All of a sudden, the alarms in the settlement started buzzing and lights turned red as the sensors recorded extremely high waves of energy.
"Wha-?!!"
The Warden froze, sensing the powerful presence, it was someone at the 4th Origin and the source was…
His gaze moved to the 2nd prison cell, the one right next Neil's.
And in the next moment, the door of the cell exploded, as pieces flew in all directions.
Whether it be the Warden, the officers or the guards, all of them froze completely upon seeing someone walk out of the cell.
"W- Who-?" The Warden didn't even have the time to speak.
The tattoo on the queen's arm glowed and…
BOOM!!
The Warden's head just exploded, she hadn't even lifted a finger and someone at the 3rd Origin was gone, just like that.
Despite seeing it before, Neil was still amazed at her strength.
That was someone at the 3rd Origin and she killed him just like that, she was really a monster.
The officers and guards let out fearful screams as they turned to flee but met the same fate.
Before the Warden's body had even fallen to the ground, all the others had died, they were far too weak.
Right at that moment, Neil kicked the door with all his might and charged outside as the metallic door got thrown away.
Thankfully the walls were already full of cracks, making it possible.
The only advantage Neil had in this situation was Nemo and the knowledge he got after each death.
Nemo hurriedly closed the doors to stop Lizzard men from arriving there yet.
She had complete control over the settlement's tech, sending them wherever she wished.
Cynthia was a bit surprised as the human in the 1st cell walked out but the glow on her arm intensified.
Her gaze fell onto him and Neil's body almost shut down, but muttering all his willpower he shouted before she could kill him:
"The White Bat Orchid, I know where it is!! Cynthia Reid!!"
He said everything very quickly, surprising the queen, as the light over her arm dimmed and a frown appeared on her beautiful face.
Neil had seen her real appearance several times before and confirmed with Nemo that it was really the queen of snake people.
An entity at the 4th Origin, his chances of survival were literally zero before her.
Well, he had died quite a few times already from her hands, so he wasn't really fond of her.
As for the name of the flower, it was something he got to know from Nemo, because of his parent the authority he had was very high.
Which is also why Nemo could hack the system of the settlement without any trouble.
Neil used whatever essence regenerated in his cores and produced a few drops of liquid, throwing them up in the air as he moved closer to her.
Cynthia was about to kill him reflexively but then paused upon smelling the scent.
'It is the scent of White Bat Orchid!! How does he-?' the snake queen had been looking for that exact flower for quite long.
If she could obtain it then evolving to the 5th rank would be in her grasp.
She needed that orchid for her preparation of a raid.
Cynthia was surprised by his actions; she gave up the idea of killing him and wanted to obtain information.
Coming here might really be worth it after all.
While the queen was reeling in her shock, Neil got dangerously close to her, stepping right before the woman who had murdered him dozens of times.
Her intoxicating fragrance almost made him feel lightheaded and again, he saw her absolutely charming and intoxicating face.
Pale skin with rosy cheeks, beautiful eyes, a face that anyone could fall in love with, this was certainly one of Neil's most hated faces.
Seeing the extremely beautiful woman didn't bring forth any love or lust.
He hated her, each death imprinted in his mind.
Neil planned to drink a bit of her blood, as a phantom, not only would it provide him with increased defenses but also regenerate some of his essence.
And right now, he desperately needed some essence.
His gaze moved to her creamy smooth neck, the pale skin making him feel thirsty.
But that wasn't his goal, the previous time he tried to bite her, he almost ended up breaking his teeth.
Although her skin is very soft yet before he could bite, scales appeared all over the skin and next moment, he died.
So, he just changed his target.
"Where di…" But just as her lips parted to ask the question.
Neil's right hand moved and his palm landed on the back of her head, pulling her forward slightly.
He gazed back into her eyes with a hateful look and then…
BITE!!
With all his might he bit hard on her tender lower lip, the ripe moist lip was pulled slightly.
Cynthia was completely baffled, for the first time, unable to think at all.
Frozen stiff.
He was too close, her senses and feelings were all going poof.
Mind unable to register his sudden action.
After all, who would ever dare do something like this in front of her?
When Neil tasted something sweet, he sucked harder, as more of her blood filled his mouth.
As he gulped the blood while biting her soft lip, several messages began to flood before him.
[Your natural defense against poison grows!]
[Your natural defense against poison grows!]
[Your natural defense against poison grows!]
…
[Your natural defense against charm grows!]
[Your natural defense against charm grows!]
[Your natural defense against charm grows!]
…
And quite a large amount of essence started to pour into his cores, the difference in power between them was just so large.
A few drops of her blood had benefitted him by so much, Neil almost lost his senses to the literal blood lust.
His teeth bit harder into her pink moist lip, her unique sweet taste mixing with the blood and making his thirst increase.
But using every bit of his strength, Neil clung to his sanity.
And just as Cynthia came out of her shock.
He pushed himself back with all his strength, their lips separated gently, creating a thread that stretched and broke.
As her lip finally got free from between his lips and teeth, softly bouncing back.
A drop of blood slid down from the corner of her lips, as the queen's rage rose to another level.
"You- You damned human!!" Cynthia instinctively waved her hand to crush him with a single strike.
But Neil had moved just a second early, barely dodging the deadly strike.
WHOOSH
Yet the pressure the wind produced was powerful enough to throw him several dozen meters away.
It had happened way too suddenly, for the first time, someone had dared to disrespect her to this degree.
She could still feel the sensation of his mouth on hers, the biting and taste of him.
It only made her angrier, she was actually kissed by this weak pathetic human?
BANG
Neil fell with a loud sound, just the pressure was enough to injure him.
He coughed a couple of times and sat up, almost feeling as if his ribs were broken.
Neil felt a bit satisfied seeing her expression, a bit of payback for all his deaths.
But it was time to make his escape before the beautiful and mad queen kill him again.
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