Time passed, each second felt like a year.
Just as Li Andy was about to lose his patience and make the first move.
“Ding-a-ling…”
The dining knife fell to the floor.
His cheap sister’s soft arms tightly wrapped around his neck.
Pressed together, Li Andy could clearly feel the girl’s body trembling.
Soft sobs, accompanied by a heartbeat, rose and fell.
Li Andy was silent for a few seconds, then moved the kitchen knife away, truly immersing himself in the warm embrace.
After about half a minute of tenderness, he pushed the girl.
“Now is not the time for intimacy; you’ve read that notebook, right?”
Yuquan Youxi released her arms, wiped away her tears, and nodded.
Li Andy continued:
“Then go do what you need to do. Whether we can get out now depends on you. Go to the kitchen first to get salt and be responsible for breaking the array’s core. I’ll go help Sophia and attract the Dean’s attention.”
Currently, due to the influence of the magic array, although the Dean is low-witted, his body is invulnerable.
It is almost impossible for the three of them, these weaklings, to defeat him head-on.
Therefore, the four corrupted array cores must be cleared first.
Without Holy Water, salt can be used as a substitute.
However, using salt is not as simple as just anyone picking it up and sprinkling it to succeed.
Ordinary people sprinkling salt have little effect.
Only the salt sprinkled by Yuquan Youxi, who possesses the bloodline of a Miko, has the effect of dispelling evil.
It’s like the difference between an adult and a child wielding a knife; the lethality and effect are not on the same level.
As for the principle… Li Andy had just arrived, and he didn’t know; it wasn’t explained in the game in his previous life either.
Perhaps the creator didn’t like others casually taking credit for him?
After discussing the plan details.
Yuquan Youxi also recovered her composure. She wiped away her tears, and her gaze became firm:
“Then Big Brother, you must be careful too.”
Li Andy nodded slightly, without much unnecessary talk, and supported each other with his sister as they stood up, splitting into two groups!
… …
… …
Orphanage, third floor.
Sophia leaned against the wall, limping and struggling to move forward.
Just now, to deal with Dog-Leg No. 1, she leaped from a shelf to ambush, accidentally spraining her ankle.
Every time her left foot bore weight, the pain made her break out in a cold sweat.
But she dared not stop for a moment.
Because the demonic Dean was pursuing her with an axe.
“Bang!!”
Just as she passed through a corridor, an axe broke through the wood, directly blocking her path.
“Eek!!”
No matter how brave Sophia was, she couldn’t help but scream.
The Dean pulled the axe back, his crimson eyes staring intently at her through the broken door, revealing a cruel smile:
“Found you!”
Sophia’s teeth chattered, and she ran into a nearby room.
Then she closed the door and smashed the glass with a stick.
Outside, the mist was thick, and a chilly wind messed up her hair.
“Bang!!”
The door was broken open with a large hole.
Cannot hesitate anymore!
Sophia gritted her teeth, scraped off the glass shards, climbed out the window, and hung herself from the outer wall with her arms.
She looked at the windowsill below, took a deep breath, shifted her center of gravity, and swung herself towards the windowsill of the next floor!
“Ah!”
But she still overestimated her grip strength and pain tolerance. As soon as her arm touched the window frame, she slipped down because she couldn’t hold on firmly.
Just then, a warm hand reached out from the windowsill and grabbed her.
At the same time, the door upstairs completely shattered.
The Dean kicked away the wooden door debris, quickly came to the windowsill, and looked down.
However, outside was empty; there was nothing.
… …
Inside the room downstairs, two people were wrestling.
“Idiot! I’m saving you!”
Li Andy cursed, pressing Sophia’s shoulder with his leg.
But Sophia imitated him, twisted her body flexibly, and wrapped her long legs around him.
The two of them looked like a twisted pretzel at this moment.
“Liar!”
Sophia cursed in a low voice, tears welling up in her eyes, seemingly heartbroken.
Their relationship was so good before.
But he had become a lunatic! A traitor!
“Scum!”
Listening to the girl’s clear voice, many images flashed through Li Andy’s mind, and memories gradually resurfaced.
The experiences that were briefly summarized in the game now became incredibly real.
Every moment with the orphans played back repeatedly.
Seeing Li Andy lost in thought, Sophia bit her lower lip lightly and suddenly increased the strength in her legs.
Li Andy’s shoulder immediately ached from being squeezed.
“You big-brained idiot, you’d be dead without me!”
Li Andy’s temper flared up. He stared at the pale, fleshy thigh in front of him, aimed at the plump part, and bit down!
Hmm… very soft and elastic, just the dust affected the taste.
Sophia grunted, immediately losing her strength.
Seeing this, Li Andy also immediately let go.
The two kicked each other away at the same time.
Sophia lay on the ground, tears welling in her eyes, staring intently at Li Andy, her red lips trembling slightly, as if brewing some curse words, looking utterly wronged.
“You fool!”
Li Andy preempted her,
“If I were an enemy, would I have let you run earlier? I would have chopped you down with a single slice!”
Sophia didn’t believe him:
“Even if you don’t kill me, you might want to have me, or torture me! Cultists are all like that!”
Li Andy angrily said, “Then I could still do it while you’re warm if you died! Is it worth it?!”
Sophia was stunned.
It felt like something was wrong, but she couldn’t refute it for a moment.
While she was dazed, Li Andy quickened his pace, rapidly explained the truth, and cleared his name.
Becoming the Dean’s lackey was all out of necessity, everything was to save the two of them!
Sophia was stunned for several seconds after hearing it, her body trembling slightly, wanting to cry but biting her lip tightly.
Finally, she snorted, holding back all her emotions.
The reaction of this blonde girl reminded Li Andy of the character summaries of the two heroines:
【Yuquan Youxi appears frail, but her heart is incredibly strong. Sophia, on the other hand, is outwardly tough but inwardly soft. Her hedgehog-like personality is merely a defense mechanism formed by her tragic childhood. If you can make her drop all her guard, she will cling to you like a kitten, allowing you to caress her.】
Li Andy sighed inwardly and helped the other party up:
“Now is not the time to cry. Later, I’ll pretend to chase you, making noise to attract the Dean’s attention, so Youxi can break the array’s core quickly.”
“Understood!”
Sophia wiped away her remaining tears and nodded. As soon as she took a step, the sharp pain in her ankle made her body go soft, and she fell straight into Li Andy’s arms.
“Sprained your ankle?”
Li Andy raised an eyebrow, almost forgetting that the damage feedback for game characters and real-life people is completely different.
Games only slow you down, but in reality, intense pain constantly stimulates the brain, thereby affecting other bodily functions.
And if not dealt with promptly, it will continue to worsen.
Li Andy cut a piece of fabric from a nearby curtain, wrapped it around a wooden splint, and prepared to use it to stabilize Sophia’s ankle.
He learned this method from a mountaineering team. Although it couldn’t heal the wound, it could alleviate walking pain in the short term.
“Lift your foot, quickly.”
Li Andy squatted down and urged.
Sophia frowned, but her body didn’t resist, nor did she cooperate.
Li Andy sighed, somewhat roughly taking off her shoes.
“You!”
Sophia trembled with pain, gripping the nearby table tightly with both hands to keep herself from falling.
Li Andy ignored her and began to quickly bandage her.
Compared to her outwardly fierce personality, Sophia’s feet appeared so delicate and small.
A gentle grasp, and it fits entirely in the palm.
The delicate touch of her skin was like caressing a face.
Truly the most sales-boosting selling point for the game’s productivity.
Unfortunately, time was short, so there was no time for further appreciation.
After Li Andy finished tying, he helped her put on her shoes:
“Make do for now, tonight will be over soon.”
The cloth shoes were clearly a size larger than her foot, only just filling up after being wrapped with bandages. It was probably for this reason that she sprained her ankle earlier.
Sophia tried to walk a few steps, and indeed, it didn’t hurt as much. Although she couldn’t run, walking quickly was not a big problem.
She looked at Li Andy, her expression complex:
“You… really didn’t lie to me?”
“Believe it or not! We’re in this together now!”
Li Andy was a bit impatient, handing her the baseball bat,
“Remember to run along the route I told you, and pick up things along the way! Don’t panic when you see the Dean. If you run around and get yourself killed, don’t blame Youxi and me for abandoning you!”
Sophia frowned. Although she was displeased with Li Andy’s attitude, she still obediently nodded. Then she used the baseball bat as a crutch and quickly walked out of the room.
Li Andy waited in place for about half a minute, then shouted loudly:
“Father! She’s here!!”