"Hehe, I finally caught you!"
Wu Chen clapped his hands excitedly, his eyes gleaming with excitement as he looked at the delicate and enchanting lady bound by chains in the game scene.
With her charming eyes, devilishly full figure, long beautiful legs encased in tattered black stockings, and her upper body draped in a messy, translucent lace outfit, she appeared to be a sweet and frail beauty. But even with her captured, Wu Chen dared not slack off for a moment.
He was well aware that this was all just a facade.
Before him was the most fearsome and powerful enemy boss in the game, the one that had defeated countless high-level players and spenders—Desire Witch Litia!
"Isekai Love Melody," a large-scale strategy war game with romance simulation elements released online.
Each player was a human lord on the continent, tasked with building their domain, preparing troops, developing technology and magic, and assisting goddesses in fighting against demon forces invading from an unknown otherworld.
As part of the romance and nurturing elements, players could increase affection with female NPCs from any human nation and eventually marry them.
Even goddesses were targets for players to pursue.
However, for players who could conquer anyone, there was one type of woman who had never been successfully pursued or married—Witches, the most powerful rulers among the demon races opposed to the goddesses.
Drawing their power from human negative emotions, their strength was even on par with the goddesses of human belief.
The reason players were unable to conquer these witches was quite simple: their power was akin to having cheat codes. Even the highest-level players, those who invested heavily in the game, couldn't withstand more than a few seconds against them before meeting a swift demise.
Every time players encountered a witch, they would be killed and sent back to the city to respawn within seconds.
In just those few seconds, no matter how skilled or charming the player was, it was futile.
Take the Desire Witch as an example. Any desire harbored by humanity would amplify her stats.
Every time a human player leveled up, the "desire" would simultaneously increase the Desire Witch's level.
Facing a witch with a level in the millions, how could a player at level 100 compete?
Players protested vehemently against such unbalanced game design, but the game company remained indifferent, never adjusting the witches' stats despite the dwindling player base and decreasing revenue.
"But today, this incredibly powerful demoness of desire has finally been defeated and captured by me!"
Wu Chen pulled at the restraint collar around the delicate neck of the enchanting girl, displaying a look of accomplishment.
However, his victory wasn't merely a product of skillful gameplay; it was also due to an undeniable reality.
The game had almost completely died out, with only a few dozen to a hundred players left on the server. As each player left, the Desire Witch's level automatically decreased.
With the witch's level now significantly reduced, Wu Chen finally found a glimmer of hope.
First, he visited the Goddess Temple, increasing the favorability of over a dozen goddesses to the Ambiguous level. Once at this level, he could request their assistance in battle.
With the aid of the goddesses and his deft maneuvering, he managed to kite and defeat the strongest witch, capturing her with dozens of legendary binding artifacts forged with countless precious materials and money.
"Ugh, just kill me!"
Seeing that her pitiful guise was ineffective, the endearing girl's eyes suddenly turned sharp.
Her sweet, seductive voice carried through the headphones, transmitting a captivating and bewitching charm directly to the brain.
"Kill you? I wouldn't dream of it. Besides, if I wanted to get the first kill, I would have done it earlier."
"What do you plan to do with me alive? Claim the bounty from the kingdom? Use me to curry favor with those bitches in the Goddess Temple?!"
If looks could kill, Wu Chen would have died hundreds of times already.
"No, I want to marry you."
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Litia's proud, fair face lifted, her gaze slightly dazed.
A big question mark appeared above her head.
"Humans always desire what they can't have."
Wu Chen tilted her chin up.
"And you witches all have such well-designed characters, with every attribute from loli to mature beauty. To be honest, I'm just lusting after your body!"
"Huh!?"
"You defeated and captured the noble me just for such a trivial reason!?"
"This is the greatest insult and desecration to my esteemed status!!"
Litia seemed unable to accept this for a moment.
Even if he had done it for some noble cause or ambition, it would be easier to accept! But wanting to marry her? What kind of nonsense was that?
"Bullshit, that reason isn't trivial at all! What's wrong with liking someone and working hard to court her?"
"You call this courting!?"
Litia struggled wildly with her legs wrapped in black stockings, but the legendary binding artifacts, with their chains and incantations, held her curvaceous body firmly in place.
"What else can I do? You witches try to kill me whenever you see me. You're so mean. The only way to talk to you is to defeat you first!"
Mentioning this, Wu Chen couldn't help but get angry.
Since the game launched, he had been killed by various witches in countless ways, at least hundreds or even thousands of times!
"Morning Star, even if you get my body, you'll never get my heart! Sooner or later, you'll be completely corrupted!"
Litia called out Wu Chen's in-game nickname, her eyes filled with resolve.
"Don't worry, I wasn't planning to use normal methods to conquer you."
Wu Chen said as he glanced at his inventory, looking at the various potions marked with X99. A sly smile curved on his lips.
In the game, to win over female NPCs, players often needed to spend a long time completing various tasks, engaging in conversations, and giving gifts to gain the rare favorability points.
It was no easier than flirting in real life.
However, there were some shortcuts. For example, certain extremely rare items could quickly boost a character's favorability.
Wu Chen's inventory was full of such epic rare items.
[Epic Item: Love Elixir]
[Description: Special holy water crafted by the Goddess of Love. Consuming it can quickly increase favorability towards you.]
[This item works like various gifts in mobile games that can boost female characters' favorability. Once their favorability is maxed, you can present them with a wedding ring—Whose genius idea was this?]
[Epic Item: Dormitory Cabin]
[Description: Moving in will increase affection by one point every three hours.]
[Remember to buy some furniture coins to decorate your dorm room. I still don't understand why bringing a beautiful girl into a dormitory cabin increases affection.]
"Love Elixir, specially made for you. Do you know how many 'inhuman' things I had to do to get so many of these elixirs from the Goddess of Love?"
Wu Chen shook the potion bottle, a nostalgic look on his face.
"Here, drink deeply to show your feelings!"
"Love Elixir, gulp gulp gulp!"
Wu Chen twisted off the bottle cap, pinched the enchanting witch's little nose, and poured the potion directly into her cherry-like mouth.
"Ugh... ugh... so much, I can't drink anymore…"
[Ding! System Alert: Desire Witch Litia's favorability towards you has increased by +1. The current favorability level is Disgust.]
"Hmm? It only increased by one? That's not magic."
Wu Chen frowned slightly.
Affection levels ranged from Disgust, Hostile, Indifferent, Stranger, Friendly, Ambiguous, to Love.
Epic Elixirs usually made NPCs, even married ones, immediately fall for you.
Even other goddesses' affection would increase by at least several points.
So why does it only increase by one point for you witches?
"Bwahah! Burp~! You think a little goddess's power will make me fall for you? Don't underestimate the witches!"
Litia's expression was one of mockery, laughing and taunting him.
"It's okay, I've prepared plenty. Here, keep drinking."
Wu Chen said, pulling out another Love Elixir from his inventory.
[Consumed 99 Love Elixirs, favorability +99. Desire Witch Litia's favorability level has been increased to Hostile.]
"Ha... huh..... don't think I'll let you succeed..."
[Consumed another 99 Love Elixirs, favorability +99. Desire Witch Litia's favorability level has been increased to Indifferent.]
"Humph, is that all... I won't give in! Even if I die or jump from here, I'll never fall for you!"