S-Class Judge: My ability is parasitism.

Xu Nuo looked at it seriously:

"Could you tell us why you came to Huaishui City?"

"I can tell you that. The main reason is that Nan'an City sent more people, including some formidable individuals. The leader found it troublesome and changed the hunting ground."

"Aren't there any troublesome people in Huai River City?"

"What makes you so special? You're just a few A-ranks, aren't you? Besides, awakening levels are all manually assessed and don't really mean anything. Oh? I almost forgot about you. The organization doesn't seem to know you. You must be new here, right?"

"I've only been here a few days."

"That's right. And your abilities are really strange. They feel like those of a beast awakener. But let me tell you, I will never betray the organization. The organization is my protective umbrella. If the umbrella collapses, I will get soaked too."

"But this master knew he would be eliminated."

"The longer the organization collapses, the longer I can live, right?" Li Yiran stubbornly refused to budge, and Xu Nuo couldn't do anything about it anyway.

Li Yiran then cupped Xu Nuo's cheeks in her hands:

"Brother Anuo, how can you bear to watch me be killed?"

"I... sigh~."

Xu Nuo was filled with a jumble of thoughts, a complete mess. How had the world become like this? He was starting to lose his sense of right and wrong.

"Hehe~, are you reluctant to part with it?"

"Alright, I won't ask anymore. Just don't do anything bad."

"Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for my roommate."

As the two were talking, the knocking came at the door.

bang bang!

Xu Nuo's heart skipped a beat; now, she gets nervous at the sound of a knock on the door.

"Who is it this time?" Xu Nuo asked.

"Uh, is it for you?" Li Yiran asked back.

"Okay, I'll go open the door."

"I'll go with you."

The moment the door opened, a face exactly like Li Yiran's appeared before her.

Xu Nuo: "You're the one from that day..."

Li Yiran: "Sister!"

The two spoke almost simultaneously, but what should they do now?

The woman knocking on the door was Li Yiran's older sister, and also the elegant woman who gave Xu Nuo her business card that day—Li Yiting.

"Sister, how did you find this place?"

"I installed location sharing on your phone, and I can smell your scent here. Come in and we'll talk." Li Yiting entered the room without any ceremony, but her eyes remained fixed on Xu Nuo.

Xu Nuo felt uneasy under that gaze and could only try to distract himself by saying:

"I'll go get you some water."

Li Yiran then pulled Li Yiting to sit on the sofa.

"Sister, what are you doing here?"

"What? Can't I come see my sister? I haven't seen you for so many days, I thought something had happened to you!"

"Sis! What could possibly happen to me? Why are you always so controlling?"

"I'm your sister! You were bound to get into trouble sooner or later. And you didn't even bother to let me know you were safe."

"You know how good I am, I can protect myself."

"How did you end up with this guy?"

"Do you know each other?" Li Yiran asked, feigning surprise.

"He's the prey I've set my sights on, but I haven't had a chance to make my move yet," Li Yiting said softly.

"Huh? He's also a beast awakener, and he's my boyfriend now." Li Yiran spoke loudly, seemingly intentionally saying it so that Xu Nuo could hear, in order to protect him.

Just then, Xu Nuo also came over with a glass of water:

"Haha, sis, have some water, have some water."

"So you're an Awakened One too?"

Yes, yes.

"Why haven't I seen you before? What's your compatible gene? Show me your beast form." Li Yiting interrogated Xu Nuo like she was interrogating a criminal.

"Um, I usually act alone and haven't joined any organization. My compatible genes are blood flukes, and I don't have a beast form."

Xu Nuo randomly changed to a different compatible gene; it was still about sucking blood, much like his own dodder.

"A wild Awakened One, without a beast form, just like in our family. I just don't know what their abilities are like, show me."

"Um, sis, could you please give me one hand?" Xu Nuo said amiably, wanting to demonstrate her abilities.

"Alright, I'll let you try." Li Yiting casually handed over her right hand.

Xu Nuo held her right hand, but did not release the dodder seed, as this would easily reveal that she was an awakened plant.

The dodder seed was released only at the point where the palms touched, and it burrowed directly into Li Yiting's palm without being released outwards.

"ah--"

A sharp cry of pain abruptly halted the release of the power.

Xu Nuo immediately withdrew the dodder seed, its ability now proven.

"Alright, no need for proof. The blood fluke's abilities are really insidious. It hurts so much." Li Yiting opened her palm, revealing several bloody holes, but no blood was flowing because Xu Nuo had sucked all the blood out of her.

"I'm so sorry, sis." Xu Nuo apologized with a guilty look on her face.

"How about it, sis? Isn't my boyfriend great?" Li Yiran boasted.

"Hehe, don't get too excited, little girl. From what I know, this kid isn't exactly honest either." Then he turned to Xu Nuo and said, "I remember you have a girlfriend, right? What? Now you're setting your sights on my sister?"

"Sister, what are you talking about? That was just my prey, it doesn't count as real," Xu Nuo explained.

"Not real? I think that girl was sincere towards you, and you still slept with her. I don't think you're any better."

"Sister, you've misunderstood me. It's precisely because I'm kind-hearted that I didn't succeed. After all, I'm a hunter awakener; I couldn't harm them," Xu Nuo continued to explain.

"It would be best if it were as you said. I'm afraid that girl has already been taken by you, and your next target is my sister, right?" Li Yiting sneered sinisterly.

"What! Is that really true? You want to eat me?" For some reason, Li Yiran, this little vixen, suddenly did this, as if she had become a drama queen.

"No, big sister, what are you up to now? Don't get me into trouble, you know I'm not that kind of person." Xu Nuo was startled and looked at Li Yiran with a shocked expression. He was really afraid that this woman was getting too into character and would kill him.

"Alright, Yiran, it's better to avoid trouble. I'll take care of this man for you and let you taste the flavor of this blood fluke awakener." Li Yiting had already begun to grin maliciously, and she had already decided to kill Xu Nuo.

"Stop, stop, stop! Sis, please stop joking. I was just joking with him. I've known her for a long time. If he wanted to eat me, he would have done it already." Li Yiran quickly explained when she saw that things had gotten a bit out of hand.

"Big sister, you scared me to death!" Xu Nuo looked at Li Yiran with a resentful expression.

"Hahaha! Let's see if you'll listen to me again! You deserve it!" Li Yiran said coquettishly, just like an angry little girl.