Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

"I, I..." Ivina's mind was in complete disarray from all this chaos, but she understood one thing—

She was rescued.

I was saved by the story I had always longed for.

Tears welled up again uncontrollably for no apparent reason, and she bit her lip tightly.

"You idiot...! I won't die, I won't die..."

She bent down, hugged Rod's body tightly, rested her face against his shoulder, and cried loudly.

"You're still going to scold me for this? You're truly unbeatable..."

"You can't die, don't die...!"

"Hey, I'm just injured, I'm definitely not going to die, okay?" Rod felt that Ivina was saying something ominous, so he quickly patted her shoulder and said that.

"Okay, if you don't want to say thank you, at least get up already, okay?"

"Ok?"

"Hey, hey, hey, give me some response."

Strange things happened.

Rhodes was a little lost in thought, wondering why Ivina was suddenly not responding to him.

He even reached out and patted her twice.

Even so, she still did not respond.

What's wrong? Why are you suddenly pretending to be mute?

Rod turned and glanced at her.

The moment he saw it, he was stunned...

Ivina's eyes were now stained crimson, and veins were bulging on her fair face, as if she was frantically resisting her body's instincts.

Even so, the power within her grew increasingly violent, her eyes became more ferocious, and her small fangs gradually sharpened—

“Damn it…!” she gasped, cursing.

No.

I can't hurt him... He came to save me, he did everything he could...!

Her soul struggled frantically, in agony, and lost, yet even so—

click-

Ultimately, he could not resist his body's bloodlust.

In an instant, her sharp teeth pierced Rhodes' neck, and Rhodes felt a strange crimson flash through his brain.

Rod's vision suddenly went black, and he lost consciousness.

Chapter 38 I Admit I'm a Little... (Please read on!)

The reason why "The Sin of Bloodlust" is so terrifying is not just because it drains the blood of its victims.

The fundamental, real problem is that it will drag those who are exploited into an eternal prison from which they cannot escape.

Yes, this is a mental barrier.

Once marked by [Bloodlust], Rhode will instantly be drawn into Ivina's mental sea and confront those terrifying mental consciousnesses—

Rhodes stood amidst this crimson, blood-filled storm of water, his eyes narrowing slightly.

The sky was shrouded in crimson clouds, while below, an endless ocean of blood stretched out, the world utterly fragmented into an abnormal state.

“This is… the Ocean of Spirit.” Rhodes’ eyes swept around before finally arriving at this conclusion.

Moreover, the existence of such a chaotic and violent spirit is most likely due to Ivina's spiritual ocean.

But the question is, why was he pulled into this ocean of ideas?

"hiss……"

Only the stinging and burning sensation in his body remained, constantly stimulating his nerves and making him certain that what had just happened was absolutely real.

And there's something else... He felt like someone was sucking his blood from his neck.

My body is gradually getting cold, like a corpse that has been drained dry.

what……

He recalled Ivina's story and instantly realized—

“This is a world of skills that she can’t control.” Rhodes’ eyes swept across the mental ocean. “So this is what makes her skills so terrifying? We need to break her mental world before she’s drained dry.”

"Indeed... even with my healing skill activated, I probably wouldn't last more than five minutes, let alone anyone else."

but……

Boom boom boom—

From within the sea of ​​blood, like a giant whale churning in the abyss, a distant and eerie sound emanated.

In that instant, the waves were swept up, and a terrifying ball of red thread, hundreds of meters high, flew up and hung high in the sky—

But this thing is clearly not just a ball of red thread, but rather—

【Eye】.

It was Ivina's scarlet eyes.

The moment Rhodes opened his eyes, it was as if he were being stared at by a god, and pressure swept over him.

"Rhodes... welcome to my world."

Rhodes stared into that crimson eye:

"What are you? Ivina, or the chaotic personality that grew out of her inner barrier to protect her?"

"I...don't understand, what are you saying..." The voice in the eyes was distant and hollow, as if it had transcended time and space.

"Then it seems to be the disordered Ivina."

"I am... Ivina. Ivina is me." Her eyes blinked for a moment, then opened again. "Why... did you save me?"

Rhodes held his breath slightly.

Is this considered a psychological interrogation question?

If I answer incorrectly, will I be permanently locked out?

"You...you can just kill me without saving me, or you can protect the town. Clearly, you don't need to go through all this trouble, you don't need to get hurt."

The eyes, filled with sorrowful mourning, poured all their negative emotions onto Rhodes.

"Hmm." Rhodes sighed slightly. "Of course I can't say anything like 'I like you,' after all, we only just met today."

"Then, why...?"

Of course, Rhodes would never say something like "completing the mission will reward you with three linked scrolls," nor would he say that he is a saint or a philanthropist.

In fact, from the beginning, he didn't have much desire to help this stranger girl; he only wanted to help her from a self-interested perspective.

but……

Her weeping truly moved Rod.

A pitiful, wretched child is struggling in agony.

She possesses the purest kindness and the most endearing folly.

Everything was something he considered precious.

The purpose of life is to find a few people who bring you joy...

Therefore, he was determined to save her.

Rod said calmly:

"Do you remember what Miss Ivina said this morning?"

"What……?"

"It's like you're calling me a perverted lolicon or something."

"Ah...yes, yes..."

"Okay, I admit it now, I'm a little bit of a lolicon."

brush--!

In an instant, the scarlet eye flashed with a terrifying light, radiating an overwhelming sense of excitement, and—

"nausea……!"

"Disgusting? Well, there's nothing we can do about it."

"I can't go on... Rhodes, come on, let's fight. If you win, you can... go back."

Rhodes raised his arm and nodded:

"Okay, how do we fight?"

"Compared to creativity."

"Ok?"

"From now on... you can imagine anything you can imagine, and defeat what I imagine, tear the world apart, and then you can get out..."

Rod was slightly taken aback.

【creativity】?

Is he competing with Ivina in terms of creativity?

That's hilarious...

Rodburn thought this predicament would be difficult, but it seems he was worrying too much.

The so-called vastness of the universe and the so-called fusion are nothing compared to the medieval level of knowledge that Ivina has only seen in nature the greatest calamities.