Chapter 434 Powerless to Resist <TOC> Chapter 436 Cat and Mouse
Translator: SumTLMan
At the edge of the vast Silent Hill, there were no trees, the ground was barren and parched, and strange, bizarre rocks were scattered everywhere. Amidst the odd formations, a peculiar, pitch-black wizard tower stood alone, with the full moon as its backdrop.
Inside the tower, on the top floor, the chill and desolation from the outside were blocked, and the room was filled with warmth and a fiery red glow. Newly born fire elementals with large, round eyes danced and frolicked in the air, hugging each other and emitting peculiar yet crisp and tender laughter.
As they were playing, a series of footsteps came from outside the door. The fire elementals were startled and rushed into the fireplace, pretending as if nothing had happened.
The door was pushed open, and a handsome and charming man entered. He took a deep breath, feeling the warmth of the room, and his gaze fell upon the fireplace. The fire elementals closed their big round eyes, thinking that if they couldn’t see anything with their eyes closed, the man wouldn’t see them either.
The man chuckled and licked his lips with his long tongue, ignoring the fire elementals, and simply muttered: “Naughty little troublemakers,” before heading to his workbench.
Feeling the man had left, the fire elementals cautiously peeked out from the fireplace, curiously watching the workbench not far away.
Various strange parts were laid out on the workbench, as well as a beautiful blonde woman with blue eyes, her eyes closed. However, instead of slender legs, her lower body was a fish tail covered in silver scales.
This was a mermaid.
As the man prepared to modify the mermaid, more footsteps approached from the staircase. Judging by the rapid, alternating rhythm of the steps, an image of a small child flashed through his mind. That was Little Douding, the little apprentice he had picked up by chance while collecting puppet materials last year.
As expected, when the door opened, it revealed a six or seven-year-old child, Little Douding.
His skin was dark and slightly chubby, adorned with a feathered headdress. His upper body was bare, and his lower body was dressed in a colorful skirt with tribal patterns.
He came from a primitive shaman tribe. Even after leaving the tribe for a full year, he still possessed the wildness and innocence that the tribe had instilled in him.
He hurriedly approached the man, his chubby calves quivering with each step, and anxiously said: “Mentor, something terrible has happened.”
His eyes were bright and clear, now filled with evident concern.
He looked curiously at the blonde-haired, blue-eyed mermaid. Seeing her completely exposed, he blushed and covered his eyes with his chubby hands.
However, his gaze still managed to peek through his fingers, fixated on the mermaid’s… voluptuous bosom.
“Wipe your drool,” the man said nonchalantly.
Little Douding made an “ah” sound, wiping the corner of his mouth, but there was no drool.
“Mentor, you tricked me,” Little Bean said, feeling both wronged and embarrassed.
“What’s the matter? You rushed over here so urgently,” the man asked while continuing his work.
“Oh no! I almost forgot! It’s Diavolo! Just now, Doduo told me that he saw Lady Isabella severely injured!”
As Little Douding spoke, he brought out a little creature that had been hiding behind him.
It was a small orange leopard cub with a tiny horn on its head, looking similar to a kitten.
The leopard cub, Doduo, seemed afraid when facing the man. When the man lifted it up, its tail stood straight up, and its ears flattened.
“Oh? Diavolo got into trouble with Isabella?” the man raised an eyebrow. Diavolo had only returned for a day and already had a conflict with Isabella? She always said he was cowardly, but the current situation seemed to contradict that.
The man extended his green-glowing finger and placed it on Doduo’s forehead.
Circles of green ripples radiated from Doduo’s forehead, revealing fragmented memory images.
After a while, the man suddenly showed an excited expression, licking his lips with his tongue.
“Hehehe, look what I’ve found… such a wonderful, high-quality material… hehehe…”
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The scene shifted to another location.
With his only hope of turning things around shattered, Angel momentarily lost focus.
Half a day ago, he still had hope and had even planned out the next six months. But he never expected that, just half a day later, he would be facing death at such close range.
This contrast of falling from hope into despair was something he was not prepared for mentally.
He could even anticipate that, in the next second, he might be killed by Isabella.
But for some reason, when things progressed to this point, there wasn’t much turbulence in his heart.
However, there was a hint of regret as some promises he made had not been fulfilled. In particular, the 81 Kulakuka tribespeople in his bracelet, who had hoped to leave the Living Soul Garden in search of a new home. Yet, they had to stop right at the beginning, without even seeing their future habitat, which was quite ironic.
After breaking the Nightmare Domain, Isabella used her physical strength to grab Angel by the hair, yanking his scalp and repeatedly smashing him.
In no time, Angel’s face was bruised and battered. Fractures, large wounds, and various blood and flesh flying around.
When Angel was covered in scars, Isabella pulled him to face her.
“Keep struggling. I just love watching you struggle, it excites me.” Isabella finished speaking and suddenly burst into laughter, accompanied by her own inherent eerie laughter track. The two types of laughter combined, making it even more bizarre.
At this point, Angel had no strength left. Looking at Isabella, he felt a surge of hatred, but he had no means of fighting back. The weak could only sink in despair and turn into skeletons in helplessness.
Angel’s mouth twitched slightly, and while Isabella wasn’t paying attention, he spat a mouthful of blood at her face.
However, a flash of light shield appeared, and the blood didn’t touch Isabella but flowed down the shield. With Isabelle’s computing ability and reaction speed, it was almost impossible for Angel to spit at her when she was off guard.
“You’re so naughty.” Isabella said with a smile: “At this time, you still want to use such despicable means to maintain your dignity, how useless.”
Angel spat out blood and forced out a sarcastic laugh.
Seeing Angel unmoved, Isabella suddenly felt a bit tired, like whipping a dead piece of meat, devoid of fun.
“Forget it, I’ve played enough. I’ll give you a quick end.”
A red light flashed in Isabella’s hand, and she slashed fiercely at Angel’s neck.
Seeing the attack filled with intense bloodthirst, Angel closed his eyes and calmly welcomed the arrival of death.
One second, two seconds…
Five seconds, six seconds…
The pain in his neck didn’t come, and Angel suddenly felt his body being thrown to the ground.
Am I not dead? He opened his eyes suddenly; although he could face death calmly, he didn’t want to die. He wanted to live more than anyone else.
As he opened his eyes, the first thing that caught his sight was the vast solitary moon in the sky and the leaves constantly being blown off by the night wind.
Then, looking closer, he saw Isabella’s astonished expression, as well as a golden-haired figure in the moonlight emitting a faint velvet-like glow.
The golden-haired figure held a round shield, blocking Isabella’s attack.
Did she save me?
As Angel was still in doubt, a shadow suddenly rushed out from behind and dragged him into the woods.
“Run! We’ll split up later, and you’ll use your invisibility to escape!”
Shadow’s movements were swift. He glanced at the golden-haired figure facing Isabella, and his face showed determination: “Naga! Hold her back, do your best to block her!”
Naga turned her face, revealing a moment of tenderness in her stunning features: “Master, leave it to me.”
Shadow nodded, his eyes somewhat moist, and stubbornly pulled Angel into the right-side forest.
Due to being violently thrown around by Isabella earlier, Angel’s bones were displaced, and he was temporarily unable to move. Shadow could only support him while using healing spells and running into the darkness.
Angel felt the tingling sensation of his wounds healing, and his eyes were filled with gratitude for surviving, as well as disbelief. He thought Shadow had always wanted to kill him, and it was only because of the contract that he had to stop. So he never imagined that Shadow would save him at that moment.
“Can you bear to leave Naga alone there? You know she can’t win…”
“Shut up! I don’t know! And I don’t want to know!” Shadow suddenly shouted.
Angel fell silent. What he wanted to say was that Naga couldn’t possibly beat Isabella, and facing this vengeful madwoman, there was only one outcome for losing.
Shadow took a deep breath, suppressing his guesses about Naga’s situation: “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have lost my temper, but don’t say anything now. Hurry up and recover, then use your invisibility to leave this place.” Shadow remembered that Isabella once mentioned that Angel’s invisibility technique was very clever, and she wouldn’t have been able to detect him if it weren’t for the mental connection at that time.
Since Angel still had a chance to escape, as long as he had some time to distance himself from Isabella’s pursuit, Shadow resorted to this desperate measure, throwing the Naga out and sacrificing his life to buy time for Angel.
Angel’s eyes were deep and unfathomable, carrying a meaning that Shadow couldn’t comprehend.
After a while, Angel silently nodded: “Thank you.”
“No need to thank me. I once told you that I owed you a favor; now I’ve repaid it! We owe each other nothing from now on.”
Shadow had once told Angel that he would owe him a favor if he helped him obtain the Naga. Although Angel hadn’t done much in this regard, without him, Shadow would have died in the Blood Prison long ago. Without Angel, given Felicia’s attitude towards him, he wouldn’t have been able to obtain the Naga either.
“Put me down, I can move. We better go our separate ways immediately,” Angel said.
Shadow nodded, giving Angel a deep look: “Take care, and be sure to survive!”
With that, Shadow ran towards the mentor’s Wizard Tower, while Angel activated Boundless Silence, concealing his figure and disappearing into the depths of the night.
Chapter 434 Powerless to Resist <TOC> Chapter 436 Cat and Mouse