Chapter 94 Prisoner God 16

Xia Qi wasn't sure where the evil god had drifted to now. He asked all the old subordinates present, but they also hadn't seen the erratic evil god.

Gods lacked physical form and needed the support of believers' faith to strengthen themselves. To manifest, they had to possess someone's body. Xia Qi found that these kinds of settings were quite troublesome.

"I hope his body hasn't dispersed."

Using the process of elimination, Xia Qi planned to take the route to the 6th → 9th → 18th → 15th Temples to try his luck.

Since all of his old subordinates had gathered, Xia Qi felt much bolder. However, pushing open the door to the 6th Temple, he was still shocked by the scene before him.

The entire second group of players infected with leprosy had died inside the 6th Temple. Their bodies lay scattered, some missing limbs, others contorted in unnatural positions. In short, none of the corpses looked normal.

Xia Qi kept his distance and entered the 9th Temple.

While everyone ascended and descended the stairs in the 9th Temple, Xia Qi suddenly had a moment of insight and halted.

Given the evil god's control over the dungeon, he should know that Xia Qi was looking for him everywhere.

So, choosing the 6th Temple, which had stairs and a single exit, was likely... a deliberate trap, waiting for Xia Qi to come and invite him.

Xia Qi couldn't help but sigh.

Fine, he would take the initiative and invite him.

Without hesitation, Xia Qi took a few steps forward, ready to descend the stairs.

"Wait for me here," Xia Qi instructed, and went down the stairs alone.

The 18th Temple was below the 9th, but the evil god was still absent. Xia Qi arrived at the gate of the 15th Temple, north of the 18th Temple, took a deep breath, and slowly pushed open the door.

If the evil god had dispersed, he would open the chest upstairs.

"Whoosh—"

A familiar cold wind greeted him as Xia Qi entered the 15th Temple. He was suddenly swept up by a gust of wind, his feet lifting off the ground.

Then someone grabbed his waist, spun him around, and pinned him against the wall.

Recognizing the familiar entrance, Xia Qi pursed his lips. It seemed the green-eyed evil god hadn't dispersed yet.

With his back against the cold wall, Xia Qi blinked in the darkness and asked, "What are you doing in the 15th Temple?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a pair of green eyes slowly opened in the darkness. The owner of the eyes slightly curved them and said with a smile, "Of course, I'm waiting for you, my treasure, to catch me." Judging by his excited tone, he seemed to enjoy playing hide-and-seek with him.

Xia Qi: "..."

What was he thinking, having a human catch a ghost...

Fortunately, Xia Qi and the monsters were on the same side. If the evil god had made the temple more complex, turning it into a fifth or sixth-level Rubik's Cube, Xia Qi might have spent two or three days just finding his way.

The evil god lowered his head and gently nuzzled Xia Qi's cheek. "This is called intimacy."

Xia Qi remained still, allowing the evil god to nuzzle his face. Once the evil god was satisfied, Xia Qi raised his hand, slowly caressing the god's head, and placed his hand on the side of his face, saying seriously, "I've gathered your four old subordinates. Now, I will overturn the sins imposed by the supergod players and help you..."

Before Xia Qi could finish, the evil god's cold lips suddenly pressed against his, cutting off his words.

Xia Qi: "???"

With his feet dangling in the air and only his waist supported, he was left hanging awkwardly. Feeling the other's enthusiasm, Xia Qi got goosebumps all over.

The feeling in the darkness was particularly intense, as the other party greedily demanded more from him. Xia Qi couldn't help but shudder all over, and he had to raise his hands to encircle his neck, tightly clinging to him.

Perhaps because Xia Qi responded, the Evil God became even more excited, ravaging his mouth like autumn winds sweeping fallen leaves. For a moment, the temple was filled with a sensual atmosphere, and they were inseparable.

After kissing Xia Qi until his face flushed, the Evil God squinted his eyes, seemingly not quite satisfied. He rested his head near Xia Qi's neck and, with a low and enticing voice, said, "Baby, let’s not talk about these tedious things. Let’s do something enjoyable."

Xia Qi: "..."

Hearing this, Xia Qi choked, realizing that all his efforts, the persuasion, the brainwashing tactics he had been talking about for so long, had gone unheeded by the Evil God.

Xia Qi frowned and pushed his face away with his hand.

He needed to fix his lovestruck mind today. How could he confuse the priorities and do something inappropriate in the dungeon right from the start?

Xia Qi lowered one hand but still kept the other around his neck, glancing at him sideways. "Here? With you?" he asked.

Although there were no lepers or an Iron Maiden in the 15th Temple, this place should have been the battlefield between the old and new gods, given that it was a temple following the 14th new god's sequence. As soon as Xia Qi entered, he smelled a lingering putrid smell. If the Evil God hadn’t completely distracted him, he might have counted the number of corpses nearby.

The Evil God looked down at him with eyes filled with confusion, seemingly asking: "Where else would we go?"

If not in the dungeon, then where? Hadn’t he built the dungeon for this very purpose?

Seeing the Evil God's unrepentant attitude, Xia Qi realized he had once again taken on the role of a teacher, needing to persuade him to think clearly.

Xia Qi took a different approach, saying, "You're possessing someone else right now."

The Evil God, being in a soul state, required a human body to manifest.

This time, his approach was quite effective, and the Evil God fell into silence, noticing something off in Xia Qi’s tone.

It seemed Xia Qi was slightly repulsed by him.

After a while, the Evil God slowly understood the implication, his voice trembling as if filled with grievance. "So, you mind that I’m using someone else’s body... and not my original form?"

Xia Qi raised his eyelids, stared at him, and slowly nodded.

In fact, until now, he still didn't know whose body the Evil God was possessing. If he really minded, he did mind a little.

Evil God: "..."

A moment later, Xia Qi's waist loosened, and his feet touched the ground again.

After setting him down, the Evil God seemed somewhat annoyed, not daring to look at him anymore. Xia Qi searched in the darkness for a long time but couldn't find his glowing green eyes.

He seemed to be standing with his back to him, as if afraid to look at him.

Xia Qi reached out again and only felt a corner of his robe. He followed the robe up to grab his wrist, and Xia Qi said, "Come up with me. Your old subordinates are waiting for us."

"Let’s go up," the Evil God's voice was deep, and he didn’t return his grip but carefully pulled his own hand away.

It seemed he was worried about hurting Xia Qi, as he pulled his hand away slowly. Finally, when they parted, he lingered on touching Xia Qi's fingertips.

Feeling the Evil God's actions, Xia Qi's mouth slightly curved up.

He finally understood where the Saintess's temper came from. With such a leader who said no with words but was honest with actions, how could the Saintess not be tsundere?

"Alright, let’s go up together." Xia Qi extended his chained hand again and placed it directly into his palm, interlocking their fingers.

This time, the Evil God didn’t pull his hand away again, and his voice sounded much happier, mumbling, "I'll only borrow his body for a while; it's not like I'm benefiting him."

Xia Qi strained to keep a straight face, managing to stifle his laughter.

After escorting the Evil God back to the 6th Temple on the first floor, Xia Qi was greeted by four additional former subordinates with great enthusiasm.

With the Evil God standing next to him, the divine envoy and the centaur dared not come forward to hug his legs. Instead, they gazed at Xia Qi and the Evil God with deep emotion, performing a deep bow. They only stood up after Xia Qi persuaded them.

Concerned that the longer they delayed, the more time Mr. Plague would have, Xia Qi urged, "We don't have much time, let’s go downstairs now."

The Evil God looked down at Xia Qi's serious profile. He was about to say that there was plenty of time in this dungeon to indulge, but when Xia Qi looked up and met his gaze earnestly, the Evil God swallowed his honest words.

I’d better not tell him yet.

Looking into the Evil God’s smiling eyes, Xia Qi couldn’t help but wonder why the Evil God was so pleased.

Upon arriving at the 17th Temple, Xia Qi sensed that something was off.

He reached out and grabbed a wisp of red smoke from the air, narrowed his eyes, and turned back to warn, "If I say retreat, you retreat with me, understood?"

The four monsters nodded in agreement, indicating they would follow the Holy Son’s orders and not act without command.

Xia Qi then glanced at the Saintess monster, and upon receiving her reassuring expression, he nodded. He was concerned that the monsters might get too carried away and fall into a trap.

Xia Qi arrived outside the 14th Temple and had the Little Holy Son climb to the top of the door frame to push the door open slightly.

"Bang bang bang—"

Sure enough, as soon as the door was pushed open, countless arrows flew out. Faster than the arrows were the bullets. Fortunately, Xia Qi and the monsters were far enough away to avoid being hit.

Staring at the dazzling sparks that flashed from within the door, Xia Qi widened his eyes. They're using guns now? Could there also be cannons?

Before he could figure it out, a loud "boom" sounded, and a blazing flame swept past him, illuminating the entire temple.

When the cannonball hit the temple wall, it instantly blew a large hole in it!

There was definitely an ambush!

Xia Qi hadn't expected Mr. Plague to go to such great lengths, even using cannons. Was he trying to blow Xia Qi and the Saintess to pieces?

Staring at the door of the 14th Temple for a moment, Xia Qi said to the three monsters excluding the Saintess monster, "You three hide first. The Saintess and I will go lure them out."

Xia Qi had only taken a few steps forward when the Evil God quickly grabbed his wrist, pulling him back two steps. "It's too dangerous, I'll go."