On my second playthrough, they were full of malice towards me.

Her eyes were fixed on Liao Ji's bleeding fingertip, as if she were somewhat absent-minded, until Liao Ji called out to her several times before she suddenly snapped out of it.

"Sorry!"

"Don't put it in the bowl! Use this! You...you can just drip your blood onto this!"

As Liao Ji bled, Maria appeared very flustered. She repeatedly apologized for her momentary lapse in concentration and took out a handkerchief from her bosom.

A pure white, clean handkerchief, even with silver patterns on the edges, giving it an incredibly sacred feel.

The nun was soaked through by the rain.

But the handkerchief in his arms showed no signs of getting wet. Although Liao Ji found it a bit strange, he could tell that the handkerchief was probably very important, so he protected it well and didn't ask any more questions.

He hovered his finger above the handkerchief, squeezed it a few times, and drops of bright red blood fell vertically, quickly staining the pure white handkerchief below crimson in the center.

咕咚

Maria's throat moved slightly.

Inside her boots, her ten toes were gripping the ground firmly, as if enduring some extreme stimulation in this way.

One drop. Two drops. Five drops.

"Enough, sir!"

Maria raised her voice several decibels to stop Liao Ji, fearing that she would not be able to hold back even if the young man dripped just one more drop; the current five drops of blood were already her limit.

"What's needed next?"

"Leave the rest to me, please wait a moment." Maria seemed even more anxious than Liao Ji.

Holy light began to emanate from the nun's hands, enveloping all the mediums. Then Maria closed her eyes, as if she had entered a state of divination.

The whole process was much faster than Liao Ji had imagined.

It probably took less than half a minute?

When the holy light faded, the nun, panting heavily, her hair sticky with sweat, and her chest heaving violently, appeared to have exhausted herself, even though the time was short.

She was swaying precariously, struggling to even stand, and nearly fell to the ground with a stumble.

Fortunately, Liao Ji, who was nearby, reacted quickly and helped Maria up. Unfortunately, the nun seemed to lack the strength to even stand up straight and could only slump into the young man's arms.

"I found her. She's in the church's underground. I saw many dangerous monsters around her. She hid in a safe corner, undiscovered by the monsters."

"But her condition is very bad. She doesn't want to become a monster too. She's still resisting. She can't be stimulated."

"Also, at the very center underground, there are two floating crimson mists bearing heralds. The fog must be weakened first before it can spread."

Maria's voice trailed off as she spoke, and then her head lolled to the side as she fainted in Liao Ji's arms.

This gave the young man a bit of a headache.

Why is there another one "lying down"?

He didn't doubt that Maria was faking it.

After all, you can fake a tired and weak expression, but it's much harder to fake physical signs of panting and weakness.

Moreover, the object of Maria's divination involved the level of "the Emperor's relics," which was indeed a bit beyond the comprehension of people five hundred years later.

My thoughts returned to the nun's divination results.

The use of keywords like "church," "underground," "monster," and even "herald" in Maria's words left Liao Ji with no reason to doubt the authenticity of her "divination" abilities.

Based on the information provided by the nun, although it was fragmented and unclear, Liao Ji was still able to glean quite a bit.

First of all, it seems that the greatest danger to Irene's mother right now does not come from the outside world, but from herself.

If we draw an analogy to Kaleva's factory, the church's underground space should also be like a large petri dish. If one were to rashly intrude, considering the violent reaction of the [Evil Source Matter] to oneself in the factory at that time, it would probably release a large amount of turbid evil instantly, causing the environment inside the "petri dish" to change drastically.

Irene's mother was already on the verge of going berserk, and if she were to suddenly receive such a strong stimulus, she would probably mutate directly. This is probably why Maria stopped her, the reason for the so-called "unfortunate future".

Ok

That was indeed something he hadn't considered.

The possible solutions are either for him to stay out of it personally, or, as Maria said in her last sentence, to find a way to weaken the "relic" and prevent it from getting too excited about him.

However, no matter what method is used, it's definitely not going to work tonight; we can only wait until Irene and Maria wake up the next day.

In that case

call!

Liao Ji let out a long sigh of relief. Once he relaxed, drowsiness began to creep in. He wasn't some kind of superman. Who would have thought that just half a day ago he was a shut-in sitting in front of his computer screen, but half a day later he had become the focus of attention in the dark abyss?

After all that fuss, it was almost 3 a.m. Since we'd decided not to go anywhere else, we decided to get some rest.

Time to sleep!

Liao Ji carried the unconscious Maria to Irene's room, tossed the little nun onto the bed, took off his boots and coat, covered her with a blanket, and then closed the door and left.

It's worth mentioning that even though the nun had fallen into a deep sleep, her fingers were still clinging to his clothes. Liao Ji had to try several times before he finally managed to get Maria off.

As for Liao Ji himself, he hesitated about whether to go to Irene's mother's room, which was Nolan's room, but after thinking about it, he finally decided to find a blanket and make do with the night on the broken sofa in the living room.

Finally, at three in the morning, the room returned to its proper darkness and silence.

If I had to say something, all that was left was the sound of rain pouring down outside the window, and the rain seemed to be getting heavier and heavier, because only in this way could some strange sounds be covered up by the sound of rain.

Inside Irene's room.

Maria, who should have been covered with a blanket with only her head showing, was now sitting up straight in her sleep.

She recalled the young man's actions just now; Lord Ash was still so gentle. Styutia couldn't imagine how much willpower she had used to maintain her feigned sleep.

Styutia carefully took out a blood-stained handkerchief from her bosom. She took a deep breath, and the rich aroma of the Emperor's blood filled her nostrils.

The murky red mist had spread out without anyone noticing, filling the room with smoke and haze.

Under the reddish-brown light, there was an eerie, hazy atmosphere, and in the nun's eyes, madness had already filled her.

"Lord Ashes," she murmured to herself with a hint of pleasure, clutching her blood-stained handkerchief.

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Chapter 46 Reflections from the Three Rivers

When I saw the actress playing "Cannon Fodder" sitting in the audience, sobbing uncontrollably, I thought to myself, if I could do it all over again, I would definitely win!

Okay, enough joking. As the title suggests, the book "Second Playthrough" has been honored to be listed on the Sanjiang list. Some big shots may be used to this, but for a newbie like me, it's still quite exciting.

This book's performance is a bit beyond my expectations, far exceeding my expectations. It managed to break through in such a competitive category as light novels and even top the new release charts. I'm very grateful for the support from my long-time readers who came from "Cannon Fodder." Without you, I probably would have had to send it to someone else (sad).

Next, let's talk about "Second Cycle". I learned from the experience of my previous book "Cannon Fodder" and didn't expand the world too much at once. I only set up five female protagonists and five countries. I estimate that the length of each female protagonist and her corresponding country will be around 15 to 20 words.

The general direction of this book is actually the same as its title: to let the protagonist experience the "love" of the paper dolls that were previously stored away by the warehouse staff!

I've given each of the five female leads a different role and personality, and I believe it encompasses about 80% of a normal person's fantasies! So please look forward to what's to come.

The characters of the Saintess and Zero are already out in the open. As for the remaining three, I've subtly hinted at the character designs of two of them, the Dragon Girl and the Succubus. I wonder if anyone noticed. As for the last one, the Elf, I'll keep you in suspense for now.

And I want to emphasize again, the chaotic love triangle isn't the main theme of this book! Getting hacked to pieces is the main theme, you know!!

And rest assured, the hatchets will be made in various styles to keep you entertained and satisfy all your desires for being firewood!

Finally, the male protagonist refuses to be a fool! He refuses to be a paragon of virtue!

And they are experts at escaping with low health and turning the tables when they are almost dead!

The author (in his opinion) has set the biggest thrill point for this book as "the one who gets the most satisfaction from the fight." The author wants the characters to "defeat" the cleavers, and to do so beautifully, elegantly, and decisively, watching their defeat unfold in a CG animation.

This book will be available for purchase next Friday. The author will try to save up chapters, but because writing is relatively slow, there will be a lot of updates after the book is released. As for how many, I can't guarantee. I can only say I will do my best!

One more thing about the fan group. I thought about it and decided that since it's still in the public period, I won't set a threshold for now. I'll change it back to 1 fan value after it's released. I saw in the backend that many people are just trying to get 1 fan value and then giving a 1 yuan reward (100 Qidian coins). I feel like I'm doing something wrong.

It's okay if you've already joined the group. The author will send out a 100 RMB red envelope in the group in a little while, as a celebration of the Three Rivers Award. That should be more than enough for everyone to win back. Those who joined the group earlier should still be able to win. But please, please, please don't hold any more events, okay? Please don't hold any more events!

That's about it. Time to reward myself with a match! Go DRX!

(A book was shared in the group, "My Senior Sister Is Not Human!" The title seems to refer to a machete; anyone interested can check it out!)

that's all.

Chapter 47 Assistance

Liao Ji was awakened by a sound of the door being kicked.

Before he even opened his eyes, he felt a warm, jade-like embrace. When his vision cleared, he saw a small, cat-like nun curled up beside him, wearing only a thin undershirt on her upper body and two white stockings on her lower body.

"Uh"

Before Liao Ji could react, the kicking at the door had already yielded results. With a loud bang, the poor security door, which had already been damaged once and Liao Ji had to use something to hold it open, was kicked open a second time. And judging from the mangled keyhole, it was probably completely ruined.

The figure that appeared at the door was, unsurprisingly, Irene.

Because the girl is bound by Liao Ji's contract, she can sense the young man's location within a certain range, as long as Liao Ji doesn't actively block it.

When Irene woke up from her deep sleep, it was already six or seven in the morning. After learning about the previous night's events from Brian, who had been watching over her all night with dark circles under his eyes, the girl went straight to Liao Ji.

"Old Gu"

Anxious and impatient, Irene rushed in, but before she could even finish calling out her name, the alluring and sensual scene in the room forced the girl to stop in her tracks.

Unfortunately, perhaps disturbed by Irene, the nun Maria, who was in Liao Ji's arms, slowly woke up. She opened her eyes groggily and knelt down next to the young man with her legs in an M-shape, just in time to meet Irene's gaze at the door.

"."

Ok.

Just when Liao Ji thought he was going to have to waste his breath again.

The girl's next move was completely unexpected.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Irene did not unleash the expected barrage of telegrams. Instead, she let out a long sigh and appeared much more relaxed.

"..." Liao Ji was caught off guard and swallowed back the words he was about to say.