Chapter 70: I’m Escaping

Ye Xingyao stood dumbfounded, caught in the middle of the confrontation between the two elves.

‘This isn’t quite what we agreed on, is it?’ Then again, they had never actually agreed on anything.

‘But Miss Fumier, are you really serious about trying to fight this guy to the death the moment you show up?’ Shouldn’t they be trying to stabilize him with words, looking for an opportunity to escape this enclosed space, and then waiting for Xiaoyue and Sister Hongye to arrive so they could wipe out Mite’s Base once and for all?

At this moment, Fumier’s aura was just as imposing. The surrounding Magic Power even caused the air to be coated in a layer of blood-red mist.

It had to be said that since she had been dealing with elves quite a bit over the past week, Ye Xingyao had long since grown accustomed to the special effects produced when elves cast spells. Still, she couldn’t help but marvel when she saw Fumier’s spells as a Blood Elf.

Regardless, the special effects of rare elven races were quite impressive, whether it was Xiaoyue’s Moonlight Magic or the Magic Power of the Blood Elf loli in front of her.

“Um…”

Ye Xingyao spoke up weakly from between the two hostile elves, but unfortunately, neither of them had any intention of paying her any mind.

If those two started fighting, they and those Defective Blood Fiends might be fine, but she would definitely be toast! Hey, was anyone going to pay attention to this weak woman for a second?

‘So you’re all just going to ignore me? You all think I’m crippled, don’t you! Hmph, who are you looking down on!’

Relying on the Starlight Magic that was gradually filling the air as night fell, Ye Xingyao stood up with unexpected speed. She grabbed the chair next to her and threw it straight at Mite.

‘You like charging up your skills?’

Fumier also struck at the same time. This time, it wasn’t the Blood Blade Ye Xingyao had seen before, but some kind of Blood-forged Chains. They clamped down hard on Mite’s arms, forcefully pinning him against the wall of the Intensive Care Unit.

Ignoring the pain coming from her foot, Ye Xingyao dashed out the door. Fumier followed closely behind, and the two of them quickly ran back the way they had come.

Mite’s face flushed red with anger. Having his skill interrupted again and again by a little girl was a source of extreme humiliation for him — a man who considered himself an experienced Hunter and possessed the powerful magic of an elf… or rather, as an elf.

Of course, he wasn’t some invincible tough guy. After being slammed into the wall by two heavy blows, he couldn’t help but let out a cry of pain.

“Ha… I originally planned to be a bit gentler with the girls. Hehehe, in 그 case, I’ll just let the children outside handle you…”

Mite broke free from the chains, straightened his clothes, and walked out of the Intensive Care Unit door without any sign of haste.

The broken chains turned into specks of blood-red light and gradually vanished into the air as if they had never existed.

***

Ye Xingyao followed the route in her memory, moving as fast as she could.

By now, she had already kicked off the high heels that made it difficult to move, choosing instead to step barefoot on the cold floor tiles. The chill from the soles of her feet and the pain from her ankle intertwined, causing her to break out in a cold sweat.

Right now, she could only comfort herself with the thought that, ‘Fortunately, the floors of this hospital are just a bit dusty, and the tiles are relatively flat.’

“Are you sure this is the right way?”

Fumier soon caught up to her. She glanced at Ye Xingyao’s bare feet and asked with a concerned expression.

“Tch, would I screw myself over? Your Sister Yao has been memorizing the route since the moment we walked in!” Ye Xingyao fired back with dissatisfaction.

‘Hey, is that look of distrust for real? If you’re so capable, do it yourself. Don’t follow me then. Honestly.’

“Oh, right. If we go out now, we might run into — shit!”

Ye Xingyao saw something not far away that was starting to take a humanoid shape, with some kind of liquid slowly dripping from its body. She immediately let out the curse word she had been holding back for a long time because Xiaoyue had told her that “girls shouldn’t say bad words.”

‘Speak of the devil? To hell with that! Why doesn’t this kind of “think of something and it appears” thing happen when I’m playing games?’

Seeing her reaction, Fumier understood immediately.

“Do we have another way to go?” Fumier asked with a bitter smile. If she were fighting Mite, she might be able to use attack magic to stall him since he was relatively weak physically.

But against these physically robust Defective Blood Fiends… at this moment, she had absolutely no countermeasure.

“…If this hospital is laid out symmetrically, we’d probably have to run to the opposite side. I can’t say for sure if these things will be over there too.”

Ye Xingyao stared fixedly at the Defective Blood Fiend. It seemed to have discovered them and was gradually picking up speed as it walked toward them, making a nauseating, squelching sound.

“We don’t even know what kind of structures the forks in this hospital lead to. It’s easy to get lost with only a general direction… So… close your eyes!”

As Ye Xingyao explained, she gathered her Starlight Magic until it reached a certain scale. She gave Fumier a low-voiced warning before closing her own eyes and hurling the Magic Power in her hand forward in one go.

Although this move, which she jokingly called the **[Stealing Fool’s Egg]**, didn’t fit the powerful and mysterious image of the legendary Star Elves at all, at a time like this, she could only be glad she knew how to use Starlight Magic to create a flash of light because of it.

She counted one second in her head and noticed that the sound of the Defective Blood Fiend was no longer getting faster. Ye Xingyao opened her eyes and found the creature doubled over in pain, looking like a cooked shrimp.

“What are you standing there for? Run!”

Ye Xingyao glanced at Fumier, who was looking at her with a surprised expression, and shouted loudly.

She felt that the fact that she could still run with a sprained ankle meant her current body as a Star Elf was indeed quite a bit stronger than her previous one.

But it hurt. It really, really hurt.

As she stepped through the fresh blood left behind by the Defective Blood Fiend, Ye Xingyao’s heart skipped a beat. Fortunately, she was somewhat prepared, or she would have slipped and fallen face-first.

The sticky blood combined perfectly with the relatively smooth hospital floor tiles. Combined with the injury to her foot, Ye Xingyao didn’t dare to run too fast anymore.

She casually threw out another **[Stealing Fool’s Egg]**, interrupting the Defective Blood Fiend pursuing them from behind once more. Ye Xingyao looked up. If she walked a few more steps, she should be able to see the main entrance…

Then, she watched in despair as Mite stood there with a wide grin, surrounded by several Defective Blood Fiends, watching them.

It was only then that she noticed the Blood Fiends even had eyes. However, whether those two bloody holes could actually be called eyes was still debatable.

“My two lovely ladies, you certainly made me search for a while. From here on out, things won’t be so easy to negotiate.”