Seeing that even Casandra had gained power and a noticeable boost in speed, Beilei finally started feeling sour.
Seeing was believing.
Witnessing Casandra's strength leap forward in such a short span of time sent constant shocks through her heart.
Originally, she had been the strongest among the three sisters.
But now, her youngest sister had already surpassed her.
And soon enough, even the second sister would overtake her as well.
All of it—
Was because of Ma Jun.
This man was truly… incredible.
She had already seen it clearly:
as long as you ate the fish Ma Jun gave you, your strength would skyrocket!
No.
Absolutely not!
Beilei clenched her teeth. Her desire for strength finally broke through all hesitation.
She had to obtain power.
She absolutely could not become the weakest among the sisters—she couldn't accept that outcome.
Now, it was time for her to make a decision.
Unfortunately, just as she made up her mind, Ma Jun was no longer able to cooperate.
After [Praise] had completed one evolution through absorption, it had entered cooldown.
It couldn't continue absorbing.
Ma Jun took a glance—
the cooldown time was 24 hours.
Within those 24 hours, no further absorption-based strengthening could be done.
Even though he was eager to upgrade [Praise] to the epic tier, he could only wait patiently.
With nothing urgent to do, he decided to test the effects of [Praise] after its evolution.
Originally, [Praise] increased Physique by +3
and doubled the size of the attached body part.
After upgrading, the Physique bonus had increased to +4,
and size now became 1.5×.
He wanted to see just how powerful it had become.
In a survival horror game, danger could strike at any time.
He always needed a clear grasp of his own strength.
Let's start with the arms!
With a thought, a faint white light flashed across his body.
Sure enough, his arm instantly grew thicker and larger, its shape changing visibly.
Hard.
Thick.
Powerful.
"So strong!"
Ma Jun swung his arm a few times, feeling the changes. He was delighted.
Let's try other parts!
[Praise] could modify any part of the body.
Which meant—
His entire body was a weapon.
A walking human arsenal.
Flash—flash—flash!
White light burst again and again as he continuously experimented with [Praise], altering different parts of his body.
He was having a great time—
When suddenly he heard a soft "thud" behind him.
"Huh?"
He turned around and saw that Beilei had collapsed, eyes tightly shut, as if she'd fainted.
Startled, he hurried over and carefully checked her condition.
Her breathing was steady. There was nothing abnormal.
It seemed she had simply fainted.
"What happened?" he asked, puzzled, turning to Daniela and Casandra.
But the two beautiful girls were both blushing furiously, heads lowered, not daring to look at him at all.
"Why did Beilei faint?" Ma Jun asked again.
The two stammered awkwardly.
"We… don't know."
Ma Jun was confused, but there was nothing he could do.
Could it be that Beilei fainted because she'd been tied up too long and her blood circulation was cut off?
After all, she was the eldest sister—and her physical constitution really wasn't that impressive.
He honestly didn't know how she'd survived in this demon-infested village all this time.
Wait—!
He suddenly snapped awake, almost forgetting something important.
Beilei's Grace Spores!
But Beilei was already unconscious…
Forget it. He'd deal with it after she woke up.
Anyway, the absorption cooldown for [Praise] wasn't over yet.
…
By now, dawn had broken.
The temperature began to rise.
Ma Jun immediately decided that while Beilei was still unconscious, he'd go harvest another batch of [Charcoal-Grilled Dragonfish].
Or maybe explore other parts of the village.
After all, this place still hid plenty of top-tier items.
Just what he knew of already amounted to no fewer than five.
Every single one of them was valuable—at the very least, comparable to [Charcoal-Grilled Dragonfish].
Who knew—there might even be items surpassing epic grade.
Since he was already here, he had to squeeze out all the benefits he could.
Who knew when he'd be able to come back next time?
"Let your sister rest. We'll head out for a bit," Ma Jun said.
He gently patted the two vampire sisters on the head.
"Yes, Master," Daniela and Casandra replied sweetly, nodding.
They actually really wanted to go out with him.
There were simply too many mysterious things about Ma Jun.
Endless riddles, an overwhelming attraction.
The longer they stayed by his side, the deeper their admiration—and infatuation—grew.
More importantly—
Being with Ma Jun was just so comfortable.
The two followed obediently behind him, gentle and compliant.
The once-ferocious ghostly sisters had now completely turned into his personal maids.
Two maids over 1.9 meters tall.
Ma Jun draped himself in a luxurious silk cloak, flanked by maidservants wrapped in padded cotton outfits, and strode out of the castle with imposing presence.
The moment he stepped outside, he ran into that group of miserable players again.
They were still struggling to clean the courtyard, faces full of exhaustion and tension.
Every second, they hovered on the brink between life and death.
"Good morning," Ma Jun greeted cheerfully.
"You all look very hardworking!"
The players stared at the two quiet, gentle sisters following behind Ma Jun and instantly went dumbfounded.
"Ma Jun…?"
"Am I seeing things?!"
"Wasn't there only one before? How did it turn into two now?!"
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