The two men looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock.
Jiang Lin was shocked as to why he had been chosen.
The brawny man was shocked that he had been picked just for walking by.
Meanwhile, the other cultists leaving the area looked at them with eyes full of pity.
Some among them knew exactly what the deal was with this 'lady.'
Being chosen by her...
The consequences were terrifying...
Just thinking about the scene sent a shiver down the spines of everyone present.
Neither Jason's nor Bill's confessions had mentioned this glamorous woman.
Even the two powerhouses hadn't brought her up.
Today's gathering was a bit sudden for both of them.
Actually, their original plan was to do what they usually did during sacrifices: head to a ritual site, take control of the leader there, and interrogate them for new information.
After obtaining higher-clearance intel, they would climb the ladder step by step until they understood all the cultist strongholds in Emerald City and whether the Temple had been infiltrated—and to what level. Then, they would call for reinforcements to resolve the crisis.
But as things stood, they could only play along for now.
The glamorous woman's gaze drifted back and forth between Jiang Lin and the brawny man.
Her bright red tongue licked her lips, her desire almost overflowing and impossible to hide.
"What? Unwilling?"
A hint of a threat crept into her voice.
At the same time, a terrifying aura erupted from her body.
This was... 4th-rank?
Jiang Lin made a rough assessment in his mind.
He wasn't sure if he could beat her.
After all, the highest he had fought was the first tier of the 2nd-rank.
He probably had enough strength to contend with the lower-middle tier of the 3rd-rank.
He had never fought a 4th-rank, so he didn't have a clear concept of their combat power.
For the normal Jason and Bill, a 4th-rank was definitely a terrifying existence.
But the brawny man was supposed to be at the peak of the 3rd-rank.
As an apostle of god, he should have no problem jumping ranks to fight a 5th-rank, right?
'Yeah... should be fine...'
Jiang Lin's mind raced.
He put on an act of being both fearful and a bit fawning, quickly saying, "Willing, willing! It's our honor to be chosen by you, milady!"
The brawny man, seeing the other party flaunt her rank's pressure, almost burst out laughing.
A trash cultist with this level of strength—he could crush her with a single toe.
However, he still echoed in a deep, muffled voice, "Yes, milady."
The figure in purple robes seemed long accustomed to this, merely casting a faint glance at them before turning to lead the scarred, bald man toward the other side of the warehouse.
Before leaving, he dropped a sentence: "Keep it down. Don't disturb us."
The glamorous woman giggled, her voice echoing in the empty warehouse. "Don't worry, I know my limits."
The purple-robed man and the bald man tapped on a specific stone brick, revealing a hidden passage. Their figures vanished into it, and the entrance closed behind them.
All the other cultists had already left. Only Jiang Lin, the brawny man, and this glamorous woman remained in the outer warehouse.
The woman led Jiang Lin and the brawny man toward another small room.
Jiang Lin and the brawny man exchanged a look, both understanding the meaning in each other's eyes.
It seemed... their 'dark room' was about to get a new customer...
The glamorous woman pushed open the door to the small room, and a thick scent hit them—a mix of cloying incense and the fishy, semen-like odor of photinia.
Smelling this, both Jiang Lin and the brawny man couldn't help but frown.
Especially that hidden scent of photinia; it made them both feel a wave of revulsion.
The glamorous woman, however, seemed to enjoy the smell, even taking a deep breath of it.
The room wasn't large, but the furnishings were quite exquisite.
The art style was a complete departure from the abandoned warehouse outside.
If one ignored the smell in the air, they might even think they had stepped into a high-end hotel.
In this isolated small room, the floor was covered with a dark red velvet carpet. In the center sat an excessively large bed draped with gauze curtains.
There was even a small dressing table in the corner, covered in various bottles and jars.
"Close the door."
The woman gave the order without looking back, walking to the dressing table and unhurriedly removing her earrings and necklace.
The brawny man did as told and closed the door. The thick wooden door cut off all outside sound.
There were no windows, and the walls were carved with even more complex soundproofing and protection arrays.
It seemed this was indeed 'milady's' place of 'entertainment.'
Under Jiang Lin's watch, he saw the 'lady' swallow some pills.
They were unknown tablets; there were no labels on the jars.
For some reason, Jiang Lin had a strange delusion that the jars were filled with estradiol valerate.
"Why are you still standing there?"
The woman turned around. She had already shed her outer robe and was wearing only a nearly transparent gauze dress, her curves fully exposed.
She walked up to Jiang Lin, her cold fingers tilting his chin up as she carefully scrutinized 'Jason's' face.
"Tch, you're actually quite handsome... much better than those rough brutes."
Her breath carried a strange, sweet fragrance as it hit Jiang Lin's face.
Jiang Lin suppressed his discomfort and forced a stiff smile. "You flatter me, milady..."
Then, his eyes began to drift toward her lower half.
'Phew, looks normal. Scared me.'
He had really been given PTSD by the brawny man.
However, the woman clearly misunderstood the meaning of Jiang Lin's gaze.
"Oh? In such a hurry?"
With that, she sat on the exaggeratedly large, soft bed.
Then, 'she' completed the final 'clothing burst.'
Jiang Lin and the brawny man watched in shock as a mountain rose from what had previously been a flat plain.
"Come on."
The two of them were instantly petrified.
Now, Jiang Lin didn't just suspect she was taking estradiol valerate; he suspected 'he' was taking sildenafil as well.
Jiang Lin looked up and then looked down in amazement, feeling his mental world being polluted once again.
Though he had been 'fortunate' enough to see such things on the internet in his previous life, seeing it online and verifying it in person were two completely different matters.
He felt like the other party had 'maxed out' in every category.
Perhaps the person was biologically male but psychologically female, transitioning from the former to the latter, while having a same-sex orientation in biological terms but being heterosexual in psychological terms... but looking at the choice of position, it seemed 'he' was still an 'attack helicopter' contestant...
Seeing Jiang Lin frozen in place, the woman... no... this 'attack helicopter' said to 'Bill,' "You, go and pry his mouth open."
The brawny man was also currently in a state of shock.
He could tell this fellow wasn't using some kind of disguise technique.
'He' actually looked like this.
'How... how is this possible...?'
The scene before him was quite an eyesore. For a native of this world whose mental world wasn't quite as 'open,' it was a profound shock to his worldview.
He felt like it would take quite some time to forget this sight.
Seeing both of them dazed, the 'attack helicopter' began to grow impatient. "Do you two really want to do this the hard way?!"
Jiang Lin and the brawny man exchanged a look and nodded.
The brawny man slapped the ground, setting up a soundproofing array and an aura-isolating array.
Although the woman had already set up soundproofing, the brawny man didn't trust her skill level.
Before that purple-robed man left, he had told 'her' to keep the noise down, which meant the woman's soundproofing wasn't actually that effective.
Seeing the brawny man's actions, the 'attack helicopter' was confused for a few seconds. Then, 'he' saw a holy sword shining with terrifying light piercing toward him.
The 'attack helicopter's' pupils shrank suddenly.
'He' never expected these two seemingly submissive, low-level cultists to dare to revolt.
Even less did 'he' expect the attack to be so sharp and swift!
In a hurry, 'he' could only rely on instinct to fall back and to the side, while activating a shield skill that flickered with black light.
Screech—!
The eight-colored longsword collided with the shield, producing an ear-piercing grinding sound.
The black light shield fluctuated violently, but after a moment of stalemate, it still wasn't broken.
She was a 4th-rank, after all. The quality of magic power in her body was quite mellow. The effect of a skill released using the same amount of magic essence was far superior to that of Jiang Lin, who was currently only a 1st-rank.
If Jiang Lin had been alone, things might have ended badly today.
Even if he had managed to handle this 'attack helicopter,' he wouldn't have had the strength left to deal with the remaining two cultists.
But there was a 'powerful ally' on the scene.
Having finished setting up the isolation array, the brawny man joined the battle.
The 'attack helicopter' was both shocked and furious, screaming, "You dare to resist?! You're looking for death—!"
Before 'he' could finish, the brawny man's palm-sized fist, carrying a bit of holy light, smashed heavily against the black light shield.
Bang!
The shield vibrated violently, and spiderweb-like cracks actually appeared on its surface!
It shattered almost instantly!
'He' finally realized something was wrong. These two were definitely not ordinary cultists!
This terrifying, heart-palpitating holy light was absolutely not something a cultist could possess.
"Are you lackeys from the Temple?!"
The 'attack helicopter' questioned sharply while frantically scuttling backward on the bed, trying to put distance between 'himself' and the two men.
However, how could Jiang Lin and the brawny man give 'him' the chance?
Jiang Lin slashed out again with his eight-colored longsword.
The brawny man roared, throwing another punch. Earth-yellow magic essence condensed into a physical giant hammer and smashed down!
The 'attack helicopter' hurriedly raised another defensive skill.
However, it was futile.
The moment the shield rose, it was shattered by the brawny man's 'serious punch,' and the shockwave slammed into 'him.'
With a muffled groan, the 'attack helicopter' saw Jiang Lin's eight-colored longsword arrive before 'him.'
A huge bloody gash was carved into 'his' body by Jiang Lin's blade.
Spitting out a spray of blood, 'his' eyes flashed with horror and malice.
'He' never imagined that two seemingly low-level cultists would be elites sent by the Temple!
And their strength far exceeded their apparent level!
Especially that honest-looking fellow—his power was great enough to pin 'him' to the ground and beat 'him'!
The aura the man had emitted during the fight was only at the 3rd-rank, right?
How was he jumping ranks to beat 'him' so easily?
'He' even suspected that if the fair-skinned 1st-rank guy were given a chance, he wouldn't be much weaker.
Was that really a 1st-rank?
Or was 'he' just that weak???
The brawny man delivered another 'serious punch.'
Trapped on the bed with no room to dodge, the bed beneath the 'attack helicopter' collapsed instantly.
In the center of the attack, the 'attack helicopter' spat out more blood, his vision went black, and he passed out directly.
Seeing that the opponent was unconscious, Jiang Lin said in surprise, "Is this guy really that weak?"
The brawny man raised an eyebrow. "Shouldn't it be that I'm very strong?"
Jiang Lin shrugged. "I feel like I could have beaten 'him' in a duel too."
He still had his Shadow of Blood and Jetting Aura unused, after all.
Just based on the strength of the shields released, Jiang Lin felt this 4th-rank cultist was terrifyingly weak.
However, he looked at the rather indecent scene on the field.
Forget it. If he used Jetting Aura on this guy, he was afraid 'he' would use it for something weird.
'Jetting Aura definitely doesn't have that kind of use, hey!'
Then, the brawny man pulled out his immortal binding rope and expertly tied the opponent up like a five-flowered dumpling.
To prevent 'him' from breaking free, the brawny man placed many magic-sealing formulas inside 'his' body.
At the same time, he looked at Jiang Lin suspiciously. "You... are you really a 1st-rank?
"Based on the mental fluctuations and aura you just showed, you could probably easily handle most 3rd-rank adventurers, right?"
Jiang Lin replied, "Shouldn't you think it's because I'm very strong?"
The brawny man went silent.
Then, the two began their interrogation of the 'attack helicopter.'
Seeing that the opponent seemed to have lost the strength to resist and was slumped weakly on the ground, Jiang Lin went up and gave 'him' two big slaps, but found that 'he' still didn't react.
So, after thinking for a moment, Jiang Lin began to pump 'him' full of Healing spells.
'Was he... too heavily injured, so he fainted?'
'How can he be so fragile?' Jiang Lin grumbled inwardly.
Finally, under Jiang Lin's relentless healing, the life struggling on the edge of death was saved.
Slowly opening 'his' eyes and looking at the familiar ceiling, the 'attack helicopter' was a bit dazed.
'I... I seem to have had a very long, very unpleasant dream...'
'In the dream, I seemed to have been beaten up by two random cultist small-fry I called in to satisfy my desires.'
'Heh, how ridiculous. How could I have a dream like that? I must be half-asleep...'
'But why does my body hurt so much...?'
Then, two large heads came into 'his' view.
Seeing those two figures, 'he' instinctively shuddered.
"Ask whatever you want! I'll tell you everything I know!!
"I'll do whatever you want too!!
"I was also tricked by someone and lost my way before joining the cult!!!"
Jiang Lin was a bit speechless seeing this spineless display.
What kind of loser was this?
Jiang Lin squatted down and asked coldly, "Besides you, how strong are the other two leaders in the stronghold—the purple-robed man and the bald brute?"
'His' face was pale as 'he' answered tremblingly, "The purple-robed man is a 4th-rank peak mage, skilled in control and trickery. The bald brute is a 3rd-rank peak warrior with a powerful physical body..."
Jiang Lin looked at the glamorous face. "How about this? To prevent you from lying to us, let's play a game first..."
'Play a game?'
The 'attack helicopter' froze.
Hearing the words 'play a game' come out of Jiang Lin's mouth, even the brawny man couldn't help but feel a chill.
He had participated in the interrogation of Bill afterward and witnessed Jiang Lin's series of varied operations from start to finish.
Despite his young age, the boy's methods were even more diverse than his own, making him feel like he had learned a lot.
To speed up the interrogation, Jiang Lin directly poured a mental invigoration potion into the opponent's mouth to increase their mental sensitivity.
Rate on N.U.
