Chapter 434 - 8.34 Magic Wand
Lu Yizhou stared at his lover, intent to gauge the answer through the slightest shift of her expression. But the longer he looked, Ellie’s face started to blur around its edges. Huh...? Lu Yizhou blinked and rubbed his eyes. "Milady, you..." He did not see wrongly. Ellie’s body had indeed started to dissipate into smokes. Lu Yizhou’s heart sank as he reached out for her only to grab onto thin air. "Milady!"
"Ah," Ellie did not look surprised at all. She merely gave Lu Yizhou a wry grin. "It seems like my time is up today." She placed a palm on his cheek and it was like having a soft breeze caressing his skin, soft yet not tangible. "It’s okay, don’t put on such a stricken look. Wait until the full moon. I need to conserve my strength to protect..." Her lips moved but no words came out of it.
To protect who? From what? But before Lu Yizhou could ask anything, her form had faded away, so smoothly and quietly it was as if she was merging into the dark shadows in the room. Lu Yizhou did not drag his eyes away even until Ellie completely disappeared and left him alone in this big bedroom, his fists clenching on the mattress. It was still wrinkled due to them tossing around but Lu Yizhou couldn’t even feel any heat in it. It was as though... from the start, he had always been alone.
He pursed his lips. The resolve to revive his lover just strengthened all the more. He propped himself up by the elbow and raked his fingers through his tousled hair, but it was then that his eyes landed on the empty space beside him.
There was a stem of glossy black feather on it. The color was almost the same as the mattress, if not for how it had shifted into midnight blue when hit by the moonlight. Lu Yizhou slowly let a smile show on his face as he gently picked the feather up. Once again, it transformed into a skill card in his hand.
[[Skill card ’Death Reaper’ (rare) obtained!
Miss Ellie has always been feared by every member of the Knox Family. Now that Miss Ellie has taken you under her wings, you can use this card to deal a fatal blow to your enemy and save your life! Remaining uses: 1/1]]
Lu Yizhou did not know whether to laugh or cry. What was with this rapport? In less than five hours, Lu Yizhou had acquired two rare skill cards and both of them were shields that could be used to save his life! Exactly how weak did Ella and Ellie think he was? Shaking his head helplessly, Lu Yizhou saved the card into his storage.
After that, he eyed what was left of his ripped clothes with a sigh. Ellie had been so savage that the dress could even be considered a rag now. What was he supposed to wear when he returned to his room?! Even if he had ’Invisibility Cloak’ at his disposal, he did not want to be naked underneath!
[666: Umm... Host, are you done yet? Can you put on some clothes? 666 can’t see anything...]
Lu Yizhou rolled his eyes. [Then keep being blind.]