"A peerless prodigy? First time in the Horror Game?"
The instructors looked stunned.
Mu Chen nodded in agreement.
"That's right."
"His strength… it doesn't feel like that of a normal player at all."
Recalling Ma Jun's outrageous performance in the instance, Mu Chen felt that even his words were too conservative.
How was that not like a player?
In a Ferocious-tier instance he moved as if it were his own backyard—
Even small bosses were beaten down and turned into maids.
A player? Calling him a GM wouldn't have sounded strange either!
"I think the reason we were thrown into a Ferocious-tier instance and given a survival mission… was all because of him!"
"His presence alone raised our team's average level to a point that exceeded the requirements of a Boiling-tier instance."
Mu Chen's tone was extremely firm.
Anyone who had seen Ma Jun fight would come to the same conclusion.
The instructors were momentarily at a loss.
If what Mu Chen said was true, then that mysterious player's strength was downright terrifying.
With the power of a single person, he dragged the entire team into a Ferocious-tier instance.
What kind of stats would that take?
Even the strongest players publicly acknowledged in the Horror Game today hadn't been this outrageous when they first entered the game.
Jiang Han sighed quietly in her heart.
Ma Jun's strength probably went far beyond mere attributes.
In just a few short days, he had turned several small bosses in the castle into his own maids.
A player like that—his intelligence and mindset were likely just as monstrously gifted.
Yet the more she thought about it, the worse she felt.
Perhaps after this instance, the two of them would never have another chance to meet again.
…
Akuna's foot arched tightly.
Her five toes curled downward with force.
The bluish veins on the top of her foot bulged visibly.
Outside the door, the three little maids stood there with flushed faces.
None of them dared to make a sound.
The noises coming from inside the room made their hearts pound wildly, filled with shame and confusion.
Was this really their mother?
When Ma Jun finally staggered out of the room, looking utterly drained, the three girls hurried over at once.
"Master, how is Mother?"
"She… she's not in danger, right?"
Ma Jun shook his sore arm and replied lightly,
"She should be fine for now. It's temporarily under control."
"She hasn't woken up yet, though. I don't know what she'll be like once she does."
The violent turmoil of the Grace fungal silk inside Akuna had been suppressed for the moment.
During the treatment, Ma Jun could clearly feel [Praise] responding excitedly.
He was certain now—Akuna definitely possessed fungal silk of the same tier as [Praise].
If he could devour it, his strength would increase again.
But remembering what had just happened with Akuna, Ma Jun felt a bit awkward.
Her daughters were still standing right outside, after all… and he had been inside with her…
Better to talk about it after she woke up.
Fortunately, the three little maids were Akuna's adopted daughters, not her biological children.
Akuna remained unconscious, so the maids continued going out to gather ingredients.
After several days, they had grown fond of these dishes.
Every time they ate, it felt as though a warm current surged through their stomachs—
Comfortable, soothing, incredibly pleasant.
Ma Jun stayed in the castle as well, processing the ingredients the maids brought back.
His inventory pouch still wasn't full.
Just in case Akuna suddenly woke up and realized what had happened last night—
If embarrassment turned into rage, he'd better leave with a few more epic-grade items first.
…
When Akuna finally woke up, she immediately felt that something about her body was… off.
Slowly, her memories came flooding back.
She had lost control and started licking fresh blood.
Then the Grace fungal silk mutated, went berserk…
After that, she was restrained and carried back to her room by Ma Jun.
And then—
"Ahhhhhh—!!!"
She flung the blanket up and wrapped her tall body tightly.
"You bastard!"
Her face instantly flushed bright red.
She breathed rapidly, humiliated and furious.
"How dare he do that to me?!"
"And my adopted daughters were right outside the door!"
The more she remembered, the clearer the sensations became.
It was like tiny insects crawling over her legs—tingling, numb, and indescribable.
"Hmph!"
She forcefully shoved those inappropriate thoughts out of her mind and got up to change clothes.
The dress from yesterday had been torn apart beyond repair.
She put on a massive black silk skirt and a white dress, tightly wrapping her figure.
Stepping into high heels, she stormed out the door, rage blazing.
"If I find that little bastard, I'll eat him alive!"
Akuna swore fiercely.
Yet Ma Jun's face involuntarily surfaced in her mind.
Her steps faltered slightly.
"Maybe… I could play with him a bit before eating him."
Akuna lightly licked her lips.
Suddenly, a domineering, unfamiliar fragrance rushed into her nose—
Rich, intense, impossible to ignore.
"What's that smell?"
She sniffed instinctively.
"Why does it smell so good?!"
Gurgle—gurgle.
After yesterday's massive consumption and a full day of rest, the stimulation of that aroma immediately made her stomach growl.
Akuna swallowed hard.
"Did the castle get a new cook?"
"The skill level skyrocketed, didn't it?"
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