The night sky was calm, but the crowds in the city had already descended into chaos. Even Bai Cha and Lucifer’s meticulous efforts to conceal the dragon disaster were in vain.
The standoff between the two sides had been too conspicuous. It was obvious that major news outlets had already turned their attention here. By tomorrow, the conflict between the two factions would likely hit the internet headlines again.
In terms of public opinion, the forces of light naturally held the advantage. They were mostly experts who were active on screen, while the Shadow faction couldn't possibly publicize everything they had done, even for the sake of the country.
“Master, allow me to carry you.” In the night sky, Lucifer took Bai Cha’s slightly stiff hand, his brow furrowed.
The pale red lipstick concealed Bai Cha’s pale lips, and the exquisite mask hid her exhausted face. Lucifer, while maintaining the barrier containing Liliya and Korola, flew shoulder-to-shoulder with Bai Cha.
“Someone is watching,” Bai Cha’s voice was a little dry. She swallowed, clearly feeling her body stiffening, but she gritted her teeth and, fighting the dizziness, flew forward steadily. “We’ll be there soon, no need to rush.”
He had only been concerned about her, but unexpectedly, she ended up comforting him.
“Someone?” Lucifer’s eyes turned cold. He opened his senses to their fullest and indeed detected a few people following from a distance, seemingly observing them silently.
What surprised Lucifer was that as a dragon, his senses should be many times stronger than a human’s, yet Bai Cha could detect them without him even noticing.
As if sensing Lucifer’s surprise, Bai Cha softly explained, “Everyone in the Shadow faction has undergone gene hypermutation surgery, enhancing their genes. They are different from ordinary people.”
“Technology?” Lucifer asked in a low voice.
“Yes, you could say that,” Bai Cha said. “To be precise, it’s something the Shadow faction has explored, and it’s still in the experimental stage.”
Meaning it wasn’t stable?
Lucifer accurately grasped the meaning behind Bai Cha’s words.
Bai Cha’s condition was indeed somewhat poor. After speaking for a long time, she felt a little strained. She took a few deep breaths and waved her left hand. The blood surrounding her immediately shifted direction, forming thin blood threads that blocked the path of those behind them.
The blood threads were as fine as spider silk, yet no one dared to underestimate them. They all believed that these threads were undoubtedly tougher than steel wire and sharper than daggers.
“Oh my～ how cruel, to reject even them,” Freya regretfully fiddled with her pink bangs, uttering words of pity while smiling gleefully. “My Tea Tea is already so capable, yet she used to secretly ask me for desserts.”
“What age are you referring to?” Freya hugged her arms and snorted. Looking at the blood web before them, she also stopped. “Let’s go. Judging by this display, I don’t think that Libra fellow has much chance of retrieving his heir.”
“It can’t be helped, Tea Tea doesn’t need it anyway,” Freya blinked with a smile, her pink almond eyes incredibly cute. Just as she was about to say more, she suddenly heard a scream from not far away.
Seeing the flesh and blood in the sky minced into countless pieces by the thin threads, everyone gasped. No one dared to step forward to challenge this barrier again.
Only Freya blinked with amusement, gently stroking the blood threads in front of her.
The blood threads were indeed extremely sharp. With a slight exertion, Freya cut her finger. Watching her blood being swallowed by the threads, Freya had no choice but to withdraw her finger and put it in her mouth, pouting with a hint of grievance, “Boohoo, you recognized me but didn’t give me a big loving hug. It’s truly heartbreaking.”
Bai Cha, who had already flown far away, stiffened. The corner of her eye beneath the mask twitched. Feeling that she had flown far enough, she finally stopped on top of a tall building.
Life capsules could only replenish vitality and accelerate the healing of wounds; they couldn’t replenish blood. Bai Cha had to lean against the rooftop wall, trying her best to calm herself down first.
“Lucifer, listen carefully. I’ll draw a picture for you later, of someone who was chasing Liliya. The situation was special at the time, and I couldn’t deal with them. Go and resolve this trouble.” Saying this, Bai Cha took out paper and pen and quickly began to sketch the image in her mind, continuing to instruct, “I’ve placed a pinhole tracker on that old woman. You find her, and then send Korola and Liliya back to the resort without anyone noticing.
Finally, I’ll give you the blood bead I just condensed. Take it to Baimeng; it can compensate for her deficient strength. Also, help me request leave…”
“There might be quite a few things, can you manage?” Bai Cha tested.
“Master, you… want to act alone?” Lucifer hesitated.
“Yes, I need to go to the capital. Some things cannot be explained clearly via email, and I must hurry there,” Bai Cha sighed softly. “My power cannot be used continuously. I must reach the capital while I still have strength. You complete the task I’ve given you and then come find me…”
“I’ll go with you,” Lucifer interrupted Bai Cha. This was the first time he had ever seriously interrupted his master, even with a hint of forcefulness. “Your body is already very fatigued. If an accident occurs, it will be very troublesome.”
“Don’t worry about me. This isn’t the first time I’ve been in this situation, so I know my remaining strength is enough for me to…” Bai Cha wanted to say that she could hold on until she reached the capital to find her influential figure or Gong Yuechen. She had also traveled great distances with severe injuries to relay urgent commands before, so it was fine.
After all, while the eruption of her Blood Fiend power caused great damage, it also granted her immense energy, enough for her to do many things.
However, this time she was rejected by Lucifer again.
“But it’s different now, isn’t it?” Lucifer gently held Bai Cha’s injured wrist, his tone firm. “Before, you were alone. Now you have me, and you don’t need to push your body to the absolute limit.”
Lucifer added, “Since you’ve already placed a pinhole tracker on that old woman, it won’t take more than five minutes for me to silence her and deliver these two people. The blood bead doesn’t need to be rushed, and you can ask Mr. Meng for help with the leave.
So… why do you still want me to return to a safe place first?”
Bai Cha: “…Sorry.”
Actually, Bai Cha felt it was normal. She just wanted to do everything with the highest efficiency. As long as she could endure it, she would do it. But when Lucifer pointed it out in front of her, she didn’t know how to refute him.
Bai Cha didn’t know why she apologized, but she just felt a bit guilty.
Lucifer didn’t say anything and didn’t accept Bai Cha’s apology. As if sulking, he picked Bai Cha up and flew at full speed towards the nearby resort.
Things went smoothly. Although Lucifer wasn’t a dragon specializing in spatial attributes, as an all-around dragon, he could naturally master some spatial tricks. With a few blinks, he entered the resort, settled the two individuals, and then, using the pinhole tracker, quickly found the old woman.
Bai Cha’s prediction was correct. This old woman was sending a message, clearly reporting her discovery of the evil dragon at the resort to her superiors.
The two of them efficiently sent her on her way, directly hacked into the old woman’s computer, and formatted all her data. Only after confirming that not a single piece of information had been left behind or sent out did they breathe a sigh of relief.
This time, the journey was unexpectedly smooth. Bai Cha leaned lazily in Lucifer’s arms, suddenly feeling that paying attention occasionally wasn’t so bad. Her blood regeneration ability was much stronger than that of ordinary people, and she had recovered a lot of energy by now.
“Um, Lucifer? Are you… still angry?” Looking at Lucifer’s gloomy, handsome face, Bai Cha felt she should say something.
Even if she often ended conversations abruptly.
Last time, when she was browsing online forums, she saw a post suggesting that women should marry handsome men, because if a husband’s appearance met your aesthetic standards, you wouldn’t argue easily after marriage. Even if you were very angry, seeing his face could make you feel like your anger had subsided. In fact, if your husband was handsome, when you felt wronged, you’d feel it was your fault even if it wasn’t.
At first, Bai Cha didn’t quite understand this idea. Let alone marriage, she hadn’t even dated.
It wasn’t until she saw Mo Ziye that Bai Cha slightly understood this thought. His angelic, pure face and his eyes, devoid of any impurities, would reduce Bai Cha’s anger when he stared at her. It seemed that many wrongdoings could be forgiven if they were done by him.
And now, she felt the same way seeing Lucifer.
She was in the wrong from the start, and now, seeing such a beautiful face that was both angry and a little displeased and wronged, Bai Cha felt her guilt increasing exponentially.
“Uh, um, Lucifer, don’t take it to heart,” Bai Cha organized her words, trying to make them clearer. “It’s just that I might be used to doing certain things. These are really just past routines, so, well… so they might conflict with some of your ideas.”
“It’s not a conflict with my ideas. Clearly, I am your dragon, yet you always put me in a safe place,” Lucifer said in a deep voice, a hint of dissatisfaction. “My contract with you is that I protect you and give you my strength, and I am completely loyal to you. After obtaining your soul, I will obey your commands and continue to guard this country, that is correct.
But how can you expose yourself to danger so easily, and even exclude me from it? Even if I will obtain your soul after your death, it should still be under the premise of me protecting you and being loyal to you.”
Lucifer was somewhat angry. He didn’t know why he was so angry. Of course, he wanted to devour Bai Cha’s soul.
But it shouldn’t be like this!
“…But I really didn’t think that much,” Bai Cha lowered her head, feeling a little guilty. “I just didn’t want you to fall into crisis too.”
“You don’t want the demon trying to seize your soul to fall into a crisis?” Lucifer snorted coldly. He seemed truly angered, even ceasing to use polite language.
“You can’t say that, we are all demons. How can angels live in the shadows?” Bai Cha smiled, her expression remarkably relaxed, as if she truly didn’t care about the fate of her soul in the future.
When one is injured and so close to the starry sky, even a rock seems to quiet down. Even if the rock is wrapped in moonlight, it would reveal a hint of softness.
“I remember everyone’s name, know everyone’s personality, and understand everyone’s preferences,” Bai Cha leaned on Lucifer’s shoulder, smiling, and gently lowered her eyes. “Before I die, I want to do my best to protect you all, my family.
They always say that wherever I am is home because I make them feel at ease. But in reality, it is because of them that I feel the existence of a home in this world.”
“Lucifer, look, the night sky is so beautiful every day. So, I want you to look at it for a while longer.”