Chapter 152 - Self-Rescue Manual of a Villainess

【Congratulations, the host has completed the mission, and the mission reward has been distributed.】 As the familiar mechanical sound emerged, Nan Yin instantly felt a surge of heat flowing from her lower abdomen to her limbs. Is this the essence of that bloodline layer? Closing her eyes, Nan Yin carefully savored the sensation. She felt as if a wave of energy spread throughout her body. However, just as Nan Yin was about to further sense the direction of this energy, the feeling inexplicably disappeared, leaving Nan Yin feeling bewildered. "Don't bother searching; it's already absorbed," Can Yin's voice sounded in her mind. "The mission reward was only essence of one bloodline layer. There wasn't much to begin with, and when you felt it just now, it was almost fully absorbed." Upon hearing this explanation, Nan Yin instantly felt a bit crestfallen. "Did I go to such great lengths for the mission, only to receive such a small reward?" To be honest, the feeling of that little bit of energy flowing inside her body was really addictive. Now that it had suddenly disappeared, Nan Yin immediately felt a sense of lost opportunity. Facing Nan Yin's complaint, Can Yin was unimpressed, feeling helpless about Nan Yin's insatiable greed. "Do you know how poor the aptitude of this body is? For a normal person, the essence of this one-layer bloodline is enough to complete the initial bloodline purification. However, for you, this bit of bloodline essence can barely force impurities out of your body." Nan Yin was momentarily speechless upon hearing this. Is it really fair for you to say that? It makes it seem like this body wasn't yours in the first place. "Wait, did you say impurities?" Nan Yin realized at this point. She sniffed and indeed detected a pungent odor. When she peeled back her clothes, she saw some black substance oozing from her fair skin. The stench was unbearable, confirming that it was indeed the impurities Can Yin mentioned. Perhaps it was due to the poor condition of the original host's body or the inherent odor of the impurities, but at this moment, Nan Yin was almost nauseated by this unusual stench. She hurriedly grabbed her robe and rushed to the bathroom. While Nan Yin was troubled by the first "gift" brought by her bloodline, Nan Xi was also facing a challenge because two unexpected guests were standing in front of her. "Miss Nan Xi... is that you?" Qin Jiu looked at the girl in the white jacket not far away, a faint smile appearing on his lips. "Yes, it's me," Nan Xi said as she looked at the two figures in black in front of her. Although she did not sense any hostility from these two, her experiences in the past few days had made her instinctively wary. She glanced around discreetly. She had been inexplicably transported to this place, which seemed to be the rooftop of a building, surrounded by dilapidated furnishings. She began to assess her chances of survival if she were to jump off the building. "Don't worry, Miss Nan Xi. We are here to help you," Qin Jiu smiled slightly to show his friendliness, although with his poker face, it seemed hard to convey warmth. He handed a photo to Nan Xi. A photo? Nan Xi summoned the photo on the ground into her hands. Upon seeing its contents, her pupils slightly contracted. The photo depicted a bloody severed head, and the person in the picture was someone Nan Xi recognized, the leader of the gang she had dealt with in the slums to exchange energy crystals. "Ugh..." Despite being used to killing, Nan Xi was still uncomfortable with such a bloody scene. She turned her head slightly and turned the photo into ashes. Afterward, she looked back at Qin Jiu, arms crossed. "What do you want to say? I have no connection to those people." "Of course, of course. We know these people have no connection to you, Miss Nan Xi. We are here to make a deal with you," Qin Jiu said as he looked at Nan Xi. Even he felt cautious deep down because no one knew how much the girl had grown after integrating the power of that demon and had already reached a certain level. "A deal?" Nan Xi smiled lightly, with no trace of warmth on her face, and crossed her arms like Qin Jiu. "What kind of deal?" "Are you implying murder? Normal payment may not afford my services," Nan Xi half-jokingly said. She had indeed killed many people while collecting magical crystals, but she had only killed those she deemed necessary, such as the tramp who had tried to assault her last time. "Hehe... Miss Nan Xi, the initial fusion of the demon's bloodline requires a massive amount of energy. Don't you want to try the taste of even higher-level magical crystals?" Qin Jiu said with a light chuckle. Initially, Nan Xi had a casual attitude, but as soon as she heard Qin Jiu's words, she suddenly became uneasy. Behind her, the crimson tentacles immediately appeared, and the surroundings began to produce immense pressure. For a moment, it almost made Qin Jiu feel like submitting. "How much do you both know?" Nan Xi asked coldly. At this moment, the burst of imposing aura was far from that of a sixteen-year-old girl. For Qin Jiu and Fu Te Jia in front of her, the pressure they felt at that moment was no less than that from a few old monsters in their organization. "Cough, cough... Please don't get agitated, Miss Nan Xi," Qin Jiu quickly showed weakness. Although he was not one to act weak, he was willing to bow his head to someone who was clearly beyond his level. "We just want to have you meet someone." However, just as Qin Jiu's words trailed off, Nan Xi seemed to sense something. The scarlet tentacles behind her plunged into the ground and then abruptly flung her into the air, more tentacles emerging, completely enveloping her. At the same time, a purple runic array appeared at the spot where Nan Xi had just stood. Sensing the arrival of the prey to capture, the array immediately released two whips entirely constructed of purple runes, viciously lashing towards the airborne Nan Xi. However, the seemingly threatening strike was deftly blocked by Nan Xi, who had already been enveloped in the protective tentacles. The two whips did not harm her but left two faint purple flame marks on the surface of the "flesh ball" enveloping her before retracting. "Splish, splish, splish!" At the moment the array failed, multiple tentacles from the "flesh ball" rapidly attacked Qin Jiu on the ground. While Qin Jiu subconsciously used his spatial abilities to shield himself, he was astonished to see the entire "flesh ball" crash towards the ground. Is she trying to use the flesh shield to escape? Qin Jiu briefly wondered, but in the next moment, he was dumbfounded. Instead of breaking through the floor and falling to the next level as he expected, the entire flesh ball completely vanished into the darkness. "Damn, she escaped!" Fu Te Jia, who had been standing by, suddenly exclaimed. Ignoring Fu Te Jia's fuss, Qin Jiu swiftly arrived at the edge of the shadow where Nan Xi had disappeared, confirming her escape. "Damn." Qin Jiu lowered his cap forcefully. "There was a mistake in the intelligence. This girl has already mastered Auer Moses's spatial ability!" (I intended to introduce Nan Shan in this chapter, but it felt somewhat abrupt and hasty, so I made changes. Nevertheless, I left some subtle details in this chapter...) (My university schedule has been chaotic recently, so updates may be unstable, but I will try to maintain a daily update of two chapters.) Speaking of which, I ran Nan Yin through AI yesterday. Readers, how do you feel about it? It's actually the same as the image I posted before.