I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

[Annie's Affection Level: Close.]

[Once you reach the "Passionate" level of Witch Anne's affection, you can claim a reward.]

[Item: Yandere's Stalking Diary, already generated.]

[Once you reach Intimacy with Witch Annie, you can claim a reward.]

[Item: Bone Transformation, already generated.]

Because the Witch Conquest System's recent missions are mostly impossible and bizarre (like putting a Lightbao's panties on your head), the majority of the system rewards have become items provided by the Affection System and items drawn from the Lottery System... Obviously, compared to the Lottery System, which has a high chance of failure, the Affection System, which guarantees items, is more effective. The items provided by reaching Passionate Affection might be somewhat useful while others are not, but the items provided by reaching Intimacy Affection have been top-tier items so far.

In other words, this item called "Bone Transformation" is at least on par with the Misaligned Coordinates and the "I Want" Spear.

Sure enough, getting rich by seducing witches is the only way. The only problem is that Duke doesn't dare to go out and seduce witches anymore. He doesn't have enough affection points to reach the level of passion or even intimacy with witches... After all, he has turned over a new leaf and reformed, so it's impossible for him to seduce witches.

Of course, if the witch doesn't listen to advice and insists on developing feelings for him, then Duke has no choice but to accept the favor item, right?

cough!

Duke, in a cheerful mood, composed himself and, without glancing at the two favorability items he had just acquired, looked up, put his arm around Annie, who was pretending to be dead due to her recent social embarrassment, and gave an even more awkward laugh than Annie. He then looked at the other person beside him and said with an embarrassed smile:

"Ah, it's been a long time, Amber."

Amber, dressed as always in a maid outfit, wrapped her arms around her ample bosom, pouted and didn't say anything, just squinted at Duke, then stared at Annie in Duke's arms.

Duke suddenly realized something and immediately threw Annie, whom he had just greatly improved his favorability towards, onto the ground.

Annie: "?"

Anne: "Are you being polite?"

"Pfft." Amber couldn't help but laugh when she saw Duke's desperate attempt to survive. Her sharp, wifely demeanor, which she had displayed earlier, vanished instantly. She waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "No, no, Annie is still injured."

Annie, still wounded, got up from the ground with a dark face. The half of her body that had been smashed to pieces had now grown back to its original shape, with large patches of blurry flesh growing on the bones. It looked somewhat abstract—but at least it was clear that things were moving in a positive direction.

She grinned and made faces at Duke to express her displeasure, but Duke didn't even glance at her, and instead asked nervously:

"So you forgive me, Amber?"

"Forgive you for what?" Amber tilted her head. "Forgive you for saving Annie? For eloping with Cecil? For leaving without saying goodbye? For dying without permission?"

"..."

"Hehe, didn't expect that, did you? I never blamed you!"

As she spoke, she laughed, her radiant smile like sunshine falling on Duke. Then she took a step forward, pressed her face against Duke's chest, and hugged him tightly, greedily savoring his warmth. She finally felt at ease; she had finally found her Duke again.

Finally, Amber burst into tears, repeatedly calling Duke's name in his arms:

"It really has been such a long time... Duke, Duke, Duke. Duke! Duke..."

This touching scene was so moving that even Annie, who was somewhat annoyed at having her spotlight stolen, couldn't bear to interrupt it. However, some oblivious people shouted loudly, breaking the tender moment of Duke and Amber's long-awaited reunion:

"Hey! Can't we save the touching reunion scene for later? I'm still fighting here, can't you give me some face?"

Monica, who was engaged in a fierce battle with the Beast of Sin, took a moment to check on their situation. What she saw nearly made her explode with anger. From this, it's clear that Ms. Monica is a staunch supporter of the "Iron Anne" faction. Seeing her "daughter" being subjected to Duke's cold treatment and then turning to show affection with Amber, she immediately burst into a tirade, interrupting Duke and Amber's long-awaited reunion conversation:

"Since you were able to take down Norton, could you help take down this beast too, Duke!"

"oh oh."

Duke nodded and released his arms from Amber's embrace, but Amber, who was attached to Duke, did not let go of his arms. Instead, she hugged his waist like a pendant.

"Um... Miss Amber, it's not very convenient for me to move around like this. Could you let go of me?"

"do not want!"

Amber refused outright, then added:

"Use me as you please, no matter how rough you are, I will do my best to cooperate."

"...Although I know you're saying that I used you as a tool for spatial magic, something about that sounds weird."

"Just accept it, Duke. Dirty jokes are an unavoidable part of our relationship!"

For some reason, listening to this lewd elf telling those dirty jokes finally put Duke at ease.

Chapter 285 The Wheel of Fate Crushed Down on His Face

Duke reluctantly shifted his attention from Amber beside him to the battlefield before him.

Monica's statement that he "could beat Norton" was not a metaphor, but a descriptive statement.

In fact, Annie, who had just been knocked unconscious after Norton slapped half of her body, only then noticed that Norton's soul had not returned to his body, but was still in the same spot, with a magnificent spear still stuck in his body, constantly twisting his soul, yet unable to utter a single word.

Anne curiously examined the spear capable of harming souls. Clearly, she had no idea that this "I Want" spear was actually a counterfeit, a clone of her nemesis Cecil's legendary destiny, created by the system. But soon, she stopped caring why the "I Want" spear could control a legendary soul like Norton, and instead pouted, complaining to Duke:

"When you and the witch you manipulated went to a hotel, I was already knocking on your door after you were both naked! Who told you to be so immoral! Don't doubt how I knew when you were planning to do this kind of thing with which witch, I'm Annie!"

Get the bamboo shoots!

Duke's face darkened upon hearing Annie's words—he had no doubt that Annie could do such a thing; after all, as she herself said, she was Annie, the super-yandere who had been stalking and eavesdropping on Duke's schedule for a long time, and she was perfectly capable of doing such a thing, but…

"Have you been working with Amber for too long? Why is your thinking starting to resemble that dirty joke fairy princess?"

"Perhaps. That Amber fellow is truly wicked."

"Hey, I'm still here. Can you two keep it down?"

Well, Duke was in such a good mood, and the situation on the battlefield was actually not bad, which made it difficult for him to get serious again for the time being.

The situation is complicated. Before Duke intervened, he had been thinking about how to resolve the situation. He was prepared to get close to the Beast of Sin at all costs and then eliminate it instantly, ignoring the side effects of cheat items. However, before he, Black, and Noelle arrived, the situation on the battlefield underwent several drastic changes, causing his original plan to fall through.

First, the Beast of Sin targeted Annie's territory instead of Megan's, much to Duke's surprise. Then, Monica suddenly regained her memories and most of her power, creating a top-tier legend capable of rivaling the Beast of Sin in what was initially a one-sided battle. Next came Norton and Amber's abrupt return, the revelation of the truth behind the Silent Ones' remains, and Annie's sudden assassination attempt.

This series of unexpected events made Duke realize that plans can't keep up with changes. In the end, he had to use the teleportation ability of a cheat item to cross a distance of 100 meters (even after crossing such a distance, the side effects of the cheat item only last for a few seconds) in order to barely save Annie in the critical moment.

By the way, Blackie and Noelle were still a little further away. Blackie had moved to someone else and was now perched on the latter's head, while Noelle was gazing wistfully at Duke and his girlfriend showing affection, perhaps thinking of her own wife.

However, the situation is not as urgent as it used to be. Monica can still maintain the fight against the Beast of Sin, and even occasionally gain the upper hand. She has not gained nothing from spending decades in the Shadow Laboratory. Over these decades, she has partially completed the higher-dimensional transformation of the Shadow Creatures that she was unable to complete back then, which has played a great role in the fight against the Beast of Sin.

Duke also had plenty of time to think about what to do next. He had more cards to play than before—when he rescued Annie, he took back the neon from her, and Amber had just returned his Deus Ex to him, although the conditions for using Deus Ex had not yet been met.

Putting everything else aside, with Amber and the misaligned coordinates in her hand, Monica should be able to defeat the Beast of Sin.

Duke fell into deep thought.

In this situation, would he still need to use cheat tools?

"I don't think I need to, right? I used the Lucky Dagger to determine the order of the Neon's reload. As long as I hit with a Soul Bullet, I can instantly kill the Sinful Beast of the Multi-Folded Monster, right? There's no need for any cheat items at all!"

Duke made his judgment.

From a rational perspective, this judgment is very accurate. The Beast of Sin is a monster fused together with Bugatti as its core and the prisoners in the Tower of Babel. It is a fusion of soul and flesh. To deal with such an unstable existence, the Neon Soul Bullet is the best weapon. As long as it hits the bullseye, it is enough to make the Beast of Sin's soul explode, bursting into brilliant fireworks.

Norton's body was pierced by "I think," and Monica was on their side, not being a mute herself, and she didn't intend to use the mute's remains for anything. So... wouldn't the battle be over?

But at that moment, Duke suddenly felt an unpleasant sensation, as if he had overlooked something. He abruptly raised his head and looked at Monica, who was still fighting.

"wrong."

Why did the time travel at Monica's heart location end?

How did Bugatti come to be the Beast of Sin? Doesn't he also have the effect of reversing time?

Also, why did Amber and Norton return at such a coincidental time? Is it really just the cruel twist of fate?

Duke doesn't believe in fate.

In his previous life, he did not believe in fate. After arriving in this world of swords and magic, and witnessing miracles like the lucky strike, especially after obtaining the Deus Ex, an item that distorts fate, he became even less convinced of the mysterious nature of fate—in this world, the mysterious fate is a power held in the hands of the strong!

There are no coincidences! There's only one truth: someone wanted to see all of this happen!

Who is it? Is it Carol who cast the spell of time reversal? Or is it the world's will? Is it a monster that should have been born in this world of memories? Or perhaps... the mute one who has been watching this place all along?

Duke was startled, and his brain began to work rapidly.

But at that very moment, the unstoppable wheel of fate rolled over all the praying mantises present.

In an instant, the world changed.

To everyone's astonishment, they stepped into the floating city in a quantum superposition state, surrounded by mournful cries.

Duke suddenly looked up and gazed in the direction of the mute's remains.

The way she opened her eyes earlier was manipulated by Annie using necromancy, but now... without the necromancer controlling her, she opened her eyes again.

Large tears slid down the cheeks of the mute person.

The aphasic person came back to life.

Chapter 286 He and She 4k7

At first, almost everyone was stunned. It was only then that Duke realized that Annie might not have been lying. She really hadn't seen the floating city enter the quantum state, hadn't seen the noisy streets return to silence, and hadn't heard the cries of the mute—because at this moment, she had a bewildered and surprised expression, looking around at everything with a strange gaze.

And it's easy to tell at a glance who among those present has been to this world before.

Needless to say, he and Xiao Hei were also present. Noelle and the Beast of Sin did not show much change in expression. The rest of the people stared in astonishment at the drastically changed floating city streets before them.

However, this quantum-state floating city is slightly different from the floating cities they have seen before. The floating cities of the past were split and spread out, with streets from different parallel worlds and different time periods intersecting in a chaotic manner. However, the quantum-state floating city at this time has crudely pieced together different versions of the same streets.

On the same street, multiple identical buildings may appear stacked together. The differences caused by the passage of time are also roughly combined, forming a seemingly superimposed state. Take the building in front of Duke and his friends as an example. It was intact a hundred years ago, but in recent years it has been destroyed into ruins and is about to be rebuilt. Thus, intact buildings and ruins are superimposed together, and its state changes every time Duke looks at it.

This superposition state not only affects buildings, but also other things.

For example, the "I want" gun, and Norton's body.

It seems that everything without a soul, everything not carried by "living beings," is affected by this quantum superposition state!

Before throwing the "I Want" spear, Duke made a wish to "lock down Norton's mobility," which successfully restrained Norton's soul temporarily, preventing him from escaping the spear's lock. However, in the current quantum superposition world, this wish became only one aspect of the spear... Given that this was Duke's first time using this spear, its other aspects are probably just an ordinary spear.

On the other hand, Norton's body, having lost its soul, also entered a superposition state in the world of quantum superposition: a state of piled-up bones, a robust legendary body, and a cursed body before becoming a legend... These three different states constantly change with the observer's constant changes.

Norton realized almost instantly that this was his chance.

He might not know the workings of this world, but he knew that simply changing his perspective could render the spear that sealed him powerless, and changing his perspective could restore his body from a helpless skeleton back to its intact form. Norton was a man of action, and upon realizing this, he immediately broke free from the seal of the "I Want" spear and seized the opportunity to slip back into his body.

The situation, which had stabilized, was immediately reversed by Norton after the unexpected event!

"Oh no!" Duke exclaimed, shouting, "Monica!"

"What can I do?!" Monica gritted her teeth. After entering this quantum superposition inner world, the attack of the Sinful Beast suddenly surged to a higher level, causing her to lose all her accumulated advantages in an instant. "I'm out of options! This guy seems to know this world very well, Duke! Do you know what's going on?"

"At its core is Bugatti, and Bugatti once existed in this world."