The apocalypse is coming, but thankfully I have a harem of paper dolls.

"what--!"

A terrified scream caught in her throat. She jerked awake in bed, frantically grabbing the blanket that had been kicked aside and tightly wrapping it around her body, which was only clad in her underwear. She shrank into the corner of the bed, her face instantly turning from flushed to deathly pale, then quickly flushing bright red as she glared at the two of them, her expression a mixture of shame and anger.

"You...you...what are you doing here?! Drair! Mr. Law! What...what do you want?"

De Laier showed no remorse; instead, he stepped forward, his smile widening, carrying a mischievous "I understand you" tone.

"Oh dear, Miss Meiling, don't be nervous~ We heard everything just now~"

Zhou Meiling froze: "H-what did you hear?"

"Of course, it's hearing your... well, very 'interesting' sleep talking!"

Derek blinked, deliberately drawing out the words, "What 'no'? And those strange moaning sounds...tsk tsk, they're really getting on my nerves~"

Zhou Meiling's face flushed crimson, almost as if it were about to bleed. Her eyes darted around in a panic, wishing she could disappear into the ground: "I...I didn't! You're lying! I...I didn't..."

"You know perfectly well whether it's true or not."

De Layle pressed on, a sly smile on his face, and continued speaking leisurely to Zhou Meiling:

"And it's not just tonight. I've actually heard it every night before. Miss Meiling, you've been having those... very, very wonderful dreams every night, right? The sounds, the noises... they make me so worried for you!"

At this point, the witch changed the subject again: "So, tonight I specially invited the male lead from your dreams to come up here for you—if I hadn't dragged him up, he would have been too embarrassed to bother you~ How about that, isn't that nice enough?"

These words struck Zhou Meiling's heart like a hammer blow. She was overwhelmed with shame, her body trembling slightly, her knuckles white as she clenched the blanket. But then, Derek's words, "I dragged Master up here," brought a sudden sense of relief. Amidst her shame and anger, she felt that Derek was the one who had wronged her! Luo Jiajun had been forcibly brought here! This realization instantly lessened her resentment towards Luo Jiajun by more than half, leaving only gnashing teeth at Derek and extreme embarrassment at having her secret exposed.

However, now that things had come to this, Luo Jiajun looked at Zhou Meiling's eyes, which were filled with shame, embarrassment, and panic at being seen through, as well as her plump body wrapped only in a thin blanket. The last trace of hesitation in his heart was completely burned away—if he turned around and left, he would be no better than a beast!

At this moment, Dreyer continued to fuel the fire by asking Zhou Meiling, "Miss Meiling, look~ isn't our master's 'assets' amazing? Isn't it... even more magnificent than you've ever dreamed of? Do you want it? Do you want to... personally experience its warmth and power? Hmm?"

Zhou Meiling felt hot all over and turned her head away in shame, not daring to look again, but she couldn't help but steal glances at the amazing outline out of the corner of her eye.

The outline and the thickness that Derek showed when he kneaded her instantly ignited certain images that had just appeared in her dream. A strong current of heat, mixed with shame, curiosity and some indescribable desire, surged from deep within her lower abdomen and instantly swept through her body, making her feel hot all over and making it difficult to breathe.

She felt her mouth was dry and her cheeks were burning hot. She subconsciously lowered her legs, turned her head away, and dared not look again, but she couldn't help but steal a glance out of the corner of her eye.

Luo Jiajun took in Zhou Meiling's reaction. Without further hesitation, he removed Derek's hand and stepped onto the bed. To Zhou Meiling's astonishment, he cupped her burning cheeks in his strong hands, giving her no chance to react or refuse, and lowered his head to kiss her deeply!

"Ugh—!" Zhou Meiling's eyes widened instantly, her body stiffening like a stone.

Luo Jiajun's kiss was domineering and passionate, with an irresistible force. It instantly pried open her slightly parted lips, which were trembling with surprise. His fiery tongue plunged in, greedily seizing her sweetness and breath.

A powerful masculine aura instantly overwhelmed her. This sudden attack should have filled her with fear and anger. However, the secret desire buried deep in her heart, the burning passion aroused by Dreyer, and the unique charm emanating from Luo Jiajun that had captivated her in countless dreams, caused her stiff body to soften rapidly after the initial resistance.

Her mind was blank, but her body seemed to have its own consciousness.

When Luo Jiajun's hot, large hand, with undeniable force, ripped open the blanket she was tightly wrapped in and caressed her plump waist, which was only covered by underwear, Zhou Meiling trembled violently. A whimper, seemingly both resistance and acceptance, escaped from deep in her throat, and the arms she had been holding to her chest unconsciously loosened their grip.

Seeing this, Derek's eyes flashed with a smug gleam of triumph.

Zhou Meiling's current state is largely due to her influence. As a witch from the erotic world, she naturally possesses some erotic magic—for example, subtly amplifying Zhou Meiling's hidden desires and letting them grow wildly like weeds. She simply deliberately concealed this information.

Besides, flies don't land on eggs without cracks. If Zhou Meiling hadn't already harbored some feelings for Luo Jiajun, how could her magic have remained effective and become increasingly pronounced? Now that Luo Jiajun and Zhou Meiling have successfully united, she will simply keep this secret forever.

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The next day, morning.

When Rinko finished preparing breakfast and called everyone downstairs to eat, Luo Jiajun, who was supposed to be sleeping in the master bedroom on the first floor, came down from the second floor with Zhou Meiling. Everyone knew then that... Luo Jiajun had taken another big cabbage.

After returning to her normal form, Annerose, who had gone from being three parts arrogant and seven parts coquettish, became seven parts arrogant and three parts coquettish. Upon seeing this, she couldn't help but frown and snort coldly.

Xuefeng, as always, muttered in a disdainful tone, "Hmph, you filthy pervert!"

Despite the stares from others, Luo Jiajun remained completely open about it. Everyone knew the entire team was his harem. Luo Jiajun had never acted; he openly and honestly maintained his harem and refused to pretend to be a virtuous gentleman.

Zhou Meiling, who was experiencing forbidden fruit for the first time, was neither a seasoned veteran like Delaire or Bayonetta, nor was she as accustomed to it as Rinko had been through Luo Jiajun's repeated explorations. She inevitably felt shy, so much so that she kept her head down and ate her meal the entire time.

"By the way, Xiao Luo, our food reserves are running low."

Suddenly, Rinko reminded Luo Jiajun at the dinner table.

Although capsule homes are fully equipped with supplies, the supplies consumed will not be regenerated.

The team now has more than two hands. In the past half month, if everyone hadn't occasionally gathered supplies and mixed in the fruits from Zyra's harvest with their food, they probably would have run out of food long ago.

Of course, they wouldn't starve to death. Zyra is far too authoritative in this regard. She can conjure fruit trees on her own and cultivate any fruit and vegetables she finds. It's just that since the new version update, Luo Jiajun has been leading the team around and hasn't paid much attention to this aspect.

Not everyone in the group liked running around. However, almost everyone prioritized Luo Jiajun's ideas, so no one raised any objections. At this point, only Annie Rose and Mizuki Yukikaze, who hadn't yet established a relationship with Luo Jiajun, dared to speak up.

Yukikaze couldn't help but complain:

"I don't know why you keep leading everyone around all day. You're perfectly capable of setting up a stable camp and living a good life. You big pervert, do you just love adventure so much...?"

At first, Yukikaze quite enjoyed this "adventure" lifestyle, running around in the post-apocalyptic fog fighting various monsters. After all, given her age and relatively impulsive personality, she genuinely loved the adventure and monster-hunting genre.

But since it's always the same routine, she inevitably gets tired and bored of it.

Luo Jiajun was helpless; after all, that's how "games" are. He couldn't very well tell the women that he actually had a game in his head, and that everything that happened in the world was caused by this game in his mind, could he?

It wasn't convenient for Luo Jiajun to tell the women that he had been leading the team around to complete tasks, fight bosses, and open chests. He simply ignored Xuefeng's complaints. The others, more perceptive than Xuefeng, saw that Luo Jiajun didn't want to explain and didn't press the matter.

"Just eat, why talk so much?" At this moment, Luo Jiajun picked up a fried egg from the table and stuffed it into Xuefeng's mouth.

"Ugh...!" Xuefeng glared at Luo Jiajun in resistance as he was forcibly fed.

Just at this time.

"Boom--!"

A deafening clap of thunder erupted outside! The thunder shook the heavens!

"Wow...!"

Xuefeng trembled with fright. One second he was looking at Luo Jiajun with a fierce expression, and the next he was filled with terror.

It's quite amusing that a dignified "Lightning Release Mage" was caught off guard and startled by the thunder.

But before Luo Jiajun could laugh at Xuefeng, he heard thunder rumbling outside, and from the direction of Qixian County to the north, he could faintly hear the roar of a dragon.

'Something's wrong! Something's amiss!'

Luo Jiajun immediately became serious. Leda, Bayonetta, and the others beside him naturally sensed something was wrong, and their expressions changed as well.

"Master, the sound came from the county town to the north. The roar just now sounded like a dragon's roar. Could this be related to the great ice dragon named Polez that is lurking in Qixian County?"

"That's most likely its roar. Let's go out and take a look."

Luo Jiajun led the women out of the residence.

Despite the thick morning fog, people could still see from afar that dark clouds were gathering over Qixian County to the north, and a storm was brewing, with lightning and thunder.

As the continuous, deafening crackling of thunder reached our ears.

Bayonetta narrowed her eyes and said slowly, "So... that so-called great ice dragon also has the ability to control lightning?"

Luo Jiajun remained silent, but with a thought, he silently summoned the game map. He then noticed that in Qixian County to the north, there were two skull and crossbones symbols, representing "high-value targets," placed side-by-side!

This kind of thing happened before when the orc boss fought against the Storm Bear Voliril!

Based on what he had just seen and heard, Luo Jiajun was almost certain that it was another "dog-eat-dog" scenario unfolding!

Perhaps it is not the great ice dragon Polez lurking in Qixian County that also has the ability to control lightning.

Instead, it's another boss who can control lightning, currently battling Polez!

"When the snipe and the clam fight... should I be the one who profits from it?" Luo Jiajun couldn't help but ponder.

Taking the previous example of Storm Bear Voliril, the rewards for defeating a legendary boss are exceptionally rich. However, the corresponding risks are also extremely high.

Just then, gusts of cold air swept in from the north. You sing, you are in the forest, are you there...?

As the biting wind, carrying mist, swept past everyone, their clothes and exposed skin were instantly covered with a layer of frost!

"Ugh...it's so cold! Colder than...it's even colder than when I was at the polar base station..."

Zhou Meiling, whose physical condition was the most average, was the first to give out. But she had worked at a polar base station before and had some resistance to the cold, yet she couldn't hold on for long.

Archina's three daughters quickly hid behind Archina's tall body, and the three girls hugged each other—it should be noted that in the setting of "Resident Evil 8", their biggest weakness is that they are afraid of the cold.

"Everyone, go back inside!"

Luo Jiajun was also shivering from the cold, so he quickly called the women back inside.

Back in the house, Luo Jiajun went straight to the bedroom, brought the blanket to the living room, and had Zhou Meiling lie on the sofa to cover her. Zhou Meiling thanked Luo Jiajun shyly. Annie Rose, standing nearby, said sourly, "Couldn't you just let her lie down in her bedroom?"

Luo Jiajun explained, "It's mainly about what's happening in the north. I have some things to say to everyone."

Then Luo Jiajun and the women began to analyze the situation. Judging from the lightning and thunder just now, followed by the cold wind... and at this moment, a dragon's roar came from the north, and the roar sounded quite angry.

Therefore, Luo Jiajun confidently told the women that there was probably another being in the north who could control lightning and whose combat power was comparable to that of the Storm Bear Volir, and that was currently fighting against the Great Ice Dragon Poletz.

“Actually, most of you have probably already noticed that every time I defeat a powerful enemy, my strength becomes even stronger… You can understand this as me absorbing some kind of energy from the powerful enemies I kill. My summoning spells are also powered by this energy,” Luo Jiajun said meaningfully.

Although it hadn't been explicitly stated that they were going to war, the women instantly understood Luo Jiajun's message—while the two powerful figures in the northern county were locked in a life-or-death struggle, they should hurry and seize the opportunity to take advantage of the situation!

Xuefeng had initially wanted to retort to Luo Jiajun, but upon hearing Luo Jiajun say that the energy absorbed from killing powerful enemies could be used for summoning, she immediately became incredibly enthusiastic.

"Hmph! No matter what kind of monster it is, I'm not afraid!"—Although she didn't explicitly say she would go to war with Luo Jiajun, the little girl's meaning was quite clear.

As for the others, such as Achina, Rinko Akiyama, and Jera, who had long followed Luo Jiajun, needless to say, they would unconditionally support whatever Luo Jiajun wanted to do.

Even after Annerose regained her normal size, although she was more arrogant than spoiled, it didn't mean she had forgotten the care and concern Luo Jiajun had shown her when her power was weakened. Therefore, she remained silent, which could be considered as tacit approval.

However, given the extremely high risk of the upcoming battle, Luo Jiajun decided after some thought to leave Zhou Meiling, Achina and her three daughters, 2B whose mech had already been damaged, and Ye Yibu to stay in the capsule residence.

The remaining members—Rinko Akiyama, Drael, Zyra, Leda, Mai Shiranui, Rosemon, Annerose, Yukikaze Mizushiro, and Bayonetta—followed Luo Jiajun northward to Qixian County!

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The biting wind felt like countless tiny ice needles piercing through clothing and sinking deep into the skin. The dense fog was no longer just a visual obstruction; it carried a deadly low temperature, making each breath feel like inhaling ice shards, causing excruciating pain in the lungs.

Luo Jiajun and his group were braving the terrifying cold currents naturally emitted by the Great Ice Dragon Polez as they struggled through the ruins on the edge of Qixian County. Every step they took landed on thick frost, making a crisp "crack" sound.

The closer you get to the center of the county town, the harsher the environment becomes. Abandoned vehicles, collapsed buildings—everything is covered by thick, bluish-green ice, resembling a giant ice sculpture tomb.

The air here is filled with the chilling, metallic scent of permafrost and some ancient creature. The ice storm is no longer intermittent, but a continuous howl, whipping up ice crystals and snow pellets that lash against the face like knives.

Even Luo Jiajun and the women, whose physical abilities far surpassed those of ordinary people, had to exert their strength to resist, which slowed their progress.

"Hmm, it's getting colder and colder... Even the North and South Poles aren't this cold!"

Mizuki Yukikaze's teeth chattered, and tiny arcs of electricity crackled around her in an attempt to ward off the cold, but to little avail. No sooner had she spoken than a deafening roar ripped through the howling wind and snow, echoing from the depths of the thick fog and ice curtain ahead!

"Roar-!!!"

The sound was filled with rage and pain; it was the roar of the Great Ice Dragon, Polez! Immediately following it was an even sharper roar, with a metallic, scraping quality:

"Despicable dragon! Die!"

With this roar, a thick, terrifying purple lightning bolt, like a divine spear of judgment, suddenly tore through the surging ice mist and snow, and slammed into the direction from which the dragon's roar came!

"Boom——!!!"

A deafening explosion, accompanied by blinding lightning, erupted, instantly dispelling the thick fog and ice crystals in a small area. In this brief moment of light, Luo Jiajun and the others finally saw the scene at the center of the battlefield!

A colossal, suffocating creature sat coiled in the center of the frozen plaza. Its entire body was covered in thick, dark blue scales, the edges of which were edged with sharp icicles. Its enormous wings were folded at its sides, and each flap unleashed an even more violent icy storm. A long neck connected to a ferocious dragon's head, its icy blue vertical pupils burning with extreme fury, and it spewed frosty breath that could freeze everything—it was the Great Ice Dragon, Polez!

And confronting it was an equally majestic figure.

It was a dragon-man over ten meters tall! His entire body was covered in deep purple, shimmering metallic scales, his muscles bulging, brimming with explosive power. A thick dragon tail swung powerfully behind him, whipping the air with a booming sound.

The most eye-catching thing was the huge trident that the dragonman held tightly in his hand. The trident was wrapped with leaping purple arcs of electricity, and it was the trident that had just unleashed the terrifying pillar of lightning!

【High-Value Target: "The Great Ice Dragon" Polez (Gold)】

【High-Value Target: "Dragon Lord" Banopald (Gold)】

"Flying Dragon?" Looking at the game information written in gold above the heads of the two bosses, Luo Jiajun keenly grasped the key information in Banopald's words. He then signaled the women behind him to lower their bodies and use the frozen building ruins as cover, observing the battlefield with bated breath.

"Roar! Dragonman bastard!"

At that moment, Polez's voice rang out like two massive glaciers rubbing together, filled with disdain and rage.

"This land now belongs to the great Polez! You and your long-vanished ancient dragon masters should be frozen solid and turned into eternal ice sculptures!"

As it spoke, the ice dragon suddenly opened its massive maw, unleashing an even thicker, ice-blue breath, carrying a chilling aura that could freeze the soul, towards Banopald!

"Extinction? How dare you desecrate the glory of the Ancient Dragon Clan!" Banopald roared furiously, his voice filled with deep-seated hatred. His trident erupted with blinding lightning as he thrust it forward!

"Boom—crash!"

The thick spear of lightning clashed violently with the breath of frost! Ice and lightning, two completely opposite yet equally terrifying energies, clashed and annihilated each other in mid-air!