“Where… where am I?”
Anlis slowly opened her eyes, but everything in her line of sight made her heart skip a beat.
This was definitely not the Holy Order room she was familiar with; instead, it looked like an extremely luxurious castle, with decorations so lavish it was ridiculous.
Gilded carvings coiled around the pillars, expensive magic-patterned carpets covered the floor, and even the ornaments in the corners emitted a faint magical glow.
She instinctively looked out the window, but the sky outside was pitch black.
It wasn’t night; the sky was shrouded in clouds so thick that they covered every inch, and only a few faint crimson rays managed to pierce through, making the castle’s silhouette look even more eerie.
Inside the castle, it was brightly lit. At every few steps stood a crystalline magic lamp, emitting a dazzling but cold light, illuminating every corner clearly.
Something was wrong, very wrong. Anlis remembered that just a moment ago, she had been at the church undergoing surgery from Vylian, and then in the blink of an eye, she was here.
“Anlis, what are you spacing out for?”
The sudden voice startled Anlis. She quickly turned around, only to see a beautiful succubus standing not far away, wearing a well-tailored maid outfit that highlighted her slender curves. The other had indeed called her name.
“Ah, I…”
Anlis hesitated in her response; she hadn’t figured out what was going on.
No extra memories that weren’t hers had appeared in her mind, so she could only guess based on intuition. The other seemed impatient and urged her.
“Oh, forget it. Don’t bother explaining. Hurry up.”
“Lady Mimiluci is preparing the princess’s bedchamber. We need to have everything ready immediately. If we’re late, we won’t get today’s food.”
“Ah, okay.”
Anlis quickly replied, and then she suddenly realized that her current body didn’t seem to be her own.
It was a succubus, a succubus with the exact same name.
She tried to open her status panel, and to her surprise, it actually worked. A translucent panel instantly appeared before her.
Name: Annelise Bocaradi (Anlis Kachi)
Lv: 257 (54)
Class: Corrupted Disaster? (Hero?)
Tiny Hope: No matter what desperate situation, there will always be a sliver of hope.
Strength through Adversity: The more setbacks you face, the stronger you become.
Unwavering Will: Powerful will and immortal faith will become your source of strength.
Evil Bane: Your faith allows your power to suppress the very concept of evil.
Corruption Curse: At some point, your desires will be forcibly intensified.
Performance Mastery: Long-term disguise and performance have allowed you to master the secrets of facial expression control, enabling you to appear more natural in front of others and barely hide your true emotions even under extreme pressure.
Innate Divine Charm: Your charm is multiplied, and your words become more effective with your charm. Every word and action carries terrifying allure.
Corrosive Will: You are a being walking within the concept of corrosion, favored by corruption???
Dreamwalking: Your dreams connect to another world. When you enter a dream, your spirit will transfer to your other body according to your will.
Talents had increased by a total of three, and the information about her class had also undergone a strange change.
Looking at the panel, Anlis’s expression was extremely serious.
She didn’t know how to describe it. At this moment, it was as if she had somehow possessed another person without knowing it.
‘Why is this happening?’
‘Where did the original Annelise Bocaradi’s soul go?’
‘Or is this body a puppet created out of thin air?’
After all, the Dreamwalking talent description said it was her other body.
If it were possession, then why would it be described as her other body?
While puzzled, she passed by a magic mirror embedded in the wall and accidentally caught a glimpse of the figure in the mirror.
The succubus in the mirror actually had the exact same face as her!
Only, due to the succubus racial talent, her skin was fairer and smoother, and there was a hint of seduction in her brows and eyes.
‘What’s going on?’
‘Why is there another body that looks exactly like me in a place like this?’
Suppressing the shock and confusion in her heart, Anlis silently followed behind the maid succubus. As she walked, she pricked up her ears and, relying on the brief information from the panel and the voices of people around her, she roughly deduced where she was.
‘The Abyss!’
‘And even the domain of the Corrupt Monarch within the Abyss!’
The group seemed to have been discussing the newborn princess…
Anlis’s heart sank upon hearing this; even without guessing, she could figure something out.
‘Tch, so the “disposal” Vylian mentioned was actually sending the seed here to develop?’
‘Is she planning to keep a backup plan for the future, using the daughter to control the hero?’
Anlis really couldn’t think well of that Demon King who was rotten to the core and schemed against her at every turn.
‘If I think about it in a better light…’
‘Probably it’s that this “scumbag mother” didn’t want the child and was determined to abort it, while the “good father” Vylian couldn’t bear it and secretly sent the seed to the Abyss to be nurtured. Years later, father and daughter share a deep bond, leaving only this scumbag mother to find out the truth and break down crying in the rain, consumed by regret.’
‘It sounds weird, but this is a magical world—anything is possible.’
Anlis subconsciously rubbed her lower abdomen, wondering if she should take the chance to kill that seed.
But as soon as this thought appeared, she suppressed it.
‘After all, even the Demon King has the responsibility and courage to raise a child. Why can’t I, as the Hero, do the same?’
‘Although the situation is a bit bad, it might not be an opportunity.’
‘Can’t I come to the Abyss through dreams now?’
‘Vylian herself is in the real world and has no time to come back.’
‘Then as the mother who is right here, isn’t education up to me?’
‘Ugh, what do you mean “mother”? Though it is true that I’m the mother, doesn’t saying that make it sound like Vylian and I are an old married couple?’
‘Anyway, that’s more or less it.’
‘When the child becomes closer to me, Vylian’s threat will be neutralized. I might even be able to join my daughter in defeating the Demon King.’
‘Just thinking about that scene fills me with motivation for some reason.’
After following the maid succubus for about fifteen minutes, the two finally arrived at a spacious and bright room.
Many exquisite pieces of furniture had already been brought into the room, clearly carefully arranged into a warm and luxurious princess suite.
A voluptuous, mature-looking succubus, who looked incredibly powerful at first glance, was leaning by the bed, using magic to levitate a magic apparatus, inside which an embryo was rapidly developing.
This must be the Lady Mimiluci that the succubi had been talking about.
Anlis instinctively tried to pull up the other’s status panel.
Name: Mimiluci Ancari
Lv: 937
Class: Corruption Duke
Favor of Corruption: You are a being walking at the forefront of the concept of corruption, and you will be more easily favored by corruption.
Demon King’s Gospel: Your power is blessed by the Corrupted Monarch, greatly increasing your strength, and you will be more easily favored by corruption.
Innate Divine Charm: Your charm is multiplied, and your words become more effective with your charm. Every word and action carries terrifying allure.
…
‘Level 937?’
Anlis clicked her tongue inwardly.
‘This level is way too high. It’s almost catching up to Vylian!’
‘I’ll be lucky if I can do anything right under this one’s nose. Just by looking at her expression, it’s clear she’s not as easy to fool as Vylian.’
‘Wait, Mimiluci?’
‘Anlis suddenly remembered that Vylian’s surname was Mimiluci, wasn’t it?’
‘Why is this succubus’s name exactly the same as Vylian’s surname?’
A spark of curiosity appeared in Anlis’s eyes.