"It's been a long time since I felt this way. It's been a long time since anyone could make me feel a little bit scared, even if it's just a little. And it's from a weak human."
The ominous black fog rumbled with a thunderous, terrifying sound: "I must say, your smile is very charming. You've captured my heart, elegant princess."
Taking an insult as charm, he's really a chaotic fellow... Elena thought to herself.
"But this has nothing to do with your ability to see through the root," the Lord of Fear still wondered. "You can't possibly think you've obtained the power of 'Authority' because of this, can you? Hahaha... It's impossible. There's no trace of it on you."
"Smell or not, everyone should be different, right?" Elena continued to smile. "Come on, let's shake hands."
"What?" The Lord of Fear was incredulous.
"Just shake hands and you'll know if I have the power of 'Authority' or not," Elena's smile became sickly. "What, you're not brave enough, Lord of Fear?"
The ominous black fog surged, terrifying!
"Throughout the universe, everyone has avoided me. Occasionally, a few have tried to get close to me, but they all regretted it. Alright, proud princess, I'll fulfill your wish! Because I really want to see the miserable look on your face when you're infected by the curse on me! Hahaha!"
As he spoke, a large amount of black fog rushed towards Elena's body rapidly, leaving no time to dodge! But unexpectedly, just as a corner of the black fog was about to enter within one meter of Elena's body, the ominous black fog suddenly turned into a slender finger...
Then a palm, an arm, a body... Eventually, all the black fog rushed within one meter in front of Elena and transformed into a handsome man.
"I... I..." The Lord of Fear was stunned, quickly touching his face and body, his whole body trembling slightly.
"Strong princess, don't you think I would be more charming with ten eyes and a hundred tentacles?"
"Hand!"
"Yes!" The Lord of Fear immediately placed his hand in Elena's palm, obedient like a little puppy.
"Now, have you seen my power?" Elena sneered.
[The Lord of Fear's sanity value -2]
"Yes, strong princess. Besides Him, I can't think of any power that could lift the eternal curse on a root-level life like me."
Elena heaved a sigh of relief. As expected, the things given by the system are incredibly powerful and irresistible.
"So, are you scared?" Elena asked gently.
The Lord of Fear swallowed hard.
"I can forgive you for wanting to kill me. But you must become my blood contractee!" Elena coaxed.
"Never! Arrogant princess!" The Lord of Fear snarled. "Becoming someone's blood contractee, even if it's an equal contract, is equivalent to losing eternal freedom. In that case, it's no better than the pain brought by the curse!"
Elena frowned: "Then, sign a devil's contract! Otherwise, I won't be lenient with you."
Elena feigned concern, continuing to play the part. After all, the Lord of Fear is extremely dangerous, a double-edged sword! And to make good use of him, she must make him believe that she has the qualification to negotiate with him. Although this is very dangerous and if exposed, it would be a disaster, she has no other choice now.
"So, what kind of contract do you want to sign with me?" The Lord of Fear hesitated.
"You do three things for me, and I'll allow you to stay by my side for one day," Elena held up one finger. "This is my final leniency." Through the third "Future Visible", Elena knew that this guy couldn't be easily satisfied, otherwise he would create some chaotic sacrifice and kill all the lives in the castle. But if she only satisfied him for one day, she could keep him on a string, making him always in need and not daring to be too presumptuous. Elena thought she was quite good at keeping men on a string... Pfft! Of course, the premise was that after this one day, Elena could truly find a way to restrain him, rather than relying on bluffing. Otherwise, the equal negotiation relationship would completely break down, and the Lord of Fear could freely take her away, keep her by his side forever, and sacrifice all the lives in the castle for his chaotic pleasure.
However, Elena felt that it shouldn't be too difficult to restrain him after one day. After all, setting aside the "Power", she remembered that the system had hinted that the strongest vampire power was also at the root level.
"Just one day... Can I only make you comfortable for one day?" The Lord of Fear said very reluctantly, "This is too short!"
Elena: (╬￣皿￣) Dealing with such a rude guy was simply an insult to her tea art!
"It seems... You want to feel the power of the 'Power'..." Elena angrily looked up, but her heart was trembling. And the reason why she still dared to threaten him with the "Power" was precisely because she knew the Lord of Fear's fear of the "Power". Otherwise, he wouldn't have suddenly appeared today and wanted to kill her!
"Oh? Then I'd like to see the power of the 'Power'!" The Lord of Fear probed, "Not to brag, but as long as you can make me feel even a little bit of pain..."
I'm going to puke! "Ugh!!" The Lord of Fear's face was distorted with pain, and then he cautiously said, "This kind of pain is so special... May I ask..."
"It's the pain of the testicles, which is ranked among the top ten pains in the world, right next to menstrual cramps!"
"The power of the 'Power', I'm convinced... Let go..."
"So now do you think my condition..."
"A fair deal!"
"Smart Lord!" Elena finally let go with a reluctant expression and praised him, "But I have to say first, when you stay by my side, you must hide your figure well and not be seen by anyone in this castle."
The Lord of Fear thought for a moment and felt it didn't matter, but still asked, "If I sign a contract with you again in the future, do I still have to follow this condition?"
Elena's blood-red eyes flashed: "Only today." She didn't care. Anyway, after today, she would never sign any contract with the Lord of Fear again. Starting from tomorrow, either she would find a way to get rid of the Lord of Fear, or he would stay by her side until her lie was exposed, and she would be ruthlessly taken away by him. Elena was also very helpless about this predicament. Who could blame her for being the most tragic time traveler in history? She could only hope to survive today and worry about tomorrow when it comes.
Soon, the Lord of Fear drew the contract array on his palm and extended his hand to Elena. Elena felt the power on it, which flowed into her mind like words, and then nodded, holding the Lord of Fear's hand. The invisible contract power instantly took effect on both of them.
[Congratulations, Host! You have obtained a legendary achievement: Root Deceiver!] [Successfully seduced and deceived a root-level life to sign a contract with you to satisfy your desires and help you complete many unspeakable things!] [Legendary achievement reward: Charm +20, Endurance +20, Constitution +20, Crying Chaos Degree +20!]
Elena was overjoyed! This string of "20"! It was truly a legendary achievement! It was simply... !!! ∑(゚Д゚ノ)ノ ——What the heck is the use of all this?! Damn it! I really want to smash this crappy system to pieces! Smash it!