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Chapter 122 So Cute

A residential building, after being struck by this bomb, had one-third of its area collapse into a pile of rubble.

This sent all the pedestrians on the road in front of the building into a state of panic, with screams filling the air.

Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo were inevitably buried under the fallen structure, a large number of stones crashing down on them. It took a while for the chaos of the collapse to gradually subside.

Xia Xinyan was held in Ling Mo’s arms, somewhat dazed.

However, before she could react, Tianji suddenly announced the task for this dungeon—

【Score Task Issued: Kill a Hunter to obtain 5000 points】

【Score Task Issued: Protect Xia Xinyan once to obtain 2000 points】

【Extra Task Issued: Achieve an S-level rating for the dungeon to receive a lottery entry; achieve an SS-level rating for the dungeon to receive a precise lottery entry】

Xia Xinyan: “…”

Here we go again.

She had been protected by Ling Mo once more, earning 2000 points right off the bat.

But… she couldn’t bring herself to feel happy.

“Xinyan… are you okay?” Ling Mo’s voice suddenly came, sounding very weak.

Xia Xinyan gritted her teeth.

She wanted to shout at him, “You fool!”

Because this guy really was a fool!

Had he forgotten that she was a ghost now? She had the intangible state! After entering this state, she was completely immune to physical attacks! Why did he insist on protecting her in such a redundant manner?

In that situation, he should have been thinking about how to protect himself first!

Such a foolishly macho attitude!

Truly a fool!

But just as the words were on her lips, they turned into: “I’m fine… what about you?”

“I’m okay… hey, can you consider this cheating? The zombie identity reduces pain perception, I didn’t feel much pain just now.” Ling Mo chuckled a couple of times without a care.

Xia Xinyan pressed her lips together.

Not feeling pain? Didn’t that mean you wouldn’t die?

Just had to act like this!

But in the end, she didn’t curse him out. After a couple of seconds of silence, she suddenly reached up, wrapped her arms around Ling Mo’s neck, and tilted her head to seal his lips.

The special healing potions she made had become unusable, but… she still had the succubus abilities.

That’s right, her succubus powers didn’t get locked by the game, perhaps because they were granted by Tianji rather than activated by the game, which couldn’t completely hinder her ability effects—she couldn’t transform into the succubus form, but she still retained some of its innate traits.

Such as passive allure and healing abilities.

She didn’t know if this counted as a bug, but since it wasn’t cheating, she had no reason not to use this power.

As for the method of treatment… it wasn’t her first time. A real man can both bend and stretch.

But just as this sudden event occurred, Ling Mo fell into a moment of dazedness.

Was this… a last kiss before dying?

Wait, they were a zombie and a ghost, both already dead… quite a match.

Zombie and Ghost Unfinished Love?

This phrase suddenly popped into her head.

But… it wasn’t too bad.

—Ling Mo, with a mind a bit muddled, didn’t notice that the wounds on his back were quickly healing.

Maybe it was due to the zombie’s dulled senses that he overlooked the not-so-obvious feelings from behind.

At this moment, he was completely off track.

So when Xia Xinyan felt that his injuries healed about seventy to eighty percent and was about to let go of him, he suddenly tightened his grip, lowered his head, and deepened the kiss.

Caught off guard, the two instantly switched their positions of offense and defense.

This was Ling Mo’s first serious kiss.

Xinyan had said before that even in a game, there should be some sense of ritual.

He had always remembered this sentence.

To him, that sense of ritual might be about taking the game as reality.

So right now, as they leaned on each other in despair, it actually felt… quite meaningful.

Moreover, even if it was a game… the feelings felt so real…

He suddenly felt thankful that this body didn’t dull his perception of feelings other than pain.

In the narrow, dark space, like a world with just the two of them left, he couldn’t help but sink into this kiss.

This seemed to be their first proper kiss.

They had had a few before, but none of them felt this way. Even the one in reality was just a hint of it.

Only now did he realize how delicious she truly was.

Xia Xinyan was already stunned.

It wasn’t until he took the initiative in the kiss that she snapped back to reality, struggling to end the contact, but his strength was surprisingly great, and his movements were incredibly dominant. With her current strength, she couldn’t resist him at all and could only watch helplessly as he gradually conquered her…

Then she suddenly entered a void state, her body turning into an ethereal form as she slipped out of Ling Mo’s embrace.

With a sudden emptiness in his arms, Ling Mo, who was in the heat of the moment, fell to the ground unexpectedly, covering his face in dust.

Ling Mo: “…”

Was Xinyan… scared away?

He looked pretty ragged now.

But no matter how messy his appearance was, it didn’t compare to the turmoil inside him.

Caught in limbo, really uncomfortable…

An inexperienced old dog suddenly felt this for the first time.

It even made him want to immediately leave the game and drag Xia Xinyan out of the Game Pod to finish all remaining steps.

Fortunately, he held back.

Trying to suppress those chaotic thoughts, he forced his mind back to serious matters.

They were currently trapped.

But… with his current strength, escaping wasn’t a hard task.

With that thought, Ling Mo raised his arms, pushing against the stone slab above him, and began to exert strength slowly.

At the same time, Xia Xinyan, having turned into an ethereal form, easily slipped out from the ruins.

Not bad, this phasing ability was quite handy.

After transforming back into a physical form, she glanced up at the roof of the previous building.

Nothing was there.

But that fleeting glance couldn’t have been mistaken; that silver figure… should be a robot.

It should be the mechanical soldier that hunted Ling Mo.

Had it already left?

Looking around, there were plenty of onlookers on the street, police cars and fire trucks crowded around, yet despite so many pedestrians, not one noticed her hovering above the ruins.

Xia Xinyan unconsciously touched her still slightly tingling lips, lost in thought.

In the next moment, a stone slab beneath her suddenly lifted, and a figure effortlessly tossed it aside, climbing out of the rubble like a Rakshasa.

Yet this terrifying scene still elicited no reaction from the surrounding crowd.

Couldn’t those people see them?

Xia Xinyan felt a bit puzzled.

But Ling Mo wasn’t thinking that much. Upon seeing her, his expression shifted to something unusual: “Xinyan… just now…”

Xia Xinyan turned to look at him, pressed her lips together.

She was about to burst.

She wanted to come clean.

Who the hell came up with this gentle and virtuous persona in the first place? Now it made it hard for her to even punch Ling Mo.

Oh, it was herself—so never mind.

—In Ling Mo’s eyes, this look just made her seem shy.

Very cute.