All Chapters of THE ART OF LUST: Chapter 41
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Chapter 41: Traces of Rotting Jasmine
The purple fog on the slopes of Merapi was no longer just vapor; it was a thick liquid hanging in the air. Je plunged into a forest where the trees were no longer made of wood, but of a tangle of giant, pulsating muscles and blood vessels. Every step on the ground, which felt as soft as a human tongue, made a disgusting 'squelch'."Damn! Is this a forest or beef innards?!" Guntur shouted while hopping around to avoid vines that looked like writhing large intestines, "Je! Slow down, you bastard! My foot's getting stuck between these veins!""Shut up and just run, Tur! This jasmine scent is getting stronger; Sekar must be up ahead!" Je didn't look back. His eyes, glowing with a sharp golden light, scanned every movement among the fleshy trees."Master... be careful. The air here contains death pheromones," Saraswati hissed. Her transparent body rippled erratically as she tried to neutralize the surrounding toxins, "It smells... like jasmine rotting inside a grave!"Suddenly, a melodious
Chapter 42: The Entrance to Mendhut Temple
The purple fog in the Magelang area felt denser, as if oxygen had completely lost the battle to the libido spores hanging in the air. Je stopped right in front of the stone gate of Mendut Temple, which no longer looked holy. Maroon-colored fungal roots wrapped around the ancient stupas, pulsing slowly like giant veins."Damn, the smell is getting closer to a cheap hotel room that hasn't been cleaned in ten years!" Guntur spat to the side while adjusting the large tank on his back. "Je, you sure this is the place? Shouldn't we be at Borobudur?""Mendut is the back door, Tur. If you try to go through the front, you'll go head-to-head with thousands of 'Screamers' ready to shatter your eardrums," Je said, narrowing his eyes at the reliefs on the temple walls."Sinta is right. Surya’s bio-resonance path points strongly beneath this structure," Sinta added. Her silver eyes flickered, projecting thin binary data into the air. "There is unusual electromagnetic activity underground. This isn'