It's so painful! So hard! So difficult!

Bai Lin grabbed her cloak tightly with one hand and pulled it outward with great force. The entire cloak instantly covered her entire body. The next moment, her armor disappeared along with the cloak in her hand, revealing her tight-fitting outfit as an inner layer.

The all-black tight outfit shows off her perfect curves. Whether it is a vest or hot pants, the black fabric fits her body perfectly, making her fair and healthy skin look even more radiant.

Since it was worn as an inner layer of armor, Bai Lin did not wear bandages as hand guards this time, making her look even cleaner. Her white hair with gold dots fell directly to her waist, reflecting her clear and bright golden eyes.

The slightly indifferent eyes and the uncurved smile on his lips also seem to hold a certain mysterious charm. His energetic attire, however, is filled with a distant and seductive look, and his overall demeanor appears to be more mature. It must be said that without the "hero" posture that he displays, Bai Lin's temperament is now somewhat less so. It's just that he lacks that sense of intimacy, and there is a sense of loneliness.

An elegant and light-hearted charm concealed Bai Lin's sharpness. Simply looking at Bai Lin like this did not make one feel radiant or eager to follow him. Instead, he was more like the tender white sunlight of the afternoon, revealing peace and tranquility.

It seemed as if the scorching heat had become much more pleasant because of her. With one hand at her waist and the other hanging naturally at her side, Bai Lin stood so casually and effortlessly, yet she held her ground in the most perfect, almost artistic posture.

The pupils of the two lizardmen were almost shrunk to the size of beans, and after a moment of silence, they opened their mouths and howled loudly,

"I—shit—"

"So-beautiful-"

"Stop making noise! ​​Yelling is a form of noise, just shut up!"

Bai Lin shouted this with a hint of anger, but she certainly didn't really rush towards the two lizardmen with murderous intent. The two lizardmen also reacted immediately and shut their mouths.

It's not their fault. You know, people's aesthetic standards fluctuate depending on the person they're with. A child's biological parents, who they spend every day with, are often much more attractive than a stranger's aunt. Even looking at yourself in the mirror or taking a selfie, you can see the difference.

This difference is partly due to "adaptability." Regardless of the rounding effect of the lens, people will always think they look better in the mirror. This is because you often look in the mirror, gradually becoming more accustomed to and familiar with your reflection.

On the other hand, due to the "contrast" effect, after adapting to a certain appearance, people will fine-tune their aesthetic standards in a short period of time. For example, if you chat with an exceptionally good-looking person for half an hour, and then look in the mirror, you will find that you look weird and not as good-looking as before.

For the lizardmen, the latter was clearly the case. Bai Lin, a mysterious figure shrouded in armor and a cloak, was not tall, and his voice was somewhat indistinguishable due to the cloak. This intuitively led them to believe that Bai Lin might be a species with a rather unusual appearance. After all, living in a place like this, those who hide their appearances are likely to have secrets of their own.

For example, the body looks human-like, but is actually a collection of insects and beasts...

Chapter 479 Mental Frailty

The lizardmen were used to seeing strange creatures, so they had prepared for President Bai Lin's unusual behavior. Who could have imagined... Bai Lin would do the exact opposite?

"I'm so sorry, brother...oh no, sister, is it okay to call you that? You are so beautiful that we couldn't recover for a moment——"

Bai Lin sighed. Judging from what the lizardmen had said, they probably also thought that elves were very beautiful. However, she was not particularly worried. As long as she put on the cloak, these lizardmen would at most remember that she was beautiful, but they would not remember what she looked like.

"Forget it, let's get this over with quickly."

Xiaoli quickly patted Ziqiang beside him, and Ziqiang picked up a black pendant that looked like a dog tag from the side with his trembling hands and brought it to Bai Lin.

"This is our resonance meter. Once you put it on and fine-tune it with our other equipment for a while, you can wear it and rest elsewhere. At that time, your thought waves will be synchronized with ours."

"It will make you perform some simulated mental tests without you realizing it, but it will also make you a little mentally exhausted. You can go to the room you found me in earlier and rest for a while..."

Ziqiang, who seemed to be very impatient and not very good at expressing himself, was actually quite organized when he spoke. However, he didn't usually speak for long. Xiaoli interrupted him halfway through his sentence and said,

"Have you lost yourself in looking at beautiful women? You're so ashamed to let her stay in your room! We have a few unused rooms here. They were originally used to store things, but with blankets spread out, they can almost be used as our residence. You can rest there when the time comes. You can even take a nap if you want."

"you…"

Ziqiang didn't know how many times Xiaoli had choked him today, but he knew that he hadn't thought things through properly. So he didn't say anything else, just glared at Xiaoli for a while.

"Mental breakdown...Okay, let's get started."

Bai Lin weighed the pros and cons. As the Son of God, she seemed to have special mental resistance. If things didn't work out, she could just tear the dog tag off. She also didn't think that if her mental state weakened a bit, she would be at the mercy of others.

This time, Ziqiang didn't say anything more. He pulled a handle that was probably a switch. After a roar and vibration, a bronze-colored steel pipe slowly rose up, and its head was just aimed at the place where the pendant was placed on Bai Lin's chest.

At the end of this metal product, there was a layer of plating that looked crystal clear and like a gemstone. Through Bai Lin's amazing dynamic vision, he could even see some powdery substance dripping from it.

Although the plating was engraved with a very complex pattern, like a sword inserted in a spider web, which was quite consistent with Bai Lin's understanding of the "magic circle", Bai Lin could not rely on his own divinity to feel even a trace of magic from the plating.

"Please align the steel pipe, the pendant, and your chest. After a moment of contact, the resonance device on your chest will begin to operate, and then I will take you to rest."

Xiaoli said so, and Bai Lin, ever the man of action, followed his lead. A moment later, at Xiaoli's signal, she left the long metal tube. The pendant on her chest seemed to be engraved with the same pattern as the plating. But despite the warm sensation emanating from the pendant, Bai Lin didn't feel anything unusual.

"Is this all right? I don't feel anything..."

Bai Lin said this nonchalantly, and was about to take a step towards the ground, when he suddenly stumbled and almost fell to the ground. Xiao Li quickly reacted and went forward to support Bai Lin, but Bai Lin just stretched out his hand to signal him not to help, and then stood up on his own.

"...I'm a little weak, but it's okay. Please lead the way."

Ziqiang glanced at Bai Lin's eyes and found that she seemed quite energetic. He did not say much and led her outside. Xiao Miyu, who had been standing aside for a long time, saw this and quickly jumped up and walked to Bai Lin's side, saying happily,

"Great! I was wondering why Big Sister, you're so pretty, why are you wearing armor? You'll look so much better without it!"

"...Stop making noise, little one, or I won't take you on the mecha. I'm going to rest somewhere else now. Why don't you stay here and play with the big lizardmen brothers?"

Although Bai Lin's walking posture looked the same as usual and her expression was normal, she seemed to be even less interested in facing Miyu's disturbance. Little Miyu tilted her head and said,

"Of course I go wherever my sister goes, they won't play with me either."

Bai Lin glanced at Mi Yu. If it were usual, she would probably say something like "Then I won't play with you either." But she just replied weakly,

"whatever."

This wolf girl picked up on the roadside, although I don't know why, she really acts very clingy to me. Bai Lin shook her dizzy head, she didn't have the extra energy to think about whether there was something suspicious.

After walking normally to a room with only four walls and some lights, Xiaoli offered to get Bai Lin a blanket, but Bai Lin refused, saying he already had one. The moment the door closed, leaving only Bai Lin and Miyuki alone in the room, Bai Lin seemed to have lost all his strength, leaning heavily against the wall before sitting down.

At this moment, Bai Lin felt as if she'd been playing games all night for three days. The dizziness and pain from lack of rest made her eyelids feel as heavy as a thousand pounds. The urge to fall asleep thrummed in her alarm clock, disturbing her nerves, but the stabbing pain made it difficult for her to find peace after closing her eyes.

Moreover, Bai Lin didn't dare to sleep in such a place.

When humans' minds are extremely weakened, their thinking actually becomes more divergent due to the lack of a formalized train of thought. This is exactly what Bai Lin is facing now. Not only is she more wary of the lizardmen than before, she even suspects that there might be something wrong with Miyuki beside her.

Although she looks so weak, this is a different world. It's not surprising that her appearance and inner qualities are very different, right?

Chapter 480 What Should I Do?

It's even possible that he's never seen her true form, and what's revealed before his eyes is merely a fake, altered appearance. There are simply too many possibilities.

Although Bai Lin had begun to regret showing her weakness in front of Miyuki after thinking this, she was already beginning to feel a bit overwhelmed. Sitting there, she felt as if her body was extremely heavy. Even though her mind was full of thoughts, she had no desire to take any action.

I just sat in a dim corner, thinking fearfully about extremely unnecessary possibilities.

Looking at the gray walls, Bai Lin's blurred vision seemed to capture the past. More than ten years of hard work were completely torn apart by a roll of hospital notices. After that, Bai Lin often had this feeling.

Living in a state of subsistence, she still felt extremely uneasy. She had no idea what to do and felt she could do nothing. Thinking only made her more panicked, so she chose to give up some of her thoughts.

Bai Lin today seemed no different from the past. She had made long-term plans and tried her best, but because of an "accident", the promise she had made was completely shattered, completely obscuring the glimmer of hope she had seen.

Spreading out her hands, she saw blood stains on her white hands that made her feel fear and anxiety. Just like that night, the exact same illusion flashed through her eyes.

The crazed Saint vented her rage at the monsters on the street, but even with her immense fury, she couldn't bring back the girl who had walked into the sunlight before her eyes and then drifted away into the night before her eyes. Even when Bai Lin forced herself to keep going, she would still feel the immense mental torment from time to time.

She berated the Crown Lords for their corruption and incompetence, but wasn't she also lacking in that same ability? A single misjudgment had put her teammates in danger, leaving them only able to fulfill her last wish, unable to save her. Wasn't this the tragedy of impotence?

Bai Lin, who oppressed herself with a cold attitude, began to move towards an extreme of mental breakdown under this mental interference. All her thoughts finally came down to one question, a very simple question that she had asked herself countless times.

"What should I do?"

Like a resounding stone that ended the philosophers' discussion, Bai Lin's inner question could not get an effective answer. At this moment, a voice that made her hair stand on end and her eyes widened suddenly rang out from behind her.

"Kill them all... and rid the world of evil..."

The whispers, like the whispers of wronged souls, seemed to echo in the hollow hell, and reached Bai Lin's ears. The extremely cold malice penetrated into Bai Lin's body through her ears, causing her stiff body to tremble and her pupils to shrink. It was as if she had been summoned by the gods. Her eyes became a little dull, but her gaze was focused with great purpose. Then she turned her head slightly to look at Mi Yu beside her. The latter was looking at Bai Lin with a worried look on his face and asked,

"What's wrong, big sister, are you not feeling well?"

Miyu had never seen such a scene before. Bai Lin was shaking and his eyes looked erratic, which made it clear that he was in great discomfort. He had never thought that his life and death had unknowingly fallen into the hands of Bai Lin.

Her caring voice echoed in Bai Lin's ears, making Bai Lin a little more sober. However, the latter's eyes looking at Mi Yu also became a little sharper, not as calm as before.

"...It's nothing serious. I want to ask you a question. What kind of person do you think I am?"

The question, which didn't contain much emotion, sounded very heavy, and the meaning it contained was extraordinary. Miyu blinked her large, somewhat bewildered eyes, then immediately revealed a bright smile and answered without hesitation,

"Sister is of course a very good person."

Looking at this brilliant smile, Bai Lin did not change his expression. His indifferent eyes swept over Miyu's body, and he asked in a cold tone,

"Why do you feel that way? Is it because I saved you?"

This time, Miyu shook his head and replied in confusion,

"Yes... Sister saved me from those guys and provided me with food and shelter. Isn't that enough?"

Innocent words and simple thoughts are exactly what a girl of this age should have. But in Bai Lin's ears, such words seemed so harsh. She frantically twirled her hair with one hand, and then said meaningfully in a tone that was mixed with three parts of anger and seven parts of coldness,

"Aren't you afraid that someone like me, who came from nowhere, would come to rescue you? I actually have other motives, but you trust me so much?"

Bai Lin's question seemed innocent, but even little Miyu could sense a hint of something off in her tone. A chilling sensation, like the peeling of silk threads from a cocoon, drew even more fear from Miyu's body. A faint, murderous, and terrifying force resonated within the space.

She slowly shifted her gaze, meeting Bai Lin's pupils. Unconsciously, those crystal-clear golden pupils had become clouded, fading to a darker, colder hue. Even their shape, in a constant tremor and agitation, transformed into the form of a "beast."

Just a glance and Miyu felt as if she could hardly breathe, and this sudden murderous intent was gradually intensifying, which made Miyu feel that her skin was becoming a little stiffer.

She was like a piglet about to be put on the slaughtering platform. Just by watching the butcher sharpen the kitchen knife, she already knew the fate she would face. But she could do nothing. Miyu, who had witnessed Bai Lin's strength, understood this best.

"What are you talking about, sister? Although you always say you want to eat me, if you really wanted to do that, you would have done it long ago, right? Besides, you're so powerful, even if I really guard against you, it's useless, right? Why not - just try to get along with you, sister, that'll give you a better chance."

There wasn't even a hint of fear in the girl's tone; her tender and sweet voice echoed in the small space.

Chapter 481 Lin

Miyu didn't seem to think much about it. With a calm expression on her face, she jumped up from the ground and fell into Bai Lin's arms, looking a little surprised. She twisted her body, and some soft fur rubbed against Bai Lin's body, making her feel comfortable and warm.

"Don't look at me because I'm so young. I actually know everything. No matter what you say, you saved me, and that's enough. Sister, you must be a really good person!"

The wolf girl huddled up in her little body, like a cat seeking a warmer embrace. But there was a hint of playful cunning in her eyes, which made her boast seem even more endearing.

Bai Lin was stunned for a moment, his trembling pupils slowly regaining their composure, the slight cloudiness fading. His chaotic thoughts, like the dirty paint on a white wall, were indeed diluted by the slightest bit of nectar at this moment.

At that moment, Bai Lin suddenly felt the pressure on her ease a little. She was the Holy Son, an apostle of God, but she wasn't a deity, just a special kind of human. With human hearts, how could anyone not encounter confusion, how could they not be hurt by setbacks?

If you just put endless pressure on yourself every moment and condemn yourself for not being perfect enough as a "God", you will only fall deeper and deeper into a dead end.

Although Bai Lin hadn't yet confirmed this in her mind, Miyu's response made things a little clearer for her. She didn't need to assume every alien race was an enemy. In this non-human city-state, throwing a stone into a lake would only create one splash, not ten.

Bai Lin saved Mi Yu, although it was just out of impulse, but Mi Yu trusted Bai Lin very much because of this rescue, and that was enough.

"But... what kind of fire is this, sister? Is it a magic spell you use to keep warm? Can you put it away? I feel like I'm about to get burned."

Xiao Miyu's warning made Bai Lin suddenly notice some tiny, dark purple dragon flames appeared around her. She was a little surprised and quickly took them all back. But Bai Lin replied,

"Why? I'm using it to roast you. Next time, don't jump directly into my arms. Be more careful."

Perhaps when faced with extreme enthusiasm, being extremely tough would be more effective. At least Bai Lin believed that he absolutely could not show any good face to Xiao Miyuki, otherwise he would definitely see her taking advantage of the situation.

Miyu chuckled, continued blinking her chestnut eyes, looked at Bai Lin and replied,

"There are no blankets here, so it will be warmer and easier to rest."

The soft touch in his arms was indeed as Miyu had said, making him feel very warm. Bai Lin's hands gently stroked Miyu's head and tail, feeling like petting a cat, and even more pleasant because the wolf's tail was much furrier than the cat's tail.

It's just cuteness and comfort, no extra thoughts. Even though she's a wolf girl, it really feels like raising a pet...

Meeting Miyu's eyes, those eyes, not particularly bright, yet dancing with joy, were like the stars in the sky, dotted with tiny stars, embellishing the empty night sky as they moved, and Bai Lin's almost closed heart also became slightly more active.

"It won't happen again."

Although this kind of psychological and physical comfort made Bai Lin's headache a little better, she also knew her limits and had to curb the possibility of this behavior happening frequently in the future. After all, no matter what, in Bai Lin's view, the other party was also a girl.

Miyu seemed not to have heard, folded her hands, and rested her body directly on Bai Lin's body, closing her eyes softly, uttering an ambiguous "hmm", and then asked in a vague sentence,

"By the way, what's your sister's name?"

This sudden question made Bai Lin's heart, which had just calmed down, skip a beat. Mi Yu seemed to know that his question was very abrupt, and explained in his unclear tone,

"Sister, you said it before, that once I leave you, I'll gradually forget your appearance. So, at least I want to remember your name. After all, you're a kind person I can't forget!"

Her tone was inexplicably excited, lacking any coherent logic. Her seemingly rational words were tainted with the young girl's personal emotions. Unnoticed, the temperature in the room had grown from scorching to icy, not cold, to warm.

Holding this little wolf girl who was not petty, a little talkative and active, Bai Lin also felt a sense of "comfort" that seemed to have appeared in her before.

Without overthinking, everything is so beautiful. When facing something, always only understand its surface. Send your "thank you" to the person you want to express your gratitude directly.

This is a beautiful innocence that transcends race, perhaps the most beautiful part of human nature. In this world shrouded in endless night, she is like a starry sky, suspended in the desolate sky, yet unwilling to be lonely, she moves her body to approach the brighter shooting star. With the gleam of Mars, she says to the fleeting moment that passes by, "Good morning."

For a person's life, the word "peace of mind" is extremely important. Bai Lin seemed to have grasped something and understood it in her heart. She pondered for a moment and replied,

"Just call me Rin. Elf surnames are very long, and your little brain can't remember them. But..."

"If you keep calling out my name like you did to your race before, I'm going to roast you whole."

The words, which were a bit coercive, no longer gave people a sense of crisis. Even Bai Lin's expression did not change at all. Just like Xiao Miyu's heart, there was no ripple at all. But when it was time to respond, she knew very well that Xiao Miyu opened her mouth and said,

"No way, Sister, such a cool and nice name, it would be terrible if it was given to a dirty devil or something like that."

Chapter 482 You are a dragon, don’t bark like a dog

"Just so you know..."

Bai Lin's tone sounded a little weak. Although she was much more stable mentally, she was also a little mentally weak, just as the lizardmen said.