What surprised Ye Xingyao even more was that after Mite left, the vines tightly binding her body quickly fell away due to the lack of magic power supply.
‘No way, is he really just leaving us like this? Is this Mite really that confident?’
Still, it was a relief. She was able to stretch her stiff body and no longer had to support herself on only one leg. This made Ye Xingyao feel much more relaxed.
The girl sat down on the cold iron bench, completely disregarding her image. She propped up her small face with her hands, occasionally glancing at Fumier, who was standing against the wall with her eyes closed, seemingly lost in thought.
‘Should I try to communicate with her? If I do, what information should I reveal, and what should I protect?’
She wasn’t someone who judged people by their appearances. The fact that Mite had mentioned he might not necessarily be able to beat this little girl in a normal fight was enough to put her on guard.
‘Ugh… I really hope Xiaoyue and Sister Hongye can get here soon.’
‘No, I can’t just rely on others regardless of the situation. I need to at least work hard to survive on my own until they can make it here.’
“Um, Miss Fumier?”
Acting on her decision, Ye Xingyao gathered her courage and called out to the girl. If she remembered correctly, that was her name.
“…”
The other party didn’t seem to have any intention of responding.
“Miss Fumier? Hello?”
Ye Xingyao continued to try, refusing to give up. She couldn’t believe this girl could actually fall asleep in a situation like this.
‘How can you sleep at your age?’
“What do you want to say?”
Ultimately, under Ye Xingyao’s tireless harassment, the girl finally knit her brows and opened her blood-red eyes, showing a slight willingness to communicate.
“Based on what you know, is it possible for Mite to hear our conversation?”
Ye Xingyao asked with a serious expression, playing it mysterious. She needed to be safe; if the information that she “might possess news of the Star Elf” reached that guy’s ears, she might end up dead very quickly.
At the same time, phrasing it this way might make the girl take their conversation more seriously… probably?
“It’s meaningless… Most likely not. He should be confirming the number and status of those disgusting things right now. If you have something to say, you have nearly 10 minutes.”
The blood-red eyes swept over her. Seeing Ye Xingyao’s serious attitude, the girl unconsciously revealed a look of confusion. She had been about to cut off the conversation, but now her interest was piqued by the other’s demeanor.
“That’s good.”
Ye Xingyao nodded and continued.
“I heard that man say you were looking for the Star Elf, Miss Fumier?”
Fumier frowned slightly but still nodded, confirming the question.
“So, to what extent do you understand the Star Elf, Miss Fumier? I assume you came here because you heard the news that the Star Elf would appear in Satellite City, right?”
“What exactly are you trying to say?”
Ye Xingyao’s string of mysterious questions made Fumier lose her patience. She stared intensely at Ye Xingyao with her blood-red eyes, momentarily dazing the girl.
“I am one of the witnesses from the night the Star Elf descended. I also possess information regarding the Star Elf. If you want to verify it, how about I reveal a little?”
“For example… the Star Elf isn’t even a ‘person’ at all.”
Seeing that the other party’s interest was captured, Ye Xingyao threw out pieces of information to lead her on. First, she wanted to confirm how much Fumier knew about the Star Elf. Second, she wanted to hide the fact that “she was the Star Elf” by disguising herself as a Hunter who had “access to core information and held a special status.”
“…What do you want to know?”
Fumier’s body trembled slightly. She then lunged forward to stand in front of Ye Xingyao, pressing both hands onto the table and staring straight into her eyes.
“What Mite is doing and what his goal is. This is the information we need if we are going to cooperate.”
“And what is your connection to the Blood Elves?”
Seeing the reaction of this elf girl, Ye Xingyao knew her tactics were successful. This girl truly knew the secrets she needed.
“…I need you to tell me the Star Elf’s current state. Also, how do you know all this?”
Having been deceived once already, Fumier definitely wouldn’t trust anyone easily this time, especially not in their current situation.
“The Star Elf has successfully transformed into a human and is currently alive and well. As for how I know this… would you believe me if I said I know a Moon Elf?”
“And she is currently on her way here. I need to stall until she arrives; I don’t want to die at all.”
At this point, it didn’t hurt to reveal more information. By showing she had strong reinforcements coming, it might make the girl trust her more.
“…To be honest, I’m starting to doubt your identity.”
The blood-red eyes locked onto the eyes that shimmered with starry blue light in the darkness for a moment before Fumier spoke.
This “Hunter” girl was definitely not simple. Not only was she involved in the Star Elf incident, but her grasp of information had reached this level. Moreover, judging from the interaction between that Entering Dream Grade hunter and this girl, he seemed to value her opinion quite a bit…
If it were just these things and the news about the Star Elf, it might still make sense.
She didn’t trust the “Hunter” in front of her, but there was a high probability that the information the girl held was what she needed. Furthermore, the girl had shown her “sincerity”…
“Fine. As you people say, let’s treat it as a desperate gamble then.”
Looking at Ye Xingyao’s smiling expression, Fumier felt a wave of irritation. However, just as the girl said, cooperating until reinforcements arrived might be the optimal plan.
Furthermore, what neither Mite nor this girl knew was that she didn’t need to wait until dawn. In just 2 hours, her strength would recover to 60%, reaching the First Night Grade. By the early hours of the morning, her strength would recover to 80%, giving her combat power comparable to the Entering Dream Grade.
“What Mite is researching is a technology from Xizhou. He cultivates a virus-like monster within the blood of a Blood Elf. These viral monsters can control and strengthen human corpses, transforming them into things called Blood Demons based on the shape of the body.”
“These Blood Demons generally possess physical strength comparable to the Entering Dream Grade. Fortunately, they do not have talents similar to those of Monsters. To kill them, you only need to kill them like you would a Monster—by cutting off their vital signs or exhausting their magic power.”
“In short, these things are disposable thugs. And the Blood Elf blood Mite is using… comes from me.”