Maximilia exerted herself with brute force, and Alex was unable to resist. When she started smashing her lips into his, Alex was helpless. Without the strength to do anything about it, he decided he should simply enjoy the moment to the fullest.
Alex didn’t know if this was justifiable, but his body reacted very honestly. His mind was so foggy that he didn’t even think for a second that Maximilia’s saliva had been tainted with the scorpion’s poison as well. At one point, the two were so drowned in lust it was hard to tell who was taking the lead. Basically, this little ‘session’ lasted a very long time.
Even the fake moon seemed to have become shy as it set at a seemingly earlier than usual.
In the blink of an eye, the sky was bright once more. Alex and Maximilia were currently lying on the floor, unable to move an inch.
“Maximilia, it hurts!” Alex said.
“You don’t have to say it out loud. I’m in pain too!” Maximilia narrowed her eyes, wanting to turn to the side. However, she frowned the moment she tried moving.
It really did hurt a lot.
Later on, Alex was the one who had to turn around. He looked at Maximilia. Her hair seemed quite messy. “Maximilia, let me have a good look at you! I couldn’t see you properly for a few days. It was too dark…”
Maximilia pushed his face away. “What’s there to look at? This is just the body of an illusionary woman. She doesn’t even possess ten percent of my actual beauty.”
“Nah, I think you look pretty good.”
Maximilia was speechless. “Even if it’s an illusion, this is still our first time doing this together. It deserves to be in my memories forever.”
Maximilia then looked towards the sky in deep thought.
The two only regained their energy during the afternoon. It was fortunate that they were within the formation, and nobody could enter. If they weren’t, they would’ve been surrounded by demons, especially with their current state.
“Should we go look for the strategist’s treasures?” Maximilia asked.
“What’s the point? This is just one of the challenges of the Heavenly Stairs. Even if we do get it, we don’t actually have it in our possession. Besides, do you know where the treasure is?”
Maximilia’s lashes fluttered gently as she blinked. “Mhm!”
At the same time, another voice spoke up as well…
“Failed to kill the scholar and foil his mission to obtain the golden phoenix scorpion eggs. The contestant would be eliminated, banned from challenging again within a year.”
‘What?’
Alex looked towards Maximilia. “Was that your mission? Your mission… Was to kill me?!”
Maximilia smiled and nodded gently. In actual fact, she was still a little anxious.
‘I wonder if the elimination has any side effects. But according to the announcement, I’ll probably be fine.’
Alex didn’t know what to say. If she wanted to kill him, it would be as easy as pie. Yet she decided to give up on her own mission from the start. Instead, she focused on helping him complete his mission.
That was because she still wasn’t the actual Maximilia, she was Jade Benmore, Alex’s master.
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