Chapter 68: Madam is Casting Aside the Ladder Once the Bridge is Crossed

She twirled the hilt of the knife in her hand, tearing away the flesh surrounding the wound. Aoyue’s expression stiffened slightly from the pain.

Nasha pinned him down with a completely expressionless face. In truth, Nasha’s expressions were very simple; she either smiled or remained expressionless. When she was expressionless, it meant her mood was exceptionally poor.

They had indeed been duped and taken advantage of, but to burn bridges with Maki Fujita at this moment would be the ultimate loss of face.

That delicate, gossamer-thin yet undeniably real sensation of bliss trickled layer by layer into the central nervous system, making one feel as though ascending to immortality.

Yet, to encounter it only now—wasn't that terribly ironic? Wen Li subconsciously clenched her palms.

Lingering on them for less than a second, she quickly withdrew her gaze. Staring at the center of the circle they formed, her eyes grew gradually colder, her gaze unfocused.

Many barons commanded only a single town with a total population of around ten thousand, most of whom were scattered across rural villages. Building a proper city was simply out of the question.

Equipment and items exceeding twenty levels above the Awakened’s tier restriction cannot utilize this skill. Additionally, this talent possesses a high degree of freedom and requires the Awakened to explore it independently.

She had been puzzled before: given the insight and cunning of the four major academies, how could they have been deceived by that bait? Now, it seemed that was merely a gamble played by both sides, except that each had coincidentally and tacitly employed the same method, only to happen to cross paths in the exact same place.

"We need to buy two demonic horned horses here, otherwise, relying solely on our own two legs, when on earth will we reach Cloud Dragon Lake? It’s a pity you wouldn't let me retrieve my original demonic horned horse—that was a top-tier beast! If let loose to run, we could make it from here to Cloud Dragon Lake in just a single day without delays!" Luka boasted proudly.

On this day, Elena, whom they hadn't seen for a long time, came to visit Darius and the other one. Naturally, the three of them exchanged pleasantries upon meeting.

A fierce shout rang out, and a middle-aged man rushed out from the house, raising the gun in his hand to pull the trigger on the Reaper.

Because they were familiar with one another, the best way to extract a sincere truth was to trade it with one's own sincerity.

"Plop!" I was still feeling quite heartbroken, but scolded by my mom, I couldn't help bursting into laughter through my tears. Bureau Chief Han's wife certainly had a rather large backside.

Thinking of Teacher Lu now, there were no longer any turbulent ripples in my heart. Perhaps, just as the head teacher said, I really was in the wrong—that wasn't love, but ambiguity, merely a primal, instinctive urge of a moth flying into the flame amidst the darkness.

Around three in the morning during the early hours of New Year's Eve, the sound of firecrackers and fireworks outside gradually died down, and the night finally restored its quiet.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it's right here!" Guo Xi halted his steps, turned around, and bowed respectfully to report.

Although this floor consisted of single-occupancy rooms and was the best in the municipal hospital, it wasn't completely vacant. Standing out here making a spectacle of oneself for others to watch was truly far inferior to closing the door and talking things through properly.

Without any superfluous courtesy or pleasantries, Gao Xianzhi casually gestured toward the ground, instructed his guards to pour tea, and took the primary seat first.

"You say you're already at such an age, yet you still insisted on fighting to win merits. Well, now you've truly achieved glory, haven't you? Damn it, I don't even want to talk to you. You're so damn fat that you made my back break trying to carry you."

"Fighting him requires keeping him so overwhelmed that he has no time to care about anything else; you must force him to focus so he doesn't disrupt the others' combat. Your single-minded style of attack is absolutely unviable!" Zhao Linpeng also shook his head.

The bandit leader's opening lines had changed this time, but his hooliganish demeanor remained entirely unchanged.

Moreover, Grade B superhumans were already powerhouses among the gifted, so dealing with an ordinary person was as easy as reaching out and taking something.

That was still fortunate. If it were an Essence Soul leakage instead, Qin Shitu would have had nothing further to say and would have been left stranded forever in the Netherworld on the spot.

As the second young master of the Xu family, no matter where Xu Renjie went or what he did, he was always the center of attention, surrounded by adulation. Whenever others spoke to him, they invariably adopted an extremely respectful or even flattering attitude.

"Hey, hey, Yeying, didn't we agree that once we found the place, you aren't allowed to go in? You're a bright red name; what will you do if you die inside?" Seeing that guys like Ye Qingcheng still intended to go in, Zhang Waiwai over there immediately spoke up to stop him.

Lin Hao smiled bitterly. Even the wisest could make a mistake, and even a family heirloom could misidentify a distinguished household. Before he could even accomplish anything, Miao Ni had already pushed him away.

Of course, aside from these, there were also the identities of those pulling the strings from behind the scenes, including their abilities and the divine powers they possessed.

Could Lin Dong truly not be worried about facing a joint siege from the Kandao Sect and the Xie Family?

In the midst of slaying monsters, Feng Qing glanced at Yun Dan and Zui Qingcheng, and a sudden thought arose in his heart—a firm conviction the likes of which he had never experienced in a game before.

Suddenly, as if controlled by some external force, Ji Ying closed her eyes tightly and sat cross-legged on the jade bed.

Chen Yijing was not a careless person; she would always prepare everything she needed before leaving the house.

The armor on his body was already shattered, and massive amounts of wounds mixed with blood flowed incessantly down his torso.

Hearing Liu Xi say she wanted to keep the child, Gu Chen's excited heart could no longer be contained, and his voice involuntarily rose a notch!

"Pork brains are so delicious and nutritious, why not eat them? If you believe that 'you are what you eat' and that eating pig brains will make you stupid, then just go gnaw on a computer instead. I guarantee your brain will become more developed than Einstein's."

Bai Xi bought breakfast for Fang Yuhua, and just as she reached the door of the hospital room, she was shoved inside and had her neck tightly throttled.

Qin Che, however, feigned ignorance and looked with a smile at this bearded ghost called Brother Niu.