Her baby-soft, curled eyelashes fluttered helplessly. Her fair cheeks were no longer rosy with their usual lively sweetness. Instead, they had turned deathly pale. She felt that she was doomed.
Pei Xun was going to kill her.
However, just before she closed her eyes completely, several lines of text suddenly appeared before her.
Ability — S-Class: Enslavement
(Can enslave a designated aberration as one’s subordinate. The subordinate will have one hundred percent loyalty toward its master and will never be able to harm its master.)
A suitable subordinate has been detected. Would you like to enslave it?
What was an ability? And what was a subordinate?
Xia Niannian could not understand what was happening to this world. But when she saw the words saying that a subordinate would never be able to harm its master, she instinctively chose to accept the enslavement.
She did not want to die. Sob.
Enslavement in progress.
The target has no will to resist.
Enslavement successful.
Pei Xun has become your loyal subordinate.
What…?
When Xia Niannian saw those words, she suddenly opened her eyes. The text instantly disappeared, as though it had merely been a hallucination caused by her fear before death.
Still, she decided to give it a try and pleaded,
“Brother Pei Xun, don’t eat me. Please, I’m so scared.”
Pei Xun had always wanted her to call him Brother, so perhaps saying that would make him happy.
She had only been trying her luck, but unexpectedly, Pei Xun really listened.
He pulled away from Xia Niannian’s neck. Her blood still stained his cold lips. The man’s scarlet eyes seemed somewhat clearer than before.
He stared at Xia Niannian’s beautiful, porcelain-doll-like face. The streak of red at her neck was especially striking, stabbing painfully at his nerves.
When the apocalypse descended, humans who died would become aberrations. All their memories from life would disappear, and they would become slaves to their killing instincts, turning into emotionless killing machines.
At the same time, their greatest desire from life would be magnified a thousandfold, becoming an ultimate obsession that controlled their actions in this world.
Pei Xun’s obsession was an overwhelming desire to possess the little princess.
After the apocalypse erupted, he had immediately rushed out of the dormitory because he wanted to protect the little princess.
Instead, he was surrounded and attacked by countless aberrations.
But even the strongest person could not withstand overwhelming numbers.
Pei Xun died.
After death, he lost all his memories and reason, leaving behind nothing but endless killing.
Yet his obsession with the little princess had also been magnified a thousandfold.
That desire allowed him to retain a sliver of reason. He fought his way through countless aberrations, covered in blood, and came all the way here simply because he wanted to find her.
But just now, he had nearly killed his own little princess.
Fortunately, after becoming the little princess’s subordinate, he regained more of his reason. Guilt immediately tore through him, causing him to tremble in pain. His pale fingers carefully touched Xia Niannian’s slender neck, as though he were terrified that he might lose control and hurt her again.
Now that the little princess had obtained a subordinate, the injury on her neck was visibly transferred to Pei Xun’s neck.
By the time Pei Xun touched it, Xia Niannian’s neck had already returned to its original smooth, fair condition.
From now on, the little princess would no longer have to fear being injured. Any injury she suffered would be transferred to Pei Xun instead.
In other words, as long as Pei Xun remained alive, his little princess would remain safe.
How wonderful.
The corners of Pei Xun’s cold lips lifted almost imperceptibly.
From now on, he was the little princess’s subordinate.
For all eternity, as long as he remained alive, he would devote himself to protecting his little princess.
Pei Xun gently drew the little princess into his arms while she trembled against his chest.
“Little princess, don’t be afraid,” he said in a low, husky voice.
I love you more than you could ever know.
Xia Niannian shuddered when she heard him.
Surely this was just a prank, wasn’t it?
What ability? What is subordinate?
It had to be a hallucination caused by how frightened she had been.
Besides, ever since Pei Xun learned that her second brother called her Little Princess, he had always enjoyed using the nickname to tease her.
She knew that Pei Xun disliked her and thought that her family had protected her too well, leaving her ignorant of the ways of the world.
But he could not play such a terrifying joke on her.
Xia Niannian immediately clenched her teeth angrily and punched Pei Xun on the chin. Her eyes were red, and her voice was full of tears.
“You big bully! You scared me to death. I thought you had killed someone and were going to kill me too.”
“I’m going to tell Uncle Pei that you’re bullying me.”
Uncle Pei especially liked her. Several times, he had jokingly said that he wanted her to become a daughter-in-law of the Pei family.
That had infuriated Xia Niannian’s three brothers.
They had even nearly cut ties with the Pei family several times, going so far as to separate their business dealings.
Only then had Uncle Pei backed down.
If Uncle Pei found out that Pei Xun bullied her at school every day, there was no doubt that Pei Xun would get beaten.
Pei Xun, who had his face buried near the little princess, let out a low chuckle when he heard this.
His little princess was still just as adorable.
And from now on, she would be under his protection.
Pei Xun contentedly closed his eyes and breathed in the fragrance of her hair, trying to use this peaceful moment to suppress the violent killing instinct inside him.
To Xia Niannian, that laugh was nothing short of blatant mockery.
So Pei Xun really was a demon who enjoyed watching her panic after being frightened, wasn’t he?
It really was a prank!
Xia Niannian became even angrier.
She raised her foot and kicked Pei Xun, taking the opportunity to push him away.
“You bully! Don’t you dare take advantage of me. I’m going to report you to the counselor for barging into the women’s dormitory.”
After getting away from Pei Xun, Xia Niannian pushed herself up and scrambled to her feet, intending to run outside.
Unexpectedly, there was a sharp snap.
Pei Xun appeared in front of her at an astonishing speed and quickly shut the door, blocking all the bloodshed and darkness outside.
His eyes became terrifyingly vicious in an instant, resembling those of a demon from hell.
Xia Niannian was frightened.
Pei Xun had moved so quickly that she had not even seen how he had gotten there.
Her mind became muddled.
What exactly was happening?
Regardless of what was going on, Pei Xun was definitely acting strangely today.
No matter how bad he had been in the past, he had never behaved like this.
He had even mocked her for being an immature girl and said that she was nothing special.
That had made her furious. She had punched him several times right then and there, leaving him unable to get back up for quite a while. That proved that she was still pretty capable in a fight.
Anyway, there was something frightening about Pei Xun’s gaze today.
Xia Niannian immediately grabbed a baseball bat and puffed out her cheeks, deliberately putting on a fierce expression.
“Get out! If you don’t leave right now, I’m going to hit you.”
Her adorable appearance made it increasingly difficult for Pei Xun to maintain his composure.
His emotions surged like a volcano about to erupt.
Yet he could still keep himself under control.
Pei Xun desperately restrained himself and spoke in a frighteningly low voice.
“Don’t go outside.”
“You don’t get to decide that.”
Xia Niannian gritted her teeth and warned him, “Get out. You’re not allowed to stay here.”
Pei Xun stared at her with scarlet eyes.
His violent instincts were growing stronger while his reason gradually weakened. He took several steps toward her.
Xia Niannian became completely frightened.
“Don’t come any closer!”
She raised the baseball bat and swung it at Pei Xun.
Pei Xun caught the end of the bat with one hand and pulled Xia Niannian toward him.
The petite girl immediately struggled and fought back, her panic causing Pei Xun’s remaining restraint to weaken further.
The final thread of control in his mind snapped.
His eyes became frighteningly red.
He lifted Xia Niannian into his arms while she struggled desperately.
“What are you trying to do? You big bully, let me go!”
Pei Xun stared at her, overwhelmed by the violent obsession controlling him.
The situation had completely spiraled beyond Xia Niannian’s understanding.