Friendly Sparring and the Fifth Element

Many places in the church had cameras installed. Xiao Miao and Alice had no intention of livestreaming their intimate tussle, so they searched around for a suitable spot.

In the end, they found a row of strange confessionals.

They were strange because the partition between each confession booth and listening booth had an appropriately sized oval opening. Alice tried it, and she could fit inside perfectly...

This church really wasn't a proper church!

Alice wasn't a novice. To heighten the mood, she even changed into a nun's habit she found in a corner. Her practiced movements made Xiao Miao feel like he was the one getting the short end of the stick.

Fine. For the righteous cause to continue, he would make a sacrifice.

An interrogation one million words long began!

Sister Alice fed herself to the demon and seized the initiative.

Xiao Miao held his breath and fought desperately. Unable to bear the humiliation, he suddenly came to his senses under Sister Alice's instruction and couldn't help recalling the beauty and innocence of his student days.

After venting his sins several times, Xiao Miao left the confessional alone, refreshed and invigorated.

Alice was still inside. She needed a moment.

[Ding! Skill level increased...]

[Agile Fingers lv5→lv6!]

As expected of a skill inherited from the Elf Princess. Out of so many memories, only this one had remained and formed a skill. There really was something to it.

Besides, after Xiao Miao's unremitting efforts, Alice's affection had finally risen another level.

[Story Character: Alice]

[Current Bond: Level 4 (Close Friend)]

[Draw Cost: 60 Fate Points]

Xiao Miao: sigh

They said that when you lost your morals, you gained something else in return. Xiao Miao found that quite true. At the very least, he could no longer look directly at the words "close friend."

After Xiao Miao's repeated experiments and conclusions, Level 4 affection was already the limit under normal circumstances. Level 5 probably required triggering a special event, clearing the storyline, and watching the CG to unlock.

For example, the two of them could go through life-and-death trials together several times, or he could be a bastard and send the other person to their death.

Given the current situation, Xiao Miao figured that even if he exhausted himself to dehydration, he wouldn't be able to raise her affection to Level 5. So he stopped while he was ahead.

"Sixty Fate Points per draw. That's cheap enough. Let's draw!"

Through the wall, Xiao Miao saw the Fate Dice above Alice's head begin to spin, and a flash of white light appeared.

Tsk, the first draw had sunk without surprise.

[Item Card: Worthless Rib (Trash discarded by the Wasteland Witch, originating from a failed undead summoning)]

"Again!"

[Item Card: ZF-1 (A product of Zorg, guaranteed quality. A multifunctional individual weapon, also known as "Your Doom 3000." Whatever you do, don't press that red button!)]

"Huh, this one seems useful. But again!"

Xiao Miao's goal was to draw Alice's Character Card, or the Telekinesis skill.

The goddess of fate seemed to have heard Xiao Miao's call—or perhaps his luck had finally turned after hitting rock bottom. A streak of golden light appeared.

[Character Card: Fifth Element (The fifth element beyond earth, water, fire, and wind; humanity's only hope against darkness!)]

Gold!

It wasn't the Alice Character Card Xiao Miao wanted, but it seemed even more powerful.

Xiao Miao had little impression of the Fifth Element, but since it was "humanity's only hope against darkness," it surely wasn't weak.

Using this card in the Resident Evil world would be too wasteful. Again!

[Skill Card: Seduction (You are skilled at using your beauty to toy with the opposite sex)]

[Item Card: Palico Meal (It looks unremarkable, and it doesn't taste good either, but it rapidly restores stamina and is every hunter's favorite!)]

Xiao Miao: sigh

He seemed to have drawn two strange things. Was this card draw really legit?

There was one last draw left. Xiao Miao didn't hesitate at all. Sixty Fate Points vanished, and a flash of purple light appeared on the Fate Dice.

[Character Card: Kakinka (Super bodyguard, chief assassin, highly sensitive to fashion elements)]

The six Fate draws were over. Xiao Miao had only 35 Fate Points left in his account; his savings had been completely drained. The results were neither good nor bad.

But where had the Seduction skill come from?

In Xiao Miao's impression, every role Milla Jovovich played was a ruthless fighter who relied on brute force. How could he have drawn this skill?

Could it have come from some little movie she made before becoming famous? Could they discuss it privately?

Xiao Miao repeatedly examined his card collection, considering which card he should use.

The Fifth Element Character Card was too high-end, so he would save it as a final backup plan. His gaze settled on the ZF-1 Item Card.

"Wait, a multifunctional individual weapon, also called Your Doom 3000... I think I remember now."

Xiao Miao frowned and racked his brain, digging through the depths of his memories again and again. This card seemed to be from a movie he had watched as a child. He had forgotten the title and the plot, but this "Your Doom 3000" had left a deep impression on him.

Because this gun could fire bullets that curved. Once marked by a shot, there was no escaping disaster.

This was a sci-fi weapon that combined a rocket launcher, explosive arrow launcher, cable-net gun, flamethrower, and liquid nitrogen rapid-freezing system. With it, one person could provide overwhelming firepower.

Wasn't this Nemesis's perfect weapon?!

Did Nemesis + ZF-1 have potential?

Jill and the female reporter had been waiting nearby. The moment they saw Xiao Miao emerge, they immediately gathered around him.

Moonlight streamed through the glass windows into the corridor. Xiao Miao noticed that both women's cheeks were flushed, and when he got closer, he could smell a strange scent.

That smell couldn't simply be described as fragrant or foul. It was extremely complex.

"How... how did it go? Did you gain some special ability?"

Jill steadied herself, tucked a lock of hair behind her ear to hide her awkwardness, and casually asked.

Xiao Miao nodded. "The results are good. Everything is under control."

The female reporter's eyes widened. "Really? Can you demonstrate it?"

"Heavenly secrets must not be revealed. Let's first rescue Dr. Ashford's daughter as he requested. Leave the rest to me!"

Jill frowned. "But..."

"No buts. Trust me, Jill!" Xiao Miao's tone was firm and brooked no refusal.

Jill's breathing hitched. For the first time, the strong woman had been suppressed in terms of presence. Yet she didn't feel the slightest anger; instead, an inexplicable sense of security rose within her.

Having someone make the decisions and passively accepting arrangements didn't seem so bad.

Raccoon City Junior High.

On the neatly trimmed lawn, an out-of-control car had crashed into a fire hydrant. High-pressure water sprayed from the break, forming a fountain five meters high.

Several bicycles lay scattered and overturned at the school gate, while a black box van was parked among them.

"Vroooom~~~"

The roar of an engine completely shattered the silence near the school gate. A zombie, drawn by the sound, walked into the middle of the road and was directly struck down by the speeding car.

"Sorry, you dead?"

Xiao Miao asked symbolically as the wheels rolled over the zombie's head, instantly splattering its brains.

The car stopped at the junior high entrance. Xiao Miao, Alice, Jill, and the female reporter got out at the same time and immediately spotted the black box van parked nearby.

The female reporter slowly read the slogan on the side of the van. "Raccoon City Police Department K-9 Unit. Oh, fuck, those dog things can't turn into zombies too, can they?"

Jill was somewhat surprised. "You actually know what K9 stands for."

"Of course. K9 is a technical term in the SM community. It refers to doggies. Isn't that common knowledge? I didn't expect the police department to adopt it." The female reporter answered with complete confidence.

Xiao Miao, Alice, and Jill: →_→

"No, K9 is a technical term in the police system. Your little community came later." Jill immediately defended the police department's honor.

The female reporter shrugged. "Fine, whatever. I just don't want to face Zombie Dogs. Look, those things have already chewed through the iron cages. You go in. I'll wait in the car."

None of the three had any objections. The female reporter's combat ability was even worse than a goose's. Moving together could produce the miraculous effect of 1 + 1 < 2, so it was more convenient for her to stay in the car.

Xiao Miao left the revolver they had found with the female reporter and told her that if she didn't court death, she wouldn't die. Then the three of them raised their guns and entered the school building.