Cataclysm: The Enhancement Warlock's Rebirth

dungeon.

A thin man was chained to the ground.

His head was hanging down, his long hair covered his face, and his chest did not rise or fall, like a dead corpse.

Suddenly, the stone door opened from the outside.

Bright light shone into the dark room, falling on his lowered profile, making it indistinct.

A woman dressed in a deep blue robe approached, holding a staff. She tapped the iron chain with the tip of her staff and called out, "Wake up, time to get to work."

The crisp sound of the chains clanging echoed in the narrow space.

The man looked up.

Those eyes were as still as a deep well, revealing extreme indifference.

Song Yu paused for a moment, then laughed: "Oh, who did your eyebrows and makeup?"

She lifted the other person's chin and swayed it from side to side, as if she were sizing up a kept male concubine.

Jiang Xiao neither resisted nor spoke.

He just stared at her.

Like a hungry wolf staring intently at its prey.

"I know even without you saying it, it must be that hothead Zhao Yanyan! She's the most idle person in the Freemasons!"

The other person's gaze made Song Yu feel somewhat uncomfortable.

She snorted and released her grip. "You two did it again last night?"

The core members of Freemasonry are all women.

They occasionally recruit men, but they are just peripheral members who do manual labor and are not even players.

Although Jiang Xiao is a prisoner, he is still a hero player, and his status is equal to theirs.

Moreover, he was born with a handsome appearance, which made him quite likable.

I heard that several of my girlfriends had affairs with him in private.

However, everyone else kept it a secret, afraid that others would find out.

Only Zhao Yanyan was shameless; she not only admitted it directly but also vividly described her feelings during their intimate moments.

Phrases like "driving straight in" and "impenetrable" make people blush and feel incredibly itchy.

She has to say it.

The president should expel this slut from Freemasonry to prevent her from corrupting the other sisters.

"What's it to you?"

Jiang Xiao glanced at her and said sarcastically.

Song Yu's face stiffened, and he was about to lash out.

But seeing that handsome face and remembering the absurd things Zhao Yanyan had said, a surge of heat rose in his heart.

In particular, the makeup Zhao Yanyan did for him really clashed with his own aesthetic.

"Jiang Xiao, imprisoning you was not my intention." Her tone softened slightly as she sighed, "We're classmates, after all. You don't need to be so hostile towards me, do you?"

Jiang Xiao nodded and echoed, "Then, for the sake of our classmate relationship, how about you secretly let me go?"

Song Yu was startled and shook his head repeatedly:

"The guild master's personal guards are protecting the outside of the dungeon; you can't escape!"

"I advise you not to even think about it. Just focus on giving us enhancement items. As long as you behave yourself, the guild leader won't treat you unfairly."

She paused, then stammered, "And, if you... I mean, if you have that kind of need, as your classmate, I... I can help you relieve it."

Jiang Xiao looked at her with a half-smile.

The look in that eyes made Song Yu feel ashamed, and her face flushed instantly.

However, if Zhao Yanyan can do it, why can't I?

She gritted her teeth and asked again, "Do you want it or not?"

Jiang Xiao smiled: "You can give it a try."

Song Yu glanced guiltily at the door, and after confirming that there was nothing amiss, she reached down to probe.

No response?

She looked at Jiang Xiao with suspicion, a surge of resentment rising within her: "Were you drained dry by that slut Zhao Yanyan last night?"

Jiang Xiao shook his head, his gaze tinged with pity: "It's because someone is too ugly; your second uncle isn't interested. Understand?"

Song Yu was so angry that he trembled all over.

Which woman could bear such humiliation?

Moreover, Song Yu always had a high opinion of herself, believing that her figure and appearance were no less than Zhao Yanyan's.

Now, I've been offered a warm welcome but received a cold shoulder, and I'm furious.

She raised her hand and slapped him.

"Pooh!"

Jiang Xiao spat out a mouthful of blood and unleashed his full fury: "Grandpa here is used to eating delicacies from land and sea, how could I possibly swallow this bowl of pig bran? Song Yu, take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror, do you even deserve it?"

"Shut up!"

Song Yu shouted.

She flipped her hand and took out a blood-soaked long whip, which she then lashed out at him.

Driven by rage, he swung the whip fiercely and heavily, as if he wanted to beat the other person to death.

Soon, Jiang Xiao's skin was torn and bleeding.

The whipping lasted for a good quarter of an hour, until Song Yu was panting heavily from exhaustion, before they stopped.

She handed over the staff and instructed, "Be careful with today's enhancement items!"

Jiang Xiao seemed to have been scared by the beating, so she stopped arguing and silently accepted the staff.

A faint light flashed in his right hand, and it landed on the staff.

You have consumed 1 potential point...

You have completed the enhancement of the "Dawn Staff"...

[Gained Trait: "Rapid Speed ​​lv46"]

[Acquired skill: "Moon Goddess's Blessing lv42"]

"Haha, he used his skill! Not bad! Not bad!"

After reading the information about the enhanced staff, Song Yu couldn't stop smiling.

Jiang Xiao's enhancement ability is relatively random, and the probability of getting a skill is only 15%, but the characteristics and skills generated this time are all top-notch!

How could she not be overjoyed by such a stroke of good fortune?

When she looked at Jiang Xiao again, her anger had subsided considerably, and she found him much more pleasing to the eye.

Song Yu put away his long whip and admonished:

"Can't you just obediently act as a tool and cooperate with us? Why do you have to be whipped before you'll submit? What's the point?"

"Wait, I'll have someone come and treat you right away."

Jiang Xiao's expression flickered almost imperceptibly, and he launched into his verbal sparring mode again: "What are you so smug about?"

"I heard you spend all day in the Freemasons yelling and shouting, not doing anything productive. Where did you get the contribution points to ask me for upgrade items?"

"I bet you borrowed it from Lu Wanwan again? Did you pay back the contribution points you borrowed last time?"

"You're just a bedbug that's been sucking blood from your best friend, how dare you lecture me?"

Lies don't hurt, truth is the knife.

Upon hearing this, Song Yu flew into a rage, lashed out twice with his whip, and cursed:

"Just a lowly slave, and you think you're something special? I'm a bedbug? Then what are you? A dead dog that gets whipped every day?"

Jiang Xiao met her gaze without flinching.

Song Yu was about to draw again when he suddenly remembered the rumors circulating in the Freemasons.

She stopped and smiled, "Oh, I see."

"When we captured you, we wanted you to help us enhance the items, but you refused, even at the cost of your life."

"Later, you were whipped until you were half-dead before you finally gave in. I think you got a taste of being whipped and developed a peculiar fetish, so you deliberately provoked us to attack?"

Recalling Jiang Xiao's previous behavior, Song Yu suddenly realized that the rumors were true.

She clicked her tongue and sneered, "A pervert and a bitch, you and Zhao Yanyan are truly a match made in heaven!"

Jiang Xiao wasn't angry; instead, she nodded in agreement.

Seeing the other person's bright smile, a thought struck him, and he suddenly asked, "Speaking of which, after being imprisoned for three years, you still don't know your guild leader's real name?"

"What? Thinking of escaping to seek revenge on our guild leader?"

Song Yu's face showed disdain, and his eyes held an even deeper sarcasm.

The current president is a seventh-level expert, one of the top figures in the nineteen prefectures.

He's a prisoner, does he think he can turn things around?

Jiang Xiao shook his head and said wistfully, "I'm just curious, I want to know who I lost to."

"The president rarely shows her face, and I don't know her name, I only know that she is also surnamed Zhao."

Song Yu was in a good mood and chatted with him for a bit longer.

She showed a rare hint of deference when talking about her association president.

Jiang Xiao pressed on, "I heard Zhao Yanyan mention that your student council president is incredibly beautiful, even she admits she can't compare. So I'm quite curious, in what ways does Zhao Yanyan fall short compared to her? Could you describe the president's appearance in detail?"

"That vixen Zhao Yanyan dares to compare herself to the president? I met the president once, and she..."

Song Yu was startled and suddenly fell silent.

She looked at Jiang Xiao suspiciously and said coldly, "Don't have any unrealistic fantasies. You can't escape. Work for us honestly, and don't make a fool of yourself! Understand?"

Having said that, he said no more, and happily turned and left, holding his staff.

The stone gate closed again.

Jiang Xiao listened intently until the footsteps faded into the distance.

He suddenly reached for his left rib, groped along the whip marks, and then inserted his fingers into the wound and began to pry.

During this time, blood kept seeping out, but Jiang Xiao didn't utter a sound or even frown.

Before long, a bead the size of a marble was peeled out of the flesh.

Jiang Xiao clutched it tightly, as if it were a precious treasure.

For the past three years, he has often deliberately made things difficult for every Freemason who came to enhance his tools, just so that they would whip and torture him.

Only by appearing battered and bruised can one retrieve hidden items without alerting the guards.

This is his last hope of turning things around!

Jiang Xiao silently recited in his mind: Strengthen.

You have consumed 2 potential point...

You have performed targeted enhancements on the "Returning Light Bead"...

The skill "Reverse Orbit" effect has been upgraded to level 91...

This item has been upgraded to a Mythical Item!

……

[Name: Light Returning Pearl]

[Grade: Mythical (Colorful)]

Star Rating: ★★★★★

[Durability: 1989/1999]

【Characteristics: Durable lv24, Spirit Recovery lv32, Spirit Pact lv45】

[Skill 1: Reflection Lv30 (Active) - This item can record real-time video (up to 24 hours), consumes mana, and can retrieve stored video footage.]

[Skill 2: Save Lv. 41 (Active) - Save your current health status once. The save can be used to reset your current health status. Cooldown: 72 hours.]

[Skill 3: ...]

[Skill 17: Reverse Time Lv91 - Perform a time rewind to 1119 days ago. (Warning: This will damage the item upon use.)]

Jiang Xiao stared at the prop in his hand, lost in thought.

Three years ago, his ability to enhance items was leaked, attracting attention from all sides. He was eventually captured by the Freemasons and imprisoned here.

After being captured.

Jiang Xiao initially resisted fiercely, but later pretended to be unable to withstand the torture, revealing some of his abilities and helping them make enhancement items.

The Freemasons, having received a benefit, stopped pressing him for answers, which gave him an opportunity to take advantage.

Now, after three years of dormancy, the dawn has finally broken.

The skill "Reverse Track" has been enhanced multiple times and can now return to the time before the apocalypse.

This time, he will rewrite everything!

Jiang Xiao took one last look at the dark room where he had been imprisoned for three years, and decisively activated his skill.

Once activated, the Reflection Bead emits beams of light.

They intertwined and coiled like silkworm silk, quickly forming a giant cocoon of light.

"It's done!"

Jiang Xiao looked excited.

After three years, he has finally gained his freedom!

"President Zhao, Xu Zeyuan, Black Fox, Song Yu, Zhou Rui, Lu Wanwan..."

He read the names aloud, his voice growing colder and colder.

Finally, he said, slowly and deliberately:

"And also, my good brother—Lu-Xu-Dong!"

"Looking forward to seeing you again!!"

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