The Dragon Country stream.
[She woke up!]
[Fuck! Brother Chen is still holding her hand!]
[Holy shit what do we do now!]
[Touching the tiger's butt while she sleeps?]
[This is a death sentence!]
[Come on Chen! Please stay alive!]
[You are our last hope!]
The foreign stream erupted in celebration.
[He's dead! Finally!]
[Kill him, Annie!]
[Tear him apart!]
[Once he dies, Dragon Country falls!]
[Your resources, your land, your women... all ours!]
[This is the end of your luck!]
In the corner of the cafeteria.
Elena saw Annie wake up.
Her heart skipped a beat.
"Amy..."
She whispered.
"Do you think... she will hurt him?"
"He took advantage of her while she was sleeping."
"That's a taboo for anomalies."
Amy tilted her head.
"But Sister Elena..."
"Didn't the big sister enjoy having her feet eaten just now?"
"She made such happy noises."
"And she slept so soundly."
"Why would she kill the person who made her happy?"
Elena went silent.
She looked at Chen Shi.
Then she nodded.
Letting out a breath.
"You're right."
"That tongue skill..."
"Is a rare treasure."
"Once in a lifetime."
"Even a ghost wouldn't waste it."
At least I would never waste it.
She thought.
At the center table.
Chen Shi felt the atmosphere freeze.
An invisible force clamped down on him.
Like being cast in cement.
He couldn't move a finger.
He couldn't even blink.
He was locked.
Annie sat up slowly.
The jacket sliding off her shoulders.
Her eyes were no longer hazy.
They were cold.
Sharp.
Staring straight into his soul.
Inside.
Annie was a mess.
She looked at her hand.
Still being held by this audacious human.
Her skin burned where he touched.
I fainted?
Me? An S-rank anomaly?
Fainted because a human licked my foot?
And I moaned?
She remembered the sensation.
That electric current shooting up her spine.
That overwhelming pleasure that melted her bones.
Damn this body.
It's so unpromising.
So honest.
It betrayed me and it wants more!
Fuck!
Even now.
Feeling his thumb rubbing my hand.
My heart is racing.
Shameless!
Her face turned icy cold.
She glared at Chen Shi.
Red lips parted.
Voice low.
Dangerous.
"You have three seconds."
"Explain why you are touching me."
"If your answer doesn't satisfy me..."
Her gaze drifted to his mouth.
To that tongue that brought her shame and bliss.
"I will cut that tongue off."
I swear.
If he dares to say anything perverted again.
I'll kill him.
I must regain my dignity!Chen Shi didn't panic.
In his mind.
He quickly opened the [Basic Annie Profile] he had just unlocked.
[Profile: Nun Annie]
[Identity: The Eternal Virgin Saint.]
[Cause of Death: Because her beauty was considered a sin that tempted the faithful,
the Church buried her alive in the walls of the cloister.
She died at 18, untouched, unloved, no friends, no family.]
[Personality: Extreme repression led to extreme desire.
She has zero experience with romance,
a blank sheet of paper, craving to be colored.
Because she never had love, she is possessive of the first person who touches her heart.]
[Taboo: Being treated as a toy.
She is terrified of being mocked for her inexperience.
If she senses you are just teasing a naive girl,
she will harvest your soul out of shame.]
Chen Shi's heart skipped a beat.
So that's it.
She is an unopened gift.
A hidden treasure that has been lonely for centuries.
She isn't angry because I'm a pervert.
She's angry because she doesn't know how to handle these new feelings.
She thinks I'm mocking her purity.
To survive.
I don't need to apologize.
I need to claim her.
I need to show her that her inexperience is exactly what I want.
Chen Shi took a deep breath.
Just as Annie was about to say "One."
She raised her hand.
Snap.
She snapped her fingers.
A transparent, dark red ripple expanded.
Enveloping the table.
Creating an absolute sound barrier.
Outside.
Elena, Amy, and the millions of viewers in the stream saw their mouths moving.
But heard nothing.
The stream panicked.
[What happened?! The audio is cut!]
[I can't hear anything!]
[Did she silence him to kill him?]
[Read his lips! Someone read his lips!]
Inside the barrier.
The world was quiet.
Only the two of them existed.
Chen Shi looked straight into Annie's eyes.
He didn't let go of her hand.
Instead.
He laced his fingers through hers.
Interlocking them tight.
"Because I couldn't help it."
Chen Shi said.
His voice low.
"You asked me why."
"Because from the moment I saw you in the church."
"My soul was captured."
"You think I'm just a pervert playing games?"
"No."
"I see you, Annie."
He move, closing the distance.
Until he could smell the faint scent of milk on her.
"I see the loneliness in your bones."
"You've never held a hand before, have you?"
Annie's pupils trembled.
Her facade cracking.
"Shut up..."
"You've never been hugged."
"Never been kissed."
Chen Shi raised his other hand.
Gently cupping her cheek.
His thumb brushing over her pale skin.
"I want to be your first."
"And your last."
"I want to be the one who teaches you everything."
"I want to fill your blank pages with my colors."
"I want to be the dog that guards your gate."
"Is that a good enough reason?"
Silence.
Annie stared at him.
Her breathing hitched.
The ice in her eyes melted.
Panic.
Curiosity.
And an overwhelming, terrifying sweetness.
Is this... being wanted?
A crystal tear rolled down her cheek.
Landing on Chen Shi's hand.
Burning hot.
It was the first tear she had shed in hundreds of years.
But the next second.
Annie panicked.
She abruptly pulled her hand away.
Wiping her face fiercely.
Turning her head away.
"Liar!"
"You humans are all talk!"
"You think you can trick me just because I... I haven't done this before?!"
She pushed Chen Shi away.
Face burning red.
"I don't want to hear it!"
She turned around.
Picking up her scythe.
And walked away toward dangerous zone.
Her steps were messy.
Flustered.
Chen Shi stood there.
Watching her back.
Silent.
She didn't kill me.
The pure ones are the best.
Suddenly.
Annie stopped halfway.
She twisted back a bit.
Only show her side profile.
Her face was still flushed.
"You!"
"Come here!"
Chen Shi's eyes lit up.
"Coming, honey!"
He trotted over happily.
Wagging an invisible tail.
Annie glared at him.
She reached into her cleavage.
Pulled out a small object.
It was still warm from her body heat.
Carrying her scent.
She threw it at Chen Shi.
"Take it."
Chen Shi caught it.
It was a small amulet made of white bone.
Carved into a distorted cross.
[Item: Annie's Rib (Fragment)]
[Grade: A]
[Effect: Contains the protective will of an S-rank anomaly.
It automatically generates a 'Saint's Shield' by time.
The shield can block one fatal attack from any entity below A-rank.
While the shield is active, the wearer's sanity slowly recovers.]
Chen Shi was shocked.
Her rib?
This is literally a piece of her body.
She gave me a piece of herself.
He looked up.
Moved.
"Annie..."
Annie turned her head back to normal.
Refusing to look at him.
Her voice awkward.
"Don't... don't get the wrong idea!"
"I didn't give it to you because I like you!"
"I just..."
She stomped her foot.
"I just don't want my... my first dog to die in some trash's hands!"
"If you die."
"You can only die by my scythe!"
"Understand?!"
"Now get out of my sight!"
She turned and ran away.
Slamming the heavy iron door shut.
Bang!
Chen Shi stood outside.
Clutching the warm bone amulet.
He sniffed it deeply.
A grin spreading across his face.
"Understood, ma'am."
[System Notification:]
[Annie Affection +20!]
[Current Affection: 40 (She will think about you tonight during shower).]
[Reward: All Stats +100%!]
[Hidden Achievement Unlocked: "The First Man."]
[Reward: God-level Skill — Luck Manipulation!]