Chapter 647 - 644: Deliberate Humiliation

Chapter 647: Chapter 644: Deliberate Humiliation

Roger immediately lowered his head, hiding the look in his eyes. He put on an honored and excited expression, respectfully replying, "Rest assured, Beast God! I will do everything in my power to make her talk!"

The Beast God nodded in satisfaction, then turned and left. The sound of his heavy footsteps gradually faded into the distance.

The cave quickly fell silent, leaving only Roger and Bai Wanwan, who stared at him warily.

Silhouetted against the faint light from the entrance, Roger slowly walked deeper into the cave.

Bai Wanwan recoiled in disgust until her back hit the cold stone wall.

’She quickly ran the calculations in her head. If he dared to make a move on her, she would take him down with her.’

’She might not be able to kill the Beast God with his freakish regenerative abilities, but if she went all out and used the items from her system, she was absolutely certain she could drag Roger down with her!’

"Are you afraid of me?" Roger stopped a few steps away from her, his voice devoid of emotion.

"Wrong," Bai Wanwan said, lifting her eyes. The disgust in them was impossible to hide. "I hate you."

She made no effort to hide her feelings.

A strange silence suddenly fell over the cave.

Roger didn’t step any closer, just maintained the distance between them. After a long moment, he finally said in a low voice, "That’s right, you hate me... From the moment we first met, you’ve never once looked at me kindly, let alone... genuinely smiled at me."

’Was that... an almost imperceptible hint of self-mockery in his tone?’

Bai Wanwan’s brow furrowed. She found his words utterly ridiculous. "What have you ever done that deserves a smile from me? Was it forcibly abducting me back then? Or is it now, helping this monster and dragging me to a place like this?"

Roger scoffed, seemingly unconcerned by her accusation. "But if it weren’t for me pleading your case before the Beast God earlier," he said, "do you think you’d be sitting here so ’peacefully’ right now, just being questioned?"

"Peacefully?" Bai Wanwan laughed in exasperation. "Aren’t you standing here right now to pressure me?"

"And how exactly am I pressuring you?" Roger retorted.

"I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears just now. Could I possibly be mistaken?" Wanwan refused to back down an inch.

Roger didn’t directly answer her sharp question. Instead, he suddenly turned and glanced cautiously toward the cave entrance, as if to confirm something.

After snatching his gaze back, he closed the distance to Bai Wanwan in two large strides, moving so fast she had no time to react!

Disgusted, Bai Wanwan raised her hand to slap him, but he precisely caught her wrist. His grip was perfectly controlled—strong enough that she couldn’t break free, yet gentle enough not to cause her pain.

"Don’t move, and don’t scream!" he hissed, his voice low and urgent. "Listen, I’m not going to hurt you."

With her wrist restrained, Bai Wanwan’s eyes darted suspiciously as she forced herself to remain calm. "Then what do you want?"

’Her mind was in turmoil. She was incredibly worried that once Chou Rong and the others heard the news, they would recklessly charge in to save her.’

’But this Beast God was bizarre, and there were many powerful fighters in his Beast Army. There were probably more than one or two at the Red Rank.’

’If they came rashly, it would be tantamount to walking right into a trap. It would be extremely dangerous!’

’She didn’t want to see any of them get hurt, or worse...’

’Perhaps... this seemingly dangerous Roger could be used as a pawn?’

’Could she play him at his own game and use him?’

Roger stared intently into her eyes, his voice dropping so low it was almost a breath of air. "Don’t scream. Just listen to me and cooperate... I’ll find a way to get you out of here."

Bai Wanwan raised an eyebrow. She looked at the handsome face so close to hers—now restored to its original appearance—and her tone was laced with doubt. "You’ll save me? Aren’t you afraid that monster will kill you?"

"I am," Roger answered without hesitation, but his next words stunned Bai Wanwan. "But I’m more afraid of you getting hurt."

His eyes were fixed on hers, swirling with an incredibly complex mix of emotions—obsession, resentment, calculation—but right then, there also seemed to be a genuine sliver of concern.

Bai Wanwan stared back at him intently, trying to discern the truth in his words. Her brow was knitted tightly, her expression filled with distrust.

"There’s no time to explain. Later, no matter what happens, just play along and cooperate with me." Roger’s tone was urgent, leaving no room for argument.

’The circumstances were against her; resisting seemed like a dead end.’

Her mind raced. Finally, she gave an almost imperceptible nod and squeezed a single syllable from her throat. "...Mm."

She had chosen to enter into a temporary, dangerous alliance.

Roger looked at the beautiful female so close to him. Seeing a trace of submission and obedience for the first time in eyes that were always filled with disgust and vigilance, he felt a little dazed.

He knew she was only faking it, forced by the situation to act this way to survive, but his heart still couldn’t help but pound wildly in his chest.

This false meekness actually gave him a sick sense of satisfaction.

He released her wrist, his tone softening slightly. "Don’t be afraid. Wait here for me. I’m going to make the arrangements."

After giving her one last deep look, he turned and strode quickly out of the cave.

Left alone in the dim cave, Bai Wanwan’s heart was still pounding violently.

She waited and waited, and time seemed to stretch on endlessly.

She crept to the edge of the cave and saw Beastmen patrolling back and forth outside. The security was extremely tight.

With her meager strength and unremarkable stamina, trying to slip away unnoticed was nothing more than a fool’s dream.

With no other choice, she forced herself to calm down, suppressing the anxiety and fear in her heart. She obediently stayed put, waiting for the inscrutable Roger—a man who was both friend and foe—to return.

’I hope he really brings a glimmer of hope, and not just another, deeper trap.’

Time passed in an anxious haze. Fortunately, it wasn’t too long before footsteps once again echoed from outside the cave.

Immediately after, Roger reentered, but he was in a completely different state than when he had left.

He was deliberately acting drunk, his arm wrapped around a scantily clad, flirtatious-looking strange female. The two of them stumbled into the cave together.

As soon as he entered, he started shouting at Bai Wanwan, his voice booming to ensure anyone outside could hear. "Bai Wanwan! You always look down on me, don’t you? Well, take a good look now! I’m Roger! I can have any beautiful female I want!"

His words prompted the female to let out an affected, coquettish giggle.

"And you? Now that you’ve fallen into my hands, without my protection, any male outside this cave can mate with you as he pleases! Do you really think, at this point, that I still cherish you and put you on a pedestal like I used to?"

His voice was incredibly loud, filled with deliberate humiliation and arrogance.