The Painted Woman
[Gentleman of Light Medal: Congratulations, Player. This Medal represents your glorious record. Players who possess a Medal are highly recognized by the game, because they stand on the side of light.]
[Twisted Mask: Don't be fooled by its appearance—it looks like a sheet of paper. But once worn, it causes anyone who sees it, including High-level Players, to feel dizzy. For three minutes, no one will be able to make out the face beneath the Mask. Cooldown: 24 hours.]
Xu Huo tossed the Medal aside, put on the Mask, and stood in front of the mirror. The unremarkable Mask now looked like a slowly churning black vortex, with only a pair of eyes visible.
"So this is a special item."
The effects of ordinary items depended on the user's abilities, but this special item seemed to work on everyone without distinction.
Its effect didn't last long, though.
Xu Huo put the Mask away in his inventory, cut his long hair, washed it, and walked out of the Restroom. To his surprise, a woman was sitting silently in the living room. Her completely naked body sprawled across the sofa as she held the Gentleman of Light Medal he'd tossed aside against her chest. Her familiar face was flushed, and she wore a satisfied smile.
"Yu Qingqing?" Xu Huo frowned. Then, when he saw her run toward him naked, he kicked her back onto the sofa.
The woman sailed through the air like a sheet of paper. An unnatural crack appeared across her abdomen, but it healed in an instant. She knelt on the sofa and looked at him tearfully, her expression aggrieved. Where her tears ran, her skin wrinkled unnaturally.
"That painting in the skin stripper's Secret Room... You're the woman in the painting. How did you get