[Rain Shell Secret Realm]
“Rain Shell Secret Realm is about to open. This time, I have to find the Water Spirit Fruit.”
“Even if you find it, you might not be able to take it away. A lot of people have their eyes on this realm, which only opens once every ten years.”
“Then I’ll go find the Living Water. That target is smaller, no one will notice me.”
“Why don’t you just say the Rain Heart Pearl?”
“Don’t crush my dreams, you bastard…”
“I’m just telling you to know your limits. Don’t get yourself killed.”
Two young people were bickering in front of the Rain Shell Secret Realm entrance, hoping to reap some rewards inside.
There were many others like them, all waiting for the realm to open so they could get a piece of the pie.
“It’s open! It’s open!”
Someone shouted. A rift tore open in the void, instantly swallowing a vast expanse of rain clouds.
This was the unique spectacle of the Rain Shell Secret Realm’s opening.
It was a natural secret realm that absorbed massive amounts of cumulonimbus clouds from the surrounding sky each time it opened.
At that moment, everyone could only wait. Once it had absorbed enough, the rain would fall.
Inside the Rain Shell Secret Realm, Nuobai and Bai Luxin were pushed out of a cave by the overgrown plants.
Bai Luxin had only a faint spark of life left. Nuobai’s mind was still active, but her body was already broken and battered.
The sky was thick with dark clouds.
Countless tiny white dots fell from the sky.
Hailstones the size of fingernails, mixed with snowflakes, pelted Nuobai’s broken body.
[Snow Joy] talent activated silently.
Nuobai noticed this as well, sensing excitedly as the hailstones melted into water and flowed into her mouth.
An icy sensation slid down her throat. Nuobai felt the existence of her body once more. [Snow Eater] activated…
“Damn, every time I come in here, it’s just a puddle of water.”
A burly, rough-looking man cursed, kicking aside a plant blocking his path.
He suddenly spotted a person lying on the ground ahead, clad in a black custom-made combat suit. Clearly, it was someone rich.
Finding a score right after entering was pretty good luck.
The big man ordered his beast pet to go check it out and bring back anything valuable.
A long-tailed wood monkey approached Bai Luxin from the trees. After testing the waters, it began to rummage through her things.
Seeing no danger, the big man also moved closer.
“Damn, how come there’s nothing here?”
“Forget it, I’ll just strip this outfit. It’ll be worth a bit back home.”
The big man rolled up his sleeves and reached for Bai Luxin’s chest.
The forest behind him suddenly rustled. The long-tailed wood monkey went to investigate.
A withered, sharp claw pierced through its head. Contract Protection flashed once before being utterly penetrated.
Blood dripped down the claw. [Bloody Breath] activated. A gaunt, skeletal figure stood up.
“Are you human or a ghost?!”
The big man was startled, backing away slowly.
What the hell was that? It killed his beast pet in one hit.
Before he could escape, he was pinned to a tree.
Nuobai grabbed his shoulder. Her dry, coarse white hair clung to her sunken features, making her look like a vengeful spirit crawling out of hell.
“I ask, you answer.”
Her hoarse, nightmare-like voice scraped out. The big man was so scared he nearly wet himself, immediately promising he’d behave.
“Where is this?”
…
With each question and answer, Nuobai got useful information.
Opens once every ten years. The Rain Shell Secret Realm lasts for five months. There are many water-attributed healing spirit items, treasure hunters, and…
“I answered everything. Can you let me go now?”
The big man clutched his shoulder, drenched in cold sweat, terrified beyond belief.
“Do you want revenge?”
“No! No! Please, let me go! I will never seek revenge!”
Nuobai saw the resentment in his eyes. She gave him a quick death and took his backpack.
The answer to the question didn’t really matter. No matter what he answered, Nuobai would have killed him.
Asking was just to get the answers she wanted.
She consoled herself by thinking it was a choice made out of necessity, that she had no other option.
How hypocritical.
Nuobai sneered at herself, opening his backpack.
She was in a bad state right now. She couldn’t afford any accidents. Any potential danger had to be eliminated in advance.
She didn’t care about other people’s lives. She only cared about Bai Luxin!
After stabilizing Bai Luxin’s life force with a simple technique, Nuobai picked her up and sped through the rainforest.
Living Water could heal wounds and illnesses. She had to find a way to get it, whether by stealing or by force. By any means necessary. At any cost.
…
Two months later, Nuobai condensed a ball of water in her hand. The water ball then froze into a chunk of ice, which she slowly shaved into ice shavings.
Could she not condense it into snow through this indirect method?
Nuobai tried using [Elemental Perception] to artificially create snowflakes, hoping to activate her talent.
After this period of ruthless plundering, Bai Luxin’s injuries had healed.
Even the scar on her leg had been repaired by Nuobai using a large amount of Living Water.
However, she still hadn’t woken up. Her subconscious believed she was already dead. Nuobai tried to call out to her every day.
“Sister, wake up.”
Nuobai called out as usual. She wasn’t in a hurry. The realm still had three months before it closed.
There were still six months until the “Candlelight” selection.
At this moment, Nuobai also discovered a problem. Her energy accumulation was sufficient, but her Betrayal Power wasn’t enough to advance again. Her realm was stuck.
If she wanted to break through easily, all she had to do was betray Bai Luxin right now.
In the next second, she could step into the third rank and officially reach adulthood.
Nuobai looked at her like Sleeping Beauty, then kissed her forehead, smiling tenderly.
If she was stuck, she was stuck. As long as her sister was fine, that was what mattered.
There was plenty of time in the future. She could find another way to break through.
But she absolutely had to kill Long Qianwu. After thinking it over, the only person Nuobai had a feud with was her.
Only she had the motive to hire someone for murder. If Nuobai didn’t eliminate her, how could she feel at ease?
After everything was over, they could go to the breeding center together. Aunt Qin’s promise should still be valid.
She could accompany her sister every day in researching ingredients, watch her so she wouldn’t hug other cats, and she could act cute and beg, too.
But only once a day at most, and only when no one else was around.
If her sister wasn’t satisfied, and there was no one else, maybe twice would be okay.
Wake up, sister.
As if she heard Nuobai’s thoughts, Bai Luxin groggily opened her eyes. She reached up, wanting to touch her face.
“Nuo Nuo…”
Nuobai’s eyes lit up. She grabbed Bai Luxin’s hand and rubbed it against her cheek.
“Sister, you sure slept for a long time~”
Bai Luxin pinched her cheek. It was warm, soft, and springy.
She was alive!
Bai Luxin threw off the cloak draped over Nuobai and began to inspect her inch by inch. Nuobai blushed, letting herself be stripped bare.
Her wounds were healed. Her waist was better. Her tail had grown back.
Bai Luxin hugged her tightly. Tears flowed like a broken dam. Nuobai had survived intact. She had survived too.
It wasn’t a dream. It wasn’t an illusion. They were really alive.
Thank goodness. Thank goodness…
“Sister, do you want to eat something?”
“You need your strength to cry.”
Bai Luxin bit down on her neck, mumbling incoherently.
“Don’t liston… gimme your blud… you wanna… mutiny?”
After biting, afraid it might hurt, she licked the spot twice.
She looked up at Nuobai’s innocent expression, seeing that she hadn’t taken her words to heart at all.
Bai Luxin’s eyes filled with tears again.
Nuobai thought she was going to cry again, but the next second, a delicate hand pinched her compound ear and twisted it a full one hundred and eighty degrees.
“Ouch! Sister!”
“Wah… let go! My ear will fall off!”
“I won’t do it again!”