30. Hallucinations
Because the curtains were drawn, the room was very dark, with the only light source being the candle on the bedside table.
The man's sleeping face appeared pale and fragile in the candlelight, like a delicate porcelain doll that would crumble into dust and vanish into thin air at the slightest touch.
Pi Min reached out and covered him with the blanket, her mind replaying everything that had just happened.
This guy actually said he would become the truth for her sake.
Oh, no! He is the truth itself.
Unfortunately, the game update opened up new maps, and the original truth suddenly fell to the bottom of the food chain.
Hmm, no! Considering his relationship with the Lord of Illusions and the gadgets he pulls out like Doraemon, he can hardly be considered at the bottom of the food chain.
There are too many unknowns and too many secrets about this guy, yet she knows absolutely nothing about him.
Recalling everything that had happened during this period, Pi Min was stunned and somewhat lost in thought.
Although he was always that happy, golden cow cat in front of her, he was actually always very tired.
She might have been wrong. She should have listened to him and quit the game instead of staying and becoming a burden to him.
It was already dark outside.
Not daring to leave him alone in the room, Pi Min gave up her plan to go to the restaurant for dinner.
Based on the antics at lunch, who knows what will happen at dinner? Anyway, I won't starve if I skip a meal, so I'll just consider it a diet.
The first night was pea-filled. Not knowing what the test would be, Pi Min could only carefully check everything in the room, making sure there was nothing strange on the floor, under the mattress, or in any corner of the room before she gave up.
She soon learned what the test would be tonight, because as she checked the room, the temperature began to drop slowly, and by the time she finished, it had dropped to a point where people would feel cold.
She carefully lifted a corner of the curtain, and found that a layer of frost had formed on the transparent glass window.
Just then, my empty stomach protested, gurgling and then a painful spasm.
Cold and hungry, she was shocked to find that she felt the same way as the little match girl in the story.
The temperature in the room was getting lower and lower, and a layer of white frost even began to condense on the metal objects.
She initially tried to wake the man, but after failing, she could only tuck him in and try to keep him warm.
Remembering the matches she had bought from the little match girl, she decided to light the fireplace in the room first.
Although it's just a guest room, the furnishings are quite luxurious, and there's no need to worry about running out of fuel.
She first took out a machete and chopped up a chair, then took some cotton from the mattress to use as kindling before striking a match.
As expected of a match from a fairy tale, the moment the match was struck, she clearly felt the surrounding chill recede like a tide, and her body felt as if it were immersed in warm water, incredibly warm.
The match fell into the cotton and quickly ignited the chair in the fireplace. The roaring flames illuminated the entire room as bright as day, and even the frost that had formed on the metal objects began to slowly melt away.
Pi Min breathed a sigh of relief, finally relieved that she no longer had to worry about freezing to death.
She glanced at the bed instinctively, and in that single glance, she pounced on it as if bewitched.
There was a huge cake on the bed, her favorite strawberry cake. The thick cream gleamed enticingly under the fire, and each bright red strawberry still had water droplets on it. I couldn't imagine how delicious it would be to take a bite.
Without thinking, she licked it.
It was indeed fragrant and soft, incredibly sweet. Just a couple of licks were enough to send up a surge of dopamine that made you feel like you were on cloud nine.
After licking off the cream, she went to eat the strawberry. It was sweet and sour, and incredibly delicious, better than any strawberry she had ever tasted.
Just as she was completely absorbed in the deliciousness of the cake, a scream suddenly rang in her ears.
【Ahhh, it's biting into it!】
[This is so exciting, is this something I should be watching?]
Am I the only one who thinks something's wrong? With all that gnawing and biting, I suspect the rabbit really wants to eat the black cat.
[Alright, alright, let's eat her! Let's tear her apart and devour her whole!]
[Why are there so few people in such a great live stream?]
Don't even mention it, the streamer has been labeled as someone destined to be single forever and their viewership has been restricted.
Indeed, ever since some viewers started shipping yuri couples, the popularity of the live stream has never increased.
Viewers? Live stream room?
Who am I? Where am I? What just happened? Why is there a cake on my bed?
Only then did Pi Min finally snap out of his daze.
After staring at the still tempting cake on the bed for a long time, until the urge to eat it surged up again, Pi Min suddenly realized that she could still view everything in the room through the live stream.
I quickly switched the perspective.
After the perspective shifted, she realized that what she had just been eating wasn't a cake at all, but clearly her sleeping cat on the bed.
The all-black cat was lying quietly on the bed with its eyes closed, its body and face covered in drool. Its once soft fur was comically stuck to its face in clumps, a pitiful sight after being ravaged.
Pi Min, who witnessed this scene, was instantly terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.
Thankfully, she regained consciousness in time and before she could bite him hard, she only managed to smear his face with saliva. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Matches can indeed dispel the chill, but at the cost of causing hallucinations.
If she hadn't turned on the voice chat, and if the audience hadn't screamed at the crucial moment, would she really have been trapped in the hallucination and unable to get out, and physically eaten the cat?
What's even more terrifying is that despite being bitten and nibbled by her, the cat on the bed showed no sign of waking up.
At first, she thought he had fallen asleep because he was too tired from persuading the countesses, but now, looking at it again, his seemingly powerless way of sleeping just now seemed very strange.
Everyone's game strategy was completely wrong. We shouldn't have teamed up tonight at all. On the contrary, we should have stayed away from all our teammates, the farther the better.
The fire crackled in the fireplace; the cold had subsided, only making the hunger feel even more oppressive.
Pi Min's stomach began to churn, and she could only curl up in bed, clutching her stomach.
She had intended to rely on willpower to hold on until dawn, but just as she closed her eyes and began to doze off, she was suddenly pushed down onto the bed by a strong force.
When I opened my eyes, I found it was a cat with a dazed look in its eyes.
From the live stream's perspective, a beautiful black cat with round eyes pinned her to the bed with its paws and began licking her cheeks and neck with its pink tongue...
Although the perspective is that of an animal, the touch is still that of a real human. She can feel the man's iron-like fingers, the heat on his body, and his wet, hot tongue gently licking her cheek, each lick bringing a shiver. The touch is completely different from the slightly abrasive licks of a cat.
【Ahhh, we've launched a counterattack! The cat has gotten its revenge!】
[That's more like it, I can't accept a rabbit as the dominant partner]
[Your thinking is wrong. Why can't a rabbit attack?]
...
A man's strength is unmatched by a woman. Even with the added advantage of being called a "human decomposer," Pi Min still couldn't break free from the cat's shackles and could only lie there, letting the other do whatever he wanted.
Fortunately, the cat seemed to be just eating a large candy, licking it repeatedly without making any aggressive moves.
However, before she could even feel relieved, the cat in front of her suddenly bared its sharp fangs and bit down on her neck.
The expected pain did not come; instead, a clanging sound rang in her ears, as if the cat's teeth had bitten into some kind of hard metal rather than her neck.
"Ah! My tooth!" After a scream, the cat, whose eyes had been glazed over, instantly snapped back to reality.
Noticing their current state, he exclaimed in surprise and immediately began to anxiously check on Pi Min: "What did I do to you? Are you alright?"
Only after confirming that the person had only had his face smeared with saliva did he slump onto the bed with a sigh of relief, his face still showing lingering fear.
"sorry!"
"No need to apologize, because I nibbled on you too." Seeing his remorseful expression, as if he wanted to disappear into the ground, Pi Min quickly comforted him, "A fire lit by a match can cause hallucinations. I thought you were a strawberry cake. By the way, what did you just see?"
"A piece of sweet milk chocolate, rich and smooth, is irresistible."
Are your teeth okay?
"It's nothing, I was just shaken by the armor, I'll be fine after a while." He looked terrified as he said this, "Luckily I had the foresight to give you the armor, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable. It was so delicious, the best chocolate I've ever eaten in my life."
The cat's expression clearly showed that it still wanted more.
After savoring the taste of the strawberry cake, Pi Min smiled and nodded, "Likewise, that was the best strawberry cake I've ever eaten in my life."
The two looked at each other and laughed as they saw the drool on each other's faces.
The only way to break the illusion is to turn on the live stream view.
After guiding the cat to enable the live stream perspective, Pi Min couldn't help but complain, "You're right, the Earl is indeed a pervert. First, he used peas to scare the players, making them spontaneously form teams, and then he triggered such a dangerous illusion. I can't imagine what those multi-person teams are going through right now. Moreover, although those seventy-five countesses are all humanoid, the individual differences are too great. The species difference between them is definitely greater than that between humans and chimpanzees. How could he bring himself to bite them?"
"In the era of the Great Universe, such things are not surprising. However, rest assured, I only like you, and I could never accept any species other than humans."
Pi Min was just making a casual comment, but she didn't expect it to elicit a heartfelt confession from the cat. To her surprise, the other person's expression was unexpectedly serious.
She frowned instinctively: "Why are you looking so serious? I didn't say you had anything to do with any species other than humans."
The cat didn't say anything, but simply opened its fluffy paws and hugged her tightly. It hugged her so tightly that she could hardly breathe.
"No matter what happens, please believe me, I only love you. I could never fall for an alien species, no matter how beautiful, powerful, or influential they are."
Pi Min frowned, deducing from his words that a super beautiful, super powerful, and super influential alien had taken a liking to him.
Thinking of the emperor that Lord Calcifer of the Illusionary Stars had mentioned before, she suddenly realized.
So, you're being pressured into marriage?
The other party is an incredibly powerful alien; this is just too exciting!
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