Clearly, this island was one of the strongholds of greed.
Those who appeared here were more or less connected to greed, so when Andrei appeared, Zhao Zhiran felt a momentary sense of despair.
However, to Zhao Zhiran's surprise, Andrei didn't immediately assault her.
In Zhao Zhiran's eyes, Andrei's flushed skin, his eyes, and his labored breathing all indicated rapidly flowing blood—a sign of intense sexual desire.
She was always well aware of her own allure; otherwise, why would she have used her body as a gamble to deceive and seduce Simon?
Under the torment of intense sexual desire, the bear-like Andrei was able to restrain himself from immediately pounceing on her. From this, Zhao Zhiran could see a clue.
There was probably only one possibility: he wasn't completely willing to assault her, so the need for foreplay was understandable.
Faced with this bear-like, terrifying physique, if a woman's vaginal canal wasn't thoroughly wet and slippery, it would likely be unable to withstand this monstrous penis!
However, if the sole purpose was to avoid harming the woman, Andrei wouldn't need to show even a hint of pain or struggle.
Instead, there would likely be only the bear's predatory gaze, greedily eyeing the honey...
You see, the bear's reluctance to completely destroy the hive wasn't out of mercy, but because it wanted more...
Furthermore, combining this with the intelligence she had gathered about Andrei, it was clear that Andrei had long served as a kindergarten teacher in remote parts of Russia. Yes, a "kindergarten teacher"—this was practically unheard of among strategic-level superhumans, especially in Russia, a country that valued simplicity and brutality.
In fact, when Russia split for the second time, and several strategic-level beings took sides, only Andrei steadfastly supported the government. Unfortunately, the successor to the "Emperor" was too weak, leading to the current disintegration.
Considering all of this, the answer might be simple: Andrei might not have acted willingly for greed; perhaps he had some leverage that greed had over him.
"Although I'm guessing, I'm quite certain... I just don't know what he has over you."
"And do you really know who's using you?"
Andrei remained silent. Zhao Ziran reached out and embraced Andrei's strong, bear-like back, letting out a soft sigh: "It's greed, one of the seven deadly sins."
"And his real name is Loshov."
Andrei was slightly taken aback, utterly astonished by the girl's intelligence.
She was right, of course. After failing to prevent the war of division in Russia, he gathered many orphans who had lost their parents in the war and then went into seclusion as the orphanage director.
But that man found him, and later he even learned that the man was Greed, though he didn't know the man's specific name.
Driven by greed, the orphanage fell into their hands… and for the safety of hundreds of war orphans, he had to eat the poisoned apple, even if it was a witch's.
In truth, he did resist, but was defeated by a man shrouded in mechanical pipes, radiating scorching steam.
For the first time, he felt utterly powerless.
Ultimately, he ate the poisoned apple of greed—an apple that fueled his ever-boiling lust—meaning he could no longer touch these war orphans.
Tormented by this boiling lust, even the little girls he treated like daughters were subjected to merciless and brutal abuse.
Knowing that few women could withstand his physique, he became an Orthodox priest, essentially refusing to touch any woman.
In fact, the first victim of his physique and desires was his own mother.
At the time, awakened by his supernatural abilities, he excitedly displayed himself to his still voluptuous and beautiful mother, and… he immediately lost consciousness. When she awoke again, the room looked as if it had been ravaged by a storm. Clothes were torn and scattered everywhere, the sheets and blankets were a mess, covered in scratches, tears, and wet stains, and a voluptuous, lamb-like body lay naked on top of them.
Her breasts were covered in teeth marks and pinch marks, bruises pooling on her snow-white skin. Her waist, though voluptuous yet slender, was deeply purple from being pinched. Her beautiful legs were spread wide apart, the purple marks on her snow-white skin no less than those on her torso. Her ankles were pinched until they were dark purple, and even her toes and insteps were covered in bite marks and pinch marks.
Semen was everywhere, some dried like a white film, some still resembling cheese.
Beneath the wispy, curly hair of his genitals, two thick, hairy labia were completely everted, forming an O-shape that was difficult to close. A trickle of blood seeped from the deeply red, wrinkled walls of flesh, and white fluid mixed with semen flowed out like a stream with the slight undulations deep within the vagina.
His mother remained unconscious for three whole days before waking. He later learned that if he had woken any later, he would have literally raped her to death in bed.
After that, he never returned home, and later became a priest in a penitent order.
But within him still lurked a terrible monster, unleashed by greed itself. The only difference from the fairy tale was that the poisoned apple given to him came from within himself.
Yes, he had become unable to live without women. If he didn't release his lust before completely losing his mind, the unleashing of that lust would lead to something even more irreparable.
All he could do was lessen the suffering of the girls being violated.
Moreover, even knowing the true name of Greed, to fight against Greed… his own death might not matter; the problem was that those orphans would also…
He should have remained silent, but facing this girl who seemed to see right through him, the urge to confide was uncontrollable. So he spoke slowly in her ear in a low, hoarse voice.
From… the moment he gained supernatural power.