Chapter 206

[Thank you so much for last time... I'm so sorry I didn't remember you right away.]

"So, do you remember now?"

[Hmm... no, not really...] Sona looked embarrassed. [My memory is a bit bad... I really don't remember us meeting at the Hirana Monastery before...]

"It's alright, it's alright, because we didn't know each other back then." Chen Ce waved his hand to indicate that he didn't care—of course he couldn't care, since it was just a pretext.

He had indeed seen Sona —many times, but not at the Hirana Monastery.

But in... Summoner's Rift...

I've not only seen it many times, but I've also played it many times...

[But I'll remember you forever~] Sona's "voice" was so gentle, just like her beautiful appearance. [I will remember your help forever.]

"Then I'd rather you had a worse memory," Chen Ce replied with a smile, then gave the girl in front of him a quick look.

There's no need to elaborate on her voluptuous beauty; she does look quite different now compared to usual.

Clothing.

In the rush to escape, she ran and darted about, inevitably getting her clothes dirty—there were even bloodstains on them. Both of theirs.

And since it was a pure white nightgown, it was even more obvious.

"Do you want to take a shower?" Chen Ce asked bluntly. "Or just change your clothes? I can lend you my clothes first, and I'll go get yours from Mrs. Lestara tomorrow."

[...] Sona paused for a moment, seemingly a little embarrassed.

But when she looked down, she could see her full breasts almost bursting out of her clothes... The nightgown was indeed a bit damaged and could no longer contain her voluptuous body.

Although it wasn't exactly revealing anything, those large expanses of snow-white skin... made her very shy.

She was indeed covered in sweat... It's not good to sleep in someone else's house like that... It'll make their things dirty...

[Well... that's troublesome...]

"No trouble at all." Chen Ce didn't even think about it that way and immediately got the girl one of his shirts.

Sona blushed and ran into the bathroom.

The sound of flowing water soon rang out.

Some people might be able to eat two large bowls of rice while listening to this sound, but Chen Ce doesn't have that kind of appetite right now.

After making sure Sona couldn't see him at all, he frowned and covered one eye.

Thin streaks of blood seeped from between his fingers.

The intense stinging sensation felt like thousands of needles piercing his eyeballs.

"Raum ..."

Chapter Seventy-One: The Devil's Jailer!

The sound of running water in the bathroom was quite noticeable.

Chen Ce recalled the scene when he first used demonic power—well, perhaps it should be called a "test"? That would be more accurate.

In short... Syndra was used as a test subject back then.

Syndra was doing the same thing as Sona at that time.

But Chen Ce couldn't replicate that "test" on Sona.

Even though Sona was also washing herself clean at this moment, and even though she desperately needed a test...

He doesn't have those thoughts right now, and even if he did, he wouldn't do something so lewd—it would be flirting with Syndra, with whom he has a close relationship and usually shares a bed and is completely open with her, but with Sona he's only known for a short time, it's pure perversion.

Doing that kind of thing will bring retribution.

Even Syndra... isn't she getting her comeuppance now?

"If this continues, I'm afraid I'll become half a Lee Sin..." Chen Ce covered his bleeding left eye, his brows furrowed so tightly they were almost knotted together.

It hurts, it hurts so much!

"Raum ..." He tried to call out to the contracted demon deep within his heart.

Unfortunately, there was no response.

"Raum... Raum..."

There has still been no response.

"Ramramramramramram..."

The demon within him seemed to be asleep.

Left with no other choice, we had to resort to this last resort.

Chen Ce pulled out the [Demon of Secrets' Bargain Contract] from the cloth bag.

"Now we don't even need to cut our fingers..."

Chen Ce picked up the contract scroll and slowly brought it close to his face—he was going to use the blood overflowing from his eyes to complete the summoning ritual.

"What are you doing...!" A weak, terrified voice suddenly rang out, "What are you going to do to the contract...!"

It was the familiar voice of a demon, but it didn't seem to be echoing in my mind.

Instead... a contract scroll?

In other words... um...

From the perspective of the contract scroll... it seems someone is going to do something strange with it...

Chen Ce was a little confused, but at least his lips didn't touch the scroll.

A drop of blood slid from his eye, landing on the scroll before he could respond to the voice.

The contract took effect the next moment.

The mournful cries of ravens rang in his ears, and countless black wings filled his vision. The contract took effect, and the contractor's consciousness began to sink, only able to glimpse his blurry reflection in the final crimson glow.

The eerie feeling came like a tide, but receded just as quickly as lightning.

Chen Ce quickly adapted to the dreamlike feeling of weightlessness and the chaotic vision.

Then, he glimpsed something in the crimson mist... a figure? Indistinct, a hazy gray in the mist...

There seems to be another sound coming...

"What is that idiot doing!"

"What is he going to do to the contract scroll...?! Are you kidding me?! How disgusting!"

"Hmm...? It seems he didn't touch it..."

What is he doing... blood?

"Uh-huh...?!"

The voice sounded neither hoarse nor deep, and didn't seem like that of a demon.

On the contrary, it was full of emotion—that rhythmic and varied intonation.

After uttering a final "hmm," the owner of the voice seemed to realize something, and the blurry figure in the crimson mist began to dissipate.

No... it didn't dissipate...

Is it... is that person running away...?

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Ce gave chase.

Then he heard the demon Raum's voice again—but not in his mind, but in "reality":

"Stop... you foolish human... don't come any closer...!"

It was a deep, hoarse voice, as if it came from the abyss; it was the kind of terrifying voice that would keep you awake or give you nightmares if you listened to it in the middle of the night.

But Chen Ce did not stop as instructed.

Because... something's not right...

Something's not right...

Something's really wrong...

"I command you to stop...!" came the demon's roar, carrying terrifying energy.

But Chen Ce continued forward with difficulty, "Wait a minute... Raum, I see there are other people here...!"

"No...!" Raum's rage made the entire consciousness space tremble.

Fortunately, Chen Ce, who infused the contract scroll with his blood, would not be forcibly kicked out of his consciousness space—this is the power of the [rules].

Even the most powerful demon must abide by the limitations of the [rules].

Despite the pressure, Chen Ce charged into the crimson mist.

The blurry figure became clearer and clearer... He saw that the other party would "grow" a little bit every now and then, but would "shrink" back in less than half a second, as if some kind of skill similar to the "Heaven and Earth Transformation" was stuck and could not be used.

Or perhaps... it's subject to restrictions? Some kind of indescribable restriction?

Chen Ce was unaware of this, so he continued forward, wanting to uncover the truth.

Until Raum's roar stopped him once again.

"I said... stop--!!"

The terrifying energy sent Chen Ce flying.

"What's your rush?" Chen Ce got up from the ground. "Aren't you curious who broke in—this is our private space, after all?"

"I said there was no one else...!" Seeing that the other person finally stopped, Raum's anger subsided a little.

"But I clearly saw a figure."

"..."

"That figure looks quite small, maybe... 1.5 meters tall? It's like some kind of small spirit has wandered in; we have to catch it."

"That is..."

"What is it? It can't be someone over three feet tall like you, can it?"

"..."

"You're not that small, that couldn't be you—how could the great Spying Demon only be 1.5 meters tall? That must be a despicable little monster, right? And the kind that's utterly intimidating."

"Shut up... human..."

"Why are you angry again? I wasn't talking about you, I was talking about that little devil who's so small, despicable, and utterly lacking in authority."

"You...! Shut up...!!" The terrifying roar came again.

Chen Ce paused, then took another step forward. "Alright, it seems I'll have to find out the truth myself..."

"Stop!" Raum immediately halted the other's steps. "You must abide by another clause of our contract...!"

"What content? Helping you escape the Immortal Bastion? Or exploring the 'secrets' of the material realm for you? Does this have anything to do with what I'm doing now?" Chen Ce asked in confusion.

"Not these two... the other one...!"

"Another one?"

"I told you... you can't... you can't..."

"Can't what?" Chen Ce's tone carried a hint of laughter that he had been holding back for a long time.

But Raum didn't notice. It simply spoke through gritted teeth, in an angry and humiliating tone:

"You cannot see my true face...!!"

After the words were spoken, both sides remained silent for a moment.

Chen Ce's smile deepened—this time, the other party was about to discover something. "So, you mean... that figure that's only 1.5 meters tall is your 'true face'?"

"..." Raum's silence lasted for a long time.

Finally, as the blurry figure sank deeper into the mist, it growled, "You knew perfectly well...! You're playing me...!!"

"No, I really don't know." Chen Ce immediately shook his head. "I think that wasn't you, but some little alien spirit... You've been denying me all along."

After a brief pause, he cautiously asked again, "Could it be... really you?"