My Strange Tale Love Strategy Simulator

"ah!!!!!"

Zhang Ying clutched his severed arm and screamed in agony, blood dripping from between his fingers.

Seeing that Zhang Yi had blocked his seemingly inevitable attack, Old Xu angrily cursed, "You fool! You'd risk your own arm for a mere Fiend!"

He brandished his white sword again, trying to sever the puppet's head, but several blood spikes condensed from the blood lake and pierced through his body!

Old Man Xu, who had turned into white mist, dissipated, and then condensed into a form again from the large pool of white mist in front of him.

All the white mist had shrunk to a thin layer. Within the mist, Old Man Xu materialized, supported by Old Man Wu, too weak to even stand up.

"Such a good opportunity! And you, you little beast, ruined it! I should have just killed you with one sword back then! Cough cough!" Old Xu covered his chest and cursed.

At this moment, Zhang Ying couldn't listen to Old Man Xu's angry curses at all. He tore off a piece of cloth from his clothes, held the cloth in his left hand, and tied a knot on his right upper arm.

He held one end of the cloth in his left hand, bit the other end with his teeth, and pulled the knot tightly to stop the bleeding.

The pain was almost enough to make him pass out, but he forced himself to stay conscious. He knew that if he passed out, he might never wake up again!

The puppet next to Zhang Ying stopped spinning.

The puppet felt the warmth on its cheek and lowered its other leg, which had been stretched back. It touched the blood on its face that wasn't its own, and for the first time, shock appeared on its expressionless face.

The memories assaulted its mind again, and two streams of bloody tears flowed from its eyes.

The turbulent lake of blood calmed down, and the puppet slowly walked to Zhang Ying's side.

The puppet crouched down, picked up Zhang Ying's severed arm, and stood up, intending to put the severed arm back on Zhang Ying.

Under Zhang Ying's pained, grimacing gaze, the puppet placed the severed arm against the clean incision on Zhang Ying's arm.

Snapped!

Zhang Ying's severed arm slid down and fell to the ground.

The puppet visibly panicked. It picked up the arm again, trying to control the blood in the blood lake to fix Zhang Ying's arm to the incision.

But it backfired; the blood that didn't belong to Zhang Ying rushed into his wound, causing him to scream in pain once again!

"ah!!!!!"

The blood backflow caused the blood vessels and nerves at the incision site to be damaged, making it impossible to reattach the severed arm surgically.

The puppet stared blankly at the scene, holding Zhang Ying's severed arm, and made a faint sound.

"It's all...it's all because of me..."

Blood and tears flowed uncontrollably from the puppet's eye sockets, down its cheeks, and dripped into the lake of blood.

Zhang Ying, whose entire body was convulsing from the pain of losing his arm, was on the verge of going into shock. But he stubbornly held on with his strong willpower.

He gasped for breath, his gaze fixed on the puppet who had regained her senses. He forced a smile, his eyes straining upwards, and with his only remaining left hand, he stroked the puppet's cheek, wiping away its tears.

She gasped for breath as she said, "Welcome back, Senior Li."

"Waaaaah! Junior, I...I'm so sorry." Li Ziqing cried out, throwing herself into Zhang Ying's arms, hugging him tightly, crying like a child.

Zhang Ying could no longer bear such an embrace.

Foaming at the mouth, his eyes rolling upwards, he patted Li Ziqing's back and said with difficulty, "Senior, if you don't let go, you might really have to let me down."

Li Ziqing then realized the seriousness of his actions and quickly let go.

Zhang Ying finally calmed down.

He looked at his severed right hand; his entire right arm had been severed a few centimeters below the elbow, and his forearm had been almost completely cut off.

Li Ziqing covered the cut with blood to prevent further bleeding from her arm.

The arm that had been with him for 18 years was gone forever. Besides disbelief, there was more sadness than anything else.

Looking at Zhang Ying's dejected eyes, Li Ziqing felt a pang in her heart. She covered her chest with both hands and unconsciously sobbed a few times.

Zhang Ying quickly looked away from her arm and pulled Li Ziqing into his arms: "Don't worry, senior, I'm perfectly fine now."

"But...but, you've become like this because of me, and yet...I..." Li Ziqing leaned against Zhang Ying's chest, her face full of regret.

If only I had regained consciousness sooner, if only I had blocked the attack before my junior was injured, if only I hadn't broken the seal and brought danger upon myself...

Feelings of self-blame were threatening to overwhelm her.

Zhang Ying sensed her emotions and whispered in her ear, "Senior, didn't we make a promise?"

He took a deep breath and gave Li Ziqing the answer he had given her under the fireworks.

"The things you once loved may have already vanished. If you're willing, I'll accompany you in finding new things to love, until the end of the world."

"Senior, I'll stay by your side until you find someone new you like."

Li Ziqing buried her face in Zhang Ying's chest and whispered, "You idiot, I already found what you like!"

[Strategy Training Bar: 100%!]

[The dancer's affection level has increased to 100%!]

[Special CG 5 unlocked!]

[You and the dancer in the ghost story have unlocked a romantic relationship!]

[The ghost story of the dancing girl has been recorded in the Lover's Handbook!]

[Congratulations, host, on completing the mission: Solve the ghost story on campus alone]

[Success Reward: Physical Fitness +0.3]

Looking at the message that popped up on the panel, Zhang Ying used his only remaining left hand to stroke Li Ziqing's wooden head, and the heart that had been in his throat all this time was finally able to relax.

The death crisis was resolved, and Li Ziqing successfully became his lover.

Although he lost an arm, in retrospect, this was undoubtedly the best possible outcome.

Wait, it seems a bit early to talk about the ending.

The culprit who cut off his right hand is still standing there, perfectly fine.

Zhang Ying turned his head and looked at Old Man Xu and Old Man Wu, who hadn't dared to make a move the whole time.

The shock on their faces hadn't faded since the beginning.

Originally, Old Man Xu was simply puzzled and angry that Zhang Ying had saved a fierce monster.

But when he saw that fierce monster throwing itself into Zhang Ying's arms like a little girl, his entire worldview was about to collapse.

Li Gui has always been associated with the uncontrollable and the disaster. He had heard of people who traveled with Li Gui, but those people had undoubtedly paid a huge price.

Not to mention that this fierce monster is a monster that has entered the Calamity level. It is a terrifying existence that could cause the destruction of a small town's population if you are not careful!

How could a boy believe that what he was seeing was real when such a being was nestled in the arms of an ordinary boy?

Zhang Ying's gaze met Old Xu's, and Old Xu got goosebumps all over his body.

He couldn't see any anger or vigor in the boy's eyes, only a calm, almost suppressed indifference.