As dawn arrived in the Trial World, Qing Tan stood up from the tree that she was leaning on and lightly stretched her body.
“Ahh~ what a refreshing night!”
She smiled happily as if a huge burden had been lifted from her shoulders. After that, she spread her awareness to find Feng Qing’er, soon skipping away to meet her.
In her wake, there was a puddle of sludge left on the ground of the forest. Surrounding it was countless stains of black blood littered around, staining the ground, trees, and anything else found in the vicinity. This was the only thing remaining of the Apostle once known as Proto.
“It’s been so long, Qing’er should be waiting for me already, right? Why didn’t she come find me?” Qing Tan muttered to herself.
Her body soon melted into a shadow that darted through the forest. Around half an hour later, she finally found what she was looking for.
In this part of the forest, there was a small hill from which trickled a waterfall leading into a naturally formed hot spring. The water was clear and without impurities, looking incredibly enticing to any who gazed upon it.
But currently, the dazzling scene looked muted in front of the beauty who was in the center of it all.
Flowing red hair draped down her back like a river of lava, her skin was pale as snow but contained a red hue from the heat of the water. Her snowy skin and fiery hair came together to form a picture that made it hard to pull one’s attention away.
Her arms were raised above her head as she basked in the soothing water of the hot spring, accentuating those proudly standing twin peaks on her chest that glistened as droplets of water ran down their surface.
In the current atmosphere, the bright pink cherries that decorated those peaks stood out even more.
Qing Tan’s gaze moved downwards, passing the woman’s slim waist and looking towards her hips and the hidden valley contained between her thighs, but unfortunately, the water slightly distorted her view, making it hard to get a clear picture.
“Hehe~”
Qing Tan giggled lecherously as if she was a man peeking at his crush in the bath. Her eyes carried a mischievous glint that’d make anyone nervous about what she was planning to do next.
Soon, she quietly stripped off her own clothes, revealing a figure that didn’t lose out to Feng Qing’er’s in the slightest.
Qing Tan usually wore a deep black cloak that hid her figure from the eyes of the public. With her affinity and fighting style, this was the best type of clothing for her. Those who had seen her figure in all its glory didn’t even number past two, and even Damien wasn’t a part of this group.
It was a shame for all humanity that there was nobody else around to witness the scene of her undressing, as every one of her movements seemed to carry a natural and unintentional air of seduction. Even women might have been forced to endure nosebleeds if they witnessed it.
Once she had finished stripping, she put her clothes into her spatial ring and quietly snuck up behind Feng Qing’er. The entire time, she had remained concealed using her darkness affinity so Feng Qing’er couldn’t notice her.
And when she saw the perfect opportunity, she pounced.
“Kekekeke! I finally got a hold of you!” She cackled manically. Her hands wrapped around Feng Qing’er’s chest and began to grope wantonly, molding those melons into all different kinds of shapes.
“Ahh~ you…what are you doing?!”
Feng Qing’er let out an unexpected moan at the sudden feeling of pleasure before turning red in shame. She tried to rouse her mana, but Qing Tan was far faster.
“Kekeke! Beauty, let’s see how you escape my grasp!”
Qing Tan moved like an experienced old pervert. She expertly evaded the flames that shot towards her and kept her hands on Feng Qing’er’s body. Slowly, her hand crept past those twin peaks and invaded Feng Qing’er’s legs, creeping towards the valley that hid between them.
“Oho~ so smooth! Looks like you’ve been preparing yourself for this!” Qing Tan muttered slyly. Her fingers soon reached their goal and curled inward.
“Ahh~”
Another heavenly moan left Feng Qing’er’s mouth. She had never even touched herself in such a way, let alone having another person touch her like this.
Even though the other party was hiding their identity through a veil of fog and a modified voice, Feng Qing’er knew from the beginning that it was Qing Tan. Otherwise, she would’ve killed the offender already.
Knowing Qing Tan’s personality, she had tried to stop her without too much force, but feeling the pleasure and heat coming from her lower body, she could no longer bear it.
“Enough!”
A massive burst of flames appeared around Feng Qing’er, forcing Qing Tan away.
“You little bitch! See how this Young Miss deals with you today!” Feng Qing’er yelled furiously. In the next instant, she pounced on Qing Tan.
‘Oops! I think I went a bit too far…’
Hearing the rage in Feng Qing’er’s voice, Qing Tan was ready to accept a light beating as punishment. Even she had to admit that going as far as targeting her sacred garden was a bit too much.
And so, she sat still and patiently waited for Feng Qing’er to strike. But the attack she received was too unexpected, causing her to let out a yelp of surprise.
“Ah! You…!”
Qing Tan soon felt two hands on her body the same way she had just treated Feng Qing’er. Her proud peaks were ravaged and her sacred garden was invaded by snake-like fingers.
“Ahhh~ stop! I was wrong, I apologize!”
Qing Tan quickly tried to retreat, but a warm flame suddenly encased her body and halted her movement. Unexpectedly, instead of harming her, the flame actually increased the pleasure she was feeling.
“You know, the Reincarnation Flames are pretty great. Not only do they have fierce offensive power, they also have a healing and cleansing effect that doesn’t necessarily lose out to someone with wood or life element. Who knew it could be used this way?” Feng Qing’er cackled.
Her hands became bolder and bolder with time, not leaving Qing Tan any room to talk back. Suddenly, her left hand moved quickly and pinched one of those pink cherries, while her right hand curled in a certain manner within the sacred garden.
“Take this!”
“Ahh~”
Qing Tan was forced to let out another moan of pleasure. Even though she loved to fool around, this was the first time she was tasting retribution for her actions. In reality, she was just as innocent about such matters as Feng Qing’er.
Soon enough, though, Feng Qing’er eased up on her assault, allowing Qing Tan the opportunity to escape.
The two girls moved to opposite ends of the natural hot spring, both of them breathing heavily and trying to collect themselves.
Once they finally caught their breaths and regained calm, they sat awkwardly in silence.
“That was…” Feng Qing’er tried to speak, but she didn’t know what to say.
“Uhm…how about we just…never talk about what just happened again…” Qing Tan responded.
“Right. Let’s never talk about this. Especially in our current circumstances…if that bastard found out…”
“Yeah, even I’m not prepared for what that shameless guy would say if he knew. Anyway, did everything go well on your end?” Qing Tan diverted the topic.
“All good. Thanks to your shadow bird, I was able to do things cleanly. What about you? I assume that asshole didn’t have a good end?”
“Kekeke! You could put it that way…” Qing Tan’s expression looked a little perverted when she thought back to the events of the previous night, causing Feng Qing’er to shrink back.
“Well, now that this is over with, there’s only four Apostles left. To take care of them, we’ll need to be much more serious than we were this time.” Feng Qing’er said with a thoughtful look on her face.
Although they did some minor planning for the assassination mission, it wasn’t much. They knew that all variables could be controlled by them.
But their second plan wasn’t something that could be pulled off so easily…