Chapter 194 The Devil's Heart
Sinaya rested her left hand under her head, two fingers idly twirling her phone. The light poured down on her honey-colored skin, casting a vibrant glow.
This guy originally remembered to dress properly. After all, the overflowing energy after the devil is personified can usually cover the whole body and will only be restrained during battle.
But today, Xinaya had learned some weird dressing style from somewhere. The collar of her shirt was open in a deep V-shape, and her abdomen and shoulder muscles, which she didn't like to cover, were exposed, in close contact with the sofa cushions.
"We can't keep this sofa anymore."
Feel the same.
Miroku felt a throbbing pain at the back of his head.
Ever since Guanghui obtained the power of rules and powers and continued to upgrade, her current office has also been updated several times. The last wardrobe was replaced with a brand new one during the building's own metabolism.
But this devil in front of me would come over and rub against it from time to time, and the growth rate of the furniture could not keep up with the number of times this guy rubbed against it.
Even though he felt extremely disgusted, Miroku did not show it.
She walked around the sofa naturally and leaned sideways on the desk. "I thought the deal between us was over? After all, the last dispute was very unpleasant."
Xinaya raised her eyebrows slightly. Actually, she had thought so too. This fellow seemed to have developed an unusual desire for Chen Xiao'e. Further cooperation between them would be very dangerous.
But the devil is not afraid of danger.
She didn't care for the murderous intent evident within the ritual formation, for it was the instinct of the devil. They each yearned to hunt the other; how could amicable coexistence be possible for creatures of the abyss?
Xinnaya sat up from the sofa, her shoulders slightly leaning forward, the clear lines of her muscles reminding people of a crouching tiger.
"I don't trust you, and you don't trust me, but so what? I need you to do something for me, and you definitely have something you need me to do, that's all."
"Oh, she's actually learned to communicate sincerely."
Well, that's quite different from the original communication method.
This demon had come to accept the common exchange of interests among humans, rather than the "contracts" signed under various circumstances. Even his instinctive arrogance had dissipated considerably, and he had become more composed.
If she were human, this process could probably be called growth.
“What a shame.”
Miroku finally felt a little more than tired. She smiled and asked, "So what do you want me to do for you on this adventure?"
"I want to disguise myself as a different-looking human and create a new identity."
Xinnaya's expression softened, her once-aggressive expression transforming into a calm one. She said frankly, "My previous approach to Chen Xiao'er was terrible. I want to start over with her."
【“…”】
"..." Milo was speechless, because at this moment, the devil in front of her was no longer the dead kid who clamored to hunt down Chen Xiao'er. She finally and truly "gambled everything" to win Chen Xiao'er.
If this feeling was pure love, if this devil was not a devil but a human, perhaps she would support her in being drawn into the vortex, to shatter the false illusion or be crushed by the illusion.
——But I don’t agree with this feeling.
[“That is not a beautiful rose, but a thorn that hurts and bleeds.”]
Even if a demon were given a human body, the emotion she possessed could not be gentle love, but a deep desire. Even if it meant completely strangling, falling together, and killing each other, she would never let go.
I - I hate such selfish feelings the most.
【"hehe."】
Milo tilted her head back, the glare from her glasses obscuring her icy gaze, revealing only the smooth lines of her lips. "It's too late. Even if the human body Chen Xiao'er gave you can deceive the church's scrutiny, she'll definitely recognize you once you stand before her."
"oh?"
Xinnaya did not feel frustrated. She knew that her fellow tribesmen were belittling her ability to transform, but she was secretly delighted from the bottom of her heart.
Chen Xiao'er cares about me.
Even if she doesn't hate me, she should care about me.
After all, the power of hunting can only detect murderous intent. Wouldn't it be better if there was no murderous intent?
The devil deliberately ignored the faint sense of emptiness he felt the moment he touched the stars, preferring to believe that his abilities were not advanced enough.
Based on this idea, the analysis of the same clan is of course extremely reliable.
In reality, Milo wasn't going to lie to her from the very beginning; after all, it was most likely the truth. No one knew how the cognitive filter created by the reset would view the "devil in disguise."
However, with Xinaya's disguise ability and her obvious malice, as a power-level superpower, zeroing should allow the owner to see through the illusion immediately and make the devil's plan go to waste.
"Student Chen Xiao'er hates being deceived. If she finds out about your lies, you'll never have another chance."
Miroku deliberately spoke as if there was still a chance. She drew a circle on the truth and let the pen slide towards the trap.
"Besides, your current appearance is very attractive to her, so there's no need to give up this advantage. She only dislikes your behavior, and this dislike is probably not deep enough to be indelible."
Every sentence was mixed with facts, and they were all "facts" that the devil was very willing to hear. After a sincere and powerful analysis, Milo quickly got to the point.
"In my opinion, rather than risking a direct confrontation with the apostles at the church's stronghold, it would be better to stay at a distance and wait for a better opportunity. When Chen Xiao'er is about to forget your previous offense, approach her again with a fresh attitude."
What does "neither far nor near" mean? Miroku didn't say it directly, but it was clearly referring to the area surrounding the church's stronghold, that is, the suburbs of the United City, and even the infected areas between the suburbs and the wilderness.
After the end of the technological era, the surface of Red Star was roughly divided into habitable zones, habitable zones, dangerous zones and high-risk areas based on radiation index and resource points.
Most of the strongholds are located between the habitable zone and the habitable zone. Infected areas and abnormal areas may also appear within the habitable zone, but there are generally many abnormal clusters inside, which are not suitable for long-term human habitation.
As the strange core continues to rise, the habitable zone is becoming narrower and narrower, so after the Church of Light obtained an unexpected energy source, its first plan was to explore.
Of course, it is not the kind of development that aims to establish a new base, but rather to expand around the Taoli University complex as the core.
The radius of the circle only needs to be increased a little bit, which will result in a huge radiation range, greatly increasing the area of the safe zone and accommodating more residents.
Ding Pingsu's previous plan was approved because the church wanted to install energy piles in the newly occupied land to improve the safety level of these lands and allow the population to engage in production and life more quickly.
In other words, I can first lead this devil to the infected areas and abnormal areas around the school, and after all the abnormalities in the cracks are devoured by this guy, let it "just happen" to welcome the church's expansion and crackdown.
I heard you're good at running. Do you know about saturation attack?
"She's really good at running. Give me a few minutes, or even a few seconds."
No.
"Are you really not afraid that she'll escape again?"
I'm more worried about your escape.
【"Thanks."】
You’re welcome.
After hearing Milo's advice, Xinnaya's eyes lit up frighteningly.
She laughed heartily, kicked off the sofa, and, resting one hand on the desk, met the professor's gaze. "Thank you very much. Remember to bring Chen Xiao'er to me when the time is right. Once that's done, I'll help you fulfill your wish."
After she said that, she jumped onto the table and prepared to leave through the window.
"Wait a minute." Mi Luo raised his hand slightly: "How are you going to convince Chen Xiao'er?"
It is not enough to just lure the devil into a trap. It is better to find out its methods to prevent accidents like last time from happening again.
Sinaya half-crouched, pulled out her phone, and shook it. A number of colorful images flashed across the screen. "Humans are different from us. They are sensory creatures and are easily controlled by their emotions."
"Then how are you going to arouse Chen Xiao'er's feelings for you?" Mi Luo was a little surprised. This guy actually dared to say that he would use feelings to dominate Chen Xiao'er.
Should I say that he is naive and a dreamer, or that he is courageous?
However, if she could think of using emotions such as "pity" and "motherhood" to create the "contrast of the domineering person showing weakness", she would have made great progress.
"Look closely at her phone."
?
Milo took a closer look and finally noticed that what was displayed on the phone screen were not movies or comics left over from the old times, but some short videos that reflected the most basic human needs.
Xinaya put her phone away nonchalantly, muttering to herself, "Just like we can't escape our instincts to ascend and eat, this thing related to reproduction is also an instinct that humans can't escape, right? I just need to capture a few humans and practice more, and then I'll find a way to control Chen Xiao'er's senses."
It opened the window, and its energy body floated out of the window, and the spiritual fluctuations turned into sounds that lingered in Milo's mind.
"... Maybe once Chen Xiao'er's instincts take over and she's willing to reproduce with me, she'll actually give birth to something truly extraordinary. Hey~ I'll have to find a chance to kill her then..."
The professor clenched his fists and ran to the windowsill. In just a few seconds, Xinaya's figure had completely disappeared.
"Let's make a deal. Give me a few seconds next time you see her."
"I will definitely kill it."
The devil's figure appeared on the polished desk. She stretched out her right hand sincerely and placed her left hand on her chest.
“…”
BANG! Gloved knuckles slammed hard on the tabletop, and golden flames rose and died.
…
The outskirts of United City, the wilderness area.
Dozens of mercenaries and refugees, all in varying degrees of equipment, lay sprawled across the ochre-colored plain. They belonged to various small groups, or perhaps no groups at all, but were raiders operating as "families."
Next to the pile of corpses stood two groups of people confronting each other, with about twenty people on each side.
They should have fought to the death for their blood feud and the survival resources they had stolen with great difficulty until the last moment, but now they temporarily stopped fighting due to the intervention of the petite humanoid in the middle.
The girl with blood-red eyes moved her lips slightly, and when she was about to say something, she suddenly frowned.
Boom, boom, boom.
Dust rose from the ground, and large clumps of reddish-brown substance wrapped around the humans, dragging the dozen or so people closest to her into the ground.
"Ah, aah—someone's eating people!"
"It's an anomaly, a devil—"
This guy isn't a mutant! The others immediately gave up their hope and drew their guns, firing forward.
Boom boom boom.
Yu rolled up the black substance to protect herself, she pursed her lips and said nothing.
Because a familiar ball of fire flew over the horizon, the deep purple flames invaded the sky and rolled up a crackling sonic boom.
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