bookandnovel Chapter 251 The Shy Elf
Chapter 251 The Shy Elf
Chapter 251 The Shy Elf
"It's a success!"
Seeing Zagnat's remains completely disappear in the explosion, Ryu raised her head, her bright sky-blue eyes gazing up at the ceiling, her whole being enveloped in a quiet, pure, and gentle atmosphere.
Her anxious heart found peace, and two lines of clear tears slid down her flawless face, a pitiful sight, revealing a sense of relief. At this moment, she could finally comfort her fallen kin.
It was as if some kind of shackle had been removed from her.
"Ahem! Ahem! Stop posing and show some concern for your teammates!" A discordant voice broke the atmosphere.
Roy had no choice. He wanted to pay tribute to the former members of his clan and return to the eighteenth level and the surface. There was plenty of time, as they were still in danger.
This is the deepest, most terrifying place!
Although they had defeated Zagnat, it didn't mean they were safe. Everyone knew how unpredictable the dungeons were; they never failed to surprise people.
Even if some other strange and bizarre things were to pop up, Roy wouldn't be surprised or taken aback at all.
Hearing Roy's voice, Liu snapped out of her reverie. Her clear, deep eyes, like the ocean, reflected Roy's face. All the sorrow and frost on her face melted away, and her lips curled up into a bright, sunny smile, as beautiful as a hundred flowers in bloom, breathtakingly beautiful.
By exchanging Zagnat's head for a smile from the elven maiden, Roy certainly spared no expense.
He felt no regret whatsoever.
Just as he once told Lily, "People live and the land dies, people and land both exist." His clan is his base. As long as people are still alive, the rewards from those monsters will eventually be his. You can't rush things.
Rumble!
Roy pulled out the Earth Demon Sword, planted it in the ground, and manipulated the terrain, causing the wall to crack open with a roar.
Roy and Liu dashed inside.
Then, Roy used the Earth Demon Sword to seal the cave entrance. He didn't think this would stop the deep-level monsters, such as "Lymton," from moving freely underground, and at least buy him some time to rest.
They were all on the verge of their limits.
Using the Earth Demon Sword in dungeons requires extreme caution. If you accidentally damage the load-bearing parts, it could cause a chain reaction of collapses, potentially summoning new Zagnats in no time.
Dungeon collapses are a common occurrence.
The fact that it causes adventurers to fall several levels below at once, swallowing intruders like an abyss, indicates that its structure is inherently unstable.
Therefore, Roy never considered using the Earth Demon Sword to open a rift and escape from Zagnath, as the dungeon's treacherous nature would definitely disorient him in the dark.
He wanted to go up, so he used a lot of mental energy to use the magic sword. After walking for several hours, he finally emerged and found himself on the fortieth floor below.
The two went inside the crevice to rest.
Once the fierce battle ended, the body stopped secreting adrenaline frantically, and a strong sense of fatigue washed over me, with every cell resisting further action.
Both Roy and Ryu are seriously injured.
Ryu's abdomen was pierced by the spear thrown by the "toad" monster. Although the curse was lifted, such a serious injury would not be able to recover in a short time.
In an effort to accumulate damage, Roy adopted a strategy of trading blows for damage, but he was also struck hard in the chest by Zagnat's tail, causing damage to his internal organs.
Both were in similar condition, but if you had to say, Roy's condition was a little worse.
While Ryu was unconscious, he at least got some rest. Roy, on the other hand, played the entire match, his mental energy almost completely depleted, and excruciating pain threatened to tear his brain apart.
Roy's eyelids couldn't help but close.
Seeing Roy's tired and pained appearance, Liu's eyes flashed with a hint of heartache. She slowly reached out her small hand and gently moved Roy's head over to rest on her lap.
In the darkness, the elven girl's pretty face was as red as a ripe apple, and her tone was slightly flustered, "Don't misunderstand, it's too narrow here, so this is the only way. There are also monsters that might attack. Getting closer will allow me to react better—"
Hearing these arrogant words, Roy smiled and enjoyed the other girl's lap pillow. The elven girl's thighs were cool, smooth and delicate, and he felt as if he had fallen into the cool depths of the sea.
Roy's warm breath pattered against Ryuna's sensitive skin, making her pretty face grow increasingly red.
"Huff! Huff! Huff!"
In the dark crack, only the sound of each other's breathing could be heard, calm and even.
Roy didn't enjoy the elven girl's exquisite lap pillow for long. Three minutes later, his mental energy recovered slightly, and he opened his eyes.
Roy reluctantly got up.
He took out the magic stone lamp from his spatial ring and hung it on the two-meter-high stone wall, illuminating the crack.
Under Liu's puzzled gaze, Roy waved his hand, and the scale figures of Tione, Tiona, Daphne, Cassandra, and Lily appeared on the ground.
Daphne and Cassandra died from the deadly poison of Peruda. Their bodies were swollen and purple, their grotesque appearances were unbearable to look at. Just a few hours earlier, they had been vibrant and beautiful young women.
Tiony and Lily fared even worse; they were cut in half at the waist by Zagnat, their bodies severed in two, and they died from massive blood loss, their skin deathly pale and devoid of any color.
Tiona fared slightly better, as she was left with a complete body, but the bones inside her body were shattered into pieces.
Without exception, they were devoid of any sign of life.
"Roy, what do we do?"
Seeing the corpses of her companions, Ryu was devastated. Every muscle on her small face was filled with grief, her sky-blue eyes were already dry of tears and filled with bloodshot veins. She seemed to have lost all her strength and collapsed to her left side as if paralyzed.
Roy helped Ryu up and gently lowered her, saying softly, "It's okay, I'm here!"
The calm and steady voice soothed Liu's heart. She took a deep breath and gradually calmed down, but the sadness and pain deep in her eyes did not diminish in the slightest.
"This is?"
Roy took out the Shikon Jewel, a dazzling gem that instantly caught Ryu's attention.
The pale purple Shikon Jewel emitted starlight, like stars falling from the sky, containing boundless power, but deep within the light lurked a trace of darkness, which Ryu keenly sensed.
This is not something righteous and benevolent; at least part of it is mixed with evil intentions.
"It is the hope for saving lives, for now," Roy said, drawing his elven holy sword.
hum!hum!hum!
Sensing the elven royal bloodline within Roy, the sword was activated, trembling slightly, its sharp edge revealed, its gleam so intense that it was impossible to look directly at it.
Roy swung his elven holy sword, slashing at the Shikon Jewel. With a soft "crack," the sword's sharp edge, capable of cutting through iron like mud, sliced the jewel into five neat pieces with precise strokes.
Almost at the same moment, Roy threw off his Goliath cloak and wrapped it around her, fearing that a situation like Kagome's would occur, where an arrow could trigger a plot that spanned over a hundred episodes.
The shattered Shikon Jewel was not enough to break through Goliath's cloak's defenses, and it lay quietly inside.
Name: Shikon Jewel (Fragment)
Tier: Epic Special Effect: Attaches to the body or weapon, slightly increasing strength and vitality.
Special effect: When a precious gem or fragment is placed on a corpse or a deceased person whose ashes are intact, it can give them new life, but they depend on the precious gem to sustain their life.
Note: Negative emotions will contaminate the Shikon Jewel shards, thereby affecting the user's mind.
Roy held the Shikon Jewel shard in his hand, and an analysis panel popped up in front of him. Compared to the complete Shikon Jewel, the shard's level had dropped to Epic.
It also loses the ability to infinitely regenerate and make wishes, and is only capable of amplifying power and resurrection.
All Roy needed was the resurrection effect.
Roy placed the five equal pieces into the bodies of Tione and the others; success or failure hinged on this moment! Roy's face showed some tension.
Liu watched Roy's actions quietly, believing that Roy wouldn't be making baseless accusations.
As time passed, strange and eerie things happened. The bodies of the five, including Tione, who were placed into the Shikon Jewel shards, began to glow faintly.
The power of life is constantly emerging.
Daphne and Cassandra's swollen, dark red skin returned to normal, while a crackling sound emanated from Tiona's body, like...
The bones reconnected.
Even more absurdly, Tione and Lily's bodies, which were cut in half at the waist, automatically reconnected under some powerful gravitational force, and their internal organs regenerated.
"call!"
The rigor mortis on the girls' bodies disappeared at an extremely fast speed, their pale faces regained a rosy hue, and their chests rose and fell, emitting soft breathing sounds.
A new vitality emerged within them.
"They've come back to life?!"
Ryu stared at the scene in disbelief, deeply shocked and moved. She couldn't help but cover her mouth with her small, white hand, her eyes welling up with tears.
The dead cannot be resurrected; this is a truth of the lower realm, and even gods cannot violate this rule.
Roy, however, created a miracle for her!
"Didn't I say I would save them?" Roy's lips curled into a forced smile.
In this business, integrity is paramount!
Liu Xiao's face was filled with a complex mix of emotions—excitement, joy, gratitude, and expectation—which finally blossomed into a radiant, beautiful smile. "Really, thank you—!"
Not only did it sweep away her gloom (Zagnat), but Roy did not deceive her; the ability to bring the dead back to life truly exists in this world!
So she'll still be able to see Alicia and the others!
"Roy! Roy!"
Liu kept calling out Roy's name, overwhelmed with emotion.
Meeting Roy was the luckiest thing that ever happened to her, and Ryu no longer felt lost.
"I'm so tired. I've been running around doing this, and I don't even know if I'll get any compensation." Roy pretended to be sleepy.
"Roy, are you alright?" Liu thought Roy's injury had flared up, and she was so anxious that she was flustered and clumsy, which made people want to laugh.
A wicked glint flashed deep in Roy's eyes.
Liu caught the fleeting cunning and mischievous smile. She was so angry that she wanted to punch the other person. How could they joke around at a time like this, making her worry so much?
"I understand! I understand!"
Facing Roy's burning gaze, Liu took a deep breath and repeated the same words twice. Her small face was resolute, as if she had made up her mind. She slightly arched her beautiful waist, lowered her head, and kissed Roy's face, as quickly as a dragonfly skimming the water.
Roy didn't even have time to react.
"Is it okay now?" Liu asked in a soft, almost inaudible voice, her head lowered. She wished there was a crack in the ground she could disappear into. Her pretty face was flushed, and her shyness seemed to burn like a raging fire, threatening to reduce her to ashes.
For a pure-hearted elven girl, this act required immense courage.
But Roy's face darkened. That's it?
"You think a kiss on the cheek can erase everything? How naive, you useless elf!" Roy sneered.
"Who's a useless elf?!" Upon hearing that term again, Ryu retorted without hesitation.
"what?"
Before she could finish speaking, Roy's large hand, like a venomous snake, slipped through her slender waist, pulling her into his arms. He lowered his head and pressed his lips to her bright red, luscious lips.
Liu's eyes widened suddenly, her mind went blank as if it had crashed, unable to think anymore.
The next moment, the elven girl's brain seemed to regress to that of an infant, and she struggled, pressing her two small hands against Roy's chest, trying to push him away, but Roy's arms held her tightly.
She seemed to have forgotten that she was a powerful LV.5 adventurer; all her abilities vanished, and she became like a weak and helpless little girl.
A few seconds later, she had no choice but to give in.
Since they could not resist, they could only enjoy it. Under the dim light of the magic stone lamp, the two shadows stretched out, overlapped, and kissed each other.
In the silent crack, the two could hear each other's rapid heartbeats.
A crystal-clear tear slid down Liu's cheek. Unlike before, this was a tear of happiness, as her inner emotions burst forth all at once.
Liu shyly closed her eyes tightly, secretly wishing in the deepest corner of her heart that time could stand still at this moment, and apologizing in her heart to the goddess she respected most.
Lady Astraea, I'm so sorry!
After a long while, the two finally parted ways.
Liu was so shy that she couldn't lift her head. Her delicate and pretty face was flushed red, and the blush quickly spread to her long, pointed ears. Her bright, watery eyes secretly peeked at Luo Yi. She was pure and lovely, yet also charming and beautiful.
Two little hands intertwined and entwined together.
After a kiss, Liu became as obedient as a primary school student, burying her head deeply in Roy's arms, looking completely docile and ready to be taken.
It made Roy's heart burn with passion.
Unfortunately, being deep within the underground city was like a bucket of cold water poured over Roy's head. He calmed down, realizing the difference between a full meal and a regular meal—
Roy gritted his teeth, suppressing his lustful desire, and did not do anything further. He simply kissed her lips and touched the elven girl's beautiful body.
Time passed quietly, and Tione and the others gradually woke up. When they noticed that the eyelashes of the girls lying on the ground were trembling slightly, Liu suddenly regained her senses and jumped up from Roy's arms like a startled rabbit, her beautiful and charming face burning red.
"Is this the Heavenly Realm? It's darker than I imagined. Where are the gods responsible for reincarnation?"
"We'll never see our commander again!"
"Waaaaah, stop talking!"
Tiony, Tiona, Daphne, Cassandra, and Lily opened their eyes, looking puzzled. Then, as if on cue...
They wept bitterly on the spot.
"Don't worry, you'll see me again." Roy came to their side and said with a smile.
"Commander?!"
"Commander, you're dead too?"
"Waaaaaah!"
Upon seeing Roy, Tiony and the others, their first reaction was not joy, but even greater sorrow, and they wept bitterly.
Roy and Liu exchanged a glance, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Roy snapped, "Go away, what nonsense are you talking about? We're all perfectly fine!"
"Captain, you don't need to comfort us. We can accept this outcome," Tione said, wiping away tears from the corners of her eyes and choking back sobs.
The same was true for Tiona, Daphne, Cassandra, and Lily; sadness was evident on their little faces.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Roy, enraged, gave each of them a sharp tap on the head. The sound, like popping popcorn, made the girls' eyes well up with tears. "Does it hurt?"
"We're not dead?"
The girls finally realized something, looked at each other in disbelief, and clearly remembered being killed.
But they quickly forgot that; as long as they were alive, that was enough. As for why? It didn't matter!
"Commander, I'm not dead!"
The five girls were overjoyed and excitedly surrounded Roy, hugging him tightly.
Their attention then shifted to Ryu.
"Ryu, I'm so glad you're alright!" Tiona happily opened her arms and hugged Ryu.
Ryu stroked Tiona's little head, a smile appearing on her face. This time, her joy at her companion's resurrection was no less than Tiona's.
"Ryu, why is your face so red? It's so hot!" Tiona blinked innocently.
Tiona pressed her forehead against Ryu's, very intimately, and called out worriedly, "Captain, everyone come quick, something's wrong with Ryu."
Upon hearing this, everyone dared not be careless and gathered around, inquiring about Liu's condition with concern.
Liu's face was flushed red, but not from her injuries. She lowered her head, not daring to look directly at her companions. "It's probably an infection caused by the wound."
The girls were relieved. Although the inflammation was terrible, Ryu was a LV.5 adventurer with an extremely strong physique, so she wouldn't have any major problems in the short term.
The righteous elf girl lied for the first time about something like this, and glared fiercely at the culprit with her sky-blue eyes.
Roy had a wicked, mischievous smile on his lips.
The two briefly recounted what happened next to Tione and the others. When they learned that Roy and Liu had killed the Zagnat, which was known as the "Calamity," the girls were stunned and their jaws nearly dropped.
That was the ferocious monster that killed the LV.6 "Man Killer" Frini and a whole bunch of fighting prostitutes; it was so powerful that it instilled a deep sense of despair.
Even they were instantly defeated.
Tiony, Lily, and the others looked at Roy and Ryu with eyes full of admiration and respect.
Only Roy and Ryu knew that the Synchro Contract played a crucial role. In this mixed doubles match between lovers, Zagnat was subjected to a lot of PDA and had to face two LV.5 adventurers with high stats who knew it inside and out.