Ch165 - Do you know how it feels to slowly rot away and lose everything? (2/2)
“So it was like that…” Xue Ling nodded to show that he understood. Xi was the owner of the Sacred Pool. As long as he willed it, the Sacred Pool could do anything in his hands. Delaying the effects of ‘Fallen Heaven’ became incredibly simple.
As they chatted, the teams gathering to enter the forest had already formed an orderly queue in front of the entrance.
Xue Ling’s eyes followed Ivan. After they had been transmitted inside, he reached out and took Xi’s hand. “Let’s go and follow them.”
Xi didn’t know what exactly Xue Ling wanted to do, but since it was his request, he had no way to refuse. But he did not like to drag things out – that kind of slowly killing his enemy off was not his style. In his opinion, villains died from talking too much, so they should not wait until their opponent became stronger and stronger, making a comeback at the last moment. Xi preferred to strangle his opponents during the initial stages before they even grew up.
However, Xue Ling’s methods could not be regarded as training up his opponents, so Xi let him do as he liked.
With Xi bringing him along, Xue Ling was not the slightest bit worried about losing track of Ivan and his team at all. He watched as Ivan’s team was transmitted into the depths of the forest, and then excitedly asked Xi to command some demonic beasts to stir things up.
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So then he saw the poor Meteorite Bird once again… It was really being made use of everywhere; after losing its child, the Meteorite Bird had already begun to go a little crazy. After being brought over to Ivan’s team by Xi, it immediately regarded Ivan’s team as the ones who had stolen its eggs and began to chase after them in despair.
Ivan’s team fell into chaos during this process, and their examination that had originally been going smoothly suddenly encountered many ups and downs.
Because many of them were injured, Ivan had to heal a lot and was very tired at night. Since he was surrounded by his teammates, he was not on guard at all, and it was easy for the two people who had plotted for a long time to make their move and pour ‘Fallen Heaven’ into his water. He drank the water after he woke up the next day, and discovered that the more he used his healing ability, the worse the erosion of his soul became.
While the two people were still thinking about how to get rid of Ivan, Xue Ling thoughtfully stepped in to give them a hand, asking Xi to command several demonic beasts to besiege them so that they would split up and completely disperse.
Ivan thought it was an accident, but Xue Ling did not intend to allow him to remain so silly and sweet for long. What he wanted to do was to make Ivan understand that this world was not so beautiful. There were some things that could not be solved by generating electricity with love.
Under Xue Ling’s arrangements, Ivan secretly heard two of his teammates discuss the matter of reporting the completion of their task and finally learned about Kent’s identity, as well as the Queen’s dissatisfaction towards him. They had never met, but the Queen was determined to use such vicious methods to deal with him. As for the classmates that he normally got along so well with and took care of, they had secretly betrayed him for the sake of their own futures and given him the potion.
The pillars of Ivan’s world outlook began to collapse. He wanted to rush out and ask them what was going on, and wanted to ask him what he had done wrong. Why did his future, his life, and his lover have to be sacrificed for the sake of their future?
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But his feet no longer moved, and he couldn’t even make a sound. He could only watch as his two classmates crushed the talisman that signalled for help, then tell the teacher that he had separated from them and most likely died in the Demonic Beast Forest.
Healers had no attack ability, which was why they needed someone to protect them. Ivan was lost in the middle of the Demonic Beast Forest by himself, and with nobody to protect him, he was definitely dead.
Ivan tried to struggle at first, but then he gradually found that his body seemed to be under somebody else’s control. He couldn’t make the others notice him at all, and even the demonic beasts passing by turned a blind eye.
Ivan closed his eyes, and it wasn’t until the teacher had left with his two teammates that he discovered that he could move again. He had been squatting down earlier, and he now stood up, feeling some numbness and weakness in his legs. He supported himself against a tree, and called out quietly, “Is somebody there?” Since someone had controlled him, they should be nearby.
He asked several times in a row before he heard the sound of movement. Ivan looked up sharply and saw two figures standing in the tree. One of them looked down at him with a smile, making him appear both heroic and handsome, while his pair of fox eyes were filled with wicked intent.
Ivan was shocked. He hadn’t seen this face in weeks, but he felt that there seemed to be something different about this person…
Strange, did Oliver’s eyes always look so good in the past?
“Oliver?” Ivan’s voice was dazed as he asked out loud.
Xue Ling smiled and greeted him, “Long time no see, Ivan. How did you end up in such a tight corner?”
Ivan’s eyes heated, and he murmured, “Oliver, you came back to find me. Is it because you’re willing to return to my side? I’m truly so happy that you’re unwilling to abandon me… Oliver, how could they do this to me? Kent’s mother poisoned me… Oliver, will you take me out of here? You’re a demonic beast, and must be familiar with the Demonic Beast Forest, right? Will you take me to Kent? He’ll have a way to get rid of the poison in my body…”
Xue Ling smiled widely and nodded. “I can send you back.”
Ivan’s expression was delighted. “I knew it! Oliver, you definitely can’t bear to let me down. You must really love me the most.”
When he spoke these words, Xi’s face was as black as coal. He had been there the whole time, but Ivan just couldn’t see him. Ivan’s gaze was full of affection as he looked at Xue Ling, his eyes as soft as water. If it was anybody else, their hearts would probably turn soft with a glance. But Xue Ling had a light smile on his face as he continued, “But returning to your side, no chance.”
Ivan was stunned.
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“I only came back to see how you will betray the people close to you step by step.” His gaze was like poisonous snakes, and Ivan’s legs began to shake. “Ivan, do you know how it feels to slowly rot away and lose everything?”