Chapter 275: I Believe in You!
Although Luxianbei had already glimpsed the complete and true past of Lilith, akin to having read the game walkthrough before starting the game, it was unfortunate that this walkthrough only unlocked all process CGs without specifying what choices would lead to a HAPPY ENDING.
To find the key point to communicate with the Witch’s Egg, one could only attempt…
Words like “friend” would trigger a response, which Luxianbei was not surprised by.
This was inherently a risky option.
Lilith had fallen and corrupted many times due to the betrayal of “friends,” ultimately perishing and becoming the Witch’s Egg, sinking into the Red Sea. She must hate her former “friends” to the core, and even hearing related words could provoke an extreme reaction.
If she acted like the male protagonist from classic R Country hot-blooded manga, constantly talking about “friendship” and “bonds,” she might risk having her head twisted off by Lilith. However…
That didn’t mean she truly didn’t desire a real friend.
Even twisted chefs are still chefs! What if?
Luxianbei felt that presenting this risky option upfront was the correct approach, as a correct guess would result in passing at once, while a wrong guess would leave some room for maneuvering.
Just…
In the silence, Luxianbei gently swallowed. She could sense a strange and cold aura rising from the Witch’s Egg, mingling with spirit energy, flowing into her limbs. As it passed, she first felt a faint pain, which soon turned to numbness.
Her bl**d seemed to turn to ice shards, spreading through her veins and into her whole body.
It felt as though a living person had been pushed into the freezer of a morgue.
Outside the freezer, there was a psychologically twisted girl who clung to a kn*fe, determined to freeze someone to d*ath inside.
What a predicament! This way, the cost of trial and error suddenly rose… Luxianbei sighed inwardly.
Although she suspected that answering incorrectly would result in punishment, she hadn’t expected the punishment to be so severe.
At this rate, if she answered incorrectly two more times, she would probably have to forcibly suppress it with the North Goddess Seal, or else she would have to wait and see herself frozen into a human-shaped ice sculpture.
“Wait! It’s a misunderstanding, isn’t it? What I meant to say is, if you want a friend, I might be able to help you eliminate that thought.” After quickly adjusting her mindset, Luxianbei shifted her tone, “You might not know, but I also really dislike the term ‘friend’…”
“To be honest, I think our experiences are quite similar. I’ve been betrayed by friends so many times, swallowed the Witch’s Egg, chased by the Old Destroyers, and even now I’m being relentlessly entangled by a terrifying man, all because of friends. Thinking about it now makes my teeth itch with hatred! I have to get my revenge sooner or later!”
After speaking, she paused for a few seconds and noticed the frost covering her body had not continued to spread. Luxianbei breathed a sigh of relief.
This at least indicated that her previous words were on the right track and could continue.
“By the way, speaking of revenge, I wonder if you’re interested in getting back at those who have harmed you badly? If you’re interested, I can help.”
“When it comes to tormenting others, I’m quite confident. I guarantee to make them feel worse than d*ath, kneeling at your feet, repenting for their sins…”
Just as she was halfway through her sentence, she heard a “click” of a heart breaking by her ear, and then frost spread to her abdomen and neck.
Only her head and legs remained…
Her breathing became heavy and cold, her heartbeat slowed, and her perception of the outside world seemed to freeze.
What was gradually covering her body was not frost; it was d*ath!
Indeed, the cold was merely a manifestation of Lilith’s power, just as the North Goddess’s power manifested as flames, symbolizing a severe drought.
“…”
In this situation, there was almost only one opportunity left. If she answered incorrectly again, she would have to resort to force.
Or perhaps, take a risk with one last attempt at provoking her?
Maybe she didn’t really want anything at all; out of sheer hatred for her tragic past, her simple resentment for the entire world could only be corrected using extreme methods… Luxianbei thought.
In her view, Lilith at this moment resembled a psychologically twisted extreme “chuunibyou” teenager. To return to normalcy, there needed to be an extreme social d*ath, completely shattering their worldview… As the saying goes, if you step on all the landmines at once, there will be no landmines left to step on afterward!
As for whether one could reshape themselves after a breakdown and shattered worldview…
Why should I care about that! There’s a life-threatening situation, and yet you’re still trying to reason things out—what a foolish endeavor!
Since negotiation was impossible, it was time to negotiate the nuclear option! If one didn’t know the specific process, they could ask Ifrit Junior, who had already been molded into the Solar Eclipse Society’s totem.
With this thought, Luxianbei steadied her mind and slowly exhaled a breath of cold mist.
In an instant, countless blade-like pains spread from her nasal cavity to her lungs, as if each lobe were being torn apart.
“Cough cough cough—! Don’t want revenge? Don’t need repentance? You’re really magnanimous!”
“But you might not realize, your former friends don’t seem to share your generosity. Even after you’ve perished and transformed into the Witch’s Egg, sinking into the Red Sea, they still haven’t stopped slandering you. Do you want to know what they say?”
At this point, Luxianbei, who had long been prepared, silently activated the North Goddess Seal, allowing the brutal and heated spirit energy, the blazing light to surge like a torrent into her limbs, the scorching flames catalyzed a terrifying wave of energy that spread outward.
The frost, which had condensed over her body, crumbled and melted inch by inch and before it could even vaporize, disappeared without a trace.
In the next moment, the chilling air slowly arrived, and Luxianbei’s vision darkened.
It was as if she had drunk too much, the world before her becoming a pitch-black void, her mind blank.
Following that, a roar erupted from within her, a sound akin to thunder.
A deathly chill, wrapped in fiery spirit energy, ascended, violently colliding and attacking one another.
With another collision, an explosion powerful enough to flatten an entire street occurred within her body, unleashing indescribable shockwaves.
It was akin to an African warlord’s battleground, where homemade explosives and rockets took flight, tanks and motorcycles raced together… A chaotic mix of elements engaged in an all-out battle.
Sufficiently
“Cough, cough cough—!”
Luxianbei coughed violently, spewing bl**d-stained ice shards and glowing black ash from her nose and mouth.
But… that was all there was to it.
It was merely an upgraded version of the core conflicts between the Mythological Species and Witch Species urban legends; it was not enough to cause instant d*ath.
After all, the power of the Miracle Flower was still protecting her!
Even if she did incur some deadly wounds, she should miraculously survive, right?
“Oh? It seems I said something to upset you again! Lilith, even though you look quite miserable when you’re angry, I still have to continue… it seems you have no way to deal with me, tsk tsk, so impatient, angry, and wanting to cry!”
“Did you not expect that? You’re not my only source of power, which means that when necessary, I can discard you like a broken tool without any problem.”
“As far as I know, your former friends claim you are the child of Lilith and Satan, an evil and lecherous succubus, a hellish wh*re who hunts beautiful women, tastes their bl**d, and wears their skins to hide your ugly appearance!”
“They say that anywhere you’ve been brings disease and famine, causing people to lose their wealth, and they even say you like little boys, just like that priest you used to hate the most. They say you devour their souls and create new Witch Species urban legends using the bodily fluids you obtain from them…”
“Do you know what’s funniest? The funniest thing is that nearly everyone believes their ghost stories, with no one defending you, and they even rejoice in it. Once a daughter of the gods, now in the eyes of people, you are equated with evil and corruption…”
“Roar—!”
The shadow that embodied Lilith’s past erupted in a furious roar, and her originally small and frail figure swiftly expanded.
Amidst the roar, Luxianbei experienced what felt like the umpteenth time today, her vision darkening again.
Then she felt a chill in her abdomen. Looking down, she saw a small black hand, emitting crimson glows, reaching for her heart. Moreover, pale ice flowers began to bloom from the Witch’s Egg, which adhered to her heart, bursting forth from the inside out.
Above, responding to the surging spirit energy, the scattered bl**d and flesh of the Shaman Queen rose to the sky, forming a cloud. Countless arrows filled with curses and poison rained down from the cloud.
As those arrows struck the ground, they instantly exploded outward like raindrops, only to coalesce into captivating figures that screamed and lunged at Luxianbei.
For a brief moment, Luxianbei had an unsettling feeling that she was about to lose control of the rampaging Witch’s Egg.
Although generally, the North Goddess Seal combined with the power of the Miracle Flower could easily suppress the Witch’s Egg, it was clear this was no ordinary situation…
This was actually easy to explain; those willing to risk everything to destroy their opponent are terrifying beyond measure. Attempting to control such beings required a power several times stronger than theirs, which was inherently impossible!
However, this was precisely when Luxianbei had been waiting for.
“Nevertheless, I believe in you! I believe what you have to say is different from theirs… I also believe that not everyone in this world will take the words of those guys seriously…”
Luxianbei struggled against the pain, squeezing words out through her teeth. As she spoke, she could clearly feel the pressure lessening a bit.
Lilith’s will was wavering…
Seizing the opportunity, Luxianbei pressed on, “Do you want to see? See those who still believe in you… or perhaps want to completely clear your name? I can help you with that…”
“You see, I already possess power on par with yours. I have no need to deceive you; there’s no benefit in it for me. I am willing to help you because we are now one.”
“If you truly do not trust me, then… how about making a deal? You know? A competent trading partner is much more reliable than a false friend!”
“Transfer your power to me, and I will act on your behalf to accomplish everything. Sounds like a good deal, right?”
After Luxianbei finished speaking, the terrifying spirit energy swirling around her suddenly stagnated, and after a long buildup, a deep rumble sounded.
Like the first rays of sunlight rising after a cold winter, the shadows, bl**d, and frost crumbled to dust in an instant.
The consciousness of Lilith, which lay dormant within the Witch’s Egg, emitted no sound at all.
But in that moment, Luxianbei felt as if she were hallucinating, hearing a voice belonging to a young girl softly say, “Deal!”
The next moment, the central domain of the God Realm Yumen, shining with brilliant light, reentered her view…
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On the dilapidated rooftop.
The Proxy Player Sister watched as Luxianbei emerged from the pitch-black space, regaining the light. She pondered for a moment and instinctively raised her hand to gently touch her lips.
“Mm…”
She had never realized that her mouth could be so persuasive, managing to convince one of the original Witch Species, Lilith, even if she did feel a bit forced and was compelled to take on a side quest she didn’t know how to fulfill. But at least she had managed to convince her, hadn’t she?
“Does this count as gentle persuasion or violent suppression?” The Proxy Player Sister muttered, pondering for a moment and coming to a conclusion.
Perhaps it was a slight combination of both… language violence?
Why did she suddenly feel that Lilith was a bit tragic?
While alive, she had been manipulated by those guys, becoming the Witch’s Egg, and now she had to contend with that Luxianbei… the Proxy Player Sister thought.
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Did it succeed? Did it really succeed?
Had the Witch’s Egg stopped rampaging?
Perhaps, with the help of the Miracle Flower, she miraculously touched the softest part of Lilith’s heart?
Basking in the radiance of the God Realm Yumen and feeling her body temperature gradually normalize, Luxianbei looked down at her hands, overjoyed.
Her earlier words, she hadn’t believed herself to say them. She hadn’t expected to fool Lilith’s consciousness.
Although it was merely cutting it close, the abilities of the Witch Species urban legend had slightly increased, and she hadn’t gained Cataclysm Grade power, but as long as she had completed the “task” of opening up Lilith’s heart completely, wasn’t that good?
“Wait, this doesn’t feel right… This matter doesn’t seem that simple!”
Thinking back on her words of desperation where she rashly agreed to help Lilith clear her name, the joy that had just risen in Luxianbei’s heart was suddenly crushed by an unseen hand and dissipated into thin air.
Needless to say, just ask the online pervert if he believes that the legendary Witch, the succubus queen, is actually a pure-hearted, generous, and somewhat silly urban legend?
The online pervert would probably scoff and throw you dozens of gigabytes, with every kind of gameplay imaginable featuring that succubus!
What a pickle! The difficulty of such matters, from a certain perspective, might be comparable to establishing a legend of Cataclysm Grade urban legends from scratch… Luxianbei thought anxiously.
