After the Full-Level Boss Entered the Infinite Game By Mistake

Chapter 256: Cinema Paradiso.25

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Carefully passing through the suitcases, Baili Xin and Hongyue walked into the densely packed tombstones.

There are both old and new square tombstones on them, and each one is empty without any signature.

Baili Xin walked halfway and stopped.

The sun was shining brightly in the sky, but the dense leaves above blocked out the sun, and not a single ray of light could penetrate.

From time to time, patches of sunlight would fall on the asphalt road not far away, but this place seemed to be completely isolated, and everything was dark as far as the eye could see.

Hongyue: "Looking at the number of tombstones, there must be at least 10,000 of them."

“So many tombstones, are they all tourists from the resort?”

“This is a damn place.”

Baili Xin stood among the tombstones and scanned them one by one.

Some have aged and have cracks on them, while others still look relatively new.

Although there are no words on the tombstones, there are one or two strange things placed on them.

Some tombstones have a small flower on them.

Some tombstones have a hairpin on them.

Some tombstones have a walking stick hanging on them.

Some tombstones have wedding veils hanging on them.

A gust of wind suddenly blew from nowhere, and the things on the tombstone suddenly swayed under the pull of the wind.

At first, the flowers fluttered, then the veil rustled, and the cane kept knocking on the tombstone.

At first, only a few tombstones were shaking, and then more and more things on the tombstones began to sway.

Baili Xin and Hongyue were standing in the middle of the tombstone group, and noisy and restless sounds were coming from all directions.

There was clearly no one else around except the two of them, yet it seemed as if there were countless people hiding around them.

Another gust of wind blew by, and Hongyue shivered with cold. "Baili Xin, do you feel that the temperature around you has dropped again?"

It’s so cold. It seems even colder than before.

She walked to a tombstone at random. On the corner of the tombstone hung an exquisite pearl necklace. However, due to years of exposure to wind and sun, the pearls had long been weathered and had lost their former luster.

The suitcases were not placed in front of a single tombstone; more accurately, they were randomly piled among the tombstones.

Hongyue said in a somewhat strange tone: "When we watched the video just now, it seemed that they just threw their luggage on the road, right? How come they are here?"

Baili Xin seemed not to have heard Hongyue's voice. Since stepping into this strange cemetery, he has been looking around with deep eyes, and from time to time he put his hands to his ears, as if listening to something.

Hongyue seemed to be just talking to herself. When she got no response, she looked up at Baili Xin and then walked around aimlessly in the cemetery.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't shocked when I first saw this cemetery.

They passed by here when they came, and they didn't notice that there was such a large cemetery here.

Who would have thought that beyond the seemingly paradise-like resort lies a vast and eerie area of tens of thousands of tombstones.

Was this place a mass grave? Was it once a village? Or was it something else

Hongyue thought for a while but couldn't come up with an answer, so she just shook her head and stopped thinking about it.

She is not a brain-powered person who can solve puzzles. If she can do it, she will never talk nonsense.

To be honest, this copy is not her home ground.

It's very frustrating.

She stopped and looked back at Baili Xin, and saw that Baili Xin had reached the highest point of the cemetery without her knowing when.

Because these tombstones are built on the hillside, when you look up from the bottom, all you can see are densely packed tombstones, which is really frightening.

Baili Xin was wearing a white shirt. He walked lightly among the gloomy tombstones. At first glance, he looked like a ghost in the cemetery.

Hongyue swallowed secretly.

However, the person involved seemed to be completely unaware of how gloomy his current appearance was. Baili Xin stepped over the tombstones one by one, and scanned them one by one.

Time passed little by little, and when Hongyue felt bored, he walked down step by step patiently and came to Hongyue's side.

Hongyue and Baili Xin looked at each other, and then saw him glance at them.

"What's wrong?" Hong Yue asked in a low voice, "Is there something wrong?"

Baili Xin: "It's almost 12 noon."

Hongyue: “?”

Then what

Baili Xin: "It's almost time for the sacrifice. I don't know who the Emir will choose, but I wish you good luck."

The moment he finished speaking, something flashed past Hongyue.

Before Hongyue could even blink, her eyes suddenly went blank.

Baili Xin, who was talking to him just now, disappeared in front of him out of thin air.

Hongyue: “…”

Above my head, it was pitch dark.

The cold wind whistled in my ears.

There are tombstones everywhere around.

Suddenly, Hongyue was the only one left in the empty and silent forest.

Hongyue frowned, turned around and ran towards the asphalt road without looking back.

She ran a long way and could still hear complex and restless sounds behind her.

Swish.

Kuang Kuang.

Bang bang.

Crack.

It was as if the owners of the tombstones didn't want Hongyue to leave and tried to keep her again and again.

She remembered that it only took a few minutes to come up from the asphalt road, but the way down became difficult and long.

She wandered through the woods for a long time, but the sound of the tombstones seemed to still be in her ears.

Hongyue did not hesitate or pause, she still chose to keep running. After running for an unknown amount of time, she finally saw the asphalt road, and the moment she saw the road, the sounds that followed her suddenly disappeared.

It was not until the soft and wet soil under her feet turned into hard asphalt road that she turned her head to look in the direction she had just come down.

At this time, she could no longer see the suitcase from the beginning, nor could she see any trace of the tombstone.

She held onto the small trees on both sides of the road, breathing heavily, and only opened the system bar after she had recovered.

Only then did she realize that only three minutes had passed since noon, but she seemed to be trapped in a time cage and had been running for several hours.

Hongyue took a deep breath and opened Baili Xin's private chat window.

Hongyue: Baili Xin, can you see my message

Not surprisingly, she received no response.

The shadows of the trees were mottled. Hongyue looked towards the woods again and turned back towards the direction of the resort.

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Baili Xin opened his eyes from the darkness and saw a magnificent pure white palace.

The palace had a very Western mythological feel, with pure white marble built into a hollow corridor. He looked down and suddenly found that there were soft clouds under his feet.

There was no one around.

Baili Xin tried to open the system, but ultimately failed.

Just as he stood there with a dazed expression, a voice suddenly sounded above his head.

The voice was like a bell, loud and clear with a majesty that could not be ignored.

"Come up, my child."

Baili Xin: "."

To be honest, it is not a good thing to just casually recognize a child.

As the voice fell, the soft white clouds gradually dissipated, revealing one crystal step after another, connecting the ground under his feet to the palace in the distance.

The young man looked down blankly, then finally gritted his teeth and walked up the stairs.

It was unknown how long they had walked, but as the young man approached, the mysterious palace became clearer. As he approached, a group of handsome men and beautiful women in uniform pure white clothes also walked out of the palace and stood in an orderly manner on both sides of the palace gate.

Just like when they first arrived at the Eden Resort.

The young man still looked at a loss. The moment he walked into the palace, a man slowly walked out from inside.

The young man stared at the man for two seconds and blurted out, "Mr. Tour Guide?"

The one was wearing pure white clothes, with gray branches and green leaves wrapped around his shoulders.

His facial features were exactly the same as the tour guide's, but the man's eyes were ruby red like red apples and his hair was grass green.

"He's not a tour guide. He's the owner. He's the one who can fulfill everyone's wishes. He's the owner of the Garden of Eden. Please be careful with your words. Welcome, guest, to the real Garden of Eden."

A cold voice without any emotion spoke. Baili Xin looked in the direction of the voice and saw his eldest son-in-law who had disappeared long ago.

Baili Xin: "..."

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Studio.

If I hadn't seen the tour guide's professional fake smile, I would have thought that God Xin had arrived in heaven.

The real Garden of Eden? What about the Eden Resort? Is it fake

So was God Sin taken to another dimension? Then did Emil sacrifice God Sin yesterday

Emil: Danger!

Coming here, will God Xin be able to find the boss

Hey, it’s really possible. The whole family is reunited!

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Baili Xin glanced at the men and women on both sides and saw many familiar faces among them.

The eldest son-in-law, the younger son-in-law, and Mrs. O'Dea were all among this group of people.

The tour guide, who was now the master of the Garden of Eden, still had his familiar fake smile on his face. He opened his arms and slowly walked in front of Baili Xin with the attitude of a superior.

With just one glance, Baili Xin had the illusion that he was pierced through by the red pupils, and his body immediately half-knelt on the ground uncontrollably.

Baili Xin felt a chill in his heart and his expression became more frightened.

The owner of the Garden of Eden: "I think you must be curious about why you are here."

"Now let me tell you."

"The golden room is the outlet for desire, and desire is the source of sin. Anyone who enters the golden room has already been hopelessly infected by the source of sin."

“The sacrifice is the sacrifice, the contributor.”

"Those who desire should go to hell forever, and those who sacrifice should go to heaven."

"But only when sin is eradicated can the sacrificer truly ascend, enter the holy realm of God, and become a resident of the Garden of Eden forever."

Baili Xin frowned, "What do you mean by eradicating evil?"

The owner of the Garden of Eden smiled slightly, and the holy light instantly bloomed into thousands of rays of light behind him. "As the executor of justice, you must personally eliminate the sin that made you a contributor. Do you understand what I mean, poor child?"

"Look up. These children have completed their cleansing missions very well and have become the purest souls." The owner of the Garden of Eden pointed at the man and woman in white on both sides. "If they can do it, you can do it too. You must be envious of them, too. Not only do they have the same lifespan as the heaven and earth, but they are also free from the sufferings of the world."

“They are very happy now.”

Baili Xin glanced at the two rows of people with cold expressions: "..."

This expression doesn't show how high the happiness index is at all.

"You mean, let me kill the wisher with my own hands?" Baili Xin looked up at the lofty master of the Garden of Eden.

"… Well," the owner of the Garden of Eden pursed his lips, "It's not about killing, but about executing justice."

"Of course, you can also choose to give up doing justice. But the moment you give up means that you become a promoter of evil and a part of evil. In order to maintain justice, we will eradicate you."

The owner of the Garden of Eden suddenly narrowed his eyes and bent over to look at Baili Xin who was half-kneeling: "What are you going to choose?"

Baili Xin: "Of course I will kill the one who made the wish. If a man does not care for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. I still want to live two more years. I am not stupid."

The owner of the Garden of Eden: “…”

It’s about upholding justice, not killing others!

Everyone: “…”

Real enough.

The owner of the Garden of Eden twisted his smile and said, "Well, poor child, go and have a rest first. Now is not the time to enforce justice. I have something else to do. I will come to you later."

After saying this, the man slowly left.

The pressure suddenly disappeared, and Baili Xin, who had been half-kneeling, stood up.

"Come with me. I'll take you to change your clothes and tell you how to enforce justice." The eldest son-in-law spoke with a blank expression. "It's not difficult. After all, it's for justice."

It seemed that the appearance of other people was just for the sake of adding to the ceremony. With the departure of the owner of the Garden of Eden, everyone except the eldest son-in-law also left one after another.

Baili Xin followed his eldest son-in-law for a while and found that the layout here was very similar to the real Eden Resort, almost a one-to-one restoration.

The difference is that the materials used here are all white, it really feels like being in heaven.

"At midnight, it is our time to uphold justice. At that time, the master will bring those sins to us, and we will execute them ourselves and cleanse them thoroughly."

"It's not difficult at all, actually. At that time, the evil had already been controlled, and it had neither the ability to attack nor the power to seduce."

"So this is how you killed Miss Nick?" Baili Xin asked casually as he listened to his eldest son-in-law chattering.

The eldest son-in-law paused and looked at Baili Xin meaningfully, "Yes, she was very good at hiding. The master had been looking for her for two days before finding her. She was a sin. I didn't kill her, but I helped her cleanse the sin from her body."

"The flesh and bones are torn apart. There is so much blood on the ground." Baili Xin said in a deep voice, "Is it because you cleaned the body?"

The eldest son-in-law's eyes darkened for a moment, then he smiled helplessly: "I've already said it, it's not the corpse, it's the sin. Why do you always make mistakes?"

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Studio.

Although it is a supernatural copy, it is rare to hear murder described in such a righteous way these days.

Hahaha, did you see it today

So hypocritical.

Did you kill someone today

What nonsense are you talking about? This is called cleansing sins.

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The eldest son-in-law led Baili Xin to move flexibly in the corridor: "Besides you, there are two other people who have not eradicated their sins. But we can't blame them. Sins are insidious and cunning, and they are too good at hiding themselves."

"We know where they are hiding, but there is no use for them to hide tonight."

Baili Xin raised his eyelids and looked at the eldest son-in-law in front of him: "What do you mean?"

"The statue of the Virgin Mary is not there forever. Sometimes there are five of them, sometimes there are four, sometimes there are only three."

The eldest son-in-law paused and said: "Sometimes, there is not even one."

"Luck will not always be on the side of sin. The statue of the Virgin Mary will definitely change tonight."

Baili Xin: "..."

The eldest son-in-law's words should not be false. When he was led by a tour guide to visit the back garden, he indeed only found four stone statues of the Virgin Mary. But last night, there were five stone statues. It seems that the number of stone statues will really change.

Forehead.

Emile shouldn't be that unlucky, right

During the conversation, the eldest son-in-law took Baili Xin to an unfamiliar place.

There were two curtains drawn there, and it was hard to see clearly what was inside from the outside.

"Come in, there is a bathing area inside, someone will come over to help you bathe and change clothes later."

"I have just been promoted to an official resident of the Garden of Eden, and I still have a lot of things to do. If you have anything, come to me again."

"Your room is the third one on the left from here. Someone will come to take you there soon. Just have a good rest. There's no need to feel any burden."

"By the way," the eldest son-in-law suddenly turned around and stared at Baili Xin with a pair of extremely cold eyes, "I advise you that if evil appears, you'd better not hesitate at all and eradicate it directly. Only in this way can you be like me, otherwise you can only be a lowly servant serving others in the Garden of Eden."

"Because you are a newcomer, you are treated specially today. If you cannot kill the evil after tonight, you will become a servant."

"For your own sake, don't hesitate."

"They want to use you to get what they want, so there's no need to show them mercy."

After a quick word of advice, the eldest son-in-law turned and left.

Looking at his departing back, Baili Xin sighed.

Not long ago, he was a person who ate on his knees. But after coming here, his back suddenly straightened up.

I just don’t know how long he can keep his straight back this time.

After watching his eldest son-in-law leave, Baili Xin lifted the curtain and walked in. Just as his eldest son-in-law had said, there was a huge hot spring inside.

There is still gurgling mist coming out of the hot spring, and the white mist covers the area, making everything in sight look like a dream, real and unreal.

Baili Xin looked down at his slightly dirty clothes, then looked at the hot spring in front of him.

He hesitated for two seconds, unbuttoned his clothes, and moved towards the hot spring...

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Studio.

White!

Wrong, it is clearly honey color.

It’s not honey color, it’s pink!

Fuck, the screen is black! Ahhh, damn, isn't this a movie? The movie has a black screen? I'm going to give this movie a 1 point bad review!

I give it 05 points.

Sorry, I gave it 0 points directly.

There is no most cruel, only crueler.

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Sizzle, sizzle…

A sharp electric sound rang in Baili Xin's mind several times, and a few seconds later the familiar electric sound rang again.

Ding! The escape system is activated. Now let's start debugging. Debugging is successful. Dear Bailixin players, I am glad to see you again after a short separation. I am your loyal and considerate system housekeeper - the escape system. You can also affectionately call me "Tongmei"~

The young man with wet hair was lazily leaning in the warm sulfur hot spring, and the warmth around him took away his fatigue of many days.

Hearing the sound of the escape system, the young man's hand that was washing his hair paused slightly. Uh, I was washing my hair, not my brain. There's no water in my brain, right? Is there a short circuit in the Tongmei system

Why is it so corny today

s419m: What are you talking about, host? Isn’t it because I educated you well in private

Escape System: Yes, yes, Brother M gave me a system training course. Now I am not just a system, but a combat system among systems. Lord Baili Xin, don't worry, from today on, I will make you feel the warmth of spring breeze.

Baili Xin took a deep breath and immersed his head directly into the hot spring: … Can anyone explain to me what is going on now

s419m: That's right. Because of the power field, we were disconnected for a long time. After Tongmei started to work, she was a little worried, afraid that one day in the future, she would suddenly be separated from me like these two times.

I told Sister Tong that as long as she was a good system member, the host and the Lord God would definitely find a way to take her out so that the two of us who were in love could finally be together.

s419m Crazy hint: Right, host? You won't do anything to break up the couple and watch us become the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl and Zhu Yingtai and Liang Shanbo, right

Escape System: Woohoo.

Baili Xin didn't catch his breath and went straight out of the water:.

What sin did I commit in my previous life that these two Tongs could show their affection in front of me

Baili Xin wiped his face and squeezed out a few words: Don't worry, if I can get out, I will definitely take you with me.

s419m: My Lord Host, I know you are the best.

Escape System: Yes, yes, I’m so touched.

Blissin: …

Who is the master after all

He rubbed his temple and suddenly heard rhythmic footsteps in his ears.

This should be the person the eldest son-in-law mentioned who would help him take a bath. Baili Xin turned his head and looked in the direction of the voice. He could only see a vague black shadow in the white mist, and the rest was completely unclear.

Baili Xin turned around lazily and said casually: "Hello, please put the clothes for changing next to me. I don't like being served by others. I will go out and dress myself later. Thank you."

The rhythmic footsteps stopped and started again two seconds later.

Hearing the footsteps fade away, Baili Xin relaxed his arms on the stone wall, enjoying the long-lost hot spring.

s419m: Master Host, you are really generous. Ordinary people come here to bathe and just wash, but you really soak in it.

Baili Xin relaxed his whole body, and leaned his head lazily against the stone wall: What else? I'm here now. Although this place is quite strange, it's really a good hot spring.

The sound of footsteps approached again. Baili Xin opened his eyes and looked up at the dark figure behind him. His voice became colder: "I said you don't have to come over. Don't you understand?"

The next second, a familiar laugh sounded in the mist.

The moment he heard the voice, Baili Xin was slightly stunned. And just as he was stunned, a slender arm suddenly stretched out from the mist and quickly and accurately pinched Baili Xin's chin.

"I don't understand. Why don't you say it again so I can hear it."

The voice was indistinguishable between male and female, and carried a kind of evil and bewitching feeling.

With his chin pinched, Baili Xin was forced to keep his head tilted back.

In the dense fog with extremely low visibility, he could only look up, forced to look in the direction controlled by the man.

Without any warning, a handsome and beautiful face suddenly appeared in front of Baili Xin.

The moment their eyes met, Baili Xin saw his own somewhat surprised and sloppy image in the other's blue eyes.

Baili Xin blinked and said, "Well, long time no see, Miss Jiaer."

The man just smiled slightly, and that faint smile instantly made the flowers fade.

The soft curly hair fell on Baili Xin's cheeks and collarbones, and wherever they touched, it felt like thousands of ants were gnawing and climbing on them.

"Long time no see, Mr. Baili Xin, why are you here?"

The thumb gently rubbed across the chin, and the nails slid down along the smooth lines and slowly came to the young man's slender and soft neck.

There were a few tiny drops of water hanging on the white neck, and the blue blood vessels were clearly visible through the skin.

Gal squinted his eyes, he could even see the young man's rolling Adam's apple and the movement of swallowing saliva.

The demon lowered his head, took a deep breath, and instantly smelled the unique fragrance of the young man.

The tip of his nose was filled with the rich, sweet scent of soul, but his eyes were uncontrollably drawn to the young man's neck, staring straight at the young man's young veins, refusing to look away for even a moment.

He was the first one to take a fancy to this soul, but he didn't expect that it would also come to this place.

Entering this place means that the soul loses its freedom. A soul without freedom is better to be eaten now.

But why do I feel a little reluctant

"I said I was looking for you, do you believe me?"

The young man's voice seemed to come from a distant depth, but it miraculously brought back the devil's sanity.

The demon stared at the young man, as if he hadn't heard what he said clearly: "What?"

Young man: "I said I came for you."

"I promised you in the apple orchard that if you disappeared, I would find you no matter where you were."

In the demon's blank gaze, the young man suddenly reached out and grabbed the back of the demon's hand: "Ms. Jiaer, I finally found you, so great."

The demon's eyes were still somewhat dull. He stared blankly at the young man's pure and innocent eyes, then looked at the young man's hand that was holding his arm, and his voice was somewhat dazed: "It's just a sentence, why do you have to find me? There is absolutely no need for you, right?"

"Why not?" The young man held the devil's hand even harder, even interlocking their fingers. "I will keep my promise to you for my whole life. I will definitely do what I promised you."

The devil's eyes were fixed on the two people's interlocked fingers, and then his old face suddenly blushed: "."

Hiss, I’m totally at a loss.

s419m: Did you see that, sister Tong! This is the ultimate fishing system, have you learned it? !

Escape System: I’m trying to learn! But what are the knowledge points

s419m: It was flirting, flirting from all angles. Look, just now the demon had the killing intent towards the host, and just now the host flirted with him, and he was completely confused. This is called turning the tables, the latecomer is on top, and the next step is to pursue the victory, not suitable for children!

Escape System: It’s okay, Brother M, I’m over 18 years old and an adult, I can do it!

Blissin: …

Otherwise, you two should just pretend to be dead.

The devil is still dressed in women's clothing, but his chest is sunken and there is really nothing special about him.

In the dense fog, the devil's cheeks were particularly red. In panic, the devil wanted to free his hand, but the young man refused.

The hand was clenched tightly with such force that the demon had no chance of escaping.

The young man said seriously: "Ms. Jiaer, where do you want to escape to? I finally found you, I will not let you leave again."

The devil pulled his hand away: "I won't leave, let me go."

I am nervous.

The young man did not let go, still holding the demon tightly: "Miss Jiaer, do you remember what you said?"

Maybe it was because the temperature around him was too high, but the demon felt dizzy and could only follow the young man's rhythm and speak: "What are you talking about?"

Young man: "You asked me what I wanted before, but I didn't know what I wanted, and I rejected you twice."

"I got it now."

"Ms. Gal, I like you and I want you."

The demon froze and looked at the young man in confusion: "?"

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Studio.

Hahaha, thanks to the fog, thanks to this natural mosaic. If it weren't for the fog, we would really miss such a wonderful scene.

Ah, I would like to call Xin the god of fishing. Others fish for men and women, but Xin doesn't. Xin fishes for demons directly. Do you accept this

The problem is that the demon was still stunned by the fishing rod, and was probably dazed by the swing of the rod.

Hahaha. Devil: I am at a loss. I thought the devil was the king, but it turns out that the devil is a pure and handsome man.

Bullshit, he is obviously a pure cross-dressing guy.

After all, he couldn't escape the God Xin's net.

Ding! Congratulations to God Xin for successfully capturing a demon.

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"Do you like me, Miss Gal?" The young man looked at her and his tone became more serious.

"Like... Of course... I like it," the devil said stumblingly, his upper teeth rubbing against his lower teeth, his face flushed, "You, you, you let me go first."

The young man remained unmoved, "You really won't disappear?"

Devil: "I, no, won't, disappear, you let go first."

Just when the demon's cheeks were about to turn red, the young man let go of the demon.

Just when the demon heaved a sigh of relief, a pair of wet hands suddenly touched the demon's hot cheeks. The next second, the demon heard the young man laugh and say, "Ms. Jiaer, you blush, so cute."

Devil: “…”

Ah, give me a hole in the ground so I can crawl into it!

I am cute? How are you

After the young man finished speaking, he quickly withdrew his arm and politely pointed in the direction of the door: "Ms. Jiaer, although I like you, I also respect you. Men and women should not touch each other. Please wait for me there for a while, I will come out soon, okay?"

Okay, of course.

The devil stood up quickly, his brain no longer able to think, and he received the young man's instructions in a daze, and walked towards the door.

He stood at the door and soon heard the sound of splashing water.

Then there was the sound of fabric rustling.

The demon felt his cheeks burning and his ears tingling, as if something was burning.

He turned his head and looked back, and saw a blurry figure putting on clothes in the mist.

The wide sleeves stretched and fluttered in the mist like a white butterfly.

The demon only took a glance and quickly turned his head away.

He supported himself on the wall with one hand, looking outside blankly, and his hazy consciousness gradually became clear.

Strange, what happened to him just now

Why is he behaving so strangely

Could it be that the young man had some kind of bewitching technique that could even bewitch a demon like me

The demon suddenly narrowed his eyes.

It seems that he really underestimated this young man. He is definitely not as simple as he seems.

Maybe he had been secretly colluding with the angels for a long time.

The more the devil thought about it, the more he felt it was right, and his teeth became increasingly important.

"I'm done, Miss Gar."

Suddenly, a soft voice sounded in his ears.

The devil subconsciously looked over and saw only a large mass of cream and a beautiful face.

The next second, my teeth almost bit my tongue.

Wow, it's really cute.

Help, what kind of witchcraft is so powerful