The dimly lit, damp, and musty room, along with the constant clicking of the game console keyboard, assaulted the unconscious girl's senses.

Mengyuan's eyes trembled slightly as she slowly opened her cloudy eyes.

She forced her weak body to get up from the iron bed, and the silk quilt covering her slowly slipped off.

There was not a single light inside the house; only the light seeping in from outside the skeleton cages could barely illuminate the room.

Looking around, she found herself in a room that resembled a dungeon.

Besides the bed beneath me, there was only a toilet that was relatively clean.

Outside the cage, a young man with white hair and an eye patch over his left eye was holding a Red and Blue game console, pressing buttons furiously with two fingers.

"Oh, you're awake?"

The white-haired boy weakly turned his head away, revealing a very wicked smile through the facade.

Looking at the smile on the other person's face, Mengyuan seemed to recall some terrifying memory.

The frail figure trembled violently, causing the metal frame bed beneath him to clang like metal.

They made strange whimpering sounds, then fell off the bed with a thud, constantly shifting between themselves until they reached a corner where there was almost no light.

She was like a small, weak animal, curled up there, trembling incessantly.

"Your reaction..."

Ye Ciqing sighed, "The farmer and the snake~ I'll try to get you that nice quilt, otherwise you won't even have a quilt to sleep on."

"And I even stayed here watching over you all night, without even internet access!"

"I'm so bored!"

Ye Ciqing grew angrier the more he thought about it, but seeing the other person's completely incapable communication, he slumped onto the leather sofa like a deflated balloon.

"I advise you not to even think about running away... Although we're at the same level, the fact that I'm willing to take on the responsibility of imprisoning you means I can definitely keep you under control..."

After saying that, he didn't care whether the other person was listening or not, and started playing with the game console in his hand, which was almost worn smooth from playing with it so much.

Clang—Clang—Clang—

A deep knocking sound came from the iron gate next to it.

Ye Ciqing slightly raised his eyes, struggled for two seconds on the sofa, stood up, and walked forward to open the iron door.

A pleasant fragrance wafts towards you.

A girl, a head shorter than Ye Ciqing, panting heavily and covered in sweat, came into view.

"Ichika?"

Ye Ciqing stared in astonishment at the girl in front of him, who then threw herself into his arms.

"I...I heard you were bored here, so I came to keep you company."

Soft Japanese words came from Ye Ciqing's arms. Shimizu Ichika raised her rosy little face and looked at Ye Ciqing.

"My wife is so understanding~"

Ye Ciqing grinned mischievously, cupped the other person's face and kissed her, then began to be affectionate in front of Mengyuan.

Mengyuan buried her head in her arms and sobbed softly, her mind filled with images of her little sister with the magic wand.

...

Inside the sacred church.

The elegant wooden gate was kicked open with a loud bang.

Hera carried Shamate, frozen into an artwork, into the church.

They casually tossed the other person onto the seat.

The other hand gradually swelled up, splitting open a huge mouth, from which emerged a man and a woman.

The two knelt on the ground, panting heavily as if they had survived a disaster.

Will almost burst into tears.

He stiffly turned around and looked at Hera, revealing the most complex look Hera had ever seen in his eyes.

Thoth stood up straight, trembling, watching his boss's lips quiver.

"Boss... could you please give us a heads-up next time, instead of just eating us up while we're on our way?"

Hera scratched her head. "Because I saw you were about to freeze to death, so I wanted to race against time."

"Then... what is that space inside your stomach? Why can't I feel anything after I go in..."

Recalling that feeling of losing all sense of time and space, as if his whole body had been chopped off, Thoth felt a chill run down his spine.

“I put you into the Void Maw inside my belly, for I feared you would freeze to death.”

Shamate, who was slumped in his seat, trembled slightly.

"……All right."

Thoth wiped his glasses and sighed helplessly.

"Oh, right, this is for you."

Hera took the USB drive out of her body and handed it to the other person.

"This is……"

"There's a lot of information about researching alien species. Take it home and take a look."

"I see." Tot nodded and took back the USB drive. "Thanks, boss. What should we do next?"

He glanced at the church with the golden earth, a hint of surprise flashing across his face. "And what kind of place is this?"

"This is our Light God Society's exclusive church, which can also be considered a stronghold. We have one in every country and every region."

A gentle, jade-like voice came from ahead. Thoth's pupils dilated, and he quickly looked toward the source of the sound.

A tall young man with long hair, sitting in the front row, was methodically wiping his samurai sword.

Thoth had looked ahead just now, but he hadn't noticed the other person.

"Alright, let's go."

Hera grabbed Thoth's arm and pulled Will towards the door with her other hand.

"Wait a moment." Ye Yiqing sheathed his sword and slowly stood up.

Bang!

Hera kicked the heavy door open again, grabbed the two of them, and left without the slightest hesitation.

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