Chapter 63 Villain: XX
It was already dusk when Duan Ke woke up.
He was lying on the familiar bed in the medical room, his lower abdomen wrapped in the blankets.
Every cell in his body exuded fatigue. Duan Ke stared blankly out of the tall floor-to-ceiling window. The remaining sunset was an ominous blood-red, and occasionally a few hoarse birds flew by.
Duan Ke hadn't opened his eyes for two minutes when a gentle kiss landed on his eyelashes.
Duan Ke's heart, which had been a little anxious, finally settled down. He stopped looking out the window and turned his head to exchange a quiet kiss with Qin Huai.
As they kissed, Duan Ke frowned and gently patted Qin Huai's shoulder.
Qin Huai stepped back, held Duan Ke and put him on his lap, facing him.
"What's wrong?" Qin Huai's voice was slightly hoarse. "Are you feeling unwell?"
Duan Ke held Qin Huai's hand and placed it on her lower abdomen, feeling it carefully.
The place that was always full, often even too full, was now empty and there was no sense of magic at all.
"I'm so hungry."
Duan Ke couldn't even release his succubus horns, "Why can't I absorb any magic power even if I kiss you... It's so weird."
Duan Ke didn't believe it, so he rubbed Qin Huai and kissed him actively.
His hands were weak and rested limply on Qin Huai's shoulders, but his unskilled tongue still stretched hard into Qin Huai's mouth, trying to get some familiar taste.
But it didn't work.
Duan Ke found out with grievance that although Qinhuai still tasted good, he could not taste any of its magic.
What's going on?
Qin Huai could sense the little guy's restlessness and patted his back gently to comfort him.
The speculation from the previous few hours has come true, and Qin Huai sighed in his heart.
If Lin Jiangli or Ji Qing were here, they would probably be shocked by Qin Huai's reaction -
This overly cold-hearted leader only announced the mission to his subordinates without explaining the origin and motivation of the plan.
Duan Ke received excessive patience from this person.
Qin Huai pinched Duan Ke's fingers one by one and played with them, explaining the current situation to him in a very calm voice.
"Five hours ago, the monster dug out part of its own feeding organ with its own hands." Qin Huai said.
As succubi - or more precisely, gods with devouring skills similar to succubi - Duan Ke and Meng Yao have two ways of eating.
One is to eat through monsters, and the other is to eat through humans.
"And He removed the part of His organs that He needed to 'eat through humans.'"
Qin Huai lowered his eyes slightly, making it difficult for Duan Ke to see his expression.
"You can still smell me, but... you can't draw magic from me, baby."
As Qin Huai finished speaking, he tightened his grip on Duan Ke's fingers a little more.
Although he is not a monster, he can still feel...
The firm mark on the back of his neck that had existed for many years was slowly fading away, and his connection with Duan Ke had been completely severed.
Duan Ke didn't think too much about it. He just thought, wow, this compatriot is so cruel. He would have nightmares just thinking about digging open his own stomach.
Duan Ke placed her hand on Qin Huai's back, half leaning against him. Hunger had made the little succubus too lazy to move, wanting only to slump against her lover. Even her voice was sticky, and her cheeks bulged slightly from the pressure.
"Then what should I do..."
If only that thing had no fate connected with his own, Qin Huai could kill him in a few moves.
But it turned out that this didn't work. This monster could only be killed by Duan Ke himself, otherwise one life would be exchanged for another.
So now he needs to take some magic power from the monster, right?
Duan Ke thought for a moment, then reached out and poked Qin Huai, "Can you help me call Hele over?"
Helekla is the most notorious S-class monster in the entire West, and he has a good relationship with her, so it is perfect for her to borrow magic power from him.
Qin Huai also seemed to agree with this.
But he did not act immediately. Instead, he glanced at Duan Ke's shiny white neck and saw the dense kiss marks on it.
He stared at it for many seconds before looking away with calm eyes.
Qin Huai picked up Duan Ke and put him on the bed, wrapping him tightly with a quilt.
"Wait."
Duan Ke instinctively felt that Qin Huai's tone was a bit dull, but he didn't ask any more questions. He hugged the quilt and nodded obediently.
The hurried footsteps approached quickly. Helekla opened the door of the medical room, then immediately turned around and locked the door, as if something unclean would fly in if he was a second late.
When Helekla turned around, Duan Ke saw something flash on his face.
As he approached, Duan Ke could see clearly that his friend was holding a ruby in his mouth.
It was so large that he had only seen it in photos at auctions.
"Wow……"
Duan Ke also liked shiny things, and subconsciously reached out to take a look at it.
Helekla raised an eyebrow and swallowed the gem in front of him.
Make a crunching sound when chewing.
“…” Duan Ke couldn’t close his mouth.
Hundreds of millions, swallowed as a snack???
Duan Ke did not hide the shock in his eyes as he watched Helekla take out another emerald from his pocket and eat it with a pop.
His pupils were not the usual emerald green, but golden-red vertical pupils.
If Duan Ke looked closely, he could see tiny scales behind Helekla's ears, indicating that Helekla was now releasing her true form, not her human form, and no longer suppressing her overpowering magic power.
"Don't you want to take some of my magic?"
Helekla sat on the bedside. "You swallow it. My magic power is very strong now. I can swallow enough at once and then get rid of that impostor."
Duan Ke blinked. It seemed that these people had already discussed it while he was unconscious.
Duan Ke hasn't tried eating indirectly for a long time and is still a little uncomfortable.
He gently tapped Helekla's shoulder with the tip of his tail, absorbing the power from his kind bit by bit.
Helekla felt as if his blood was being sucked out, and the magic power he had just taken in was dissipating bit by bit.
The dragon's thick and long eyelashes drooped slightly. He ignored the slight discomfort in his body and stared blankly.
When Duan Ke passed out... he clearly saw the pale golden magic pattern on the child's belly, which was exposed at the bottom of his shirt for a few seconds.
...I'm afraid no one on this planet knows what this pattern represents better than Helekla.
He had lived for thousands of years and had only been defeated once in his life, at the hands of a monster that possessed this magic pattern.
I almost died and lost all my magic power.
Of course, if the monster had revealed its ill intentions towards Helekla from the beginning, the cunning dragon would definitely not have been hurt.
The bad thing is that the monster had a very good relationship with him at the beginning, and losing control was very sudden.
The attack occurred one night when Helekla was sound asleep. When the hand was on his neck, Helekla did not react at all, and only when he was about to suffocate did he lash out with his tail.
Helekla fought desperately and avoided death at the hands of the enemy.
In the end, he still couldn't suppress the murderous intent brought by the magic pattern, and went to a small country next door and almost destroyed that country.
Of course, he died in the end. He was surrounded and killed by the humans in the military academy, which was a bit more tragic than Helekla's death after losing all his magic power.
A long-standing emotion emerged in Helekla's chest, and it was not until Duan Ke remained motionless for a long time that Helekla came back to his senses.
There was no particular change in his expression; he still had that same arrogant look that he hadn't seen for a thousand years. "What?"
“…You’re suffering!”
Duan Ke frowned and politely suppressed the urge to spit.
"Helle...are you in a bad mood? This is more bitter than the water made by stewing a hundred bitter melons..."
Helekla's face was tense for a moment, and he quickly said no.
He chewed another piece of gem, and the sweet taste filled his nostrils, and Duan Ke was able to eat it with difficulty.
The ward was unusually quiet.
Duan Ke instinctively felt that the atmosphere was not right, and looked at Helekla cautiously.
"...Do you ever feel like you're losing control of your emotions?"
Helekla's voice was a little tense. Duan Ke didn't know what he was referring to, so he asked, "When do you mean?"
"When the magic pattern turns golden."
Helekla lowered his eyes to glance at Duan Ke's lower abdomen. "Do you feel... irritable? Especially when you suddenly lose control."
Duan Ke recalled and shook his head.
Helekla said "oh" and said nothing more.
Duan Ke finished eating the magic and burped with a bitter melon taste. He felt a little regretful for choosing this friend from the West.
Maybe he still couldn't adapt to white people's food, and it was really hard to swallow... Duan Ke silently crossed out the plan of eating authentic Western food with Qin Huai.
Helekla didn't care whether her magic tasted good or not, she lowered her head and sent a message.
Qin Huai's payment was transferred quickly. Helekla looked at the many zeros and felt a little relieved.
"Go ahead, your boyfriend has already asked someone to round up that imposter."
Helekla stood up and patted his thigh, "If we're quick, we can get rid of it tonight."
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He swallowed another A-rank monster whole. He felt the blurry flesh and blood melting and wriggling in his mouth, but the depression in his heart did not ease at all.
He could feel that another self was coming this way.
To his surprise, Duan Ke also chose to devour other monsters. Although his strength was not fully restored, it was replenished.
He refused to merge with me even at the cost of his life, but in the end, didn't he do the same thing as me?
Twisted joy and irrepressible anxiety filled him, and the violent magic once again destroyed the center of the forest that had been burned to ashes.
Amidst the flying dust, the dream demon once again chased after the nearby monsters, trying to replenish its strength at the last moment.
This is the former site of the military academy, and the forest where Qinhuai participated in military exercises.
The outskirts of the forest have been surrounded by the Inquisitor's soldiers, surrounding not only the nightmare demon but also the powerful monsters that live in this forest.
This is exactly what the dream demon wants.
As long as I can devour enough monsters before Duan Ke arrives...
As it tore the monster in its mouth with its fangs once again, the roar of a powerful engine made the dream demon pause in its chewing. On the winding mountain road, a cold white headlight shone through the mist, standing out against the already dark night.
Here it comes.
The dream demon's throat trembled strangely, and it swallowed the monster, which was still wailing, skin and bones.
He could feel that his current magic power was undoubtedly stronger than Duan Ke's, and much stronger.
After all, he had devoured all the demons within a hundred miles, which he had been nurturing for years. How could Duan Ke have done all that in just over an hour after waking up?
This must be the last time, the dream demon's premonition is stronger than ever.
I couldn’t do it when I was born more than ten years ago, and I couldn’t do it five years ago, but tonight must be the moment of success.
Completely devouring the other half of the power that originally belonged to him, becoming the god who can devour everything, humans, monsters, and the entire world, and dominate everything—
His eyes trembled with extreme excitement.
The leaves rustled, and no one seemed to be approaching. The dream demon shrank in size and flew towards a jeep with its hazard lights on, at a speed too fast for any living creature to see.
Just as it was about to reach him, He intercepted it. Before it could react, the Dream Demon was slammed to the ground by a soft hand, making a loud bang!
While his vision was still dark, an extremely heavy fist struck his vitals and slammed him to the ground!
The feeling of dizziness came over him uncontrollably, and Meng Yao's mind went blank for a moment.
The night was completely dark, and nothing could be seen in the already gloomy forest.
But two very bright light sources flashed in the dream demon's sight. When they got closer, he realized that it was not his illusion.
It's Duan Ke's eyes.
The pupils have become completely vertical, and they are dilated in the darkness.
"Don't you just love stealing other people's stuff to attack me?"
Duan Ke snorted, "I'll steal yours for once... I'm already very strong, and if I tripled it it would be terrifying."
A dense tingling sensation came instantly, and the dream demon reacted quickly and fought back.
He stretched out his sharp claws and went straight for Duan Ke's eyes, but was intercepted precisely halfway with a sharp snapping sound.
...Visual locking skill.
After just a brief contact, his skills and magic power were almost sucked dry by Duan Ke.
“…”
The difference in power had already determined the outcome, and the person next to him who wanted to move forward retracted his steps.
Qin Huai put away his panicked expression, quietly retreated into the darkness, and stared calmly at the battlefield here.
Duan Ke grabbed the other person's neck.
I don't know when it started to drizzle in the dark night, and the fishy smell of soil filled the nostrils of the people in the woods.
The dream demon's sharp claws pinched Duan Ke's arms tightly, and he struggled to make a sound.
"Why, you absorb power so quickly..."
The remaining sound squeezed out of his throat, "Wait a minute!!... If you swallow my words, you will also...!"
Duan Ke was stunned.
A familiar villain threatened him before his death, but Duan Ke was genuinely frightened again. Could it be that this ability had side effects he wasn't aware of?
Duan Ke was a little panicked. What if he ate him and became like him? He didn't want to become this irrational, perverted, and demon-killing maniac...
Duan Ke loosened his grip slightly, wanting to wait for this thing to finish begging for mercy.
But with a snap, He turned into a hard little ball, fell to the ground with a bang, bounced, and His expression became "XX", exactly the same as when the little black ball fainted.
…
Just dead? ?
Duan Ke's hands were still there, his mouth in an "o" shape looking at the ground.
What a quick death!
Although Helekla and Qin Huai both said that this thing wasn't particularly powerful and could only copy skills, its health bar was a bit too fragile! I hadn't even used any tricks myself.
The night fell silent for a moment. Duan Ke squatted down and looked at the corpse of the man who had been haunting him for so long and had once left him covered in wounds. He felt a mixture of emotions.
Who would have thought that the once invincible enemy could be dealt with in just a few moves by him as an adult?
An unprecedented sense of ease spread over Duan Ke's limbs. He smiled from the bottom of his heart, revealing shallow dimples.
However, Duan Ke did not let him go easily. She stomped the bad guy into the mud twice, then turned around and walked towards her boyfriend.
Duan Ke really wanted the Inquisitor to praise his superb fighting skills, even though he only threw two casual hits.
The judge was of course very cooperative. He opened his arms slightly, using a posture that Duan Ke was very familiar with, a posture he would see every time he came out of the bathroom, waiting for his lover to throw himself into his arms.
But not two seconds.
An accident happened.
Duan Ke suddenly stopped halfway through his run, held his head as if he was dizzy, and squatted down on the spot.
Qin Huai's expression froze, and he quickly stepped forward and picked the person up by his knees.
"Baby." Qin Huai's voice was relatively calm. "You..."
Qin Huai's arms felt empty, and this moment made the officer's expression change drastically. But before he could react, the soft touch on his palm made Qin Huai's mind go blank for a moment.
...Why did the ball suddenly change?
Didn’t you refuse to show it before?
Duan Keqiu and Qin Huai looked at each other, frozen in place, both very nervous.
“What’s going on…?”
Duan Ke muttered to himself slowly, flicked Qin Huai's palm uncertainly twice, and then touched the succubus's horn in a daze, which was soft.
Failed to transform back into a human.
He tried to flick his tail again.
After trying many times, Duan Ke finally confirmed one thing...
He held his head with his short front legs, his small eyes widened in disbelief.
...He can't change back!
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