Although Chao Yan timely concentrated her mana at the spot Wei Yang had aimed for, she was still sent flying by the massive kinetic energy. She slammed heavily into the perimeter wall and slid powerlessly to the ground.
Wei Yang’s desperate Brilliant Phoenix had perfectly fulfilled its mission.
Groping around to pick up that dangerous Snow Blade, Wei Yang confirmed that Chao Yan could no longer resist before collapsing in exhaustion. A bed made of dozens of Leaping Rabbits huddled together caught her.
She had consumed far too much mana and needed to rest for a moment; she had truly given it her all. As an NTR game, the protagonist Chao Yan’s stats—whether it was physical strength, mana capacity, or sorcery performance—far exceeded those of the victim, Wei Yang. It was truly incredible that she had won.
Furthermore, the mediumship sorcery that required her to block her vision was far too demanding. The simple act of closing her eyes wasn’t enough to communicate with spirits; she could only achieve it by destroying her eyes or utilizing the properties of a divine artifact.
Back when she played the game, there was an artifact called the Blindfold of Unseeing. She hadn’t thought it was useful at the time, given that its effect was self-blinding without any stat bonuses. Only a lunatic would equip such an artifact.
But looking at it now, it was clearly designed specifically for mediumship sorcery. Since she had only just transmigrated into the game, she didn’t have that signature weapon on her. Stabbing her own eyes had been a desperate necessity.
As for why the setting was like this, it was probably the development team’s sick sense of humor. The victim only had the ability to resist the Blonde when they couldn’t see anything. But even if she wanted to take back everything that belonged to her, the Blonde’s sheer stat advantage would teach her a lesson. The only ending would be surrendering to the Blonde in front of her fallen girlfriend, followed by a heavy “blindfold play” CG.
“Right, how is Ah Li doing…”
Wei Yang stood up and ordered the dozens of Leaping Rabbits to find Ah Li. Soon, one of the rabbits discovered the target in a corner. Guided by the rabbits’ shared vision, Wei Yang stumbled over to her side. Under the glow of the Seven-Colored Deer, Ah Li woke up.
Opening her eyes, she took in the state of the Starry Palace and uttered her first exclamation.
“Whoa.”
Upon learning that the modern world’s strongest, Chao Yan, had been defeated by Wei Yang, she uttered her second exclamation.
“Holy crap.”
Wei Yang confirmed that Ah Li was safe and had no other external injuries. Thus, there was only one thing left to do.
She had to carry out her doctrine of Pure Love!
June 15, 4:04 PM
“Hey, Chao Yan, your days of NTR-ing people whenever you feel like it are over.” Wei Yang stopped in front of Chao Yan, who was leaning against the wall, and reached out. “Give me back my girlfriend. You definitely know where she is.”
“If you want her, then you’ll have to take her.” Even though she was heavily injured, Chao Yan still maintained a relaxed expression as she used the wall to slowly push herself upright. “But you already knew that rule.”
Wei Yang nodded slightly, having expected this, and rested the Snow Blade that originally belonged to the other woman on her shoulder.
“I knew you’d say that.”
Chao Yan raised an eyebrow, though she didn’t look panicked.
“Wei Yang, how many times have we argued?”
“Hard to say, and I don’t really care.” Wei Yang moved closer to the Blonde she hated most. “It’s time to settle this, Chao Yan, once and for all.”
The other woman didn’t reply, she only smiled.
“Though it might be a bit late, I’m actually more curious as to why you’re wearing that sexy outfit. Is it your true nature, or do you simply want to try some nurse play?”
Upon hearing this, Wei Yang instantly morphed into a chibi version of herself.
“I… I’ll wear what I want! None of your business! Tell me where my girlfriend is, or I’ll cut you down!”
“…How unpleasant. Your words always make me incredibly irritated. You value that woman so much, yet your attitude toward me is so—” She snapped her fingers, and four semi-transparent blue panels with text appeared. “—utterly atrocious.”
The text on the four blue panels read: Instant Kill, Harassment, Hypnosis, and Forced Love.
“I didn’t want to use this ability, but it doesn’t matter anymore.” Chao Yan’s pale face stared fixedly at Wei Yang. “You must stay by my side. For me.”
Wei Yang was so scared she lost her color, regressing from a chibi to a simple black-and-white sketch.
‘I want to think of nothing, because my brain is completely empty.’
“Playing dumb won’t help. To me, you’re nothing more than a fish on a chopping block. I’ll save Instant Kill for the very end. First, I’m going to cook you before I kill you.”
‘Holy crap, she’s cheating!’
What could Wei Yang do? At this rate, she wouldn’t even be the victim anymore; she’d become the female lead!
‘No way! I don’t want to trigger a CG!’
Honestly, she could actually manipulate this kind of game system ability? Weren’t those supposed to be for players only, like Yu Tu’s save, load, and costume-change abilities?
But if that was the case, it explained her previous doubts. The reason Chao Yan hadn’t followed the original game plot to pursue Wei Yang’s girlfriend and had instead gone to Li Mei’s private hot spring was probably because of this.
She had to be in contact with another player within the game world. That was Chao Yan’s trump card.
Watching Chao Yan as she was about to touch the Hypnosis skill, Wei Yang looked at Ah Li beside her.
“Ah Li, deactivate the Tamamo Bell’s effect!”
Ah Li didn’t stop to wonder why; she trusted Wei Yang and immediately deactivated the Tamamo Bell’s freezing effect. Instantly, color returned to the world.
‘It’s fine, that perverted rabbit has the Somersault Cloud.’
Wei Yang’s only way to escape now was to rely on Yu Tu’s ability to load a save. The opponent was using game cheats, but she had them on her side too!
For the first time, a look of surprise appeared on Chao Yan’s face. As the Purple Cucumber Ear Clips on Wei Yang’s fox ears vibrated, the entire world began to warp, gradually forming a vortex that sucked her in.
—
After a flash of white light, Wei Yang appeared in a familiar place—the room where she had first been imprisoned upon entering the game world. Yu Tu was sitting on the Somersault Cloud, kicking her legs and adjusting her messy, slightly damp clothes.
“Alright, that’s one life used up. Next, you have to listen to me… My God! You… how do you feel? If it hurts, tell me! I’ll definitely find a way for you!”
Yu Tu only just noticed the several terrifying stitched scars on Wei Yang’s face. It was very obvious that her eyes had lost their function.
“Oh right, you don’t know exactly what happened in the Starry Palace yet, do you?”
“Oh dear, your legs too…”
Wei Yang summoned a rabbit and saw Yu Tu’s shocked and worried expression through shared vision. A warm current flowed through her heart, and she smiled sincerely.
“Well, well. Even though you’re a pervert, you can actually make an expression like that. Thanks for your concern, but let’s put my issues aside for now. Yu Tu, let me ask you: is there another player in this game world?”
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