Adventure in the Dark

This was an abandoned supermarket, but amidst the banter and banter of the group, Luo Shu did sense a sinister atmosphere. Aside from the seemingly intentional bloodstains on the walls, as if to scare away any potential intruders and deter them from approaching, the supermarket's shelves were arranged with an unusually orderly pattern, dividing the area into narrow passages barely wide enough for one person. Completely different from the chaotic, collapsed terrain Luo Shu had imagined—this was a maze that could be traversed on foot, requiring no climbing or jumping. The only thing they needed to worry about was attacks from unknown creatures; the bricks beneath their feet and above their heads were perfectly intact, as if undamaged, posing no additional danger from collapsing or falling.

"So what? Is there anything wrong with this? We should say our troubles have lessened a bit..."
Luo Shu was optimistic about the situation, but the other two women didn't share the same view. Louise even drew her staff, ready for battle, while the Kar98K's safety was off; the scraping sound of a bullet being chambered was particularly jarring in the silent space, exuding a dangerous aura.

"That's not how it is, Master... If, if this isn't some abandoned ruin, but a dungeon that someone could build, then the danger we face might be unexpected—no one likes strangers breaking into their home, causing trouble, and then leaving. If we want to leave this place, we'll have to pay a price..."
As Louis was speaking, a nimble monster suddenly rushed out from the left side of the long line of people. It aimed at the Kar98k, which seemed to be the easiest to deal with, and its speed was astonishing. It approached the woman who was still holding her gun and wary of what was ahead in an instant. However, these monsters called Lickers did not expect that the adventurers who came this time had improved significantly compared to those during the day. Even the woman they had seen before, who was holding a rifle, had become much stronger.

Kar98K didn't move, only a smirk playing on her lips. She couldn't hide her smug satisfaction at having caught her prey. The phantom that had been hovering over her suddenly materialized beside her. Kar98K's second-in-command raised her hand and accurately plunged her rifle into the Licker's mouth, pulling the trigger. The powerful rifle bullet pierced the monster's throat and intestines, exiting through its anus, drawing out a large amount of murky blood.

"Agh!!!"

Before the Licker could even use its most prized weapon, its internal organs were ripped apart by this woman's bullet, leaving it struggling in its death throes. Kar98k tossed his prey behind him, and the divine beast, which had been waiting there, opened its arms and embraced the creature, whose flesh looked decent. It opened its massive, fang-filled maw and began to devour the Licker's exposed brain. The bloody and terrifying scene made it impossible to distinguish between zombies and adventurers…

“Is this guy a reincarnated starving ghost? It's not picky about its food…”

Ignoring his own back, Luo Shu faced two Lickers glaring menacingly at the rear of the group. They watched their kin being devoured from head to toe by a large, red monster, showing no intention of rescuing them. Instead, they played a war of attrition: neither attacking nor retreating, carefully controlling the distance at which Luo Shu might attack, maintaining control of the group's movements within their field of vision—the most troublesome situation. Luo Shu did the math in his mind. If he launched a surprise attack on the two Lickers now, he was confident he could end the battle within five minutes. His octopus-shaped mechanical claws and Ripple Qi Blast could instantly kill these monsters upon contact. However, this also meant that the rear of the team would be undefended for five minutes. What if the two Lickers were just bait… '

We're a bit short-handed, but there's no other way. Let's see how things go…'

Kar98k and the Divine Beast had teamed up to eliminate the Licker, earning a reward of 3000 Red Souls. Not too much, not too little; he'd be happy to get it, but he wouldn't regret not getting it. Luo Shu didn't report the situation behind him to his companions, maintaining a vigilant posture as he continued to explore forward. After the Licker who had foolishly approached them was killed, there were some rustling sounds around them, but no one moved. Both sides were probing each other. However, Luo Shu and his group gradually advanced along the aisle formed by the shelves, risking attack to explore the rewards, or rather, the bait, that lay ahead. Finally, after turning a corner, the bait appeared before them.

"Hmm...hmm?"

The first to stop was the Voidwalker who had been walking at the front without being attacked. He pointed to the open space ahead, where a gilded box filled with gold, silver, and various ceramic vessels looked like a standard treasure chest from an RPG game, full of allure for ordinary people. However, to Luo Shu and his group, gold and silver were basically a burden in this world. Not only were they incredibly heavy to carry, but there were also no gold shops to exchange them for currency. They had no interest in them at all, and didn't even bother to glance at them. It could be said that this obviously designed trap was a complete failure.

Kar98K waved for everyone to stop and ordered the Voidwalker to proceed. The treasure chest wasn't hidden in a secret room, but rather on the only path leading from the second to the third floor. As a staff officer with extensive combat experience from her military service, her first instinct was suspicion, followed by the need to clear mines. In this situation, it wasn't best to pretend not to see the chest and proceed; instead, she should check for any dangerous items inside. Without mine-clearing suits, the only option was to send the Voidwalker, who could materialize again after death, to probe. After receiving the order, the blue-haired man floated clumsily to the gold and silver treasure chest, fiddling with the pile of coins. It seemed fine, but just as he was about to reach inside, a withered bony arm suddenly emerged from the bottom of the chest, violently pulling his floating body inside!

"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh ugh ugh!!!"

The chest slammed shut, vibrating violently inside, causing it to bounce uncomfortably on the ground. As the group's attention was drawn to the unusual activity of the treasure chest, the numerous Lickers lurking around the group finally made their move! Two Lickers leaped out from the front, hiding inside the shelf and extending their long tongues to grab Kar98K's body and the gun in the enlarged hand. Another Licker jumped down from above the middle section and attached itself to the back of the Divine Beast, covering the beast's eyes with both hands. The Divine Beast was unable to break free for a moment. Meanwhile, two other Lickers nimbly grabbed Louise's left foot and right hand, straightening her body so she couldn't look at either side. In an instant, all members of the group except for Luo Shu were attacked and bound, temporarily unable to fight...

And Luo Shu was now facing the greedy and brutal eyes of the five Lickers that had increased behind the group...

Luo Shu had calculated that he possessed Ripple Qi Gong and could command four octopus mechanical claws, so dealing with five Licker monsters at the same time was probably the limit of his current ability. If there were even one more enemy, he might lose his life.

"Master...save...uh..."

Louise, a mage unskilled at dealing with ambushes, instinctively cried out to Luo Shu for help after being captured by the Lickers. However, when she caught a glimpse of Luo Shu's predicament, she immediately shut her mouth and fell silent. Kar98k, at the forefront, used all his strength to wrestle with two Lickers, ensuring his weapon wasn't taken away, and stubbornly remained silent. The strategist knew that the team was under attack, and no one was safe. Random shouts would only drive her teammates to madness, so she gritted her teeth and persevered with brute force, unwilling to add any more burden to the man behind her. Apart from the divine beast, which roared and struggled unrestrainedly because its eyes were being attacked by zombies, the two attacked women were incredibly stubborn. They probably wouldn't make a sound to distract Luo Shu even if they were torn in two by these Lickers…

Although he didn't know the situation of the people behind him, in just a few seconds, Luo Shu made a choice—or rather, he made up his mind. With a swift turn, his octopus-like mechanical claws grabbed the scarlet tongues of the two Lickers restraining Louise. The mechanical bearings spun laboriously, ripping off the deadly tongues of the two monsters, who refused to show themselves from their hiding places! With a splatter of blood and the monsters' screams, Louise was freed. Without hesitation, she casually hurled several ice needles, riddling the Licker clinging to the beast's back with bloody holes. One by one, the beast was freed, opening its mouth to spew flames towards Kar98K. Amidst the stench of burning protein, the staff officer was also freed from the danger of being dragged to the monster's side. The group, now free, looked back frantically, but Luo Shu was nowhere to be found!

"Sir! Where are you?!"

Where was Luo Shu?! The Lickers wouldn't let this man so easily play the hero. The instant he turned to save her, five tongues gripped his limbs and neck. He only had time to rescue Louise, who was closest to him, before the five prepared monsters violently dragged him into the darkness behind them!

"Bang!"

Luo Shu was slammed against the wall with tremendous force. Protruding nails and steel bars pierced his kidneys and thighs. The rusty pain was like a stimulant, making him unable to pass out. However, the battle had only just begun. Luo Shu had no time to worry about whether he could still feel his body. With his eyes closed, he desperately commanded the mechanical claws, swinging them wildly around him, attacking haphazardly. Although this kind of frenzied fighting was completely ineffective against the agile Lickers, the monsters couldn't get close to him for the time being, leaping and bounding around him, constantly looking for an opening!
Both sides in the battle believed that time was on their side. Would Luo Shu lose consciousness first, or would Kar98k and their reinforcements arrive first?

Luo Shu felt his eyelids growing heavier and heavier. In the past month, he had been close to death, and the number of times he had collapsed from exhaustion far exceeded the daily experience of a normal person. To the point that he had become somewhat accustomed to it. Getting used to that kind of lucidity before death was not a pleasant experience. Some people say that before dying, people recall many beautiful moments from their lives and the moments when they made important choices. But in his two most recent experiences, or rather, since learning the Ripple Breathing Technique, when he was on the verge of death and his soul left his body, Luo Shu saw only one thing—"

We meet again. Wasn't it you who pulled my soul back into my body last time?"

Black armor, golden eyes, not just He Hong's kind of creature, but even its lifelessness was unknown, stood in front of Luo Shu. The world around him froze in black and white. Monsters, baring their fangs and claws, seized this golden opportunity to pounce on Luo Shu. Dust billowed from their powerful limbs as they charged. Just watching the five Lickers attack, Luo Shu felt only helplessness.

"Although… when Megas operated on me before, you pulled my soul back into my body, but this time it seems impossible, right? They're going to tear my broken body apart. Since I can only see you in spirit form, is there anything you can do to help me?"

The black-armored creature, unlike its previous howl at Luo Shu, remained motionless, simply floating in the frozen scene, neither intending to save Luo Shu nor to do anything else. Luo Shu could only smile bitterly. The current situation was indeed a hopeless, doomed predicament.

"Well, although I really want to live, there's really nothing I can do now, isn't there? So, as the last one to accompany me before death, could you tell me your name?" "

Guyver..." "

Huh? What..."

The English word Luo Shu heard was the same word the armored monster had been roaring about. He had initially thought it was just meaningless shouting, but in this conversation, Luo Shu was certain it understood his question and was responding—

"Your name is...Guyver...Armor?" "

Guyvereeeeeeeeeeer!!"

Luo Shu called out the black armor's name, and in response, the black armor unleashed a deafening roar in front of him!

It seemed incredibly excited. Its muscle-like joints slightly bent, and the armor yanked Luo Shu off the wall. What happened next was unbelievable to Luo Shu—the black armor completely opened its outer shell, revealing an empty interior! Not only that, this unwearable, uncontrolled armor actually stuffed Luo Shu entirely inside!

"Whoa!!!"

What, what is this feeling?

Extraordinary power, keen vision, powerful vitality! Just being wrapped in this armor, Luo Shu felt like a war god in the sky, invincible. He thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Having merged with the armor, it felt as if it had become his own skin. That fusion of body and soul surged into his brain, instantly making him understand many things: what the armor truly was, how to use it, and whether it could defeat the enemy before him. In that immeasurable, frozen moment, Luo Shu grasped everything. Without hesitation, he rushed from the ground to a Licker, grabbing its jawbones with both hands. With a casual pull, bloody wounds, like cracks spreading across a stone statue, tore its body in two, leaving bloody pieces of flesh. The spurting blood and entrails splattered onto Luo Shu's black armor, making him murmur excitedly:

"So that's it… Ripple… Stand… I thought it was just an internal energy technique to counter undead creatures, but I never imagined it would hide such terrifying power… Very well, I now know of your existence. From this moment on, my Stand, your name will be 'Biopolymer Armor'!"

"Sir...Sir, are you alright? Oh my god..."

After resolving their own troubles, Kar98k and Louis rushed over in a panic, only to be met with an extremely bloody scene—whether it was the Lickers or the zombies, their purpose in attacking the living was mostly to eat them; it was the instinctive appetite that drove them to hunt the living. Humans are mostly the same; the urge to kill comes from basic material needs rather than higher-level spiritual enjoyment. But what the two women saw was a completely different story: there were many torn pieces of flesh left on the ground, and a man in black armor standing in the middle of the dark arena, ignoring the two Lickers gnawing and biting at his thighs, grabbed a monster with both hands, lifted it above his head, and with a sudden force, tore the poor creature in two. As he was bathed in the rain of blood, he enjoyed the feeling of the entrails and blood sticking to his body and steaming, letting out a low, triumphant roar.

"Guyveeeeeer..."

It's hard to say whether Lickers, monsters like this, even have the concept of fear, but the two beasts lying at the armored man's feet, drenched in blood, instinctively tried to escape. The armored man grabbed one at random and, in the same way, enjoyed another blood feast. The other monster fared no better; the divine beast, its eyes wide with rage, seemed to be infected by the armored man's fury, blocking the last Licker's escape route. The two women turned their heads away, unable to bear watching what was about to happen. The divine beast's voracious chewing and the armored man's gleeful growls were telling Kar98k and Louis the difference between them—killing was a pleasurable enjoyment.

"Sir...where are you? Can you give me a response?"

The female staff officer, gun in hand, forced herself to look in the armored man's direction. Luo Shu hadn't been out of her sight for long. Even if he had been killed by the Lickers, his body couldn't have been eaten or dragged away from this dead end. Considering her superior's mysterious card shop, Kar98k had reason to believe that the armored figure before her was Luo Shu.

"Please answer me, or I will open fire immediately, Lord Luo Shu. Even a single word, please…respond to me quickly…"

Pulling back the bolt, Kar98K, tears welling in her eyes, aimed at the black armor along with her expanded phantom. If this unknown life form still couldn't respond, given its previous bloodthirsty behavior, it would be best to treat it as an enemy for now.

The worst-case scenario flashed through the girl's mind.

"It's me... Mauser..."

Luo Shu broke free of the black armor, clutching the bleeding wound on her waist, and walked towards the two women. The black armor vanished into thin air after leaving Luo Shu's body, never to be seen again. Seeing this, Louis quickly used his speed advantage to fly over and catch the almost fallen man in his arms, calmly checking his wound. Seeing Luo Shu's serious injuries, Kar98K didn't care about what had just happened, and ran over, her military boots stomping on countless drops of blood, sticky and clinging to the soles of her shoes.

"How is the comrade?"

"He suffered some physical injuries, but he'll definitely recover. However, it's best for him to rest now... I'm sorry, I can't help with the treatment."

Louis pressed his hand against the wound on Luo Shu's waist, where blood was still seeping out, but it was much smaller than the wound from when he was pierced by steel bars. Luo Shu gritted his teeth and waved away the two men's help. With the support of the octopus mechanical arm, he managed to stand up and instructed the two men:

"You can't be distracted by taking care of me now... Hmm... There might still be remnants of these beasts lurking around, so you two stay alert..."

Speaking of Luo Shu, after he obtained the unknown new ability, the Bio-Armor, he had been wearing this black armor and fighting against the five Lickers. Dealing with them was as easy as cutting melons and vegetables, but when Luo Shu put on the black armor, he felt as if all the ripples and other forms of energy in his body were being sucked away. Hunger, fatigue, and drowsiness, the energy drained from his body made him feel as thirsty as if he had been traveling through the desert for days without eating or drinking. No matter what kind of food or drink it was, even the rotting flesh and blood of monsters, it all seemed somewhat delicious to Luo Shu, whose consciousness was already blurred.

"I really want to try it..."

Luo Shu felt his movements were gentle, like tearing open a chocolate wrapper or opening a pizza box, until he smelled that wonderful, bloody aroma. He could no longer control his body, and with a gleeful tug, he opened a beer can and poured the red liquid over himself. Although he didn't eat it, this act gave him immense satisfaction, as if the most essential parts of the food had been absorbed, leaving only pits and scraps, unworthy of even a glance...

"...Please...respond to me quickly."

Hearing his familiar voice, Luo Shu snapped out of his daze, looking at his actions with utter disgust, his only thought being to break free from the armor's influence and control. The moment he uttered this thought, the armor vanished like a phantom, spitting out his body. What followed was the two women finally welcoming their master home safely.

This battle...was truly a close call.

Luo Shu tried his best to remain calm; he had no time to think too much, he could only take it one step at a time. As far as the man could see, there were no more moving enemies, and his important companions seemed unharmed. Although he had embarrassingly gotten himself injured in battle once again, it was a blessing in disguise; if he wanted to summon that black armor again in the future, it shouldn't be difficult...

"Wait... where's the Voidwalker?"

The barely noticeable blue creature had disappeared from everyone's sight, pulled into the treasure chest, and hadn't been heard from since. Supported by Louis, Luo Shu walked forward, and the group gradually approached the treasure chest that had swallowed the Voidwalker, stopping a few meters in front of it.

"It's definitely not dead; the soul contract is still there..."

As an amateur summoner, Luo Shu knew the most basic skills. He stretched out his hand and beckoned forward, giving the Voidwalker the command to return. After a while, the blue creature struggled to crawl out of the treasure chest, swaying unsteadily, completely lacking the spirit it had when it was first summoned.

"What's going on?"

Luo Shu was confused as to why the Voidwalker had become so incapacitated. As an energy being, a Void creature could accumulate energy and be summoned again even after death. But now, while the Voidwalker was alive, it was like a drunkard, completely unable to fight. This was tantamount to removing another pawn from Luo Shu's already short-handed resources, a truly troublesome situation.

"Master, the Voidwalker's current state seems to be a symptom of being trapped."

The blue fat cat was still swaying unsteadily. Luo Shu had it stop a little distance away from the others to avoid potential contagion or secondary harm. Beside him, Louis whispered something to him, explaining that perhaps, with the witch's knowledge, the Voidwalker's current state wasn't incomprehensible.

"A trap? What kind of trap could have done this to him?"

"A magic trap, of course. It uses magic, not chemicals, to put the prey into a state of sleep and then capture them alive... Luckily, the one who

fell into this trap is a Voidwalker, an energy being, which has very little negative effect on humanoid creatures. If the three of us had been pulled in, we probably wouldn't have been able to be summoned out..." This supermarket, laid out like an underground city, was already quite a mess by the second floor. There was no way they could continue exploring upwards tonight. He sent the Voidwalker back to the Abyss, and the rest of them scavenged the second floor, where there were few enemies left, eliminating five Lickers and a dozen or so ordinary zombies. A quick count revealed that their haul for the night was around 50,000 points. Luo Shu didn't use these red soul points himself, but he bought Kar98k enough enhancement capsules for her to eat as much as she wanted and basic training materials for precision shooting. He had, to some extent, achieved his goal for the night.

"Let's go back. If we have the chance, let's call Bai Ji and explore the third level of space again... Oh, right, Divine Beast, carry that box that put the Voidwalker to sleep... Don't complain about being tired. You've already had a good meal tonight, haven't you? If you're going to be lazy over something so small, you won't get any meat to eat later."

Although the Divine Beast looked reluctant, it still did as Luo Shu asked. Luo Shu was indifferent to gold and silver, but he was very interested in the magical trap that Louis had mentioned. This was the first mysterious item he had encountered in this world. Since it looked like it was unclaimed, no one should care if he took it. The Divine Beast carried the treasure chest on its shoulder, and Louis and Kar98k helped Luo Shu walk slowly out, one on each side. The harvest tonight was not bad, but the two women were so sullen because Luo Shu had been injured again. The man pulled them both into his arms, one in each hand, his hands roaming freely over their thighs, barely concealed by their clothes. He cracked a joke to ease the tension:

"Don't look so grumpy. We've made good use of these last few hours tonight, and we've had a pretty good haul...much better than when I used to go to the supermarket after work to snag discounted items. If you two keep looking so gloomy, it'll ruin our shopping spree..."

Luo Shu smiled and looked them over. Louise didn't know what to say, so she just lowered her head and let Luo Shu continue touching her. Kar98k hesitated for a moment, wanting to say something, but when she met Luo Shu's gaze, she hurriedly looked away, swallowing back all her words.

"When I used to live alone, I envied other customers who could shop together as couples when I went to the supermarket at night. Whenever I saw couples pushing shopping carts, I felt even more lonely. But I always found excuses to convince myself. For example, the reason I was jealous of couples who treated my necessary survival behavior of buying food as a treat after dinner was not because I hated them showing affection, but because two people could carry more things than one person... It's funny. Back then, I survived in that world where there were many living people, but everyone was still very lonely, all thanks to these excuses that even a fool wouldn't believe."
Luo Shu rarely spoke such heartfelt words to others, but for some reason, he felt compelled to say them today. The group descended the stairs, and at the corner, Luo Shu suddenly grabbed a shopping cart and pushed it forward. Kar98k and Louis didn't understand the man's intentions, nor dared to ask. They simply stayed beside him, using the light, as they wandered through the now-empty supermarket. In the abandoned supermarket, food and clothing had been looted by refugees; only items completely useless in the perilous apocalypse remained on the shelves. Luo Shu walked into a shelf, took down a dusty frying pan, and put it in his shopping cart. At the same time, he said to the staff officer on his left,

"I always use too much force when I cook, and the spatula and other utensils wear out very quickly. Mauser, you need to be more careful when you cook at our house in the future. I'll be heartbroken if you accidentally burn yourself one day."
After talking about the frying pan, Luo Shu took down a children's toy with damaged packaging from another shelf. The plastic material of the Barbie doll had become rough and dull due to the erosion of time, and some replaceable parts were missing. Only the main body and two strands of hair were still stored in the plastic box. After casually putting the toy, which could only be thrown in the trash, into the shopping cart, Luo Shu hugged Louise and kissed her repeatedly on the face. At the same time, he used his right hand to pull the slender woman into his arms, and stroked her belly with great affection, saying,

"Our baby will be born soon, right? Although we don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet, let's prepare the toys in advance... Even though you're not feeling well, you still came out to the supermarket with me tonight. You've really gone to a lot of trouble, Louise..."

Hearing Luo Shu's mutterings, the two women felt a chill run down their spines—their previous wounds had healed very well, and there had been no abnormalities in the subsequent battle. On the contrary, now that they were relaxed, Luo Shu seemed to have been stimulated by something, and his mind, cognition, or memory were somehow malfunctioning. He was talking and behaving like an office worker accompanying his wife shopping, which made the two women extremely afraid.

"Master, you..."

"Shh...don't call me that outside...just call me Master in bed, Louis. Even though there's no one around, it'll be embarrassing if someone hears us...and Mauser, you too, don't use the nickname we use when we're alone. We'll have plenty of time at home..."

Luo Shu looked around, as if searching for something. The two women followed closely beside him, their small, cold hands gripping his arms tightly. They were completely panicked, yet didn't know what to do. They could only follow him with tears in their eyes, praying deep down that the man they cared about most was just joking and hadn't really gone mad.
"Louis, watch the car and don't move. Mauser, come help me look...we've run out of condoms...they should be around here..."

In the dust and smoke, Luo Shu rummaged through the ruins, coughing incessantly from the dust. Kar98k couldn't bear to watch any longer. She rushed forward, embraced Luo Shu, and said in as calm a voice as possible,

"Um... honey, don't bother looking anymore."

"Hmm? Then why..."

The moment Luo Shu turned around, Kar98k cupped his cheeks and kissed him. Their lips met, but it was the staff officer, who was clearly kissing for the first time, who took the initiative to stick out her tongue and entwine with the man's. They didn't separate until they were both breathless, gazing into each other's eyes.
"Louis is already pregnant, I can't fall behind... We won't need those things anymore, darling... From now on, you can possess me without any barriers..."

"What about the army..."

"It's alright, I'll apply for retirement tomorrow and focus on being your wife at home..."

Kar98k pulled Luo Shu up, wiped the moisture from the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, and forced herself to cheer up as she said to the man:

"Let's go home quickly, you've had a long day, Louise and I will take care of you so you can rest early. You still have to support us and the children in the future, you can't overwork yourself..."

Whether it was the staff officer's superb acting skills or her genuine emotions at this moment, Louise, watching from behind, was deeply moved by the extremely warm and loving relationship between the couple. Luo Shu was naturally overjoyed and nodded repeatedly. Just as he was about to put his arm around the two of them and walk out, Kar98k hesitated slightly, pushing Luo Shu toward the door and saying,

"Louis and I are going to the restroom. You go get the car first. We'll be out in 5 minutes..."
The man hummed a little tune as he walked out of the supermarket, with the mythical beast carrying the treasure chest following closely behind. Only after the man and beast had walked a distance did Louis approach Kar98k and anxiously ask,
"What's wrong with Master? Why does she seem like a different person all of a sudden? I've already checked, Master wasn't attacked by any mental magic, so why..." "

It wasn't a magical attack, Louis..."

Kar98k's fingers gripped the shelf railings tightly, with such force that she almost crushed the corroded metal into fragments, yet it still couldn't calm her down. The eyes that had just met the man's gaze were now burning with an inextinguishable flame, and even the witch standing beside her could sense just how agitated the strategist was...

"It's war trauma... Now our commander is like those veterans who have experienced war, suffering from severe psychological illness and mental disorders..."

The battlefield is hell, and war is the process of throwing people into a furnace of souls, forging them into demons. The soldiers, armed with rudimentary rifles and dressed in clothing barely covering their bodies, shouted slogans with fervor: "For the Motherland!" "For Freedom!" No matter how lofty or noble their thoughts were before stepping onto the battlefield, once they hid in the trenches, pulled back the bolts or fuses, and watched as the once intact bodies of their enemies or comrades were torn to pieces and riddled with bullets from who-knows-where, it was as if they themselves had been hit. Although a few could return alive from that meat grinder-like hell with intact bodies, as "human beings," their souls were already shattered. Alcoholism, violence, drug addiction... the inescapable bloody nightmare haunted every hero who retreated from the battlefield, until they were exhausted and paralyzed in the streets, grinning foolishly at the bustling yet indifferent streets around them, or, before they were completely decayed, using a pistol or rope to leave with dignity...

Only death on the battlefield was the best end for the soldiers.

In just one month, Luo Shu struggled desperately in this world, living and killing... He found no peace for a single moment, no easy respite for a second. Even though his body could recover with miraculous techniques, his spirit was perhaps already unable to endure such a life. Escaping might be shameful, but few can truly face it with equanimity. Before being thrown into a vat of boiling oil by the devil and fried into dried meat, what's wrong with deceiving oneself a little, imagining the scalding oil before one's eyes as a bathtub filled with flower petals?

Kar98k sat on the back of the motorcycle, holding Luo Shu's body, while Louis floated in the air, closely following the carefree man along with the divine beast carrying the trap chest. The staff officer was terrified. She dared not return to the bakery where Luo Shu was stationed. She didn't know if the knight princess, who had spent the night waiting for her man's return, would kill her in anger if she saw Luo Shu in this state—perhaps killing her would be better, but the thought of her once-happy family losing its pillar because of her filled her with a profound sense of loss that made her want to give up on life.

However, she still had to pull herself together and continue the situation.

"See that house? That's the new house the army assigned me… We'll stay here tonight."

"Okay, no problem, hurry up."

The man, plagued by paranoia, drove into the deserted neighborhood. Kar98k and his humanoid army had already thoroughly searched the area during the day, leaving nothing to disturb them. They parked their motorcycles at the entrance and, led by Kar98k, entered a house.

"Welcome home, dear..."

The female staff officer opened the door, pulling Louise inside first. She lit candles, illuminating the area near the entrance. Louise was clearly not yet fully in the role of Luo Shu's wife. Compared to Kar98k's easygoing greeting, the witch was very reserved, as if she had mustered great courage to speak:

"You...you've had a long journey...welcome home."

One wife was poised and elegant, the other shy and charming. Luo Shu happily took off his shoes at the door, closed the door, and embraced both women, kissing them on the cheeks with exhilaration, as if he had won the lottery, increasingly unable to control his body.

"Mauser, Louis... I've been living with you for a while now, haven't I? But today I feel especially happy and excited, and I just want to be intimate with you two..."

"Hmm... Darling, me too... Let's help you bathe first, then have dinner, and finally... you know, the night is still long."

Mauser dutifully took off Luo Shu's coat and hung it on the hanger, while gesturing with her eyes for Louis to continue serving him. Seeing the man in only a single layer of clothing, Louis could only lead him to a sofa chair, and at the same time, imitating the high-ranking demon lords she had seen before, she gently grasped the man's shoulders with both hands and slowly massaged him, making Luo Shu close his eyes comfortably.

"Was today's work also tiring?"

"It was alright, there were some troublesome things, but it was all within expectations..."

The man, enjoying himself with his eyes closed, put his arm around the witch's slender waist, making her straddle him. Louis shyly bit her lip, forcibly preventing herself from being controlled by desire. Although the scene was incredibly warm and intimate, both women, except for the patient Luo Shu, were desperately trying to conceal their feelings so as not to give themselves away to him. Compared to the still inexperienced Kar98k, the witch, who had been practically conquered by Luo Shu that morning and was now willing to serve him, was finding it quite difficult. Louis straddled Luo Shu, her waist and hips held by the man. Under Luo Shu's unconscious kneading, the witch breathed heavily with excitement, supporting herself with her hands to slightly straighten her body and avoid Luo Shu's hot breath on her exposed breasts. Although she temporarily avoided the man's unintentional teasing, she completely exposed her full, white breasts to his eyes, causing Luo Shu's fingers to tighten even more.

"You… wait, wait a minute… didn't you say you'd take a bath first?"

"Yes, but there's nothing to do until the water boils…"

There were no electric lights in the room, only burning candles. Kar98k couldn't see Louis's embarrassment, but even just listening to their breathing, she knew they couldn't drag this out. Under the witch's cover, the strategist quickly rummaged in the man's coat pocket, found the all-purpose card, and disappeared from their sight. Just before the man and witch could no longer restrain themselves and were about to take their next step, she finished cleaning the bathroom.

"Come take a bath, darling..."

The strategist freed one of the man's hands from Louis's body, taking it and kneading it intimately. Luo Shu looked at the girl who had finished her chores, taken off her coat and boots, and was now only wearing a shirt. At her seductive invitation, he temporarily released Louis, and was led to the bathroom like a lost soul. After calming herself down in a few breaths, the witch seemed to suddenly remember something and quickly walked out of the house. It was pitch black outside. The divine beast had disappeared after throwing the treasure chest trap at the door. Without meat to eat and without Luo Shu's orders, it didn't want to stay in this dark place for even a moment longer. However, Louis's purpose in coming out wasn't to look for it, but to squat down and begin performing a ritual around the treasure chest trap. The blue light in her hands kept flashing, and gold and silver objects floated up under her influence, gradually revealing what was hidden inside—a blue gem embedded in the inner wall of the chest. Upon seeing this, Louis finally breathed a sigh of relief and, without saying a word, used a gleaming dagger to pry the gem off the chest.

"A sleep-inducing magic stone... Although most of the energy accumulated inside was absorbed by the Voidwalker, a little adjustment should allow him to get a good night's sleep."

Louise returned to the house with the gem. Luo Shu and Kar98k had already gone into the bathroom inside the house. The witch could vaguely hear the sound of water coming from the other side of the wall, and couldn't help but wonder what the scene was like on the other side. However, she could only think about it for a moment before she couldn't continue her work. She could only suppress her gossipy thoughts and continue her ritual with the gem she had knocked off, watching the gem's light gradually brighten. When she thought it was bright enough, she quickly walked into the bathroom with the gem and said to the man stretching in the bathtub,

"I'm back... I just went to prepare a little something. Would you like to try it?"

Louise knelt down beside the man, holding the gem in both hands, presenting it to the man who was feeling refreshed from the bath like a treasure. Kar98k gently dried Luo Shu's arm with a towel on the other side, exchanged a glance with Louise, and tacitly approved of her actions.

"What's this? Some kind of nightlight? It's quite pretty..."

"This is a gem that can completely relieve your body from fatigue. Just hold it in your hand and stare at it, and you'll see the effect..."

Luo Shu didn't doubt Louis's good intentions. He held the gem in his hand and examined it carefully. However, the longer he stared at the stone, the heavier his eyelids felt. After several seconds, he even felt that he couldn't lift his arm anymore. He weakly said to the two women,

"Sorry... I... I'm a little dizzy from the bath... Don't worry about me... huff... huff..."

The two women remained silent, listening to Luo Shu's snoring. Only when they were sure he was completely asleep did Kar98k sigh, slump down on the edge of the bathtub with a sense of relief, and murmured while touching the man's cheek,
"How could I not care about you... Even if I had to abandon the whole world, I wouldn't abandon you..."
Louis put away the gem. Seeing that the staff officer was still immersed in negative emotions, he quickly encouraged her,

"Since it's an illness, there must be a way to treat it, right? Miss Mauser, now is not the time to give up..."
Kar98k refused to drink Louis's poisoned chicken soup. She shook her head, leaned over the bathtub, and silently gazed at Luo Shu's sleeping face. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while considered a mild mental illness, and even in its early stages not quite mentally ill but merely a state of sub-health, is an incurable disease. The condition only worsens, with no possibility of relief, and even slowing its progression is extremely difficult.

In the current situation, Luo Shu wasn't intentionally choosing to escape; rather, the pain of battle had suddenly brought back memories of his previous ordinary life. His instincts gravitated towards peaceful and stable memories, and he became hopelessly immersed in them. There were solutions, though: gradually allowing the patient to adapt to a peaceful life, forgetting the events of the battle. While this would affect his personality, at least it wouldn't cause mental confusion and manic rage due to the constant switching between peaceful and combat states. Living as an ordinary person with partial amnesia wouldn't be so bad.

However, in the current situation, a peaceful life was an unattainable luxury for Luo Shu's women.

"Let's get him to bed first; there's still a lot to do."

Two women struggled to lift the man out of the bathtub and wipe him clean. The bedroom had already been prepared by Kar98k; the large bed was big enough for three people. Although Louise offered to remain invisible beside them, the strategist refused—the man now considered both of them his wives, and Louise was even pregnant; perhaps in his current mind, Louise was more important than Kar98k. If he woke up the next day and couldn't find this beautiful and alluring witch, something unexpected might happen. After struggling to lift Luo Shu onto the bed and toss him into the covers, Kar98k sent a message to Bai Ji, reporting that they were safe and sound and that they planned to spend the night outside. Then, she quickly and decisively stripped off her clothes, slipped into bed, and pressed her burning hot body against Luo Shu's slightly chilled body from the bath. She said to Louise,

"Come in quickly, Miss Louise… the commander's other shoulder is still free."

The witch hesitated for a moment. She hadn't considered sleeping with Luo Shu tonight, but since the other woman was already prepared, she felt embarrassed to be coy. With a few rustling sounds, Louise threw her remaining clothes on the floor, covered her sensitive areas with her arms, and, under Kar98k's gaze, slipped into bed like she was in a hot spring. The two women lay on either side of the man, breathing peacefully.

"Ah… it's so comfortable to sleep next to a man you like."

Louise couldn't respond to Kar98k's words. She didn't know how difficult Luo Shu's illness was to treat, to the point that the woman opposite her had almost given up.

"Louis, did you and the commander...do it?"

The witch became somewhat flustered. It was difficult to speak of such a private matter to a partner she wasn't very familiar with, but as if infected by Kar98k's current emotions, things she wouldn't normally discuss with anyone now became intimate secrets she could share with her best friend.

"Yes...although it wasn't a pleasant memory at first..."

The two women nestled against Luo Shu's chest. Kar98k listened to Louis recount the events of the morning, her eyes filled with envy. After Louis finished speaking, the two women, their faces flushed, couldn't help but slip their fingers under the covers, groping their intertwined bodies.

"I...I envy you so much, Louis..."

Amidst the wetness between the women's thighs and their increasingly heavy breathing, their eyes glazed over, their movements sickly and awkward. One hand held Luo Shu's limp spear, while the other hand continuously teased her own opening, soft, pleasurable sounds rising and falling, influencing each other as she indulged in her desire against the man's mountain-like chest.
"Sir... forgive me... my mind is in complete turmoil right now... I can't think of any way to save you... at least... at least forgive me this time, let me put aside my duties and be your pampered woman for one night..."

Inside the red bedding, several fleshy worms writhed violently, their seductive sounds rising and falling. Bathed in candlelight, the entire bedroom resembled a wedding chamber, filled with the scent of a spring night.

"Ugh...Sir...Sir...Faster..."

Kar98k's body was soaked in sweat, her once clean white hair clung to her thin frame, her bangs obscuring her dazed eyes. From the outside, all that could be seen was her desperate attempt to endure something, yet also an intense pleasure. The staff officer, with each twist of her body, sometimes giggled foolishly, sometimes groaned in pain. Compared to her usual unchanging expression, the girl lying on top of the sleeping man had exhausted all her courage and madness, greedily indulging in the pleasure of fantasies beside her sleeping lover.

"Ugh...Mmm..."

Louise on the other side wasn't having an easy time either. Although she wasn't as engrossed as Kar98k, her previous wonderful experience made it even harder for her fingers to satisfy her. The more she moved, the more empty and painful she felt. But neither woman stopped, nor did they want to stop. Besides indulging themselves, they didn't know what else they could do at this moment. As Kar98k had said before—rather than helplessly wallowing in pain, it's better to abandon shame and greedily enjoy a moment of pleasure on this rare night.

"It's coming...it's coming...wooo...uh~"

The two women gripped the man's body tightly, rubbing back and forth against his strong thighs. The man's rough skin and thick leg hair brought indescribable pleasure to the two women who were climbing towards their climax. Finally, after their desperate writhing, their bodies stiffened as if petrified. After it was all over, the man's shoulders and neck were covered in teeth marks and bruises. It was hard to imagine how strong the two girls, driven mad, were.

"Huff...huff...commander...thank fate...for letting me meet you..."

The staff officer lay contentedly on Luo Shu's body, licking the wounds she had inflicted like a puppy amidst Luo Shu's purring. Louise had also temporarily released her pent-up emotions, but she wasn't very happy at the moment. Judging from Kar98k's various behaviors, it's clear that Luo Shu isn't the only one with mental problems. Perhaps it's because he understands Luo Shu's current condition that the team's brain, the humanoid unit's staff officer personally appointed by Luo Shu, has shown such madness that rivals that of a madwoman, causing Louis immense worry.

"Miss Mauser...are you...are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Louise...I just need a rest..."

Louise timidly pulled back the covers, grasped the girl's sticky, warm fingers, and asked with concern,

"You're not affected by the current situation, are you? I...I'm just a foolish witch, I can't do anything except magic, and I'm not good at using my brain to solve problems. If you really give up, Miss Mauser...who will save your master from her sleep?"

"Hmm...I know...I'll think of a way."

"Miss Mauser..."

"Alright, Louise...sleep. It'll be difficult for us before dawn..."

In Louise's eyes, Kar98K's expression grew increasingly impatient. She dared not say anything more and could only shrink back into the covers to rest. However, the strategist, who was already extremely exhausted and in a terrible mood, suddenly jumped out of bed a moment later, grabbed the rifle thrown in the corner, pointed it towards the bedroom door, and shouted sharply:
"Who's there! Get out here!"

Louise was startled. She was completely unprepared for Kar98k's neurotic behavior. Although none of them were exactly normal today, their reaction to defend themselves in this situation was neither morbid nor vulgar. There

might really be something at the door.

Louise grabbed her wand, floating naked in the air, ready to protect the place and repel the enemy. Kar98k, in a terrible mood, cocked her gun, her sharp eyes fixed on the half-open door, continuing her stern threat:

"Come out, or I'll kill you! I'm not in the mood to negotiate!"

Under Kar98k's stern threat, the door was slowly pushed open by a delicate hand. Before their eyes stood a white figure radiating a faint light—a beautiful woman in a white robe, wearing a towering crown, timidly and guiltily leaning halfway out of the doorway, apologizing to them:

"I'm...I'm sorry...I was just passing by and heard the noise, so I came to check..."

"It's you!!"

Before she could finish speaking, Kar98k raised her hand and fired a shot. The bullet clearly struck the woman before her, but passed through her body without resistance, embedding itself in the opposite wall.

The gun had no effect on her.

"Louis! Attack her! Don't hold back! This enemy is far more formidable than you think!"

"Please, please wait! I mean no harm..."

the woman in white pleaded, but she couldn't stop Kar98k's attack. Although it was ineffective, the rifle-like figure instinctively cocked, aimed, and fired. The muzzle flash startled the woman in white, causing her to fall to the ground, frantically covering herself.

"Please, please stop! I have no intention of fighting!"

Louis stood behind Kar98k, warily watching the woman before him. Although she refused to carry out the strategist's order to attack due to her complete lack of fighting spirit, all the magic was ready. If this unknown woman made the slightest move, meteorites and ice needles would immediately rain down on her.

"Your name is Irisviel! Queen of the Death Legion of this city, the woman who has driven my superiors to the brink of despair time and again. What's wrong with you now? Don't you recognize me? Isn't the pain this rifle has inflicted enough for you to remember me?"

The woman before Kar98k and Louis, to be precise, wasn't a "woman," but a "ghost"—the muzzle of the Kar98k's gun kept approaching the woman's body, but just before touching her skin, it pierced through and plunged into her flesh. This situation infuriated the staff officer; she was completely helpless against the woman before her. Aside from threatening her to extract information, there was very little she could do at this point.

"Miss...you must have mistaken me for someone else...that woman who has repeatedly opposed you is not me...well, or rather, she is me, but we are different beings..."

the woman in white tried to explain. Although her identity was still uncertain, after some observation, Kar98k and Louis confirmed that she meant no harm. They slowly put away their weapons and took off their coats, intending to have a deeper conversation with this uninvited guest.

"Stand up and tell the truth! What are you trying to do, approaching us silently in the dead of night?"

Perhaps humans are the only species in this world that can glorify greed and laziness as virtues.
So-called desires, no matter how noble the starting point, are essentially about getting something for nothing. Livestock, poultry, fish, and beasts—even creatures without intelligence—fight to the last breath for survival. Only humans, when feeling uncertain about the future, resort to a different action—prayer. They pray to gods, to illusions, to idols, and even to anything they see, anywhere.

Students, unwilling to study diligently, flock to temples to pray for academic success; young people, reluctant to leave their homes, pray to idols for love; those addicted to wine and women squander their health, hoping for longevity; those so lazy they despise themselves yearn for windfall gains… Some want to win every game without improving their skills, others want to get rare items without spending money. Essentially, all prayers and wishes are the same: a wishful thinking that can exchange piety, which offers no real benefit, for material gain.

So-called faith and love are worthless in their eyes compared to material possessions. For such people, the essence of desire is evil, and the most fundamental and primal evil in the world, an evil whose core purpose is to destroy the principle of equivalent exchange.

The purest form of greed is as filthy as black mud.

[The End]

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