Very quickly, Luo Lang moaned and opened his eyes, and saw the white-uniformed youth beaming at him . Luo Lang's expression changed drastically, for he knew now that he had not managed to escape in the end and had been abducted by the other .

He struggled, then heard the clinking noises coming from above his head . Looking up, Luo Lang saw his hands bound in metal chains, and as the anaesthetic had not completely worn off yet, he still felt weak and powerless .

“Who are you? Which organisation are you from? Why did you capture me?” Luo Lang quickly calmed himself down and spoke up to ask . His voice was rather hoa.r.s.e and weak — in s.h.i.+ Mingyi's ears, it naturally had a particular flavour of enticement .

“s.h.i.+ Mingyi, 4th year dux of the stars.h.i.+p command specialization and vice regiment commander of the Tianji Mecha Clan . And as for why I captured you?” s.h.i.+ Mingyi smiled and reached out to stroke a hand over Luo Lang's face, expression besotted as he said, “That's because I like you …”

Luo Lang tried to evade s.h.i.+ Mingyi's fingers in revulsion, but was unsuccessful . And then s.h.i.+ Mingyi's words registered, causing him to freeze for a moment, but he quickly understood and yelled in rage, “Let go of me, you pervert!”

“A pervert, is it? If I must become a pervert to like you, I will willingly succ.u.mb to this depravity!” s.h.i.+ Mingyi's face s.h.i.+fted to reveal a bitter smile . This expression startled Luo Lang, but logic quickly rea.s.serted itself as he scolded, “Of course you're a pervert, or else how could you do something like abduction?”

s.h.i.+ Mingyi's body jerked back as he pressed a hand to his forehead . He closed his eyes to rest his mind for a beat before opening them again . Right then, his initial seemingly earnest smile was nowhere to be seen … there was only darkness and a trace of ruthlessness left on his face . “Still not working? Who could have expected that your spiritual power is this strong, actually repelling me once more, reflecting damage back at me . Looks like, I need to first let you taste the all-consuming pleasure of the body before you'll be willing to submit to me . ”

That said, he began to take off his clothes . Luo Lang's irises contracted, and his pearl-white teeth bit down harshly on his own lips . He was trying to use pain to chase away the effects of the anaesthetic, desperately circulating the Qi-Jin in his body, hoping that he would be able to recover enough Qi-Jin for a final suicide attack .

Yes . Luo Lang was prepared to die with his enemy in his attempt; he would not suffer this humiliation …

Within the yawning emptiness in his body, Luo Lang suddenly sensed the presence of internal energy again . Pleasant surprise flashed through Luo Lang's eyes, but very quickly, his expression changed once more, the initial paleness of his face being replaced by a rosy flush .

“Haha, you're feeling it now, right? This is some ultrpotent aphrodisiac . It will make you beg me to give it to you again and again, turning you into a complete s.l.u.t …” s.h.i.+ Mingyi began laughing gleefully at the sight .

He was just about to rip off the clothes on the lower half of Luo Lang's body when a frigid aura enveloped the entire room …

“How dare you!” A glacial voice rang out by s.h.i.+ Mingyi's ear, instantly dousing s.h.i.+ Mingyi's blazing fires of l.u.s.t with a deluge of ice-cold water, cooling him down rapidly .

Meanwhile, on the bed … Luo Lang, who had been planning to kill himself along with his captor, had relieved joy s.h.i.+ning from his eyes . His line of sight had coincidentally s.h.i.+fted to look up at the mirror on the ceiling, and from its reflection, he could see a stony and stately figure standing at the curtain by the door — it was Ling Lan!

“Boss …” Luo Lang cried out emotionally . His eyes turned red uncontrollably, as his heart full of rage, sorrow and despair instantly melted into a pool of tender emotions . So this was Boss, his boss that deserved his loyalty and trust … he had come at this most critical moment to save him .

s.h.i.+ Mingyi whipped his head around in shock, and seeing that familiar figure before his eyes, his expression s.h.i.+fted as he called out, “Ling Lan! It's you …” He reflexively looked towards the area behind Ling Lan . He had clearly set a pa.s.scode — didn't Lu Yong-guang say before that no one would be able to crack the lock, and would only be able to break down the door by force to enter? How then had the other snuck in without a sound? Without him sensing anything at all?

“You've made me angry … you, have to pay the price for your transgressions!” Ling Lan's face was a sheet of ice, for she had seen Luo Lang's current state . The killing intent in her heart waxed thicker . The blood-soaked killing intent concealed deep within her body all this while abruptly exploded out into the room, instantly dominating the entire s.p.a.ce .

Qi Long, Luo Lang and the other little companions who had grown up alongside Ling Lan held special places in Ling Lan's heart . Ling Lan took care of them like her own younger brothers — in fact, in Ling Lan's heart, they were even like sons to her — the emotions she invested in them were beyond the norm .

Ling Lan's killing intent was extremely dense now, but she controlled it skilfully, not allowing any bit to leak out of the room . As the main target of the killing intent, s.h.i.+ Mingyi instantly felt himself plunged into a crimson world . Countless knives of light and swords of shadow hurtled towards him — he felt himself being pierced by these countless phantom blades, but also felt his limbs being sliced off bit by bit, his gut dissected, and his heart torn out, but he could not die . He watched helplessly as his body, his innards, were finally reduced to a puddle of b.l.o.o.d.y water, which then vanished without leaving a trace .

This was not only physical agony — it was also a spiritual torment . There was a moment where he even wanted to end his life by biting his tongue off, unwilling to bear this endless suffering any longer 1 …

In reality, he had really bitten his tongue . However, perhaps because he did not have enough strength, or perhaps he did not really want to die in his subconscious mind, for although he had bitten his tongue, he had only wounded it and not severed it completely . Still, this allowed him to stumble onto an escape by chance — the intense pain shook him out of the illusion of h.e.l.lish torment, to return to reality .

However, even so, the power which had crashed onto him from the start had still caused internal injury to s.h.i.+ Mingyi . The moment he regained awareness, a lance of blood spurted from his mouth, and his entire body wavered on his feet .

At this time, s.h.i.+ Mingyi could already tell that he was no match at all for Ling Lan . He had some understanding with regards to force of presence . He knew that it was one of the abilities one gained in the late stages of Qi-Jin . He had studied it and formed it himself — it would push a crus.h.i.+ng pressure onto the intended target, effectively subduing them . He had never before encountered such a formidable embodiment of presence however . Its power was not only presented on a physical plane, but also on a spiritual one . If he had not stumbled onto a way out of its effect by chance, he might have been trapped in its endless torments until he died .

s.h.i.+ Mingyi knew that he had misstepped this time . Who knew that the seemingly easily bulliable Luo Lang actually had such a powerful boss behind him? s.h.i.+ Mingyi did not want to die, so he decided to use his last resort …

“Boss Ling, I think this is a misunderstanding . ” s.h.i.+ Mingyi tolerated the pain in his mouth, forcing a stiff smile onto his lips .

Ling Lan quirked a brow at these words . “Oh?” She had sensed a strange tendril of spiritual power trying to invade her spiritual domain .

This should be a type of spiritual attack, but it was not one Ling Lan was familiar with . It did not cause any discomfort, and seemed exceedingly harmless . Of course, Ling Lan would not permit any strange spiritual power to just invade into her spiritual domain . With a swift spiritual shake, she crushed this cord of spiritual power .

Sure enough, the moment Ling Lan destroyed this cord of spiritual power, s.h.i.+ Mingyi's body jerked, his already pale face becoming even paler, losing all trace of blood . She even saw the other's eyebrows lock tightly together, the muscles on his face spasming . It looked like the rebound force had been extremely powerful — the other had not been able to bear it without reacting .

“Little Four, what spiritual power is this?” Ling Lan was curious, so she asked Little Four within the minds.p.a.ce .

Little Four immediately answered, “This is a type of mid-level awakened innate talent, Mesmerise!”

Sensing Ling Lan's confusion, he explained, “It's actually what you call 'hypnotism' in your world . With this ability, a person can beguile another to change how they view them …” Little Four silently wiped off the cold sweat from his forehead — luckily, he still had nine instructors to be his solid backup, otherwise he would not have been able to elaborate anything on this kind of mysterious awakened innate talent …

Ling Lan's initially tepid face became frigid once more — this type of ability in the hands of such a sc.u.mbag … how many innocent people had suffered at his hands? In an instant, Ling Lan decided to rid the other of this innate talent .

s.h.i.+ Mingyi found that his Hypnotism had backfired on him, and felt a surge of despair . He knew now that the other was most likely someone with a mental spiritual mutation, able to defend against this ability of his, just like Luo Lang . He was not content to just give up and be captured, so when he saw Ling Lan appear to be thinking about something, he leapt forwards with a spring of his right foot, pouncing towards Luo Lang on the bed, planning to grab Luo Lang to use as a hostage …

As long as Luo Lang was in his hands and the opponent became afraid to act, it would give him the chance to sound the alarm in Tianji's headquarters and he would be able to live! Yes, he did not want to die … because he had seen the boundless killing intent within the opponent's eyes!

“You're asking for it!”

Seeing s.h.i.+ Mingyi try to grab Luo Lang in a final desperate bid for survival, Ling Lan growled furiously .

Following this sound, s.h.i.+ Mingyi's darting body crashed onto the ground . A powerful spiritual charge had been sent straight at his brain — he only felt his brain being struck harshly, and then there was a soft 'splat' as if his brain had split open, and he fell unconscious .

Ling Lan's figure s.h.i.+fted and she was instantly by Luo Lang's side . She asked, “Luo Lang, how do you feel?”

“I'm okay, Boss! I just feel weak . ” Despite the red flush suffusing Luo Lang's face — the aphrodisiac in his body already beginning to show effect — because it was still in the early stages, he could still bear it . He was extremely ashamed about how he had been captured so easily, finally even needing to trouble Boss Lan to come save him .

“Anaesthetic?” Ling Lan scanned Luo Lang's body, and found that the anaesthetic had already mostly run its course . As long as they waited patiently, Luo Lang would return to normal, but there was still another extremely strange agent within Luo Lang's body .

“What is this?” Ling Lan was rather puzzled .

“Boss, Luo Lang has been dosed with an aphrodisiac . ” Little Four had described Luo Lang's condition to the instructors of the learning s.p.a.ce . When he had told Instructor Number Nine, she had kicked him right out of her s.p.a.ce, while Instructor Number Five had only reacted with a sleazy and lecherous smile . Fortunately, Instructor Number Four had taken pity on him and secretly told him the answer … but, what was this thing called an aphrodisiac? Little Four decided to rifle through his databases to find out .

“What?! Aphrodisiac?!” The veins on Ling Lan's head popped out in anger . She swept a freezing gaze at the unconscious s.h.i.+ Mingyi lying on the ground, and unhesitatingly lifted a foot to stomp heavily on the other's unprotected back . She ground her heel mercilessly into his back for a moment, and the cracking sounds of bones breaking could be heard .  s.h.i.+ Mingyi's backbone had been pulverized by Ling Lan 2  .

“Is there an antidote? Little Four, search the scene . ” Ling Lan ordered as she broke the chains holding down the wounded Luo Lang .