Chapter 18: Anything Can Be Done…

“….”

Su Yun stared blankly at the giant crocodile that had been hammered into a pulp.

She looked again at her own enormous, twisted arm.

Suddenly, an indescribable wave of pain surged from every part of her body.

“Thud.” Su Yun half-knelt on the ground, her mouth wide open.

In a daze, she seemed to return to the trial.

However, this time, there was only a dull ache.

Once the rush of adrenaline faded, the pain of Bone Proliferation and her own flesh being pierced by her bones—all that had been momentarily forgotten—erupted at once.

No…

I must….

Su Yun hurriedly cut off the life force supply to the proliferated bones.

Without the support of vitality, the bones instantly collapsed on her like a building losing its load-bearing walls.

This was immediately followed by a powerful bout of dizziness.

Staring at the shattered ground, Su Yun felt as if she’d been swept into a raging whirlpool. She couldn’t hear anything, nor could she think.

Mental power…

There’s not a drop left…

So, it turns out this thing consumes mental power?

Just as she thought this, darkness fell before her eyes, and she lost consciousness again.

When she woke up, Mo Qingqing’s gentle humming drifted by her ears.

Having won a big stack of Ornn, Mo Qingqing was in an exceptionally good mood.

Her slender fingers gently brushed through Su Yun’s long hair.

Only then did Su Yun realize she was lying in Mo Qingqing’s arms.

Panic flared, and she tried to get up at once, but Mo Qingqing pressed her back down as soon as she moved.

“Don’t squirm, I’m playing.” Mo Qingqing said as she pinched the fluffy fur in Su Yun’s ears again.

Su Yun shivered at the ticklish touch.

But very quickly, a strong sense of grievance filled her heart.

In a small, trembling voice edged with sobs she could barely hold back, she pleaded.

“Please, I beg you… don’t… don’t abandon me again… I’ll change… no matter what, I’ll change… please…”

Even though she’d gained power, becoming a ruler instead of a vessel.

Su Yun could still clearly feel it.

As long as Mo Qingqing wished.

No matter where she tried to hide, she would die instantly.

“No matter what it is, I’ll do it… please…” Su Yun’s petite body trembled non-stop.

Looking at that tear-streaked, pear-blossom face, Mo Qingqing felt as if something struck her heart.

Why did this little thing look cuter and cuter the more she looked?

The more she looked, the more she liked her?

Ah, is this the feeling of raising a pet?

And then remembering that Su Yun had just helped her win a huge sum of money.

Mo Qingqing’s tone softened by a noticeable degree.

“I never planned to abandon you. It’s just that those lizards couldn’t possibly kill you, so I sent you.”

“And don’t belittle yourself so much. Those potions aren’t cheap, you know.”

“Uu… I… I understand… thank you…” Su Yun finally felt a little more at ease.

That’s right… no matter how capricious, it couldn’t be that bad…

“You just said you’d do anything?” Mo Qingqing suddenly changed the topic.

“Y-yes… as long as it’s your request, if I can do it…”

“Act like a kitten!”

“Eh? Uu… meow… meow~” Su Yun clasped her hands in front of her chest with a slight bend, her legs drawn tightly together.

Then she rubbed her fluffy little head against Mo Qingqing’s chin.

She had to take the initiative.

Su Yun abandoned her former strategy of remaining invisible.

Suddenly, she realized something.

To a witch, anything useless would simply be recycled another way.

It wasn’t as she’d thought at first—that nothing would happen as long as she wasn’t noticed.

It was that, when Mo Qingqing thought she was dispensable, she’d be reclaimed one way or another.

Perhaps sent to explore extremely dangerous places.

Or… disassembled in a more literal sense.

Including her soul, until nothing was left.

Mo Qingqing felt a slight ache in her heart, as if something was stuck there.

What is this?

This little thing…

She couldn’t help but hug Su Yun and take a deep whiff.

“Mmmph…” Su Yun’s eyes narrowed slightly at the ticklish sensation from Mo Qingqing’s action.

Still… it’s too close.

So I’m really the kind who gets shy after making up her mind?

Mo Qingqing cupped that adorable face swaddled in fluffy fur, swallowing involuntarily.

But just then, a voice interrupted them.

“That’s enough! Even I wouldn’t dare do that here. If you do, you’ll probably see yourselves on the forum later.” Lin Mo said as she shoved a piece of cake into her mouth.

“Ahem… I almost lost control.” Mo Qingqing coughed twice and let go of Su Yun.

Su Yun quietly sat up as well.

Only now did she notice that she was somehow wearing a Grass Green Dress.

It must be because her maid outfit had been dissolved by stomach acid earlier.

So Mo Qingqing had bought her a new one.

“There are still two hours until the auction starts. Eat something and have some fun,” Lin Mo said.

Though this was the largest auction house.

It wasn’t just an auction house.

There were spirit springs, rule pools, indoor amusement parks, casinos… all sorts of things.

“I’m not going. I’ll nap for a bit.” Mo Qingqing yawned, pulled Su Yun over, and hugged her like a quilt in front of her.

“Good night~”

Seeing this, Lin Mo shook her head and continued eating her little cake.