Chapter 308 : Affection
The girl's body crashed into the stone wall at nearly a hundred kilometers per hour, her form embedded in the rock.
If it were a normal person, they would have been dead beyond dead. But Elucia wasn't a normal person—even after suffering such a blow, she still maintained her body's integrity.
The girl wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and coldly thought:
"Hmph, pursuing so relentlessly? In that case, I'll have to kill you..."
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Elucia raised her arm from the rocky crevice and once again mobilized the magic power around her.
But just then...
She saw the little fox figure pressed against the airship's glass.
Silly and soft~~
No matter how you looked at her, she was extremely cute!
If she overexerted herself and got injured, would this little fox cry?
(Ah, how troublesome.)
Elucia sighed and shook her head slightly.
Just then, Withered Leaf relentlessly pursued her to the front, seemingly wanting to kill her on the spot.
"Elucia, die!"
However, Elucia burst into laughter:
"Haha, foolish one, don't you even know you've fallen into a trap?"
"What?"
"I never intended to escape. Saying I'd cover the rear was just to kill you... and now you've delivered yourself right to me."
"!!!"
Withered Leaf's eyes widened in shock. Only now did she realize that in her desperation to catch up and kill Elucia, she had already left her home turf and lost her magical support.
And now, if Elucia used her full power...
"I was careless!"
Withered Leaf wanted to flee, but it was too late. The pitch-black long sword was already gathering in Elucia's hand... Just like when she tried to strike Kuru, it concentrated indescribable power.
The green-haired girl felt chilled to the bone. Though she had come fully prepared, she never imagined Elucia's strength would be so terrifying.
Far exceeding ordinary Demon Lords—no, even General Caster might not be her match!
Withered Leaf's body trembled involuntarily, but she couldn't move, seemingly only able to gradually disintegrate and crumble in this pitch-black sword light, becoming scorched earth...
But in the very next second.
She heard Hofa's voice:
"Withered Leaf, stop chasing. Elucia has already escaped."
"What!"
The green-haired girl opened her eyes to discover that the black-haired girl had indeed escaped!
She was clinging to the Time Shuttle's mast, making faces at her while retreating, as if saying...
"Fool! You wet yourself in fear in my illusion, hahaha!"
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Seeing Elucia return safely to the cabin, the girls all relaxed with sighs of relief.
The situation just now had been so intense that everyone feared Elucia truly couldn't hold on... But fortunately, from beginning to end, the black-haired girl had appeared completely at ease.
"Elucia!"
"Captain Elucia..."
"Ah, ah, everyone doesn't need to hug me like this. I told you, nothing would happen~~"
The black-haired girl who had stylishly returned to the ship naturally received everyone's enthusiastic welcome... This made Elucia a bit embarrassed.
After all, though this girl was scheming, she had no resistance to her companions' praise. She took the towel Suling handed her and wiped her hair, but was surprised to notice...
Lonis hadn't come to hug her.
That little fox was just curled up on one side of the sofa, looking at her with big watery eyes.
And seeing her gaze, the little fox was so frightened she immediately hid behind the sofa... But hiding her head couldn't hide her ears; hiding her body couldn't hide her tail. Elucia could still clearly see Lonis.
So...
"Ah, ah, everyone should go do other things? Give Elucia and Little Lo some alone time~~"
"Yes yes, I suddenly remembered I haven't made dinner yet!"
The girls weren't fools—they could see that Elucia and Lonis were in a special mood right now, so they all left to do other things.
......
"Lonis, come here."
Elucia beckoned, signaling for the little fox to run into her embrace, but the little silver fox just trembled and shrank further behind the sofa.
If this were the usual scheming girl, she would have already started scolding. But now, she ran to the sofa's edge and grabbed the little fox in one motion.
"Wuu ah!"
"Really, what are you running from? Even if I'm very hungry, I won't actually eat you."
The girl lovingly held Lonis in her arms and rubbed her ears.
And the little fox? Though she tried to struggle, the moment Elucia touched her, she froze completely, not knowing what to do.
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"Just now, was little fox Lonis very worried about my safety?"
"Wuu..."
"I'm very happy that little dummy cares about me so much. But the facts prove I won't encounter danger at all. The so-called crisis was just a method I used to deceive my opponent~~~ The little fox doesn't need to be afraid at all!"
With that, Elucia gently stroked Lonis's silver hair again.
She thought her gentle explanation would put the little fox at ease, but the result was...
"Wuu..."
This silver-haired little fox girl seemed even more dispirited.
Those big pupils were like they'd been drugged, completely unfocused. Without any spirit at all, looking extremely dejected.
What was going on?
Just as Elucia frowned in confusion, she suddenly remembered what Yicheng had said.
Lonis...
Really wanted to fight alongside her.
Not to be protected like a pet, and not just to serve as a magic potion bottle.
So seeing her defeat opponents, the little fox felt relieved but also a bit disappointed...
Thinking she had no useful purpose.
Thinking she didn't deserve to be her master's pet.
If Lonis had been thinking this way just now...
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"Little dummy maid, are you unwilling... to be a kept woman?"
"Wuu..."
Foxes can't speak, but from the emotions she revealed, Elucia still saw something.
The desire not to leave her side,
The courage not to stay behind,
The determination to become her support,
And...
That love for her from beginning to end.
(Sigh, I really can't help you, can I?)
Elucia sighed deeply and said:
"Then now, I'll spoil you one more time. But this is the last time. Next time, even if you transform into a little fox and act cute, I absolutely won't spoil you anymore."
Flicking Lonis's little nose, the girl smiled mischievously.