diymy Chapter 2 I really don't want to be a workhorse who dies from exhaustion!
Chapter 2 I really don't want to be a workhorse who dies from exhaustion!
"tight!"
This unexpected attack stunned Li De on the spot.
With no other choice, he could only grit his teeth and endure the opponent's dragon-like attacks time and time again.
……
Two hours later.
"What a despicable nun! Not only is she unpredictable, but her every move is deadly and incredibly cunning."
Li De's lips were pale, and he lay weakly on the bed.
If this nun hadn't looked different from the witch Clow Reed, he would have definitely thought he had come to "Clow Reed's Room"!
That was awful! It's true that not everyone can drive a big truck!
Yes, it's true that the nun was chaste, but he still felt he had lost out big time.
After all, he was a virgin in his past life, and he is still a virgin in this life!
This is equivalent to the opponent trading two for one, a huge loss!
"My Lord, Cersei will perform the ritual with you three times a day. In just one month, our souls will be freed from the shackles of our bodies and return to the origin of all things..."
The nun named Cersei lay on her side next to Li De, her face flushed but her expression devout and serene.
"Wait a minute? What does it mean for the soul to break free from the body's constraints? What does it mean to return to the origin of all things?"
Li De turned his head and stared at Cersei with a puzzled look.
"Of course, it's under the guidance of the supreme Old Flame that one abandons the filthy flesh."
Cersei smiled and explained softly.
"Old Flame...you don't want to drag me down with you and set ourselves on fire, do you?"
Li De's pupils contracted, and he said in a trembling voice.
"Well... it's not that you can't say it like that, even though it's a bit blunt."
Cersei raised her fair fingers and slowly traced them across Li De's cheek, speaking softly.
"Depend on!"
Li De suddenly jumped off the bed.
"I'm not going to be your leader anymore! Let me out!"
Then he ran to the gate, not even having time to put on his clothes, and tried to escape.
To make him immolate himself with these nuns? What a joke!
This is no "unorthodox" church; it's a full-blown cult!
Indeed, this world is not a "nook and cranny," but a "terrifying place."
"Oh dear, Master, you must be joking."
Cersei got up from the bed and walked over to Li De with her slender, long legs.
She leaned closer and touched Li De's lips with her fingertip: "Being the leader of the Old Flame Sect isn't something you can just quit whenever you want."
After saying that, she licked her lips and then picked Li De up in her arms: "Let's go, my lovely leader, there are still two more ceremonies left today..."
"I don't want to..."
Li De was terrified, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free from the terrible nun's embrace.
Although Cersei didn't look strong, she seemed to be suppressed by an invisible force.
"No!!!..."
His piercing screams echoed for a long time in the remote convent, but no one answered.
……
a few days later.
Inside a room in the monastery.
"..."
Suffering greatly, Li De drooped his eyelids and stood up from the bed.
At this moment, not only was his face completely bloodless, but he was also extremely thin, as if the succubus had hollowed out his flesh and soul.
He walked to the window, looked down at the railway tracks below the monastery, and sighed.
No wonder there's a saying: "There are no fields that can't be plowed properly, only oxen that have died from exhaustion."
If this continues, he'll definitely break down!
After all, Cersei's "Russian sit" was terrifying...
But even if he remains unmoved and as steady as a mountain, he will still be dragged over by that group of crazy Cersei to play some kind of "self-immolation play" a month later!
Li De understood perfectly that if he wanted to survive, he had to find a way to leave this terrible monastery!
There's no way to reason with these crazy nuns!
"Waaah—"
"Li De, you must hold on! You can escape this terrible cult!"
As he watched a steam train pass by on the tracks, a thought flashed through his mind, and a deep red light screen appeared before his eyes.
[Combustion Index: 3.9%]
The blessing of the Old Flame is domineering and mysterious, too much for a mortal body to withstand. If you cannot release the fire, once the index reaches 100%, it will ignite every cell in your body...
……
【Blessing of the Old Flame - Flame Sacrifice】
[Offer limited-edition organic materials made from flesh and blood to the great Old Flame, and the Old Flame will bestow upon you something of equal value; of course, there will also be occasional little surprises.]
……
"No wonder I suddenly spontaneously combusted before, it turns out I didn't know how to release my fire..."
Li De muttered to himself, then his fingertips made a crisp snap.
"Smack."
A flame then flickered on his index finger.
It looks amazing, but the power of this flame is at most about the same as a one-dollar lighter.
I wonder if the word "relieve fire" written on the screen means the literal meaning or has a deeper meaning?
However, according to Li De's personal experience, both can relieve internal heat.
"Old God, Old Flame..."
After turning off the light curtain, he looked out the window once more at the freedom that was so close yet so far away.
According to Cersei, the Old Flame was once an ancient god of this world, encompassing all fire and magma.
But somehow, this omnipotent, extremely abstract, and most likely not human-shaped ancient god disappeared.
Almost instantly, the believers in this world lost all contact with the gods they worshipped.
Gradually, tens of thousands of years passed? Or millions of years.
The name "Old Flame" was completely forgotten by the world, and it became known as the "Old God".
The "spontaneous combustion incident" that happened to Li De was the work of [Old Flame].
Moreover, he was not the first. According to church statistics, from the first case of spontaneous combustion to his time, there have been a total of 98 people over the centuries.
Without exception, except for Li De, all of these people were burned to a crisp and died.
As for why he was able to survive and, after successfully passing this "test," even received something called the [Old Flame Blessing]...
Li De himself was not sure, but it was most likely related to his status as a time traveler.
However, surviving the first spontaneous combustion does not mean he will be safe and sound from now on.
After all, it has a straightforward feature called the "combustion index" that can be checked at any time.
Although the "burn index" can be released to some extent through relieving internal heat, the rate of accumulation will increase over time.
In other words, one day in the future, no matter how much Li De tries to vent his desires, his body will reignite.
Correspondingly, if he survives another spontaneous combustion, he will receive another blessing from [Old Flame].
The feeling was like a red semi-trailer truck chasing him relentlessly, and he couldn't stop for a moment.
"Thank goodness for the Flame Festival blessing, otherwise I would definitely have given up..."
He left the window and sat down in a wooden chair.
"Flame Festival... let's sacrifice half of today's breakfast."
Li De looked at the black bread spread with butter on the plate on the table, along with a small fried egg, three slices of bacon, and a small bowl of vegetable salad, and lightly touched it with his fingertip.
"boom."
The next second, these delicious foods were burned to ashes in the flames.
The scope of things that can be sacrificed is "limited to organic matter," which is roughly food that can fill one's stomach, as well as fresh flesh and blood.
He also tried offering wood as a sacrifice, but unfortunately, [Old Flame] didn't even look at these things.
"Oh no, please don't let it burn to ashes!"
Seeing that half of the food had burned, he quickly tried to put out the fire with his hands.
"I'm terrified. Three times a day. I'll really die if I don't get enough protein."
He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there were still plenty of his favorite eggs and bacon.
[The old flames on the other side have received your offering.]
[Received a surprise reward: Beginner Arcane Technique - Fireball]
"Huh? Fireball?"
Li De stared in disbelief at the message displayed on the crimson panel.