Apocalypse: System of lotteries

Chapter 173 You're All Damned Devils!!

With a thud~

Alice tumbled into the roadside bushes, fainting. In that instant, she realized that the scoundrel wouldn't come to her hug!

"Sacred Light Purification?" Ming glanced at Alice, who had collapsed into the shrubbery, and then at the stupefied knightly puppet. He understood that Sacred Light Purification could eliminate an enemy's desire to fight; indeed, a useful psychic ability.

"Ha! The saintess has fainted, and without her support, you're no match for me!" Henry unsheathed the narrow sword at his waist, pointing it at the man gripping the spear. "Her Sacred Light Purification can only rid my puppet of its desire to fight for one minute. Can you kill me within that time?"

"Uh, what are you saying?"

However, the fact that his opponent wanted to kill him no longer needed proof. Ming was not a man who enjoyed wasting effort. He promptly tossed the magician's tent at Henry.

Half an hour later, Alice awoke to find herself lying on a picnic mat by the shore. She glanced at Ming sitting nearby, tending to a fire and cooking, then noticed Henry, clad in naught but underwear, climbing a tree to pick fruit. She asked, "How did he end up like this?"

"Uh, after you purified his knight puppet earlier, I seized the opportunity to capture him." Ming lifted the pot lid, sniffing the enticing aroma wafting from within. "He even volunteered to help me pick fruit, so I reluctantly agreed."

"…" Henry picked a fruit, glanced at the two of them, and upon making eye contact with Ming, immediately increased his fruit-picking speed.

"Where are his clothes?"

"I don't know~ Maybe he's an exhibitionist~"

"…"

Alice approached Henry, "How did you end up like this? Where are your clothes?"

As Henry continued picking fruit, his voice trembled with fear, "A devil! He's a devil! He must be a devil!"

"…"

Alice looked at Ming, a good man who could cook. How could he be a devil? She figured it out; Henry's clothes must have been taken by Ming. There was nothing too Strange about it; the victor had the right to enjoy the spoils of war.

"Pure and innocent saintess, although I wanted to take you back to my district, I never intended to harm you," Henry continued to whisper, "But that guy is a devil from hell! He will come to collect debts from you! He won't stop until he's taken everything from you! He'll take all your belongings and leave you with nothing but a pair of underwear, just like me!"

"Shut up!" Alice angrily rebuked, "You want to take me back to your district, without caring about the lives and deaths of our people? You are the real devils! And you're a devil's lackey!"

"…" Henry was taken aback, realizing that the devil had completely controlled the saintess. He hurriedly said, "My respected saintess, you must believe me…"

"Shut up, don't say another word. After I take you back and investigate the traitor, I'll settle the score with you!" Alice finished speaking and returned to Ming's side.

At that moment, a beam of white light descended, and a blond young man appeared, accompanied by a lord-level puppet wielding a battle axe. It was Young Rubio.

Seeing the saintess and Ming together, he became furious. Didn't this guy say he hadn't seen the saintess? Because of him, I used more than 30 teleportation scrolls today!

This grudge must be avenged! He immediately commanded his puppet to charge. In an instant, Young Rubio and his puppet were thrown into the creek by Ming.

"…" Alice, who had been standing nearby, didn't have time to explain. She stared blankly at Ming, wondering how he had suddenly become so powerful. No, he must have been pretending just now, right?

Five minutes later, Young Rubio squatted beside Ming, soaked from head to toe, "Thank you for saving our saintess."

After Alice translated, Ming said 'you're welcome'. Then, Young Rubio went over to Henry and took out a rope, intending to tie him up.

Henry said, "Come on, friend, do I need to be tied up in this state? Do you think I can still run away?"

Young Rubio replied, "Who knows if you have any hidden teleportation scrolls in your warehouse."

"I have nothing left, not even a teleportation scroll. All I have is my underwear."

"You Englishmen who eat oysters are all liars. Don't expect me to believe you."

"I want to remind you that the guy over there is a devil from hell, here to collect debts from us!"

"Shut up~ You Englishmen want to abduct our saintess; you are the real devils!"

"Then please use another rope."

"Do you have any prejudice against hemp ropes?"

"…"

"My guards are coming, and I'll have to leave soon," Alice looked at Ming, feeling somewhat reluctant. After all, this man had confronted a king-level puppet for her, which truly touched her heart.

"No, you can't leave so soon!"

"What do you want..." Alice's heart raced. Was he trying to keep her from leaving so soon? Did he not want her to go?

But she still had to return; after all, she had to protect the people of her district. However, if he insisted, she could still spend a few more hours with him.

Ming said to Alice, "You should know that the man in the black cloak is specifically here to capture you. That's your business, and I shouldn't interfere. However, he threatened to kill me, and I can't just let that go."

Alice looked at Ming, "I know, but can you hand him over to us? I want to take him back and make him identify the traitor in our district."

"Actually, I don't like killing either, but..."

"If you don't kill him and hand him over to us, I'll help you pick fruits for another three hours."

"Not enough!"

"I'll have my guards and his puppet help you too!"

"Deal!"

"…"

Alice was heartbroken. She initially thought Ming wanted to keep her around, but it turned out all he cared about were the fruits!!

Three hours later, young Rubio spent 100 cans of canned beef, 50 cans of strawberry jam, 50 cans of caviar, plus 100 pounds of gold, 200 pounds of spirit stones, and 50 pounds of fine fibers to buy Henry's king-level puppet from Ming.

Ming told Young Rubio that this was a friendly price, and if it were someone else, they wouldn't be able to buy it at this price. Young Rubio expressionlessly expressed his gratitude to Ming.

The two shook hands, and reached a deal, while Henry squatted to the side, sneering. See? I told you he's a devil, and you didn't believe me. but, you're trading my puppet right in front of me, showing no consideration for my feelings at all?

You're all damned devils!!

Ming and Alice stood by the stream, and Alice glanced at the two sleeping frogs in Ming's pocket, asking curiously, "Are they your pets?"

"No, they're my family."

p??d?-???ê|·?ó? "Uh…" Alice took her eyes off the frogs and said with a hint of sadness in her voice, "We're parting this time, and we don't know when we'll meet again."

Ming said, "It's okay. When we meet again, we'll know when it is."

"…"

Alice was silent. Yeah… this guy's words… always make so much sense… and are hard to argue against.

A moment later, Young Rubio temporarily established a mental connection with Henry and stood with Alice, tearing open the teleportation scroll… they waved goodbye to the good man…

At the last second of the teleportation countdown, Alice smiled and said, "Goodbye, my dear Ming."

"…"

Ming was stunned, how did this woman know his real name?