After Ma Jun roared in anger, the players finally snapped out of their daze as if waking from a dream.
The main storyline mission was already complete.
They could return now!
Streak after streak of white light flashed as nearly all the players, without prior coordination, chose instant return.
All except one.
Jiang Han.
She stared nervously at Ma Jun, her eyes shimmering with moisture.
Ma Jun turned his head slightly. When he saw Jiang Han, his brows immediately knit together.
"Why aren't you leaving yet?"
"Trying to stay a bit longer for extra rewards?"
"Do you want to die?!"
Jiang Han froze for a moment. The words in her heart slipped out before she could stop herself.
"I was worried about y—"
The moment the words left her mouth, a huge wave of embarrassment flooded her heart.
With her personality, being able to say something like that was already pushing her limits.
Ma Jun paused slightly.
His gaze softened.
The cold, aloof girl in front of him suddenly seemed much more pleasing to the eye.
"Hurry up and go!"
"If you stay here, you'll only affect my performance."
A strange feeling welled up in Jiang Han's heart—
A mix of confusion and something like a profound sense of safety.
From childhood to now, she had always relied on herself.
This was the first time she'd truly experienced the feeling of being protected by someone else.
No—
The second time.
Ma Jun had already saved her life twice.
She knew this wasn't the time to hesitate. Without another word, she quickly chose to return.
White light flashed.
In the vast hall, only Ma Jun and Akuna remained.
Ma Jun turned fully around, staring intently at Akuna.
Worthy of the title Lady Eight-Foot.
That massive body exuded overwhelming pressure.
Especially certain parts—just looking at them made one dizzy.
Akuna held no secrets from him.
In his mind, all information about Lady Akuna instantly resurfaced.
[Name: Akuna Dimitrescu]
[Grace Fusion Rate: Excellent]
[Extremely astonishing regenerative ability. Can rapidly heal any external injury within seconds. Fingernails can instantly transform into lethal claws. High-speed regeneration has also caused extreme gigantification of her body.]
"Heh heh… hahahahaha!"
Akuna suddenly burst into wild laughter, her voice filled with delight, greed, and other emotions too complex to describe.
From the moment Ma Jun appeared, her gaze had never left him.
That look was like someone who had discovered the most precious treasure in the world.
"Look what I've found!"
Akuna said excitedly. "A human whose blood purity has reached the absolute extreme!"
"I've never seen a human with a constitution like yours…"
"You little thing—how are you this damned captivating?!"
Ma Jun curled his lips.
As expected—this was the effect of his Charm stat.
Even Akuna couldn't resist it.
The only question was whether this charm would bring him trouble… or opportunity.
Earlier, he had deliberately taken Akuna's attack head-on to test the strength of a Four Great Noble House–level boss.
The result shocked him.
Compared to Strasser or her three daughters, Akuna wasn't even on the same level!
With Ma Jun's current strength, he could already crush Strasser-tier minor bosses.
Under the enhancement of [Praise], his Constitution had reached 15 points.
Yet those 15 points of Constitution felt like paper in front of Akuna.
A casual blow nearly shattered his arm completely.
It had even made him cough up blood—serious internal injury.
Too strong!
Akuna's strength had clearly surpassed the difficulty level of a ferocious-grade dungeon.
Which made sense—the dungeon's difficulty was tied to the main storyline mission.
And the original main mission only required players to survive.
It was never meant for players to challenge the boss head-on.
Akuna stepped toward Ma Jun, one step at a time.
"Don't worry. I won't kill you."
"I'm going to keep you."
"You'll keep me company every day, make me happy…"
"And your blood… I'll drink it little by little!"
Her steps were elegant.
As she moved, her body swayed rhythmically, creating wave after wave that made Ma Jun's eyes ache.
Yet he showed no panic at all.
The main mission was complete. He could return at any time.
And more importantly—
He knew Akuna's fatal weakness.
All of Akuna's power came from the Grace-given fungal silk inside her body.
Once that regenerative ability was broken, her mutation would spiral out of control!
So he planned to wait.
It had only been seven days so far.
The main storyline clearly stated—
If they lasted fourteen days, there would be additional rewards.
"Come on, little fellow."
Akuna's fingers reverted from blades back into slender, pale hands.
She walked up to Ma Jun and crouched down.
Two pale feet in high heels stopped right in front of him.
Ma Jun blinked.
Akuna's foot alone had to be nearly forty centimeters long.
Almost the length of his forearm.
Bluish veins traced across the top of her foot, stark against her pale skin.
"Little fellow, what are you looking at?"
Akuna's tone carried a hint of playful teasing.
"Looks good, doesn't it?"
Ma Jun raised his head and stared blankly.
"Auntie, what strange things are you saying?"
Akuna's brow twitched.
"Auntie?"
"Who are you calling auntie?!"
She reached out, trying to grab Ma Jun by the throat—
"Mother, stop!"
Before she could act, a sharp, urgent voice rang out from the castle entrance!
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