Chapter 46: Catgirl +1

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While Lu Li was happily indulging in his shopping spree, Alisa clenched the corner of her clothes tightly. As a gladiator who had also won a hundred consecutive matches, she had earned the same amount of Nexus points as Lu Li. Yet, Alisa dared not spend them! She understood all too well that without Lu Li, she would have long since perished. In her eyes, the over one million Nexus points rightfully belonged to Lu Li. Even her very life was a gift from him.

“Anyway, going back means being exploited and then dying. Maybe sticking with this man will be a better way to live...” With this thought, Alisa mustered her courage and asked a question that could change her life forever: “Lu, Lu Li… do you… need a slave?”

Lu Li was momentarily taken aback. He had no peculiar fetishes, and in his previous life, he had died betrayed by those he trusted. Though he once had Lin Qinfeng acknowledge him as master, it was actually to teach her sister Lin Qinyue a lesson. In Lu Li’s eyes, he never truly regarded the Lin family as servants but rather as mutually beneficial partners. So he had no intention of taking on any slaves.

Seeing Lu Li remain silent, Alisa grew nervous and stammered, “I-I can give you all my Nexus points, and I can even sign a slave contract! I’ll do anything, eat very little, and I’m very diligent…”

Lu Li frowned and raised his hand to interrupt, “I have no intention of taking slaves. Besides, you already have a million Nexus points. Even if you don’t go back, you can live comfortably here in the Nexus for a while... Isn’t freedom precious?”

Alisa lowered her head, her tone suddenly filled with extreme humility, “For someone as powerless as me, freedom is a curse.”

Lu Li arched an eyebrow, a spark of interest gleaming in his eyes. “As my slave, aren’t you afraid I might send you to your death tomorrow?”

“I’m not afraid. Going back means death anyway...” Alisa looked up, her gaze resolute. “Why not give it a try? Maybe I’ll survive?”

With that, Alisa used her Nexus points to purchase a slave contract. After dripping blood upon it, she held it with both hands and knelt on the ground. “Master, please accept Alisa. I want to live!”

Lu Li was momentarily stunned, then smiled and took the contract.

[Ding! Slave contract successfully signed. Player “Alisa Bakki” voluntarily pledges to Player “Lu Li” as master. Contract effective until death!]

Seeing the contract come into effect, Alisa finally exhaled in relief. Lu Li wasted no time and bought her a set of high-defense gear along with a jade token to enter and exit the Nexus. The remaining five hundred thousand points he spent entirely on a single shield.

[Item Name: Shield of the Timid]

[Quality: Epic]

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[Function Description: Cannot attack while holding the shield;

Speed attribute reduced by 80%;

Constitution attribute increased by 100%;

All damage reduced by 65%;

Resistance to all negative effects increased by 5%;

50% chance to trigger perfect block upon being attacked;

After perfect block, the holder gains one minute of invisibility.]

[Note: Isn’t this just bullying an honest person!]

Equipment quality is divided into seven tiers: Inferior, Common, Fine, Excellent, Perfect, Epic, and Mythic. Epic gear ranks just below Mythic, so it should cost far more than 500,000 Nexus points. However, because the Shield of the Timid prevents attacks and reduces speed by 80%, it has become a joke among epic gear.

Yet, in Lu Li’s eyes, this item was perfect for Alisa. Since he didn’t expect this cat-eared girl to deal damage, it was better for her to hold the shield and act as a mascot cheering from the sidelines. As long as she survived, that was enough.

After finishing his purchases, Lu Li prepared to leave the Nexus Arena with Alisa. At that moment, an immense figure blocked their path. The Supreme Being blinked its six eyes, its face as cold and emotionless as a slab of bluestone.

Lu Li stepped forward half a pace, speaking neither submissively nor arrogantly: “Sir, is there something you need?”

The Supreme Being pondered briefly before saying, “Your match was impressive, but while watching from the stands, there’s one thing I cannot understand. How exactly did you kill that Hellhound at the end?”

Lu Li was, of course, aware of the Supreme Being’s true identity but did not expose its disguise, replying coolly, “Why should I tell you?”

The Supreme Being’s expression twisted into a grimace, its voice cold: “Because if you don’t, I will kill you!”

Fighting outside of match time is forbidden in the Nexus Arena—that is the rule. Even the Supreme Being, as a manager, cannot break it. Threatening to kill Lu Li was merely an intimidation tactic, hoping to easily extract his secret.

Feigning fear at the Supreme Being’s aura, Lu Li stammered, “I-I’ll tell you! Please don’t kill me!”

“Hmph!” The Supreme Being’s face twisted with satisfaction. “Speak quickly!”

Lu Li beckoned with a finger, signaling the Supreme Being to lean in and listen closely. Then, in a low voice, he said, “That dog was too weak. Even your grandmother could easily handle it, let alone me—the grandfather.”

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Hearing this, the Supreme Being’s six eyes nearly rolled back in anger! It had tried to intimidate Lu Li but failed, and instead received a sarcastic retort. It genuinely wanted to slap Lu Li into oblivion. Yet, constrained by the arena’s rules, the Supreme Being could only swallow its pride and adopt a friendlier tone.

“My friend, you jest. I wouldn’t let you reveal your secret for nothing.”

“How about this: I’ll offer 20 Sixth-Tier Yuan Crystals in exchange. Please indulge my curiosity.”

“20 Sixth-Tier Yuan Crystals?” Lu Li pretended to hesitate. “That price might not be enough.”

“30!” the Supreme Being gritted its teeth.

“That’s my most critical secret, my trump card. You’ll have to pay more...”

“35!”

“Deal!”

Lu Li grabbed the crystals and grinned. “The reason I killed that Hellhound with one punch was pure luck!”

“Luck?” The Supreme Being was dumbfounded. After spending 35 Sixth-Tier Yuan Crystals, the secret boiled down to “luck”?

Its first thought was that Lu Li was mocking him. Yet, just as the Supreme Being was about to lose control, a servo skull hovering nearby spoke softly, “No deception detected in the target’s statement. Information accuracy is 100%.”

“What the hell?!” The Supreme Being’s six eyes widened in shock.

The servo skull’s lie detection system, made from titanium-silicon alloy, was among the best in the realm. If this mechanical skull said Lu Li wasn’t lying, then Lu Li definitely wasn’t lying.

But how could this be? A level 15 player killing a level 25 Hellhound purely by luck? What a joke!

Just as the Supreme Being was about to question further, he noticed Lu Li staring solemnly at the data panel. An almost imperceptible pressure filled the air.

The Supreme Being shivered. What was going on? He was actually intimidated by a level 15 rookie?

Before the Supreme Being could speak, Lu Li activated the teleportation jade token and left the Nexus Arena with Alisa.

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