NOVEL NEXT Chapter 315: Lord Ravager Phantylia
"Then you…" Hesitantly, Natasha didn't know how to phrase the rest of her question.
Ren knew what she wanted to ask. "You want to ask why I'm still provoking Seele?"
"I'm sorry for asking such an abrupt question. But Seele is a child I've watched grow up, and I don't want to see her sad. I hope you can understand."
Regarding this, Ren was quite composed. "Natasha, there's something I need to tell you."
"What is it?"
"I'm a scumbag."
"Hmm?"
"Cocolia isn't my only girlfriend."
"What?"
"Bronya, Seele, Pela, Serval, Lynx, Clara… No, HooK is still too young. Perhaps when she grows up. They are all my pursuit targets. Including you, Natasha."
"..."
Natasha blinked her bright yet confused eyes, a headache coming on. She rubbed her temples. "Ren, you must be joking with me, right?"
Ren pointed to his eyes and chuckled. "Do I look like I'm joking?"
"..."
Natasha was stunned. His sincere emotion didn't seem fake. But shouldn't this kind of thing be wrong? And besides everyone else, she was already 40 years old. Ren looked only eighteen or nineteen.
She had never imagined that Ren, the savior of Jarilo-VI, was actually a… philandering man. This sudden confession left her speechless.
"Hmm?"
Before Natasha could recover, Ren let out a light sound of surprise. Someone in the Chat Group was tagging him.
[Tingyun: Young Master Ren, I seem to have encountered something extraordinary here. Can you help this little lady?]
For Tingyun to ask for help, it must not be a simple matter.
[Ren: Okay, give me traversal authority.]
Traversal authority within the same world allowed him to go to her side. He immediately sent a request.
[Ding! Traversal authority granted!]
[Ding! Traversal wormhole opened!]
Ren said with a serious expression, "Natasha, I have an urgent matter and need to leave. If anyone looks for me, just tell them."
A wormhole suddenly appeared beside Natasha, and Ren quickly stepped into it. Then it disappeared.
"..."
Natasha was surprised by his sudden swift action. It seemed like a very urgent matter.
"Old witch… Sister Natasha!" Just then, little HooK rushed into the clinic. She seemed to have just tried to call her an old witch.
Natasha didn't mind. Seeing HooK's happy expression, she didn't seem sick. "HooK, why are you here? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, no!" HooK waved her hands, then took out a handful of exquisite candies. She smiled happily. "I'm here to give candies to Sister Natasha. They were contributed by A'Ren, the honorary member of the Moles!"
"A'Ren?" Natasha didn't remember any child named A'Ren.
HooK explained, "It's Ren. I prefer to call him A'Ren, it makes me sound more like a boss! Team member A'Ren is very amazing! He won hide-and-seek, led us to find treasure, and we ate lots of delicious food in the Overworld!"
"Ren?" Natasha was startled. Listening to HooK's description, she couldn't imagine him being so childlike.
"Oh, by the way, Sister Seele said A'Ren was here. Where is he?" HooK blinked her cute eyes.
"Ren had an urgent matter and left temporarily," Natasha truthfully informed her.
"Oh, too bad. No delicious food to eat… Ptooey! I said it wrong. It's that we can't play together," HooK mumbled and then bid farewell.
Natasha held the candies, slightly dazed. Just then, someone else walked in: Clara, wearing perfectly fitting little red boots.
"Th-... that, Sister Natasha, Sister Seele said Mr. Ren was here. May I ask…"
"..."
Natasha had a feeling today wouldn't be peaceful.
Above a Star Skiff, Tingyun's body was unable to move. A ball of green flame floated before her. The flame emitted the voice of a mature woman.
"You… don't seem to be afraid of Luofu's future?"
Just now, this ball of flame had introduced herself as Lord Ravager Phantylia. She had appeared before Tingyun, casually brought her under control, and then told her about her plan to make the Luofu self-destruct.
Phantylia was one of the seven Emanators of Destruction under the Aeon Nanook. Unlike the others, she delighted in the destruction of "spirit," inciting faith conflicts and leading people to abandon hope.
Who knew that Tingyun, who had been struggling just a second ago, suddenly seemed like a different person? Her composure was baffling.
"Aren't you afraid of Luofu's demise?"
"The Celestial Ark of the Luofu is vast; its fate cannot be decided by a mere maiden like myself. Rather than fearing its destruction, it would be better to worry about my own life."
As she spoke, a faint smile abruptly appeared on Tingyun's lips. Her voice was like melodious silver bells.
"Lord Phantylia, perhaps now the tables have turned. It's not this maiden who should be worried, but you."
"Don't you agree, Young Master Ren?"
"Yes. Leave the rest to me."
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