Chapter 416: Volume 1 Chapter 416: Sinful Island (14)

A female student named Zeng Yao was one of the humans on a cargo ship, abandoned on this island. To survive, she trembled with fear while evading the hunters' pursuit. During that time she joined an organization, intending to completely change the world ruled by vampires, and deliberately allowed herself to be captured by the people of Primordial Ancestor Li Wu.

Her mission was extremely difficult.

After years of investigation, it was learned that Li Wu had been developing a potion that could kill all vampires and humans; this potion spreads through air and water sources, and once someone is infected, they mutually transmit it, with extremely high contagion.

This is the information the organization obtained, but everyone sent to investigate Li Wu's side has gone missing, and the leads have been completely cut off.

Not long ago, the organization learned that Li Wu was interested in a human girl, and the one accompanying him was indeed a human. As the most outstanding in appearance, Zeng Yao was reassigned to gain the Primordial Ancestor's trust.

But after these few days, Zeng Yao discovered that this godlike figure, the Primordial Ancestor Li Wu, was not at all a normal vampire.

He is brutal and insane, stopping at nothing to achieve his goals; in his eyes, whether vampire or human, they are nothing compared to a rose in his courtyard.

Recalling in her mind the girl who was about to turn into a vampire, a glimmer of hope rose in the depths of Zeng Yao's despairing eyes.

Only she can stop this crisis.

…

She slept through the night.

Jiang Zhi's body had completely become a vampire, with no temperature or heartbeat, and the blood flowing along her arms was icy cold.

The narrow, cool coffin was a place for vampires to relax and rest.

But Jiang Zhi only felt uncomfortable.

She couldn't recall how long it had been since she last touched sunlight; the warm feeling seemed forgotten deep in her memory.

Opening her eyes, due to the bodily transformation, her pitch-black vision became bright, and her eyes could now see in the night.

The Young Primordial Ancestor was nowhere to be seen; Jiang Zhi supported herself on the edge and sat up, her other hand covering her heart.

The spot on her chest that should have been pierced by a dagger was now completely healed, without even a scar left.

Aside from the urge to drink human blood, she felt no other discomfort.

"Zhizhi."

The youth's voice was soft, the ending slightly rising, faintly carrying a chill, like a blade immersed in a cold pool.

Hearing this address, Jiang Zhi visibly froze for a moment, the fingers resting on the coffin's edge turning white from gripping.

It easily tugged at her soul, familiar yet strange.

Her eyelids fluttered a few times, her breathing deepened: "You, what do you call me?"

Yun Jin's fingers fell on the back of her neck, pressing neither lightly nor heavily; his tall body leaned forward, stopping close enough to feel each other's breath.

"Your name is Zhizhi, not Xiao Jing."

Jiang Zhi's mind flashed with a fragment of memory; when she tried to grasp it, her pupils became unfocused.

All the memories that wanted to surge forth were suppressed by the fingers on her neck.

After being tampered with, corrected.

Jiang Zhi murmured in reply: "Mm, my name is Jiang Zhi."

Yun Jin's thin lips landed on her forehead, paused a few seconds then withdrew; he softly said: "Go to sleep."

Jiang Zhi obediently closed her eyes, lay down, and fell asleep.

Not long after the youth left.

Jiang Zhi, who should have been asleep, suddenly opened her eyes, her pupils clear.

"777, sorry, I woke up too late."

If 777, whose voice had been blocked during this time, were not a system, its throat would be hoarse now; its voice trembled with a sobbing tone.

"Host, you've finally woken up."

After saying that, 777 asked in astonishment: "Host, how did you remember?"

It clearly saw the villain reinforcing her hypnosis again.

Jiang Zhi's mental state was not good; she changed her posture lying down and answered: "When that dagger stabbed into my chest."

The memories flooded into her mind like a deluge.

So before losing consciousness, she gave herself a psychological suggestion.

The villain's hypnosis combined with vampire abilities could be pushed to the extreme; no matter how strong her spirit, he still found an opportunity.

The first hypnosis occurred when she took all the physique-altering drugs; at that time she fell into a drowsy state, and the villain took the chance to erase her memory.

Afterward, the black-clad men burst into the inn; the leader called her Wang Xiao Jing, but in her memory she was Jiang Xiao Jing. Always vigilant, she planted the first seed of doubt.

Then, in the basement beneath the storage room, she found the vampire A Du.

His words planted a second seed of doubt in her.

After drinking the villain Li Wu's blood, she became completely dependent and fond of him; whenever a doubtful thought arose in her heart, a voice constantly rebutted and hindered her from pondering further.

This is also why Jiang Zhi took so long to wake up.

Until the villain brought her into a room and coaxed her to drink a human's blood.

His purpose was simple.

To destroy the justice and principles she upheld.

Only then could she join his side.

Probably even Yun Jin himself didn't expect her to go so far as to commit suicide.

Being able to resist the allure of blood and his hypnosis.

The intense pain briefly restored her memory.

With preparation, Yun Jin's later hypnosis was useless against her.

"Why did he awaken his memory?" This was something Jiang Zhi could never figure out.

777 helplessly said: "Sorry, host, I don't know either."

Jiang Zhi regained some strength, came out of the coffin: "I'm fine."

Being a vampire does have its advantages; her senses are many times sharper than a human's, her ears can clearly hear the rustle of wind and grass outside.

Yun Jin's purpose in coming here is to turn her into a monster like himself.

But that will disappoint him.

Jiang Zhi will never become that kind of person.

She listened carefully and attentively to the sounds outside.

During this time Yun Jin has been busy; although Jiang Zhi doesn't know what he's busy with, based on her experience from the previous world, he is nothing but intent on destroying this world.

After staying in the dark room for several hours, she finally waited for him to leave.

Jiang Zhi immediately went out, heading to the room where the human girl was confined.

The female lead, Zeng Yao, exhausted, fell asleep, curled up in the corner, a heavy iron chain hanging on the floor, her face flushed from high fever.

Jiang Zhi found fever-reducing medicine in the medical box, placed it on the ground, and said: "I know you've been awake all along."

Zeng Yao dared not move a muscle; her trembling eyelids and stiff body gave away her attempt to feign sleep.

Jiang Zhi, fearing Yun Jin would return soon, didn't waste words and got straight to the point: "I know you came here to stop the progenitor from destroying the world."

Zeng Yao's eyes widened suddenly, looking at her in disbelief.

Jiang Zhi sat cross-legged on the cold floor, arms crossed, and said: "If I wanted to kill you, I would have done so last night. I was once a human like you; I came here hoping to join you in stopping Li Wu's apocalyptic plan."

Zeng Yao remained silent, her eyes full of distrust toward her.

Jiang Zhi wasn't annoyed either, calmly saying: "I know you don't trust me, but here, I'm the only one who can help you. You should be well aware that the longer you delay, the worse it will be for you."

Zeng Yao's pupils contracted as she stared fixedly at the water cup and fever-reducing medicine on the floor; she gritted her teeth and said: "All I know is that he's developing a lethal agent that can spread between individuals; once infected, whether human or vampire, one will wither and die."

These days, many corpses have appeared both on Sinful Island and in mainland cities.

The coroner couldn't determine the cause of death; the organization's lab spent a long time before discovering that a toxin existed in all the corpses.

It can cause a normal vampire to wither like a flower over a few minutes, losing life and turning into a desiccated corpse.

And the culprit is none other than the progenitor Li Wu.

The high-ranking military fears his power, dare not confront him directly, and can only investigate covertly.

Jiang Zhi raised an eyebrow: "Wither?"

That word is strange; how can a person's body wither?

Zeng Yao took the fever-reducing medicine, her mind hazy, she nodded and replied: "Like a flower withering."

Jiang Zhi recalled the roses planted in the courtyard, and a chill ran through her heart.

"I understand; you should rest now, I will assist you."

Zeng Yao couldn't figure it out: "Why are you helping me?"

The progenitor's attitude toward the female vampire before him is like that toward a lover; even if all vampires and humans vanished, leaving only the two of them in the world, to her that wouldn't be a bad thing.

Jiang Zhi said expressionlessly: "Everyone should have the right to decide whether to live or die."

Rather than die at the hands of the villain.