Chapter 255 - If Today Is The Last Day (1) (2/2)

“If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have brought my wife. ”

Despite the danger before them, Elena gave a smile small at the fact that Carlisle would speak something so heartfelt at this time.

“What do you mean? Without me, your chances of surviving would have been halved.”

Survival seemed bleak at this point, but without Elena here, Carlisle’s death was almost inevitable. Elena’s red eyes shone like blood.

“I’m not letting you out of my sight.”

“Don’t say that. If it comes to worst, I won’t hesitate to let you survive.”

“No.”

Elena had already survived alone in her last life, and Carlisle’s words affected her more than he realized. She never wanted to suffer through such a lonely hell again.

“If today is your last day, I will go with you.”

It was only a little while longer that Carlisle would become emperor. It would be devastating to die the moment before they reached their goal, but she did not intend to carry on. If Carlisle would fall here, then she would fall in the very same spot.

Carlisle gave a grim chuckle.

“…Then I must accept your decision.”

Both were quick to repel another enemy attack after their brief conversation.

At last, the two arrived at a dauntingly high cliff. Elena’s eyes widened as she looked at the drop below.

“Caril, this is—”

“I told you, it’s not the best option. But we don’t have any other choice.”

Carlisle’s gaze hammered home of the severity of this decision. Jumping off a cliff was not much better than being killed by assassins, but she didn’t have the time to say it.

Swiiiig!

Chang! Chaang!

It was getting harder to repel the enemies’ attack. The wound on her right arm had deepened, and her arm was starting to feel numb as blood flowed freely from it. On top of that, the assassins were emboldened once they saw that their prey was trapped by the cliff. Elena quickly glanced over to Carlisle.

‘Caril wants me to survive, but it’s not me that’s supposed to live and plan for the future. I have to stall the enemies so he can escape.’

Elena was only a pawn in Carlisle’s path in becoming emperor. It was he that had to survive and find the culprit who sent the assassins, and become emperor to deal with Ophelia and Paveluc. Despite the determination of Elena’s heart, however, her arm started to fail.

‘…A little more.’

The sound of metal rang in the wide empty air as Elena parried attacks from every direction.

Swiiiig—

In a gap between the assassins, a sword flashed furiously towards Elena in an angle she could not avoid. She tried to block it with her sword, but her right arm throbbed in pain and she missed her timing by a millisecond.

‘No…!’

Elena knew that there was no way to avoid the attack. She clenched her eyes in preparation for the sword that would skewer her body.

Suddenly, Carlisle’s arms grabbed hold of Elena’s body. The sword ran into Carlisle’s side, and as it pulled out, blood spouted like a fountain. The scene seem to happen in front of Elena’s eyes as if in slow motion.