...Huh

"Liguang has a way!"

Liguang's voice was kept very low.

Fang Qi raised an eyebrow slightly: "What way?"

He almost forgot, his wife was a superhuman!

"Liguang can... lure them away."

The silver-haired girl tilted her head slightly, the corners of her lips curling into a slightly smug little arc!

"Lure them away? How? It's too dangerous, no way!"

Fang Qi immediately frowned:

"You are not allowed to show yourself, otherwise the helicopters will surround us!"

"It's not dangerous, it's not dangerous, and Liguang won't show herself either!"

Liguang quickly shook her head, the scarlet light in her red eye still flickering with excitement:

"Master, just trust Liguang!"

As she spoke, she suddenly reached out and, without a word of explanation, pulled Fang Qi...

Stuffing him into an exceptionally dense bush nearby!

"Master, hide in here!"

Her tone took on a rare, commanding firmness, her small hands pushing hard against his back:

"Absolutely, absolutely do not move! And don't come out!"

"Liguang will be back in ten minutes... no, five minutes! Five minutes!"

Fang Qi stumbled from her push and fell deep into the bushes!

His whole body plunged right in!

Damn it!

No, wait...

What the hell is this crazy woman trying to do?!

"Liguang! What exactly are you—"

He hurriedly turned his head...

Only to see the silver-haired girl standing outside the bush, making a shh gesture at him.

The moonlight spilled over her, plating her in a layer of clear radiance.

The corners of her lips...

Began to curl into a slightly exaggerated arc again!

Her amber eye carried excitement and tenderness, while the scarlet light in her red eye burned like will-o'-the-wisps in the night!

"Master, wait here like a good boy~"

Her voice was as ethereal as the night breeze:

"Liguang is going to... perform a magic trick for Master!"

After saying that, not even giving Fang Qi a chance to speak...

She turned right around!

"No, Liguang, wait...!"

Before he could even finish his sentence, the slender figure made a few light leaps and completely disappeared into the dense shadows of the jungle!

Not even the sound of footsteps could be heard!

Fang Qi squatted in the bush, his heart pounding wildly.

A magic trick?

What magic trick?

This crazy woman... what on earth does she want to do?

Explain it clearly to me!!

Damn it...!

Crazy woman, just wait until you get back...

I'm definitely going to spank your little butt hard!

Fang Qi gritted his teeth!

Then, he parted the branches and leaves slightly, looking nervously in the direction she had disappeared.

And looked back at the swaying light beams along the coast.

Please don't let anything bad happen!

Hurry back!

Time passed, minute by minute, second by second.

Every second felt stretched out countless times.

The jungle was terrifyingly quiet, with only the distant sound of ocean waves and the occasional hum of a faraway helicopter passing overhead.

Fang Qi clenched his fists, his palms sweating.

Will she be discovered?

Will she be in danger?

This magic trick she mentioned... what exactly is it?

...She isn't planning to sacrifice herself to save him, is she?!

Although thinking about Liguang's previous yearning for them to elope, it felt like such a thing shouldn't happen...

But thinking about the things she did in the previous loops...!

He started to get anxious!

Fuck!

Crazy woman, please don't do anything stupid!

Without you, what the hell is the point of me living!

I'll just throw myself into the sea right here and reload the save!

Just when he was so anxious that he couldn't help but want to rush out and find her—

Rustle, rustle...

A very faint sound came from the bush on his left.

Fang Qi's body stiffened, and he looked over warily.

Then a hand reached out from among the branches and leaves!

Pale and delicate, with long, slender fingers.

Carrying the sweet scent of strawberries!

It accurately grabbed his arm, and then gave a forceful tug!

"!"

He was pulled out by an irresistible force, stumbling before he could stand firm.

Under the moonlight... Liguang was standing right in front of him!

She stood there quietly and prettily before his eyes, revealing a smile so bright it was dazzling!

"Master! Liguang is back!"

"I promised five minutes, I wasn't late, right?"

Her tone was brisk, carrying the slight smugness of having pulled off a prank.

Fang Qi's hanging heart instantly fell back into his chest!

And then... a wave of anger washed over him!

This crazy woman actually dared to act on her own!

Once we get on the boat, I'm definitely going to give your little butt a good spanking!

He raised his hand and forcefully rubbed her sweat-dampened head, glaring at her and saying in annoyance:

"You scared me to death! What exactly did you go and—"

But he only got halfway through his sentence...

Before it came to an abrupt halt.

His gaze... froze on the silver-haired girl's pretty face.

...Huh?

The clear moonlight spilled over her pretty face.

Her amber left eye was still gentle and moist, looking at him with a smile.

But her right eye...

That red eye like a ruby, which always flickered with streams of scarlet data...

...Where did it go?

Huh?

What about that red light?

The scarlet light that had been flickering constantly these past few days...

Where did it go?

Why... is it gone?

Fang Qi stared intently at the silver-haired girl's right eye.

There...

There was no more data stream.

There was no more scarlet light.

All that was left was a...

Deep, dark hole... as if leading into nothingness.

At this moment, the silver-haired girl looked like an exquisitely beautiful doll...

That had one of its eyes brutally gouged out.

The socket of her right eye was left with nothing but an empty, heart-palpitating...

Black hole!

...Huh?

Fang Qi was stunned.

Looking at that pitch-black eye socket that no longer flickered with scarlet light...

For a moment...

His mind went somewhat blank!

Wait...

Why?

Why... is it gone?

Crazy woman, your eye...?

Where did it go...?

"Li... Liguang?"

His voice was terribly dry, his tone trembling slightly, his throat feeling as if it were blocked by something.

He reached out a trembling hand, his fingertips hovering in front of that empty void, but he didn't dare to touch it.

"Your eye... your red eye..."

"What... happened to it?"

Liguang blinked.

Both her eyes curved into crescents, her amber eye overflowing with tenderness and joy...

Yet the black hole of her right eye remained dead silent.

Like a crescent moon... completely swallowed by pitch darkness.

She seemed completely unbothered by the fact that she was missing an eye.

Instead, she leaned forward, bringing that perfectly fine amber left eye right up to Fang Qi's face...

Her moist eyelashes almost brushed against his skin!

"Master, don't worry~"

Her voice was as sweet as ever, even carrying a hint of mysterious excitement:

"Liguang said she was going to perform a magic trick for Master, didn't she!"

Then she reached out her right hand, bringing her pale middle finger and thumb together, and waved them playfully in front of Fang Qi's eyes.

And then...

Snap!

She lightly snapped her fingers.

The sound was crisp, exceptionally clear in the silent night!

And almost at the exact same moment the snap fell—

A sharp, piercing alarm suddenly exploded!

The sound tore through the night sky!

It was so shrill it made one's scalp tingle!

Fang Qi's pupils shrank violently, and he instantly turned his head to look in the direction of the alarm!

The moment he turned his head—

Countless beams from searchlights sliced through the darkness above the island like sharp swords!

All at once, they shot toward the opposite coast, completely away from them!

WEE-OOO—!!!

WEE-OOO—!!!

WEE-OOO—!!!

The roar of helicopter engines erupted simultaneously from every direction of the island!

And the helicopters that had been evenly patrolling the sky above the island...

...were like a disturbed beehive!

They all abruptly changed direction!

Engines roaring, they swarmed madly toward the coast where the alarm was blaring!

At the same time, the beams of light from the patrols along the coast suddenly fell into chaos!

"Quick! There's an abnormal signal over there!"

"Awakened target spotted, the signal is clear!"

"All personnel, converge on the eastern coast!"

"Repeat, eastern coast! Priority engagement!"

Various noisy commands echoed through the megaphones!

The figures that had been patrolling right in front of Fang Qi and the others—

All instantly turned around and sprinted wildly toward the direction of the alarm!

And then—

Within seconds, the coastline...

...became completely deserted.

All that was left...

Was the sound of waves crashing against the beach, and the sea breeze rustling the fallen leaves.

Fang Qi... stared at all this with a somewhat sluggish gaze.

Liguang also looked at the opposite coast, which had suddenly plunged into a sea of chaos and light.

The profile of her face was incredibly soft and beautiful under the moonlight.

Then she slowly turned her head back...

To look at the dumbfounded Fang Qi.

Her intact amber left eye rippled with a gleam of excitement.

The hollow right eye looked exceptionally eerie in the moonlight, yet it exuded a kind of...

Almost innocent, cruel delight!

She tilted her head, her voice sweet and brisk, carrying a smugness as if claiming credit:

"Look, Master. Liguang's magic trick..."

"Is pretty amazing, right?"

She...

Was beaming with smiles.

Fang Qi's lips... were trembling.

He stared at the empty, dark hole in Liguang's right eye, his mind a complete mess!

Countless questions jammed in his throat—

How did you do it?

Does it hurt?

Can it be fixed?

Are you fucking crazy?!

Ah, she was a crazy woman to begin with...

But... but...!

Damn it...!

He couldn't squeeze out a single word.

They were stuck in his throat, choking him so much that even breathing felt strenuous!

Just then—

"Master."

Liguang tilted her head.

That intact amber left eye was still sparkling under the moonlight.

The black hole of her right eye sank into the shadows.

Yet her tone was so relaxed... as if she had just gone to pick a wild berry:

"Shouldn't we take this chance... and leave quickly?"

Fang Qi froze.

The next second, he abruptly turned his head to look at the coast—

It was empty.

Those patrolling guards, the swaying beams of light...

They had all disappeared!

The opposite coast in the distance, flooded with alarms and searchlights, was as bustling as a light show!

Helicopters swarmed over there like moths to a flame!

The roar of the engines, even across half the island, made his eardrums numb!

And right in front of them—

Was an empty beach.

Was the sparkling sea under the moonlight.

Was an...

Unobstructed path to freedom!

Fang Qi's Adam's apple bobbed.

He had many questions.

He had ten thousand questions.

But now was not the time to ask!

This opportunity that Liguang had traded her crimson eye for...

He couldn't waste it!

Not even a single second!

"Let's go!"

He grabbed Liguang's wrist!

He gripped it so tightly that his knuckles turned white!

Then he turned, pulling her along, and sprinted with all his might!

"Ah—!"

Liguang stumbled as he pulled her, her bare feet dragging a long, thin trail in the sand.

Her silver hair flew behind her, and the incomplete black hole of her right eye looked both demonic and poignantly beautiful in the moonlight!

But there was not a hint of gloom on her face!

She even began to laugh.

"Hehe... hehehe...!"

The laughter was sweet, carrying an uncontrollable joy!

She looked at Fang Qi's hand gripping her wrist tightly, looked at his back as he sprinted forward without hesitation—

Then she took a deep breath and, using all her strength, shouted toward the ever-approaching sea: