Meanwhile, James ran through the building until more than half of his Qi was depleted.
"Haahh...hufff..."He panted heavily as he came to a halt while leaning against the walls of the corridor. Scared, he checked behind him several times to confirm whether that Ace-level talent was still chasing him or not. He felt clouds of dread looming over his head as a figure suddenly appeared from the corner of another hallway.
"Sigh~ I just need two more centipedes..." James heard the figure whispering to himself and carefully examined the individual.
"Hey!" The figure called out to him.
The figure rushed towards him before he could even take a single step.
"Oh, it's you...Aron...Where is Tom?"James heaved a sigh of relief when the figure revealed themselves. Aron was his teammate that was searching different rooms on the same level along with Tom.
Aron's face contorted to a horrible grimace and disgust upon hearing Tom's name, he replied with gritted teeth, "That bastard betrayed me! He took two centipedes back to back that came our way and completed his quota...Fucker!" Aron's face was unsightly as started cursing Tom in a brittle voice. James was also in a similar condition a few minutes ago where Lucas was about to betray him, thus he understood Aron's outburst and let him vent while silently looking around to confirm whether that demon was still around or not.
"By the way where is Lucas?" Curious, Aron asked when he didn't find Lucas around.
"He was ki-...teleported outside..." James stuttered slightly but even he didn't know why he lied. He looked around nervously, seemingly trying to avoid Aron's suspicious gaze.
Aron glanced at James's talisman, which was glowing with a projection of '2/5: 100points!' and misunderstood James's unusual behavior, as the result of Lucas's betrayal. After all, if Lucas was teleported outside then James should at least have '4/5: 200points!' since they agreed to share till they all get 200 points.
"I see...I understand, my friend," Aron patted James's shoulder and gave him a reassuring smile, "Don't worry, I won't betray you...And about these bastards...we will kick their asses after getting out."
"Ha.."James also patted Aron's shoulder as a panicky expression formed on his face, "Y-Yes Brother Aron...We will definitely kic-..." Aron noticed James slightly tensed expression but didn't think much of it.
Unfortunately for him, he made a deadly mistake as James plunged a dagger inside his throat. An eerie grin crept up James's face as he whispered in the still shocked and traumatized Aron's ears, "They didn't mention about killing centipedes specifically..." Aron's eyes opened wide as realization dawned upon him, but his knees lost all strength as blood gushed out of his neck, unceasingly! James looked at his talisman as a greedy smirk formed on his face.
Unbeknown to James and Aron, a pair of eyes were watching the entire scene from a corner of the hallway, looking to steal their centipedes if they found any.
*Ting!*
James's talisman glowed brightly as the projection changed to '3/5: 150points!' And thus began the Carnage!
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"Aghghhhhh!!!"
"NOOO HELPPP!!!!!" This piece of news spread like wildfire inside the building as screams and shrieks of youngsters resounded in the hall.
Groups formed up again, not for hunting centipedes, but for Humans. One after another blood and flesh filled the rooms, halls, and corridors of the building.
A Rank-2 Elementary Profound Realm lunged over a Rank-1 while laughing, "Come here little bitch...I just need one more...!" Similar scenes, where the strong ruled over the weak could be seen all over the building. This was another reason why Arcene suggested Kora accept her proposal if he wishes to get inside the Academy. The tests were brutal and cruel. Although on the surface, it may seem like Academy was doing its best to maintain equality, in reality, the ones who had power reigned supreme. Rank-2's grouped together to hunt the little rats, while a few Rank-3's also preferred to hunt Rank-1's rather than Rank-2's, as it was much easier. Meanwhile, Rank-1's also fought amongst themselves, in a moment of panic to quickly complete their quotas and somehow escape this massacre.
The intense slaughter ensued.
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"I am Joker!"
Declared Kora after a small chat with Felecia.
When Kora entered the room, he saw the beautiful Cefora lady waiting for him.
"I hope you didn't forget about my compensation Felecia..." Felecia didn't feel any repulsion from Kora's profane grin, but only curiosity.
Felecia was sitting on a couch inside a not-so-well furnished room, as Kora opened the door and closed it behind him. Her mauve eyes glowed furiously, and for a moment Kora jerked back a little, his eyes palpitated,
But-
Soon he regained his state of mind and grinned, "So...that was just a demo huh?" Kora asked with a sly smile as Felecia's eyes opened wide and her brows raised up in astonishment.
"Interesting..."Felecia's smile was enchanting as she flipped her black hair behind her shoulders, "You amaze me Void...Wait? Is that even your real name? Who are you?" Felecia asked as her eyes sparkled with interest.
"Ah!" Kora clapped his hands as he looked at the ceiling, thoughtfully, "You think I am here to cause troubles...and I may have a powerful background or something like that...correct?"
"Indeed..."Felecia didn't refuse.
"Well, well, well...A clown always looks for trouble, if there isn't any, he creates one. And you are correct as I am Joker...But the thing is..." he stretched his ears with his index finger and gestured for Felecia to hear the screams of aspiring cultivators, "You see, it was unintentional." Kora shrugged indifferently.
"And about the part...where I may have a powerful background...do you feel any maliciousness or a threat that wishes to destroy this Academy in my 'dreams' Cefora?"
Felecia squinted her eyes, as this was the first time, she couldn't even understand a person's dreams. It was like a bird was trying to understand the depths of a sea. Kora was neither dazzled by the full power of her bloodline nor his dreams held any meanings, like a cryptic text that couldn't be deciphered by those who doesn't understand those texts. His dreams were vague but there were no evil intentions towards anyone. Not even Arcene, who tortured Kora and made him suffer excruciating pain. Kora didn't care about her and was neither enraged nor wanted revenge. As long, as she doesn't come in his path to achieve nirvana, he wouldn't give a single fuck to Arcene.
Kora stepped towards Felecia and lifted her head by her chin with his finger as he made her look in his riveting azure eyes, "Tell me, Felecia...Did you find anything in my dreams that brands me as an evil man with sinister intentions?"
Felecia shook her head with a small smile. Kora bent a little and pressed his lips against the Cefora lady. Felecia didn't reject and welcomed his kiss as her body heated up instantly. Kora sat beside her on the couch while still planting sweet kisses on her lips. Their lips mashed against each other and their arms tried to feel the warmth of their partner's body. Slowly, Felecia made the first move by sitting on top of him as her arms wrapped around Kora's neck.
Meanwhile, Kora's hands were not idle as he pulled her knee-length black sundress. Lustfully, Felecia pushed her tongue inside Kora's mouth and let him undress her. Soon, her dress was lying on the floor while she lay completely naked on Kora's lap, savoring his sugary saliva.
At the same time, Kora's hands roamed around her body, getting a feel of those well-sculpted asscheeks and breasts that stood firm. His fingers trailed off her smooth skin and one of them reached the area between her legs, as he gently stroked it in a circular manner.
"Mhmm~" Felecia moaned in his mouth as one of her little hands, sneakily slipped inside his robes, to find the massive cock. She wrapped her fingers around his rod and moved them up and down, rhythmically.
Felecia broke the kiss when it became difficult for her to breathe and panted heavily while taking off Kora's robes as well.
"I can't wait..." She managed to say in between her heavy erotic breath.
"Me too..."Kora looked at Felecia who pointed his rod at her dripping wet cunt and continued, "...To make you only mine..."
Felecia stopped and glared at Kora, "What do you mean?" She only reached this point because Kora was handsome and he piqued her interest. Thus she was up for a fling, not a 'marriage' or becoming someone's woman forever.
She sat back down while Kora's rod stood erect between her buttcheeks as she wrinkled her brows, while her wanton expressions turned to pure seriousness. Kora's grip around her waist loosened a little because of the threatening pressure that she was releasing.
"I asked what do you mean?"
"Exactly what I said, I can't wait to make you mine forever..."
"No, that's not happening..." Felecia shook her head and declared in a strict tone that didn't allow any bargain or negotiations of the terms that she stated.
"Why?" Kora stopped his movements as he could discern from her eyes that she was extremely firm regarding this matter.
"It is none of your concern..." Felecia replied sternly and got up from his lap and picked up her black dress. She was about to vanish when Kora held her wrist and asked again, 'worriedly', "Why?"
"Mind your own business Void" Kora pulled her and turned her to face him.
"I at least, need an explanation on why I am being rejected so harshly?... It hurts my heart you know..." Kora displayed an extremely 'pitiable' expression while locking his gaze with her purple eyes.
"Sigh...I am too old for you" Felecia relented.
"Age is just a number." Kora grabbed her by her lithe waist as he knew it was all excuses and the real reason was something related to her past.
"With your talent, you could reach Ace-Tribulation Realm...but by that time my lifespan would already be over as I am over 7000 years old and I am already at my limits in cultivation. It is better to shatter the dreams that you have right here and now because I won't be there to bask in your glory...You should find someone else...and think more about your dreams of the future." She suggested.
"A dream without a 'dreamer' is distasteful. I'd rather cut my tongue than to never savor the sweetness of the dreams that I have..." Kora's voice was bewitching, infused with magnets that seemed to pull the black strings which enclosed her heart.
"I have already been tainted, and I am sure Marquesses...no...even Dukes would gladly marry off their beautiful virgin daughters to build a connection with someone of your stature. Furthermore, I have had many flings in the past...Are you willing to accept such a degraded woman?" Already out of excuses, Felecia stated while her lips brushed against Kora's as she felt his hot breath on her nose and his hand that pulled her closer to him by her waist. A mischievous glint flashed through Felecia's eyes as she thought, she finally found a reasonable excuse to end this conversation, as with her understanding of men, such women were labeled as harlots and any man would be repulsed by them and would never accept them as their wife.
Kora didn't dare to roam his hands around her body and neither kissed her as he seemed to have fallen into deep thought. 'A trap to end this conversation?' His thoughts analyzed all the different scenarios that he would have to face based upon his answer.
If he says something cheezy along the lines like, 'No...You are the only one that I have my eyes on...etc etc' then Felecia would question about his relationship with the smoky-eyed girl that seemed to have a rather close relationship with him. With this, she would call Kora a man who only wanted her to spread her legs and was not committed since the start like he is pretending to be. If he replies with more cringy lines like, 'You are the most beautiful flower and others pale in comparison', then even an idiot would think he was just buttering her up.
"You are right...I might be offered many marriage proposals of rich and beautiful daughters of powerful individuals of Glipike Kingdoms..."
"And frankly...I will accept all of them!" Kora replied honestly which caused Felecia to shake her head at the naive and honest answer of Kora.
Why would any woman willingly share her man? Even though polygamy was acceptable, no woman wished to share unless the man is just that special or the woman swings both ways. And in Felecia's eyes, Kora only had better talent than others, nothing else, and she also didn't swing the other way. She was about to turn around when Kora lifted his hand and rubbed her delicate lips with his thumb as he continued with utmost 'sincerity', "But you will always have a place in my heart..." The black strings around Felecia's heart unwrapped and unraveled a vermillion heart that seemed to have started beating once again.
"About your past relationships...Just because the past didn't turn out like you wanted it to doesn't mean the future can't be better than you ever imagined..." An ambiguous light flashed through Kora's eyes as he suggested to Felecia that he understands her past even though she was unwilling to reveal it.
"One daren't forget the mistakes but at the same time shouldn't dwell on it." Kora hugged Felecia protectively, who was still dazed by what she was feeling in her chest after years of torment over her heart. His warmth seemed to fill Felecia's heart with affection and sympathy.
"I promise I will support you in the trials of heaven and earth to the best of my abilities and would find a way for our eternal existence in the cosmos..." Felecia's body trembled upon hearing such bold claims from a nobody, but deep down her heart, she could feel that Kora was not bragging and his resolve to make it come true was as strong as a mountain.
"And I dare say I will try my hardest to achieve it if I get your support... That being said, what will be your decision Felecia Nokraz?" Kora kissed her on her forehead gently and didn't make any inappropriate touches even though they both were naked. Kora didn't want to break the moment and let Felecia immerse herself in his lies that he spouted skillfully.
Although he would take care of Felecia and even try his own cultivation technique, 'Kama Sutra' to help her advance in ranks, he had a specific reason with which he approached Felecia in the first place. A cold man he was, and he played his role perfectly in every scenario. He needed spirit stones, as he had literally zero in his pockets. Furthermore, who doesn't want a powerful backer like Felecia, who is at the peak of cultivation in the Glipike Kingdom? Kora was willing to stoop to any lows to achieve what he desires. As long Felecia held significant meaning like fulfilling his lustful desires or helping him to achieve his goals in the Glipike Kingdom, he would keep her. The day she refuses to entertain him, will be her last day as Kora's wife. But Kora was also sure that there was no way, any woman could refuse him after getting a taste of his prowess and would become his secret agents like Jazmine who was still preparing for the grand ritual of the Vrigaipis Marquessate.
"What are your dreams Felecia Nokraz?" Kora rubbed his thumb on her cheek tenderly as he saw the stunned Cefora whose heart was beating at a rate of knots.
Felecia broke out of her reverie and despite her inner struggles, the black strings around her heart slowly disintegrated as she leaned forward to give a peck on Kora's lips.
"I have made my decision..." She pushed him over the couch and sat on his lap, guiding his cock inside her sacred cave while her lips aggressively jostled against Kora's.