Chapter 166: Now Is Pleasure Time

Ke Lai En's figure was sprinting toward the bridge, and the huge sound behind him made him glance over his shoulder.

From the shadows ahead a sudden ripple of movement, Lei Ke Dun clutched his chest with one hand and stepped out of the darkness.

Cough cough! Cough~

It's fine now; the earlier commotion attracted the night sentinels and punishment agents, and that witch didn't dare to chase, cough~

Huh~ Ke Lai En exhaled, holding back a sneeze.

He stopped, looked concerningly at Lei Ke Dun and asked:

"Are you okay? Was that witch just now? Which sequence?"

"Two cute little boys, I am Pan Na Ti Ya, remember sister's name well!"

A lazy, seductive voice sounded nearby.

Ke Lai En's hair practically stood on end as he warned the surroundings, the talisman he held in his hand nearly warped from the force he unintentionally applied.

Snap! Lei Ke Dun snapped his fingers.

A golden illusory flame, bearing a holy solar aura, ignited on a distant house's glass window; the pane shattered instantly, and the shards showed faint signs of melting under the flame's heat.

Cough! Cough~

Suppressing the burning in his lungs, he took a few steps to Ke Lai En, placed a hand on his shoulder.

The surrounding shadows writhed rapidly as if alive, engulfing the two and a raven, then vanished in place.

Then a gale howled toward them, sweeping away without pause toward the distance.

Using the shadows as a springboard, Lei Ke Dun whisked Ke Lai En and the raven swiftly away from Wei Er Di Jie.

Only when the wailing wind ceased did they step into the spirit realm, returning to Mingsike Jie in Qiao Wu De Qu.

Huh~ this time the Storm Church's response was unexpectedly fast.

Lei Ke Dun, lying on the sofa in Ke Lai En's living room, said with some sentiment.

Ke Lai En nodded in strong agreement:

"Probably because the provocations have been too frequent lately!"

"Is that witch named Pan Na Ti Ya a demigod?"

This was Ke Lai En's speculation; even a simple gesture or offhand remark from that witch carried strong seductive overtones.

More crucially, he felt that A Er seemed unable to defeat the opponent, so he ordered a retreat at the start; of course, it might also be that he himself couldn't beat the other side.

Lei Ke Dun nodded slightly:

"Sequence Four Despair Witch."

"Centered on despair, she can create occult viruses and bacteria, spread wide‑scale plagues, and fabricate various man‑made disasters."

Ke Lai En's complexion tightened; he recalled that when they first met, A Er was coughing:

"Are you okay? Need to go to Harvest Church for treatment?"

Ke Lai En thought the other had good ties with the Earth Church, and was about to suggest going to Harvest Church to see a priest for treatment, but then remembered that the priest in Beikeland was an extraordinary warrior path, and swallowed the rest of his words.

Lei Ke Dun waved his hand and said:

"Although Dawn Knights have some purification ability, it's still inferior to the solar domain spell I release myself."

"During the shadow leap just now, I already cleared the viruses infecting us."

"Us?" Ke Lai En was stunned; he thought he wasn't infected, at least he hadn't noticed.

"The Despair Witch located us through the occult link between her virus and the one she spread, then sent us that message."

After explaining, Lei Ke Dun rose to return, and as he took a step, he turned his head to Ke Lai En and said:

"Rest early; that witch won't chase you, you don't have to worry that when you get up tomorrow morning you'll find a delicate beauty lying in your arms."

Before Ke Lai En's expression could darken, Lei Ke Dun, with the raven, stepped into the spirit realm and vanished from the living room.

Ke Lai En sighed, sat on the sofa, recalling tonight's absurd encounter:

"Is that demigod‑level witch the danger indicated by the second divination? Why was I safe when I went alone? Is it because I couldn't perceive the witch passing through the mirror world?"

"It's truly absurd! A witch was inexplicably provoked, and no one knows why; both sides simply assumed the other was an enemy."

"However, the traversal through shadows wasn't to evade the Storm Church's incoming punishment agents, but to grapple with that witch and seize the chance to cleanse the viruses on us."

Ke Lai En thought his little companion was quite meticulous, yet also highly trouble‑making; a simple probe turned into a direct encounter with a Despair Witch.

"In the end we never got a chance to investigate what's behind the Universal Key!"

Ke Lai En pulled the Universal Key from his pocket; he had decided to toss the key into the junk pile above the Gray Mist, and not use it lightly again.

In Xi Er Si Teng Qu, within a luxuriously decorated room, a life‑size mirror rippled like water; Pan Na Ti Ya, clad in a plain pure‑white robe, stepped out of the mirror.

Her previously loosely tied hair had become loose, and the pure‑white robe bore scorch marks.

This gave Pan Na Ti Ya, already of exquisite looks and temperament, an added seductive, bewitching aura.

"A strange astrologer, accompanied by a strange diviner—what an interesting pair."

Pan Na Ti Ya approached the dressing table, looked at her reflection, a smile appearing on her face as she murmured softly.

She re‑tied her loose hair, then lifted her hand to easily tear the charred robe from her body, unconcerned by the sudden flash of spring.

The robe burst into black flame in her hand, leaving only a few ashes.

The door was opened from outside; a man in a double‑breasted formal gown, hair of dark‑gold hue, high nose bridge, features like a classical sculpture, entered.

Barely clothed, Pan Na Ti Ya paid no mind to the man's sudden intrusion, instead smiling brightly and turning to appraise him.

Yinsi Zangeweier casually closed the door, took a few steps toward Pan Na Ti Ya, and stripped off his own clothes piece by piece.

"I saw your name appear on 0-08."

"Shh~"

Pan Na Ti Ya gently placed her fingertip on Yinsi Zangeweier's lips, silencing his remaining words, and let out a light laugh:

"Now is pleasure time"

On Tuesday morning, after Leikdun woke up, Tu Ba Ge brought over the breakfast and today's newspaper; Leikdun took them and put them on the dining table.

Leikdun picked up a copy of the Tasok Daily, wondering how last night's affair had finally been wrapped up.

He unfolded today's newspaper, and the headline was especially eye-catching:

Last night, at No. 32 Wilkie Street in the South District of the Big Bridge, a gas explosion occurred, affecting several nearby buildings; there were no casualties for the time being.

"Without even a suspect or perpetrator, they just blamed the gas explosion—is it because the recent serial murder case has left the people of Beckland in a panic?"

"If the gas could speak, it would surely say it's more wronged than Dou E!"

"In Beckland, or rather the whole world, gas explosions have become the usual excuse of all the major churches and the kingdom."

Leikdun picked up the milk on the table, took a sip, then flipped through other information for a while.

"Thud! Thud!"

As the knocking sounded, the door automatically opened.

Klein walked in, glanced at Leikdun still eating breakfast, and inwardly sighed that those who don't work get plenty of sleep.

He walked to the opposite side of the table, pulled out a chair and sat down, then said:

"I'm here to invite you to go together to the Kingdom Museum to view today's Russell Memorial Exhibition."

"No problem."

Leikdun gave a slight nod and silently sped up his breakfast.

Leikdun had originally planned to check out today's Russell Memorial Exhibition; besides, there was still a blasphemy badge there, although it wasn't one of the few he needed.

After finishing breakfast and tidying up, Leikdun went out together with Klein.

On King's Avenue in the West District, a long queue had already formed in front of the Kingdom Museum.

Looking at the crowded crowd ahead, Leikdun sighed helplessly:

"Russell is really popular!"

"Indeed."

Klein nodded in agreement.

They waited until around ten o'clock before Leikdun and Klein followed the queue to the entrance of the Kingdom Museum.

Following the people ahead, they stepped into the museum one step at a time.

Inside the museum, the crowd gradually dispersed, making it less crowded.

Leikdun did not follow Klein, nor did he pay attention to the docent's explanation; he wandered through the museum on his own.

He moved easily through the crowd, his gaze glancing over each of Russell's inventions.

Passing through an exhibition hall, Leikdun saw that a flush toilet Russell had used was also on display; well, its surface was coated with a layer of gold foil and carved with elaborate, exaggerated patterns.

"I wonder what Russell would think if he saw this!"

After sighing inwardly, Leikdun decided to preserve these scenes with magic when he returned, to serve as a first-meeting gift for Russell in the future.

This exhibition hall also contained some of Russell's early diaries; of course, as the organizer, the Steam Church could not tell the order of these diaries.

(End of chapter)