You've found the Gusha-hime Knight, so put your hair up in a bun!

After Ruby successfully escaped with Little Flower, a satisfied smile appeared on Shiloh's face.

Ruby probably thinks I'm dead.

After that, fake a serious injury and find an excuse to meet her.

Using these injuries as a pretext, you can trick her into applying some ointment or something.

Say a few more sweet words, and I'll probably win her over quickly~

Xi Luo licked the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with eagerness.

Although Ruby, like the Third Princess, has a flat figure.

However, her stubborn and strong-willed nature was something that Shiloh greatly admired.

To personally woo such a girl, and then see her restless and uncontrollable expression emerge from your thrusts, is like a diligent fruit farmer harvesting plump and sweet fruit—utterly delicious.

"Wow, the heir of the prestigious Wells family would actually sacrifice his own life to save a lowly commoner! How truly moving!"

A sarcastic, mocking voice came from not far away, but this time it wasn't transmitted through thought, but rather emanated from a physical body.

Xi Luo looked up and saw a hunched figure draped in black robes slowly emerge in mid-air not far away, casting a mocking gaze at him.

Seeing Shiloh's miserable state, riddled with bloody holes, the dark mage thought that Shiloh was at his last gasp, so he decided to jump out and mock him a few more times.

"The 'great hero' who saved three cities, it seems you're only this good. Or were those people just too stupid, or am I just too powerful? Hahaha—"

The hunched figure, with his hands behind his back, let out a hoarse, piercing laugh.

Upon hearing this, Xi Luo looked up at the man, his eyes filled with thought.

Sensing this gaze, the man in black robes asked with interest, "Oh? So, you still refuse to accept your fate and want to struggle in your death throes?"

"You've got it wrong. I was just thinking about how to torture you the best, you idiot."

"Varied--?!"

Before the dark mage could be angered by Shiloh's arrogant attitude, he was shocked to see that the worms that had been feasting on Shiloh's flesh suddenly stopped moving. Before they could even scream, they melted into the purest energy and were absorbed into Shiloh's body.

zizi——

Within the pierced, blood-soaked hole, broken bones, muscles, and blood vessels suddenly reconnected and rapidly recovered to a great extent. However, under Shiloh's control, the recovery process was forcibly halted.

"Do you know how hard it was for me to suppress my injuries and recover?"

Xi Luo dusted himself off and stood up as if nothing had happened, despite the many piercing wounds still on his body.

Not to mention how amazing the regenerative power of the vampire physique is after forming a contract with Vera, nothing can compare to the life energy originating from the Mother of All Forest in terms of regenerative power alone.

If Xiluo hadn't been suppressing his life energy, he would have recovered from these injuries in no time.

"Tell me, who is your master? Perhaps I can grant you a relatively quick death."

Shiloh looked at the dark mage in mid-air and smiled.

"Arrogant brat..."

The dark mage was somewhat horrified by the situation before him, which was beyond his comprehension, but given his rank of [Rank of Stars], he had no reason to be afraid of those of lower rank than himself.

"Since the [Field] can't deal with you, then what can we do?!"

The dark mage summoned his magic wand, and a series of dark magic symbols appeared in the air. Grotesque skulls, fierce ghosts, and corrosive water exuded a heavy aura of death, enveloping Shiloh!

Faced with immense pressure, Xi Luo focused her gaze, making no fancy moves, simply raising her hand.

"Holy Light".

This is not a low-level prayer light, but an epic-level prayer light.

When the dark mage saw a blazing light appear in Shiloh's palm, he sensed something was wrong, but was then engulfed by the dazzling light.

"What?! You... how could you possibly use that?!"

Despite not reaching the [Stage of Stars], he was able to use epic-level spells, causing the dark mage to let out an incomprehensible roar.

Despite quickly organizing magic for defense, the holy attribute (light attribute) naturally counters this kind of sinister black magic, so the black mage still suffered considerable damage.

Despite the excruciating pain of half his body being burned, the dark mage pulled a skull shimmering with crimson light from his robes and placed it on his head. Immediately afterward, as if mutated, his limbs twisted in the opposite direction, emitting a teeth-grinding "crunch" sound.

This scene made Xiluo frown, thinking that this kind of training that makes people look neither human nor ghost was too disgusting.

What's the point anyway?

Xilu shook his head, a holy sword of light wreathed in flames materializing in his palm. Just as he was about to unleash his full power to kill the dark mage and extract his memories, he suddenly turned to look at the barrier beside him.

Cracks appeared in the barrier, and then with a loud "bang," it shattered into pieces!

The bright moonlight poured down from the darkness outside, but the girl's anxious and determined face under the moonlight was like a pebble thrown into a still lake, stirring up ripples in Xi Luo's heart.

"What...what kind of monster is this...?"

Back in the [Field], Ruby stared at the black mage in mid-air, who had become twisted and ferocious, and a chill ran down her spine.

"Why are you back? Coming back might mean you die."

Upon discovering that Ruby wasn't with Little Flower, Shiloh guessed that she had probably put the little one in a secluded place and then returned to rescue her.

"Hmph, in asking that question, I'd like to ask you instead: why did you so readily shield me from those attacks? Weren't you afraid of dying?"

Ruby bit her lip, looked at Shiloh, and breathed out.

Xi Luo blinked, then looked away and snorted, "Heh, stubborn brat."

"Huh?! Who are you calling a brat?!"

Ruby hates it when people make fun of her petite appearance, but when she glared at him and saw the slight upturn of Silo's lips, she suddenly calmed down.

After her expression shifted several times, Ruby couldn't help but gently punch Shiloh's shoulder with her little fist and said, "You're obviously very happy, aren't you?"

"No. You're just throwing your life away anyway, what's there to be happy about?"

Ruby clicked her tongue in disapproval, "Can't you say something nicer?"

The second half of the sentence remained unspoken in Ruby's heart.

They've come to fight alongside you with the determination to die, can't you at least give me a compliment?

For example, courage, or being deeply moved...

How does someone so stubborn manage to fool so many girls...?

Recalling the scene of the famous "Holy Lily" protecting Shiloh, Ruby felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

But then I thought, if Shiloh died here, many people would probably be heartbroken.

With this in mind, Ruby took a deep breath, stood in front of Shiloh, stared at the black mage who had turned into a skeletal monster above, and said in a deep voice, "I can probably use my ability to break the seal one more time. You must escape while that opportunity is available."

Looking at Ruby's slender and petite back, a hint of approval flashed in Shiloh's dark eyes.

You're such a brave girl, Ruby.

This makes me want to hold you tightly in my palm even more.

With a smile, Shiloh reached out and, to Ruby's astonishment, pulled her into a tight embrace.

"Hey, what are you doing—"

"Shh, I have a way to escape."

Shiloh glanced at the skeletal monster in the air, feeling somewhat regretful that he couldn't execute him on the spot.

However, there is no difference.

My sister must have been waiting for a long time.

"Don't even think about trying to kill me with this kind of trick."

Xiluo chuckled, and before the skeletal monster could launch its attack, he pulled out a scroll exuding an aura of destruction from his robes.

Just looking at it made Ruby's heart pound and her instinct was to run away.

"The reason I let you go first was because this scroll deals area-of-effect damage. Once activated, this [field], and all the creatures within it, will be reduced to dust."

Xi Luo narrowed his eyes, slightly raised the scroll, and sneered, "Want to try? Or give up now?"

Seeing the scroll in Xiluo's hand emanating a terrifying aura of destruction, the skeletal monster had no doubt about the truthfulness of his words.

He was just cooperating with that person; there was no need for him to risk his life for it.

After letting out a cold snort, the skeletal monster transformed back into human form, then disappeared into the darkness along with the surrounding area.

"I'll spare your life, heir to the Wells family..."

Chapter 145 "She must like me" (Two chapters combined, already burned out)

Ruby breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the dark mage's figure gradually disappear.

"It seems... he survived."

As soon as Ruby relaxed, she felt the heat from the large hand placed on her lower abdomen, and her soft belly quietly tightened again.

"Hey, shouldn't you let go? The enemy is already—"

flutter--

Shelo didn't respond, and the hands that were pressing on her abdomen lost most of their strength, leaving Ruby's entire weight pressing down on her back.

"Rosie?"

Ruby paused for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening and immediately flipped Shilo from behind her to face her, taking out a healing potion in her hand, intending to treat him.

When Ruby saw the horrifying bloody holes on Shiloh's body, she bit her lip tightly, and her nose stung with tears.

Although Ruby's adventurer level is not low, she uses most of the money she earns from quests to buy information and improve her strength.

Since they are assassins hiding in the shadows, they have a relatively low demand for healing potions.

Of course, because Ruby was eager to improve her strength quickly, she hadn't actually saved much money over the years.

Despite the high cost of the high-level healing potions she possessed, Ruby didn't feel the slightest bit heartache.

After treating all of Silo's injuries, Ruby's potion inventory was almost empty.

To make treatment easier, Ruby placed Shiloh's head on her thigh, which was covered by tight leather pants.

Although Ruby is petite, her thigh muscles are very elastic due to years of assassin training, making her feel quite comfortable to use as a pillow.

Ruby felt the pressure and warmth on her thighs, and a slight blush rose on her honey-colored face.

Unexpectedly, she, who had not had intimate contact with men for more than ten years, had done so several times in a single day... and this time, she even took the initiative herself.

Recalling how Shiloh risked his life to push her and Xiaohua out of the [Field], Ruby felt a warmth in her heart, and her violet eyes softened considerably.

He... is quite different from those nobles.

Having traveled far and wide for so many years, Ruby had naturally witnessed quite a few of the ugly behaviors of the imperial nobles.

While there are admirable nobles, Ruby has never seen anyone as noble as Shiloh, who is willing to risk his life to save two unrelated commoners.

Looking at Shiloh's peaceful face, which seemed to be in a deep sleep, Ruby pursed her lips and glanced around quickly as if she were doing something wrong. She even released a few shadow minions to make sure that no one else was around.

Ruby didn't know why she was doing these things—it was probably out of girlish modesty and shyness; at least for the moment, she wanted to take a closer look at Shiloh's face.

This was the first time she had ever observed a man's face so carefully and up close.

Over the years, the only person I've been relatively close to is Aaron. After all, he's my teammate in the same fixed team. Even if I haven't looked at him actively, I've seen his face several times unintentionally.

but……

"Although it's mostly just glossed over, it really is..."

As Ruby gazed at Shiro's handsome face, she tightened her fingers, a look of amazement appearing in her eyes.

Even someone like her, who has little interest in men, felt that this face was ridiculously handsome; no wonder this guy could fool so many girls…

Thinking of this, Ruby felt a pang of sadness in her heart. She gave a deep, cold snort and turned her head away.

But a few seconds later, as if she had just gone through a mental struggle, Ruby turned back, her eyes filled with resentment.

"Damn it, why is this stinky guy so good-looking? I hate him so much..."

Despite her words, Ruby still gazed at Shiloh's face with a mixture of reluctance and affection. Her fingers, usually adept at using hidden weapons, were now as gentle as spring water as she combed the stray hairs from Shiloh's forehead.

At least for this brief period of time, in this world, there is only each other.

Just as Shiloh was pretending to be seriously injured and unconscious, in the woods on the other side, the dark mage who had just been engulfed in demonic flames had now had his limbs cut off, his teeth smashed, and his tongue pulled out, and was howling in pain in a closed magical cage.

"The mental power of the [Stage of Stars] should not be underestimated. Remember to torture him for a while longer, and extract his memories only after he has completely collapsed."