Mental Suggestion

"Prepare to surround and kill the Gnawing Gospel." After establishing the partnership, Lu Shuhang turned and gave the order to the guild members.

"There's one alone here, don't let him go!" Several players from Silent Sequence led elite squads from several guilds out of the palace, noticing at first glance the severely injured Chunqing Xiaojiu trapped among the monsters.

"It's someone from Light-Chaser Garden, kill him!"

"Damn it," Chunqing Xiaojiu cursed as he turned to run.

The crowd swarmed forward.

The people from Silent Sequence were already fuming with rage, searching for an outlet. They had been successfully sieging the Incurable Crown, with the boss's health down to 75%, when Light-Chaser Garden suddenly attacked their peripheral members, specifically hunting their people.

Having grown accustomed to acting as tyrants in the Oasis, when had they ever suffered such humiliation?

"Run, run faster! Weren't you acting all fierce just now when you were hitting our people? Why do you only dare to run now?"

With murderous looks in their eyes, they drove spiked chariots, soaring off a slope into the air. The machine guns on top continuously poured out fire, eager to shred the fleeing youth into pieces.

Chunqing Xiaojiu darted through the hail of bullets. He was hit in the leg and nearly fell. A spiked chariot with a flaming skull crashed down behind him, kicking up dust and roaring through the sand mist.

Boom!

A rocket whistled through the air and exploded right next to Chunqing Xiaojiu's leg. The youth scrambled behind a building, sliding down against the wall.

Looking at the bleeding wound on his leg, Chunqing Xiaojiu took a deep breath, leaned his head against the wall, and gave it a hard twist. With a 'crack', his dislocated joint snapped back into place.

Seeing that the prey had nowhere left to run, the players on the vehicle exchanged looks and revealed cruel smiles. One of them stepped down, hoisting his weapon as he walked into the shadow of the building.

"Come out. Don't worry, we won't do much—just rip your arms off!"

Chunqing Xiaojiu silently watched the time on his watch and closed his eyes as if waiting for something.

"Where's your guild leader?" someone whistled. "Didn't that madwoman say she'd take our guild leader's head?"

"That Dark Gold Rose person has probably been beaten into a corner already, hasn't she?"

"Don't worry, no one is coming to save you."

"Leave a breath in this little rat; I want to skin him alive myself!"

Suddenly, a white card appeared in Chunqing Xiaojiu's hand, which he threw into the air.

The card burst into a blinding white light before the stunned eyes of the crowd.

"Not good, get away!"

By the time they realized it was an ambush, it was too late. The white light of 【Shock】 swallowed the entire world!

In a flash, countless hands emerged from the sand. In the blink of an eye, they dragged the dazed men to the ground.

The machine gunner left on the spiked chariot reacted, raising his gun to spray the sand. However, a pair of hands reached out from the darkness behind him, covering his mouth. A flash of cold light followed, and his throat burst with blood. The raised machine gun fired wildly, hitting the man's own companions.

Before the companions on the vehicle could react, their throats and chests were pierced. In less than a second, the members of the Heifeng squad, who had appeared out of nowhere, finished them off.

The people on the sand were tied up and made to kneel in a row before they could even resist.

"Dark Gold Rose, you only know how to use such despicable—"

Xu Xiaoyou dismounted and walked to the front of the captives. Without a word, she raised her gun and shot the loudest one without even blinking.

The remaining men were as quiet as cicadas in winter, hanging their heads in silence. The vast stretch of sand became as solemn as a church.

"Surrender or end up like him. Which one will you choose?" Xu Xiaoyou smiled, waving the slave contract in front of their eyes.

"You think we would yield—"

Bang!

Another flash of fire, and blood sprayed into the air.

Two people had died in just a few seconds; they were terrified by the blonde girl's decisiveness in killing.

"Why so loyal? You're making it look like I'm the villain here."

Xu Xiaoyou spread her hands. "Isn't it just working unconditionally for me until the season ends? Don't be so resistant, my friends. It's an honor to admire my flawless face every day."

"If you refuse me again, I'll be very unhappy."

At those words, the members of Light-Chaser Garden silently stepped forward, exchanging knowing glances with fierce expressions.

The people from the other guilds had never seen such a display. They trembled in fear, their tender little sunflowers shrinking.

"Brothers, log out quickly!" someone shouted as they realized what was happening.

But they found that no matter what, the thought of 'logging out of the Oasis' would not arise in their minds. Their consciousness was like a small boat swept into a storm on the sea, beyond their control. They could only make a choice based on the question the blonde girl had previously posed.

Looking closely, Xu Xiaoyou's amber eyes contained a golden vortex, hiding a seductive power that threatened to completely draw their sanity into it.

This was the power of the limited-grade skill card 【mental suggestion】, which could attach a "Dark Suspicion" effect to the user's questions.

Without preparation, as long as the opponent's psyche value was lower than Xu Xiaoyou's, a check would be triggered. Once successful, before the "Revealed Answer" effect was activated, their thoughts would be occupied, preventing them from thinking about anything other than the question attached with "Dark Suspicion".

Terrified that their little sunflowers would truly be ravaged, these people hurriedly left their original guilds, joined Light-Chaser Garden, and signed the slave contract.

"Respected Dark Gold Rose, we..." Seeing that the tide had turned, several members of Silent Sequence also spoke up together.

Xu Xiaoyou smiled. "You are different. But of course, I have always treated those who choose me well."

With that, she handed them the slave contracts as well.

Seeing the terms on it, the men almost vomited blood.

"During the period the contract is in effect: 1. The signer shall not disobey any orders from the contract subject. 2. Shall not engage in any behavior detrimental to the contract subject, unless it conflicts with the first rule. 3. Shall not defy the will of the contract subject, unless it conflicts with the first rule. 4. Must sincerely praise the contract subject's beauty every day. 5. Accept the contract subject's unreasonableness. 6. Accept all of the contract subject's flaws."

This predatory contract was worse than being a dog, they roared in their hearts. Furthermore, was this person's narcissism beyond saving?

But under the effect of "Dark Suspicion", they couldn't even summon the thought of suicide. They could only accept their fate and sign the contract.

Seeing that they had signed the contract, a meaningful look flashed in Xu Xiaoyou's eyes, and a playful smile spread across her face.

She suddenly pointed the camera at them, leaning down beside the men and making a peace sign.

"Say you joined Light-Chaser Garden voluntarily."

They were struck as if by lightning, instantly petrified. An ominous premonition surfaced, but before they could react, the words blurted out before their logic could catch up due to the contract's power.

"We joined Light-Chaser Garden voluntarily."

"Say you are loyal followers of Miss Dark Gold Rose."

"We have always been loyal followers of Miss Dark Gold Rose." They lowered their heads.

"Say that you can never leave Light-Chaser Garden again."

"We..." Their voices trembled, their faces grew dark, and they were on the verge of tears.

"...can never leave Light-Chaser Garden again."