Chapter 146: Chapter 99: Oh No, the Drug Addiction Is Flaring Up

Mind Reading?

’This guy can actually read minds?’

’Doesn’t that mean he heard all my messy, embarrassing thoughts from just now? The ones where I was practically drooling over his beast form?’

’Of all the abilities he could have awakened, why did it have to be this one?’

’Ahhhhh...!’

Jiang Yunnuan dropped her head and buried her face in her lap, her heart filled with uncontrollable shame and embarrassment, as well as a growing sense of panic.

’If he can read minds, won’t I be completely exposed in front of him from now on, with no secrets at all?’

’How are we supposed to get along peacefully like this?’

Even someone as powerful as Yan Chen could only hear her conversations with the system. But this guy... he could read *all* of her thoughts!

’This ability is just shameless!’

’No, no, this won’t do. I have to speed up my Cultivation. I have to surpass him as soon as possible.’

As long as her Cultivation level exceeded his, all of his skills would be useless against her.

At this thought, Jiang Yunnuan couldn’t wait a second longer. She quickly took out the Immortal Fruit Crystal Core Spirit Plant from her space and closed her eyes to begin her Cultivation.

’It’s a shame I can’t absorb that Beast Soul. I guess they’re the lucky ones.’

「In the other room.」

Si Xie entered the bathroom, turned on the shower, and began forcefully scrubbing every inch of his skin, not even sparing his wounds.

Back in the Dark Prison, after every duel, there were people assigned to wash the blood, sweat, and grime from his body.

After all, he was the Consecutive Champion, the star of Uguria City. The Beast Fighting Arena treated him as a cash cow and had always been meticulous about maintaining his image.

But he still felt disgustingly filthy.

To survive on that dueling platform, he had slaughtered many of his own kind who had been driven mad by drugs. When he bit through their necks, warm blood would gush out and spray all over him.

This body of his, inside and out, was stained with the blood of his kin.

Images of him biting his opponents to death during the duels flashed uncontrollably in his mind. His silver-white eyes gradually filled with blood, turning a deep scarlet.

A wave of self-loathing washed over him, and it soon completely devoured his sanity.

"AWOOO..."

A frantic, uneasy howl echoed faintly, and then, the Energy throughout the entire villa erupted into chaos.

Jiang Yunnuan, who had just entered a state of Cultivation, sensed it. She frowned and opened her eyes, clutching her panicked heart as she turned her head toward Si Xie’s room.

’Oh no, he’s going berserk!’

’Could his addiction be flaring up, driving him into this state?’

Before Jiang Yunnuan could think any further, the rampaging power triggered the villa’s security system. However, with his current Cultivation level, the system was no match for him.

’I have to snap him out of this berserk state as quickly as possible.’

’Otherwise, in the best-case scenario, the villa will be destroyed. In the worst, he’ll harm the neighbors and be taken away by the Empire’s law enforcement for questioning.’

She scrambled to her feet and sprinted toward Si Xie’s room.

The door was locked, but ever since the incident with Ming Ye, she had forced all of them to register their room locks with her iris scan. Because of that, the lock was useless against her.

Recognizing her, it automatically unlocked and opened.

She burst into the room, but it was empty. The sound of running water, SHHHHH, filled her ears. Without a second thought, Jiang Yunnuan charged toward the bathroom.

The rampaging power was so oppressive she could barely breathe.

She forced herself to the bathroom door, her legs feeling as if they were filled with lead, too heavy to lift. Her vision swam with black spots, and she couldn’t see anything, only able to call out his name with great effort.

"Si... Si Xie, calm down..."

There was no response. A chill began to creep into Jiang Yunnuan’s heart.

’What do I do?’

’I can’t hold on much longer.’

’I can’t let him continue going berserk and completely lose his mind. Otherwise, we’ll all be in danger.’

She closed her eyes, activating the Power of Contract within her, and tried to communicate with him telepathically using her spiritual power.

"Si Xie, can you hear me? If you can, please respond."

Amidst the visions of corpses and bloody seas, a sharp, urgent voice suddenly rang out. Si Xie froze. Some of the blood-red color drained from his terrifying, demonic eyes.

He turned his head mechanically and saw a figure slumped weakly against the wall by the door, eyes shut tight, face pale, and forehead beaded with sweat.

"I can..."

He closed his eyes, struggling to respond with his mind.

He finally realized something was wrong with his state, but he couldn’t control it.

The blood in his veins was boiling. A restless, unbearable sensation swept through him, from flesh to bone, from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. It was an agonizing itch and pain, as if countless insects were gnawing at him, so overwhelming that it devoured his sanity and made him want to go on a killing spree.

’Not good. It’s the addiction... the withdrawal is kicking in, too!’

"That’s great. As long as you can hear me, it’s fine. Si Xie, calm down. You absolutely cannot continue going berserk. Come to me. I’ll use a Silver Needle to seal your meridians first..."

She couldn’t get to him, so he had to come to her.

Hearing her mention sealing his meridians with a Silver Needle, Si Xie hesitated for a moment.

But in that single moment, his sanity crumbled bit by bit.

Sensing the Energy growing even more violent, Jiang Yunnuan broke out in a nervous sweat.

"Hurry! What are you doing, do you want to die? Once you go completely berserk and lose your mind, you’ll kill me! I’m your Contract Master! If I die, you die too!"

’And Fu Yuan and Ming Ye...’

’Those two would be caught in the crossfire for no reason.’

The thought of them made Jiang Yunnuan even more anxious.

"Hurry up...!"

She shouted again, and then, she was yanked up by a powerful force.

Affected by the violent power, she was still temporarily blind. Her vision was a sea of black, and she could see nothing. She could only guess it was him.

With no time to think, her fingers twitched, and a long, slender Silver Needle appeared between them. She fumbled at his body with one hand, and once she had a rough idea of the location, she stabbed out on instinct.

But suddenly, her wrist was grabbed and held fast.

Her fingers went slack, and the Silver Needle fell to the floor, where it was washed away by the water.

Jiang Yunnuan froze. The next instant, her back was slammed against the cold wall, and teeth sank forcefully into her neck. An immense pain shot through her entire body.

Her neck was pierced, and blood gushed out.

She frowned, her heart pounding with panic. ’Has he completely lost his mind?’

Both of her arms were gripped tightly, her neck was being viciously bitten, and her body was pinned to the wall. Now, besides her mouth, only her legs were free to move.

"Si Xie, wake up...!"

She yelled his name as she raised a leg to kick him forcefully.

In the next moment, even her leg was pinned by a pair of strong, powerful ones. She had completely lost the ability to resist, like a lamb to the slaughter.

"System! System! Your host is about to kick the bucket! Get out here and save me...!"

In her desperation, she called out to the system.

She had truly reached her last resort; otherwise, she would never have called for this useless thing.

[What are you panicking for? You won’t die. At most, you’ll just suffer a little.]

Jiang Yunnuan: "..."

’Dammit, I really want to curse someone out right now!’

"Are you blind? Can’t you see my neck is about to be bitten through? And you’re telling me I won’t die?"

[Sigh, why are you yelling at me? Host, your mouth is so sharp. Since it can still move, why don’t you just lean in and force a kiss on him?]

[Besides, haven’t you snapped a Beastman out of a berserk state before, Host? You should be quite experienced at it.]