She Was Sentenced to Life Imprisonment [Unlimited] - Chapter 56

Chapter 56: Rose Manor (21) – The End

◎My Bl00d Can Help You Leave◎

When Jiang Nan walked over, she saw Luo Ning standing to the side with a shovel, deep in thought.

Only when Jiang Nan reached her side did Luo Ning smile, with a hint of a complaint.

“Little Jiang Nan, you’re so slow.”

In front of them was a coffin that Luo Ning had already dug up. It was a transparent, expensive crystal coffin, with roses scattered over it, making the un-decayed beauty inside look as if she were just sleeping peacefully.

This sight alone showed the silent and passionate love of the person who buried her.

This was Henrietta’s corpse. After it was dug up, the roses coiled around it, trying to cover it again.

The person inside the crystal coffin suddenly opened her eyes and met Jiang Nan’s. The hollow, beautiful eyes gradually filled with confusion, and a moment later, with a bone-chilling coldness. Her red lips parted slightly, and she silently said something to Luo Ning before closing her eyes again.

Luo Ning’s arm wrapped around Jiang Nan’s waist, pulling the sleeping girl into her embrace. She looked down at her sleeping face and chuckled softly.

“Okay.”

Her reply was for who, no one knew.

Soon, the roses inside the castle could no longer hold back the flocks of vultures. Their sharp beaks bit through the branches, and a terrifying aura pushed the roses back. From the path they cleared, a man walked out with a sinister, triumphant smile.

The man’s hand suddenly grabbed a rose that was trying to retract. The brutal force crushed the petals, and the bl00d inside splattered on his face, making his gloomy expression even more frightening.

“Henrietta, you’ll regret refusing me!”

To this day, he still couldn’t get over the fact that Henrietta would rather die than reject him. Every time he remembered, it was like a shameful memory, so he wanted to completely obliterate this unpleasant source.

Yan Xin looked at the man who had come out, with a hint of disdain in her eyes. She raised her chin arrogantly and said,

“Gabriel?”

The man frowned, and the two people beside him immediately spoke in sharp tones.

“Insolent! You should address him as Duke Gabriel.”

Yan Xin’s gaze lingered on the two of them for a moment, then she rolled her eyes and sneered.

“I wondered where two people had gone missing. Turns out they went to be someone’s lackeys.”

The two people were expressionless, their eyes filled only with respect for Gabriel.

Seeing their demeanor, and not having heard the system announce their deaths, the players somewhat guessed that they had been controlled by Gabriel. Even Yan Xin’s mocking words didn’t cause their faces to show any anger.

Gabriel walked out, his gaze sweeping over the players. He smiled.

“I’m a magnanimous person. I forgive your disrespect. Today, I’ve come to help you kill Henrietta and leave this place.”

Upon hearing his words, a few of them subtly frowned, finding him a bit conceited, but they tacitly didn’t say anything. Yan Xin only gave up her retort after being held back by Yang Yi.

“Follow me,” Gabriel said.

After speaking, he strode outside, followed by the two people and the red vultures, who were both strange and yet scrambling to be first.

Gabriel led them to the back of the castle, where Luo Ning had been waiting for a long time.

Gabriel only glanced at Luo Ning, didn’t ask where Jiang Nan was, and went directly to the crystal coffin that had been dug up.

He looked at the person lying quietly inside. Despite his hatred for the stunning face, he still showed a look of obsession.

The players looked at the person lying inside with some surprise, but then they remembered the system’s final prompt. The look in their eyes instantly changed.

Only by killing Henrietta could the players clear the instance.

Luo Ning put away her smile and adopted a respectful demeanor toward Gabriel. Her eyes lowered, and she spoke.

“Duke, I’ve already found Miss Henrietta for you.”

Hearing Luo Ning’s tone, the others were a little surprised and looked over, just in time to see Luo Ning’s lowered head and a subtle, playful smirk on her lips, a nonchalant attitude as if she were treating a game.

Gabriel raised his chin, arrogant and confident, and said with satisfaction.

“You’ve done very well.”

After that, he once again sized up the woman in the crystal coffin.

A long, dark-red dress like bl00d, closed eyes, and a pale, bloodless face that couldn’t conceal her unparalleled elegance. The coffin was entwined with scarlet roses, giving it a decadent and glamorous feel.

Suddenly, a ringing in his ears nearly burst his eardrums. The people he brought and the vultures they possessed all showed pained expressions. A piercing shriek echoed through the manor, like a warning from a higher level of existence outside.

The bewildered players were startled by the sudden scene. The grating sound made them immediately cover their ears.

Yan Xin frowned, questioning Yang Yi with her eyes, but Yang Yi clearly didn’t know what was going on and could only shake her head.

Then, the figure of Luo Ning suddenly flashed through their minds. When they looked for her, they saw her standing to the side with a listless expression, her fingertips lightly tapping her slender arm, as if she was secretly counting something.

“You know, don’t you? And where did that sickly person go?” Yan Xin came up to Luo Ning and asked her without ceremony. After speaking, she once again secretly looked around, and indeed, she didn’t find Jiang Nan’s figure, which made her even more suspicious.

Luo Ning usually followed Jiang Nan, but now Jiang Nan was nowhere to be seen. The most terrifying possibility they suspected was that Luo Ning had killed her, but the system hadn’t announced a death, so they didn’t dare to jump to conclusions.

Luo Ning raised her head and covered her mouth with a laugh, but she didn’t answer the question. Her gaze swept over them, and then she asked in a condescending tone.

“Do you want to believe the liar, or help her?”

Luo Ning’s words paused, her gaze looking at an unknown place, and she spoke again.

“Little Jiang Nan asked.”

Hearing this, they looked at Luo Ning with confusion, but they didn’t get an explanation. At that moment, Gabriel recovered, but his face was extremely grim.

Gabriel hadn’t expected the unexpected turn of events just now. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t figure out the reason. Even though he could feel it was acting, it was precisely because of its actions that he was able to leave the secret room that had trapped him in such a short time after Luo Ning had dug up Henrietta. But it had given him very few hints, as if something was interfering.

He raised a hand to wipe away the bl00d flowing from his ear, which was thick, warm, and had a foul, nauseating smell.

His vicious eyes looked at the woman in the crystal coffin. The slightly upturned corner of her mouth seemed to be mocking him, which made him even angrier.

Gabriel thought that everything just now was Henrietta’s provocation to him. He sneered, his lips curling.

“Miss Henrietta, you’re asking for death. A noble person like me, and your refusal made me lose face! Today I will make you pay the price again!”

He talked to himself and was about to reach out and grab the roses covering the coffin, but they wrapped around his arm and tightened. The immense force seemed to want to crush his hand.

But Gabriel scoffed with disdain, “Tsk,” and muttered to himself that she was overestimating herself. He then brutally tore off the branches. The fresh bl00d, carrying a floral scent, instantly splattered. When it landed on the roses nearby, it made them writhe even more rampantly and arrogantly, without any retreat.

The man reined in his anger and once again put on a pitiful expression, looking at Henrietta from a high position. He spoke slowly, as disgusting as he had been in the illusion.

“Miss Henrietta, we will cure your illness.”

After saying that, at his signal, the person possessed by the witch doctor and the vultures surrounded the coffin. Shadows fell upon it, and the strange, obscure incantations they mumbled were utterly suffocating.

Luo Ning was among them, acting the part, as if she were truly following Gabriel’s orders to deal with Henrietta.

The coiling roses were gradually crushed by an invisible force. They writhed for a few moments, then withered into ash and were carried away by the cold wind, exposing the person in the crystal coffin to everyone’s eyes.

Gabriel laughed triumphantly. He walked to the coffin and placed his hand on the lid. This time, no roses came up to stop him, which made him even more arrogant.

“Miss Henrietta, I told you, you’ll regret it.”

After saying that, he applied force to his hand. The coffin lid shattered, scattering onto the woman’s body but not scratching her skin.

The woman’s eyes suddenly flew open. Her scarlet, bl00d-red pupils reflected the man’s startled face. A smile slowly crept onto her lips, cold and mocking. She spoke.

“Please answer, what is my favorite perfume?”

After Henrietta finished speaking, her eyes were filled with coldness. An invisible pressure descended, making people afraid to look directly at her.

They remembered the rule and looked at Gabriel. The man’s face was ashen, but he was unable to move.

Henrietta had trapped him with her own rules.

A powerful aura swept over him. The moment the aura that it had left on him disappeared, he, who had been fearless, felt as if he was being gnawed on by ants. It was extremely uncomfortable, as if if he didn’t answer, he would die the next second.

Gabriel didn’t believe it at first, but with every passing second, the pain on his body intensified, and it had disappeared without a trace. This made him start to panic. His pale lips moved slightly, but he couldn’t answer.

He watched as Henrietta stood up. The long blade in her hand flashed with a cold light. A terrifying aura surrounded him, making him feel endless fear, but his body was unable to move no matter what.

Gabriel had no idea what Henrietta’s preferences were; he only knew the rumor that she liked to grow roses.

That’s right, roses…

He caught sight of the roses on the ground out of the corner of his eye and immediately answered excitedly.

“Roses.”

“Incorrect answer.” Henrietta smiled, but her eyes held a ruthless, bloodthirsty killing intent.

Her hand raised the blade, and it fell, separating his head from his body. Bl00d splattered everywhere.

Gabriel looked in terror at his own head rolling at his feet. A large amount of bl00d had stained his body, and in his hands was a headless corpse.

【Player Xu Hao, death announced.】

His body shook violently. He noticed the difference in Henrietta. His hoarse voice, filled with anger, said,

“You’re not Henrietta! Who are you?”

“Henrietta’s” scarlet eyes narrowed. She looked down at him condescendingly, cold and heartless. She spoke slowly.

“Gabriel, you can’t question me.”

Its non-appearance made Gabriel instantly panic. Facing the woman who was approaching, he began to search for people he could use. He saw Yan Xin and the others standing to the side and immediately became excited.

“You, you’re the ones it sent to help me!”

The players didn’t move. That was because just moments ago, the system had issued its final mission.

For the players to kill Gabriel.

A strange fluctuation swept through the instance, as if something was quietly changing.

With the system in chaos, the boss position had been successfully reversed. The players, wanting to leave, rushed up, but not to help Gabriel as he wished. On the contrary, they had come to kill him.

Luo Ning hadn’t asked which side the players would take, but their self-interest provided the answer.

【Congratulations on clearing the instance. All players have been teleported out of the instance.】

After the players disappeared, Luo Ning remained standing where she was, looking at the man’s unrecognizable, dying body on the ground.

Footsteps drew closer, and Jiang Nan appeared at her side. The long blade in her hand delivered the final blow. The soul and bl00d were completely devoured.

The long blade hummed, and after its satisfaction, the red light on the hilt flickered as if it were acting spoiled.

Jiang Nan’s one blow ensured Gabriel’s complete death. Even if it were to appear again, it would be no use.

A cold glint flashed again. Bl00d flowed onto her pale wrist, particularly dazzling in the clear moonlight.

The bl00d that dripped onto the ground didn’t land on a single rose. The scent of rust mixed with the fragrance of flowers, creating a strange aroma in the air.

Henrietta, who had come out, looked at her wrist. The fresh bl00d on it made her stare for a long time. Finally, when the bl00d pooled at the place of her death, she suddenly understood something and smiled.

“I love it.”

Using bl00d as perfume was a sacrifice to her and a form of recognition.

“My bl00d can help you break free from it.”

Jiang Nan spoke, her voice slightly different. She looked down at the bl00d flowing from her wrist, which was indifferent and bloodthirsty, but under the cold moonlight, it had a trace of divinity.

Upon hearing this, Henrietta and Corey were startled at the same time. The air around them changed, surrounding them as if slowly drawing them away.

“Little Jiang Nan, you’ve worked hard.” Luo Ning took her hand and kissed it on the lips. Her lips were stained with Jiang Nan’s bl00d, making her look like a demonic creature. The smile in her eyes held the same bloodlust as Jiang Nan’s now.

The intimate gestures and her slightly upturned, bewitching eyes made Jiang Nan suddenly recall that person again, causing her to overlook the deep satisfaction and indifference in Luo Ning’s eyes.

But in that look, Jiang Nan suddenly snapped back to reality. She looked down at the wound that was slowly healing. The stinging pain and warm bl00d caused a trace of confusion in her.

“Luo Ning.” For some reason, Jiang Nan suddenly wanted to call out her name, because she knew that in a moment, they would be separated.

“Mmm, I’m here.”

Luo Ning spoke softly, like a gentle feather brushing against Jiang Nan’s heart.

The wild wind blew. The rose petals in the sky were like a romantic curtain call. The howling wind made people’s ears hurt. Jiang Nan heard Henrietta’s voice, which was light and elegant, filled with joy and relief.

“Go forward to leave. Don’t look back.”