novelraw Chapter 663: Why didn’t you say anything when you were overloaded with lust before?
Chapter 663: Why didn’t you say anything when you were overloaded with lust before?
Bang bang bang.
The knocking at the door gradually intensified, even starting to take on the feel of someone pounding on it.
Bang bang bang!
The pounding sound became abnormally forceful, finally rousing Lu Ce in the room.
"Hmm?"
He opened his eyes somewhat dazedly, staring blankly at the currently rattling door, seeming completely unable to recall who on earth could be knocking.
"How long have I been asleep?"
He asked instinctively, but found no one responding. The Black Knight was not in the room.
Oh right, the Black Knight should still be under repair.
Glancing at the clock on the wall, he realized he had apparently only slept for about five minutes...Checking his game interface, he released the now-repaired Black Knight.
The hulking black mass hadn't even touched the floor before instantly starting to curse:
"Are you sleeping the sleep of the dead?! It's been two whole days before letting me out?!"
"Huh? Who's pounding garlic?"
The massive black motorcycle tilted its head, performing an incredibly lifelike "cocking its ear to listen" motion.
No one was pounding garlic, but the knocking at the door was getting louder.
And now it had even stopped!
"Two days..."
Lu Ce murmured the word softly. The Black Knight beside him, though freshly released, was quite alert and loudly declared:
"Hold on, stop banging! I'm coming to open it."
As it spoke, its two massive wheels rolled on the floor, and its entire body quickly reached Lu Ce's door.
Its heavy armor deformed and reconfigured, actually clamping onto the door handle and pulling the door open directly.
It seemed that after this repair, its transformation and reconfiguration abilities had improved somewhat.
It was also a unique method of evolution.
The door opened, and standing there was indeed Xie Antong.
"Hey," the Black Knight greeted.
Xie Antong nodded at it, not standing on ceremony, and directly stepped inside, entering the room and casually closing the door behind her.
"I thought you'd suddenly disappeared again," Xie Antong said, looking at Lu Ce who had just sat up from the bed. "Were you actually asleep?"
Lu Ce's mind now officially regained full clarity. He muttered to himself:
"I actually slept for two days?"
"Two days? You were sleeping the whole time?" Xie Antong also furrowed her brows.
It seemed this was already the second time.
After Lu Ce's invincible physical prowess proved unbreakable, was the Game now primarily targeting him from a spiritual angle?
Why was he so drowsy after every game ended lately?
"You're here? What's up? Surely you haven't come to kill me outside the game too."
Lu Ce stood up, speaking to Xie Antong. Fortunately, he hadn't taken his clothes off before sleeping, and the Illusion Cloak had a self-cleaning effect, so it wasn't too awkward.
"There are some things to discuss with you, and also, to clear up some misunderstandings."
Xie Antong's expression didn't change, very naturally walking to the table and picking up a jar.
The All-Seeing Eye trapped inside finally took flight, vanishing into the air.
"You really are... privacy-conscious..."
Xie Antong looked at Lu Ce with a half-smile, continuing:
"But, aren't you underestimating me a bit?"
"Do you think my All-Seeing Eye can't even push open a vase lid?"
Lu Ce: ...
Lu Ce fell into an awkward silence for a moment.
He had covered it mainly to ensure he could track the eye's movements. If it really pushed the lid open, he'd notice.
He hadn't expected to sleep for so long.
Xie Antong watched his eyes, her expression gradually becoming somewhat playful as she said:
"Otherwise, guess. Did I actually lift the lid and do something these past two days?"
"Ahem!" Lu Ce coughed unnaturally twice.
"It keeps honest people honest, not villains. Forget it."
"Also, what misunderstandings did you want to clarify?"
Xie Antong didn't continue teasing him, naturally crossing her legs in the chair and saying:
"The 'Apostle' organization is pretty much half-defunct now."
"Thanks to you, and after clashing with you in this last game, 'Divine Punishment' has vaguely become the superior organization to 'Apostles'."
"Now many people believe Divine Punishment is the first organization officially affiliated with the Game, essentially stealing their business."
"These past two days, we've received countless membership applications from all over the world. I left them all for Chiyo Eine to review."
"'Apostles' is now a leaderless mess with no organizational cohesion, completely unable to refute the rumors."
"Now, because Divine Punishment exploited a bug in the Game's Rules, the 'Gods' will likely have to expend considerable effort if they want to directly empower 'Apostles'. I'd say I've succeeded."
Listening to Xie Antong's words, Lu Ce was momentarily a bit lost. Exploring the underlying mechanics of the Game's Rules wasn't his strong suit.
"Wait, in all this... what misunderstanding do we have?"
"The misunderstanding is about me genuinely wanting to beat you in that previous game," Xie Antong said calmly.
"I didn't truly intend to be your enemy. I just needed to block Apostles' ecological niche."
"And," Xie Antong said, turning her head slightly away, "you still ended up winning anyway, in a game that didn't require such overt force."
Hearing this, Lu Ce didn't think much of it, waving his hand dismissively.
"There's no need to clarify that. I think such misunderstandings are irrelevant."
"In the Game, you can make any choice you want. It's competition by nature, there's no betrayal involved."
"Is that so?" Xie Antong looked at him, narrowing her eyes slightly. "Why didn't you say that when Lust was Overloaded during the game?"
Lu Ce: ?!
Hearing Xie Antong directly bring up this topic he'd rather not face, he was instantly struck with an awkwardness that made responding difficult.
That was something he had actively forced upon...
The Overload of Lust had too great an impact on his emotions. He truly couldn't control himself!
What could he even say in response? It was indeed his fault. Her coming to "demand an explanation" was perfectly normal.
"Huh? So that's how it is. I get it," the Black Knight interjected with great wisdom from the side. "Do you need me to leave?"
"You may. If it's convenient, you could also close the curtains," Xie Antong said, her eyes not leaving Lu Ce, smiling as she casually teased.