Chapter 653

I am Xiluolin.

The shack lady was stunned, but she felt no fear; her eyes even became hotter.

She did not reject Qin Xin's roughness; her hands followed the momentum to hug his forearm, her waist and hips thrusting forward as she pressed close, and a pair of plump thighs wrapped around his... chest and back without hesitation.

To be honest, this shack lady was not short at all, but she still appeared slightly petite in front of Qin Xin. Her proud, long legs failed to tame Qin Xin's waist, but she took the opportunity to press close to Qin Xin's heart.

This scene left the two people behind stunned. Cheng Shi stared blankly, anticipating the paid content to follow, even eager to hang the white cloth from his inventory that read "Paid Viewing" on this shack.

The Blind One was also surprised. In her "vision," she only saw the desires surging across the entire area rise into a terrifying wave, instantly swallowing Qin Xin and engulfing the "lighthouse" that radiated the brilliant light of 【Memory】.

"..."

"..."

The scene fell silent, and the atmosphere became scorching.

After a few breaths, Cheng Shi suddenly realized that something was wrong, because he discovered that Qin Xin was actually indifferent to the "enemy's" "attack." This Fire-Bearer had not rejected the shack lady's approach at all!

No, buddy, you're actually enjoying it, aren't you?

But then he frowned, looking at Qin Xin's hand gripping the other's chest. That hand was clearly exerting force, but it seemed to be suppressed by some power, so it had no effect!

A former Rank 2 warrior had actually failed to shake this shack lady off his body!

How is that possible!?

There's a problem!!

Cheng Shi was startled, and an absurd thought suddenly rose in his mind.

"Xiluolin!?"

Three exclamations rang out in the small shack instantly. The shack lady, who was still lingering on the warmth of Qin Xin's armor and wantonly absorbing the other's desire, was slightly stunned upon suddenly hearing her own name, then jumped down from Qin Xin's body with raised eyebrows.

"So you're not strangers?

Yes, I am Xiluolin.

Interesting, who introduced you?"

It really was her!

This shack lady was actually the person in charge of this area, Xiluolin!!

But how could she be in such a place, in the most peripheral, most dilapidated part of the shack area?

Cheng Shi and Qin Xin were both shocked, and the Blind One even more so.

She turned her head slightly to look at Cheng Shi, becoming increasingly convinced of the saying that 【Fate】 protects those who seek an audience.

Qin Xin moved slightly to the side to block the two, his expression looking somewhat ugly as he said:

"A Siren, and a Siren capable of corrupting power at that."

Xiluolin licked the corner of her mouth, savoring the warmth in her arms just now:

"Not bad, very sharp eyes. What, you don't like it?

Oh, I see, you are rejecting my Lord. So... you came down from above?

Want to go back?

I advise you to give up. Not to mention that the 【Abyssal Volcano】 has been abnormally violent lately and is hard to smuggle through, what is so good about the surface? A bunch of evil god believers who only know how to follow rules and bury their heads in research every day...

Ha, what is there to research? Isn't it better to research how to embrace desire?

The universe is full of pain, the world full of setbacks; why suppress yourself? People, the most important thing is to learn to cherish, especially to cherish yourself. If you can't learn these things, you might as well let me cherish you for yourselves..."

As she spoke, Xiluolin tiptoed and moved lightly to Qin Xin's side, pressing against his arm again. Her whole body rubbed against his arm armor like a water snake, as if trying to warm his cold outer shell with her scorching body temperature.

Qin Xin made no move, simply letting Xiluolin dance with her body.

Seeing this, Cheng Shi was overjoyed. He crab-walked to the Blind One's side and whispered:

"You Fire-Bearers have some tricks, huh? A honey trap?

How about it, does he use it often?"

The Blind One tilted her head and smiled, shaking her head: "Under normal circumstances, if Qin Xin doesn't speak, it means he is charging up."

"Charging up? Charging up what?"

Cheng Shi was stunned. Before he could figure out what this meant, he felt a strong wind blow past him. Qin Xin's arm suddenly lifted violently again, piercing through the shack's roof along with the beauty snake wrapped around his arm. Then, amidst Xiluolin's shocked expression and caught-off-guard scream, he smashed down with a boom, causing the entire shack's floor to cave in.

"Boom—"

The ground shook, and the violent swaying made Cheng Shi stumble half a step. He stared blankly at this "Giant Strength War God" in front of him, blinking in confusion.

No, buddy...

But everything before his eyes wasn't over. Just as Cheng Shi thought this leader of the Extreme Desire Brotherhood would definitely counterattack immediately, he saw Qin Xin step onto Xiluolin's chest with one foot, his two iron arms reaching down rapidly. Then, a "chi—" sound was heard; the sound of colorful gauze tearing mixed with the teeth-grinding sound of bones breaking and tendons snapping, along with the woman's screams, poured into his ears.

Blood splattered, a severed arm flew away; Xiluolin's hand had been torn off alive.

"..."

Watching this scene, which was like torturing a prisoner, Cheng Shi was truly stunned. He looked at Qin Xin with confused eyes, then at the Blind One, seemingly wondering if this was still the Fire-Bearer organization he knew.

The Blind One chuckled, not surprised at all:

"We know well that one cannot go far with kindness alone, so besides the fire that warms hearts, Fire-Bearers also have the thunder that sweeps away the petty.

City-Guardians are worth singing praises for, while City-Builders are terrifying and formidable."

Hearing this, Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow and quickly regained his composure. A flash of sharp light passed through his eyes as he looked meaningfully at Qin Xin's back, clicking his tongue:

"I always thought you were a City-Guardian, but now the Blind One tells me you are actually a City-Builder?

Interesting. But Qin Xin, you don't look like some elitist to me?

You wouldn't happen to be... hmm?"

Cheng Shi's meaning was very clear, but Qin Xin still did not answer him. This Mirror-Person just smiled and then reached out a hand toward Cheng Shi.

"The warrior's work is done; it's time for the priest to take the stage. Leave her a breath, Cheng Shi, we still have many questions to ask, and I hope she can last a little longer."

Cheng Shi curled his lip and looked at the Blind One again, teasing: "I'll return the questions you asked earlier to you now. You Fire-Bearers just start fighting; aren't you afraid the trial will fail?"

The Blind One shrugged, pulled up the gauze curtain that couldn't hide much scenery, turned back, and smiled:

"Don't I have you? You said that death is never a simple matter, only that Lord can define death, and you, Cheng Shi, you are very familiar with Him... Am I right, life-saving benefactor?"

"..."

Well, he'd talked himself into a corner.

The teasing didn't get him any fun, but instead earned him a probe.

Cheng Shi cupped his hands in surrender, admitting defeat, and hurriedly cast a healing spell on Xiluolin, who had already fainted from blood loss. At the same time, he looked vigilantly outside the shack, only to find that such a loud commotion hadn't even attracted the attention of people outside, which made him think again of the sound-filtering method in Qin Xin's hands.

Qin Xin saw Cheng Shi's doubt, opened his hand with a slightly solemn expression, and displayed a polished, gleaming white object.

Cheng Shi had some research on the human body; after looking for a moment, he discovered that this seemed to be... a toothless mandible?

He blinked, seemingly thinking of something, his expression somewhat surprised:

"The bones of a 【Silence】 believer?

Is this thing what 'ate' the sound?

Qin Xin, you didn't tear this out of someone's mouth, did you?"

Qin Xin nodded solemnly, a flash of nostalgia in his eyes: "Yes, but I didn't tear it out; he tore it out himself."

"???" Cheng Shi's pupils shrank, and he asked with some suspicion, "A Fire-Bearer?"

"Correct, he was a Fire-Bearer, the first Fire-Bearer I recruited personally. When he learned that fire-bearing must be silent and cannot be known to the gods, he hid it from me and followed the 【Foolishness】 experiments of the Tower of Civilization, refining himself into the first silent tool for Fire-Bearers."

"..."

"His wish was very simple. He felt his strength wasn't enough to save anything, so he decided to become a part of 'strength' to help others and protect others.

He protected many people, and these people he protected and sheltered are, at this very moment, carrying his last wish and moving forward in silence."

Cheng Shi's pupils shrank, his heart shocked. He pursed his lips, actually not knowing what to say at this moment.

Protecting beauty is never a simple matter, especially in this apocalypse where everyone is insane. Pure beauty perhaps can never protect beauty; only the madness that shares the same color as this world can possibly achieve what they wish for.

So, who says Fire-Bearers aren't a bunch of lunatics?

They are precisely the craziest people in this world!