Chapter 708 - 635: Level Up!! Today Is an Auspicious Day!!

Chapter 708: Chapter 635: Level Up!! Today Is an Auspicious Day!!

According to the previous discoveries, whenever I encounter a desperate situation, I escape from certain death at the last moment.

And this time, it is evidently the most desperate of all situations, so should I experience the most miraculous of all escapes?

It was as if Destiny heard Feng Ju’s call at the brink of death.

Just as his consciousness was about to slip into the abyss of death, his pupils, almost losing focus, suddenly captured a trace of movement.

He saw that the eye in the painting by the door seemed to quietly... wink at him?!!

For someone on the verge of death.

Any change happening right before death would be a great blessing.

Especially for Feng Ju, he took this as a sign of hope amidst despair.

He had no time to think about why the painting would blink or what monster might emerge from it; he simply felt with a flash of insight...

That some great providence in the unseen had sent someone once more to rescue him.

Did the theorem of escape in adversity prove true once again?

This time, it came... from the monster in the painting?!!

His clogged Adam’s apple rolled with difficulty, and his face, with skin cracked frame by frame, showed incredible ecstasy.

The skin on his face had shattered, revealing the intertwined crimson muscles and writhing red lines beneath. It was truly horrifying, yet he smiled.

Feng Ju opened his mouth wide, seemingly shouting the cheer of surviving a desperate predicament:

"Monster, hahaha, you dream of devouring me, but I am blessed with a protection beyond your understanding."

Of course, his mouth was filled with red lines, and he could only utter meaningless, muffled sounds like "ah ah ah ah ah ugh ugh ugh."

The "cloth doll" couldn’t understand Feng Ju’s strange cries, but she clearly captured the sudden burst of light in Feng Ju’s fierce eyes as if it were a final glimmer.

That light was very familiar to her.

Before, whenever Feng Ju said to her, "You are the pride and hope of our family," his eyes would shine with this kind of light.

And now, this beam of light passed over her, carrying a heat more intense than ever before.

Whom was Feng Ju looking at?

Who was replacing her, becoming the light in Feng Ju’s eyes?

"Who is behind me?"

The "cloth doll" felt the hair on the back of her neck stand on end as a chill crept up her spine.

She suddenly turned around, exactly in time to see a blurry human face silently bulging from the painting on the wall, like a monster trying to emerge from the canvas.

The viscous oil paint, like melted wax under high heat, slowly dripped along the outline of that eerie human face, flowing downward.

Where the paint slid down, it revealed a ghastly, lifeless... skull mask.

Feng Ju and the "cloth doll" both shouted the same name in their hearts:

"[Mask]?!!"

The ecstatic smile on Feng Ju’s lips did not fade.

At this moment, his hatred toward [Mask] had long vanished, leaving only devout gratitude and plea.

Grateful for having been saved once, pleading to be saved once more.

His protruding eyes stared unblinkingly at [Mask], his gaze brimming with the hottest light.

That gaze seemed to say:

"Save me!"

"Just like before!"

"Save me again, I beg you!"

The "cloth doll" looked up at [Mask], watching as it stepped out of the painting.

A barely noticeable trace of surprise crossed her face, but it quickly returned to calmness.

She was used to it.

Every time [Mask] appeared to her, it was always sudden and unpredictable, and she had come to see it as a kind of monster’s romance.

She gazed into the other’s eye sockets, where illusory shadows spun wildly, with the tri-colored jade occasionally splitting like swimming tadpoles, sometimes swirling into a strange kaleidoscope pattern.

It was eerily and constantly changing, appearing both illusory and real, seemingly teetering on the brink of some sinister threshold, drawing her gaze in endlessly.

Then, a smile identical to Feng Ju’s suddenly lifted the corners of her lips, a joyful smile from the heart.

"You’re here!"

After several "heart-stopping" dates, the "cloth doll" was somewhat familiar with her home’s [Mask]’s personality.

Now, she wouldn’t foolishly ask why he was here, a redundant question that would seem distant and easily ruin the date’s atmosphere.

She used calm declarative sentences, which made it seem like they shared a tacit understanding and a mutual connection.

After joining the Night Watcher, the "cloth doll" had thought about showing off the next time she met [Mask], perhaps even putting on a grand rebellion.

But this notion only bubbled up in her mind for a second before she crushed it without hesitation.

On one hand, the lessons from the previous beatings were too deeply etched, not something a black robe could shield;

on the other hand, she had actually developed a subtle secret affection for [Mask] after being beaten.

Gazing at their matching black and white masks, she even felt that perhaps this was Destiny, arranging a... couple’s outfit for them in the shadows.

The only thing that puzzled the "cloth doll" was why Feng Ju looked at [Mask] with shining eyes and a smile?

Did you lose your memory and forget who cut off your arm?

I smile because [Mask] is my boyfriend!

Why do you smile?

Shouldn’t you be crying?

A hint of complicated emotion flashed in the "cloth doll"’s eyes, but she didn’t ask a single question out loud.

She hid all her doubts inside, simply standing obediently in place, revealing the sweet smile a lover should have.

If you love him, you have to give him absolute trust and tolerance; this is the secret recipe for a lasting relationship.

As a human, the "cloth doll" never seriously dated, then she became a monster, and she inevitably felt a bit of regret.

As a monster, [Mask] is, in some sense, her first love, and she also desires a sweet love affair.

She doesn’t wish for her first love to end by devouring the other or being devoured.

Now, the "cloth doll"’s most beautiful longing for monster love is to travel to all corners of the world with the other, seeking more family members.

She held Feng Ju’s heart in one hand, while inviting [Mask]:

"Want to come along?"

The "cloth doll" played her role well, but with the system’s guidance, he could smell the evil aura on her.

He muttered in his heart:

"Usually so fierce, but hides at the critical moment, the one controlling this body is still evil. Is the cloth doll a clone of Puppet Mother? But is this roleplay Puppet Mother’s twisted enjoyment, or is it the body’s influence?"

"The evil controls the body, and the body corrupts the evil, huh? Interesting." [Mask]’s eyes showed a light of deep contemplation.

He blinked, and his pupils also revealed a fiery light, saying through the mask:

"No need, let him stay with you forever in the future."

[Mask]’s answer made the "cloth doll"’s smile even sweeter and more charming, showing a girl’s naive demeanor.

In [Mask]’s ([Mask]) pupils, the speed of the spinning Tri-colored Jade had reached an unprecedented peak, the sinister, evil, and mysterious pupil power, like a storm compressed to the extreme, was brewing its final transformation.

Only a tiny bit away from the upgrade to [Blood Bar Deceit Eye].

The system panel’s [Blood Bar Deceit Eye] icon flashed at an unprecedented frequency, as if it would completely collapse the next second, then re-condense into a new symbol.

"I’ve always seen [Blood Bar Deceit Eye] as similar to the ’Sharingan’ from some anime; is my judgment really not wrong?

Then, will the upgraded [Blood Bar Deceit Eye] truly be equivalent to the Mangekyō Sharingan, and if so, what kind of abilities will these eyes of mine portray?

I’m really looking forward to it."

A feeling of anticipation, so strong it seemed to burn the soul, surged violently in [Mask]’s cold heart.

It had been too long since he had such a pure longing for the unknown.

Moreover, he had a strong premonition from the beyond that the forthcoming ability would not disappoint him.

Because today, he felt that his luck was truly excellent, a great day for revealing rewards.

Inheritance Level increased just right, and the last urgently needed Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill appeared in response... wasn’t all this the revelation from Destiny?

It’s a good omen!

[Mask] took a deep breath, gracefully raised his hand, and made a gesture inviting the "cloth doll".

Feng Ju: "...?"

Wait—

Weren’t you the great guardian sent by the beyond to save me?

What are you doing?