After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 92 - 11 Isn’t That Cheating?_2
The atmosphere tensed up at that moment.
However, Xi Mu wasn’t affected by the tense atmosphere; instead, he calmly observed the Goddess of Justice.
Although she was dressed in a white robe that nearly covered every inch of her skin, due to her extremely mature figure, she still outlined a very attractive curve. Add to that her gentle temperament, and there emerged a touch of powerless melancholy.
It was something one very much wanted to defile.
"That’s right, I killed her." the Witch of Death readily admitted, not attempting to hide the fact that she had killed the Goddess of Plague.
And even if she had tried to hide it, there would have been no point, since only she could bestow upon a "god" the concept of death, thus giving someone the chance to kill a deity.
"Who is your accomplice?" asked the Goddess of Justice, only to be met with an indifferent look from the Witch of Death.
It was obvious she had no intention of answering the question.
"How did you seal the God of Omniscience?" The Goddess of Justice asked another question, but still, the Witch of Death did not answer.
In return, she asked,
"Are you the only one who came?"
The Goddess of Justice replied with a smile, "Yes, it’s just me alone."
"Then let’s change the place to talk," the Witch of Death said calmly, nodding, then turned to look at Hecate, extending an invitation.
"Witch of Destiny, would you like to join?"
Upon hearing this, Hecate looked toward Xi Mu and spoke softly, "Apprentice, you go back and rest first."
With that, as if stepping through a process of relocation, she reached the outcome of resting, and Xi Mu vanished from where he was.
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The next day.
The hotel.
The bedroom.
"Boss, you’re awake!" An excited voice filled his ears; Xi Mu opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was Jed’s lively smile.
He subconsciously tried to get up but found his body soft and without a trace of strength.
That’s right, he had prematurely drawn on the strength of the next three days through a curse.
"For the next three days, let me take care of the boss," Jed said as she helped Xi Mu sit up, leaning against the headboard.
Last night she had already learned through Hecate’s account that Ahtal had used a curse, drawing upon the strength of the next three days.
To this, Xi Mu decisively refused, "No, I have very important things to do."
"Even if you say that, boss, there’s nothing that can be done," Jed shook her head, then seemed to think of a solution.
"How about I carry the boss to take care of the business?"
"No need," Xi Mu said, leaning against the headboard, his voice calm, "You just go buy a Magic Potion that continuously restores magic power."
He indeed had drawn on the strength of the next three days, but as long as he could continuously replenish magic power, he could regain his ability to move.
Of course, this would be extremely... costly, and an average person wouldn’t normally burn through money this recklessly to bypass a curse.
But it just so happened he was not short of money.
"Boss, you... really do have some ideas," Jed pulled a face, never having thought of this method to get around a curse.
In response, Xi Mu waved his hand lightly, "Hurry up and buy the Magic Potion, I want to take a bath."
"Then wait for me a moment, boss," Jed, without further ado, promptly left the room to purchase a Magic Potion for continuous replenishment of magic power.
And Xi Mu closed his eyes as she left.
Race: "Human."
Level: "52."
Skills: "Ten Shadow Magics, Healing Prayer, Protection of Death, Nest of Life, Ash Fire."
Talent: "None"
Achievements: "Impossible Miracle, Princess’s Lover, Thousand Men Kill, Rolling in Wealth, Touching the Hero’s Blade, Giant Hunter, Dragon Slayer, Dwarf Butcher, God’s Unripe Antagonist, Witch’s Apprentice."
After killing the Magic Queen, his level surged, allowing him to consider capturing a mount to facilitate rapid travel across the map and gather the meteors scattered around the world, in order to forge the Great Sword of Death.
Then there was...
[Host, host!] The system’s excited voice came, breaking Xi Mu’s train of thought.
Xi Mu asked, "What is it?"
[Now all you have to do is confess to the Destiny Witch, and you’ll completely capture her heart!] The system was very excited.
[Although I don’t know why the Destiny Witch has such high affection for you.]
Xi Mu calmly counter-asked, "After proposing to my mentor, do you think I still have a chance to romance other witches?"
System: "..."
Indeed, if the host confesses to the Destiny Witch right now... Ah, wait, it seems like the host was talking about proposing.
"Host... what I said was confessing, not proposing," If explained softly, "Is there a difference?"
"..." Xi Mu calmly counter-asked, "If I confess to my mentor, then do you think I still have a chance to romance other witches?"
System: "..."
It seems that it actually won’t work either. Even if the Destiny Witch is very fond of the host, if the host confesses, the situation would completely change.
Perhaps the Destiny Witch wouldn’t bear to hurt the host, but she would kill anyone who gets close to Xi Mu.
Sharing her lover with others is impossible.
"So, host, what should you do now?" It asked earnestly and then received the host’s reply. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
"Do nothing, wait until I have the strength to kill the God of Omniscience, then there’s no need to worry about strength anymore."
The system thought for a while and then asked cautiously, "So, host, are you planning to conquer the witches after becoming invincible in the world?"
"If I have the time then," Xi Mu replied casually.
In fact, he had no intention of trying to conquer any witches; otherwise, he had ways to romance others while marrying his mentor.
"..."
Not knowing what the host was thinking, the system began to worry that if the host really killed the God of Omniscience, he wouldn’t conquer the witches but instead burn this world to ashes, then It couldn’t even imagine how desperate the host would be.
But it quickly found a solution.
[Host, since you’re going to wait until you’re invincible to romance the witches, why not just conquer the Destiny Witch now, and once you’re invincible later on...]
Before it could finish, Xi Mu interjected, "Cheat on her?"
System: "..."
It felt so drained. Suddenly, it didn’t want to talk to the host anymore, but holding onto the spirit of a professional system, It still provided an answer.
[It’s about conquering, not cheating.]
"If we are to maximize benefits, wouldn’t it be best to conquer the Witch of Death?" Xi Mu unexpectedly showed patience, teasing the stolid system.
After all, he was in a weakened state and had some time to pass.
[The Witch of Death is very hard to conquer!] The system explained feebly, adding that in terms of difficulty, she would at least be ranked in the top three.
Oh yes, and it’s worth mentioning the Time Witch is the hardest to conquer.
"You think it’s very hard; that doesn’t mean I do," Xi Mu rebutted nonchalantly, piercing the system’s little heart.
"System, you’re too weak."
The system fell into prolonged silence, morosely declaring, [Host, I’m going to adjust the template.]
"Sure, hard work on that," Xi Mu’s voice suddenly turned gentle, "The game can still be played now; you don’t have to keep struggling to optimize and adjust."
The system suddenly felt much better; Its host was really not all that bad, although he was a mass murderer, he could be quite gentle.
[Host, I... won’t get tired.] It explained and then started to work hard on adjusting the panel, instead of using the current temporary attributes panel.
And just at that moment...
"My apprentice, you seem to be unharmed," a gentle and concerned female voice came through, and Hecate’s figure appeared by the bedside.
She met Xi Mu’s gaze and touched her apprentice’s forehead.
"You just rest up for this period; I’ll fill in the knowledge you’ve missed before."
"Jed has gone to buy Magic Potion," Xi Mu explained and then looked toward the books on the bedside table.
"Besides, I want to forge the Great Sword of Death as soon as possible."
"My apprentice, why are you so eager for power?" Hecate withdrew her hand and raised it to gently gather her black hair by her ear.
With her current power, protecting Xi Mu for a life without worries was absolutely no problem for her; after all, the news of her becoming a witch hadn’t been exposed, and her star had also been fixed in the sky.
From others’ perspective, she was still within the human category. As long as the Goddess of Justice didn’t reveal it, nobody would know she had become a witch.
As for Martha, Bloody Countess, Cecilia, Alistair, and others, she altered their memories with magic.
So in this world, only three people know of her existence as a witch: only the Witch of Death, the Goddess of Justice... and her apprentice, Ahtal.
