Su Nian’s body trembled slightly.
The cold fingertips of the Horned Demon Bastard traced across her skin, sending chills down her spine.
She felt like… a toy carelessly played with by its owner.
She had lost the courage to resist.
She knew she didn’t stand a chance.
The Horned Demon Bastard lying on the ground couldn’t be killed even if she plunged her long sword through his heart.
Let alone now.
Damn it!
Was there really no way out?
Wait!
She still had the Eye of Temporal Reversal!
If she reversed time…
Although she still couldn’t kill this bastard, at least she could choose not to finish him off.
That way, she wouldn’t anger him.
Maybe… she could even pretend to be worried about him?
That way, she could live a little better by his side in the future.
Ugh…
She felt a bit pathetic.
A proud transmigrator with a system, yet here she was, flattering the Horned Demon Bastard…
Forget it!
However, when she tried to activate her ability, she realized the Temporal Anchor she just set wasn’t stable.
Every time a Temporal Anchor was released, it needed about an hour before she could reverse time.
‘An hour?’ She gritted her teeth and resolved to endure!
As she hesitated, the Horned Demon Bastard—
Damn it!
Why was it like this!
…
…
…
She had clearly succeeded in killing the Necromancer…
So why…
She felt like she was pushed into a dead end, with no way to escape.
At the same time, “Hurry up.” Chu Tian’s impatient voice interrupted Su Nian’s thoughts.
He had faked his death with great effort, and now that he had the chance to “punish” this rebellious little wildcat in front of him, he certainly wouldn’t give up easily.
He had previously made a promise that he wouldn’t touch Su Nian during their trip to Mossenburg.
But now that the Necromancer was dead and the plan was successfully completed, he could take a little “break” and relax.
Su Nian suddenly lifted her head and stared intently at the Horned Demon Bastard.
Those once clear and bright sky-blue eyes were now filled with disdain and disgust.
‘Damn Horned Demon Bastard!’
She wished she could just fight him to the death!
But… she couldn’t.
Su Nian bit her lip tightly, feeling the humiliation surge like a tidal wave, almost drowning her.
Time.
She couldn’t waste any more time.
She had to finish this damn timed mission as soon as possible, or the consequences would be unthinkable.
Su Nian took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.
She slowly closed her eyes, trying to steady her wildly beating heart.
…
…
Twenty-five minutes later.
Su Nian cursed inwardly as she sat on the ground, waiting for her strength to gradually recover.
She began using Water Magic, slowly washing herself.
The cold water flowed over her body, washing away some of the heat but not the humiliation in her heart.
Su Nian closed her eyes and tried hard not to think about what had just happened.
She had thought that after resting a bit and recovering her strength, she could leave here.
However— “Little wildcat, you took the Necromancer’s spoils, didn’t you? Hand them over.”
Chu Tian’s cold voice suddenly rang out, shattering the brief moment of peace.
Su Nian opened her eyes abruptly, looking at Chu Tian in disbelief.
‘What?’
He… he actually wanted her to hand over the Necromancer’s spoils?
That ancient Medal, the exquisite Soul Vessel, and that worn diary…
She had already put all those things into the Beast Nest Space!
How did this Horned Demon Bastard know?
He really was faking death!
A strong sense of unease and anger surged in Su Nian’s heart.
This Horned Demon Bastard was utterly despicable!
He not only bullied her at will but now wanted to snatch her spoils!
Before, she had suffered a lot of humiliation to temporarily learn S-Rank affinity with Holy Light and the Divine Retribution S-Class Punishment to deal with the Necromancer.
And the result?
In the end, she gained nothing and was instead tormented by this Horned Demon Bastard.
What a tragedy!
What was this?
Losing both the lady and the troops?
Stealing the chicken only to lose the rice?
How could this Horned Demon Bastard be so bad!
How could he be so shameless… how could he be so… so… maddeningly hateful!
Under the roof, one must bow.
She hesitated, her eyes darting around as if scheming something.
Maybe… struggle a bit more?
Maybe she could bluff her way through?
But then she thought better of it.
This Horned Demon Bastard was as cunning as a monkey; he had probably seen through all her little tricks long ago.
Rather than embarrass herself, it was better to obediently hand them over and avoid giving him any more excuses to “punish” her.
Reluctantly, Su Nian took out the Necromancer’s spoils from the Beast Nest Space.
The Medal, the Soul Vessel, the diary—
One by one, she obediently placed them in front of the Horned Demon Bastard.
Su Nian lowered her head, not daring to meet his eyes.
She felt like this bastard in front of her was truly her master now, and she was a conquered existence, even breathing carefully.
Unconsciously, the girl’s cheeks burned fiercely, as if aflame; she didn’t know whether it was anger or shame.
“Cheapskate!” Su Nian muttered softly, her voice filled with unwillingness and resentment.
Her whispered curse proved she had not yet surrendered.