I'm in Terra

'Do you want to save her?'

Just when Tallulah was most confused, helpless and angry, a familiar voice appeared in her ears and a familiar figure appeared in front of her.

That was another Tallulah, one dressed in gorgeous clothes, evil and confident.

Reason told Tallulah that the illusion before her was a spell cast by Kosciuszko, a personality formed by the blending of her dark side, and an enemy who wanted to seize her consciousness and body.

but......

"I...I want to save her! No matter what, I must save her!!!"

If I could save Alina, I wouldn't mind going to hell. This cruel land could eat anyone, and there were countless rotten people like her.

But Alina is the only one who can't do that! In this world, only kind and pure people like Alina should not go to hell and become sacrifices to the cruel world.

"As long as you can save Alina, I am willing to give up! I am willing to give everything I have!!!"

"Give up? Give up everything?" Hetallulah smiled, a bright and playful smile.

"Tallulah, you are so naive. You have never realized that you are worthless. Your soul, your body, everything about you is nothing compared to the reality of this world. If it were before, I might have accepted your body, but now..."

'You are not worthy of it now.'

As Black Tallulah finished her words, a pitch-black mist enveloped her body. The undead black serpent displayed its power here, its dark will briefly squeezing out Tallulah's consciousness and taking over Draco's body.

Hot, warm, and full.

Unprecedented power surged within her body, but Tallulah frowned unhappily and casually extinguished the black flame that had just ignited.

"As expected, the assimilation level is still too low. But it doesn't matter. If I'm just borrowing it temporarily, this amount of power is enough."

As she spoke, Tallulah raised her hand, and a cluster of black and orange flames slowly grew from her palm.

Legend has it that every Draco will gain his own flame upon awakening. Now, Tallulah is on the brink of awakening. She can sense that the flame about to be born is called destruction.

But now is not the time to worry about this. Talulah herself actually has great potential as a warlock, especially after she scratched her hand with Originium, her adaptability to Originium skills has become quite high.

But unfortunately, Koschei did not teach her any skills other than destruction, so she was powerless to heal Alina's injuries.

But 'Talulah' is different. The immortal black snake possesses a variety of memories and skills. As long as it is willing, any black snake individual can become a master of Originium skills or martial arts in a very short time.

What she had to do now was to engrave a 'healing' Originium skill on Tallulah's body in advance.

Breathe in—breath out—breath in—

The flames gradually disintegrated in his hands, replaced by a ball of warm light.

Originium techniques couldn't create blood out of thin air, but they were more than enough to keep the dying girl alive. After confirming that the girl wouldn't die instantly, Tallulah lifted Alina's blood-stained clothes, revealing her smooth yet bony belly.

"Although her arm is broken, it shouldn't be a big deal. As a beginner's first assignment, a dying girl should be just right."

Wine Pool and Meat Forest: 26 Awakening

A dark flame danced at her fingertips, and Tallulah used the flame as a base to carve a strange symbol on Alina's smooth belly.

That is the sign of the soul, a symbol that can only be understood and used by beings who can understand the world of consciousness.

The immortal black snake plans to use Alina's body as a base to guide Victoria to fully master this special power.

Not long after, the dark and gloomy pattern on Alina's lower abdomen suddenly lit up, and something that could not be seen by the naked eye was entering Alina's body through the void passage.

That was Victoria. Or rather, a part of Victoria's soul.

"Well----"

The girl who was supposed to be dying struggled to wake up, a pair of eagle eyes appeared in her eyes, and then quickly disappeared.

"It's heavy, painful, and empty. Could possession have such a serious side effect?"

Alina's soft voice echoed in the snow, but the words she spoke were flat and heartless.

"Bear with it. Those near death don't feel comfortable." Tallulah nodded playfully, very pleased with Victor's speed. "Most of this body's consciousness has dissipated, so it shouldn't be too difficult for you to control it. Of course, in a situation like yours where a split soul is occupying it, I suggest you don't erase the remaining consciousness within the body. That way, the remaining instincts in this body can help you better hide yourself."

"I understand." Victor controlled Alina's body and struggled to get up from the snow. His weak body and unprecedented weakness made him spend a minute on even this small task.

After standing up, Victoria's first reaction was to put his hand into his arms, but the strange touch that followed made him realize something.

"Even one of his hands is broken? He's really in a mess."

Before she finished speaking, a bottle was thrown from Tallulah's hand. Victoria struggled to take the bottle, but found that it was a bottle of familiar wine.

"I'm all ready. Before we set off, I took advantage of her distraction to get a bottle of wine from your lover. Now let's go find Miss Alina's left hand."

"Oh, you are worthy of me." Alina smiled slightly, raised her head and drank the small bottle in one gulp.

The pungent liquor passed through her tender esophagus, choking the girl who had never drunk alcohol before and causing her to cough repeatedly. But even so, she still poured the liquor in the bottle into her mouth without leaving a drop.

The next second, a strange steam burst out from the girl's body. She could feel the numbness and pain in her body quickly disappearing, replaced by warm heat and the spicy smell of alcohol.

Strength returned to this body that was on the verge of collapse. The originally shaky girl straightened her chest in an instant, and looked straight ahead to search along the bloodstains on the ground.

"No matter how many times I've seen it, I still can't help but admire it." Tallulah stood up gracefully and gently patted the snow off her body. "As long as you drink the wine, your injuries will recover quickly. At the same time, your strength and sanity will also be restored. It's not an exaggeration to call such an ability a power, right?"

"Just some insignificant tricks." Alina didn't even turn around, just looking down. "Actually, I'm the one who's out of the loop. If I remember correctly, the owner of this body is Tallulah's assistant, right? You've already successfully possessed Tallulah, so why bother letting me possess this girl? You can't just want me to practice my power, right?"

"Of course not." Tallulah, who had stretched out her hand, noticed the severed limb in the pool of blood in front of her. She delicately picked up the already cold little hand and once again used the power of warmth to heal the wound.

"Talulah is a good chess piece. I don't intend to just play with her and throw her away so easily. After I'm done with you, I will return her body to her. I will continue to gather filth in her heart until she willingly becomes the Black Snake. Only then will Draco's power truly be within my grasp."

"Like a Hippogriff?" Alina scoffed, taking the cold hand and pressing it against her own broken arm. A numbing itch and the pain of muscle clenching simultaneously spread across her hand. The frozen blood, under some miraculous power, revived and began to flow, obscurely according to muscle memory.

"That's why you let me possess this little girl. It can help me control the Reunion Movement while also helping you brainwash Tallulah. It's a win-win situation."

After waves of pain and convulsions, Alina's hand was finally reattached. Aside from being unable to move freely for a short period of time, at least the major problem was gone. Accordingly, the liquor Alina had just drunk was also consumed, and her bony lower abdomen subconsciously made a gurgling sound.

"What's mine is yours, isn't it?" Tallulah smiled wickedly and gently embraced the sweaty Alina. "You've passed this exam. From now on, please play the role of Alina well and lead Tallulah and the Reunion Movement on the predetermined path."

"I think you can stop calling yourself the Undead Black Snake and change your name to the Master of Slacking Off, which might be more appropriate." Alina snorted in dissatisfaction and hugged Tallulah's body with her backhand.

The next second, the two of them seemed to have lost all their strength and both fainted in the snow.

Snow, stop.

After an unknown amount of time, Tallulah, who had fainted on the ground, suddenly twitched. Her brows were furrowed as if she had had a nightmare, her body tensed, and finally she suddenly jumped up from the snow.

"Alina! Al...Alina!!!"

Tallulah looked around in fear and confusion. She couldn't remember how she got here, nor what had just happened. She only remembered finding Alina, a bloodied and dying woman, and then...

Thinking of this, Tallulah glanced around. The girl whose voice had haunted her was now lying beside her. Although she was huddled and looked severely frozen, she was at least still breathing.

"Alina! Alina!!!"

Tallulah slammed her head. She remembered! In her despair, she had prayed to her inner self to save Alina, and then...

Then he fainted and that person took over his body again. Then Alina was successfully rescued, and they both fell unconscious in the snow.

For the first time, Tallulah was so glad that there was still a devil with rich means living in her heart. Without her and Kosice, she would have been able to watch her best friend die in front of her.

Kosice...another me...at least this time, thank you very much.

The girl kneeling on the snow seemed to have put down the burden in her heart, and collapsed on the ground crying and laughing.

Wine Pool and Meat Forest: 27 Shift of Focus

"A Tao, calculate the funds we will need in the second half of the year."

After finishing his trip to the Castle of Saints, Victoria returned to his throne with dark circles under his eyes...in his office, and generously asked his assistant to show him the financial statements that he had not dared to even look at before.

"Okay, wait a moment." Miss Dorothy leaned over and kissed Victoria on the cheek, then jumped around to look for the files.

Even though we haven't seen each other for only a week, Miss Dorothy is already extremely lacking in Victorian energy. If she doesn't replenish it properly, she won't be able to help but wander around~~~

"Yes, I have it. Not counting the project costs in Norvinsk, we have five major projects in the second half of the year, with a total of 34 objectives to achieve. This will cost approximately... close to million rubles."

"Tsk, a hundred million? I thought I'd keep a little." Victory smacked his lips at Dorothy's report. The fifty million rubles in his pocket suddenly lost their appeal. Taking into account the taxes paid by the caravan and the estimated profits from the soon-to-be-implemented privileged chamber of commerce, Luxembourg's finances this year seemed to be barely balancing income and expenditure.

To be able to prevent a mobile city that had just suffered war damage from suffering losses was a fantasy in the eyes of others, but for Victoria, it was not enough, far from enough.

Nonsense, what's the point of being greedy when his money's all gone? He's not doing charity. But considering how important every plan he and Dorothy have made is, he should put his imagined life of luxury on hold this year.

"Here are two checks from the Central Bank of the Ursus Empire, one for 20 million rubles and the other for 28 million rubles. Both are bearer and have no password. Tao, you will be keeping this money from today on, and it will be used for the periodic expenses of the various projects. Also, prepare two bearer credit cards, and divide 10% of Luxembourg's annual fiscal revenue equally between the two cards. I'll keep the money with you for now, and I'll ask you for it when I need it."

"Understood~" Miss Dorothy raised an eyebrow and took the two checks with a smile. Although this meant she had one more job to do, Victoria's trust and the light checks were enough to make Miss Dorothy feel great.

The most annoying thing about working in finance is never planning finances, but planning finances when there is no money. Now that she has a large amount of funds on hand, she can relax a little on projects that were previously forced to be put on hold.

Seeing Dorothy gladly accept the order, Victoria stretched lazily with peace of mind. "Also, I might be a bit busy at the moment. If there's anything urgent in the territory, you can go to Kashena for help first. Unless it's an extremely urgent matter, it's best not to send it to me."

"Is it something about studying?" Dorothy noticed the dark circles around Victoria's eyes. If he'd just been having sex with a woman, Victoria wouldn't have looked so exhausted. He must have used some exhausting spell or learned some special skill to have caused the always energetic young man to lose his spirits.

"That's about right. It's about learning another Originium skill." Victory nodded, pulled out a small bottle of wine from his pocket and took a few sips. "The consumption of dual-threaded operation is greater than expected. I have to ask Kasheina to help pay it back."

"I understand." Dorothy nodded. "Leave it to me and Miss Ka-She-Na."

Hearing Dorothy emphasize Kashena's name, Victoria closed his eyes contentedly and said, "Then please."

As his eyes closed, a vague passage appeared before Victoria. He no longer resisted, his consciousness continued along the path, and soon he returned to the body of a familiar girl.

What follows is fatigue, hunger and dizziness.

"Doctor, doctor! Come and see what's going on!"

"Don't worry, Teacher Alina isn't in immediate danger of death. She's simply in a coma due to long-term malnutrition and massive blood loss. Just feed her some liquid food and let her rest for a while. Her hand is more dangerous. Although the wound has begun to heal, her right hand must have been attacked by a sharp weapon. If she hadn't received prompt treatment, I'm afraid it would have been crippled."

"I'm sorry to bother you with the hand. Has anyone cooked any hot food? I need a bowl of porridge or a bowl of broth."

"Big Bear."

"Okay, we haven't finished eating the split beast we caught a few days ago, and there are still a few bones left. Let's feed her some bone soup. It should be better than porridge."

"Thank you!"

As the sound got closer, a pair of warm lips pressed against Alina's lips. Talulah carefully passed the fragrant warm soup into Alina's mouth and helped her swallow it in coordination with the girl's breathing.

Alina, in a daze, could smell the fragrance in her mouth. Her stomach rumbled, and hunger drove her to instinctively swallow the nutrition that she had finally obtained.

Soon, the girl's breathing returned to normal, and her somewhat frozen body quickly regained warmth.

"What happened? Who did it?" Frost Star, who had been watching from the side, didn't come to Tallulah with her arms folded until Alina was out of danger.

Tallulah shook her head and returned the empty bottle to Frost Star. "Alina won't say, but judging by the timing and path, it's likely the infected we exiled did it. Yelena, you're right. Unconditional kindness won't change those stubborn people. Rules and controls are necessary."

"Hmph, it's not too late for you to wake up now. Have you figured out what to do?" Frost Star took the bottle and nodded with satisfaction. As long as Tallulah understood her and her father's painstaking efforts, she could use up this good bottle of wine. After all, she could always find something better in the future.

"There aren't many villages nearby. Considering the route Alina took to exchange supplies, there are only two or three we can reach." Tallulah clenched her fists, her body radiating a blazing heat. "Find them, and I'll execute them myself. This will both avenge Alina and demonstrate our hatred and rage for these traitors. Since kindness and goodwill can't move them, let the flames do the trick."

"That's what a fighter should be like." Froststar smiled and turned to look at the big bear following behind him. "Did you hear that? Call up the brothers and sisters who are not working, and let's go help out. Alina was our teacher, and we, the Yeti Squad, can't just turn a blind eye to something like this."

"Thank you." Tallulah nodded gratefully and extended her hand.

The cold hand and the hot hand were held together briefly.

'Maybe I don't have to?'

Hearing the conversation between the two girls, Alina, who had just woken up on the bed, moved her eyes slightly, and then continued to fall into a light sleep.

Wine Pond Meat Forest: 28 Iron Blood

"Hmm - where is this?" After waking up, the girl felt relaxed all over. Except for the occasional pain in her right hand, she felt very comfortable.

Opening her eyes, Alina found herself in a familiar tent. Bottles and jars were placed in the corners of the tent, and a familiar fragrance wafted from the doorway.

"Teacher Alina, are you awake?"

As if he heard the girl's call, a boy who was too thin rushed into the tent, holding a bowl of hot porridge with a fragrant rice aroma in his hand.

Hazy memories flashed through her mind, and Alina remembered the name of the boy in front of her.

"Is it... little Ino? Where's the old man? Where's Tallulah?"

Covering her head, Alina sat up with the help of the boy. After barely drinking half a bowl of hot porridge, she couldn't help but ask.

"The teacher and Sasha are out looking for herbs together. As for Sister Tallulah...she won't let me talk about it."

"Oh——" Alina sighed helplessly, but there was no ripple in her heart.

Ultimately, Tallulah still couldn't let go of the anger in her heart. This active pursuit of "evil" would only accelerate her transformation process.

But this is exactly what Alina wants. If Tallulah can complete the transformation quickly, she can have some free time to fish.

"Teacher Alina is full. If Ino doesn't mind, can you help me eat the remaining porridge?"