At this moment, Ryan was truly shocked.
He subconsciously thought that the Matriarch was joking with him, but obviously, this couldn't be possible.
Because regardless of her status or tone, there was no need for this being to play such a joke on him.
However...
The first love of Big Brother Titan?!
This was too absurd!
And... could it really work out?
At the gate, the two guards were already stunned like statues, and the weapons in their hands dropped to the ground with a clang.
They felt that... this didn't seem like something they should have heard...
Ryan rubbed his temples with a furrowed brow and said, "Sorry, Matriarch. The relationship is a bit complicated. Let me sort it out a little..."
In the darkness, the indifferent female voice rang out again.
"Don't bother sorting it out. I didn't expect that you could even get in touch with them. I have many things to ask you. Come here."
Ryan stared wide-eyed and subconsciously turned to glance at the two stunned guards at the gate. Then, very reluctantly, he walked towards the darkness ahead.
Although it was a pleasant surprise to learn that the Matriarch knew Big Brother Titan.
But once the words "first love" came out, it always felt like it wouldn't be a good sign.
And judging from the tone.
Obviously, there were no small grudges between the Matriarch and Big Brother Titan.
Now that she was the CEO and chairperson of the Night Healer organization, would she make things difficult for him, a newly recruited intern, just because of his relationship with Big Brother Titan?
No way!
No way!
After all, she was the former sister-in-law, so no matter what, he was still a relative!
Ryan calmed himself down.
...
Soon, Ryan walked through the vast expanse of darkness. And the further he walked in, the weirder and more unusual he felt.
He saw a large number of pitch-black chains spreading from the walls towards the deepest part of the darkness.
It was as if a terrifying monster was locked in that darkness.
Was she really a twelve-winged holy angel?
Ryan felt a chill down his spine and tried hard to stay calm.
Perhaps she used to be...
But after falling into this Dark World, there was no guarantee that she would turn into some distorted and terrifying monster.
Finally, he walked through that darkness.
He looked up.
And the moment he saw what the "Matriarch" looked like, even Ryan was instantly shocked, and the hairs on his whole body stood on end.
"This..."
In the darkness, the chains collided with each other, making a series of clear sounds.
And right in the very center of the hall, thousands of chains were nailed to an angel who was tightly bound by the chains.
She was humiliatingly hung upside down there, and the chains with barbs pierced into her skin.
Six pairs of huge golden wings grew on her back. They were so huge that they could easily cover the sky dozens of meters wide. But like her body, her golden wings were also bound and pierced layer by layer by the barbed chains.
Even half of them were left with only bloody and mangled wings.
And among those countless pitch-black and blood-red chains, a cold and breathtakingly beautiful face was staring at him.
And the panel of her immediately appeared in front of Ryan's eyes.
[Twelve-Winged Hanging Angel]
[Race]:???
[Level]:???
[Faction]: Lawful Good / Chaotic Evil
[Combat Ability]: Pray...
[Introduction]: A twelve-winged holy angel who fell into the Dark World three thousand years ago, the founder and protector of the Night Healer organization. The curse has turned her into a bound angel, and she has been constantly enduring the pain brought by the death-binding and piercing. This has made her personality unpredictable. Even so, she is still looking for ways to heal this land and remove the curse...
Ryan was stunned.
Sure enough, she was an angel...
But she was different from the kind of holy angel he had imagined...
She was a bound angel cursed by this world, just like Big Brother Titan and the others!
And she was truly beautiful, with a divine beauty that made it impossible for you to look away, but because of the binding of the hideous chains, that beauty had become a cruel beauty of a wonderful thing being destroyed.
The intertwining of the divine and the curse.
It gave people an indescribable huge impact.
[Ding! You have discovered a special root-level existence. Do you want to immediately record it in the illustrated handbook?]
The system prompt made Ryan quickly come back to his senses.
Ryan immediately looked away, put his hand on his chest to salute, and said, "Greetings, Matriarch!"
At the same time, he also gave an affirmative reply to the system in his heart.
[Ding! You have successfully recorded the "Twelve-Winged Hanging Angel" in the illustrated handbook. You have received the system reward: 17 free attribute points.]
Seventeen points!
Big Brother Titan had 20 points, and Aunt Witch God had 15 points. This Matriarch was indeed a root-level existence!
And judging from her strength, she was actually a bit stronger than Aunt Witch God!
The Hanging Angel stared at him indifferently and said, "What? Aren't you afraid of me after seeing me?"
Ryan shook his head and said seriously, "Reply to the Matriarch. You are the most beautiful being I've seen in this Dark World. You are also our leader, the backbone of our Night Healer. And since so many kind-hearted Night Healers are loyal to you, your heart must be kind and loving. I shouldn't be afraid of you even if I'm afraid of others."
Ryan waved his hand grandly.
[Ding! Congratulations on triggering the achievement: It's Necessary to Flatter When Needed. You have received 200 base experience points.]
The special achievement "It's Necessary to Flatter When Needed" has a certain chance of being obtained when you decisively put aside your pride and praise and eulogize a female being far stronger than you. This indicates that you have grasped the essence of this. You have obtained a permanent bonus: +1% to 异性好感度 (opposite sex favorability), +2 to Intelligence, +1 to Eloquence, -1 to Happiness.
The veins on Ryan's temples throbbed wildly.
"Stop being glib in front of me!"
The Hanging Angel closed her eyes.
"I have questions for you. You'd better tell me the truth. If you tell even half a lie, don't even think about walking out of this door today."
Ryan said calmly, "Don't worry, Matriarch. My greatest strength is honesty. I've never told a lie since I was a child."
The Hanging Angel ignored his words, narrowed her eyes, and said with her lips moving,
"How did you get to know their family? How are they? Have they broken free from the curse of this world?"
Ryan was stunned and could only answer one by one.
He didn't hide anything. After organizing his words a little, he explained to the angel in front of him how he got to know Soso, how he was targeted by the Demon Association, and then how he met Soso's parents.
There was nothing to hide about these things.
After talking intermittently for half an hour, Ryan sat cross-legged on the ground, took out a thermos cup from his arms, took a sip, and held up a finger, saying seriously,
"Reply to the Matriarch. That's basically what happened. Although it sounds absurd, it's truly what happened."
After listening to his words, the Hanging Angel looked at him hesitantly and said,
"You mean you used some of your abilities to temporarily weaken the curse on that Titan guy and made him regain his sanity?"
Ryan closed his eyes and nodded up and down.
"Yes, but my strength is still too weak. At that time, I only weakened it by 15%, and it almost cost me my life."
A look of surprise appeared in the Hanging Angel's eyes, and her gaze at Ryan became unpredictable.
She narrowed her eyes and examined Ryan up and down.
It seemed as if she wanted to see through him.
Because she knew very well how terrifying the curse on Titan's family was. It was even worse than the curse on her.
Because it represented torture, bondage, eternal life, chaos, and pain.
And she had been searching for years in this world but hadn't found any way to alleviate or remove these curses. And this young man actually...
What a joke!
But judging from his description of the personalities of those two just now, it was exactly the same as what she remembered.
This couldn't be made up out of thin air.
In other words, this young man indeed had a deep connection with Titan's family.
The Hanging Angel's gaze became hesitant.