Chapter 42: Big Boss: Have I Become a Heart and Belly Trouble of the Tianming Continent?

"Great Crimson True Ancestor, hear my prayer and lend me your power. I am..."

Latanaya chanted the prayer, her black hair rising without wind, crimson light igniting in her eyes.

She sought to borrow power from the Crimson True Ancestor to perish together with these Pain Disciples hunting her.

She would never degrade herself into a member of the Abyss.

This was her pride, and her self-respect.

Just then, a warm touch came from her wrist, followed by an exceedingly gentle voice: "Teacher Tata, what are you doing here?"

His voice was loud enough to echo through the silent forest.

For a moment, all the Pain Disciples' gazes gathered here.

"Ah?"

Latanaya looked at Big Boss grabbing her wrist, unable to fathom why he had appeared here, and stood stunned for a moment.

"Teacher Tata?" Big Boss waved his hand in front of her.

The airhead finally reacted, shielding him in front of her like a mother hen: "Ah! Big Boss, hurry and leave, these people are hunting me! I can't implicate you!"

"Leave? Tsk tsk tsk, Miss Ratania, are you perhaps looking down on our Pain Sect too much?"

"Even if you're willful, you should stop and come back with us, right?"

Peals of mockery rang out as the Pain Disciples surrounded the two of them.

The leader was none other than Karte, who had mistaken Big Boss for the Pain High Priest.

He laughed gloomily and gleefully, his mouth corner nearly splitting to his ear root: "Hehe, thanks to the Phantom High Priest Adult, Miss Ratania, oh no, Pain Saintess Highness, all your actions were foreseen by the Adult."

"Phantom High Priest..." Latanaya's heart trembled.

Sure enough, behind these Pain Disciples stood a great figure directing them.

They could foresee all her escape routes before she even acted.

She did not expect that among these depraved Abyss Sect villains, there would be someone so sharp and intelligent...

Thinking this, it seemed heaven had not only forsaken the Blood Clan, but likely the entire Tianming Continent as well.

Thinking this, Tata took a deep breath and removed his ring: "Big Boss, hurry and take my token to Full Moon Academy and tell the Dean about the High Priest."

"If this child is not eliminated, he will surely become a Heart and Belly Trouble in the future!"

"..."

Hearing these words, a row of ellipses appeared on Lilith's head, and her expression became quite remarkable.

If Tata knew that this Heart and Belly Trouble she spoke of was actually Big Boss in disguise, what expression would she show?

Big Boss had no awareness of this at all; instead, he stepped forward and shielded Tata behind him, looking utterly righteous:

"Teacher Tata, although I still don't understand what happened, I know..."

"There is no student who would watch their teacher die with eyes wide open."

"Nor is there a knight who would watch a maiden die with eyes wide open!"

"Big Boss..."

Latanaya was moved to the point of nearly dropping little pearls; ever since the Blood Clan's destruction, she had suffered rejection everywhere she went, and no one had ever said such words to her.

Big Boss was truly a noble and gentle person.

"Although I'd like to enjoy your struggling drama a while longer, my time is limited."

Karte sneered twice: "Hey, kid, you're Latanaya's bodyguard, right? The High Priest Adult specifically mentioned you, saying you're a formidable foe who's hard to deal with."

"So, rest assured, I guarantee you'll die very painfully."

"Just die miserably before our Saintess and become nourishment for her Awakening!"

"Hahahahaha!"

At the same time, all the Pain Disciples in this forest also surrounded them.

They stood in the shadows, slowly lifting their hoods to reveal one hideous smiling face after another.

The rain poured harder, and a wind like frightened sobbing blew the leaves into rustling sounds.

This was the Pain Disciples' favorite moment: cornering prey into a Desperate Situation, tormenting them bit by bit, destroying their souls, and turning them into walking corpses.

Finally, sacrifice them to the great Pain Mother Goddess! What story could be more wonderful than this?

The laughter grew louder, turning into a raging flood beast in the storm, eroding Latanaya's heart.

But her gaze was firmer than ever before.

In a daze, she returned to that night—the night his father died and her mother was taken. That day, she had failed to protect anyone.

That was her lifelong regret.

Today, she did not want a second regret.

Crimson blood condensed into a dagger in her palm; Latanaya stepped forward and pointed the dagger at her own neck.

Her heart thumped thumped.

Facing so many disciples watching her, the socially anxious her unconsciously grew nervous again.

But, to leave no regrets.

To not let Big Boss die here.

She mustered her courage and shouted: "You want me; let Big Boss go, and I'll return with you. Otherwise, all you'll get is a corpse."

The laughter gradually ceased, and Karte stepped forward mockingly: "Are you sure you won't resist?"

"I'm sure; I can swear an oath to the True Ancestor." Latanaya gripped the dagger tightly.

"That's not a bad deal." Karte rested his chin, thought for a moment, then looked at Big Boss: "Since that's the case, you can go—like a stray dog by the roadside, slinking away—"

He had only spoken halfway when he suddenly felt a familiar pain in his lower abdomen.

That pain, he would never forget even in his dreams.

Then he met Big Boss's gaze.

He saw his warm and gentle smile.

He had seen such a smile on only one person's face before.

The other Pain Disciples also felt the same pain.

They curled up their bodies, covered their bellies, like cooked shrimp, and fell to the ground.

Their teeth chattered from the pain, cold sweat poured out, and they couldn't even speak.

Seeing this scene, Latanaya was stunned.

She stared blankly at their protruding bellies and immediately realized what had happened.

This trick that forced everyone to become mothers—who else could do it besides Big Boss? Karte also realized it at the same time.

He stared at Big Boss; without any words, just from that smile, he could determine that he was Pain High Priest Xiu Si Da Er.

No mistake, Big Boss must have been taken out by Pain High Priest Xiu Si Da Er Adult.

This Big Boss was Xiu Si Adult in disguise! But Karte couldn't figure out why the High Priest would attack them? Everyone was a Pain Disciple, all here to capture the Saintess, what were you doing like this? Could it be, you wanted to ruin everyone's merits?

"You... aba, aba..."

He opened his mouth, wanting to question, but shockingly discovered he couldn't say a single word.

And those newly arrived Pain Disciples didn't know who Big Boss was, but they knew they had been attacked.

These disciples were different from Karte; they were the elite among elites, with extremely fast reaction speed.

The moment they sensed they had a happy event, they gripped their staffs, preparing to chant spells to clear the negative effects on themselves.

But just as they opened their mouths, the chanting prayers were not spoken.

Instead, it was also sounds of "aba aba."

They looked at each other in horror, discovering all their colleagues had fallen into a state of mutism.

How was this possible?

Making over a hundred elite disciples fall into mutism at once—how much spell consumption would that require?

Which forbidden spell mage had descended here?

Just then, Big Boss's face showed a bright and sunny smile.

The Pain Insignia on the back of his hand was glowing.

Without a doubt, this was also his doing.

This was the power he had obtained from the Pain Mother Goddess.

"You all, aren't yet qualified Pain Disciples, okay."

He smiled very happily.

Those familiar with Big Boss knew that once he showed this kind of smile, something about birth would happen...

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