"Alcohol? Why give me alcohol?" Jiang Xia feigned ignorance, silently praying for Li Sitong to arrive quickly and save him.
"Drink it," the woman insisted.
"I'm allergic to alcohol," Jiang Xia shook his head.
"Most Demonspawn reveal their true form immediately after drinking such high-proof liquor. You have only one way to prove you're not a Demonspawn!"
In this chaotic world, the woman held the same belief as Jiang Xia — never trust anyone easily.
The more Jiang Xia refused to drink, the more she doubted his identity.
She raised her curved blade, pointing the tip at Jiang Xia, signaling him to prove himself quickly.
Jiang Xia remained unmoved.
He couldn't even handle a sip of beer, let alone this high-proof liquor.
If he drank it, he'd be exposed on the spot.
But if he didn't drink, judging by the woman's stance, if he couldn't prove he wasn't a Demonspawn, she'd kill him without hesitation!
Damn it!
He was screwed!
What was happening? How could there be an Awakened here?
Li Sitong, where are you?
Not sensing any kind of presence nearby, Jiang Xia felt a chill in his heart, unsure if Li Sitong had already fled.
"If you're allergic, I'll take you to the hospital. If you don't drink, in ten seconds, I'll have your head!"
The woman said, moving to block the villa's exit.
Hearing this, Jiang Xia knew that if he hesitated any longer, it would definitely arouse the woman's suspicion, and she might force the liquor down his throat!
The worst outcome would be her attacking directly!
Jiang Xia preferred to take the initiative rather than be passive!
Opening the bottle cap, the overwhelming scent of alcohol assaulted Jiang Xia's senses, and he felt that if he really downed it in one go, he'd be exposed immediately.
Staring at the blade pointed at him, Jiang Xia steeled himself!
If he had to die, so be it!
Drink!
Even if drinking exposed him, it might not be a bad thing.
In his monstrous form, his strength would certainly surpass his current state, increasing his chances of survival in a fight.
At this moment, he couldn't place all his hopes on Li Sitong.
Besides, Jiang Xia didn't think he needed to fight to the death with this woman inside the villa.
As long as he could rush out of the villa, she likely wouldn't pursue him.
Demonspawn didn't want to expose their identities, and Awakened were even less willing to reveal themselves.
The huge risk he had to bear was that even if he escaped, his identity would be exposed.
But that was a problem for after he survived and escaped.
Take a gamble!
"Undercover! Damn it!"
Jiang Xia cursed his ability once again in his heart.
Holding the small bottle to his lips, he braced himself for the stomach-churning sensation akin to being burned by sulfuric acid.
But just as the high-proof liquor was about to enter his mouth, the villa's lights suddenly went out, plunging the surroundings into darkness!
Immediately, Jiang Xia sensed a kind of presence rapidly approaching!
The sound of a blade slicing through the air followed, blue arcs of light tracing beautiful curves in the darkness!
The blade moved so swiftly, the blue light connected, like a blue flower blooming in the dark!
Li Sitong!
Jiang Xia's heart leapt with joy, and he quickly retreated, feeling both thrilled and grateful to Li Sitong's ancestors!
As he gradually adapted to the darkness, Jiang Xia noticed his eyes seemed to have mutated again.
He could see everything clearly in the dark, as if his eyes were equipped with night vision.
Tentacles!
Countless tentacles flailed wildly, the gusts of wind they stirred up whistling through the air!
The source of these tentacles was in the corner of the villa, where a humanoid monster stood, three tentacles extending from its mouth, their tips shaped like ice picks, sharp and lethal, its hands transformed into two tentacles with blade-like tips, and two more extending from its back!
The Awakened's night vision was clearly inferior to that of Demonspawn, and in such darkness, dealing with multiple tentacles became increasingly difficult.
With a loud crash, a tentacle struck her waist, sending her body crashing into an aquarium, shattering it, glass shards scattering across the floor with the water.
The Awakened, soaked, rolled across the glass-strewn floor, dodging the tentacles attacking from all directions.
She didn't spring up like a carp as seen on TV!
Instead, she rolled, then seized an opportunity to kneel on one knee, her curved blade dancing to fend off the tentacles, standing up in several steps.
Her swordsmanship was top-notch, even making Jiang Xia a bit envious.
He was secretly relieved that Li Sitong had intervened in time; otherwise, even if he drank that high-proof liquor and transformed into a monster, he might not have escaped such swordsmanship unscathed.
"Help!" the Awakened shouted to Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia remained unmoved; if he were to help, it seemed he should be helping Li Sitong instead?
Jiang Xia wanted to be on the side of justice, to save the world like the protagonists in anime, but those were just thoughts, beautiful fantasies.
He knew that this battle would only benefit him if Li Sitong won!
If the Awakened won, the outcome for him, the "Undercover," would most likely be death, as he didn't think he could explain his "Undercover" status clearly!
Realizing he couldn't win in such an environment, the Awakened began retreating towards the villa's door, enduring multiple heavy blows to open the door and dash out!
The tentacles paused mid-air, seemingly not intending to pursue.
Swish, swish, swish!
A few seconds later, the tentacles retracted.
Li Sitong's voice rang out.
"She actually got away."
Her tone was slightly resentful, mixed with a hint of anger, as if the duck that reached her mouth had flown away, leaving her displeased.
After a few seconds, she added, "Close the door."
When Jiang Xia turned around after closing the door, the villa was bright again.
Li Sitong stood in the center of the living room, licking the blood on her hand with relish, breathing heavily, like a hungry beast savoring long-lost flesh, her eyes filled with immense satisfaction.
"Delicious... indeed... nothing compares to an Awakened!"
Her crazed expression made Jiang Xia hesitant to approach, fearing Li Sitong might use him to satisfy her hunger if she wasn't sated.
"How did an Awakened suddenly appear?"
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Jiang Xia asked from the doorway.
Though the crisis seemed over, the escaped Awakened might bring him even greater danger.
Having narrowly escaped death, his lips were dry with tension, his heart pounding relentlessly.
Only after licking all the Awakened's blood off her hand did Li Sitong reluctantly stop, her gaze shifting to the fish-headed monster woman lying on the floor.
The fish-headed monster had reverted to a normal human appearance, her once nearly perfect face now terrifyingly disfigured by a knife wound from Jiang Xia.
"She came for her, but ended up running into us by chance," Li Sitong replied.
"Now that my identity is exposed, will there be trouble?" Jiang Xia asked anxiously.
Li Sitong looked at Jiang Xia, also uncertain.
"It depends on whether she targets you, but she's seriously injured, so she probably won't take action anytime soon."
Saying this, she walked over to Jiang Xia, took the bottle of high-proof liquor from his hand, sniffed the pungent alcohol, and held it up to examine it.
"She's a smart person, knowing not to trust anyone easily..."
"Throw it away, it smells awful..."
Jiang Xia pinched his nose, unable to stand the alcohol scent wafting from the bottle.
"Throwing it away would be such a waste..."
Li Sitong looked at Jiang Xia, flashing a mischievous smile.
Jiang Xia blinked, glancing at the liquor, then at Li Sitong's mischievous smile, suddenly feeling a bad premonition.