The Trump Card Forced Out Early

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Without waiting for Tang Mei'er to answer, the woman inside spoke again: "Honorable heroes, we are truly too terrified. We have decided to stay hidden inside and wait until everything has settled before coming out. Would that be alright?"

"Settled? If everything is settled, what use do I have for you lot!!!" Tang Mei'er's face, turned toward the stone door, twisted into a hideous expression like a vengeful ghost, her body trembling slightly.

Before entering this world, she had envisioned various accidents and complications and had prepared many countermeasures, but she never expected that the triggering of the set mission would go wrong!

And it was a fatal error at that!

The optional missions appeared to be three separate tasks, but in reality, they could be combined; ultimately, it all boiled down to killing the Snake Demon and the Fox Demon.

Mission one went without saying: the three plot characters were destined to fight the Snake Demon and Fox Demon to the death—either they died, or the two demons perished. Mission two, the escort mission, had two different ways to be completed.

The first way was to eliminate the two demons first, then find the maidens and begin the escort. This was the safest method and the one most reincarnators chose. The other way was to begin the escort first, but this would cause the Snake Demon and Fox Demon to intercept them at the entrance of the cave, which not only increased the combat difficulty significantly but also made the mission extremely prone to failure!

The plot characters and the newcomers did not know the difference, but Tang Mei'er knew it clearly. The reason she chose the second path was that she had never intended to complete this second optional mission at all!

In her layout, those innocent maidens were excellent chess pieces, possessing two indispensable functions!

During the escort mission, the Snake Demon and Fox Demon would view the maidens' escape as betrayal and focus their primary hatred on them. Therefore, if one wanted to protect their lives, the reincarnators would have to pay a much higher price. However, Tang Mei'er did the opposite. She seized upon this hatred mechanic and prepared a trump card that would cause the Snake Demon to lose its sanity but increase its attack power significantly. She intended for the innocent maidens to bear the brunt of the first, most ferocious wave of attacks. The result would naturally be one word—death, and a gruesome one at that!

With the previously vibrant maidens suddenly dying miserable deaths, the mission failing, and the true might of the boss looming over them, she believed that even the most resilient newcomer's spirit would be severely damaged under this triple blow. At that point, using skills to control them would cost far less!

To kill two birds with one stone—how vicious!

Unfortunately, it had all been ruined by Gao Xu, who had arrived first!

What should I do now? Could it be that I am forced to use my trump card right from the start? No, that is too dangerous! Thoughts raced through her mind, but Tang Mei'er refused to give up and tried to coax them again. However, the maiden inside was clearly determined and simply did not respond.

As for whether the maidens opened the door, the three plot characters did not care. The Yin-Yang Taoist even said: "It is only natural for them to be afraid. Besides, if the stone door remains closed, they will not be caught in the crossfire. It will not be too late to return after we have dealt with the demons. Let us go, there is no time to lose!"

Tang Mei'er had no choice but to leave the stone door with extreme reluctance. Before departing, she looked at Qin Guang and Zhu Hao, who wore expressions of mere confusion without a hint of worry, and gritted her teeth, thinking: Things have come to this, there is no other way. My apologies, you two; it seems you lack the fortune to live to see the moment a Gold-tier piece of equipment drops!

Having made up her mind to achieve her goal even if it meant sacrificing her two subordinates, Tang Mei'er quickly regained her composure. A few words of comfort in the team channel were enough to soothe the dim-witted Qin Guang and Zhu Hao. After passing through a long corridor, they finally arrived in a spacious and luxurious room.

Compared to the barren stone chambers, the furnishings here were extremely ornate, filled with silk couches and carvings, not at all inferior to the side halls within the Lin Family Fort.

Sitting before a vanity in the room was a woman with long, flowing black hair, combing it while looking into a mirror. The profile of her face was incredibly beautiful, exuding an indescribable, alluring charm. It was none other than the Snake Demon's wife—the Fox Demon!

"So, you are the ones who hurt my husband? To dare to come here, you are truly seeking your own deaths!" The Fox Demon groomed her silky hair in a leisurely manner. Although her words were fierce, there was not a trace of anger in her tone. Her drifting, ethereal voice entered everyone's ears, and the faces of several newcomers with weak willpower instantly flushed red, their bodies suddenly burning with heat.

"Demon, cease your bewitchment!" The martial arts practiced by the Yin-Yang Taoist had a subtle restraining effect on charm effects. He noticed something was wrong immediately, shouted in anger, and began a verbal counterattack: "Demons are indeed heartless and unrighteous creatures. Your own husband is injured, yet you are here shamelessly seducing your enemies!"

Charm was the Fox Demon's innate talent, and what had just occurred was merely a natural emanation, not an intentional act. The Yin-Yang Taoist's words were far too harsh, and his demeanor as a man of the cloth vanished completely. The Fox Demon could not tolerate this; her face turned livid, a murderous aura flared, and she pulled a jade hairpin from her hair, saying coldly: "I hope you can still keep such a hard tone in a moment!"

Seeing that a great battle was about to erupt, the newcomers habitually retreated outward. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Tang Mei'er suddenly blocked the doorway, looking at them with a charming smile: "Everyone, this little woman has a small request. I wonder if it is appropriate to speak?"

With a beauty making a request, the male newcomers were instantly invigorated. Kong Jun spoke first: "Miss Tang, do not be so polite. Whatever you need, even if it means climbing a mountain of blades or descending into a sea of fire, I will not refuse!"

"No need to be polite? That is good..." Not far away, the three plot characters had already begun to clash with the Fox Demon. Tang Mei'er's eyes, clear as a pool of water, lowered slightly, and her voice became eerily deep.

When all the newcomers looked at Tang Mei'er involuntarily, she suddenly raised her head. An indescribable red light flashed from her eyes. The newcomers felt their spirits being seized; their minds went blank, and the expressions on their faces instantly turned vacant.

"As expected, it still doesn't work. Under normal circumstances, I simply cannot control this many people!" As Tang Mei'er commanded the newcomers to turn around, she let out a muffled groan, and two streams of bright red blood instantly flowed from the corners of her eyes, looking incredibly ghastly.

Sighing, Tang Mei'er, having abandoned her unrealistic thoughts, finally used her trump card ahead of schedule. Following a string of cryptic incantations, a small, crimson crystal suddenly emerged from her forehead. With a light spin, two purple-red wings and a thin tail sprouted from her back.

The changes to her body caused Tang Mei'er's clothes to tear instantly, revealing a breathtakingly voluptuous figure. Those glimpses of fair skin and the faint, alluring red almost drove any man to madness. With a flash of light, a long, pitch-black whip was gripped in her hand, and her transformation finally concluded.

This was Tang Mei'er's strongest state, a bloodline skill from the Magic system—Succubus Transformation!

Speaking of this bloodline skill, it could be considered a history of humiliation for Tang Mei'er. A woman as shrewd, capable, and deep-scheming as her had been swindled by a con artist in the space. She had bought a bottle of Succubus blood at a price slightly below market value, only to discover after using it that the blood was actually diluted essence blood. She did not know what method the other party had used, but it had still managed to change the reincarnator's bloodline.

However, this meant its flaws were infinitely magnified: not only were most of the Succubus's exclusive skills unusable, but the cooldown was as long as an entire world. In other words, she could only transform once per plot world!

What was even more tragic was that for reincarnators of the Magic system, bloodlines were an extremely important component of their strength. In the early stages, one could at most possess one, and it could not be changed. Tang Mei'er originally had great potential and a bright future, but after being played like this, it was almost ruined.

The con artist was truly interesting. When Tang Mei'er went to confront him, he made a gesture, and when Tang Mei'er flipped the bottle over to look, a crooked line of "a" on the bottom caught her eye, and she was so angry she fainted on the spot!

If it were an ordinary person, they would have been devastated by such a blow, but Tang Mei'er did not fall. This woman had a very resilient personality; she wasn't afraid of flaws, she would just compensate for them!

That was why she had made this trip to the Hidden Dragon Cave. The inner core dropped by the Fox Demon was the perfect item to compensate for her charm skills. Having a thin bloodline had one unique advantage: it had low rejection rates and could accommodate items from the Immortal Cultivation system.

The Fox Demon and the Succubus were both races from Eastern and Western legends that specialized in charm. If the two could be effectively combined, it might be possible to unleash unimaginable power!

Tang Mei'er was a woman with great ambition. She wanted to become a powerhouse in the space, not a female slave who relied on her beauty to cling to others. Therefore, no matter how strong the Fox Demon was or how low the drop rate of the inner core was, she believed she could succeed!