About how my wife resurrected me as tentacles after my death.

There weren't many people at the Alliance's central tower today.

Several clerical staff members hurried past in the lobby carrying documents. When they saw Yu Wan enter, their gazes lingered on her briefly before quickly shifting away.

After she entered the meeting room last time, various speculations about her quietly spread within the alliance.

Some people say she was a special appointee directly parachuted in from above.

Some say she is backed by a mysterious old monster who never shows his face, while others say she herself is the old monster.

After possessing Xiao Yuwan's body, Chen Yuan went directly to Wang Cheng's office.

I asked him for some information; it was all about tasks that had failed before or were too difficult to be released.

The list is short, and each item is marked with a red "high risk" or "suspended" label.

At the very bottom was a task marked "Level 4".

Track a level 4 magical beast and obtain information about its territory and abilities.

The mission number is followed by a note that roughly translates to: Three hunter teams have attempted to carry out the mission, all of which ended in failure.

"this."

Yu Wan, or rather Chen Yuan, stretched out her finger and pressed it on the document, right on the line of words "Level 4 Magical Beast".

Even the royal city was slightly startled.

Level 4 magical beasts—this is not a level of quest that ordinary hunters can accept.

This is a dangerous mission that the Alliance would need to deploy a full hunter squad for before considering carrying it out.

Such strength is indeed not that of an ordinary hunter, and it is certainly not at a level that I can fathom.

The people on the Emperor's side are indeed extraordinary.

He actually had a little bit of doubt before.

After all, the emperor had not sent anyone out for many years, and even his personal guards had not left the forbidden temple for decades.

But now there's no need to doubt it.

There are very few people in the entire Alliance who can track level 4 monsters solo.

"Do you need any support?" he asked instinctively.

Yu Wan simply glanced at him with her eyes lowered, without saying a word.

There was no threat in it; I was just looking at him calmly.

But Wang Cheng felt a chill run down his spine from that look.

The feeling wasn't of facing a powerful hunter, but of facing something he couldn't comprehend at all.

It was like looking down from the edge of an abyss; the abyss didn't respond, but it was definitely looking at him.

indescribable......

"I'm sorry." He lowered his head, his voice tinged with a hint of awkwardness that he himself was unaware of.

When he looked up again, the office was empty.

The door was still closed... and there were no footsteps in the hallway.

That's too strong...

.......

After Yu Wan left the house, the black liquid slid off her body and reformed into small tentacles that slid into her collar.

Her pupils returned to normal, and she blinked as she stood in the hallway outside.

"Ah Yuan, are you confident...?"

She asked softly, her fingers gently pressing against Chen Yuan's body through his collar.

"Puji Puji (Simple and easy)"

Xiao Yuwan truly didn't believe in his abilities.

He now estimates that he is far more than just a Level 4 candidate.

Back when I was at LV.8, killing level 3 monsters was like cutting vegetables. Now at LV.11 with a second-tier follower, level 4 monsters are just a slightly larger target.

After all, the improvement in strength brought about by each promotion path is too obvious.

It's something that ordinary upgrades simply can't compare to.

With each leap in a believer's advancement, their strength and spiritual power increase exponentially.

It's not even in the same league as the linear improvement of a regular upgrade.

Or perhaps this system is just flawed; it's not as effective as the evil god's work.

"Sister Yu Wan..."

Lian Qi stood at the corner, holding several documents in his hands.

When she saw Yu Wan, she no longer hunched her shoulders and backed away as she used to.

Although he was cold-blooded, he didn't seem to enjoy killing.

She comforted herself with this thought, and then took a step forward.

"Is it a mission? I can help too..."

"A level four magical beast," Yu Wan said calmly.

"I...I can...help..." Lian Qi's voice suddenly became very soft.

She regretted saying that as soon as she finished speaking.

I wondered why I even spoke up; I felt like crying.

This is a level four magical beast.

Last time, she couldn't even beat a level three magical beast and was left in a corner unable to get up. It was Yu who saved her.

Now she's actually saying she's going to help fight level 4 monsters.

This isn't helping; it's being used as bait.

It's not even good enough to be bait.

"No."

After Yu Wan finished speaking, she turned and walked towards the elevator.

Lian Qi peeked half her face out from behind the documents, watching the white-haired figure disappear at the end of the corridor.

I was almost scared to tears.

.......

It's getting late, let's head straight out of the city.

Yu Wan went home, took the new version of the Broken Formation from the gun cabinet, wrapped it in an old cloth, and carried it on her back.

Chen Yuan, however, felt it was unnecessary.

A level 4 monster in its tentacle form should be able to solo.

But he also knew that Xiao Yuwan had her own stubbornness, otherwise he would make her feel very disappointed again.

Outside the city, sandstorms still raged.

Yu Wan suddenly stopped at a fork in the road.

It wasn't a turning point marked on the map; she stopped on her own.

She turned her head and looked north.

That direction wasn't the quest area for level 4 monsters; it was the direction of Expedition City.

Only the faint outline of the mountains could be seen on the horizon.

She stood there for a long time, her white hair fluttering in the wind...

She recalled the last time in the central tower office, when Chen Yuan possessed her and spoke through her mouth.

To completely resurrect him... to resurrect him as a complete person.

She was never afraid of killing.

Kill monsters outside, kill villains inside the city, and kill Li Song in the black market.

But she was afraid of getting Chen Yuan involved.

He finally made it back.

She finally got to snuggle up to him every day, kiss him, and take him to the market while he was on her head.

If something goes wrong on his path of revenge, he might be targeted by the people of the Expeditionary City and seriously injured.

She dared not think any further.

Or perhaps it should have been like it was in the beginning, with her bearing the guilt alone.

Ah-Yuan is such a good person, she shouldn't get involved in these dirty things.

She could live in darkness on her own, as long as A-Yuan was still by her side, that was enough.

If Chen Yuan knew what she was thinking.

I really can't kill these people.

He doesn't eat beef, didn't you know?

This brings us back to Chen Yuan's statement from ten years ago.

Back then, he said, "If she sheds a single tear, I'll slaughter a city!"

Ten years ago, when he was sixteen or seventeen, he had this idea.

.......

"Pfft?"

Chen Yuan lay down inside her collar, staring at her blankly for a long time without moving, and gently poked her collarbone with the tip of his tentacle.

Yu Wan also looked down at him.

A small tentacle peeked out from her collar, its tip swaying back and forth towards her.

"Ah-Yuan...do you think I'm a coward...?"

The sound was very faint, and half of it was blown away by the wind.

Wow, Xiao Yu, that's not what you said when you were chopping someone up...