Chapter 16 Two Months
Chen Lun let out a breath.
"The kill prompt has already appeared, try jumping up to punch me again?"
Saturated with sweat, he looked at the headless corpse on the ground and curled his lips.
No longer wasting time, he stepped over the body and walked under a nearby tree, approaching Floey.
By this time, Floey had completely lost consciousness, her eyes a mangled mass of flesh and blood.
Two streams of bright red blood flowed from the empty eye sockets, making her already pale little face even more pitiable.
The nearby "Sun-avoiding Potted Plant" was left with an empty pot, the mysterious sunflower within it having vanished without a trace.
Seeing this, Chen Lun's expression condensed.
It had already burrowed into Floey's body.
"Why did this happen...!?"
Chen Lun subconsciously thought of Floey in his previous life.
Back then, she had already been successfully merged into a high-sequence killing weapon by the Red Apple Church, given the title "Nun of Silence."
But she hadn't integrated with the "Sun-avoiding Potted Plant"; she merely possessed it and treated it as merely a weapon.
The current state of being parasitized and entangled was clearly beyond Chen Lun's expectations.
Generally speaking, let alone "Sun-avoiding Potted Plant," which was a high-risk "A-level Mysterious Object," even the lowest-level "D-level Mysterious Objects" posed a death risk to mortals who came near.
Floey, merely a mortal, hadn't been killed outright by it, which was truly strange.
[A-level Hidden Chain Task: Silent Nun Sequence One, Complete!]
[Successfully rescued Floey alive from the Red Apple Church's Emerald Town branch!]
[Task Reward: 2000 Experience Points, 40 Silver Ducats, Floey's Affection, and [Low Sequence Flesh Faction Mysterious Substance]*1]
[Floey's Affection Increases!]
[Unlocked A-level Hidden Chain Task: Silent Nun Sequence Two!]
[Sequence Two: Under the premise of ensuring Floey's survival, steal the "A-level Mysterious Object Sun-avoiding Potted Plant" from Red Apple Church's Emerald Town branch. Task failure if Floey dies]
[Task Reward: 4000 Experience Points, 10 Gold Pounds, Floey's Affection, and [Low Sequence Flesh Faction Mysterious Substance]*2]
[Warning: "A-level Mysterious Object Sun-avoiding Potted Plant" possesses powerful mysterious powers, please act with caution!]
Chen Lun's eyebrows rose, his expression turning strange.
Just as he received the task prompt, the next round of prompts popped up again.
[A-level Hidden Chain Task: Silent Nun Sequence Two, Complete!]
[Successfully stole the "A-level Mysterious Object Sun-avoiding Potted Plant" from the Red Apple Church's Emerald Town branch, with Floey alive!]
[Task Reward: 4000 Experience Points, 10 Gold Pounds, Floey's Affection, and [Low Sequence Flesh Faction Mysterious Substance]*2]
[Floey's Affection Increases!]
Chen Lun, looking at the flooding prompts, felt extremely odd.
I haven't even done anything, and it's already complete!?
What a stroke of luck!
"Why not just go ahead and settle a dozen more rounds of rewards for me...."
Chen Lun hoped thus.
It was like when your dad sends you to buy soy sauce, but the storekeeper hands you a pack of your dad's favorite cigarettes.
When you get home, your dad praises you for being thoughtful, and what was initially meant to be another errand turns out to be perfectly arranged!
Not to mention, I deserve rewards! Must have rewards!
Two sets of math homework! Plus a grand package of mock exam papers for all subjects!
[Unlocked A-level Hidden Chain Task: Silent Nun Sequence Three!]
[Sequence Three: Under the premise of ensuring Floey's survival, obtain a piece of [High Sequence Flesh Faction Mysterious Substance].
To counteract the mystical pollution of the "A-level Mysterious Object Sun-avoiding Potted Plant," maintain relative balance, and help Floey gain basic control of the "A-level Mysterious Object Sun-avoiding Potted Plant." Task failure if Floey dies.]
[Task Reward: 10000 Experience Points, 30 Gold Pounds, Floey's Affection, and [B-level Mysterious Object Poem of Blood and Soul]*1]
[Warning: Floey will be thoroughly polluted and die 59 days, 23 hours, and 59 minutes from now! Hurry up!]
Chen Lun's complexion changed.
Two months!
Just when he thought Floey had escaped one disaster, it turned out to be just an extension of her time until death.
He couldn't help but think from another perspective, why did the Sun-avoiding Potted Plant give Floey this kind of "preferential treatment"?
That's right, it's "preferential treatment"!
An ordinary person, if it burrowed into their brain like that, would have died countless times.
Others would directly lose control from pollution and turn into monsters, not be allowed to struggle on for two months.
It seemed intentional.
It was as if there was something in Floey that attracted it, making it unable to resist drawing close to her.
Yet, due to the vast difference in their life hierarchy, Floey was unable to bear it and was bound to collapse.
The Sun-avoiding Potted Plant seemed to be trying to integrate with her while also striving to protect her body.
But the most it could do was merely delay the time of death...
It needed help!
Chen Lun paused, recalling the key item described in the third ring of the mission—
a portion of the High Sequence Flesh Faction Mysterious Substance!
"I've got it..."
Chen Lun finally understood why the Red Apple Church had chosen Floey to be the vessel for the Sun-avoiding Potted Plant.
It was precisely because of Floey's unique nature, coupled with the fact that the Red Apple Church was never short of Supernatural materials related to the Flesh Faction.
A portion of the High Sequence Flesh Faction Mysterious Substance, they could absolutely produce it, but it would certainly be tampered with!
In order to make the rapidly strengthening Floey obediently bow down and become a compliant Sharp Blade of the Church!
But now there was a problem.
Where could Chen Lun find a portion of the High Sequence Flesh Faction Mysterious Substance!?
In this world's pathway through the Supernatural Sequences, those called High Sequence were all above Sequence Four.
At this stage, for him to scheme for something of this level was no different from Awai actively seeking out Brother Jay.
But now was not the time to linger.
With the prison having caused such a commotion, the members of the Red Apple Church would surely begin a manhunt soon; he had to leave this place quickly.
Chen Lun exhaled a breath of foul air, set aside his worries, and composedly picked up the unconscious Floey.
He carefully checked his surroundings and saw that the Priest's body had disappeared, transformed into a thumb-sized red badge, gleaming under the Sun.
Chen Lun didn't linger, picked it up, and quickly left.
Ten minutes after he left, a fat man dressed like a Monk in a red robe, leading several dozen sword-carrying guards, came to this location.
Among them were several heavily armored spear-carrying Guardians, with seven or eight rotting hounds at their feet.
Sniff sniff...
The leading heavily armored Guardian led a rotting hound, which collected scents with its grotesquely fierce big head on the ground, finally barking madly towards the woods.
The fat Monk held a handkerchief in his hand, incessantly wiping sweat.
Seeing the chaotic signs of the battle on the ground and the pool of Priest's blood leftovers, he turned pale with fright.
Wobbling his ball-like body, he ran over.
Then, bending down painfully, he picked up a piece of the Priest's robe fragments, and shivered as he said:
"Oh my god, this is the end... it's all over…"
Monk Sturton's fat face was streaming with sweat, his mouth quivering.
"By Rose above, Priest Carter has already gone to the Lady's Garden... Even the Priest has fallen in battle!?"
He quickly turned around and shouted to his subordinates:
"Quick! The murderer has not gone far, catch him!"