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Most importantly... Kiana.

In a biological laboratory in Jotunheim, Otto was not lying after all. There, Xu Qi and others found Otto's lifelong experimental research records.

Even after reading those things, Mebius, unusually, did not show any mockery.

It seems that Otto's achievements have been recognized by the professor in the field of biology.

"From an academic perspective, killing him with a single shot is a significant loss."

Xu Qi knew that this was a joke by Mebius.

So, in response to the joke, before the experiment began, he pinned Mebius to the experimental table until he turned her into a dead snake.

"Really... I haven't even had a chance to collect it with a measuring cup yet! Won't it all leak out like this?"

Mebius struggled to sit up from the lab table, uttering words that made Xu Qi blush.

"Alright, I'll give you a few more times next time. You'll have your chance sooner or later."

"whispering sound!"

The snake curled its lip in disdain.

"Next time? Who knows which little girl will use it up first next time?"

Having said that, and not bothering with the nutrient solution that had been dripping down his thighs and onto the floor, Möbius walked to the experimental table, preparing to replicate Otto's research.

"First, we'll reproduce it, and then we'll restore your girlfriend's body. Don't worry, I already have the specific ideas, but we still need to reproduce this research first."

Xu Qi understands this, so why is he so jealous?

I just filled her up!

"My wife is really amazing."

"Ugh! Don't call me that! I won't mind if you call me Snake, but don't call me that!"

Given Möbius's personality, this is clearly just him being stubborn.

So it really is just a matter of how you address someone?

Looks like I'll have to call you 'wife' more often from now on.

Since Kiana's problem only needs to be addressed by waiting, Xu Qi can now go and handle another matter.

Stepping out of the laboratory, on the central lawn of Jotunheim, Xu Qi spotted Karen chatting with Theresa, and Eleanor standing to the side.

After the Battle of Shanghai, the name of Tianming was effectively abolished, and there was no need to keep an eye on these two people anymore.

What good would it do to let them out?

Eleanor, seeing the situation clearly, simply took Karen and stayed with Xu Qi.

Upon seeing Xu Qi approaching, Karen's expression changed, and she got up and walked away.

Theresa was taken aback, and when she turned around and saw Xu Qi, she gave a wry smile.

"It seems she hasn't accepted it yet."

"It's alright. Otto has been kind to her after all, and besides, he brought her into this world with her life. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him her father..."

I killed Otto, so it's understandable that she hates me.

After Xu Qi finished speaking, he glanced at Eleanor beside him.

"But you seem somewhat indifferent to this. Aren't you the most loyal to your bishop?"

"Our kind of loyalty is the most disloyal kind of loyalty. When Otto was around, we would carry out whatever he said without hesitation."

But since he's gone... there's no need for that anymore.

Xu Qi suddenly realized.

Looking in the direction Karen had left, a sudden feeling of pity arose within me.

"Take good care of her. From now on, you may be that child's only family."

Eleanor glanced at Xu Qi a couple more times, then left knowingly.

Are you pitying her?

Xu Qi nodded and sat down next to Theresa.

"She doesn't deserve pity, nor does she need anyone's pity, but the thought of her suddenly becoming utterly alone in this world, and even the desire for revenge being bound by her own conscience..."

She'd be better off treating me like an enemy.

Theresa shook her head.

"No, she can distinguish right from wrong."

After saying that, he suddenly turned to Xu Qi with a hint of sarcasm and said, "But it's really strange to see that you can be disliked by girls."

Xu Qi rolled his eyes.

"I never said that I could be liked by everyone."

Theresa immediately smiled, hugged Xu Qi, and said sweetly, "Mmm, as long as I like you, that's enough, right?"

The Theresa of today is not the same as before.

The moment Xu Qi was embraced, she felt a soft, warm heart pressed tightly against her; the tenderness of the young girl was far beyond anything she had ever experienced before.

Noticing Xu Qi's stiffness, Theresa couldn't help but curl her lips into a smug smile.

"Oh~~ I never used to hug you like this when I did it before..."

Xu Qi couldn't help but shift his gaze and glance at Theresa a couple more times.

Especially when his gaze fell down and he saw that patch of snow-white breasts, he felt his heart skip a beat.

"Why are you dressed like this?"

It's not that there's anything else to say, but rather that Theresa, now that she's grown up, is wearing a black dress in the style of a Western European court.

The vibrant rose on her chest drew Xu Qi's attention involuntarily.

As for whether we'll end up looking at the flowers or somewhere else, that's hard to say.

"Be careful, it wouldn't be good if someone saw us."

Theresa looked around and said sarcastically, "People? I don't see any. Xu Qi, it seems like we're the only ones left in the entire Jotunheim experimental park right now..."

Those lab technicians were all kicked out, so who saw them? Of course, only you could see them!

Theresa's words, like her long, snow-white hair, were occasionally stirred by the wind and teased Xu Qi.

Even though he had just played around with Möbius in the lab, Xu Qi felt a surge of impulse when faced with Theresa, who was in a completely new form.

At this point, all they could do was stubbornly insist on saying something.

"You were cuter before."

Theresa, feigning displeasure, rolled over and mounted Xu Qi right there on the grass.

"Theresa?"

“Look me in the eyes.”

Xu Qi stared into Theresa's scarlet eyes, and he seemed to see a hint of longing and excitement in them.

Does your heart race when you look into my eyes?

Isn't that obvious?

Before Xu Qi could answer, Theresa leaned down, pressed her ear to Xu Qi's, and teasingly licked Xu Qi's earlobe with her tongue.

"I... I can."

1204. This is a vampire's instinct.

For some reason, an impulse surged through my blood.

That was the most primal and instinctive impulse towards Theresa.

It seems this girl's growth isn't just physical... her flirting skills have also improved a lot. She must have learned them from someone, right?

However, immediately afterward, I felt a slight stinging pain in my earlobe.

Theresa stared blankly at the spot where she had easily bitten herself, a trickle of crimson blood slowly seeping from it—she wanted to…drink…

"Theresa?"

The next second, she felt Theresa licking her earlobe.

It's a little itchy, and I have a strange feeling.

Xu Qi couldn't help but ask again, "Theresa, what's wrong?"

"Xu Qi, I...I think I can't hold back anymore."

"Ugh?"

Theresa slid down to Xu Qi's neck, and she could feel the alluring blood flowing beneath that tender skin...

However, she resisted the urge to bite into it with great willpower.

"Xu Qi, it seems that growing up has... had some kind of side effect on me."

"What side effects?"

Because he was constantly being pressed down by Theresa, and the other woman was always burying her face in his neck, Xu Qi couldn't see Theresa's expression.

Naturally, he didn't see her thirst for his own blood at that moment.

"For example, right now, I really want to suck your blood."

Xu Qi: ? ? ?

He suddenly turned his head and finally saw it clearly. He saw the intense longing in Theresa's eyes, a longing for blood, but also a certain... captivating quality.

And then there are her sharp little tiger teeth on both sides, which are undoubtedly even more prominent.

I must say, she's actually quite cute.

Only then did Xu Qi realize that Theresa's skin was indeed fairer than before. Xu Qi had initially thought it was a change brought about by growing up, but now it seemed...

"Theresa, you can't exactly tell me...you've become a vampire, can you?"

Theresa pouted in dissatisfaction.

"Why do you put it so harshly? I just have a special longing for you, especially... your blood. But it's not like I haven't been with other people. At least with Sakura, I definitely don't have that feeling."

Ugh?

Before Xu Qi could think it through, Theresa had already started burrowing into his neck.

"Hiss! ~~Theresa?"

A sharp pain suddenly shot through the connection between my shoulder and neck.

Xu Qi did not reject Theresa. He believed that even if he became a vampire, the girl in his arms would never harm him; it would only be a little blood.

He had expected the process to be painful, but it wasn't. It was just a sharp pain at first, which then turned into a tingling sensation.

He could feel Theresa drawing blood from his body through the wound she had bitten him.

Has he really become a vampire?

But Xu Qi has seen far too many strange things.

For example, there's Sakura who can grow fox ears, Mebius who can conjure snake scales, and even some Honkai familiars, like Alicia who became a Herrscher, and so on.

So he wasn't too surprised that Theresa had suddenly become a vampire.

I just have some doubts—is she really drinking her own blood?

Xu Qi did feel something being drawn from his body, but it was definitely not blood, or rather, it was more than just blood; to be precise, it felt like... Honkai energy?

Strangely, during the process of being ingested, the impulses in Xu Qi's body were amplified infinitely.

Vampires' feeding is often accompanied by various erotic scenes.

Because she unconsciously amplifies certain desires...

For blood, or...for other things.

When Theresa finally finished eating, she raised her head, her lips a vibrant red, like fresh blood, possessing a captivating charm.