Chapter 274 - Come With Me

"You shouldn't have angered me." Liu Xiaodan included the word 'anger', but his face didn't even change the dead smile expression. Moreover, the crimson drill went through others around him first. The symphony of screams echoed all over and broke the silence of the night as Wu Zhong watched Liu Xiaodan closely.

Song Qixi was the only one collapsing on his spot. Even Abbadon couldn't compete with this, and the black fog even fled while everyone's attention was on Qiao Muwei. In the end, he just accepted the fact that he was going to die then and there. The shamans tried to counterattack, but the drill was too fast. One by one, they turned into a blood mist that made the drill bigger.

What was shocking was that after everyone was gone, the drill stopped. The spawned Kings reformed themselves around the remaining two people. Song Qixi, who was prepared to die, couldn't help but feel like Liu Xiaodan was playing with him. He gritted his teeth and swiped his arm angrily, even pulling his gun out as if he could hurt Liu Xiaodan with it. "What are you playing this time?!"

"...Sergeant, aside from you, who else decided to throw me here?" Liu Xiaodan asked. For a moment, he somewhat concluded that Director Sun and Wu Zhong weren't part of the culprits of that act. Else, they would have to watch him very closely, and Dr. Fan wouldn't use him for something else.

"...Judge Wen?" Song Qixi uttered a name. How could he be the only one to suffer. He was going to lose everything in this encounter after all. Not only did he lose the chance to destroy the Song family that harmed him, but he also lost Chu Youlan along the way. So what if he dragged down one more person?

Unknown to him, his thoughts were all pretty visible to the other demons in the place. Liu Xiaodan only hummed before letting the Student King moved closer to the two. He then spoke, "You're not the only one who would be after me now. If they come, at least have the guarantee that your conspirators will all join you soon."

The student gagged out a full-sized body of a person. Song Qixi caught it and was shocked to find Chu Youlan in his arms again. Liu Xiaodan then spoke, "She was not supposed to die. It was your actions that forced hunger on one of my friends. I would have let her live."

"Don't you know that this is still called 'desecration of the dead'?" Song Qixi gnashed his teeth, but he held onto the created body like he was indeed holding onto the real Chu Youlan. Liu Xiaodan didn't care anymore.

"How impressive. You have full control..." Wu Zhong sighed. Ah, his Project Hades was the greatest killing machine ever made. However, he was brought up in a rather fine household. This kid would never jump into a battlefield unless he would be dragged into it.

Bang! The wooden vines all turned towards the two remaining people, exploding their bodies with the force of getting torn down by the sheer weight of the vines. Liu Xiaodan only lowered his eyes before looking up at the night sky. It felt like he had forgotten what the outside world had looked like.

"Am I really ready to live normally?"

"Xiaodan!" Chuan Nayi ran to him and hugged him from behind. That was the only time that Liu Xiaodan realized that the vines were gone, the bodies collected. She cried on his back as her arms wrapped around him tightly. "I thought I lost you in that place!"

Liu Xiaodan moved to turn around, hugging her back. He didn't say anything, but he wanted to absorb all the warmth that she could give. Perhaps, by then, he would be able to sleep comfortably.

In the distance, Mian Qingtao was crying like a small shield as he held onto Mian Qingwei's hand on his face. His sister was well, albeit hard to be called a human now. She also decreased her insanity as if Liu Xiaodan's blood mixing with hers carried a calming effect. It's just that she was too annoyed by his brother that she couldn't cry even if she was so happy to see him again as well.

The mercenaries were also talking among themselves, Jiu Yuanli reporting to Li Heilong. However, after he finished, he turned to Li Feng who was standing with Qiao Shan at the side. The woman just watched her father got killed by someone she couldn't really exact revenge on. Even if she was a perfect fit for Red Justice, she had lost a lot of things along the way.

"Come home with me, Qiao Shan. The Mian family will protect you. We will also get rid of the demon on you." Li Feng tried to offer her his home, but she could only turn to him. Her lips pursed before her tears fell. At this sight, Li Feng reached out to take her hand. "Come with me, Qiao Shan. Let's get married. I will protect you."

"...if I go with you, what will the Qiao family say? What will your father say?" Qiao Shan wanted to pull away, but Li Feng's hand held onto her tighter. "Feng'er, I don't deserve to be part of your family. I'm just a monster who looked like a human being. I'm better dead than alive..."

"Don't say things like that..." Li Feng gasped. "Qiao Shan… I love you. Please don't do this."

Qiao Shan stared at him. She would say things like he was just trying to rope her in, that he was just bored or lonely… but that night… that was a testament to his interest. His worry and care… she had seen them while they were in the facility. His devotion… it was there when he caught a bullet for her. Even if he only did those things because he was capable and not out of mad love, why wouldn't Qiao Shan believe it?

Her lips opened, but Li Feng intercepted her words with his mouth. Her lashes shook as she took in the kind of warmth that she had always wanted. This infatuation she had towards Li Feng and the kind of love he could give was so strong that she was so guilty of owning him despite not being truly in love. It's just that… was it truly a sin to do so? To have someone that was best suited for someone else?

He pulled back and stared straight into her eyes. "I love you, Qiao Shan. Please marry me."

"Feng'er..." Qiao Shan continued to hesitate.

"You should get married." The voice of a child interrupted them, and Li Feng quickly looked down at Guangru who was standing next to him. Before he could even ask why he insisted on such a thing, the child spoke, "I would hate it if the little bun would have to die or not have a baba."