A Chance to Be Alone

On the altar, which covered an area larger than a football field, stood over a thousand steps. It was obvious that the steps were made from a mixture of shadows of building ruins, with rusted rebar exposed in many places.

It seemed the fel energy had corroded the concrete, causing it to "melt" and forcibly bind together the materials from the ruins.

Yet the structure formed by the fel corruption made the steps feel quite solid underfoot, even sturdier than reinforced concrete.

As he climbed, Tao Yu also saw a disheveled man with a face full of stubble passing by, one arm around an old woman on either side.

"Ah, you lucky bastard. I'm jealous..."

Soldier Boy spoke to Tao Yu in a rather envious tone.

Seeing the two old women beside him and the way he was dressed, Tao Yu could more or less guess who he was.

Soldier Boy had rather unusual tastes, but he couldn't possibly be immune to a succubus as powerful as the general's wife.

But with a chance to get closer to the top right in front of him, Tao Yu still played dumb.

"What luck? Do you know what's going on? Are you human?"

"Haha, you'll find out when you get up there. It'll really make you feel so good you'll die happy."

Soldier Boy didn't answer Tao Yu directly, but he emphasized the word "die."

Just then, a melodious voice drifted down from above.

"Talking about me behind my back like that? I won't stand for it~"

Looking up, he saw Delis walking toward them with graceful, swaying steps.

"If you're interested, we could do it together. I've invited you several times already."

Delis gave Soldier Boy a bewitching smile and cast him a flirtatious sidelong glance.

But Soldier Boy, who had