After night took over the clouds, cars and pedestrians could barely be spotted, unlike the times when the sun was still up.
And like the saying goes, nighttime belongs to the devil's mischief, and in this darkness, proving the tales right were three men sharing one thought: to scare the life out of the fleeing female.
"Don't let her escape!" yelled Thug One as he sprinted and jumped over a dumpster.
The three men chased relentlessly, large grins on their faces, knowing this narrow route led to a dead end.
At last, she came to the dead end, her heart pounding as she stared at the tall wall. Then, her ears picked up the approaching footsteps of the thugs.
"P... p... please, I don't have any money... I have a son, and he's..."
"Oh, no, no, no, you must have mistaken the reason we were chasing you... Hehehe," said Thug Two with a poorly worn cap.
"She did alright, not money... Here's a clue: we're chasing something sweet."
As he said that, the woman's eyes widened. As they approached, she bumped against the wall, feeling scared, while squeezing her chest against herself, tears streaming down.
Boom.
The clouds roared, but they all took it as something normal. However, what wasn't taken as normal was when the imprisoned goddess cackled while sitting on top of a building, looking down at them.
"Mortals..." she said, followed by another menacing laugh. "I'm impressed; to think corruption runs in your veins."
The three thugs stared at her, dumbfounded, having no idea who this woman was. All they knew was that she had guts.
"Okay, Miss Cackles, why don't you flee while you still have the time... Or we might as well make this a five-round royal fuck."
The goddess said nothing but smiled, brought her finger out, and gestured for the idiot to come forth.
Seeing how rude she was, the thug's veins bulged as he formed his fist, not caring that the rest of the thugs were backing out of the idea of fighting a woman with now red snake hair and eyes.
However... Kaboom!
The thug boomed forward, drawing his fist back, ready for impact. But as he reached her, a snake from the goddess' hair speared out, long and fat, immediately wrapping around the thug's torso, suspending the bastard, who struggled to breathe.
Seeing this, the rest of the thugs didn't need to be told to run. It was as if the zeal for the chase just ran away from them...
"You're one with guts... Hmmm, but also, I like the fact you're corrupted," she cackled again.
Krr... krrrgh...
While the thug tried to escape from the tight grip of the snake around his neck, his attempts were futile.
"Well... since you're corrupted, I'll give you a chance to see the next night... Where... is... Lu Feng?" asked the goddess of corrupted will.
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[Two Weeks Later...]
"Are you okay?"
"Did you hurt yourself, Master Lu Feng?"
"Lu Feng, are you hurt?"
Lu Feng was surrounded by Yu Cai, Ai Ming, and Rong, now currently in his bedroom. He had just had a terrible nightmare, and as he jolted up with a scream, his harem squad was already surrounding him.
"I said I'm fine," Lu Feng reassured, massaging his forehead.
"Should I help you with that?" asked Ai Ming in a soothing voice.
Lu Feng just sighed. "You two, except Rong, should leave."
Ai Ming and Yu Cai glanced at each other. Though they both felt a bit sad that Lu Feng was telling Rong to stay, they didn't object.
"Master Lu Feng, is there anything you want?" asked Rong.
"No. How is the harem organization growing so far?" asked Lu Feng.
"Progress has been made in recent weeks, Master Lu Feng... Though we sense the corrupted ones are up to something, and still no clue of their leader," said Rong.
As of now, both of them began walking along the red carpet corridor leading to a golden-black steel throne room.
"A few guesses are in mind, Lord Lu Feng."
"Who do you think?" asked Lu Feng.
"Xi-Wang."
Having heard the name, Lu Feng stopped in his tracks. Not only would it make sense how much corruption had increased, but also, he would be in grave, imminent danger.
"I hope you're wrong," said Lu Feng.
As they reached the door, it automatically opened with a snap of Rong's fingers. Inside the large throne room with purple flames etched on the pillars, both sides were occupied by a total number of forty females, all adorned in black hooded robes and all with long white hair.
Lu Feng, accompanied by Rong, walked toward the golden throne. Ai Ming and Yu Cai stood at both sides of the throne. As Lu Feng sat, Rong stood behind the throne, and all the females bowed to the glory of...
"Master Lord Lu Feng," they all spoke in a dark unison.
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