Looking at the tasks and rewards displayed on the System panel, Ling Xiaoyou couldn’t help but feel teary-eyed, like a mother watching her daughter grow up, finally marry a handsome man, and live happily ever after.
System-chan, you’ve finally grown up, learning to issue missions just like other Systems!
Mom… Oh no, I mean, as your Host, I’m so touched!
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Ignoring the question mark that appeared on the System panel, Ling Xiaoyou finally began to pay attention to the requirements of this, her very first, mission.
After a moment of silence, she asked the System inwardly:
‘System-chan, what’s my current status?’
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No words appeared on the panel, as if the System had died.
But Ling Xiaoyou knew full well the System had definitely heard her question!
So, puffing up with frustration, she shouted at the System in her mind:
‘Do I look like someone who can break free from the ‘Blood Navel’ restraints?!’
‘Does this little body of mine look like it can defeat a Devil?!’
‘Can’t you have a clear understanding of my abilities?!’
‘The mission you issued is too unreasonable, take it back and issue a new one!’
Ling Xiaoyou spoke with such righteousness, it was as if her inability to complete the mission was entirely the System’s fault.
It seemed even the System was stunned by her logic.
After a long silence, words finally reappeared on the System panel:
[Once a mission is issued, it cannot be modified. Please understand, Host.]
Seeing this message, Ling Xiaoyou’s delicate eyebrows furrowed imperceptibly, then she immediately put on a classic ‘bratty girl’ face and said to the System:
‘System-chan really is a bottom-feeder~ Can’t even modify its own issued missions, how weak!’
‘Bottom-feeder~ Bottom-feeder~’
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[Once a mission is issued, it absolutely cannot be modified—unless the mission is canceled!]
[But considering the Host’s difficulty in executing the mission, the System will assist the Host with the first mission objective. Please prepare yourself!]
Seeing the System finally stop playing dead, Ling Xiaoyou secretly cheered.
Heh, System-chan is still too naive—finally took the bait!
As expected of me. Not only did I get revenge for being called a ‘bottom-feeder’ by System-chan before, I also perfectly achieved my goal!
I’m amazing!
That’s right, Ling Xiaoyou didn’t argue with System-chan for nothing!
Of course she had her own reasons—not to make System-chan modify the mission as she first said, but to make the System help her escape!
Although this idea seemed impossible at first glance, since generally, Systems don’t actively help Hosts with such things.
But as Mr. Lu Xun once said, people always compromise.
If Ling Xiaoyou had asked System-chan to help her escape from the start, System-chan definitely wouldn’t have agreed.
But if Ling Xiaoyou requested a mission modification, then System-chan might think that helping her escape isn’t so bad after all!
That was Ling Xiaoyou’s perfect plan!
As for defeating the Devil, she already had a plan—she could try it after escaping!
She had also discovered that System-chan wasn’t without intelligence; it just wasn’t very smart, about on par with an AI.
But that was just the level of intelligence she needed. If it were too smart or too rigid, her plan wouldn’t work!
‘System-chan, so how are you going to help me escape?’
Ling Xiaoyou snapped back from her deep communication with the System, and looked at the Devil, who was still grinning wickedly and rambling about his evil plans.
Suddenly, she felt a little emotional:
‘Thank goodness this Devil doesn’t seem very smart either, or I wouldn’t have had so much time to communicate with System-chan.’
Though she said ‘so much time’, in reality, less than two minutes had passed, and now the Devil was in the middle of boasting about his own strength and the terrifying power of his roar.
[Please touch the ‘Blood Navel’ on your body. The System will transfer part of the ‘Blood Navel’ control entwined on you from the hands of Devil ‘Naer’, ‘Heike’, and Evil God [Zoa Sagg] to the Host. Please prepare for the risk of being discovered.]
Reading this message, Ling Xiaoyou froze.
Good grief, there are three people controlling a single ‘Blood Navel’?
What is this, a slave with three masters?!
She could understand the two Devil names, but what was with the Evil God [Zoa Sagg]? Could it be an Evil God was involved in all this too?
Ugh… Don’t tell me the Evil God likes little girls too?!
Go sit at the same table as the church priest!
Ling Xiaoyou hurriedly shook her little head, tossing out these wild thoughts.
This was a critical moment—no time to think about irrelevant things!
She glanced at the Devil without betraying any emotion.
Hmm, he was now describing his mental journey when he captured them.
In that case, I’ll be greedy for a little more!
System-chan, boost me!
Ling Xiaoyou hadn’t forgotten she still had to defeat this Devil.
Although his health had already been weakened by her Ghost Flame and Nether Spring Set Meal, his strength was still difficult for her to overcome!
So she had to make a breakthrough on the spot!
As Ling Xiaoyou’s thoughts fell, the System panel jumped again, and the Attribute Panel instantly appeared before her.
Skipping over unimportant things like cultivation and profession, Ling Xiaoyou went straight to the main attributes:
Strength: 2
Speed: 5
Constitution: 0
Spirit: 4
Hmm, Spirit had increased by one compared to before—probably thanks to learning the ‘Meimeng’ spell these past few days.
Ling Xiaoyou pondered, wanting to reach out and pinch her chin, but since she was still bound, she could only give up.
She glanced at the remaining 4.34 Happiness Points she had after upgrading ‘Meimeng’ earlier.
Ling Xiaoyou made a decisive choice to dump all her Happiness Points into Speed.
As the saying goes, amplify your strengths and avoid your weaknesses—as long as she was fast enough to avoid the Devil’s attacks, she could eventually wear him down and win!
Filled with fighting spirit, Ling Xiaoyou rapidly tapped the + sign next to Speed four times!
In an instant, her Happiness Points were drained down to 0.34, but Ling Xiaoyou didn’t feel the least bit of regret.
Because she could feel her speed really had improved by a lot!
Not just speed, but also reaction, awareness, and dynamic vision—all aspects related to Speed had increased!
Now she could see every tiny movement on the Devil’s body, and even the rustling of leaves in the wind around her became vivid pictures and details in her mind.
I’m insanely strong now!!
Ling Xiaoyou was overjoyed.
She had grown stronger, so the next time she faced Bai Shuanglian, she’d have more than just the ‘Meimeng’ spell as a means of resistance!
With her power boosted, it was time to fulfill her mission!
Ling Xiaoyou stretched out her small hand and reached for the ‘Blood Navel’ binding her.
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