Bai Ye Nearly Took a Tumble

(Good afternoon, everyone. Friends in the Magic City, be extra careful, especially those in Pudong.)

"Can I go in?"

"Um... you'd probably have to ask Doctor Kal'tsit, but if it's Bai Ye, it should be fine... What's wrong?" Closure pondered for a moment with a hand on her chin before answering.

Bai Ye said nothing. He merely frowned at Talulah, who sat quietly inside the containment room, a rather strange expression on his face.

He had fought Kashchey in Chernobog's Core City and destroyed his consciousness.

Yet now, Bai Ye could once again sense traces of the Black Snake within Talulah.

Though the Black Snake's control over Talulah was far weaker than before, and Talulah's own consciousness currently held the dominant position.

Kashchey's consciousness truly existed. Bai Ye was absolutely certain of that.

"What's going on? I clearly killed him, didn't I?" Bai Ye stared at Talulah through the transparent glass wall.

"Bai Ye, what's wrong?"

Everyone present noticed that something was off about him.

* [Talulah, he found me.] *

He killed you once in the command tower. He can kill you a second time.

[But it's useless, because I have already taken root within you.]

[Give up your fantasies. You will return to me eventually. Your end lies only with me.]

Talulah did not speak again. The Black Snake's temptations never ceased. She raised her head slightly and looked at Bai Ye standing outside.

This was the second time she had seen this exquisite-looking "girl." However, the last time they met, she had not regained control of her own body.

Oh, right. Ch'en had said he was actually a man.

But no matter how she looked at him, he didn't seem like one...

"I'm fine."

Bai Ye came back to his senses and waved a hand. Then he