Eve Returns Quickly

The Maimai before them seemed to be controlled by the Shadow Witch’s Soul Vessel.

Since she could awaken Isa, then the Maimai before her should be manageable as well.

“Does Your Highness have a way to help Maimai?”

Isa came to Su Ran’s side and asked in a low voice.

Red marks had appeared on Maimai’s wrists from her constant movement. If she continued to struggle, she would only harm herself further.

“I’ll try.”

Hearing Su Ran’s words, Philly looked at her with gratitude in her eyes.

A powerful witch who could heal her own magic essence circuit from Holy Stone damage with a mere wave of her hand was willing to help.

Even though she only said she would “try,” Philly believed it was merely the humility of the strong. She even felt that with Her Highness taking action, the matter was as good as solved.

Thus, she quickly stepped aside to let Her Highness the Witch Lord approach Maimai.

Upon closer observation, Maimai’s face was haggard, with huge dark circles under her eyes, as if she hadn’t rested for a long time.

Su Ran stood before Maimai, thinking about what she should say.

“Maimai?”

The soft call seemed to have no effect; Maimai’s struggles did not cease.

This told Su Ran she needed to change her approach and start with something the other party cared about.

Maimai’s movements became more frantic.

Philly tensed up, almost forgetting the instinct to breathe.

“It’s alright, Philly has been saved. You don’t have to force yourself anymore!”

After changing her approach, Su Ran’s words received a response from Maimai.

Her once cloudy eyes cleared for a moment, and the struggling of her hands gradually weakened.

“Is… that… true?”

The words came from Maimai’s mouth with great difficulty, one by one, as she sought confirmation on the matter she cared about most.

“That’s right. So please, get some proper rest now.”

Su Ran’s comforting tone gradually softened, becoming the best lullaby for Maimai.

She stopped her struggles, her clear eyes slowly closed, and her breathing became even.

“Maimai!”

Seeing Maimai’s movements lessen, Philly released the branches binding her and pulled her into an embrace.

She let out a slow breath of relief only after confirming that Maimai was still alive.

A moment ago, Philly had thought that Maimai’s life would come to an end after Her Highness the Witch Lord broke the control.

“She was probably controlled for too long. She needs to sleep to replenish her spent spirit. Let her get some good rest!”

Hearing the Witch Lord’s voice, Philly silently chided herself for her panicked state.

With this powerful Witch Lord present, how could she possibly let Maimai die so easily?

Isa offered a timely suggestion, “Let’s go back to the forest cabin first.”

And so, Su Ran led Isa, and Philly carried the unconscious Maimai, and the four of them returned to the forest cabin together.

Before leaving, Su Ran explained the situation in Laita City to Isa. With all the magical beasts having left Noda Forest, the cabin was now arguably the safest place.

“Eh, Your Highness has something important to attend to? Were you injured in Laita City?”

When Su Ran mentioned she had matters to handle, Isa’s expression grew tense, and she ran her hands all over Su Ran’s body, wanting to see if he was hurt anywhere.

Forcing himself to endure the strange sensation of being touched all over by Isa, Su Ran didn’t dare to look her in the eye, turning his head away. “I’m not injured. It’s just that I won’t be able to reply to messages for a while.”

Releasing the hands that were roaming over Her Highness’s body, Isa’s eyes were full of regret. “Your Highness must take care. I will wait for you here.”

Su Ran nodded in agreement, and then his body gradually dissolved into points of light, dissipating into the air.

After confirming that Her Highness had left, Isa’s face was flushed red. She brought the hand that had touched Her Highness Su Ran’s body to her nose.

“The scent of Her Highness Su Ran~”

A unique fragrance wafted into her nostrils, and a look of intoxication appeared on Isa’s face.

Before, Isa had personally experienced her embrace, but now she could only reminisce through the scent.

Turning back into the house, Isa muttered to herself as she walked, “I’ll just use cleaning magic until Her Highness Su Ran returns.”

Philly had rushed to take Maimai to her room to care for her upon returning to the cabin, so no one noticed Isa’s image-damaging actions.

Logging out of the Witch Game, Su Ran once again saw the familiar ceiling of his own rental apartment.

The city-wide Level One Alert on the network was still in effect, but there were no more explosions like before.

The current situation in Jiangbei City was relatively safe. No vampires had appeared, so it seemed their activities were still restricted to the vicinity of the Northern Border Defense City.

Thinking of this, Su Ran couldn’t help but worry about Eve, who was still in the Northern Border Defense City, worrying if she would be attacked by vampires.

Forcing his mind to stop wandering, Su Ran opened the Witch Game’s inventory, and a familiar potion vial appeared in his hand.

The Witch Game had allowed him to meet Isa, and it had also brought him the hope of standing up again. In the future, it would surely provide him with even more help on the path of the superhuman.

As long as he drank this potion, he could stand again.

Su Ran didn’t hesitate for a moment, downing the last potion to the final drop. A familiar warmth rose from his lower abdomen.

Hot! Hot! Hot!

After swallowing the potion, this was the only thought left in Su Ran’s mind.

Unlike the previous four potions, the warm current rising from his lower abdomen this time didn’t split into two paths as it flowed downward, but three!

However, compared to the two main streams, the third tributary in the middle was less noticeable.

The high temperature in his body felt as if it were burning Su Ran to ashes. From his now smooth skin, clumps of black grime began to emerge, emitting a foul stench.

Su Ran’s surface body temperature had gradually risen to over forty degrees Celsius. His scalding internal organs made him wish he could pass out, yet his mind was clearer than ever before.

To his astonishment, he found that along with the high temperature, the feeling in his legs had returned.

Under the unbearable heat, Su Ran subconsciously thrashed his legs.

With a loud boom, Su Ran’s head shook violently.

In that moment of ultimate clarity, Su Ran felt as if he had been struck over the head. His consciousness vanished, and he passed out.

The witch’s potion continued to faithfully perform its duty. The place that should have collapsed was blocked from entry, and the place that should have been flat suddenly rose up.

With Su Ran’s room as the epicenter, the entire Jiangbei City began to have its free-floating magic essence absorbed.

However, Su Ran’s transformation was not unknown. A pair of vertical pupils had been witnessing her changes from beginning to end.

Winnie took out a magic crystal used for communication and said, “Your Highness, something has happened to that human!”

Immediately after, Winnie only heard a sound of something tearing through the air from the magic crystal.

With a crackle, the sound of the magic crystal on the other end shattering followed.

In the sky outside the Northern Border Defense City, Eve concealed her aura and rushed towards Jiangbei City.

The three Earls attacking the Northern Border Defense City would not have much combat strength left after taking a direct hit from the rocket launchers.

According to Eve’s original plan, these traitors who had violated the royal family’s orders to plunder should have become the first stepping stone for her return to the vampire race, to be left forever outside the Northern Border Defense City.

However, plans could not keep up with changes. After receiving Winnie’s communication, Eve changed her original plan.

She would spare their lives for now. After dealing with Su Ran’s matter, she would come back to take care of them.

Eve took one last glance at the three vampire Earls who were just within reach and left without paying any more attention to the battle at the Northern Border Defense City.

With Eve’s current methods, as long as she did not deliberately expose her position, basically no one would be able to find her.

Just as Eve was about to take out a magic crystal to contact Winnie, she found that her crystal had been thrown away somewhere in her haste.

Helpless, she could only speed up to rendezvous with Winnie and understand Su Ran’s situation on-site.

The hidden gaze disappeared. Earl Tate, who had been suppressed by Eve at Sequence Five, was pleasantly surprised to find that the suppressing force within his body was gradually weakening, and he was beginning to return to his true level.

The situation on their side did not improve with the recovery of Tate’s strength.

The three Earls who had come to oversee the battle had all been injured to some extent by the rocket launchers. They couldn’t afford to offend the person who had sent them, but they didn’t want to leave their lives here either.

For a time, the three vampire Earls temporarily halted their attacks and began to retreat behind their kin forces, leaving only the summoned kin to charge on the battlefield.

“They… retreated?”

Due to burning her internal magic essence, Bai Yun’s senses were much weaker than usual. She only sensed the disappearance of the vampire enemies but couldn’t accurately tell which direction they had left.

Moreover, she was severely exhausted and barely had the strength to speak.

Nie Ping looked at the sky with a solemn expression and shook his head. “They have only temporarily withdrawn. Their auras are still behind their troops. I don’t know when they will return with their kin. I hope reinforcements can arrive as soon as possible.”

The cities near the Northern Border Defense City also had Sequence Six powerhouses. After receiving intelligence of the vampire attack, if coordination was timely, Nie Ping estimated that the first batch of reinforcements would arrive after dawn.

Nie Ping hoped the vampire Earls would lie low for now. The rocket launchers with magic essence warheads were all used up, and Bai Yun, who had burned her magic essence, was in a very poor state.

The only complete Sequence Six combat power in the Northern Border Defense City was himself.

Once he fell, the city would be in grave danger.

Nie Ping could not let his unease show on his face. As the strongest person in the Northern Border Defense City right now, he needed to give the defending troops enough confidence.

“The vampire Earls have temporarily retreated to avoid our spearhead! The remaining forces are not enough to pose a threat! As long as we hold on a little longer until reinforcements arrive, they will naturally be completely routed!”

Nie Ping’s shout boosted the morale of the defending troops, and they raised their spirits to continue resisting the attack of the vampire kin forces.

As for the vampires who had already broken into the city, they were being sniped by the city’s forces, who had split up.

Handing over command of the scene to his deputy, Nie Ping took Bai Yun to find a doctor.

The distance between the Northern Border Defense City and Jiangbei City was not very far by flight.

As dawn approached, Eve, transformed into a small bat, slipped into Jiangbei City and met with Winnie again.

Changing back to her human form, the blood-red long dress on her body…

At this moment, she couldn’t help but miss the school uniform she had lost.

The distraction was only for a moment. Eve’s focus for returning this time was not on these things.

“Winnie, what exactly happened to Su Ran?”

“It’s hard to explain in a short time. Your Majesty, you should go in and see for yourself. I just checked, and she still needs some time to wake up.”

Winnie’s expression was complicated. She stretched out a slender, fair finger and pointed towards the window of Su Ran’s house, which was covered by a concealment array.

Full of doubt, Eve lifted a corner of the magic array.

She floated in through the window. She was no stranger to Su Ran’s room; she even remembered the placement of every single item clearly.

But when Eve’s gaze fell on the bed, the Su Ran who should have been there had vanished. In his place was a long-haired girl lying on the bed with her eyes closed.

Her fair and lustrous skin was as delicate as porcelain. Her soft, long hair cascaded down on both sides. The girl’s expression was serene and beautiful, and her long, fluttering eyelashes seemed to indicate she was having a pleasant dream. Her pink lips were so crystalline that one couldn’t help but want to take a bite.

Eve recognized the nightgown the girl was wearing; it should have been in her own closet.

Yet at this moment, under the two shoulder straps, two soft mounds created the most perfect, three-dimensional silhouette for the nightgown.

Her gaze moved further down, to the long, straight legs and the jade-like feet that could be playfully held in one hand. The flawless, delicate body exuded an attraction to anyone.

Looking at the girl before her, Eve asked in disbelief, “Who is she? What on earth happened to her?”

There was hesitation in Eve’s voice. If not for the fact that the girl’s facial features still bore traces of Su Ran, and Winnie’s confirming nod, she would have almost blurted out, “Who is this beautiful girl?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. I saw that her clothes were all dirty, so while you were on your way, I took a nightgown from your room and changed her into it.”

Winnie followed Eve into the room and explained.

She knew that Her Majesty had different thoughts about Su Ran. Now might be a good opportunity to sever them.

When she had changed Su Ran’s clothes, she had already checked her inside and out carefully. The person was, in every sense of the word, no longer male.

Hearing this, Eve was silent for a moment before speaking. “Winnie, you can go out first. I need to check again.”

“As you command.”

After bowing, Winnie exited through the window. Before leaving, she thoughtfully drew the curtains for Eve, blocking all outside lines of sight.

Now, she was the only one left in Su Ran’s room. Eve’s hand moved with a gentle motion, gradually approaching the girl’s face.

Her slender fingers traced across her pink lips. With just a slight press, she could see the pearly teeth hidden within the lips peek out.

Eve felt a slight dampness on her fingertip. As it left the pink lips, it took with it a trace of saliva, carrying the girl’s fragrance.

Her hand did not stop, moving little by little through the deep ravine between the two mountains, feeling a unique elasticity and smoothness.

Finally, Eve’s destination gradually slid down to the thin ribbon that Winnie had tied into a bow in the ravine.

At this moment, with just a thought from Eve, the girl’s final layer of defense would be rendered useless.