After Luo Wei swiftly dispatched the blood servant, a soft chuckle echoed from the depths of the dark alley.
"Mithril weapons, I see. It seems little Wei came well-prepared!"
"But that alone won't be enough~"
As she finished speaking, Luo Wei sensed the scent of blood growing stronger in the alley. Along with this bloody smell, a series of rustling sounds suddenly emerged from all around.
Luo Wei gripped his revolver tightly, carefully observing his surroundings.
In the pitch-black alley, numerous elongated shadows had appeared. Like hounds catching the scent of prey, they rapidly closed in on him from all directions.
One, two, three...
Six in total.
Mithril Bullets were extremely precious, and Luo Wei only had about a dozen of them.
If his aim was good enough, he might be able to fend off this wave of attackers. But he had no idea how many more Evelyn could summon.
Moreover, she was still lurking in the darkness, watching him...
Probably with a mocking smile on her face, eager to see her prey's final struggles.
Realizing this, Luo Wei became even more reluctant to waste bullets carelessly. He cautiously pressed himself against the alley wall, only firing when the blood servants charged within point-blank range.
Gunshots rang out in quick succession, the muzzle flashes briefly illuminating the darkness of the alley.
Two more blood servants were shot in the head, falling to the ground with inhuman shrieks.
Luo Wei mentally counted the remaining bullets in the cylinder, holding the gun in one hand while the other swiftly reached for his backpack.
He had to reload quickly, or else these creatures...
Just as this thought crossed his mind, a sound that made his scalp tingle suddenly appeared right above his head.
Luo Wei immediately looked up. The creature's mouth, full of uneven, disgusting fangs, was nearly touching his face.
A foul, blood-tinged odor assaulted his senses.
Damn it!
Luo Wei was so startled that he emptied his remaining bullets into the blood servant's head at point-blank range.
The Mithril Bullets instantly ignited its skull. The blood servant didn't even have time to let out a pained howl before it fell from the wall.
Luo Wei's heart was pounding. The environment and atmosphere felt just like a zombie game.
He hurriedly reloaded his revolver.
At the same time, a blood-red figure slowly materialized in the night mist.
"Little Wei's skills have improved quite a bit since a few days ago~"
"You've truly impressed your teacher!"
"However, my blood servants aren't disposable, so... it's time to end this farce."
Luo Wei's gaze turned cold. Without wasting words, he raised his reloaded gun and fired.
The bullet pierced through the mist, shooting into the distant darkness.
"Heh!"
Evelyn, who had once again vanished, reappeared at an unbelievable speed on Luo Wei's other side.
She sneered, "So eager to see your teacher dead?"
"How disappointing..."
This time, Luo Wei was shocked to find Evelyn's voice almost right next to his ear.
She was right behind him!
Luo Wei quickly turned around, but he was far too slow compared to Evelyn's speed.
With a sickening squelch.
Luo Wei suddenly felt an intense pain and found himself unable to move.
A blood-red spear had pierced through his shoulder blade and pinned him firmly to the wall behind.
He drew in a sharp breath from the pain.
Even the slightest movement sent unbearable, ripping sensations through his shoulder, nearly causing him to black out.
Evelyn, surrounded by a halo of blood mist, finally revealed herself before Luo Wei.
Luo Wei, his face deathly pale, fixed his gaze on her eyes.
Those dark green eyes held a hint of mocking laughter.
"I told you to behave, but you wouldn't listen. Look where that's gotten you!"
Seeing Luo Wei firmly pinned by the spear, completely incapable of resistance, Evelyn's smile deepened.
"Behave? So you can take me back and do whatever you want?" Luo Wei stared at her expressionlessly. "Do you think I'm stupid? Or has your brain been fried?"
"Hmph! Don't talk back to your teacher!" Evelyn suddenly pressed her hand hard against Luo Wei's wound.
Then, with a malicious expression, she watched expectantly for Luo Wei's reaction.
"You...!" Luo Wei was in too much pain to speak, completely unable to maintain his facade of calm indifference.
"Mm~ Much better now." Evelyn looked increasingly satisfied. "That's more like it!"
Only when she saw Luo Wei grimacing in agony, nearly passing out, did she finally remove her hand.
"Does it hurt?"
Evelyn leaned close to Luo Wei's ear, asking with a smile:
"Still want to argue with your teacher, little Wei?"
Luo Wei hung his head, large beads of sweat slowly trickling down, mingling with traces of blood as they dripped to the ground.
Evelyn gazed at Luo Wei's pitiful state, gently caressing his cheek with a hint of pity.
"There, there. Come home with teacher. If you behave, I won't torture you anymore~"
Luo Wei, still hanging his head, let out a low, hoarse chuckle.
"Do I have a choice?"
"Doesn't teacher need to ask for your consent? Otherwise, it would seem like I'm forcing my student. That wouldn't be good, would it?"
Luo Wei fell silent.
Seeing that Luo Wei was no longer acting so defiant, Evelyn reached out and snapped her fingers.
The solid spear made of blood mist instantly vanished. Luo Wei, leaning against the wall, collapsed powerlessly to the ground.
Evelyn moved to pull Luo Wei to his feet.
But at that moment, Luo Wei's body suddenly jerked.
Gritting his teeth, he swiftly caught the revolver that had nearly fallen from his grasp.
Luo Wei held the gun in his left hand, once again aiming the dark muzzle at Evelyn's head, this time from even closer range.
Evelyn showed a moment of surprise.
Luo Wei gave a cold smile. His repeated experiences with death and rebirth had long since stripped away his initial fear of dying.
His tolerance for pain had become astonishing.
As long as there was even the slightest chance, he wouldn't give up.
Luo Wei pulled the trigger without hesitation, and a gunshot rang out.
But unexpectedly, even at such close range, even with a Mithril Bullet that could restrain vampires, Evelyn still didn't die.
Luo Wei stared in shock at the changes occurring on her body.
A layer of dense blood energy floated over Evelyn's skin, like a thin veil that had significantly slowed the bullet's powerful kinetic energy.
The bullet hole in her forehead didn't rapidly burn and spread like it would on ordinary blood servants. The blackened, charred skin only extended to a certain point before stopping.
Evelyn now laughed coldly, her eyes instantly turning a grayish-white. She appeared like a corpse devoid of any life, exuding a heavy aura of death.
"Hehe, you've certainly got spirit... In that case..."
This shot had completely enraged her.
The blood mist surrounding her gradually coalesced, forming even more blood-red spears.
It seemed as if she was about to impale Luo Wei alive against the wall in an instant, turning him into a pincushion.
Luo Wei, who already had nowhere to run, clearly lost any possibility of counterattack after this shot.
Of course, he had only fired with a glimmer of hope to begin with.
The experiment's results showed that Mithril Bullets were ineffective against Evelyn. Her level was far higher than he had imagined.
To stand against Evelyn would clearly require much more preparation, but that was no longer a concern for tonight.
As the blood spears were about to strike, Luo Wei smiled—a calm, serene smile.
He had already pressed his revolver against his left temple.
When he decided to follow her into this alley of no return, he had already made up his mind. The situation from that night in the basement would not repeat itself.
He hated the feeling of being at someone else's mercy.
A gentle breeze ruffled Luo Wei's bangs as he smiled, as if he were the victor instead.
He suddenly thought that he might be the only person to wear such an arrogant expression while committing suicide.
The person before him showed a momentary look of shock and bewilderment.
It seemed she had never imagined he would be so crazy and resolute...
"Goodbye~ Teacher Evelyn."
A gunshot rang out, and the world once again plunged into darkness.
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
