This Lich Requests More Remuneration - Chapter 5 - The Blooming Carnage in the Dark

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

—— Dickens《A Tale of Two Cities》

I made myself a ghost back to life from death, with hatred in my bones and conspiracy brewed for years, sinking into the marsh, into the abyss. All I want is to bury the rotten roots, growing thistles and thorns which can kill like upas, to stab into the hypocritical civilization.

In the bottom of the muck……I found my lucida.

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#Rated 18-Mature ThemesViolet’s life was never her own—her father’s crushing debt made sure of that. But when the debt collector kidnaps her as payment, she takes a desperate deal: become a servant and spy on the mysterious and tyrannical Lord Cain, the ruler of her Werewolf district.There’s just one catch: Lord Cain only permits male servants in his house.Disguised as a boy, Violet cuts her hair, flattens her chest, and dons a voice-altering band to pull off the deception. Everything goes according to plan—until Cain, a man known for his cold personality starts to take a peculiar interest in her.Violet’s disguise becomes a prison as she battles her own growing attraction to him. But this is no love story. Cain’s obsession to her is dangerous. Beneath his icy gaze lies a mind fractured by years of affliction by a curse.A curse made by Violet's biological mother: A powerful witch.*************“TAKE IT OFF!”Violet’s knees nearly buckled at the thunderous command, her chest tightening with panic. The raw anger in Cain’s voice was as sharp as a blade.“My lord! I-I’m a man!” she stammered, gripping her shirt tightly, her fingers trembling as they clung to the fabric.“I don't like other men!” she cried, a desperate plea in her voice since the second she took her shirt off and he discovered that she was a woman was the moment she died. Painfully.Cain’s glare was unyielding, his voice dropping into a growl. “Don’t insult me, You think I do. You kissed me!”Her breath hitched as he stepped closer, his presence suffocating. “If you don’t take it off,” he said, his tone low and dangerous, “I’ll rip it off myself.”Violet’s mind raced, panic threatening to overwhelm her. She couldn’t let him find out—he’d kill her. Painfully.Glancing away to avoid his gaze when she caught the undeniable bulge in his trousers. Heat flushed her face, her thoughts spinning in desperation at the only idea she could think of to make him back off.'This has to work. It has to!'

Derek Carter never asked for a System, an apocalypse, or the pressure of being humanity’s so-called “last hope.”He was just trying to survive the daily struggles of being an orphan in Paleview City—dodging bullies, scraping together meals, and lying his way into school. Life was already hard enough.Then, one day, a blue screen pops into his vision:[Warning: The world is doomed. Try not to die.]Yeah, great. Just what he needed—cryptic doomsday messages and no instruction manual.Now, monsters are creeping into the city, reality is unraveling, and Damien’s “legendary” starting stats are barely above zero. The System promises him power, but there's just one tiny problem—he’s never won a fight in his life.Armed with sarcasm, questionable decision-making skills, and the sheer refusal to die, Damien is about to embark on the worst (and possibly last) adventure of his life. Because if the world really is ending… he’s at least going to make it someone else’s problem first.After all, heroes are overrated—survivors get to tell the story.

Yunsi, the world’s first flower from the other side of hell.

Also known as – Manzhushahua.

Good at ghost fire, can be called a hundred ghosts, especially good at illusion.

After she met the rumored gentle and elegant son Jiu Ge in a shocking way, she fell into his gentle beauty and couldn’t extricate herself.

Yun Si: “Jiu Ge, Jiu Ge, can I pursue you?”

The young master of Guangfeng Jiyue smiled gently and shook his head politely.

In the next second, Yun Si successfully took his hand.

Yun Si began to push forward: “Jiu Ge and Jiu Ge, can I hug you?”

The young master gently refused.

In the next second, Yun Si successfully hugged her.

“Jiu Ge and Jiu Ge, I want to kiss you.”

The young master tapped her forehead and pondered, “Girl, please respect yourself.”

The alluring Little Fairy Bianhua blinked her beautiful eyes and stood on tiptoe.

Easy going.

then,

The little goblin who did something bad was punished to copy the precepts.

The goblin continued to persevere,

The young master lowered his eyes and looked at the hands holding each other. He was gentle and gentle, and had a good temper. “Young lady, you must respect yourself.”

“I don’t!” The little goblin clung to him, never leaving him.

She always thought he had a gentle temper.

Until one day, she witnessed a woman confessing to him.

The woman stepped forward to get closer,

The young master turned cold in an instant, and kicked her away, without the slightest gentleness, “Get lost.”

The woman ran away crying.

The little fairy who clings to the gentle son every day and wants to kiss and hug him:? ? ?

It turns out that the young master is also very fierce? ?

It turns out that the son can also be rough? ?

The blatant goblin vs the young master who refuses on the surface but is infinitely gentle and pampered secretly. [Love at first sight + two-way secret love]

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