Love, Gun, Cupid

I still have a past life connection with a ghost to continue!

Ice Cave was on the verge of tears, but before she could even complain, Azalea's hand, driven by greed, had already come towards her. Cupid's palm had a pink crack that bloomed like a flower petal, revealing fine, white teeth. A scarlet tongue extended out, its saliva moistening the petal and giving it a glossy color.

A dark cloud descended over the ice cave, as if her fate was about to turn gloomy, but suddenly, a hand reached out from the side, grabbed Azalea's wrist, and moved her away.

Chapter 119 The Holy Land is Complete (9) (Bonus Chapter)

Lin Jiade witnessed all of this, but when the cuckoo passed by him, he was numb... numb with fear.

Since his debut, he has been fighting against enemies stronger than himself, charging around like a honey badger. But this time, his courage and anger are frozen together. The Celestial Observer is fundamentally different from the opponents he has faced in the past.

Then, he heard the girl crying.

No one cried at the scene dominated by power and cold, but the sound of crying lingered in Lin Jiade's ears. In a daze, Lin Jiade saw the reed warbler alone in the living room of his home, and the reed warbler was also receiving the situation from his perspective.

As if sensing his gaze, Wei Ying raised her head. He had thought of disciplining this willful and arrogant brat and making her look like a crying mess... but when Wei Ying actually turned into that, he only felt the same pain as Kaneki Ken.

Because they were both betrayed by the cuckoo.

"Don't cry."

Lin Jiade's hand touched the reed warbler, but his phantom passed through the warbler's illusion. The warbler looked up at him, her eyes blurred with tears. He said, "You are a swordsman, a swordsman stronger than me. You should know that crying won't solve anything, right?"

We swordsmen have only one way to settle scores… Reed Warbler, for my sake, swing your sword at the Cuckoo.

Wei Ying sniffed, wiped her eyes with a napkin, and said to Lin Jiade, "Actually, you guys are about to go down. You want me to get involved to turn things around, right?"

"Right now, you're the only one I can rely on. And I think you feel the same way I did about being betrayed by Dujuan. Perhaps you're in more pain because Dujuan had a reason to do something to me, and you're her sister..."

“No longer,” Reed Warbler stood up, her expression stern. “She is the murderer of my brothers and sisters, and my sword will judge her… even though I once loved her very much.”

When Lin Jiade's senses returned to normal, an indescribable feeling spread through his body, the same feeling he had when he first dreamt of Jasmine last year and Azalea merged into his body.

His inner self took on the shape of a reed warbler, and the power and sorrow of the reed warbler became his power and sorrow. The intense emotions compelled him to reach out, for the reed warbler would surely make such a choice.

Du Juan looked down and saw that it was Lin Jiade's hand. She smiled and said, "What can you do?"

She tried to push Lin Jiade away, but found that she couldn't move her hands. She looked up, her pupils darkening, and saw through Lin Jiade's body to the branch in his soul that was entangled by the reed warbler.

Damn!

Before leaving Lin Jiade's house, Du Juan checked on Lin Jiade and Wei Ying and confirmed that they were normal. However, within a few hours, Wei Ying's energy was present in Lin Jiade's body.

This means that while she was away, her good sister and Lin Jiade had a sexual encounter defined by the heavens. If the first time a heavenly observer and a human had sexual intercourse was due to confusion, then the second time must have been due to affection.

She was naturally unhappy that her sister had actually slept with Lin Jiade, but compared to such trivial matters, she was confident that Lin Jiade's memory would be erased, so she spoke many truthful words, which Lin Jiade naturally heard. So, Wei Ying…

She hoped her sister wasn't so concerned about Lin Jiade and that they were simply exchanging energy without casting any spells on that energy, but then her gaze suddenly shot upwards, and she saw something detaching from Lin Jiade's body.

Have you found it yet?

The cuckoo stopped in mid-air, raised her arm, and Ares' ominous black sword appeared in her hand. She swung it down suddenly, creating an inky vortex. Suddenly, grass-green flames tore through the vortex, and the angry reed warbler arrived with its fury.

The pure clash between the two distorted the illusory night sky of the holy land. With one hand behind her back and the other wielding a black sword as she fought the Reed Warbler, Du Juan said to Korobochka, "Hold the barrier up, and don't let anyone else interfere with our battle."

The others naturally refer to Lin Jiade, Jasmine, and Ice Cave. Originally, everyone was numb to the Celestial Observers, but now that the most powerful threat is temporarily preoccupied with its own problems, everyone is somewhat eager to face Korobochka.

"With the Celestial Observer gone, your eyes are filled with fighting spirit and hope. It seems I was really underestimated."

Korobochka maintained the activation of the Cuckoo's Authority as he walked towards Lin Jiade and the others. In the blink of an eye, Lin Jiade's legs were already frozen in ice, while Jasmine and the Ice Cave had become ice sculptures, trapped in the ice and unable to move.

Lin Jiade wanted to become a sword, but the spell that Jianlan had cast to protect him had now become a cage that imprisoned him.

The young man questioned, "I don't understand. Even if you're a bad person and want to achieve your goals by violating laws and morals, you should understand that being controlled by Du Juan will not end well. She did that to me and to Wei Ying. And after you lose your usefulness, do you think you'll have a better ending?"

“Even if I’m a bad person, I know I can’t be a fence-sitter in times like this. Admittedly, Korobocka doesn’t want to be enslaved, but just as Korobocka won’t stand on the side of the losers.”

The gray-haired woman stroked her lower abdomen: "Moreover, I have a task that must be entrusted to the celestial observers: to turn me back into a living being and give me the ability to conceive."

Don't underestimate this reason; for both men and women, infertility is an extremely cruel thing. I am a virgin and want to give my first time to my husband, want to nurture our intertwined bloodline, and want to raise a child.

But I can't have children. My dreams, my family, my happiness are no longer complete. Do you know how heartbroken Gladiolus was when she overheard you and Jasmine whispering to each other at night, dreaming about raising children in the future?

She tells you that she has accepted what happened and will bring your and Jasmine's child into her care and raise it as her own... but that's just to reassure you and deceive yourself.

Lin Jiade launched the celestial weapon, which flew to Korobochka's side, but was stopped by the golden shield that appeared above her. Korobochka said, "Celestial weapons are devastating against mortals, but they are insufficient against creations that also come from the heavens."

Besides, the sword in your hand is just a training sword issued by the Reed Warbler School. Its status in the Celestial Realm is probably on the same level as the nylon sword here.

It's over, Lin Jiade.

Korobochka raised her arm, and Lin Jiade thought she was going to assassinate the ice cave behind him. However, Korobochka aimed at him instead, his pupils dilating slightly as he watched Athena's authority disappear into his body.

An extra chapter will be added for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Chapter 120 Teamwork (1)

The Reed Warbler possesses exceptional fighting talent; she had defeated the Cuckoo 99 times out of 100 sword duels with her sister. However, now that the Cuckoo has acquired some of Ares's authority, she finds that her advantage has vanished.

"Reed Warbler, why are you attacking me for the sake of a mere mortal?" Cuckoo dealt with the Reed Warbler's attacks while carefully observing the ground. "From the time you were born, I patiently raised you and have never done anything to harm you."

"That's because you want to use me!"

"It used to be so, but with the Fallen Generation exerting their social influence, the Celestial Realm has become lax and complacent in all aspects. I, on the other hand, integrated into society through my own efforts without needing your help."

Even though you have no use to me, I still didn't harm you. Instead, I helped you avoid a lot of trouble.

In elementary school, when you beat up a male classmate over a trivial matter, I asked a female classmate to instill the idea that girls help girls and made her give false testimony. This transformed your one-sided bullying into standing up for the boy who was bullying the girl.

In your first year of high school, you offended some older students who started bullying you. My friend's sister went to the same school as you, and I asked her to mediate the situation.

When you transferred to the Mars Department, I was the one who convinced your parents not to object to you. When you blew up the school, I was the one who spoke to the principal through a middleman. Even if you had a forbidden relationship with a mortal, I covered it up for you.

I think, even though you're completely useless, I still solved so many problems for you. In human terms, that's love.

“You’re clearly taking advantage of my kindness and treating me like a fool!” the reed warbler replied.

"The former is nonsense, and as for the latter, I'm glad you have the self-awareness."

When it comes to arguing, the reed warbler could never win against the cuckoo even once in a hundred attempts. So she thrust her sword into the void, the blade disappeared, and then reappeared near the cuckoo, multiplying into several, attacking the cuckoo from all directions.

Du Juan took to the air to dodge, while using her sword to protect her vitals. She had just dodged the first round of attacks when a spatial rift appeared on the blade of her black sword, from which a blade wrapped in grass-green flames emerged and reached her.

The cuckoo reassembled its body, letting the attacks fly over its hollowed-out head, and then spread its wings. This time, spatial rifts opened on every feather, and the reed warbler's attacks surged in like a tide.

Pink and gold light transformed into heavy chains, enveloping the cuckoo and protecting it while simultaneously hurtling towards the reed warbler. The reed warbler hastily dodged, shattering the approaching chains, and looked up at the sky, where the cuckoo's weapon began to gather power.

"Reed Warbler, you are so weak now."

Leaving this thought behind, the cuckoo swung her weapon. She was in the sky, but the attack emerged from the ground near the reed warbler. It was chains, beaded curtains, strands of hair, and venomous snakes. Now, they were all stained black, instantly turning into a black cage, within which Ares's tyrannical power was released.

As a veteran observer of the heavens, Pallas Athena was not afraid of the possibility of an even more degenerate generation being born from the fallen generation. When the cage dissipated, the reed warbler, whose body was pierced by a dozen chains, stared blankly at the cuckoo descending from the sky.

“Just stay quiet for a while. I understand your anger. I will offer compensation afterward. How about Lin Jiade?” Du Juan said.

"Ha, didn't you trade him to another mortal?"

"Korobochka is essentially a cold-blooded person. All her plans with Lin Jiade are just to satisfy her one-sided fantasy of happiness. Lin Jiade's physical body is important, but Lin Jiade's soul is not. Korobochka wants to raise him from scratch."

So, Lin Jiade's body belongs to her, but her soul can belong to you, which will allow you to complete your plan to raise Lin Jiade in a second playthrough... If that's the case, will you forgive me?

“You’re such a disappointment, sister… This is the last time I’ll call you that. Your true nature is far worse than your pretense.”

"When you have power, you become the embodiment of kindness and justice, and kindness and justice are guaranteed by power."

"Is that so?" Wei Ying's tone suddenly turned sarcastic. "Sister, you're about to lose your kindness and sense of justice."

Du Juan turned around and saw a golden light.

Lin Jiade had assumed that something else had been inserted into his body, but to his surprise, Korobochka had inserted the Cuckoo's Authority into his body.

Those struck by the cuckoo's spear of victory would turn into women, but clearly, the broken spear did not trigger the effect; Lin Jiade only felt the power expanding wildly within his body.

Ragnar suffered greatly from trying to reconcile with the cuckoo's authority, but Lindal had a much smoother experience. This might be related to his past baptism by the cuckoo's energy, which allowed him to become slightly more accustomed to the energy of the celestial observer. On the other hand, it was thanks to Korobochka, who was constantly chanting incantations to help him reconcile with the cuckoo's authority.

Du Juan reached out, her hair whipping up and transforming into black chains that rushed towards Lin Jiade. Along the way, the chains' tips had already shaped into swords. At that moment, a golden figure arrived riding the Wheel of Time, deflecting Du Juan's attack.

"Kapok?!" Lin Jiade exclaimed in surprise.

Mian, who thought she had died from the curse of Korobochka, was unharmed. With the blessing of the Overtime Magic, she was at the peak of her personal combat power.

“I will buy you one minute,” Kapok said. “If you haven’t finished in one minute, the enraged Cuckoo will kill us all.”

Lin Jiade looked at Korobochka: "What exactly is going on?"

"Gladimir possesses the appearance of Korobochka, imitates Korobochka's speech, uses Korobochka's actions, and studies Korobochka's knowledge. Therefore, even if she is not replaced by Korobochka, she will become the new Korobochka..."

From the perspective of an extraordinary being, this is an answer that would earn a perfect score on the exam. However, occasionally, unusual situations deviate from common sense. A woman, discovering her own transformation and another woman's conspiracy, decides to play along, acting as a villain, doing everything Korobochka would do to gain their trust, and then betraying them at the opportune moment to resolve all the crises.

Korobochka's features softened, and her cold eyes regained their life and warmth. She cupped Lin Jiade's face and said, "And what supported that woman in making such a rebellious act was love."

She cupped Lin Jiade's face in her hands and kissed him, pouring her love, power, and the knowledge of fused authority into him. Then, she looked at Lin Jiade with deep affection and said, "I love you... even though I can only say it this once."

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Chapter 121 Teamwork (2)

Faced with the gray-haired woman's passionate confession, Lin Jiade was still somewhat doubtful and couldn't immediately accept this situation. However, he quickly understood the meaning behind her saying "this can only be said this once":

Kapok's promise of a minute had expired. Before the cuckoo's attack could get close, she collapsed, her limbs twitching, foaming at the mouth, and her eyes gradually becoming unfocused.

After being struck by Korobochka and falling into a deep pit, she discovered that she was not dead. The ice spear that struck her contained a message. In short, Korobochka claimed that she was still Gladiolus, but in order to solve the troubles around Lingard once and for all, she chose to become Korobochka.

Like Lin Jiade, Mu Mian was skeptical, but the situation forced her to believe it; otherwise, there was absolutely no chance for her to turn the tide.

She hid in the deep pit and injected herself with her third legal stimulant... According to military regulations, for those below the rank of special grade, injecting two or more stimulants within 24 hours is considered suicide.

"It's better than just obediently accepting death," Mian muttered.

At the bottom of the deep pit, surrounded by loneliness and darkness, Kapok stared at her only chance. The enemy was powerful, the fate of her allies was unknown, and her body was in pain and her mind was numb. The situation had reached a point of despair.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and injected the stimulant into her body, which she had already injected many times before. In the midst of excruciating pain, a morbid warmth returned to her body, and the morbid excitement traveled through her nerves. The energy obtained by squeezing the body's potential circulated throughout her body.

Like Cinderella dressed up and riding in a pumpkin carriage, the world of kapok trees comes alive again.

Korobochka fulfilled part of her promise, so Kapok also fought back with all her might. She used the Overtime Magic again, the third time she had used it in eight hours. When the time was up, the side effects of the magic would overlap with the side effects of the stimulant, making her experience a feeling worse than death.

However, being able to stand here and withstand an attack from a celestial observer for a minute should be considered an honor.

After holding out for a minute, the cuckoo's attack arrived as expected, piercing through Korobochka's body and causing her to crumble into snowflakes in front of Lin Jiade.

“Don’t worry, the lich’s body can be reshaped,” Gladiolus said. “As long as you win, I will be able to reshape myself in time.”

"Didn't you make it?" Dujuan murmured.

Her battle with the Reed Warbler had drained her of so much energy that even the Kapok in her Overtime Magic state could block her attacks. Meanwhile, on the other side, Korobochka's unexpected betrayal infuriated the Cuckoo.

Pallas Athena cannot be fooled by mortals, but Cupid can, and that's where the Cuckoo Plan, which committed the sin of pride, collapsed.