“Xiao — Xiaoyue?! You…”
Words like “You’re finally here” or “Thank you” were swallowed back down the moment Ye Xingyao saw those eyes.
For the two of them, it seemed as if their eyes said everything the moment they met. This was a tacit understanding unique to them.
Beyond that understanding was an aggressiveness and a desire to protect that Ye Xingyao had never seen in her childhood friend before.
Looking at it now, it wasn’t entirely incomprehensible why girls longed for a knight to descend to their side, protect them, and take care of them…
In this atmosphere where a single glance felt like an eternity, Ye Xingyao couldn’t help but feel her cheeks grow hot. She looked away, not daring to keep staring into those familiar purple eyes.
“Xiao Yao, who bullied you like this? Was it those monsters? Or that guy?”
Yi Shiyue held the girl in her arms tightly and glanced at Ye Xingyao’s blood-stained body. Xingyao looked quite fragile with her head turned away. Shiyue then shifted her gaze toward the crowd of Defective Blood Fiends and the Forest Elf being led in circles by Hongye Qiu.
“Is Shiyue going to join the battle? How about… putting me down first? The weakness of those Blood Fiends is light and fire magic. I’m sure Shiyue can handle them easily?”
Ye Xingyao squirmed in her childhood friend’s arms, gently pushing against the girl’s soft arms, trying to struggle free.
‘Honestly, there are other people watching… What does it look like, being held by my girlfriend like this…’
“Mhm, I understand,” Yi Shiyue replied.
Then, she stood straight up while holding Ye Xingyao, adjusting her posture to prevent the girl in her arms from easily breaking free.
‘Hey, hey, do you really understand? Also, how are you going to fight while holding me like this? Shiyue?’
Ye Xingyao called out to her in her heart, her bright, starry blue eyes staring intently at her childhood friend’s jaw, hoping the other girl would be on the same wavelength and realize her predicament.
However, it was useless. Yi Shiyue continued to hold her tightly, showing no intention of letting go.
The Moon Elf’s lips trembled slightly as if she were chanting something. In an instant, a thin membrane as bright as moonlight — her unique Magic Shield — enveloped the two people pressed closely together.
Her pure purple eyes sharpened, and the surrounding magic power trembled restlessly. Soon, many scorching magic elements were squeezed out, turning into small fireballs in the air that were somewhat blinding to the eyes.
Under the conscious control of their master, Yi Shiyue, the fireballs flew toward the Defective Blood Fiends, blowing them apart. They were scattered everywhere, losing all the prestige they once had.
Although it didn’t kill them completely, being able to cause such massive damage to these Defective Blood Fiends in an instant was enough to make one marvel.
Of course, Ye Xingyao didn’t think this was something she couldn’t do. If she were allowed to bring more equipment, she could play with these guys until they didn’t even have their underwear left.
Seeing this scene, Ye Xingyao suddenly felt… had she been looking down on the girl beside her all this time?
“Oh? You’ve got that move too? Not bad. I’ll leave these things to you then. I’ll handle that Star Elf over there.”
Hongye Qiu’s voice came from not far away. For her, being able to resolve so many slightly troublesome pawns meant her efficiency would improve significantly.
‘I really didn’t expect that Ye Xin’s little girlfriend would have some skill!’
Even though these things were just pawns to block blades for her, no matter how much they were pawns, they would still waste a lot of time.
It wasn’t that Hongye Qiu lacked moves with powerful area-of-effect destruction, but those moves either had the drawback of releasing resentment and bloodlust — which could drive her to the brink of losing control — or a single strike might collapse the entire hospital.
After all, if she could catch Mite this time, it would save countless hours of communication and report writing. Handing him over directly to the Human Alliance for interrogation would mean they wouldn’t need to involve themselves further.
“Don’t look down on me!”
Mite roared loudly. His current state was far from good; his entire body was covered in wounds of various sizes. If not for his long green hair, one might have confused him for one of those Defective Blood Fiends.
He knew perfectly well that the situation was now beyond his control. His plan had failed from the start.
Obtaining corpses during the banquet had been stopped by Qiansui and that Magical Girl. When he wanted to eliminate those unstable factors, he was interrupted by that damn Hunter girl.
After that, knowing he had already burned his bridges with the Human Alliance and had no way left to hide, he decided to turn living people into Blood Fiends. He had specifically chosen the Hunter girl who had nearly injured him.
After confirming the status of the virus, he wanted to return to the Intensive Care Unit to kill the Blood Elf and take the Hunter girl away. He never expected to be counter-controlled by them instead. During the pursuit, he discovered that the Hunter girl was the Star Elf the Elf Race had been searching for!
And now, the Blood Elf and the Star Elf had escaped his grasp. A Moon Elf had easily crushed the Defective Blood Fiends he controlled, and a mysterious woman using a long blade was constantly wearing down his sanity and toying with his fighting spirit…
Even that Moon Elf was being all lovey-dovey with the Star Elf using his research?
Arrogant as he was, how could he let everything go their way?
Another blade shadow struck. Mite didn’t dodge at all, taking the heavy blow head-on. Enduring the pain, he pulled a small glass bottle filled with blood from his clothes.
“Quick, stop him!”
Fumier, who had been silent for a long time, cried out urgently. Several Blood Blades appeared out of thin air, flying straight toward the small glass bottle in Mite’s hand!
Mite raised the glass bottle above his head, ignoring the obstruction caused by the Blood Blades, and prepared to smash it against his own head.
Hongye Qiu’s blade swung clean and sharp, cutting off his entire forearm. Then, she kicked the blood-filled glass bottle far away.
The glass bottle hit the ground and shattered. The thick blood inside seemed alive, spreading out bit by bit like a bloodstain, trying its best to expand.
“Don’t let anyone touch that blood! Restrain him! That blood will turn people into those monsters!” Fumier continued to warn.
Hearing this, Hongye Qiu’s figure appeared beside the frantic Mite. She performed a few hand seals, and Mite soon found he could no longer move an inch.
‘Seeing that the Star Elf has such powerful companions… indeed, my decision to come to Satellite City was correct,’ Fumier told herself.