Cataclysm: The Enhancement Warlock's Rebirth

living room.

"Wanwan, what I said just now was just to reassure Jiang Xiao and gain his trust. I will definitely call the police if I escape, so don't worry."

Song Yu only dared to speak in a low voice after Jiang Xiao entered the room.

The two slaps she received earlier were so hard that her cheeks were swollen and her voice was muffled.

"Um."

Lu Wanwan nodded, her voice barely audible.

Her top was torn from the neckline to her waist, exposing her black bra, and her fair skin was covered in bruises.

Facing her friend in this state, even though the other person was also a woman, made her feel more embarrassed than ever before.

She tried to twist her body to cover herself, but the ropes were tied too tightly, and all she could do was make the chair creak.

Song Yu listened intently to the sounds outside, and his heart sank.

Looking at her dejected best friend, she whispered, "Wanwan, you must have seen those messages. The situation has changed. Judging from the commotion outside, the world is in chaos. Rescue efforts probably won't arrive anytime soon."

She paused, her eyes flickering, "From now on, we must go along with Jiang Xiao's temperament and not disobey him. It's better to live a miserable life than to die. Let's lull him into a false sense of security first, and then find a chance to escape."

Lu Wanwan turned her head and glanced at the living room.

The television was gone, the coffee table was gone, and the water dispenser and other items had vanished completely.

Outside the building, screams, cries, and the piercing sounds of shattering glass could be clearly heard, one after another, as if the entire city was collapsing.

She knew that Song Yu was right.

But the thought of her impending doom brought tears to her eyes again.

"Sister Xiaoyu, it's my fault that you've been hurt..." she choked out. "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been kidnapped by him and ended up like this."

Song Yu internally screamed: "You're absolutely right! You've really ruined my life!!"

However, the world has changed drastically, and hero players seem to possess all sorts of extraordinary talents.

As an ordinary person, she had to continue relying on her best friend to survive in the chaos of the world.

Moreover, Jiang Xiao has his eye on Lu Wanwan, and if he wants to live, he still needs Lu Wanwan to help him plead for mercy.

Therefore, she dared not reveal her true thoughts, and could only suppress her irritability and offer feigned comfort:

"Don't say that. Nobody expected Jiang Xiao to be such a bad person. But, Wanwan, listen to your sister's advice: when he comes out later, be gentle with him and don't argue with him. Men, you know, respond better to gentleness than force..."

Her words subtly hinted to Lu Wanwan to comply, or even to curry favor with Jiang Xiao.

Lu Wanwan understood the implied meaning, pursed her lips, and remained silent.

Song Yu knew that although his roommate was foolish, he was very stubborn.

If she refuses to submit even unto death, or commits suicide after being humiliated, Jiang Xiao's anger will definitely be directed at him.

She wanted to continue brainwashing Lu Wanwan, but then she heard footsteps coming from the direction of the bedroom.

Song Yu quickly shut his mouth.

On the other side, Jiang Xiao approached.

Without saying a word, he bent down slightly and used his dagger to cut the ropes binding Lu Wanwan.

The latter was taken aback, then her face lit up with joy: "Jiang Xiao, you've thought it through? I—"

He hadn't finished speaking.

Jiang Xiao handed her a black choker and said coldly, "Wear it."

Lu Wanwan looked down and recognized that it seemed to be some kind of **product**.

Her face flushed red, a mixture of anger and shame. Just as she was about to explode, she saw Song Yu desperately winking at her, his eyes full of pleading.

Upon seeing her best friend's swollen cheeks, Lu Wanwan finally softened her heart.

Her teeth chattered, and she stammered, "You...you release Song Yu, I...I'll go to the bedroom with you."

Before Song Yu could even feel happy, the cold dagger was already pressed against her neck.

Jiang Xiao's voice came from above, devoid of any warmth: "I told you, you have no room for negotiation."

Lu Wanwan panicked: "The outside world is already in chaos. Releasing her won't affect you."

"You have ten seconds to think, or you'll end up with a friend's corpse."

Jiang Xiao began the countdown.

"Wanwan, please wear it, I'm begging you!"

Song Yu's voice was trembling with tears.

A stinging sensation ran through her skin, and she felt warm liquid flowing down her neck.

Intuition told her,

If Lu Wanwan hesitates any longer, the other party will really kill her.

"etc!"

Seeing Jiang Xiaozhen stab her best friend, Lu Wanwan quickly stopped her and tremblingly took the necklace.

He initially thought it was just a decorative item, something to satisfy his personal taste...

When she saw the item's properties, she froze completely.

"Born into a bond" "tamed"

Wearing it would mean that I would completely become Jiang Xiao's possession, and could only be manipulated by him.

"Five, four, three..."

Jiang Xiao counted slowly and deliberately, and with each additional number he announced, the atmosphere became more tense.

"Lu Wanwan!"

Song Yu shouted at the top of his lungs.

At this moment, her eyes no longer held pleading, but anger—anger at her best friend's indecisiveness.

With tears streaming down her face, Lu Wanwan silently fastened the choker around her neck.

The substance was very light, but when it landed on her neck, it felt like a heavy shackle, almost suffocating her.

Jiang Xiao coldly observed all of this, only uttering a single, indifferent sentence:

"Sisterly love, so touching!"

In her past life, Lu Wanwan helped him ambush and capture her in order to repay the Freemasons' Chairman Zhao for saving her.

But her fate wasn't much better.

I heard that Chairman Zhao took her with him wherever he went afterward, ostensibly for protection, but in reality it was no different from imprisonment.

Now, for the sake of a ruthlessly exploitative, fake best friend, she willingly puts on shackles.

How sad.

The instant the collar fastened, an invisible connection was quietly formed between Jiang Xiao and Lu Wanwan. It was a spiritual bond, like a thread extending from the depths of their consciousness.

Jiang Xiaoxin's mind stirred slightly, and she beckoned with her finger.

Lu Wanwan was horrified to discover that she had lost control of her body, and was walking towards him step by step like a puppet being pulled by strings.

With a "thump".

She knelt down straight in front of Jiang Xiao.

Having been pampered since childhood and never bowing her head in the slightest, she had never suffered such humiliation before. The intense sense of humiliation almost made her dizzy.

Lu Wanwan clenched her teeth and struggled to stand up.

But the object around her neck suddenly tightened.

It felt as if my throat was being tightly gripped by iron clamps, preventing even a wisp of air from entering.

"Well--"

she was

……

Jiang Xiao watched this scene quietly.

He only stopped punishing her when her struggles weakened and her eyes closed.

The binding force disappeared.

Lu Wanwan gasped for breath like a fish out of water.

Even though each breath felt like needles pricking her lungs, she still greedily inhaled the air, unwilling to stop.

This is the human instinct for survival.

Jiang Xiao squatted down and gently stroked the top of her head with his fingertips, his movements as gentle as if he were comforting a frightened cub.

He smiled slightly and said softly, "Be good."

Lu Wanwan's throat was burning with pain, and she couldn't answer. She just lay on the ground, gasping for breath.

Jiang Xiao ignored her and stood up, turning her gaze to Song Yu.

Lu Wanwan's lucky talent greatly enhances her own strengthening abilities, so keeping her around is still useful.

As for Song Yu, his mission as a tool had been completed, so there was naturally no need for him to remain.

It's time to pay back the debts from my past life!

……