Chapter 192: Reuniting with Tang Luo Ke

To evade the Divine City’s Guard Team, Yu Zhizhi had used two cards—a Disguised Identity and a Disguised Talent—before the Camp Task teleported her to Paradise.

The Disguised Identity card had the shorter duration.

The instant the Spiritual Technique vanished, her rabbit ears could no longer be concealed.

Before anyone could react, they saw the turtle female, who was held captive by the Evil Ghost, transform. Her vibrant green skin gradually turned a milky white, and a pair of rabbit ears popped out, brushing against Number 777’s chin.

In the banquet hall, the contestants watching the Void Domain match were utterly astonished.

’What’s happening?’

The white-robed young woman had suddenly transformed. Her already petite frame trembled slightly. Her dark eyes seemed to be veiled in a light mist, and the tip of her small nose was red, giving her a pure, pitiful, and innocent look. Controlled by the Evil Ghost behind her, the sharp tip of his finger-blade pierced her delicate, porcelain-white neck, and crimson blood began to slowly well up...

She was like a blood-stained white rose, possessing a kind of broken beauty.

[Number 13 was using a disguise Spiritual Technique this whole time!!]

[Whoa! She’s actually a rabbit! She’s gorgeous! I think I’m in love!]

[My heart is racing!!]

[Waaaah, don’t kill Tutu! Tutu is so cute!]

[She looks so familiar for some reason...]

The comments in the live stream flew by in a blur, and the discussion was white-hot.

And on the forums, new threads were popping up one after another.

The "Hunting Paradise: Final Match" already had a huge following, and now two top-tier fan favorites, Number 777 and Number 91, had appeared at the same time.

Hundreds of millions of viewers were watching this opening match online.

The murderous Evil Ghost of this hunting season had the delicate Rabbit Clan female firmly in his grasp. With the slightest pressure, he could make her blood splatter across the ground.

Yu Zhizhi felt a sharp sting on the side of her neck. She sniffled, her soft, sweet voice trembling on the verge of tears. "You... you’re poking me..."

"Hmph."

The man wearing the Evil Ghost Mask slowly lifted his fingertip, and the silver blade retracted. He leaned in close, nudged the mask up just enough to reveal his mouth, and pressed his lips to her snow-white neck, gently licking away the bead of blood that had formed.

This scene left many people stunned.

[Huh? What’s going on? Are Hunters usually this gentle with their prey?]

[Is this some kind of end-of-life care?]

[Ahhhh, Lord 777 is so hot! If people didn’t actually die in there, I’d totally want to jump in and play a round or two~]

[Is it just me, or is there some serious romantic tension between them!?]

Tang Luo Ke smelled the familiar scent of jasmine and milk on her; even her blood tasted sweet. When he lifted his head, his lips were stained red with her blood. He wiped the stain from his mouth with his thumb and pulled the Evil Ghost Mask back into place.

"As for the mistakes you’ve made, I’ll settle the score with you later." The young man’s slightly hoarse voice sounded as if it were rising from the depths of hell, sending an involuntary shiver down Yu Zhizhi’s spine.

’...It really is Tang Luo Ke.’

When she had run off with their cub, she hadn’t left a single word. She hadn’t seen him at all since then.

News about him only reached her in bits and pieces...

After leaving the Duke Mansion, the only other time she had seen anything about him was once, on a forum.

"You... what are you doing here?"

Yu Zhizhi’s rabbit ears drooped slightly. She tilted her head, looking at the young man behind her as he slowly stood up straight. He was clad in a black robe, and in the darkness, the blood-stained Evil Ghost Mask looked especially menacing and terrifying.

"To catch you, of course. What else did you expect?"

Inside the Void Domain, the bloody slaughter everyone had envisioned failed to materialize. Instead, they were... chatting.

After Yu Zhizhi’s true form was revealed, the number of people following her skyrocketed.

Back in the banquet hall, many people stared in astonishment at the situation inside the Void Domain. The White-eyed Young Boy was stunned speechless for a long moment.

’Miss Turtle... isn’t a turtle? She’s a rabbit?’

The Lord of Paradise had seen through her identity long ago. He watched everything unfolding within the Void Domain with an air of indifference, his jawline tight and his gaze locked firmly on the young woman.

Seeing the intimate scene of the Evil Ghost licking her blood, the Lord of Paradise’s brow furrowed slightly.

’Their relationship seems to be anything but ordinary.’

A restless, irritable feeling welled up within him, though the Lord of Paradise couldn’t pinpoint its source. His gaze grew dark, and a lust for slaughter began to bloom.

For an instant, he wanted to enter the Void Domain himself, slay Number 777, and drag the young woman back.

’He wanted to take her back to the Holy Temple.’

’Back to the top of the giant skeletal remains.’

’To torment her day and night.’

This was supposed to be a death trap, one the Lord of Paradise had woven specifically for the little Rabbit Clan female. He had even been prepared to collect her corpse, yet the bloody scene he had anticipated never occurred.

And now, they were even chatting as if no one else existed...?

’What could they possibly have to talk about?’

Meanwhile, the Butterfly Clan female, who had maintained a detached expression, grew increasingly pale.

’...It’s her.’

’It’s really her?’

Ai Li recognized the turtle girl’s true identity in an instant. She had watched the live broadcast of the K family’s wolf cub hatching ceremony in the Valoran Empire. This was the newly minted Imperial S-level female!

Her name... Ai Li couldn’t quite recall it, but the Rabbit Clan female’s face was deeply etched into her memory.

As an A+ female, Ai Li dreamed of advancing to S-Class.

The cubs born to that little Rabbit Clan female were overwhelmingly powerful—something every female on the Beast World Planet dreamed of.

Once the cubs grew a little older, their adoration, attachment, and protectiveness toward their mother would become the female’s strongest backing.

This was why, on the Beast World Planet, a female’s status was directly proportional to her Fertility: the stronger it was, the more revered she became.

At this moment, Ai Li was filled with complex emotions.

Before, she had looked down on that low-ranking turtle female.

She had only thought the girl was lucky to have gained Lord 91’s favor and gotten an easy carry.

But now—

In the Beast World, where strength commanded respect, no matter how bitter she felt, she had no choice but to bow her head to this S-Class female.

Yu Zhizhi, still wrapped in her white robe, turned to face Tang Luo Ke.

It had been a long time.

His image had grown blurry in her mind. Amid the ruins, shrouded in the deep of night, she gazed at the Evil Ghost Mask on his face. She lowered her head for a moment, then quickly raised her eyes to meet his again. "How... how did you know it was me?"

’When he first appeared, my disguise Spiritual Technique was still active.’

’I should have still looked like a turtle.’

Tang Luo Ke shot her a glance. "You should ask the snake."

’Snake?’

’The D... Duke?’

Yu Zhizhi froze. ’At the last Imperial conference... was I exposed? Did the Duke recognize me?’

Tang Luo Ke, still wearing the Evil Ghost Mask, turned slightly to the side and looked toward the distant horizon. There was nothing there, yet it was the connection point between reality and the Void Domain.

Through the dark, abyss-like vortex, it was as if he were staring at every single contestant in the banquet hall.

The Evil Ghost’s cold, mocking gaze made everyone watching tremble in fear.

Normally, it was impossible to perceive the outside world from within the Void Domain. Only after a long time in the match, and after earning enough points, could one unlock a projection of reality.

And yet, this Number 777 seemed to be able to see them all.

Tang Luo Ke quickly locked onto his target. "Let’s skip the match and move straight to the final showdown, shall we? Lord of Paradise?"

(One more Chapter to follow...)