Free Web NovelIn the roughly forty-square-meter room, the lights flickered, constantly spewing sparks from electrical shorts. Countless dark red substances writhed on the ceiling, walls, and floor.
The dilapidated garment floating in the center of the room was bound by chains, covered in scarlet spots that looked like some kind of mold but had a liver-like texture, making it very unsettling.
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Lu Yibei looked at the scene before her, remained expressionless for a few seconds, then suddenly spun around one hundred and eighty degrees and walked towards the other end of the corridor without looking back.
Absurd, this is too absurd!
With such a terrifying appearance, stop sending those cute "bullet comments" in my mind and creating unrealistic illusions for me!
This feeling is like a little loli online turning into a two-meter tall, two-hundred-jin Strange Uncle when meeting offline, it's terrifying!
The huge discrepancy between the actual object and the description made Lu Yibei feel deceived.
【Don't go, don't leave me, please! (ಥ_ಥ)】
A strange thought flashed through Lu Yibei's mind.
"Shut up, I'm not listening, don't even think about deceiving me!"
Lu Yibei covered her ears, walked forward with her head down, shaking her head like a rattle-drum.
She had seen this kind of trope many times: rice cookers sealing demons, crystal bottles containing fairies, which would release terrifying entities once opened.
Not to mention countless other things like dancing shoes that make you dance until you die when worn, or necklaces that turn you into a monster when put on.
So, this kind of trope might work on ignorant young girls.
Trying to deceive a tough person like me? Impossible!
Lu Yibei walked faster and faster, finally breaking into a sprint, running wildly all the way, unconsciously using the movement technique from the Taihe Gentleman Sword Illustration.
She didn't even need to recall it; it was as if she was born with this skill of running away.
Seeing that Lu Yibei was about to leave the basement corridor, the bound Coat in the small warehouse began to struggle violently in anxiety.
"Clink, clink, clink!"
The chains binding it were pulled taut again and again, making soft sounds.
Its dearest Devil Woman was about to abandon it, but until now, it didn't know what had happened.
It only knew that it had followed the Devil Woman to a very dilapidated house, was sucked into a strange vortex, and when it woke up, it was tied up in this dark basement with many "little bugs" growing on its body.
It had thought about escaping from here to find the Devil Woman.
After all, ordinary steel chains like these couldn't trap it before; it was super powerful!
But...
For some reason, it seemed to have become weaker and couldn't even break free from these ordinary iron chains.
Maybe it was because of those "little bugs"?
Its simple mind could only come up with this obvious answer.
Those "little bugs" had been in its body, constantly growing, drilling around, gnawing at its body, itchy, painful, very uncomfortable, very painful...
The sound of footsteps gradually faded away, and Lu Yibei's figure was finally swallowed by the darkness, disappearing at the basement exit on the other side of the corridor.
"Clink—!"
Accompanied by a harsh metallic friction sound, the iron chain that pierced the Coat's body and bound it suddenly pulled taut and embedded itself into its body.
Viscous dark red liquid dripped from the torn opening in the garment.
Ah, the Devil Woman really left!
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Its sleeves lifted high towards the direction of the basement exit, trembling, and after a long time, slowly lowered along with the hood.
Then...
With a "Whoosh!", it fell onto the operating table, crumpled and shrunk into a ball, as if it had truly become a damaged garment with no life force.
Just then, light footsteps sounded from the other end of the corridor.
Lu Yibei turned back, jogging all the way, returning to the entrance of the small underground warehouse.
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Lu Yibei had no intention of turning back at first, even though the murmuring that seemed to rise from her mind and float by her ears kept ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) sounding, calling her back, she had no such plan.
That scarlet damaged clothing, shaped like a shroud, emitted a twisted, bizarre, and extremely ominous aura. Whether seen with the naked eye or felt vaguely, it was completely on a different level from the urban legend she had encountered before.
The previous urban legend was at most a fodder soldier with a combat power of one thousand, while this clothing was at least a rare elite with a combat power of twenty thousand.
Although defeating a urban legend had given her considerable confidence, she hadn't become arrogant enough to kill monsters beyond her level.
Staying alive is important!
However...
As she sprinted and rushed out of the basement exit, as if it were an illusion, she heard someone whispering softly in her ear.
【Lu Yibei, go back, save it!】
"Damn, just because you say save it means I have to go save it? You guys are really bad, always trying to deceive ignorant girls like me?" Lu Yibei growled, "If you want me to go back, unless... you first give me a resurrection armor!"
Immediately after, intense emotions surged in like a tsunami, filling her mind.
Sadness, sorrow, bitterness, dejection... as if they were about to swallow her whole.
Yet, amidst such complex negative emotions, Lu Yibei felt a hint of tenderness.
Warm, like a little kitten that suddenly jumps into your arms and affectionately cuddles when you're feeling dejected and happen to meet it on a street corner, instantly softening your heart.
In an instant, her heart felt as if it had been fiercely squeezed by an invisible large hand, skipping half a beat. Her steps also paused, as if she had fallen into a mire, her body stiffly standing still.
After a long time.
She turned around and looked at the dark basement entrance behind her, her delicate eyebrows furrowed.
Did I... misunderstand it?
Maybe, it's also the "I'm ugly but gentle" type?
Judging people by appearance is not a good habit!
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Passing through the dark and deep corridor, she returned to the front of the small underground warehouse.
Lu Yibei looked at the garment on the operating table, which looked like a puddle of mud, rubbed her forehead, and sighed silently.
"I'm really afraid of you! I can get you out of here. Who told me I'm a gentle, honest, and soft-hearted person? But before that, we have to agree on three rules!"
...
After two seconds of silence, seeing that the garment had no reaction, Lu Yibei called out again, "Hey! You didn't die, did you?"
As soon as she finished speaking.
The Coat raised its hood. After confirming it wasn't hallucinating, it instantly stood up with a "Whoosh!", happily flew two circles in the air, and then flew directly towards Lu Yibei.
"Clink—!"
The iron chain tightened again, making a soft sound.
The Coat was dragged by the iron chain, hovering about two meters away from Lu Yibei. Its tattered sleeves waved in the air, as if wanting to give her a big hug.
Looking at the aggressively approaching Coat, Lu Yibei's heart tightened. She took two steps back and repeatedly waved her hands, saying, "Don't, don't! Don't get excited yet! Didn't I say? We have to agree on three rules!"
Hearing this, the Coat lightly floated down onto the operating table, coiled into a ball, its hem gently swaying, like little feet dangling.
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Lu Yibei rubbed her forehead, "..."
You, you're such a terrifying urban legend, how can you still be like a child?
This feeling is like a little loli being sent to another world and into the body of a muscular Uncle by a dump truck.
After muttering a few words to herself, Lu Yibei held up a finger, "First, you cannot harm me!"
"Second, you must do whatever I say!"
"Finally, I have a contract here. For safety's sake, please sign it."
There are many tricks these days, even contracts have hidden clauses!
Signing a contract is just the most basic guarantee. Lu Yibei thought.
Coat, "..." Why would the Devil Woman do something she's already done again?
So strange!
(´･_･`)
No reaction? Could it be that its trick was exposed by me and it's afraid to speak? Seeing that the Coat didn't respond, Lu Yibei frowned and said in a deep voice, "If you don't agree, I'm leaving!"
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Coat, "..." Okay, there's really nothing I can do with you!
(´-ι_-｀)
Immediately after, the Coat stood up, raised its hood, and made a nodding motion towards Lu Yibei.
"Whoosh—!"
Lu Yibei took a deep breath, briefly recalled how to perform the Ally Contract from her dream memories, and bravely walked forward.
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...Heaven and Earth bear witness to this heart. During the cooperation period, we shall share fortune and misfortune, help each other, and be loyal to each other. Those who violate this shall suffer eternal damnation and never find peace!
The Spell for the Ally Contract was finished.
The next moment, accompanied by a soft "poof!", two wisps of flame rose almost simultaneously on Lu Yibei and the Coat's sleeves, swaying and confronting each other, failing to merge and complete the contract for a long time.
【Flame A: "Don't they already have a dependent contract? Why do they need to sign an ally contract?"】
Flame B: "Not sure, maybe they have a problem with their brain?"】
Flame A: "Let's go, Mom said, don't play with crazy people."】
As if completing the above conversation in silence, the two wisps of flame suddenly flared brightly, collided, emitting a soft "whoosh!", bursting into a string of crimson sparks in mid-air, and then disappeared.
The ally contract Spell was "completed". Lu Yibei squinted at the Coat beside her, which was happily wriggling its body and giggling to itself, looking like a sea cabbage that had gained sentience. She fell into thought.
This should be enough, right?
Although the dream memory only contained the method for casting the ally contract Spell, it didn't have the specific manifestations or characteristics of a successful casting.
However, according to the process of the ally contract, if one party harbors ill intentions or maliciously disrupts the Spell during the casting, they will suffer a backlash from the Spell.
Now it doesn't seem to have suffered a backlash, so even if the Spell failed, it can be determined that it has no malicious intent. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com
Lu Yibei thought, and said expressionlessly to the Coat, "Alright, you wait. I'll go find something to help you remove the chains on you."
After speaking, she stood up, looked around and searched for a while, and quickly found a tool hammer in the corner of the room where miscellaneous items were piled up.
She walked over, weighed the tool hammer in her hand, nodded slightly, then returned. Holding the tool hammer with both hands, she aimed at the welded joint of the iron chains on the operating table and smashed down forcefully.
"Clang, clang, clang..."
After her body became a Strange Tale, her arm strength far exceeded her imagination. Almost every time the hammer fell, a welded joint broke off with a clang, sending sparks flying.
When only the last welded joint remained, she paused slightly, gave the Coat a meaningful look, took a deep breath, and then forcefully brought down the final hammer.
"Clang—!"
Accompanied by the dull thud of the welded joint breaking, the Coat "Whoosh!" flew up in an instant, eagerly pouncing towards Lu Yibei.
In an instant, the light before her eyes dimmed, and a strong foul wind hit her face!
Not good, I've been tricked!
Seeing the Coat suddenly pounce towards her, Lu Yibei immediately turned pale, stumbled back two steps, and before she could react further, the Coat wrapped around her body, lifting her entire body off the ground and suspending her in mid-air.
Then... the Coat began to wriggle and change rapidly.
It was somewhere between cotton and fur, with a slightly slippery texture, leaving a cool and tingling sensation on her skin.
Lu Yibei, who had been about to Spell the Coat for being "dishonorable and launching a sneak attack", had barely opened her mouth when she uncontrollably let out a delicate nasal sound.
"Mm... mm~!"
This incredibly familiar feeling caused a large number of memory fragments hidden deep within Lu Yibei's mind to surge up.
Soon, the massive amount of information caused her consciousness to enter a trance.
The feeling was like being drunk, disoriented yet incredibly clear.
Immediately after, she felt a burning pain in her eyes. Deep within her pupils, it was as if a ball of fire had been ignited, and beneath her golden pupils, a dazzling, lava-like light appeared.
Thus, the Coat's dependent mark was awakened. A flame-like totem appeared on its back, then it suddenly vibrated, erupted with brilliant light, and gradually fell silent...
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Inside the old but clean small inn, the lights were warm, and the firewood in the fireplace crackled as it burned.
A woman with a graceful figure, wrapped in a blanket embroidered with reindeer, sat cross-legged by the fireplace. In her right hand, she held a small knife, continuously carving the oak wood in her other hand.
It was clear that it was a majestic-looking reindeer.
Beside her, the hot cocoa in the mug emitted wisps of steam. Through the steam, one could see over a dozen gift boxes piled in the corner of the room, marked with numbers like "7", "12", "18", scattered in disarray.
Suddenly, as if sensing something, the woman put down the small knife and oak wood she was holding, reached into her pajama pocket, fumbled for a moment, and took out a Polaroid photo that had not yet fully developed.
She placed the photo on the wooden floor in front of her, picked up the mug, and quietly waited while sipping the cocoa.
A long time passed.
After seeing a young girl in a green dress appear in the photo, her eyebrows raised, her eyes slightly brightened, and she exclaimed, "What a unique little dependent, I'm a bit envious!"
"Unlike mine... tsk, never mind!"
As the woman was talking to herself, the image on the photo kept changing, as if playing a short video.
The scarlet, damaged dress rapidly wriggled and deformed, and in the blink of an eye, the green dress spread onto the ground.
The hem of the skirt swayed gently like water ripples, revealing her slender lower legs, dazzlingly white.
The back of the dress had a lace hollow design, revealing her smooth spine partially.
Countless crimson colors intertwined on the dress, forming a complex and gorgeous pattern.
But soon after they appeared, the patterns that should have glowed like lava quickly dimmed and were covered and replaced by dark red flesh.
Soon, the dress seemed to be corroded and perforated by the dark red flesh, and tiny holes began to appear one by one.
Accompanied by rustling sounds, cloudy Eyeballs grew out of the holes, their lifeless pupils rapidly trembling.
The six rusty iron chains also did not completely disappear. Instead, they dotted the back of the dress like some kind of decoration, fluttering back and forth as if they were some kind of alien wings.
Finally, when the dust settled, the image on the photo froze at the moment the girl slowly landed, her toes touching the ground.
"..."
But, there shouldn't be any danger, right?
She should be able to handle it herself, right? the woman thought, feeling worried.
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Lu Yibei was suspended in mid-air, immersed in the comfortable sensation like a spa massage as the Coat transformed and wriggled, as well as the detailed memories about the Coat.
After a while, she was jolted awake by the shame of wearing a small dress.
Is it that magical Coat from the dream memory?!
Damn it, why did it turn into a dress for me for no reason? Don't ruin my tough guy persona, you bastard!
Lu Yibei thought with surprise and indignation. Immediately after, she realized that something seemed wrong.
But this isn't right!
In the dream memory, the Coat's true form was clearly a red and white color-blocked windbreaker. How did it turn into a tattered scarlet garment?
Moreover...
She looked at the green dress on her body and frowned.
This dress is also very different from the one in the dream memory.
If the previous dress was a Demoness's dress, then the current dress is more like a zombie bride's wedding gown.
Lu Yibei, "..."
What is this thing? What's going on?
Did it turn from 【Coat】 into 【Coat (Blackened)】?
But what are those dark red flesh things attached to it? Lu Yibei thought.
Before she could sort things out, the next moment, a sudden change occurred.
The pale little eyes on the dress suddenly trembled violently. After rapidly rotating twice, dozens of Eyeballs filled with greedy malice all looked up simultaneously, completing a "wonderful" eye contact with Lu Yibei.
Immediately after, the Coat seemed to lose control and began to twitch violently.
Then...
"Puch—!"
Dozens of soft sounds rang out almost simultaneously, converging into a single line. freewebnovёl.ƈom
Dozens of sharp spikes formed from flesh and blood simultaneously pierced into Lu Yibei's body from inside the garment.
Her flesh and blood were pierced, and her bones felt like they were being scraped back and forth by dozens of steel knives. A teeth-grinding noise traveled through her bones into her ears, then echoed in her mind as if to drive her mad.
Intense pain came from all over her body. Her eyes widened, her pupils contracted to a point, and she trembled. Her pale lips parted, but not a sound could come out of her throat.
At this moment, Lu Yibei thought of an extremely cruel torture device—the Iron Maiden.
