Chapter 22.22 Xun and the Vampire
“So now it’s become a situation where everyone in the city is fighting over Young Master Jun Cheng’s body.”
“I see, so that’s what happened… I was so confused when I was suddenly teleported here with Xue’er. Fortunately, I soon met the tall, eyepatch-wearing maid, Miss Yao Chun. After listening to the maid’s explanation, I roughly understood what happened. It’s really unbelievable. Why do these people always do such earth-shattering things? We finally had a chance to live a normal life… Well, there’s nothing I can do, everyone’s SAN is almost depleted anyway.
“Then can you give me the part you have? I think it’s better for me to carry it.”
“Leave it to me, I’ll protect this ‘left foot’ well. Didn’t you just say that the Head Maid didn’t order you to protect these body parts? It’s better to give it to me than someone else.”
“Well, that’s true, but Little Yan definitely wouldn’t…”
“Everyone has their own way of doing things. You find it troublesome, don’t you? Or do you have some special… feelings for Jun Cheng?”
As I said that, the tall maid scratched her head in confusion and said, “I only see Young Master Jun Cheng as a Master to serve, and I have no other thoughts. Fine, I understand. I can give this part to Miss Xun, but only if you tell me what you’re going to do next. I’ll make my judgment after hearing your thoughts whether to hand over this limb to you.”
What an upright maid. I heard she usually slacks off and sleeps during work, but when it comes to critical situations, she never makes a mistake. Surprisingly, she’s a very reliable maid. “As for me, I’m going to find the source of the madness next.”
“The source of madness?”
“That’s right, madness is spreading all over this city. Look at the guys who surrounded us earlier, weren’t they strange? They just rushed at us without a second thought. This is clearly not something a rational person would do.”
“That’s a bit strange, indeed.”
Just now, a group of people surrounded us, trying to snatch Jun Cheng’s left foot from the maid’s hand. Although we eventually incapacitated them all, rendering them unable to move for a while, even in their state, they were still staring at us. Their eyes were bloodshot, like beasts, their brains unable to think. This is a clear sign. Everyone is infected. Invisible madness. The air carried an abnormal scent. It’s like werewolves going mad under a full moon. This ‘place’ itself has this nature. Is it because of the world created by that Young Miss? Indeed, she has always been on the verge of madness, and she couldn’t have done this if she wasn’t insane. This caused the madness to spread.
“Jun Cheng said that we’ve become like this because of someone’s Destined Ability, which amplifies the potential emotions deep within us… But now, it’s more than that. In this city, it gradually exposes the dark side of our hearts.”
“The dark side of our hearts…?”
Human hearts are very complicated. They contain many strange components and many parts that cannot be explained. Amplified emotions deep within the heart not only make people emotional, but as rationality is gradually lost and SAN constantly decreases, it also gradually brings out the dark side of one’s heart. Making them peculiar. Becoming egocentric, blindly paranoid, hysterical, having an almost perverted obsession with destruction and distortion, and their behavior becomes… In short, they become mentally ill. And not just ordinary mental illness, but severe mental illness. If they become like that, they will eventually destroy others, or themselves, or destroy each other.
“Yes, this is mainly because your Young Miss herself is already on the verge of madness, so when creating this world, she mixed in a large amount of madness. Haven’t you noticed how strange this city is? It’s dark, but there’s no moon. There are streetlights, but they don’t light up. There’s basically no light source. All the trees are dead. This is the landscape of her inner darkness materialized.”
“Ah…”
“The world itself, created by a mad person, carries the nature of ‘driving people mad’… This is even more so in this world where you cannot die and can do whatever you want. No one will suppress their desires anymore. Violence, killing, and plundering will become the basic tone. Everyone enjoys it, indulging their desires, exposing their darkest thoughts and acting on them, completely unaware that they have lost their minds… Have you heard the saying? Madness is contagious.”
“Big Sister…”
“And the origin is that person who amplified Ji Lianbing’s emotions. That person must have also come to this city now. If we can find someone to deactivate the ability, your Young Miss might be able to regain some of her sanity. If she calms down, this city won’t be so chaotic, and everyone won’t continue this dangerous game.”
After listening to my long speech, the tall maid exclaimed admiringly, “You’ve really found a special angle…”
“Well, I can still think normally. This level hasn’t depleted my SAN. In fact, others could have discovered it too, but they are too preoccupied with other things right now. They would definitely prioritize collecting Jun Cheng’s body parts no matter what. This is the so-called, ‘Those involved are blinded, but bystanders see clearly.'”
“I think your idea is excellent, and I support you. Then I can confidently hand this part over to you.”
It seems I’ve successfully persuaded her. The maid readily handed over Jun Cheng’s left leg to me. Well, at least there’s a basic guarantee now…
“Where are you going next? Are you going to start looking for that person?”
“I was originally going to look for Xue’er first, but it seems unnecessary now.”
“Why?”
“Look over there.”
“Hmm? What is it? Let me see… Huh? Huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh!”
It’s not unreasonable for me to be so surprised. After all, the ‘terrain’ has been altered. All the buildings have been felled by a single slash, leveling the vicinity. I can feel it, my soul is restless, this is a resonance phenomenon. My other half of my soul is still with Xue’er. When she uses my power, I can clearly feel it on my side, and originally, I didn’t have this feeling. Because it was just an possession, if I had to say it, Xue’er and I were in a master-servant relationship, but now, we are on equal footing. I lend her my power, and in return, Xue’er shares her techniques with me. We have truly achieved complementarity. I can even feel Xue’er’s emotional changes…
“Xue’er seems to have encountered some trouble, but it doesn’t look like she needs my help. I guess she knows about the game, and she’ll definitely go looking for Jun Cheng’s right hand first. She’s very fixated on the right hand.”
This is the only certainty, but conversely, as long as Xue’er finds her right hand, she won’t do anything too extreme anymore. So, I shouldn’t go look for her now. Let her act on her own for now, and I’ll meet up with her after she finds her right hand. As for me, I’ll go find that wo—
“It’s difficult to find someone in such a vast city, so I’ll have to buy information from an information broker.”
“An information broker?”
“Yes, if we’re talking about who has the most reliable information, it has to be her. Although I really don’t want to trade with that fox…”
“Are you referring to Miss Lanhua?”
“Oh, is she that famous?”
“Ah, yes, Young Miss often talks about Lan…”
“Is that so? As expected, the two of them have a thing going on…” I remember their first night was also together? They were both conquered by Jun Cheng on their first night together, how intimate. So, are they actually rivals, just fighting over who gets to sleep with Jun Cheng first? Well, when it’s my turn, I’ll bring Xue’er along too, and maybe Xiao An. After all, the three of us are relatively small. Jun Cheng can hold all three of us at once, right? Holding one in each arm, with one in the middle… It feels like a terrible image. But I’ll feel more at ease, and Jun Cheng might like it? After all, he’s an oi-con.
“Well then, I’ll go back and wait for instructions from the Head Maid. After all, I’ll be staying here later…”
“Big sister, what are you doing?”
Suddenly appearing between me and the tall maid, neither I nor Yao Chun-san noticed someone suddenly appear. While my mind was still occupied by surprise, disbelief, and confusion, the red-haired maid instantly dispelled these emotions and reacted with utmost professionalism. She threw a punch. However, she missed, and the opponent disappeared…
“She’s above!”
At my reminder, the maid, without thinking, delivered a high roundhouse kick to the air. This time, she hit the target accurately.
“Cough, cough… It hurts! It hurts! Ahhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhh! It hurts so much!”
That was a scream, and also a sonic wave. The sound was so loud it made my ears ring. A normal person’s eardrums would have surely ruptured. But even so, Yao Chun-san maintained her posture with extraordinary spiritual power and endurance. But in that instant, truly just an instant, the opponent seized the opportunity and attacked her heart. Her sharp fingertips touched my hand as I grabbed the red-haired maid’s wrist.
“What’s with the sudden attack? Are you a vampire?” But not the one from our class. The one from class wasn’t this strong, nor this… young. The loli vampire turned, revealing her fangs, and said cheerfully, “Do you want to play with me, little sister?”
“Call me sister. I’m much older than you.”
“But you’re the same height as me?” I’m going to die of embarrassment.
“Vampires… Coincidentally, I’m feeding on blood right now. Let me fill you up, little sister.” To the extent that you’ll never want to drink blood again.
