Yang Jie spoke slowly, "Director Huang initially wanted to kill Li Sitong, but she didn't fall for it. That doesn't mean he'll let her go. And since Wang Fei died at our hands, if we don't resolve this, all three of us are indeed doomed!"
"Why does Director Huang want to kill Li Sitong?" Jiang Xia asked, puzzled.
"I don't know." Yang Jie was also unclear about the intricacies of the situation; he didn't even know what relationship Li Sitong had with Director Huang.
Jiang Xia squinted his eyes, pondering deeply, and gradually understood, "So she captured Director Huang's wife to threaten him. Director Huang is a wife-loving maniac. As long as his wife is in our hands, we hold the initiative. Rather than sitting around waiting to die, it's better to take the offensive?"
"Yes, that's it. But I don't know what Li Sitong's ultimate goal is, whether she wants to reach some agreement with Director Huang or intends to kill him."
Yang Jie exhaled a long puff of smoke, filling the entire bathroom with a smoky haze, making Jiang Xia very uncomfortable and forcing him to extinguish the cigarette.
"Anyway, Director Huang's wife is really something."
Yang Jie rubbed his chin, licking his lips, his face full of lingering desire. Judging by his expression, it seemed his mind was already conjuring up some inappropriate images.
"Can you not be so lecherous?"
Jiang Xia was speechless. Yang Jie had always been a bit sleazy, but never to this extent.
He was certain that after becoming a Demonspawn, Yang Jie's personality had changed into that of a lustful ghost.
If given a night alone with Director Huang's wife, who knows what immoral acts this guy might commit.
It finally made sense why Yang Jie chose online dating as a method to find people for feeding.
This guy was truly lustful!
He wanted to satisfy his appetite while also fulfilling another aspect of himself.
"Sleazy? How am I sleazy? Can't I compliment a beautiful woman when I see one?"
As he spoke, Yang Jie adjusted his collar, putting on a righteous and dignified appearance, "It's just that the two of us are gentlemen, acting with integrity, and not taking advantage of others. If it were any other man, Director Huang's wife would have been in trouble long ago!"
Jiang Xia slapped his forehead, "Can you stop saying such vulgar things? What kind of gentleman says things like that?"
"Can you honestly say you have no thoughts about Director Huang's wife?" Yang Jie flashed a faint mischievous smile, his eyes turning peculiar.
"A married woman, who wouldn't be interested?"
Just as Jiang Xia finished speaking, Li Sitong's next instruction came, telling them to put on their hoods and get on the bed to start a video call.
Once they realized this matter was indeed a life-and-death situation for them, they followed Li Sitong's instructions, put on their hoods, got on the bed, and connected the video call.
Jiang Xia felt very awkward, extremely awkward!
He admitted that he had a tiny bit of interest in the married woman on the bed.
He didn't think there was anything embarrassing about admitting it; he was a man, a grown young man.
No man isn't lustful; having a lustful thought about a beautiful woman isn't scary. What's scary is having no interest at all in a beautiful woman.
But this scene of wearing a hood, like a male lead in an adult film, made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
He was a man who liked beautiful women, but he was definitely not a pervert!
The video connected, but Li Sitong was not visible.
Instead, two meters away stood a man in a black suit, acting crazily. Upon seeing the image on the phone, he went mad and tried to snatch the phone, but the distance was quickly widened.
Judging by the background, it seemed to be in the suburbs.
Li Sitong wasn't visible, but her voice could be heard.
Apparently, she was holding the phone from behind, the camera facing Director Huang.
"You wanted to kill me first, so it's normal for me to use some tricks and underhanded methods to save my life. There's nothing shameful about it; the means don't matter as long as I win!"
"Release my wife! Let her go!" Director Huang Haifeng roared hysterically, his eyes turning deep red, his entire face nearly dark red, "Otherwise, I'll kill you right now!"
"Kill me? I might not be your match, but I'm not afraid to die! You can torture me, kill me brutally, but I guarantee that while you're torturing me, your wife will suffer greatly too!" Li Sitong finished, and her next words were directed at Jiang Xia and the others, "Strip Director Huang's wife's clothes off, one by one!"
"You dare!" Director Huang roared.
Li Sitong continued, "After hanging up, do as I said. Do whatever you want. If I don't call you back, she's yours to deal with!"
Beep—
The video call ended.
From Li Sitong's words, it seemed she wanted Director Huang to compromise on something.
It all depended on how much Director Huang cared about his wife!
What was certain was that Li Sitong was probably truly unafraid to die!
Throwing the phone aside, Jiang Xia looked at Yang Jie again. The fire in Yang Jie's eyes burned even hotter, as he stared at the woman on the bed, drooling incessantly.
"Xia, I must say, you've really found a good girlfriend. She handed such a great opportunity to us without hesitation!"
The woman on the bed had also heard Li Sitong's voice from the video call. Realizing the inhuman torture she was about to face, she began writhing on the bed like a worm, making muffled sounds from her throat.
Her twisting body and the sexy black silk legs made Yang Jie even more excited, one hand reaching for the buttons on her red satin blouse.
Suddenly, a strong hand gripped his wrist.
Yang Jie looked up at Jiang Xia, whose eyes were bloodshot under the black hood, "What are you doing?"
"Are you really going to do it?"
"To survive, don't we have to do as she says?"
"To survive, we don't necessarily have to act. The goal is just to make Director Huang anxious. He can't see whether we actually do it or not."
Jiang Xia felt that this was something they couldn't do. If they really did as Li Sitong said, wouldn't they become beasts?
He hadn't eaten anyone, so he could still barely consider himself human. If he did something like this, even if he hadn't eaten anyone, he'd become worse than a beast.
Besides, not touching this woman wouldn't affect making Director Huang anxious.
Yang Jie's throat was a bit hoarse, "What you say makes sense, but wouldn't it be more prudent? I know you're more righteous and can't bring yourself to do it. How about you sit aside, and I'll handle it!"
Slap!
A hard slap landed on his face, leaving Yang Jie stunned.
Slap—
Before he could react, Jiang Xia slapped him hard again!
The force was so strong it nearly knocked him off the bed!
"Get a grip!"
He didn't blame Yang Jie; his personality changing like this wasn't Yang Jie's intention.
Just like how Li Sitong and Wang Fei's personalities became extreme, it wasn't what they wanted. It was the power of the Demonspawn that made them unable to resist.
After being slapped twice, Yang Jie was noticeably more clear-headed. He looked at the woman lying on the bed, his eyes still holding a flicker of flame.
But as the third slap landed on his face, that remaining flicker of flame vanished completely.
He seemed like a child who realized he had done something wrong, running off the bed like the wind, tearing off the hood, and rushing into the bathroom to splash cold water on his face.
Seeing Yang Jie like this, Jiang Xia sighed inwardly, "Luckily, I'm not a true Demonspawn. Otherwise, if my personality changed, who knows what I'd become."
Yang Jie emerged from the bathroom, gradually regaining his composure, standing at the door with his head lowered in shame, not daring to look at Jiang Xia.
He knew he had just acted like a dog in heat, embarrassing himself in front of his good buddy, making him want to crawl into a hole and disappear.
It was fortunate that Jiang Xia hit him in time, saving him from being controlled by the Demonspawn's power. Otherwise, he would have made a grave mistake, becoming worse than a beast.
Apart from not daring to look at Jiang Xia, he also didn't dare to glance at the exquisite married woman on the bed.
Jiang Xia got off the bed and patted Yang Jie's shoulder, "Alright, don't blame yourself so much. This isn't your true intention; it's that power that made you like this. Becoming a Demonspawn changes one's personality. You're just unlucky that your personality became a bit lustful..."
Yang Jie kept his head down, unwilling to speak. He had always hated perverts the most, but now he had become one himself, making him want to bash his head against the wall.
He had realized this problem long ago, but he couldn't control it, truly couldn't.
He still had a strong aversion to eating people. Even if he was starving and weak, he would try his best to adhere to his "human" principles!
But when it came to beautiful women, especially those dressed seductively, he had no resistance at all.
As long as he saw a woman with even a bit of beauty, his heart would stir.
If it was a top-tier beauty like Director Huang's wife, it went without saying!
"Do you think there might come a day when I really can't control myself and do something beastly?" Yang Jie asked, worried, clearly still wanting to be "human."
"It's hard to say, but I think you could change your interests. If your tastes change, even if you get impulsive in the future, no woman will get hurt because of you."
"Men?" Yang Jie scoffed, "I'd rather die than be interested in men."
"No, no, no, I mean... horses... cows..." Jiang Xia suggested seriously.
Yang Jie looked up sharply at Jiang Xia, pursing his lips, hesitating several times before speaking, "Xia, I always thought you were a cultured person!"
—Is this something that can come out of a human's mouth?
—Oh, almost forgot, Jiang Xia isn't a normal human anymore!
—But compared to me, Jiang Xia seems quite normal?
Thinking about it, Yang Jie was stunned. He hadn't noticed any changes in Jiang Xia's personality.
Or was it because Jiang Xia hadn't been a Demonspawn for long, so no changes had appeared yet?
Just as he was curiously about to ask Jiang Xia if he had noticed any changes in his own personality, the sound of a door card unlocking suddenly came from the entrance.
Beep beep beep—
Click!
The doorknob turned!
The two exchanged a glance.
Yang Jie quickly put on his hood.
Their eyes were alert, watching the door, sensing that whoever was opening it wasn't one of their kind.
They were only four or five meters from the door, yet they couldn't sense any kindred aura!
With a door card, could it be hotel staff?
Whoosh!
As the hotel door opened, a masked, black-clothed person walked in. The moment they entered, the door was quickly locked behind them.
Buzz!
Jiang Xia's mind exploded!
This person's attire was identical to the Awakened they encountered at the villa the other night!
Even the eyes were exactly the same!
The Awakened's gaze was cold, first sweeping over the woman on the bed, then looking at the two "Demonspawn" with hoods on the opposite side!
"Who are you?" Yang Jie stammered.
The response he received was a blue-glowing scimitar!
The woman merely extended her hand, and a blue, icy scimitar appeared out of thin air, as if she had spatial abilities.
The same attire, the same scimitar—it was undoubtedly the Awakened from that night!
As the scimitar slashed towards him, Yang Jie realized the woman was an Awakened and quickly dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the blade aimed at his throat!
But he barely dodged one strike. The Awakened's next move was even faster, forcing Yang Jie against the wall. With no way to escape, his shoulder was slashed from above.
The blade cut through flesh, and Yang Jie didn't have time to cry out in pain. The blade aimed at his heart forced him to react quickly, transforming his hands into several dark purple tentacles that instantly wrapped around the blade.
He used all his strength to keep the blade tightly bound, thinking that as long as he held it, he would be safe.
But the Awakened looked at him with a playful smile in her eyes, and suddenly, the blue scimitar wrapped in tentacles vanished.
Yang Jie's tightly gripping tentacles suddenly grasped nothing!
The next second, the Awakened reached out again, and the blue scimitar that had disappeared reappeared in her hand, its sharp tip aimed at Yang Jie's throat, moving so fast he couldn't react!
At the critical moment, Jiang Xia shouted, "Stop!"
Whoosh!
The scimitar abruptly halted, just 0.01 centimeters from Yang Jie's Adam's apple.
Yang Jie's body was pressed tightly against the wall, cold sweat pouring from his forehead, his chest heaving.
In extreme panic, he swallowed hard, his moving Adam's apple making intimate contact with the blade, leaving a tiny cut. But before the cut could bleed, it was frozen by the cold, and the blood that reached the wound froze into red ice crystals.
The Awakened slowly turned around, one hand still holding the blade, aimed at Yang Jie's throat.
"Stop!"
Jiang Xia stood by the birdcage bed, one hand demonized, gripping Director Huang's wife's throat.
Initially, when he saw this Awakened, Jiang Xia thought they were doomed!
After all, this woman was very strong, and he had witnessed her sword skills firsthand. That night, she lost to Li Sitong because the environment was unfavorable to her.
If the environment were different, who would win between her and Li Sitong was uncertain.
With his and Yang Jie's strength, they probably couldn't last ten moves against her!
Initially, Jiang Xia couldn't understand why they encountered an Awakened here to kill them?
Even if she was eager to gain experience, there was no need to come in broad daylight, right? And at "Drunken Dream" hotel, a gathering place for Demonspawn.
At night, the number of Demonspawn in the entire hotel could reach over a hundred. Even during the day, there were dozens.
No Awakened in their right mind would come here during the day to hunt Demonspawn!
But if she was after the woman on the bed, Director Huang's wife, then it all made sense!