A Villain's Journey Begins in the Type-Moon World

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As for Wang Chong, the protagonist mentioned by Alina and Frostnova, he was currently with a group of people building fortifications.

"Mr. Wang Chong, according to the information brought by the eavesdropping specialist, Ursus already has an army of 10,000 on its way here. We have also received the mission and, as you previously requested, have built bunkers, watchtowers, cliff firing points, and set up passes. We just don't know what else needs to be improved or added. After all, it's an army of 10,000, and everyone is still a bit unsure of themselves."

Niyan led Wang Chong to the mountain path where they had set up their defensive fortifications. Wang Chong glanced at the current arrangement of the firing positions, which was largely in line with his plan. He nodded slightly, then pointed to the map and the corresponding locations, saying:

"There's not much to improve, but you can set up rock and log rolling points on this steep slope. Also, have someone clear the snow on the west side beforehand, and clear the snow on the north side closer to us as well. We won't need to do that later. Most of our fortifications face west, so even if an avalanche is triggered, the one causing the biggest damage will be the attacking side, not us."

"Mr. Wang Chong! Mr. Wang Chong!" Just then, a hurried voice came from behind.

Chapter 103 Lady Honeysuckle, you don't want little Lisa to...

"What happened? Why are you so flustered?" Wang Chong turned around and asked an infected person running towards him.

“Mr. Wang Chong, among the 1000 people you’re coming later, one of the infected individuals has had a relapse. And because she’s so young, the medical support team can’t provide her with appropriate pain relief. And that young girl looks… very ill,” the infected individual said quickly, panting.

"Could it be that child, Lisa? Mudrock, you handle the rest yourself. If you have any other ideas, it would be even better if you could combine the fortifications with your abilities. I'm going to check on that child now."

Wang Chong quickly left a message and hurriedly followed the infected person back. Mud Rock, on the other hand, began to look at the map and the surrounding terrain, pondering what Wang Chong had just said.

……

"Little Lisa, hang in there, Mommy's always here. The doctor who will save you will be here soon." Inside a small tent, Honeysuckle knelt on the ground, holding Lisa tightly in her arms, letting Lisa clench her hands to help her endure the pain. Lisa was burning up and in great discomfort.

"Um... Lisa... can... hold on." Little Lisa's lips were a little pale, clearly she had been trying her best to endure the pain of the stones in her body moving and tearing at her flesh. Her mouth was full of bitterness, making Little Lisa want to vomit but she couldn't vomit anything.

"He's here! Mr. Wang Chong is here!" Just then, the logistics officer in charge of the Ren Dong mother and daughter saw Wang Chong outside the tent and excitedly announced.

"Mr. Wang Chong?" Upon hearing the other person's name, Ren Dong was initially startled, but soon she saw the man who had given her a strange feeling appear outside the tent again.

"Go and fetch me some warm water and clean cloth. Leave them outside. Then reassure the ordinary people; I'll handle everything quickly. Also, talk to the other people in the same group as the mother and daughter; you should already know the procedures." After giving these instructions, Wang Chong immediately entered the tent. Seeing familiar faces, he said:

"It's nice to meet you again, Lady Honeysuckle."

"Are you the doctor they were talking about?" Ren Dong asked.

"Well, I'm not exactly a doctor, but I can suppress the infected's condition and silence the active Originium." After entering the tent, Wang Chong bent down, unleashing a black mist to envelop Little Lisa's body, and asked, "Little Lisa, where does it hurt the most?"

"Hand...left hand." Little Lisa seemed to calm down a lot after seeing Wang Chong, and answered slowly.

"Sure enough... the Originium has already appeared on the surface." Wang Chong untied the cloth hanging on Little Lisa's arm to cover the Originium, and began to use the black mist to focus on suppressing the Originium crystals on Little Lisa's body. Although Honeysuckle was extremely anxious, she could only patiently wait for the rescue to begin.

Time passed slowly, and Ren Dong suddenly noticed that Lisa's tightly clenched hands began to loosen, and her breathing became much more steady; she was clearly starting to recover. Ren Dong was astonished. She knew that when Lisa had an attack, it often lasted a whole day without any improvement. Back in Syracuse, it was only through imported painkillers and slow-release therapies for Oripathy, specifically for those infected, from Colombia, that Lisa's pain was suppressed.

As for the inhibitors for Oripathy, those are all experimental products from cutting-edge medical facilities in various countries, difficult to mass-produce, and each one is incredibly precious. Even though she and her husband emptied most of their savings, they only managed to buy one vial through connections, intending to use it when Lisa was in the most critical condition. That inhibitor is still on Honeysuckle's person and hasn't been found during the search.

Honeysuckle had originally planned to use the only life-saving inhibitor on Little Lisa, since the current environment was too terrible to slow down or stabilize her Oripathy. But unexpectedly, someone here actually could alleviate the symptoms of Oripathy, and so quickly at that.

"It's been suppressed for now, but some special measures will be needed in the end. Little Lisa's illness is quite serious, and she's also physically weak. Even if I suppress it this way, it will cause some irreversible damage to her. So I need to use a better method to cure her illness to some extent in order to avoid this irreversible damage... But to implement these measures, I need Lady Honeysuckle to agree to some things."

After speaking, Wang Chong paused, stared at Ren Dong, and slowly said, "Lady Ren Dong, you wouldn't want little Lisa to suffer from an incurable injury at such a young age, would you..."

Ren Dong was slightly startled, then her expression turned grim. Having grown up in the harsh environment of Syracuse, she was well aware of the sordid and despicable things that happened there. Hearing Wang Chong's half-truth, she immediately assumed he was trying to extract more valuable leverage from her. Now, having just been imprisoned, undocumented, and penniless, it was obvious what leverage she could offer.

Especially since she had spent some time in the Eastern Kingdom, where there were quite a few storylines of this kind. This familiar sentence structure immediately made Ren Dong start imagining things in that direction.

Honeysuckle clenched her fists, wanting to fight, but recalling the other party's unpredictable speed and invulnerability, she feared she had little chance of winning. Moreover, Lisa's illness depended on this person, so she could only nod humiliatedly and reply, "Okay...okay...I'll do whatever you want me to do."

Wang Chong watched with his eyes filled with despair as Ren Dong's favorability towards him began to decline, but he didn't care. Of course, he knew what Ren Dong was thinking, but this was something he had done on purpose. Instead of speaking directly, Wang Chong extended his left palm and then used his right fingers to make a cut in the palm.

"Huh?" Honeysuckle was clearly confused by what the other person was doing. What was the other person doing? Why was he suddenly self-harming?

“Madam, please help me get little Lisa to open her mouth. I know my method may be beyond your comprehension, but my blood can cure Oripathy,” Wang Chong said, looking at Ren Dong.

"Your blood? To cure Oripathy? This..." Suddenly, Ren Dong noticed that the blood dripping from Wang Chong's palm was emitting a golden light. She had only ever seen red blood, never blood that could glow golden. Almost inexplicably, Ren Dong began to believe him.

"Lisa, open your mouth. Swallow it properly." Ren Dong reached out and pressed down on little Lisa's chin, helping her open it. Wang Chong, meanwhile, controlled the golden blood, pouring it into little Lisa's mouth. Of course, the golden light was just a trick Wang Chong used to bluff Ren Dong, a method he employed to make her believe him.

After swallowing the blood, little Lisa's expression wasn't as painful as expected. Instead, she felt that her body wasn't as hot or painful as the blood entered her throat, and she couldn't help but say, "Mom... Lisa doesn't feel pain anymore."

"It really doesn't hurt anymore?" Honeysuckle looked at this scene in surprise, only to find that the effects were so quick after swallowing the blood.

"Hmm...it's just...my hand here, it's a little itchy, so itchy..." Little Lisa couldn't help but touch the spot where the crystal had formed on her skin with her fingers. Honeysuckle immediately grabbed Little Lisa's wrist and said, "Don't touch it! Didn't Mommy say you can't touch that area..."

Before she could finish speaking, Honeysuckle's pupils dilated slightly as she saw a tiny Originium particle, smaller than her little finger, inadvertently detach from Little Lisa's arm. The detached area was devoid of any flesh or blood, as if no Originium crystal had ever existed there to begin with.

However, Honeysuckle couldn't be mistaken; the tiny Originium particle had indeed fallen from her daughter's arm. Trembling slightly, she picked up the particle with her fingers, staring at it in disbelief. She had long heard that Oripathy worsened over time, and that even if the Originium crystals on the skin were damaged, they would regrow, multiplying. But now, her daughter's Oripathy symptoms had not only stopped flaring up and stabilized, but even the Originium crystals on her shoulder were beginning to decrease, albeit only slightly.

Suddenly, Ren Dong remembered that Wang Chong had said his blood could "cure" Oripathy... he said cure, not suppress or delay the onset!

Ren Dong couldn't help but look up at Wang Chong. She had been disappointed countless times over the past year, and had long since given up hope. Even her trip to Ursus was only because she'd heard there was a clinic in one of the cities that specialized in treating the infected, and she wanted to find it to see if it could help. But she never imagined that the person she had been searching so desperately for who could cure her daughter's Oripathy was right in front of her.

"Madam, now is the time for you to fulfill your promise." Suddenly, the man's words reached Ren Dong's ears, bringing her back to reality from her rare moment of joy.

Yes, she had already promised to do whatever the other party wanted. Now that the other party had laid bare her value, and this was the only chance to restore her child to health, how could she not seize it?

Moreover, the other party is using their own blood to treat their daughter's illness, and judging by the severity of the treatment, they might have to feed their daughter an unknown amount of blood. If they don't make some sacrifice, why should they let the other party bleed like this to save their daughter? They don't even know how precious this golden blood is to the other party.

Thinking about it this way, since the other party neither made him commit murder or arson nor did he do anything that might endanger his life and prevent him from ever seeing his family again, but only coveted his body, he actually benefited.

"Even if the child's father finds out, he'll surely understand me, right?" Ren Dong had already made up her mind. Now it wasn't that the other party was forcing her; it was that she needed their help.

Chapter 104 Adopting a Goddaughter

“I understand… Well, could we go somewhere else… Lisa needs to rest here.” After taking a deep breath, Ren Dong gently rubbed Lisa’s head and said slowly.

"Why go somewhere else? This can be resolved here," Wang Chong said.

"You..." Ren Dong choked up and couldn't speak for a moment. She never expected that the other party would want to do such a thing in front of Little Lisa. She had long known that some people had unusual hobbies, but she never expected that the other party would be so perverted.

But recalling that once-in-a-lifetime chance to cure Lisa, she could only sigh inwardly and consider finding another way to replace it. So she said to little Lisa, "Little Lisa, you've just recovered from your illness, you need to rest well. Now close your eyes and lie down on the mattress to sleep. Remember, don't listen to anything, don't look at anything, understand?"

"Okay." Little Lisa nodded blankly, then, with Honeysuckle's help, climbed onto her mattress, lay down, and covered herself with the blankets. Honeysuckle found a few pieces of cloth and stuffed them into Little Lisa's fox ears and human ears. Feeling that Little Lisa could probably not hear anything, she got up and returned to her own mattress. Then, while preparing to take off her coat, she said, "Let's begin... I'm ready."

"Wait, Lady Rendong, have you misunderstood something?" Just as Rendong was about to take off her coat, Wang Chong stopped her from taking any further action.

"What do you mean?" Ren Dong stared at Wang Chong strangely. What was he doing? Why was he stopping her?

"What I hope you'll promise is that you won't publicize the fact that my blood can cure infected people. Keep it a secret only between you, me, and Lisa. You also need to make sure Lisa keeps it a secret," Wang Chong said, shaking his head with a serious expression.

"Ah...you want me to agree to...this?" Ren Dong was taken aback, and quickly realized the huge mistake she had made. Even though Ren Dong was an outstanding and ruthless killer in the family, as well as a wife and a mother, she was still embarrassed and uncomfortable after realizing that she had made such a big blunder.

Fortunately, Ren Dong wasn't the shy type. After putting her coat back on, she said, "Ahem... So you just want me to keep this secret?"

“Yes, you should be able to realize its value. But I only have one person, and only so much blood. I can't possibly treat everyone. It's a drop in the ocean, and there are too many wolves and not enough meat... Do you understand what I mean, Madam?” Wang Chong said slowly.

After listening, Ren Dong nodded seriously. She understood the importance of Wang Chong and the significance of this secret.

“Little Lisa is very pleasing to my eye, and given the sudden onset of her illness and the special nature of her body, I was willing to risk using my blood to treat her this time. However, I also ask that you, Lady Honeysuckle, understand that my blood is very important to me; it is linked to my power. I will not easily use my blood to save people unless it is absolutely necessary or for someone important to me,” Wang Chong said slowly.

Hearing Wang Chong's words, Ren Dong's face paled. She naturally understood Wang Chong's polite refusal. But she had finally found a cure for Lisa's illness, and now she was being told that she couldn't treat her? Wouldn't she just have to watch helplessly as her daughter's condition worsened?

If that were the case, she would almost desperately hope that the person before her was a lecherous fiend, even with vile tastes. At least then she could use her body to exchange for Wang Chong's chance to treat her daughter. Instead of being like this, not knowing when it would be her daughter's turn.

"Isn't there any other way? Don't you like little Lisa?" Ren Dong couldn't help but ask.

“Madam, besides the preciousness of my blood, there is another reason. Although my blood does show a tendency to cure, there is no case of my blood successfully restoring an infected person completely. Your daughter is still so young. Do you want her to take the risk of uncertainty? I genuinely love this child, which is why I will not use my blood to save her unless absolutely necessary. After all, she is your child, and I cannot make decisions about what might happen to her.”

After saying that, Wang Chong got up and covered Lisa with the blankets. Then he walked out of the room and left the room, saying, "Here's what we'll do: if Lisa has another attack, I will use my blood to save her. Although it won't cure her infection, it will at least prevent her condition from worsening. It's like an inhibitor."

Listening to Wang Chong's words, Ren Dong murmured, "Should I only become someone important to him as a last resort?"

Suddenly, as if she had made a decision, Ren Dong stepped forward and grabbed Wang Chong's body, who was about to step out, and whispered, "I... I still hope that you can continue to treat Lisa. I... I am willing to let little Lisa take this risk."

"Madam...you..."

“And sir, since you like little Lisa so much, why don’t you adopt her as your goddaughter? What do you say?” Ren Dong asked earnestly.

"Adopted daughter?" Wang Chong glanced at Ren Dong with slight surprise. He understood what Ren Dong meant. If he adopted Xiao Lisa as his adopted daughter, then Xiao Lisa would be a very important family member to Wang Chong, at least nominally. It has to be said that Ren Dong seized every opportunity she could to heal Xiao Lisa; truly, the hearts of parents are always full of love and concern.

Wang Chong pretended to think for a moment, then finally made a gesture of compromise, nodded, and said, "Ha... since Madam has already put it this way, fine, I'll adopt Lisa as my goddaughter. I'll give her a certain amount of blood every day to see if I can completely cure her Oripathy."

“Thank you, sir… If you can cure Lisa, I, Ren Dong… no, Ingrid Venice, will serve you like a slave from now on, at your beck and call.” Ren Dong felt relieved to hear that Wang Chong was willing to adopt little Lisa as his goddaughter. Now, she was even swearing an oath using her own name, which was enough to show Ren Dong’s sincerity.

“Ingrid Venice? What a fine name… As for being a slave or something, I don’t need to. Now that I’ve accepted Lisa as my goddaughter, Lisa’s affairs are my affairs.” Wang Chong said slowly.

"But……"

“No need to worry, this is all for our daughter, isn’t it?” Wang Chong said with a smile.

Honeysuckle couldn't help but feel moved, and even more ashamed of her previous unfounded guesses and speculations. She just didn't know why those words sounded a little strange.

However, Ren Dong didn't think much of it; she simply believed it was her own problem and had nothing to do with Wang Chong.

……

"I thought you would just take her down right away, host~ With your skills, someone whose strength is far inferior to yours could be completely awakened to her true nature after just one use of your Noble Phantasm, no matter how chaste and virtuous she was before."

"It would be too boring to just take her down directly. I've already used the same method on Aoi once. This time, I'm going to try some new approaches. Isn't it more interesting to slowly win her over emotionally than to succumb to physical attraction?"

Wang Chong smiled as he left the house where Ren Dong and the others were, and began talking to the system.

"Besides, didn't we get an unexpected surprise after trying this? Hehe, I never thought I'd have another adopted daughter. This is the kind of pleasure you get from trying different approaches," Wang Chong said with a smile.

"Hmph, she calls you godfather, and you call her goddaughter. Goddaughters are just different~" The system emphasized the word "god" particularly.

"You rascal... But after this incident, Honeysuckle's favorability rating has also jumped to 70 points. Winning her over isn't as far off as I thought." Wang Chong laughed and scolded, then checked the data on Honeysuckle that he had just obtained from the Eye of Depravity.

"Oh dear, host, you've just left someone with 70 points of favorability, and now you've welcomed a female character with 80 points of favorability. You're really quite the ladies' man here," the system chuckled.

"Huh? 80?" Wang Chong's pupils shrank slightly as he looked into the crowd ahead. He saw a familiar girl with dragon horns slowly walking towards him.

"Talulah?" Wang Chong was puzzled when he saw Talulah approaching him, her face slightly flushed. When he checked Talulah's affection level before, it was only 75. How did it suddenly increase by 5 points?

Talulah slowly walked up to Wang Chong and said somewhat awkwardly, "Um... Mr. Wang Chong, may I have a private talk with you?"

Chapter 105 Talulah Makes Her Feelings Clear

"So, you're... saying you've accepted my advances?"

Shh! Don't speak so loudly!

Although Wang Chong had a premonition the moment he saw Talulah approaching with 80 points of favorability, he was still somewhat surprised to hear her say it herself. He knew very well that although this female dragon had begun to show interest in him, she was too shy to speak up in this regard.

He had originally planned to wait until the end of the month, make arrangements with Frostnova, and then pretend to come and leave without a word, to see if Talulah would put on a show of regretting her decision. But who would have thought that after bringing Alina back this time, Talulah would actually come to him on her own initiative.

"Talulah, why don't you say it again? I thought you came here to talk about something serious, like usual, but I didn't expect..." Wang Chong teased with a playful smile.

"Ugh... Say it again?" Talulah's ears were bright red. Whether facing the Infected, vicious enemies, or even the injustices of the land, what grand pronouncements hadn't she made? Yet, when it came to matters of the heart, she became incredibly awkward, stammering as she spoke. Just like Talulah's fashion sense, she still wore rather androgynous uniforms. Who knows when we'll see her in that classic gothic lace dress?

“Yes, I really want to hear you say it again seriously. Otherwise, I’ll think you just said something wrong because you were too excited.” Wang Chong moved closer to Talulah and, as usual, forced her against the wall.

"Besides, saying the wrong thing is also a form of lying, you should understand what I mean, right?" Wang Chong said, pinching Talulah's chin.

"Why...why do you always like to bully me like this?" Talulah swallowed, recalling the many times they had kissed. She was confused and a little depressed. She didn't know if she hadn't done enough, which was why the other person always "punished" her like this.

"Why? Hehe, probably because only at times like this is Talulah truly herself..." Wang Chong said slowly with a smile.

"Eh? The most real... appearance?" Talulah stared at Wang Chong's smiling yet serious eyes, unable to look away for a moment.

“She’s not the leader of the Reunion Movement, she doesn’t need to shoulder any responsibilities, fight against anything, or consider her past as Black Serpent’s adopted daughter or her kidnapping. Just like a pure young girl… a real girl Talulah without any titles.” Wang Chong stroked Talulah’s face with his fingers and said slowly, “Just like Yelena’s confession, she was so bold because that’s who she really is. And similarly, when I bully you, the shyness and reserve you show are also the true Talulah.”

“That’s why I like you so much, Talulah. Your shyness, your slight resistance, these are all part of your unique charm. I can’t help but savor them. So… can I tell you my answer again, Talulah?” Wang Chong said with a smile.

"The real me..." Talulah's eyes showed a look of reminiscence. What kind of self was the real self? Was she the "daughter of the black snake" who looked in the mirror and learned how to dress and dress in a noble style, or the "fighter" who wielded a sword with flames and led the Reunion Movement to fight to the end? But no matter which one she was, she would not be as shy, hesitant, and at a loss as she was now.

“That’s right…” Talulah blushed slightly as she looked at Wang Chong and said, “Originally, I was thinking… You’ve done so much for me, but I haven’t reciprocated. That’s just too much. After thinking it over, I don’t reject your actions. Perhaps I do like you, but I just don’t understand this feeling. That’s why I came to confess and say… I like… you.”

"But I was wrong... It's not that I have to like you because I haven't responded yet, it's that I've liked you for a long time but haven't realized it yet. I only act like this when I'm with you. Perhaps, I only show this side of myself in front of someone I truly like... I'm so oblivious to myself that I'm only realizing it now."

Talulah rubbed her fingers together, still feeling incredibly shy, but she became increasingly serious, facing her own heart directly.

“I like you, Wang Chong… I don’t know when this feeling started… No, maybe I do know, but I’m just too embarrassed… Something was already wrong when you forcibly kissed me for the first time. You… you don’t think there’s something wrong with me, do you? I was forcibly kissed, yet I still… like… like you.” Talulah became increasingly hesitant, but this also meant she was revealing her deepest thoughts more and more.

“No, because I’m the same.” Wang Chong gently stroked Talulah’s slightly red lips with his thumb and said slowly, “At first, perhaps it was revenge and humiliation for what you did. You should also remember how I kissed you. But it was after that kiss that I discovered your true self, Talulah, and fell in love with you… So in this respect, we are the same.”

"Besides, since we're all the same, it wasn't a forced kiss from the very beginning... It's called love at first sight, a kiss that's mutual," Wang Chong said with a smile.

"Then... could you kiss me again?" Talulah's heart fluttered, and she involuntarily uttered words far bolder than usual, "You know... I'm shy... I really can't take the initiative... Waaah!"

When their lips met, Talulah's body trembled noticeably. Wang Chong gently deepened the kiss, his tongue lightly tracing the shape of her soft lips. Talulah responded awkwardly, her clumsy movements revealing a touch of innocence.

Wang Chong savored this bittersweet moment, feeling Talulah gradually relax. She wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned against him. Sunlight streamed in from the window, casting overlapping shadows on the ground.

After what seemed like an eternity, the long kiss finally ended. When they parted, a faint blush rose to Talulah's face, and her eyes became hazy. She lowered her head, not daring to look directly into Wang Chong's eyes, yet she couldn't help but steal glances at him.

"Is this... okay?" Her voice was barely audible, tinged with uncertainty.

"Of course you can, congratulations~" However, the voice that answered Talulah was not from Wang Chong, but from outside the window. Talulah was startled and quickly looked out the window, only to see Frostnova giving a thumbs up in encouragement, while Alina stood beside her, covering her mouth and giggling.

"You...you guys! What are you doing outside?!" Talulah's voice involuntarily rose. She had deliberately brought Wang Chong into her house, not wanting anyone to see this scene, but in the end, the two people she least wanted to see still witnessed it.

"We just wanted to see if Lulu could succeed, so we came here to cheer her on. After all, Frostnova said that you always give up at the most crucial step because you're shy, so we came to encourage you... Haha, it seems we didn't need to at all now," Alina said with a light laugh.

"I underestimated your determination. Well done, Talulah. With that, my role as a wingman is officially over. From now on, we're best friends, and we'll have to look out for each other." Frostnova spoke earnestly, and anyone could tell she was teasing Talulah.

"You two! Still laughing at me!" Talulah pretended to be angry and ran outside, covering her face, to chase after Alina and Frostnova, who had already started running.