“Hey! Don’t go, that woman isn’t right!”
The ice-blue-haired girl tried to shout and stop Yi Shiyue, but it was in vain. Watching the heavy back of the pure white elf, she paused for a moment before quickly chasing after her.
‘They must have a very deep bond. If it were my brother lying there before me…’
She might be even more desperate than this elf.
The woman noticed the white elf.
“Hey, stop! Don’t attack!!”
The magical girl’s intuition told her that this woman in the crimson kimono, holding a blade, was extremely aggressive.
The woman gripped the hilt tightly with her right hand, her body trembling slightly as if she were forcibly suppressing an inner urge. Her beautiful eyes were filled with struggle.
But Yi Shiyue didn’t care about any of that.
She wanted nothing else; she only wanted to confirm Xingyao’s condition before she died.
“Xingyao…”
Whispering her lover’s name, the girl approached the boy lying on the ground one step at a time. Before she knew it, her purple eyes were already overflowing with tears.
“Idiot…”
The girl knelt on the ground and cradled the boy’s head, letting it rest on her lap. ‘Perhaps this will let him sleep more comfortably.’
Aside from his head, there was almost no part of Ye Xingyao’s body that was intact. However, the girl acted as if she couldn’t see it, leaning down to warm the boy’s cold lips with her own.
Not far away, Hong Yeqiu trembled. The surrounding air was dyed a murderous red. Unable to restrain that overwhelming killing intent any longer, she swung her tachi once again.
***
“Don’t go, that woman has gone mad!”
“Senior Qila?!”
Feeling a force firmly grabbing her arm and pulling her back, a familiar voice rang in her ears. Only then did Ye Xingling realize that Qila was beside her.
“Senior… I…”
“Go, now! She is completely beyond our power to resist. The Human Alliance has already abandoned this neighborhood. Once that woman unleashes her killing intent… no one can stop her. We can only wait until she is completely exhausted.”
Before Ye Xingling could respond, Qila had already pulled her into her arms and left the street that was about to become a purgatory.
***
Sensing that terrifying hostility, Yi Shiyue slowly set the boy in her arms down. She gathered her Moonlight Magic but did not make any move to attack. Instead, she transformed it into a magic shield, protecting the body of the boy behind her.
Then, she calmly faced Hong Yeqiu, who had already raised her blade.
‘At least I can die with Xingyao.’
She thought this, but she didn’t notice that the star-blue gem in the boy’s hand was flickering “urgently.”
“Ritual complete. Half-elf remains, Midnight-grade mana concentration, Moon Elf mana attribute, extreme emotion, resentment.” (Elvish)
A cold voice similar to a young girl’s came from behind her, spitting out the sentence without any emotion, as if reading from a script.
But behind her… there was clearly no one!
Beneath the crimson blade-light that seemed ready to tear the sky apart, Yi Shiyue turned her head and saw an even more dazzling starlight.
With the Star Elf Stone as the center, a burst of star-blue light spread out rapidly. It was so bright that Yi Shiyue was forced to close her eyes. The starlight purified the horrific injuries on Ye Xingyao’s body, like a warm hand brushing through her hair. At the same time, it acted like a solid wall, crushing the overwhelming blade-light inch by inch. The killing intent in Hong Yeqiu’s almond eyes faded, replaced by reason.
Finally, it turned into a shining star and entered the space between the eyebrows of the boy lying on the ground.
***
“Am I… dead?”
Ye Xingyao’s consciousness told him he was in a vast darkness.
Then, a girl stepped into his field of vision.
He couldn’t see her face clearly, and he didn’t know why he subconsciously identified the other party as “female.” The only thing that existed in his perception was her eyes, which were as brilliant as a galaxy.
“I believe so,” the ethereal voice answered his question.
“Then you are…?”
“Strictly speaking, I am the Star Elf.”
“?!”
“But soon, I will not be.”
“I’m about to die. Can I ask you to stop speaking in riddles?”
He didn’t know if she was a Star Elf or not, but speaking like that usually meant one was quite far removed from being human.
“…Sorry, I truly don’t know how to express it.”
“In short, please live well in my stead.”
“Huh? Explain yourself clearly, hey!”
The girl apologized plainly, and then, she vanished plainly.
She left Ye Xingyao overwhelmed and lost in the boundless darkness.
***
“Phew…”
Hong Yeqiu let out a long breath, and her eyes regained their clarity. Having regained control of her body, she waved her hand, and the tachi dissipated into points of light.
She touched her forehead as the events that had occurred previously played back slowly in her mind like a slideshow.
Seeing Hong Yeqiu standing there in a daze, Yi Shiyue hurriedly checked on Ye Xingyao’s condition.
The moment she turned her gaze toward her childhood friend, she was severely shocked.
‘Who changed my Ye Xingyao into this?!’
‘Who can tell me who this black-haired beauty is, perfectly intact except for her clothes?!’
From her facial features, the girl looked very similar to Ye Xingyao. No, she was more similar to Ye Xingling. The originally sharp facial structure now appeared very soft, one could even say she had a bit of baby fat.
Her jet-black hair fell naturally, looking as though it reached her shoulder blades. It seemed her eyelashes had also grown much longer.
A curve rose from her chest, not too large but enough to be held in a single hand. From a broader perspective, the girl seemed to be about the same height as the former Ye Xingyao, only her body proportions had been adjusted… adjusted to the point of being almost flawless.
She slept peacefully, one hand resting on her chest. The Star Elf Stone that should have been in her hand had long since vanished.
*Tap, tap.*
The sound of approaching footsteps came from behind. Yi Shiyue turned around and saw Hong Yeqiu, who had completely returned to normal, slowly drawing near. She tightly protected the black-haired girl beside her, her Moonlight Magic instantly condensing into two crescent-shaped blades aimed at the woman in the kimono.
“After unleashing that killing intent, I fall into a bloodthirsty state for a long time. If it weren’t for that mysterious power, I would have made an irreversible mistake. I’m sorry.”
Hong Yeqiu walked to Yi Shiyue’s side, ignoring the two spells. She lowered her eyes and studied the sleeping girl. Compared to the familiar image of Ye Xingyao, she was much more feminine and natural now.
“Who are you?”
Yi Shiyue stared fixedly at her face, her beautiful eyes filled with vigilance and hostility.
“You should know about this little one’s identity as a hunter, right? I am her only boss, Hong Yeqiu. People from the Human Alliance will be coming here to observe soon. Take this little one and follow me. We need to find a safe place to talk.”
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