Chapter 216: If I Lose…
“Did that entity escape?” Edlin, who arrived a step late, asked Afra.
Afra nodded expressionlessly. “She escaped. I couldn’t stop her.”
She felt a slight pang of disappointment. Despite her immense power, she couldn’t do anything to Ottovia.
She couldn’t restrict Ottovia’s magic, nor could she match her speed. The entity had already fled hundreds of miles away, demonstrating a teleportation ability far exceeding their current capabilities.
“So what should we do with this one?” Edlin pointed at Rose.
She had picked up quite a few gold coins along the way, so she felt somewhat indifferent towards Rose.
Afra took the scroll from Rose’s hand. “Lock her up and wait for Kailun’s judgment. Traitors should be punished accordingly.”
Rose wanted to stop Afra from taking her scroll, but her strength was insignificant compared to Afra’s.
“I’m not a traitor. We were enemies to begin with.” Rose felt a deep despair in her heart. She looked at Edlin and Afra with confusion. “Don’t you hate him? He’s a demon!”
Edlin immediately retorted, “Don’t talk nonsense! Lord Kailun is a good person who often gives out gold coins. His only flaw is that he’s too serious.”
She had a good impression of Kailun. Although her debt hadn’t been repaid and was even increasing, Kailun was truly fighting against the Temple of the Celestial God. That was enough for her.
The so-called “seriousness” referred to Kailun’s unwillingness to spend a lot of money on her. This was a slight regret.
“???”
Rose looked at Edlin with an incredulous expression. “Are you sure you’re talking about Kailun?!”
Someone actually called the demon a good person, and someone actually said he was too serious! Rose, who had served Kailun wine several times, couldn’t understand at all. Thinking back, her chest even ached a little.
Edlin: “Isn’t he?”
Rose: “…”
“Maybe you’ll understand later, but not now.”
Afra tucked a strand of Rose’s hair behind her ear. “You should be grateful that he doesn’t consider you a true enemy. Otherwise, your fate might not be better than Hilna’s. Face reality. Your resistance is futile. Perhaps these words are cruel, but I still want to advise you not to attempt anything dangerous.”
“Thump~”
Rose collapsed to the ground, defeated. She knew she had no chance of escaping anymore.
She hated Kailun, but she hated Ottovia even more. The entity could have taken her along, but she abandoned her.
……
“Why? Why would such a powerful entity exist in a small kingdom like Xiya?”
“This power is almost close to my peak… The world must be broken. This is impossible.”
“It’s terrifying. If she wasn’t weak in magic, I would have had a hard time escaping with such a huge power gap.”
“Damn it! I lost half of my power! That’s thousands of years of accumulation!”
Hundreds of miles away, Ottovia threw the bag in her hand to the ground. In less than a week, she had lost half of her power and was barely able to maintain her ninth-rank level.
She wiped her eyes with her sleeve, feeling the urge to cry.
She didn’t know if it was because she was unlucky or something else. Her miserable life had given her too many “surprises.”
She was a genius, an undeniable genius. Tens of thousands of years ago, she and Fate were both known as “Origins,” enjoying supreme glory.
But then many things happened. After eliminating the entity who had reached the pinnacle of spatial power, she and Fate started a new war.
This war engulfed the entire world, dragging all races into the conflict, and ultimately ended in mutual destruction.
“Sigh, I hope these things can help me rise again. Otherwise, I can only watch Fate strut around arrogantly.”
She looked at the glass bottle in her hand and sighed. If this “Holy Water” could truly cultivate Unlucky Flowers, she would find a way to sneak into the Temple of the Celestial God and steal a few Saints to “produce” more.
For the pure Ottovia, Holy Water usually referred to the tears of Saints.
Although the liquid in this glass bottle didn’t look like Holy Water, it had similar effects. It should be fine.
With that thought in mind, she found a large rock and lay down. She needed to rest. This special long-distance teleportation magic had not only drained her strength but also affected her mental state.
If she used it one or two more times, she would truly be crippled.
“Well, well, well. If it isn’t the ancestor of the Abyss. Why are you so weak after just a few days?”
Before she could rest for ten minutes, Ottovia heard an annoying voice. She immediately jumped up and fled to a tree.
Looking towards the path in the forest, she saw Kailun and Bella walking towards her leisurely.
She wasn’t sure if it was just her imagination, but she felt a burning sensation in her inner thighs, making her body go limp. However, due to the urgency of the situation, she didn’t have time to investigate.
“Why are you here?!”
Ottovia grabbed her bag before fleeing to the tree. It was the key to her rise.
Seeing this, Kailun couldn’t help but find it amusing, but he didn’t expose her.
He chuckled. “Why am I here? Because I’m passing by, of course. Or do you think I’m here to catch you?”
“Since you’re just passing by, then let me leave. We’ll forget about our conflict after this.”
Ottovia took a deep breath. She was ready to run.
Due to her weakened state, she could only teleport eighty miles this time.
As for using ordinary teleportation?
It was too risky. Ordinary teleportation magic was not only susceptible to interference but also easily tracked. Once discovered, it would result in another significant loss of power.
Ottovia couldn’t compete with Kailun in terms of mana consumption now.
“Okay, no problem.”
Kailun nodded, agreeing to her request. However, despite his words, he and Bella continued to approach her.
His promise to “forget about their conflict” wasn’t convincing. Judging from her goodwill rating, Ottovia wanted to kill him.
“Wait, didn’t you agree? Why are you still coming this way?”
Ottovia jumped to a farther tree. If possible, she didn’t want to expend any more of her remaining power.
Kailun gave her a bright smile. “I’m just taking a shortcut.”
Ottovia: “…”
“You weakling! Bastard! Filthy human! You will regret your actions today! When I return to my peak, you’ll be nothing but a stepping stone for me!”
Ottovia hurled insults at him and then teleported away again. She realized that Kailun wouldn’t let her go easily.
It was better to escape now than to hold onto false hope.
“She said she wants to reward you.” Bella couldn’t help but joke with Kailun.
Kailun turned to Bella. “Reward me with what?”
Bella: “By stepping on you.”
“Tsk, you’ve misunderstood. Although I have a bit of a leg fetish, not just any legs will do.”
Kailun flicked Bella’s forehead. “Let’s go. I’ll take you back to the manor.”
“Aren’t we going to capture her first?” Bella grabbed Kailun’s hand.
Kailun looked north. “No need. I know her general location. Let’s give her some hope first and then crush it completely. It’ll be more fun that way. I’m curious how many times she can escape. An unlucky entity without power is a truly unlucky entity.”
He wasn’t sure if his dungeon could completely contain Ottovia, so he chose a safer method.
Never underestimate Ottovia. Her knowledge of magic might be hundreds of times greater than his.
“You’re truly evil. I can imagine that she’ll hate you to death.” Bella said, laughing.
She felt that bullying a proud girl like Ottovia would be quite amusing.
“I hope so. Let’s go. I’ll take you home to rest. You didn’t sleep last night. You need a good rest.”
Kailun picked Bella up in a princess carry. He planned to use consecutive teleportation spells to return to the Royal City.
“Don’t say it. It’s all your fault.” Bella buried her flushed face in his chest.
This bad guy had used the excuse of exploring new possibilities to bully her all night.
Kailun: “I’ll have Fox come accompany you in a while.”
Bella’s eyes lit up. “That’s more like it.”
With a flash of white light, Kailun and Bella disappeared.
……
An hour later, Ottovia was still fleeing towards the border of the Xiya Kingdom, constantly alternating between normal teleportation and short-range teleportation.
Her strength had declined so much that she was now only at the eighth-rank level. Each teleportation covered a short distance.
To squeeze out every ounce of power from her body, her wings were a blur, and sonic booms echoed through the air.
She had covered over a thousand miles in this hour, never stopping once.
However, instead of fading with distance, the unease in her heart grew stronger.
‘If I’m caught again, will I be able to escape?’ Ottovia felt a deep despair.
Two more hours passed, and Ottovia coincidentally arrived at Kuye Town. She decided to take a short break.
Her mana and stamina were completely depleted. If she continued running, her body would collapse.
However, as soon as she stopped, she sensed the fluctuation of teleportation magic nearby. Without hesitation, she jumped away and threw an attack spell at the spot where she had just been standing.
She fled without even looking back.
There was no need to guess who had cast that spell. It was Kailun, because her inner thighs suddenly felt hot.
She now realized that Kailun had probably marked her somehow. But knowing this was useless. At this distance, she didn’t have time to investigate.
With a do-or-die mentality, Ottovia fled into Kuye Town.
She had set up some magic there. Using those, she could make one last attempt. If she lost… She didn’t dare to think about it.
Falling into Kailun’s hands was worse than death. She wanted to kill him, to curse him.
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