Chapter 33

Following behind Liuli, Big Boss walked through the long corridors of the Storm King Palace.

The interior had no jewels, no carved beams and jade pillars, no masterfully carved statues or carefully painted oil paintings—only cold runes, walls hung with weapons, and crisscrossing alleys.

Compared to the royal palace, this building was more like a fortress.

Indeed, the Storm Royal Family, who had fought the Abyss for centuries, had long since built their residence as the first trench for intercepting the enemy.

Live together, die together, sworn to share life and death with their subjects.

Perhaps it was precisely this belief that allowed them to defeat the Abyss again and again.

But miracles eventually come to an end.

Liuli had not succumbed to the erosion of the Dragonblood Curse, which meant she could not have children.

If nothing unexpected happened, the last descendant of the Storm Royal Family would die in two months, and the most proud bloodline on the entire Tianming Continent would thus be extinguished.

Big Boss looked at the Last Dragon Descendant leading the way ahead of him, blinking his eyes.

According to the normal process, the player needed to first meet Liuli at Full Moon Academy, complete several side quests for her, and ensure she would not die within the academy.

Only then could they, in the later stages of the game, take her ring and meet her at the Arena.

Honestly, the text volume of those side quests was very high, and the game process was not short; during gameplay, the player would deeply experience Liuli's charm and remain ambiguously involved with her.

Plus that elegant and dignified model, the contrast of enduring the torment of the Dragonblood Curse, and the ring like a token of love—it was hard not to fall for this Last Dragon Descendant who fought for the world.

Big Boss was the same when he first played.

So, he eagerly advanced the main quest, wanting to meet her as soon as possible, even skipping many side quests for other female characters.

But when he excitedly arrived at Storm Royal Capital, thinking he could further develop his relationship with Liuli...

What he saw was not that legendary blue dragon, but a Corrupt Dragon already devoured by the Abyss.

Just then, on the ring she had left behind, the final line of maxims appeared—oh no, should say a plea—

"Kill me."

That was the first time Big Boss felt the malice of the game "Tianming Chu Sheng."

He painstakingly made players fall in love with a character, just to make it hurt more when they were stabbed.

Afterward, Big Boss attempted Liuli's side quest countless times, trying to rewrite this tragic ending.

But the result was always the same—

As long as the plot advanced to the later stages, Liuli would become a Corrupt Dragon.

And by then, either she died, or the Tianming Continent ended, and the game would directly suffer save file corruption.

To continue playing, one could only personally murder their own beloved.

The most infuriating part was that after killing Liuli, the ring she left behind would actually have its item name changed to—Belated Confession.

What the hell confession!

What the hell late wife memoir!

Big Boss thought at the time that the game producer who could come up with such a method to torment players was simply born among the born.

After countless attempts, Big Boss had completely given up on saving Liuli's storyline.

After all, according to the fragmented statements within the game, to save Liuli, one could only find a way to alleviate the Dragonblood Curse on her body.

For this, Big Boss tried countless methods, but none worked.

Yes, this game did have a plot branch to save Liuli, and the reward was quite good.

But because the PC version of this game was all-ages, that side quest simply could not be completed—it was just a discarded plan that could be seen but not experienced! So, Big Boss originally planned for this speedrun to directly kill the Dragon Descendant in the early stages, making her drop gold coins.

Out of sight, out of mind—at least he wouldn't have to immerse himself in that oppressive plot again.

But now, after experiencing the Kara Pichu incident and confirming that the current "Tianming Chu Sheng" was the R18 version and had no Holy Light, Big Boss's thoughts completely changed.

All the strategies he had done before, all the operations that should have been possible but couldn't be realized due to review reasons, could all be realized in this immersive version! He finally found the means to achieve a perfect plot.

It wasn't that he wanted to save the Dragon Descendant, mainly...

The reward 【End Dagger】, which could originally only be seen but not obtained, could now finally be obtained!

That was an artifact that only existed in fragmented narratives.

The temptation of such a reward was simply too great!

But a little bit of dating and pursuing the romance route to capture the Dragon Descendant was still too slow. No, he still had to do an Evil Path Speedrun! "Mr. Big Boss, we have arrived."

Liuli stopped her feet and stepped aside to open the door.

"Good."

Big Boss nodded and followed her inside.

After a moment of spatial distortion, the two appeared within a huge space filled with grey mist.

Boundless, with no end in sight.

This was the resting place of the Storm Royal Family, the place where the ancestors' spirits slept.

A place completely isolated from the outside world.

Most suitable for secret talks, and also most suitable for imprisonment.

Big Boss was very familiar with this place, because this was where he originally slew Liuli in the original process.

"Sorry to bring you here, after all, you know, I still don't know your intention."

Liuli snapped her fingers, and two sofas appeared beneath the two of them.

She sat down elegantly, one leg crossed, her high heel dangling on her tender foot, her beautiful buttocks sinking slightly into the sofa.

"Want something to drink? Mr. Big Boss, or rather, another Dragon Clan person I don't know?"

Her face always wore a proper and elegant smile, exquisite like a porcelain doll.

If Big Boss didn't know she was currently enduring the torment of lust, he might really think she was still that unsmiling Queen.

"Whatever."

"Then red wine it is."

Liuli smiled and snapped her fingers again, and two cups of crimson liquid appeared out of thin air.

She picked up one of them, took a small sip: "Have a taste, this is a fine wine only served at victory banquets; consider it my celebration of you becoming the Arena's New King, Mr. Li Cheng. Hmm, what do you think of the Arena?"

Li Cheng ignored the probing in her words, his gaze sweeping over the red wine before him and settling on the liquid in her hand: "Liuli, what you gave me to drink isn't the same as yours, is it."

Liuli's expression froze for a moment, then she shook her head: "You suspect I poisoned you? My apologies, the Storm Royal Family disdains using such despicable—"

"No, what I mean is, how much longer can you hold on relying on that kind of drug?"

"What did you say?" Liuli stared at him.

"That's a drug to suppress desire, right? Hehe, from taking it once a year at the start, to once a month later, to now having to take it every day, your body isn't far from collapse." Li Cheng shook his head:

"One month, or two? You should be able to hear the Abyss's whispers by now, right?"

"How do you know this?" Liuli's gaze gradually turned cold.

A few possible informants flashed through her mind, but she eliminated them one by one.

Never mind the suppressant matter, even the fact that she was being eroded by the Abyss — only a handful of people in this world knew.

And they, absolutely had no reason to betray her.

Her gaze moved back and forth over Li Cheng.

Liuli's mindset inevitably changed.

This Dragon Clan member who suddenly appeared in Storm Royal Capital, why would he know these things?

Her sky-blue pupils turned into vertical pupils, and scale-like patterns surfaced on her skin.

Regardless, since he knew her secret, he absolutely could not be allowed to leave here.

"Still want to use your own power?" Li Cheng shook his head: "Fair enough, someone preparing for suicide wouldn't care about their own life, would they? Full Moon Academy, hehe, truly a fine burial place."

"What did you say?"

The killing intent on Liuli abruptly stagnated; her face showed no expression, but her heart had already churned with shock.

If the previous matters could still be explained as Li Cheng having investigated from elsewhere.

Then this matter now cannot be explained at all.

The matter of committing suicide at Full Moon Academy — she hadn't told anyone!

Just who is this man? How does he know? Just what... Divine Being is he? (Chapter Complete)