Call me Little Darling (Chapter 97)
Ye Sheng stood still, curiously watching the man in a suit with an afro. It was only then that she noticed the heavy face paint on the other man's face.
Although it wasn't quite as dramatic as the clown makeup Ye Sheng remembered, it was pretty close, especially with the creepy smile on the afro man's face...
He looked like a deranged serial killer.
Just standing there, he could scare children to tears.
"The Smiling Man!"
As soon as they saw the afro man's face, several people among the black-robed figures immediately tensed up.
Although the Smiling Man's fame didn't match that of Erensu, he was still one of the lunatics in the base. As an old-school esper, the Smiling Man had once looked normal, but absorbing too much psychic energy made him constantly suicidal.
However, the base would never allow him to die.
Even if he succeeded in killing himself and was on the brink of death, the base would revive him.
After numerous attempts, he went mad.
Though he still looked for opportunities to kill himself, besides self-mutilation, he developed a new hobby of decapitating others. He always had a deranged smile, and in the next second, he would swing his weapon to chop off someone's head.
Even when hunting powerful polluted creatures, he wouldn't forget to decapitate them, even if they were already dead...
In short, he was a lunatic that no one dared to provoke.
Just like now, after exchanging greetings, he immediately drew a red dagger from his waist. After some manipulation, the dagger transformed with a "click" into a large red blade.
The sharp edge gleamed coldly in the sunlight.
Holding the large blade, the Smiling Man spread his arms as if to embrace someone.
His eyes closed quickly, the smile on his lips still radiant, with a few more traces of intoxication around his eyes and brows.
This made the black-robed captain's heart skip a beat. Unable to stay put any longer, he grabbed his weapon and preemptively attacked. A dozen people simultaneously slashed at the Smiling Man, but before their blades could touch him, a red flash was seen.
In the next second, a dozen heads flew off, and a torrent of blood gushed out.
The area quickly turned blood-red, and the intense smell of blood was nauseating.
The explosive power of a powerful espers was astounding.
Ordinary people stood no chance against him.
Not even the battle-hardened black-robed figures!
Among them, only the black-robed captain sensed the danger and bent backward, avoiding being decapitated along with the others.
However, having narrowly escaped once didn't mean he could do it again.
The Smiling Man ignored the other black-robed figures rushing at him and smiled at the black-robed captain with a look that said, "You're the one."
He gripped the red blade tightly and charged at the captain.
In less than a second, the black-robed captain was decapitated.
The remaining black-robed figures were immediately filled with fear. Apart from a few who weren't afraid of death and joined the fray, attempting to kill the Smiling Man in a group assault, the rest turned and fled.
However, the Smiling Man, like a cat playing with mice, abandoned the black-robed figures in front of him and specifically chased after the ones who were fleeing.
The scene quickly descended into chaos.
The black-robed figure who had been guarding Ling Lan was also called over, leaving the area unguarded. This made Ye Sheng anxiously pace back and forth before finally deciding to summon the lottery space.
She was going to draw a prize!
As for what kind of prize... With a quick thought, a black box appeared, and Ye Sheng immediately reached out to take out a tool.
[Azure Perfume (Small Bottle): A classic creation meticulously researched by a master perfumer over many years. The sweet fragrance generates goodwill, making you the little fairy among the crowd, the cutest fighter, a charming heartbreaker. It also has the function of masking and limiting other scents. Not recommended for those with social anxiety.]
Ye Sheng: ......
She just wanted a tool to counteract the effects of the psychic soothing potion.
To avoid being targeted by other espers!
Being a little fairy was totally unnecessary!
She should have thoroughly understood the psychic soothing potion before using it. Even if she wanted to heal the little one's damaged psychic power, she shouldn't have hastily taken the potion.
That way, she wouldn't be in such a troublesome situation now, having to spend double the lottery points to counteract the potion's effects.
Back then, she thought 2000 lottery points were much more cost-effective than 300,000.
Cheap things are never good!
The psychic soothing potion had a permanent effect...
(?_?)
Ye Sheng cursed her luck again and then, holding the thumb-sized perfume bottle, her mind quickly recalled the detailed information about the tool.
[Azure Perfume (Small): Usable 10 times (0/10), with an effective duration of 12 hours.]
Ye Sheng couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the detailed information about the Azure Perfume.
Previously, Ye Sheng might not have cared; even if she used it up, she could always draw again.
However, the lottery space had already issued a reminder that the same item could only be drawn three times.
In other words, she could only have three bottles of Azure Perfume (Small). Once they were used up, that was it!
She had to use it sparingly!
Ye Sheng then reluctantly sprayed herself with the perfume. A faint, sweet fragrance appeared, making Ye Sheng involuntarily sniff it. She instantly felt her gloomy mood improve.
It smelled like a delicious little dessert.
So good!!!
In her previous life, before Ye Sheng met her end, she had been a handsome young man who occasionally wore cologne when going out. She had a few bottles of men's cologne at home, but they were all relatively mild and cool scents.
Originally, she thought she would dislike sweet-scented perfumes. However, after smelling it now, she realized she was wrong... This kind of scent was something everyone, regardless of age or gender, would love.
Addictive!
Having temporarily solved the issue of the psychic soothing potion's attraction to espers, Ye Sheng was no longer anxious. However, having just witnessed the suited man with the afro—the Smiling Man—decapitating people on a whim, she was a bit scared...
Even though she knew that all espers were dangerous.
Yet, when Ling Lan interacted with her, she didn't use any forceful methods. Even when she rejected het, he seemed like a dejected puppy, looking crestfallen. She hadn't shown much threat usually.
But after witnessing Ling Lan's brave battle with the S-class Thunder Iron Eater today, Ye Sheng was more determined to keep her distance from espers .
None of them were easy to deal with!
Her little one at home was still the best.
Soft and obedient.
No threat at all.
Thinking about her little one, Ye Sheng couldn't help but smile, her black eyes filled with joy. She really wanted to go home soon!
"Xiao, it's just some small fry, why haven't you dealt with them yet!"
Just as Ye Sheng was distracted by thoughts of her little darling, a sweet, sticky voice suddenly sounded, snapping her out of her reverie. She quickly looked up.
Not far away, a petite girl stood there, her golden hair tied into twin tails draped over her chest. Dressed in a black and red jacket and skirt, she looked full of youthful energy, like the girl next door.
Her round blue eyes squinted slightly, resembling a cute, clumsy kitten.
When she spoke, she pouted her lips.
Ye Sheng was momentarily stunned, then quickly raised her hand to clutch her chest, thinking this little girl was so adorable!
(???)
Like a delicate doll in a display case.
Ye Sheng had no feelings about her own current cute appearance, but when she saw other cute girls, her love for cute things surged!
However, it seemed that the espers' beauty was indeed higher than that of ordinary people.
Even the afro man's features were not bad; despite being covered by face paint, his prominent bone structure and light green eyes gave him the look of a melancholic handsome guy.
Of course, the prettiest was still her little one, without a doubt!
"You're Valkyria!!!"
(Note- Yes it's Valkyria not Valkyrie)
The cute twin-tailed girl had just spoken when there was another commotion among the black-robed figures.
Compared to the Smiling Man, it was clear that the name Valkyria struck even more fear into them.
"Stop it! Call me little darling."
Upon hearing her name, Valkyria bashfully stomped her foot and then flashed a sweet smile.
She reached out and shook her hand, causing the red bracelet on her wrist to transform almost instantly into a massive scythe. In her hands, the scythe looked comically oversized, like a child wearing adult clothes, completely out of proportion.
Valkyria twirled the scythe in her hands before charging at the nearest black-robed figure in the next second.
Her sweet smile remained unchanged, but the scythe in her hands was mercilessly reaping lives. Unlike the Smiling Man, who decapitated his victims with a single slash, Valkyria sliced the black-robed figures in half at the waist and then attacked several more times.
As the sound of her bell-like laughter echoed, the ground quickly became littered with dismembered bodies.
Ye Sheng watched in silence, unable to stop herself from putting on a pained expression, realizing that appearances could be deceiving!
This adorable girl?
More like a demon!
So far, it seemed that the base had only sent two people, but judging by their ferocity, it was clear that the members of the Black Spring Freemasonary were doomed.
Ye Sheng's eyes darted around, and she quickly focused on the pile of star iron stones. While her invisibility effect was still active, she hurried to gather as many as she could to take back with her!
The black-robed figures had diligently collected all the nearby sacks of star iron stones and piled them together, creating an impressive sight.
Ye Sheng's eyes gleamed with greed, wishing she could take it all.
However, knowing that the two newly arrived psychics weren't blind, she could only painfully snatch a few sacks of star iron stones and stuff them into her second magical pouch to avoid being discovered.
The sacks weren't very full, most of them only half-filled, and some even less.
Ye Sheng picked the fullest ones and, suppressing her urge to take more, quickly turned to leave. As she did, she noticed two black-robed figures sneaking towards Ling Lan.
Frowning, Ye Sheng thought to herself, “Does the Black Spring Freemasonary still want to take Ling Lan as an experimental subject?”
With the two espers slaughtering their opponents, most of the remaining black-robed figures were either resisting desperately or fleeing.
And yet, these two were still trying to escape with Ling Lan?
Weren't they afraid of being slowed down and caught by the two espers...
Ye Sheng, puzzled, quickly ran towards them and overheard the harsh conversation between the two black-robed figures.
"Since we're all going to die here today, we should make ourselves useful. If we can't kill the Smiling Man and Valkyria, then let's kill this exceptionally gifted esper!"
"That's right, we mustn't let the base's strength grow any further. We must stop them from producing another Erensu!"
As they spoke, one of the black-robed figures drew a dagger and aimed it at Ling Lan's temple, intent on a fatal blow.
Gritting her teeth, Ye Sheng pulled out her crossbow and began shooting at close range.
In a series of rapid shots, the two black-robed figures were killed, allowing Ye Sheng to breathe a sigh of relief. She ran over, pulled out the crossbow bolts, and used a dagger to further damage the wounds, creating a small disguise.
After recovering both bolts, Ye Sheng sighed with relief, thinking that since reinforcements from the base had arrived, she could retreat.
Staying any longer would be dangerous.
She couldn't afford to be exposed.
Just as she was about to get up, she felt a familiar sensation of being watched...
The next second, Ye Sheng stiffly looked up, meeting Ling Lan's open eyes.