Fang Xiu nodded slightly.
He then raised his eyes, stared at Ying Qingying, and sneered, "I wonder if you have any idea, lady, why I knew to turn off the camera?"
"Lady? Who are you calling a lady?"
Ying Qingying’s focus was always on what people called her.
But at this moment, certain that Fang Xiu was a dead man, she sneered, "In that case, I’d love to hear it. What’s the reason?"
Ying Qingying genuinely wanted to know.
’He knows perfectly well that if the camera was on, I couldn’t do anything to him.’
’But with the camera off, he’s going to die a horrible death. So why would he turn it off?’
"Because, you see, if I want to take care of you, ma’am, I can’t have the people on the other side of the camera watching, right?"
Fang Xiu said nonchalantly.
The cameras in both their badges were already off.
Naturally, Fang Xiu wasn’t worried about anyone finding out.
’Besides... who would ever know?’
Lu Yu’Er was the best example.
Even Yu Boyuan and Nie Tai, who had been there, would gradually forget.
Only Fang Xiu could remember it all.
No one else would ever remember.
"You? Heh. Kiddo, how old are you, and what’s your Level?"
Ying Qingying asked, looking at Fang Xiu with curiosity.
"Eighteen, Level 15, and I had my Awakening less than half a month ago!"
Fang Xiu said in all seriousness.
"Level 15? How did you get in?"
Clearly, Ying Qingying didn’t believe him.
"Don’t you read the announcements, ma’am? I got in by killing a Level 40 Boss!"
Fang Xiu said with a faint smile.
"You... You’re that Fang Xiu?"
Ying Qingying seemed to recall something.
She had seen that announcement before, too.
But she hadn’t made the connection at all!
"Mm, so you have heard of me, ma’am!"
Fang Xiu nodded slightly.
At this, Ying Qingying gave a cold smile. "A decent Talent, and decent strength. A pity that I’m already Level 53. I can kill a Level 40 Boss, too. And you know, my thirty-five Guards are all Boss Level!"
"Mm, I know."
Fang Xiu nodded slightly.
’This woman is indeed formidable.’
’An A Level Awakened Talent is inherently powerful.’
Fang Xiu was well aware of this.
That was why, if he couldn’t use Sacrifice, Fang Xiu wouldn’t have wanted to provoke her like this.
Of course, if it really came to a fight, Fang Xiu didn’t think he would lose.
Her thirty-five Summoned Demons might all be Level 40, but they were a far cry from being comparable to a real Boss.
At best, they were equivalent to Level 40 Elite Monsters.
As for Ying Qingying herself, she had no combat power.
She could only rely on her Summoned Demons to fight.
Although Fang Xiu was only Level 15, he possessed Netherworld Thunder Fall and Star Punishment.
And those were Forbidden Curse Skills.
He was more than capable of handling a group of Level 40 Elite Monsters.
Still, being able to use Sacrifice was, of course, the best-case scenario.
"Since you know all that, let me tell you something you don’t!"
Fang Xiu seemed to know everything Ying Qingying said.
’So she would just tell him something he couldn’t possibly know!’
"Oh? And what might that be?"
Fang Xiu asked with a hint of curiosity.
"Heh, do you know how I manage to stay so beautiful and charming?"
Ying Qingying asked with a smile.
"Because you can absorb other people’s age?"
Fang Xiu said offhandedly.
"Heh, you’re a clever one. But it’s not age. I absorb the essence from the bodies of young people to maintain this beautiful face of mine."
Ying Qingying said nonchalantly, "And I’ve found that the essence of an Awakened is the most suitable. The more attractive they are, the better the effect!"
Hearing this, Fang Xiu’s brows furrowed slightly.
He had just been guessing randomly.
He hadn’t expected Ying Qingying to be so twisted, actually relying on absorbing people to maintain her looks.
’If I Sacrifice her and she has no one to drain, will her beauty plummet? Will the Evil Dragon kill her in a fit of rage?’
’I don’t care if she gets killed, but it better not affect my reward!’
Fang Xiu didn’t care if Ying Qingying was ultimately killed by the Evil Dragon.
What he did care about was whether the final reward would be affected.
’It’d be terrible if it’s a reward now, but after her looks fade, it turns into a punishment instead.’
’Still... the system said she could be Sacrificed, so it should be reliable, right?’
"Heh heh, and you’re quite a refined-looking boy. Once my Guards have drained you, I should be able to maintain my beauty for a long time to come!"
Ying Qingying looked at Fang Xiu’s face with great satisfaction.
That face was just too handsome.
Even Ying Qingying was a little reluctant to absorb it.
"Heh, ma’am, I know everything about you. But do you know what my Profession is?"
Fang Xiu retorted.
Ying Qingying was momentarily stunned.
’It was true, Fang Xiu knew everything about her.’
’But she knew nothing about him.’
"Why should I care what your Profession is? You’re just a Level 15 kid. You think I’m afraid of you?"
As Ying Qingying spoke, she waved her hand, and ten giant mosquitoes appeared by her side.
Fang Xiu visually estimated that the giant mosquitoes were over a meter long.
Each one was ferocious, its eyes glowing red.
They looked ready to charge at the slightest provocation.
Fang Xiu, however, remained completely unfazed.
It was just that Fang Xiu hadn’t expected it.
’Ying Qingying’s Summoned Demons were actually mosquitoes.’
She had called them Guards, so Fang Xiu had assumed they were something like Skeleton Demon Soldiers.
But looking at them now... it seemed these were indeed Demons far more suited to the task of draining a target.
It seemed Ying Qingying relied on the draining ability of these mosquitoes.
They could absorb human essence and then feed it back to her.
This way, the Demons could grow quickly, and Ying Qingying could maintain her looks.
For someone like Ying Qingying, who valued her appearance as much as her own life, this kind of Summoned Demon was the most suitable.
"You don’t know, do you, ma’am?"
Fang Xiu asked again.
Ying Qingying didn’t answer.
But the ten giant Summoned Demon mosquitoes didn’t move.
Clearly, she was waiting for Fang Xiu to continue speaking.
Of course, it could also be that she was simply overconfident.
She simply didn’t believe Fang Xiu could defeat her.
The gap between Level 52 and Level 15 was enormous.
Besides, she still had thirty-five Level 40 Summoned Demons.
All this gave Ying Qingying a great deal of confidence.
"Ma’am, I am a Sacrificial Master!"
Fang Xiu said with a faint smile.
When she heard this, Ying Qingying’s brow furrowed slightly. "A Sacrificial Master? What a rare Profession. Did you Sacrifice that Level 40 Boss? That’s hilarious. Are there still Deities who accept Level 40 Bosses these days? How lucky for you!"
Ying Qingying said a lot all at once.
She knew about the Sacrificial Master Profession.
It allowed one to Sacrifice items to Deities in exchange for benefits.
The catch, however, was that the Sacrificed item had to be to the Deities’ liking.
Otherwise, not only would there be no benefit, but there could also be severe repercussions.
Yet here Fang Xiu was, standing before her, completely unharmed.
Ying Qingying deduced that Fang Xiu must have Sacrificed the Level 40 Boss to some Deity.
And received a power boost in return.
This would explain how Fang Xiu had reached Level 15 less than a month after his Awakening.
Ying Qingying was almost stunned by her own brilliant deduction!
’That has to be it, yes!’
"Heh, perhaps,"
Fang Xiu said with a faint smile, looking at Ying Qingying. "And as it happens, I have a perfect item to Sacrifice right now!"
"What? Are you talking about my Summoned Guards?"
If Fang Xiu could Sacrifice her Summoned Demons...
’Then she would have to eliminate him quickly.’
’She would also have to be more careful.’
"Not them, ma’am!"
Fang Xiu looked at the wary Ying Qingying and said with a smile, "I can’t just Sacrifice items, Demon Beasts, and Summoned Creatures... I can also..."
Then, meeting Ying Qingying’s terrified gaze, he said nonchalantly, "Sacrifice people!"
Sacrifice people!
Sacrifice... people...
"You..."
Ying Qingying hadn’t even processed it.
when she felt her body being restrained by something.
Then, the ten mosquitoes she had just summoned vanished without a trace.
In the distance, Fang Xiu seemed to be chanting something...

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