Chapter 245 - 6.5 Evil God
Upon seeing how Lu Yizhou struggled to maintain his form, Cyrus kindly offered his horns for him to stay. "We are accustomed to offering sanctuary to the exhausted mythical beasts and sometimes, the injured Gods." The dragon explained. "There is a healing space inside our horns that you can used to relieve your exhaustion, o’esteemed God."
Lu Yizhou had no other choice but to agree. Afterall, he lacked the strength to even move. Nodding in thanks, his body dissolved into a strand of light that entered Cyrus’ horns, making them glow brighter than usual. "We’d better leave so we can arrive at our destination before noon." Cyrus nodded toward Luan who silently moved to carry Jillian onto his back.
It seemed like being inside Cyrus’ horn enabled him to communicate with the dragon better because he instantly sensed Lu Yizhou’s concern. "Do not worry, God of Darkness. Luan will take good care of him. As for me..." He lifted one shoulder in an awkward shrug. "It’s better for me not to touch any human being."
That sentence sounded dangerous in one way or another but Lu Yizhou could no longer fight the exhaustion behind his eyelids. True to the silver dragon’s words, settling inside his horn felt like being cocooned by warmth from all sides, chasing away the chill Lu Yizhou didn’t even know existed in him. He felt soft and cozy all over and finally, with one last warning for 666 to watch over Jillian, he allowed himself to take a brief respite.
When he woke up after an indefinite amount of time, they already arrived in the village on the outskirts of the forest. Cyrus and Luan had hidden their horns and Cyrus’ silver hair had been dyed black, looking very much like two idle travelers except for the suspicious man on Luan’s back as well as the blood on his clothes.
Lu Yizhou thought that someone ought to call the official on them, especially when the one they were carrying was Duke Lacrosa, whose face was already famous throughout the country, but it was likely the dragon’s magic that allowed them to escape unscathed. Everyone they bumped into looked as if they didn’t see anything strange. Or to be exact, they acted as if they didn’t see anything at all. Lu Yizhou silently wondered if there was any invisibility magic involved.
After confirming that Jillian was sleeping soundly, Lu Yizhou retreated into the healing space and began to digest the rest of the plot.
It was after Jillian was rescued by Regius that he realized the Gods’ presence, that they weren’t omnipotent beings that merely existed in children’s books and people’s imagination. It was sufficient to say that Jillian became Regius’ loyal follower. He was a faithful believer, neither subservient nor overbearing, and ready to drag each of his own subordinates to become Regius’ devotees themselves, including the male protagonist of this world, Hayden.
Hayden was Jillian’s hardcore fanboy, to say the least. He worshiped the road Jillian stepped on, hung on every word he said, and put him on the highest pedestal. If Jillian told him to go east, he wouldn’t go west. He was willing to go through Hell and back to comply with the General’s wishes! Hayden was ready to follow Jillian to become Regius’ believer but then, for some reasons, he was growing skeptical as he witnessed how obsessed his General was.