role of Karina's white moonlight.

Fortunately, his acting skills were superb and the effect was quite good. With the plan of artificially creating a crisis, he easily improved Karina's favorability and successfully gained her trust.

The only problem was that he seemed to have maxed out Karina's favorability. As soon as she woke up, she gave him a hug, which made him unable to react for a while.

You have to know that Li Xiang has only received some knowledge indoctrination, his body and actions are still 100% little Chu Nan.

Therefore, Li Xiang immediately became hard, and his body became as stiff as a rock. (If you think wrongly, go and reflect on your mistakes!)

He opened his arms helplessly, and the smile on his face became a little unnatural.

No, Karina might be emotionally clean and won't have close contact with him easily!

Dr. Hu, you have done a lot of harm to people!

The soft touch was clearly felt through the thin fabric, and the slightly hot breath brushed against his skin, making his neck feel slightly itchy.

Li Xiang felt a stream of heat rushing from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and the tips of his ears instantly became burning hot.

He subconsciously held his breath, his heart beating like a drum in his chest.

Damn it! I’m an elite in the security department, how could I not be able to resist this little temptation?

Don't underestimate my strong will!
It's just a hug, not a kiss, he shouldn't be panicked at all!

Li Xiang kept repeating in his heart, "This is all for the mission," then he gritted his teeth, also reached out to hug Karina, and said softly:

"I said I would take you out of this Blood Prison Island and see the mountains and rivers together. This time I kept my promise."

Karina shuddered when she heard that, and responded muffledly, “Yeah.”

Li Xiang: “.”

Hmm? I acted for half a day, and you just said "hmm" to me? Where's my reward?

You are a villain boss after all. I risked my life to save you. Your reward can’t be just a hug, right?

Li Xiang's inner throbbing disappeared instantly, leaving only disgust for Karina's stinginess.

What does it matter if Karina is pretty? She is not as good as Lord Ryan! (End of this chapter)