The walls of the Underground Training Ground were covered in mold and moss.
If you ran your hand along the wall, your hand would change color...
This was a scene unique to the night.
During the day, the Underground Training Ground was quite normal.
Speaking of which, compared to the special areas of other Yandere Valkyries, Sakura's location had a somewhat poor environment.
Not only was it not pleasant to look at, but it also always gave off a chilling sensation.
After about half an hour,
Lucas finally felt the intense cold.
His eyes lit up, and he headed straight for the source of the low temperature.
After a few more minutes,
Lucas finally saw Sakura. She lay on the ground in extreme disarray, completely unconcerned even with dirt on her snow-white skin.
Her pair of narrow fox ears drooped weakly to the ground.
Upon seeing the man arrive...
Sakura whispered, "Sister... you found me."
"Yes... I found you, Sister. Let's go home together."
Lucas strode forward, bending down to grasp Sakura's shoulders.
Unlike before,
Sakura wouldn't actively climb onto him now.
Lucas needed to carry her.
He slipped one hand through her arm, embraced Sakura to help her stand, and supported her with one hand.
Slowly turning around,
Lucas let Sakura lie on his back, then extended both hands to support her exquisite long legs.
Compared to before, carrying the Fox-eared Woman now would have a greater impact on his movement.
The main reason was that...
Normally, Sakura would use her own strength to adjust her balance.
But the current Sakura wouldn't.
Everything depended on Lucas, which meant he needed to use greater strength to carry the Fox-eared Woman.
Having just taken the Vermilion Bird Immortal's first blood,
and fought for over an hour,
Lucas's legs were already a bit weak.
If not for the nine wisps of Bi Yu Divine Skill's internal energy flowing through his body,
he probably wouldn't be able to carry Sakura very far before he started panting heavily.
Now, his breathing was merely slightly accelerated.
As for where this extra wisp of internal energy came from,
it was, of course, a byproduct of the Vermilion Bird Immortal's assisted cultivation just now.
It was a pity that Chinese martial arts didn't seem to have any dual cultivation techniques.
Otherwise...
Lucas would definitely have gained a lot of benefits from the Vermilion Bird Immortal.
After all, she was a martial arts grandmaster.
Cultivating once would surely lead to rapid upgrades.
"Ah... wait, our usual method of cultivation might also be considered dual cultivation, right?"
Lucas suddenly thought of something.
Although his mind was wandering,
Lucas had not stopped his steps at all. He carried Sakura, heading towards the exit of the Underground Training Ground.
At four in the morning,
the two finally left the Underground Training Ground.
"I need to hurry."
Lucas glanced at his watch, muttering to himself.
At the same time,
inside Mobius's laboratory...
Big Snake sat in a soft office chair, crossing her legs while pinching a pink hair with two fingers.
She had found this when she asked Klein to clean earlier.
Recently, only three people had visited the lab.
Lucas, Mobius, and Klein.
This pink hair couldn't have come from Mobius or the Armed Doll.
That left only one suspect.
Lucas.
Her small pink tongue lightly licked her soft red lips.
Big Snake carefully examined this unusual pink hair.
Elysia and Sakura's names flashed through her mind.
"Hehe... my cute Little White Mouse, you've been a bit restless lately..."
"Why don't you come looking for me more often?"
"Do I... have to catch you myself?"
Under the white lights of the laboratory.
Big Snake slowly transformed into Snake Snake, most notably, the towering shadow on the ground gradually dwindled.
Of course...
Even if it was meager, it was still better than the certain large person who left Lucas helpless.
Snake Snake shed her voluminous robes.
She swayed her slender waist and walked out of the laboratory door.
"Little White Mouse, oh Little White Mouse, you mustn't be deceived by bad women..."
"I've prepared a brand new upgrade package for you... how about using the Eden Star as the core?"
As her words faded.
Snake Snake left the laboratory.
If Lucas had heard Mobius's soliloquy, he would have run faster than anyone; it wasn't as if he hadn't undergone experiments before.
Whether it was Stigmata or Super-Mutation Factors.
Lucas had undergone modifications at Mobius's hands.
He just wanted to rise up.
To transform this imperfect Inner World into the Inner World he desired.
But each time, he failed.
Moreover, Mobius's surgical procedures were quite torturous.
Over time.
Lucas no longer pursued power with such zeal; it was useless anyway, so why waste his life?
The authority of infinite reincarnation made him indifferent to the lives of others.
Yet, he wasn't indifferent to his own life.
On the contrary...
Lucas cherished his own life even more, after all—the process of death was still very painful.
Unless absolutely necessary.
Lucas would not abandon his own life.
....
Carrying Sakura on his back, Lucas walked along a dark path.
The silent world was incredibly peaceful.
The Fox-eared Woman had completely quieted down now; she made no movements to interfere with the man in action.
It was as if she was truly about to collapse.
In reality...
Sakura was perfectly fine; after Lucas helped her bathe, she would immediately become lively and energetic.
Things like the Forty-Eight Edo Hands would be easily mastered.
Even the succubus-type Elysia and Eden.
Didn't have as many postures as Sakura.
Lucas, who had been thinking astray, steadied his mind; it wasn't time to relax yet.
If he accidentally got an erection.
Sakura would still erupt and kill him.
He wondered if today was just not a good day to go out.
As he neared the Valkyrie Dormitory.
Lucas, who was about to return home to enjoy the Fox-eared Woman's company, suddenly heard a familiar sound of footsteps beside him.
Tap, tap, tap...
Distance—three meters.
The crisp footsteps were like a death knell.
Looking at the two people in front, Himeko Murata, in a black evening gown, her eyes gleamed with dangerous light.
"Binbin, what are you doing?"
"None of your business."
Lucas wanted to reply like that, but he didn't dare to speak, only standing still.
It was normal to encounter Valkyries at night.
But encountering Himeko Murata was a very dangerous situation.
If nothing unexpected happened.
He was probably going to be played to death.
"I've held on for so long..." Lucas gritted his teeth, "Am I still going to fall halfway?"
"Why aren't you speaking... Binbin?"
Himeko Murata smiled.
After a moment of silence, Lucas, with his back to the Tsundere Redhead Onee-san, said, "If I told you—I picked Sakura up on the way, and I just wanted to take her to a safe place, would you believe me?"
"Do you think I would believe you?"
Himeko Murata's expression slowly turned cold.
Lucas sighed.
"I know you won't believe me, but... before you make your move, I want to ask something."
"Speak..."
Himeko Murata was not in a hurry to attack.
Supporting Sakura's buttocks with one hand to prevent her from slipping.
Lucas quickly turned around, drew a small black pistol with his other hand, aimed it at the Tsundere Redhead Onee-san, and said, "Have you... seen a star shatter?"
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