Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

For some reason, the heart in my chest also started beating violently.

Seeing that Lilith looked somewhat dazed, Samael coughed and pointed to his left arm.

"So, can you let go of my hand now?"

As the reminder came from her ear, Lilith subconsciously looked down at the person in her arms.

A fair and slender arm was tightly held in his arms, like a lifeline pulling a drowning person to the riverbank.

Dissolving Lilith was startled awake, a faint blush appearing on her face. She subconsciously tried to shake off the arm in her arms, but her gaze inadvertently swept over it, and she suddenly stopped.

“This is…” The girl grabbed Samael’s wrist, pulling the arm in her arms towards her eyes, staring blankly at the lines on the back of the hand, “…Command Seals?”

Samael nodded, offering a sincere and innocent explanation.

"There was no other way. Your situation was quite dangerous at the time, and you could have disappeared at any moment. I could only try to sign a contract with you."

"So, you saved me?"

Lilith suddenly realized what was happening, and her gaze towards Samael held a more complex meaning.

Samael smiled slightly, not taking credit: "It's not about saving you, it's just mutual help. Without you, I wouldn't have been able to find my way out."

"Whatever you say."

Dissolving Lily waved her hand dismissively and hummed softly.

"Since a contract has been signed, I'll follow your orders for now, but don't be presumptuous. These things can be torn apart at any time."

"Ah."

"Besides, we're not in a master-servant relationship; we just have similar interests. Don't forget that, though; I won't listen to everything you say."

"Uh-huh."

"Also, let me make this clear first: I will never fall in love with you. I'm only helping you because I hate BB!"

"Hmm."

Samael nodded repeatedly in agreement, like a yes-man, but he didn't notice that Lilith's face was gradually turning black.

The purple-haired girl stared at the obviously distracted guy, her face stiffened, she took a deep breath, and asked with a tense expression.

"Besides 'um,' can't you say anything else?"

"okokokok."

"..."

As Samael reacted instinctively, Lilith's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and she angrily raised her leg and kicked him.

"Snapped!"

A white, bare foot kicked Samael squarely in the back of his knee.

The soft touch and noticeable warmth from her toes made Lilith subconsciously look down at her legs.

At this moment, what was originally a sharp blade has somehow transformed into two smooth and rounded normal thighs.

The pair of feet on the ground had snow-white, translucent skin, with bones and blood vessels clearly visible, and slightly raised arches. Their shape was extremely beautiful, like works of art crafted by a master craftsman. It made people want to get close and play with them, and for foot fetishists, it had an unparalleled appeal.

Looking at the scene before her, Lilith was filled with disbelief.

"What's wrong with my foot...?"

"Uh, I'm not sure either. Maybe it's a side effect of signing the contract?"

Samael blinked, looking innocent and naive.

"Aftereffects? This is nothing like aftereffects!"

Lilith shook her head in rebuttal, her purple eyes gleaming with undisguised surprise and satisfaction.

As a perfectionist, she possessed a kind of mental fastidiousness that made her unable to forgive ugliness.

For her, her deformed legs were a particularly jarring sight.

She has always longed to use her own flesh and blood to step on the earth and touch the real stage.

That's why she repeatedly tolerated BB's various excessive orders, hoping to get the code to fix herself from her.

However, I never expected that I would get what I had been dreaming of so easily.

It seems like it was just a contract signed with some guy.

Samael looked at the jubilant girl in front of him, a hint of mockery in his eyes.

"You seem quite happy?"

At that moment, Lilith, who was happily examining her feet, paused upon hearing this, her smile tightened, and she put on a stern face and snorted softly.

"...Unpleasant. Extremely unpleasant. My perfectly healthy body has turned into this!"

Arrogant people are really hard to please...

Samael glanced at Lilith's shifty eyes and obviously insincere expression, and shook his head inwardly.

"come over!"

Just as the ancient serpent was pondering this, Lilith, who was standing next to him, grabbed Samael and took his arm.

"You have to take responsibility for what you did to my body!"

Upon hearing the earnest "accountability" proposal, Samair was both amused and exasperated.

Meanwhile, Lilith, who could no longer contain her excitement, leaned against the wall with one hand and held onto Samael with the other. She stood up unsteadily and began to tentatively lift her feet, trying to walk on the ground like the normal people she remembered.

However, it looks just like a penguin taking its first steps on the ice.

Samael couldn't help but chuckle, a faint image of Lilith's adorable appearance in her penguin costume flashing through his mind.

After several attempts, the girl finally managed to walk a complete gait on her own after losing the support.

However, the posture was still awkward, and the route was crooked.

But this is already a rare step forward, and an even more rare experience.

However, before Lilith could fully familiarize herself with her new legs, the rustling sound came again from all around, and one after another, the paper-thin maze monsters, the shapeshifters, surged out of the passage.

At the same time, dozens of horned, hound-like devourers with various paint schemes emerged from around the corner, their grotesque mechanical heads locked onto the two people hiding there.

Damn it, I'm still weak and my magic hasn't fully recovered. It's too late!

Lilith glanced again at her still somewhat clumsy legs, gritted her teeth, pushed Samael away, and pointed towards the cherry blossom vortex ahead.

"You go first, cross this area, and once you enter the Fallen Heaven's Threshold, you'll be temporarily safe!"

"how about you?"

"I will help you stop them."

The girl's answer was resolute. She turned around and blocked the path of the large group of shapeshifters and devourers, but in the end, she did not forget to scold the Master behind her in a harsh tone.

"Hey, hurry up! You're just holding me back!"

Hearing that superfluous warning, Samael couldn't help but shake his head inwardly with a slight chuckle.

Though seemingly cold, she is thoughtful and rational; though compassionate, she possesses a sense of fairness in judging things; though sadistic at heart, it stems from her caring nature, which stems from her desire to constantly interfere with the person she likes.

Because I am very aware that I am a monster, I do not think I can understand others.

Because they don't feel they can understand others, they act like a monster.

Therefore, their attitude is always arrogant and hostile, keeping people at arm's length.

But once they open their hearts, they give to others without expecting anything in return; they are practically the epitome of pure affection.

However, young lady, you haven't yet encountered a situation where you need to sacrifice yourself.

The ancient serpent chuckled, stretched its limbs, and stepped forward to stand side by side with Dissolved Lilith.

When Lilith saw her Master return, she was furious.

"Idiot, what are you doing back here? Aren't you leaving?!"

Samael smiled but didn't reply.

"Hey, you're just a temporary Master who happened to sign a contract with me once."

"You need to understand, your position is not above mine at all, not even equal. We were enemies before!"

"Aren't you even listening to me? Can't you be a little more considerate? I told you not to get too close to me!!!"

The shapeshifters and devourers drew ever closer, and Lilith's tone grew increasingly urgent.

Samael not only ignored this, but his smile grew even brighter, and his expression revealed a subtle mockery.

Lilith was furious that all her efforts to dissolve the monsters had been in vain. She decided to give up and charged ahead of the swarming shapeshifters and devourers, trying to tear a gap in the maze before the monsters could surround her.

At the same time, Samael slowly raised his hand...

"Boom boom boom!"

As stars fell from the sky and explosions resounded, the shapeshifters and devourers gathered there were torn apart and shattered in the flying sparks and shockwaves, causing the entire labyrinth to tremble violently.

But soon, those resilient monsters, braving the intense artillery fire, wriggled and reassembled themselves, or searched for different parts to interlock and regenerate.

"Squad 1 of the Sakura Worm tampered with the maze program, activated the annihilation device, and continued to suppress the enemy with firepower; Squad 2 spread the virus and interrupted the data link for the target's regeneration!"

"Sakura Guards, activate automatic tracking mode and seal off all passages!"

"Sakura Hand, organize the fragments, clean up the battlefield as soon as possible, and complete the recovery mission!"

Amidst a crisp shout, rows of pink-painted humanoid mechanical guards and worm-like autonomous defense mechanisms advanced from the open area behind, passing over the poised Samael and the dissolving Lilith, and crushing across a devastated battlefield.

The ancient snake's eyelids twitched, and it lowered its hand without leaving a trace, turning back to look at its back with a sense of unease.

The vortex that stood at the end of all the maze passages was now filled with cherry blossom-colored light patterns.

Behind this vast army, a little purple-haired girl with butterfly-shaped curls on her head and wearing a light green wide skirt was remotely directing the troops in front to divide, surround, and clear out the invading enemy, with one hand on her hip.

Lilith, who was standing nearby, turned around and saw the person's face clearly. A look of relief and joy spread across her face, and her tense body relaxed.

"Kazuradrop? What are you doing here?"

"I came here for a routine check-up of Kingprotea, and I never expected to run into you all here..."

The petite candy vine stepped forward, responding crisply, its pair of bright purple eyes curiously observing Samael standing beside Lilith.

"So, he's the person BB asked you to find? You fell out with BB because of this?"

"He's my Master now, so he has nothing to do with BB!"

Lilith pursed her lips, raised her head to assert her dominance, and unconsciously spoke with a hint of pride and smugness.

Upon mentioning Samael, the girl suddenly came to her senses and began to introduce her other sister to her Master beside her.

"Candy Vine, the smallest of us, is an AI specializing in virus scanning and is in charge of group healthcare."

Samael nodded subtly, then pulled Lilith aside, a hint of doubt in his eyes, and asked in a low voice.

Is she trustworthy?

"Of course!"

Lily nodded without hesitation, lowered her voice, and spoke meaningfully.

"Because she hates babies just like I do..."

The enemy of the enemy is the friend.

This applies not only to human populations but also to intelligent AI populations.

Immediately after dispelling Samael's doubts, Lilith patted her Master's shoulder with a relaxed expression.

"That's great! With her around, it will be much easier for us to get through the Fallen Angels' Threshold. She'll definitely help us with anything that makes BB unhappy!"

However, after hearing Lilith's request, the Candy Vine did not immediately agree, but instead looked at her sister with a longing gaze.

"The maze entrance is here, didn't BB tell you that before?"

"correct."

"So, do you think what she said is credible?"

"..."

A soul-searching question left Lilith speechless.