Chapter 77: Sequence 8 Listener
Ms. M?
She's not dead?
She's actually not dead!
Inside Narcissus Street 6, the woman who greeted Longdaoer's siblings was clad in a white robe, her hair as red as blood. Her golden eyes rested indifferently on Lu Ze, while a gentle and loving smile graced her delicate and exquisite face.
Gentle, cruel, beautiful, evil. A woman who seemed to embody all these contradictory words, Ms. M.
The moment he recognized her face, a immense confusion and fear simultaneously assailed Lu Ze, causing him to freeze for a moment.
"Lu Ze, who is speaking?"
Cecilia's puzzled voice came from behind him, instantly bringing him back to his senses.
Run!
The thought of protecting his sister overcame his terror. Lu Ze gritted his teeth and reached for the bone flute and Clown doll in his embrace.
At least let Cecilia escape—
"Quiet, don't move."
Just then, he met Ms. M's dazzling, molten-gold eyes.
All his movements immediately ceased. Lu Ze obediently lowered his arms and, along with Cecilia, who was also controlled behind him, entered the house and closed the Door.
Calm down, calm down, I still have my cheat, I can resist hypnosis. Lu Ze told himself in his heart, waiting for the illusory tide in his mind to appear.
Then he watched in despair as Cecilia, with vacant eyes, walked past him until Ms. M embraced her.
"What a beautiful dress, Lu Ze, you're very good to your sister." She examined Cecilia's lavender gown, praising, "She's also very pretty. Your Longdaoer family's bloodline is truly excellent."
The illusory sound of the tide belatedly rang out, and Lu Ze regained his freedom. He took a deep breath but didn't act. Cecilia was controlled by the other party, so he didn't dare to make a move easily.
"...Wait, who are you, and why are you in my house?"
Cecilia, held by Ms. M, slowly regained her wits. Realizing she was being embraced by a beautiful stranger, she asked in surprise.
"I am a friend of your brother, and I am here to help you."
Ms. M said to her with a smile. Anyone unaware of her true nature would probably be enchanted by her charming appearance and smile, mistakenly believing her to be a good person.
"Help us?"
"That's right, I want to help you understand the greatness of the Lord."
"Cecilia, don't listen to her!"
Lu Ze saw that Ms. M was actually trying to preach to his sister and couldn't help but shout to stop her.
Ms. M paused, smiled at Lu Ze, raised her right hand towards him, made a pistol shape, and aimed her index finger, adorned with a red rose ring, at him.
"Bang."
She said.
With a "Pfft" sound, a blood-hole immediately appeared in Lu Ze's heart. He clutched his chest with a pained expression and slowly fell down.
"Lu Ze!"
Cecilia cried out, pushing Ms. M away. She instinctively wanted to run to Lu Ze but suddenly stopped, glanced at Ms. M, and then turned and rushed into the kitchen.
His heart was beating with difficulty, and his muscles were stretching and repairing. Lu Ze was weak all over, lying on the ground, temporarily unable to get up.
"Don't move."
Ms. M walked in front of Lu Ze and once again controlled him with psychological suggestion.
"What do you think your sister is going to do?"
She looked towards the kitchen and asked cheerfully.
Lu Ze glared at her furiously, unable to speak due to the psychological suggestion.
Just a few seconds later, Cecilia rushed out of the kitchen, a gleaming kitchen knife in her hand.
"Get away from my brother!"
She shouted at Ms. M, brandishing the knife. Her small body let out a loud roar, like a tigress protecting her cub. To facilitate her movements, the expensive gown had already been torn open.
Run!
Lu Ze wanted Cecilia to escape, but he couldn't make a sound.
"What if I refuse?"
Ms. M asked with a smile.
Hearing her say that, Cecilia immediately thrust the knife, stabbing Ms. M without hesitation. Just as she had stabbed Siris and saved Lu Ze back then.
"How touching."
Ms. M praised. She didn't dodge but opened her arms, embracing Cecilia like a Mother welcoming her running child.
"Pfft!"
The kitchen knife plunged into Ms. M's abdomen, and blood gushed out. Yet, she showed no sign of pain. Instead, she wrapped her arms around Cecilia with immense strength, reached into the broken wound, and forcibly dug out a chunk of her own flesh!
Then, amidst Cecilia's violent struggles, Ms. M forcefully yet gently controlled her, shoving her own flesh into her mouth.
"Get lost!"
Lu Ze broke through the control again, leaping up and tapping the Clown doll in his embrace. Seeing Cecilia being fed dangerous flesh, he was simply unbearable!
"Ah ha ha ha!"
Amidst the harsh and unpleasant laughter of the Clown on his chest, his speed suddenly increased. He rushed to Ms. M's side, raising his pistol in her blind spot behind her.
Lu Ze's situation was truly desperate; using a mere Sequence 9 to fight a Sequence 5 Shepherd, and with a hostage at that. He felt like he was practically charging towards death!
Firing a shot would at least let people outside hear.
However, before Lu Ze could pull the trigger, a ball of flame suddenly erupted before him, and Ms. M abruptly appeared in front of him.
Suddenly, a fishy sweetness filled his mouth, and something was forced in. The thing seemed alive, rapidly wriggling downwards, and burrowed into his stomach before he could swallow.
Subsequently, that thing began to wreak havoc within Lu Ze's body.
"Ah ah ah!"
His heart felt like it was being gnawed, his intestines were being violently pulled, his kidneys squeezed—every internal organ was being tormented!
"Does it hurt a lot? You poor thing."
Ms. M embraced him and said softly, her fair and slender fingers gently stroking his face, as if she wasn't the one causing Lu Ze's pain.
After an unknown amount of time, the pain finally gradually subsided. The lump of flesh retreated into Lu Ze's stomach, remaining still.
Lu Ze opened his eyes and saw that Cecilia also looked weak—both of them seemed to have been forcibly fed Ms. M's flesh.
"What exactly do you want to do!"
Lu Ze gritted his teeth and said, "I'm the one who ruined your plan, it has nothing to do with my sister."
The people of the Aurora Order were all incomprehensible Lunatics, but in this situation, he could only speak first to stall for time.
But Lu Ze's heart was cold; he had ruined Ms. M's wish, almost killed her. How could their hatred be easily resolved?
Ms. M looked at him with a smile.
"What I want to do, I already said earlier."
She said it earlier?
Lu Ze recalled briefly; what Ms. M had said earlier was...
"Help me?"
He spoke the words aloud, finding them incredibly absurd himself. Ms. M held such deep hatred for him, would she really help him?
"That's right."
However, Ms. M actually smiled and nodded.
"I'm here to help you advance further in mysticism. I can feel that you've completely digested the Secrets Supplicant potion. How about it, do you want to advance to Sequence 8 Listener?"
She asked, her gentle voice seemingly filled with a certain malice.