Bab 64: Chapter 64-Connected By Heart

Slash!

The sound of an attack reverberated, followed by the splashing of blood onto Xiao's face. He had swiftly moved to protect Yurou, but how could he be faster than her? Now, she stood before him, a blade piercing through her body. Her warm blood sprayed onto his face as she used her body to shield him.

"Yurou!" Xiao screamed with reddened eyes. He leaped forward to aid her, while the Scylla that had attacked her calmly withdrew. Its form morphed from a dagger to a shapeless gas with a single eye.

Deep vileness and evil emanated from it, and intelligence sparked within. It snickered in delight, reveling in the pain it had inflicted upon Yurou and Xiao. It was confident that nothing Xiao did would harm it.

It relished the boy's despairing expression before planning to bring them back to their superiors, where their flames would be consumed to fuel their power.