This cultist was a high-ranking member of the sect, often accompanying the leader.
But unknowingly, he suddenly noticed that his leader’s behavior had become very strange, as if he had turned into a completely different person.
His leader actually wanted to fight the authorities to the death!
In a passionate and seductive speech, he declared that he would initiate the final judgment, allowing "Our Lord" to descend into the world, cleanse all filth, and establish a beautiful new world!
As a high-ranking member of the sect, he naturally didn’t believe in this nonsense and thought the leader had gone mad. The god of truth they worshipped didn’t exist in the first place, and even if a god did exist, how could they, a group of insignificant ants, summon it?
He immediately suspected that this leader was an imposter! He must have been killed and replaced by that mysterious person!
The atmosphere within the sect also became increasingly terrifying to him. The fanatical believers had been transformed into mindless, painless monsters through some horrifying method, only obeying the leader’s commands. The remaining believers were fervently preparing for war, vowing to slaughter all non-believers!
Moreover, the thought of them purchasing large quantities of hallucinogens, clearly planning something catastrophic, filled him with growing dread. In the end, he seized an opportunity to escape.
The journey was a life-or-death struggle. Several times, he almost died. The howls and screams haunted him day and night, and the extreme terror nearly drove him insane. Fortunately, he was eventually captured by agents of the Special Affairs Department. Due to his erratic behavior, he was placed in this ward for observation and treatment. However, just as he was beginning to recover and before he could be sent to the police station for interrogation, chaos erupted across the city.
Luo Wei looked at him. No wonder he was so agitated at the thought of being released. For this cultist, being locked up in this asylum was far better than being captured by the sect.
Luo Wei turned his gaze to the thick fog outside the window, and new thoughts about the case began to form.
Perhaps the fog had occurred naturally and had nothing to do with the mastermind’s interference. After all, the mastermind didn’t have the power to manipulate the weather.
But the mastermind had taken advantage of the fog, releasing large amounts of hallucinogens into the water supply, especially in the lower districts. The complex network of sewers, drainage pipes, and various factory facilities, coupled with lax supervision, made it all too easy.
Considering all this, Luo Wei immediately turned to Evelyn and Helena. Time was running out. He had to disrupt the mastermind’s summoning ritual before the evil god descended, or it would be too late.
But to his surprise, Evelyn remained standing still, showing no intention of leaving with him.
"Teacher, you..." Luo Wei looked at her in shock. "What’s wrong?"
He had been so focused on the cultist that he had completely overlooked the changes in Evelyn. Now, he noticed that the light in her eyes was rapidly dimming, her emerald-green irises turning into a lifeless gray.
"Brother! Be careful!" Helena also noticed Evelyn’s abnormality and shouted a warning.
But it was too late. A crimson shadow flashed by, and Evelyn, now with two sharp fangs, lunged at Luo Wei.
[Evelyn]
[Corruption Level: 62↑]
[Danger Level: Four Stars (High Risk!)]
The distance was too close, and Evelyn’s agility was her strong suit. In an instant, her mouth clamped down on Luo Wei’s neck.
Luo Wei immediately felt his blood being rapidly drained into her mouth. A crimson mist enveloped their bodies, and his life force slowly ebbed away.
Being bitten like this was incredibly unpleasant, even if it was by Teacher Evelyn.
Luo Wei tried to push her away, but his legs were weak, and they both tumbled to the floor in a wrestling-like position.
Luo Wei would have landed face-first on the ground, but Evelyn’s body cushioned the fall. A dull thud echoed as the back of her head hit the floor.
The impact made her release her bite. Luo Wei looked at her, so close now, but her gray eyes showed no sign of recovery. Blood dripped from her mouth as she prepared to bite him again.
But just as she moved, a circle of black thorns suddenly appeared, tightly wrapping around her body.
[Punishment Command]
[Activated]
Evelyn let out a pained moan.
[Corruption Level: 50↓]
[Corruption Level: 40↓]
Only when her corruption level dropped below 20 did Luo Wei end the [Punishment Command]. Seeing Evelyn’s breathing gradually stabilize, he finally relaxed.
"Teacher... snap out of it," Luo Wei gently patted her cheek, thinking to himself that the hallucinogen must have taken effect the moment she opened the window and inhaled the fog.
He hadn’t expected the drug to be so potent. According to the cultist, the drug’s origin was in the lower districts. By the time it reached the eastern district, it should have been diluted, but Evelyn still showed signs of backlash and corruption.
"It hurts... it hurts so much..." Evelyn trembled, her eyes flickering between clarity and confusion.
Her hands unconsciously clung tightly to Luo Wei, and her legs wrapped around him as if seeking relief from the pain.
Luo Wei glanced at the silent Helena and smiled wryly as he tried to soothe Evelyn’s emotions.
"It’s okay... Teacher, it’s okay..."
He gently patted Evelyn’s soft body, and finally, after half a minute, her eyes regained their usual sparkle.
For other supernaturals, corruption and backlash were almost irreversible. But for those Luo Wei had contained, it was just a simple command.
Evelyn struggled to lift her head, seemingly confused about what had just happened. But when she saw the two bloody holes on Luo Wei’s neck, she was shocked.
She guiltily touched Luo Wei’s wound. "I’m so sorry, Xiao Wei. I don’t know what came over me. I suddenly wanted to attack you..."
This was the first time she had called him that since being contained. Luo Wei shook his head with a smile.
"It’s nothing, just a small injury..."
Seeing that Evelyn had finally returned to normal, he tried to stand up.
But Evelyn clung to him, her face filled with fear.
"I felt like I was dreaming. I dreamed I went mad, just like those old relics in my family, turning into ugly, gloomy, twisted monsters who took pleasure in killing..."
She looked up, her emerald-green eyes filled with worry.
"I won’t end up like that, will I? You won’t let me become such an ugly thing, right?"
Luo Wei smiled gently. "Of course not. My teacher is young and beautiful. How could she ever become such a hideous monster?"
"Really?"
Luo Wei nodded, looking at her seriously. "Don’t worry, Teacher. It’s my responsibility."
Having contained her, Luo Wei was confident he could prevent such a thing from happening.
Evelyn felt as if a heavy stone had finally been lifted from her heart, and she let out a deep sigh of relief.
"That’s good, that’s good..."
Unconsciously, Evelyn’s thoughts drifted back to her family—a family that appeared glamorous on the surface but was rotten, twisted, and dark within...
From the moment she understood the truth, she had dreamed of escaping that ancient family.
Until that one pivotal moment of upheaval...
She finally severed ties with her family and entered the human society she had longed for, becoming an ordinary university teaching assistant...
The reason she hated her family so much wasn’t just because of its stifling, rigid traditions or a sense of "betrayal." There was one crucial reason.
She didn’t want to become a monster.
And the elders in her family were all such monsters. Even the council of elders among the vampires was mostly composed of such creatures...
A long life meant enduring prolonged torment...
It was nothing short of a curse.
But thankfully...
The pair of deep green eyes slowly shifted towards the pair that was now so close, his gaze tinged with concern.
Evelyn couldn’t help but smile.
Though it might have felt a little awkward.
In some sense, wasn’t this also akin to a new beginning?
[Dao Companion Rental System]. By renting himself out as a temporary dao companion to daughters of destiny, Qin Hao could obtain generous rewards. His service philosophy was simple: play the role of the devoted lover, resolve their troubles, depart without a trace once the matter was settled, and absolutely avoid entangling karma. However, those daughters of destiny didn't see it that way. That night, all the major powers across the Three Realms and Nine Heavens jointly besieged the Qin Clan, plunging it into an unprecedented crisis. "It's Su Qingyue! The peerless sword immortal who attained the Dao and became an Immortal Emperor in a thousand years, the one who severed the River of Time with a single sword strike! When... when did our Qin Clan make an enemy of her?" Qin Hao stepped forward, clearing his throat lightly: "Ahem, Ancestors, don't panic. She's here for me. To be honest... she's my ex-girlfriend." From another direction, the newly ascended Empress of the Demon Realm arrived with ten thousand demons pressing on the border: "Qin Hao! Today, the entire Qin Clan shall be buried with you!" Hearing this, the Qin Clan ancestors all turned their eyes sharply towards Qin Hao. Qin Hao scratched his head somewhat sheepishly: "The Demon Empress... she's also my ex-girlfriend." Before the Qin ancestors could process this, an aloof figure traversed the River of Time: "The Qin Clan deserves annihilation!" Recognizing the newcomer, the Qin ancestors paled in terror: "It's her! Liu Ruyan, the Extinction Empress who ventured alone into the alien realm and suppressed it for an entire epoch! Didn't she vanish into the River of Time long ago? Why would she cross it just to target our clan?" Qin Hao scratched his head again, looking even more embarrassed: "My fault, my fault. She's an ex-girlfriend too." Watching countless celestial maidens descend, the Qin Clan ancestors were utterly astounded: "You scoundrel! Just... just how many women have you gotten involved with over the years?"
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
ress Kneels to Admit Wrong] [Dealing with Love-Struck Fools] [Forced to the Throne] Ren Tianye transmigrated into a female-oriented novel world, only to find everyone in it was utterly insane. He risked his life to save a young girl from barbarians, but was accused of arriving too late and branded the real murderer. He held a knife to a military officer's neck, demanding the troop tally, but the officer only cared about questioning his wife: "Do you not love me anymore? All these years of affection and time together, they were all a mistake, a mistake!" After seizing Yunji City, the original defending general, to save face with the Empress, knelt on the ground: "You must give Yunji City back to me, or I'll hang myself at the city gate and let everyone know you're a villain!" The young lord of the Duke's mansion, to please a woman, directly ordered a merchant: "The menstrual pads you buy for her must be studded with diamonds. Loving her means giving her the best." Having become a great general, he was about to marry a merchant's daughter, who set a pre-nuptial rule: "I can divorce you anytime. When that happens, you must give me half of your troops and soldiers!" Even the Empress was a severe love-struck fool, who ordered the execution of 70,000 elite troops simply because they stood in the way of her romance. Ren Tianye was speechless. He was done. Let it all burn! This deranged female-oriented novel world! ...
