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Looking at the magnificent manor before her, Celia hesitated for a moment before choosing to climb over the wall and hide inside.
This manor is so big, I should be able to find a place to lay low for a while, and once I've cleansed myself of all the pollution, I can leave openly and honestly.
That was her original thought, but the moment Celia stepped into the manor, she felt an extremely strong sense of crisis.
Instantly, Celia was drenched in sweat. She wondered if she had accidentally stepped into the residence of some powerful figure, otherwise why would she feel such a strong sense of crisis?
Just as she was about to run away, an invisible force of gravity pressed down on her.
This made Celia realize what it meant to struggle to move forward.
She struggled to harness the power of death, attempting to break free and escape.
But at that moment, the heavy weight that had been pressing down on her suddenly disappeared, and a familiar voice rang out: "Isn't this my dear nemesis? Why do you look so disheveled after just a few days?"
Volume 1: Chapter 454 Elise's Little Thoughts
Upon hearing the voice, Celia instantly realized who it was.
She squinted at the stunning blonde girl, her expression somewhat grim. She hadn't expected that after finally escaping the pursuit of the Pure White Blade, she would now fall into the hands of Cupid's chosen one.
Why am I so unlucky today?
Celia even began to suspect that her benefactor had offended the goddess of fortune or the god of destiny.
She quickly dismissed this disrespectful thought, and Celia's gaze fell on Iris before she asked, "What do you want to do?"
"You've reminded me, you're my mortal enemy. Now that you're in my hands, what am I going to do? Should I lock you in the basement and give you a good lesson until you're a proper maid before letting you out?"
"You don't think I'm powerless to resist, do you?"
"You don't think there's only one seventh-tier character in my manor, do you?"
Celia fell silent. When she first met Elise, there were two seventh-tier beings by her side. Now, in her home, there would only be more beings of the seventh tier or higher.
She was even considering calling upon her benefactor. If her benefactor could grant her a blessing, she was confident she could escape from here.
Just as Celia was about to begin reciting her prayer, Elise chuckled softly, "Actually, I can avoid harming you and even help you resolve the pollution of your body and mind."
"Ok?"
Celia looked at Elise with a wary gaze. Although Elise's words were very tempting, she also knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch in the world, especially not a free lunch from her mortal enemy.
"Don't look at me like that. If I wanted to hurt you, I would have done it already. Why would I be talking to you like this?"
"And you had no choice, dear Miss Celia. You didn't want the Pure White Blade to know you were here, did you?"
"What on earth are you going to do?"
"I just want to help you. If you feel there's a problem, you can always ask your benefactor for a blessing and have a fight to the death, right?"
Celia frowned slightly, feeling as if Iris had seen right through her.
Seeing Celia fall silent, Elise chuckled softly, then turned and walked towards the manor with Vanessa.
Upon seeing this scene, Celia hesitated for a moment, but considering that although Elise had tricked her before, she hadn't gone too far and had even given her information about the Titan's remains.
I feel like I should give it a try, since if we don't find somewhere to hide soon, the Pure White Blade will come knocking on our door.
With that in mind, Celia silently followed behind Iris.
Stepping into the magnificent and luxurious manor, even Celia couldn't help but sigh, "It's so good to be rich."
As a top adventurer, she earned a considerable amount of money, but she spent almost all of it on acquiring various remains, and hardly used it for enjoyment.
Just then, another familiar voice rang out: "Isn't this the one who is accompanied by death? Why did you bring her back?"
The speaker was Elena. She had met Celia once before during the Battle of the Sanctuary Forest and knew about the rivalry between Celia and Elise.
Unexpectedly, Elise brought her back.
Upon seeing Elena, Celia couldn't help but twitch her lips. She remembered the scene where Leon was toyed with by Elena. Although Elena was only at the sixth rank, she dared not underestimate her in the slightest.
"Take off your clothes and let me see."
"what?"
"How am I supposed to know your condition if you don't take your clothes off?"
Celia hesitated for a moment, but still took off her already tattered clothes.
Seeing that most of the other person's body was corroded by the blood-red crystals, Elise couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "Although I knew you must have been affected by the divine descent ritual, I didn't expect your condition to be so serious."
"You're not unlucky enough to happen to be right in the middle of the descent of the gods, are you?"
"You guessed right." Celia forced a smile. Although she didn't really want to admit it, she had indeed had a pretty unlucky day.
Fortunately, she reacted quickly enough. The moment the divine descent ceremony broke out, she risked her life to create distance, otherwise she might have already gone to see her benefactor first.
Even with a timely response, the pollution was still extremely severe, and her fake death was about to become real, so her condition was extremely poor.
"Um, I need to treat her, so why don't you excuse yourself for a moment?" Elise said to Elena.
Upon hearing her words, Elena narrowed her eyes, sensing that Elise was about to transfer Celia's corruption into her own body again.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I guarantee there won't be any accidents."
"You'd better keep your word."
Knowing she couldn't change Elise's mind, Elena gave a soft hum and got up to leave the hall, along with the servants who had been around her.
“Alright, now it’s just the two of us. Let’s begin the treatment.” Elise said, extending her hand to Celia.
"Don't just look. If you hesitate any longer, even if I wanted to save you, I wouldn't be able to."
“I’m just curious how you’re going to treat me,” Celia said, reaching out her hand to Elise.
"You'll find out soon enough."
As Elise grasped Celia's hand, the transfer of pollution began.
Celia quickly felt the pollution in her body receding rapidly—no, not being purified, but being transferred away.
Celia stared at Iris before her, watching as crimson crystals gradually appeared on Iris's body, and she was stunned.
She had considered that Elise was not lying and would save her, but she hadn't considered that Elise would transfer the contamination into her body, which was no different from courting death.
She instinctively tried to pull her hand back, but found that Elise's grip was very tight, giving her no chance to break free.
"Don't worry, I won't joke with my life."
"You... I'm worried that if you die, I'll be buried here with you."
"Yes Yes Yes."
As the last trace of crimson crystals faded from Celia's body, the purification process was complete.
Meanwhile, Elise's body was half covered in crimson crystals.
However, Elise was not worried at all, because she could transfer the crimson crystals to the Gluttony Mark, and the Gluttony Mark would happily help her eat away all the erosion.
But in order to make Celia feel that she had put in the effort, she decided to keep this state going for a while longer.
Conquering the favored ones of opposing gods is an exciting idea no matter how you look at it.
Volume 1: Chapter 455 Even without using charm, there is still charm.
"Next is the issue of your mental state."
"You're not going to use that method again, are you?" Celia frowned as she looked at Iris, whose beauty had been ravaged by the erosion.
She even sensed a sense of fragility in the other person, as if they would lose their life at any moment due to erosion.
Despite being mortal enemies, Elise was still trying to save her in this way, leaving Celia completely baffled as to what this chosen one of Cupid's thoughts was going on.
"Stop standing there in a daze, look into my eyes." Elise moved slightly closer to Celia and cupped the other's cheeks.
A strange heart-shaped brand also appeared in her eyes.
Celia glanced at Iris's eyes instinctively, but was quickly drawn to the strange heart-shaped mark.
The mental pollution also began to shift towards Elise as the two locked eyes.
Celia could also clearly feel the restless, destructive energy deep within her soul gradually subsiding.
When Elise first asked her to look into her eyes, she was still wary of the other person. After all, as a follower of Death, she was all too familiar with the methods of Cupid.
She felt that Elise might take advantage of that moment to seduce her.
She was prepared to resist for this. Yi
Her body has now fully recovered, and given the close proximity, she is fully capable of taking down Elise the moment she senses anything amiss.
But from the start of the treatment until now, she hadn't felt the slightest allure; Elise was simply transferring the pollution deep within her mind onto her.
This caused a hint of confusion to flash in Celia's eyes.
Why, why would Elise do such a thing?
Celia's mind was severely corrupted, after all, she was affected at the center of the divine descent ritual, so it took Elise a lot of time to treat her. Even after the treatment was over, Elise could feel the destructive desire deep in her soul rising.
“That’s about enough.” Celia sat back down in her seat, her once sapphire-blue eyes now stained blood.
Celia stared blankly at Iris, who was trying hard to suppress her emotions. She hesitated several times before finally asking in a low voice, "Are you... alright?"
"It's nothing, this little bit of pollution won't have much of an effect on me." As she said this, Iris seemed to remember something, and then looked up at Celia: "At this point, I have completely lost the ability to resist. If you want to make a move on me, you can do it now."
"You just saved me, I'm not about to do something like that right away."
"This is a living, breathing member of Cupid's family. Don't you want to make me your collectible?"
Celia certainly wanted to make Elise her own collection, but that depended on the circumstances. Under the current circumstances, how could she possibly lay a hand on Elise?
Even if her benefactor gave her an order, she would only choose to disobey, right?
Seeing Elise, who was so weak that she collapsed on the sofa, Celia avoided eye contact with her somewhat awkwardly before saying indifferently, "Don't try to seduce me, your tricks won't work on me."
"Alright, now that you've recovered, you can leave. My men won't stop you."
Although she heard what Iris said, Celia did not leave immediately. Instead, she asked the question that had been bothering her: "I want to know why you saved me."
"You're my mortal enemy, you know. If you die like this without any explanation, I'll be heartbroken."
"You know I'm your mortal enemy."
"So, it would be really interesting if I could make my arch-enemy admire me~" Elise made no attempt to hide her thoughts, and even her eyes were filled with excitement.
"Then why didn't you use Charm just now? That was clearly your best chance, wasn't it?"
She just couldn't understand how Elise could win her over without using her charm.
"Sometimes, you don't need to use seduction to be seductive; you'll understand when the time comes."
Celia gave a soft hum. She was confident that she would never be seduced by Elise, but she didn't know how to repay the favor of saving her.
Forget it, I'll find another opportunity to save her. After I save her once, I'll figure out a way to make her my own collectible.
With that in mind, Celia didn't linger any longer and turned to leave.
But just as she was about to leave the hall, she suddenly stopped, turned her head slightly to Elise and said, "Don't die at someone else's hands. I still want to make you into my collection."
"Is this your way of professing your love for me?"
Are all those favored by Cupid so narcissistic?
After saying that, Celia left.
After she left, Elena immediately returned to Elise's side.
Looking at Elise, whose body was half-corroded, Elena suddenly regretted leaving Elise's side.
Feeling Elena's gaze, Elise forced a smile and said, "I have a question for you."
"what is the problem?"
"What would you do if I were to die?"
“You won’t die. If there were any real danger, you wouldn’t have said that,” Elena replied, drawing on her understanding of Elise.
"However, if you are ever in any danger, I will protect you, after all, I am your bodyguard."
"That's great, then you must protect me well." Elise hugged Elena and buried her face in her chest.
For a fleeting moment, Elena seemed to see a trace of helplessness in Iris at that moment.
But soon, she saw the red crystals on Elise's body rapidly fading, and Elena silently breathed a sigh of relief.
She said that someone as valuing her life as much as Elise would never risk transferring the contamination from Celia to herself.