Do you think this world is serious?

The same applies to Maria and Angela; even if they don't exist in the "original world," they are as gifted as Chen Xiuming remembers them.

The most outstanding example is Angelia, whose archery talent is truly astonishing.

Angelia only trained for a day or two before she was able to hit the target every time she shot from 100 meters away.

However, she herself was completely unaware of this talent and often pestered Chen Xiuming to take her out for cakes and ice cream.

Since that time he had a relationship with Maria and was exploited by her, Chen Xiuming has not had a relationship with Maria again. As a result, Maria tries every day to seduce Chen Xiuming, such as passing by him wearing only underwear or changing clothes in front of him in a very casual manner.

Not long after, Maria was reprimanded by Cecilia, which made her restrain herself and focus on improving her own abilities.

During this period, Chen Xiuming confirmed another thing—

Cecilia is not the only core member of the World Bubble; Maria and Angelia are also core members, but their weight is not as high as Cecilia's.

As Maria was able to break free from the world bubble and not reset or even disappear along with it, the "gap" in the world bubble widened a bit, but it wasn't as severe as it had been with Cecilia.

When Cecilia's power broke through a certain limit, although it caused the World Bubble to become riddled with holes and also caused Chen Xiuming and the three Shaniat sisters to be attacked by the Quantum Shadow, she could still prevent the Quantum Shadow from invading the World Bubble as always. It was just that the World Bubble would no longer be reset on the day of its reset, but would simply disappear.

At the same time, the weakening of the World Bubble caused Maria to simply break free from its anchor, which widened the "gap" in the World Bubble, allowing some of the Quantum Shadows to "infiltrate" into it. However, they could not locate Chen Xiuming and the three Shaniat sisters, and could only hide in the city's unknown, secret corners.

As for why Chen Xiuming knew about this...

Because he and Angelia had already encountered the lurking quantum shadows in this city.

Fortunately, the quantum shadow he encountered was very weak, and Chen Xiuming's current strength was enough to deal with it. At most, he only suffered some superficial injuries.

Thanks to this, Cecilia and Maria are now truly inseparable from Chen Xiuming.

"You don't actually need to follow me around every step of the way..."

Chen Xiuming sat between Cecilia and Maria, enjoying being fed by the two girls at the same time.

Before Cecilia could answer, Maria immediately refused.

"No! What if my brother-in-law encounters a powerful Quantum Shadow next time?"

"Although I'm not as good as you and Cecilia now, it shouldn't be a problem for me to run away with Angelia. Even if we can't escape, we can hold out until you arrive."

Chen Xiuming sighed softly, not because he rejected Cecilia and Maria's constant protection, but because Maria even wanted to squeeze into the toilet to protect him when he went to the toilet.

If you're at home, it won't have much of an impact, but if you're out shopping...

If Maria forces her way into the men's restroom, the police will detain her as a pervert.

Faced with Chen Xiuming's answer, Maria was speechless for a moment, and couldn't help but look at Cecilia, who was feeding Chen Xiuming, as if hoping that Cecilia would say something to persuade Chen Xiuming.

“Darling, either you allow Maria and me to come with you, or…” Cecilia smiled faintly, then suddenly leaned close to Chen Xiuming’s ear, “You’ll have to hand over your things at least ten times tonight.”

"I choose the first one."

Chen Xiuming answered without hesitation.

If he has to hand over his taxes at least ten times tonight, he'll probably sleep through tomorrow night and then wake up to continue "handing over his taxes."

Although it wouldn't lead to "death from exhaustion," the feeling of physical weakness is very unpleasant.

Cecilia smiled with satisfaction and then continued to feed Chen Xiuming.

Angelia remained silent throughout, simply enjoying her ice cream.

As Cecilia, Maria, and Chen Xiuming grew stronger, she vaguely sensed that a pitiful, thick barrier was about to be formed, but she didn't know how to break through it. Even her favorite ice cream tasted bland and tasteless.

Is there anywhere else Angela would like to go?

Chen Xiuming suddenly called out to Angela, temporarily pulling her out of her slump.

"Well……"

Angelia chewed on a plastic spoon, lost in thought.

Then, she suggested with a smile, "How about we go see a movie? My sister Maria and I haven't seen a movie with our brother-in-law and sister Cecilia yet."

"Watching a movie? That's a good suggestion. I remember there's a sequel to 'The Monkey King'."

"Let's head to the movie theater then."

Chen Xiuming made the decision in a low voice.

There's a movie theater nearby, about half a block away, which takes only a few minutes to get there.

Surprisingly, the movie theater was deserted, as if no one cared about it, with almost no customers.

Chen Xiuming frowned slightly, keenly sensing that something was amiss.

“Cecilia, Maria, Angelia, I have a bad feeling. Let’s go to another movie theater.”

"Ah."

Cecilia always trusted Chen Xiuming completely and immediately agreed to his proposal.

Although Maria didn't know what dangers lay in this struggling movie theater, she still chose to trust Chen Xiuming without reservation, protecting Angela as they slowly retreated.

Perhaps realizing that Chen Xiuming and the others were not going to enter the cinema, the Quantum Shadow, which had been lurking inside, suddenly launched an attack.

Chen Xiuming's Honkai energy instantly formed chains, sealing the cinema doors and intercepting the Quantum Shadow's charge.

Using the Honkai energy chains as a barrier, Chen Xiuming was able to see the Quantum Shadow lurking inside the movie theater.

Those were quantum shadows resembling "rushing-class Honkai Beasts," numbering three in total, each about two meters in size.

The chains shaped by Honkai energy can only slow down the speed at which the Quantum Shadows rush out of the movie theater; they cannot truly stop their advance.

Although they are difficult to break through the Honkai energy chains, they can crash down the walls on both sides of the gate.

Cecilia and Maria exchanged a glance and simultaneously headed towards one of the Quantum Shadows, while the third Quantum Shadow was entangled by the plants Cecilia had nurtured and, with the aid of the Honkai energy chains shaped by Chen Xiuming, would find it difficult to break free in the short term.

Angelia gripped Chen Xiuming's clothes tightly, looking somewhat nervous.

"Brother-in-law, can Cecilia and Maria win?"

"Will win!"

Chen Xiuming gave an affirmative answer.

This quantum shadow, which resembles a "rushing-class Honkai Beast," is very fast, but Cecilia is even faster and possesses overwhelming power, making defeat virtually impossible.

In contrast, Maria, although slower, is well compensated for by the light purple shield that surrounds her.

34. The battle was exhilarating!

The moment Quantum Shadow clashed with Cecilia, it was utterly defeated, completely crushed by Cecilia in every aspect.

In front of Cecilia, the Quantum Shadow couldn't even pull itself away, and was forced into a "survival state" by Cecilia's punch.

The Quantum Shadow, which resembles a "Rush-class Honkai Beast," will break into "sub-individuals" of varying sizes when subjected to attacks exceeding its limit.

These "sub-individuals" vary in strength, and their body color has turned grayish-white.

If these "sub-individuals" are left unattended, the surviving "sub-individuals" will eventually aggregate into a new quantum shadow.

Vines burst forth from the soil, some resembling sharp blades piercing through the quantum shadow "sub-individuals," while others resemble sturdy ropes binding the quantum shadow "sub-individuals."

Cecilia then strolled over to the bound Quantum Shadow "Sub-individual," smiled, raised her pale fist, and slammed it heavily onto the Quantum Shadow "Sub-individual's" head.

After dealing with all the quantum shadow "sub-individuals" one by one, she shifted her gaze, first glancing at the bound quantum shadow to confirm that it had not broken free of its restraints, before looking at Maria.

Unlike Cecilia, Maria, though possessing the power to kill with a single blow, did not kill the Quantum Shadow with a single punch like Cecilia did. Instead, as if venting all her hatred for the Quantum Shadow, she pressed down on the Quantum Shadow and tore its body apart bit by bit.

The Quantum Shadow feels no pain, but it will try to struggle. However, in the face of Maria's absolute power, the Quantum Shadow's struggle is destined to be futile, and it can only become a fish on Maria's chopping board, at her mercy.

Because Maria was tearing the Quantum Shadow's body apart bit by bit, the Quantum Shadow was unable to disintegrate into "sub-individuals" and thus escape Maria's suppression.

Dark purple liquid splattered everywhere as Maria tore at her, even covering her beautiful and delicate face, making her look like a hideous demon.

Maria wore a ferocious smile, seemingly recalling the scene of Chen Xiuming being pierced through by a lance before her eyes. A shadowy glint flashed in her eyes, and her five fingers seemed to transform into sharp blades, piercing directly through the head of the Quantum Shadow and splitting it in two.

Even as her body was soaked in the dark purple liquid, Maria's sinister smile remained unchanged.

"Fighting is fun!"

The quantum shadow, which she once felt was invincible, was now being slaughtered by her like a chick. This stark contrast filled Maria with both excitement and pleasure.

At least, by personally torturing the Quantum Shadow, she was certain that the scene of Chen Xiuming being pierced through the body before her eyes would not be repeated.

"Sister Cecilia, can I handle the remaining Quantum Shadow?"

"it is good."

Cecilia smiled and nodded.

Although Maria's menacing smile could easily instill fear, she showed no fear or apprehension whatsoever.

No matter how paranoid or twisted Maria's personality became, she was still one of her closest sisters.

However, seeing Maria's sinister grin, Cecilia decided to find time to have a heart-to-heart talk with Maria to prevent her from going to extremes due to her paranoia.

Seeing Cecilia and Maria easily kill the Quantum Shadow, Chen Xiuming's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, gently settled down, and the revolver that had been formed in his hand dissipated.

With Cecilia and Maria by his side, he felt much safer, unlike the attack he and Angelia had encountered before. Although the attacking Quantum Shadows were not strong and there were only two of them, they were enough to keep Chen Xiuming busy.

He had to defend against the attacks of the Quantum Shadow while also preventing it from bypassing him and attacking Angelia. He couldn't even shape the revolver.

Chen Xiuming cannot yet conjure a revolver with a thought. He needs to conjure the three parts of the revolver separately and then assemble them into a revolver, which takes about three seconds.

After tearing apart the third Quantum Shadow, Maria's clothes were completely soaked with dark purple liquid, which dripped slowly down the hem.

However, as the Quantum Shadow died completely, the dark purple liquid that splattered from its injury also vanished like a dream.

Within a few breaths, Maria's soaked clothes had dried completely, as if the scene of her being drenched was just an illusion.

Maria walked briskly to Chen Xiuming, her ferocious smile returning to normal. She flashed a peace sign at Chen Xiuming, her smile confident and radiant.

"Brother-in-law, it's my turn to protect you from now on."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiuming chuckled and reached out to pinch Maria's cheek.

"Let's go home first—after the attack by the Quantum Shadow, we probably won't be in the mood to watch a movie."

Cecilia made the arrangements with a light laugh.

Maria immediately chimed in, "Yeah! It feels awful to be soaking wet. All I want to do right now is take a hot shower."

Even though the clothes had dried, the feeling of them being wet lingered like a persistent ailment, making Maria feel very awkward and uncomfortable.

……