Book 4: Chapter 79: Donât Blame Me This Time
âGYAAAAAAAAAAAH!!â
A deafening scream echoed into the sky.
âSHILOAH YOU B̲A̲S̲T̲A̲R̲D̲, WATCH WHERE YOU STAB!!â
With her amazing reflex, Lilith put her trump card to good use and blocked Shiloahâs storm-like attack with great accuracy.
Gazâs already hideous face gained a few more holes. He wasnât bleeding because those werenât wounds but depressions made by the pressure of the claws on his elastic skin.
On the contrary, tears of blood were streaming down from his eyes. No one knew if it was out of pain or sadness. Either way, it was a terrifying sight.
Lilith took a step forward, her right arm glowed even more with the luster of jade as she channeled more battle qi into it before swinging her fist at Shiloah.
Her action created a gust of wind so strong that cracks were made in the space around them.
Shiloah retracted his hands and quickly backed away. His movements were strange, but he still easily evaded Lilithâs charged-up attack.
However, a huge depression appeared in his abdomen. There seemed to be black blood spurting out of it but the blood instantly volatilized.
Though he managed to evade the attack, he still sustained damage from being hit by the wind that Lilithâs fist created.
Shiloah quickly pulled away, but Lilith didnât give chase. It was obviously an unwise move to pursue an enemy without having much information on them.
Furthermore, this strange stick man was giving her some bad vibes, even more than Gaz.
Shiloah clutched his abdomen as he watched the wound on Gaz healing up perfectly in an instance.
âOhoho, Gaz, can you not interrupt my dance with this beautiful girl?â he frowned.
âYou think I want to? If you donât want me to interrupt, then hurry up and save me!â
âHow am I supposed to help you when you keep helping her to block my attacks? This little girlâs speed and reflexes are pretty much on par with me.â
âGaga, you must be doing all this on purpose because you are holding a grudge against me just because Little Hand picked me over you back then! Thatâs why youâre using this opportunity to stab me to death!â
âOhoho, I remember youâre immortal, if memory serves.â
âSee?! See?! You just admited it! You didnât deny that youâre jealous of my good-looks, talent and charm!â
ââ¦..â
Shiloah narrowed his eyes. âIt seems like you and I have an issue to resolve.â
âGaga, it seems weâll need to talk it out then.â
âIn that case, how about surrendering obediently?â Lilith interjected.
âSpill everything you know about this place, especially the treasure troveâs location, and I shall spare your lives.â
âOhoho, my apologies. Little Lilith, your request is most unacceptable.â
Shiloah bowed deeply, indicating that the show was over.
âWell, todayâs show is over. Gaz and I shall be taking our leave now. Please enjoy the next mini-game.â
âWhat?â
Lilith rushed forward but Shiloah turned into smoke and vanished.
At the same time, Gaz also turned into a cloud of smoke and vanished in her hands.
The turn of events left Lilith frowning. âThey escaped just like that?â
âItâs only normal for people to run when they meet an opponent that they canât defeat.â
Lesiah wasnât surprised by the situation, but it was better to say that it was common sense to her.
âSomething else puzzles me even more than their escape.â
âWhat is it?â
âWhat is that ânext mini gameâ that Shiloah spoke of?â
âNext mini game? Seems like this isnât over ye⦠ughhhh!â
Lilithâs sentence abruptly turned into a yelp when she realized that her surroundings suddenly turned into water.
A wide expanse of water, as though she was in a lake or ocean. She looked up, but couldnât see the surface above the water.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
It was like she was stuffed into a huge container of water. There was no light and no exit.
Was she teleported again? And into water on top of that?
What was the point?
She was confused. As a dragon, she could breathe perfectly fine in water because her powerful lungs could directly draw enough oxygen from the water. She had only fallen into Lesiahâs trap before because her scroll turns air into liquid and the density was too high. A dragon may be able to breathe in water, but definitely not in cement.
But now? The enemy actually wanted to drown a dragon with ordinary water?
What a big jokeâ¦
â¦â¦
â¦â¦
No, actually it wasnât funny at all.
Ordinary water couldnât drown a dragon, but it could definitely drown a human.
Lilith spun around and unsurprisingly, Lesiah had covered her mouth and nose, looking like she was suffering.
Even as a rank nine warrior, there was a limit to how long she could hold her breath under water.
If this continued on, she would inevitably drown to death. Like a beautiful flower that withered and became an ordinary corpse in the water.
The princess cracked open an eye with difficulty and gave Lilith a pleading look.
She wanted to live.
Of course she did. Otherwise, she wouldnât have begged for help under Shiloahâs threat earlier.
However, it was different this time.
In this confined space filled with water, it was almost impossible for ordinary humans to get enough oxygen.
Even if there was a way, there wouldnât be enough time to execute it.
Unless, there was a less time-consuming way that could keep Lesiah alive.
But then again, could such a perfect solution be easy to find?
Wait.
A sudden inspiration struck Lilith.
Such a perfect solution did exist, butâ¦
Lesiah struggled harder, as her consciousness gradually blurred due to the lack of oxygen.
She started flailing as though she was trying to grasp at a straw.
Seeing that, Lilith became aware that time was running out.
She moved her feet and propelled herself toward Lesiah, then gathered up her octopus-like flailing limbs before sheâ¦
Smashed her lips against Lesiahâs.
â¦â¦
â¦â¦
âAhem, my king and⦠princess. I know both of you are madly and deeply in love, but isnât it a little inappropriate to be doing this in front of a huge audience?â
â!!â
Lesiah was startled awake, only to realize that Lilith and her were kissing passionately like lovers. On top of that, there were hundreds of people watching them. Among their audience, there were children covering their eyes, but peeping through their fingers excitedly.
Her cheeks burst into flames as she quickly pushed Lilith away.
âI⦠Iâ¦â
Lesiah clutched her cheeks and was at a loss of words, so she could only glare at Lilith, who was feigning ignorance. âItâs you! How dare you do that to me!â
âYou were the one who started it! Donât blame me this time!â Lilith started to play the blaming game.
âNonsense! Why would I do such a shameless thing!â
In Lesiahâs desperation, she wanted to slap Lilith across the face. But as soon as she raised her hand, it stopped in the air because she seemed to have remembered something.
In the end, she just shot Lilith another glare. âIâll overlook this since you saved my life once.â
Lilith felt very wronged. She saved the princess but her act of kindness was taken for granted.
As usual, women were difficult to understand.