Soul Trigger

Chapter 639 Shadow Possessed
Ji Li was unaware at this moment that some subtle reactions had already occurred between Clementine and Angelica.

The nun was still gnawing hard at his neck with her front teeth, her eyes were glowing an abnormal scarlet red, and her spiritual energy was extremely chaotic and leaking out wildly.

Ji Li pushed her away several times, but still charged at her like a mad dog.

In the end, all I could do was grab her head and press it down, forgetting about the knight still at the party outside, and a desperate spiritual infusion washed over me:
"wake up!"

Clementine's body jerked backward, her eyes glazing over in a daze.

Upon contact with Ji Li's desperate spiritual essence, her Bound Person Rule [Suffering Food] activated, absorbing large amounts of that spiritual essence into her body.

Ji Li gently pulled her close to prevent her head from hitting the toilet seat directly.

At this moment, Clementine's eyes rolled back, and while dark spiritual energy constantly emanated from them, a scarlet hue flickered, along with some other strange colors.

The eyes are the windows to the soul, and also the windows to the spirit.

This strange state, besides indicating an unstable situation in her spiritual absorption and leakage, clearly suggests that something else is happening to her.

Thinking about Clementine's uncontrollable biting earlier, Ji Li felt something was strange.

Although the Nun's spiritual essence would fall into an unstable state of leakage and disorder after each death or during the period when the rule of killing the master was activated, this time the situation was somewhat different.

Under Ji Li's desperate spiritual infusion, Clementine's spiritual leakage has been alleviated to some extent, but it is not enough.

He glanced at the black smoke that had spread across the entire ground, along with the green light flickering within it and his own purplish-black aura of despair.

The entire toilet has turned into a hellish nightclub, so the first thing to do is to appease Clementine.

After being infused with an amplified sense of despair, Clementine's rolled-back eyes gradually returned to normal, revealing Ji Li's face so close to hers:

"what happened?"

She blinked her long eyelashes, then suddenly covered her head:

"It hurts...my head hurts so much!!"

"How exactly did you die?"

"Just now...you mean three months ago?"

"I...I don't remember very well, my head hurts a lot right now..."

She looked at Ji Li with resentment, her eyes revealing not only chaotic spiritual energy but also a deep sense of heartbreak:

You liar, I died again!
“This was an accident. I didn’t expect Angelica to be there. I formally apologize to you.”

"Humph!"

Clementine turned her head away angrily:
"What's the use of an apology... I'm still your slave anyway, eating the empty promises you make without any real benefit, and now I have a headache..."

As he spoke, Ji Li lifted her head, and a surge of icy, despairing spiritual energy poured into her:

Are you feeling better now?

"..."

Clementine didn't speak, but her tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly:
"I can't concentrate right now, and I can't remember very clearly..."

Ji Li glanced at the door and, risking fluctuations in spiritual energy, increased his output:

"Now? Don't rush to recall the whole story. First, think about what the person who killed you looked like. Was it Angelica?"

Clementine's breathing gradually calmed, and she simply closed her eyes:
"It's...it's her."

How did she kill you?

"she……"

A few breaths later, Clementine suddenly opened her eyes, a clear and intense fear flashing within them:

"She drained me dry..."

"She bit my neck...and sucked me completely dry!"

The scene before her death flashed before her eyes, and the nun began to tremble uncontrollably.

The memory of being sucked out inch by inch, bit by bit, and eaten raw resurfaced in my mind.

Her spiritual energy began to leak out wildly, surging and overflowing, instantly filling the entire toilet.

Seeing that the initiation ceremony was no longer having much effect, Ji Li could only pull her into his arms:
"Don't worry, you're safe now. That was just an experience, a past experience."

Clementine almost reflexively hugged Ji Li tightly, just like a human instinctively wants to hold onto something when in extreme fear.

If you can't remember, then don't think about it for now. Forget about it and don't try to recall it carefully.

After all, you've completed your task for tonight, and you did a great job. What reward would you like?

"I……"

Clementine's attention was gradually drawn elsewhere by Ji Li's words:
"I want freedom..."

"You're not going to kill your evil foster father from the Tower of Babel?"

"Then... I'd like to go back to the church welfare home for a visit."

"Okay, let's go together tomorrow."

"No, I want to go tonight..."

"Then we'll go later."

"it is good……"

Clementine's aura became increasingly calm, and her rampaging spiritual energy began to recede.

Ji Li gently patted her back, channeling more despairing spiritual energy into her body. Seeing Clementine's condition gradually improve, he also began to ponder the strange phenomenon that had just occurred:

Angelica bumped into Clementine, and perhaps driven by a vampiric urge, she sucked Clementine to death on the spot…

I had just asked that knight named Sika what would happen if he ingested the evil entity, and it happened so quickly.

Putting aside the visual effects of the cross-shaped time travel on Clementine, it is clear that Clementine's abnormal behavior is related to Angelica's killing of her.

It's really strange that a vampire sucked a malevolent creature to death...

But vampires, biting necks?
A sudden inspiration struck Ji Li:

Clementine used this method to attack him when he launched his lord-killing act.

Moreover, Clementine did not transform into the form of the demon nun, which differs from the rule of changing her appearance when she killed her master.

In other words, Clementine did not commit patricide, but was influenced by something else?

He vaguely realized something and tried to call Angelica, using the number he had obtained when they signed the gag agreement last time.

But the other end did not answer.

He then switched to Jason's view and found that the guy was running for his life, with a beast-like roar in his ear, as if he was fleeing from something chasing him.

At the same time, he kept whispering Odin's commands, probably hoping to get help.

It ran like that for quite a while, narrowly avoiding attacks from behind several times—several bloody claws powerful enough to tear a tree trunk apart.

Then a familiar voice reached his ears; it was Sika, who called himself the Wine Knight, and he told Jason to get out of the way.

Jason leaped out, and in the rolling field of vision, Ji Li saw what was chasing Jason:
It was a woman with silver hair whose back was constantly twisting; it was Angelica.

The vampire urge has completely erupted?
Two figures tackled Angelica to the ground. One was the wine knight Sika, and the other was a creature covered in silver armor, resembling a werewolf, who was probably the third knight in the trio.

The knight's demonic transformation is somewhat similar to dragon armor, called "armor," and it takes on different forms depending on his "spiritual oath."

In the struggle, Angelica slashed his neck, which, while not fatal for an armored knight, caused him to bleed profusely.

Angelica greedily devoured the blood, further fueling her ferocity.

But the Drunken Knight raised his hand and suddenly stabbed into her body, only to be kicked away by Angelica.

Sika was also covered in wounds, and he had a syringe claw on the back of his hand, with each claw being a syringe.

After the liquid inside was injected into her body, Angelica's movements became dizzy and disoriented, as if she were drunk. Ultimately, with the two restraining her, her spiritual energy rapidly evaporated.

The matter has basically been settled.

Angelica will likely be exhausted of her spiritual energy and fall unconscious by the two using tactics to restrain her. As for Jason, he's just a bystander compared to three seasoned Overlords.

The reason for Clementine's unusual condition has also been explained:
"Clementine, do you want to drink blood?"

"Blood?"

Clementine's puzzled voice came from beside him.

Ji Li pondered for a moment, then pulled his cane sword from thin air and slashed his wrist.

Unsurprisingly, the moment Clementine saw the blood, her eyes turned red, and she grabbed Ji Li's wrist, baring her large white teeth as if to bite, but then suddenly realized what she had done:

"I am..."

"You were influenced by Angelica, and you developed an inappropriate vampire urge, which is probably the reason she killed you."

"But...why?! She was the one who drained me dry?!"

Shouldn't it be that she ate something bad and had an upset stomach? How come it's still the "food's" fault?

Although Clementine was very reluctant to use such a term to compare herself to others.

“Angelica may have the ability to influence those she bites, but…”

Ji Li narrowed his eyes.

Just now, when Clementine shouted "Why?"

Angelica suddenly stopped and shouted, "Why?"

This caused the group to momentarily lose their composure, allowing them to successfully subdue Angelica and have the wine knight inject the liquid from his claws into her again, ultimately causing her to lose consciousness.

However, something strange was that the posture in which she fainted was somewhat similar to Clementine's current position sitting on the ground, except that her head was slumped to the ground:

“Clementine, slap me.”

"Will you get hit?" Clementine was taken aback, then became eager to try.

"Shoot air."

"Why?" The nun was confused and her hopes were dashed.

"You can do it."

She could only slap the air.

At the same time, in Jason's field of vision, the wine knight who was bending down to carry Angelica back also got slapped.

The werewolf knight beside her instantly realized what was happening and jumped aside, while Sika covered her face, looking at Angelica with a bewildered expression.

"team leader……?"

Angelica slept soundly, like a lump of mud.

He gave a wink, signaling the werewolf knight to carry Angelica on his back. The knight cautiously approached, and after confirming Angelica wouldn't suddenly "come back to life," he was about to begin—

Snapped!
Clear handprints were left on his visor.

On Ji Li's side, Clementine, having learned of the situation, bared her teeth and brandished her claws in front of Ji Li:
"How's that bitch doing now?"

Ji Li looked into Jameson's eyes:
"In freestyle swimming."

"?"

“It’s your current movement.” Ji Li glanced at Clementine’s freestyle swimming.

In the woods, the three people watching from a distance watched the unconscious Angelica struggle wildly in the grass like a dying fish, waving her arms frantically. They all fell silent.

Jensen:

"Captain, is he... possessed?"

Sika: "...I don't know, but there shouldn't be any danger if we don't get close."

The werewolf knight took out his phone, and Sika raised her hand:

"what are you doing?"

The werewolf said, "Don't you want to record it?"

Sika was startled for a moment, then quickly pulled out her phone and started recording:
This is a rare opportunity.

Inside the toilet, Clementine got up from the floor:
"now what?"

"They're recording over there."

The ghost nun thought, "Why does this seem so amusing?"
His face immediately filled with resentment, and he grabbed the arm and twisted it violently—

click!
The three people recording the video froze on the spot. After exchanging a glance, they rushed forward one after another.

"Captain! Calm down!!!"

Unsurprisingly, Angelica also broke her own arm.

Ji Li's eyes lit up—

The tactical value of this ability should not be underestimated.

She's a ghost nun, so of course she can twist herself into a pretzel at will, but the living human spirit corresponding to her would be in a terrible state. If it twisted like a ghost nun, it would definitely die a gruesome death.

It also plays a significant role in control, especially in his behind-the-scenes maneuvering.

Although it's not the guided control like that between Odin and Jansen, it can remotely control Angelica's behavior.

This means that the various factions investigating the Resting Land are now under his special, firm control:
"Hey, don't go too far."

Ji Li stopped Clementine from using a super move to break Angelica's spine.

"She killed me, and I can't even get revenge?!"

"You'll have plenty of opportunities to get revenge in the sailing races to come; that woman is still useful."

Clementine stopped, looking rather dejected.

Her situation was the variable tonight; the real objective had been achieved, and now, they could quietly look forward to the sailing competition.

As this is a major event in the town, there will be a celebration, and everyone, including the gravedigger, will be present.

What will you do when the entire Knights squad turns their attention to you?

Ji Li glanced at her wrist, while Clementine remained sullen.

"But now she can also influence me remotely!"

"It's alright, as long as you don't appear in front of her openly and show it, she herself will never find out."

Ji Li wasn't simply letting Clementine vent her anger on Angelica in this way; she was also testing her.

As Clementine's condition gradually improved, the scattered spiritual energy around her slowly returned to her body.

This also led Clementine to discover that this special method of manipulating links was not always effective.

Her spiritual release needs to reach a relatively intense state to trigger this connection, thus putting their bodies in a state of mutual "shadow".

As for shadows, they move no matter how you move them.

What she didn't know was that the other party might also forcibly trigger the connection with her when the spiritual energy fluctuations were intense.

Tired, destroy it.

After struggling for ages, Clementine lay sprawled on the toilet like a dead dog for a while, grumbling indignantly:
"That damn boss doesn't care about his employees' feelings at all... I thought being bound to the cross was already a loss of freedom, and now there's another shackle on top of that, sob sob sob..."

"Alright, to compensate and reward you for your successful operation tonight, let's go to the orphanage now. But is going to the orphanage really all you need to do?"

Clementine stared at him:
"And spiritual energy, I want you to continue to compensate me with spiritual energy!"

"Why do you want to go to the orphanage? What's there? Is it just for the few children you used to take care of?"

Upon hearing Ji Li's words, Clementine paused, looked away, and after a few seconds of silence, said:

“My brother’s and my things are there, and everything that made me grow up.”
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