Chapter 64 Castile (XV) Black Mist

She tried her best to stay conscious, at least her eyes could still be open. She was unwilling to accept this fate and didn't want to die here without knowing why. What kind of being could kill people invisibly? She had never even seen what it looked like.

Not only were bloody tears streaming from his eyes, but he also felt a sharp pain in his ear canals, followed by warm liquid flowing out. Blood was flowing from all seven orifices. Although there were no obvious external injuries, Xu Lingzhao felt as if his internal organs were shattered.

She knelt on the ground, completely exhausted. She could no longer breathe enough oxygen through her nose. She slightly opened her lips to try to breathe in more oxygen, but the mouthful of blood seemed to find an outlet and flowed out.

Xu Lingzhao suddenly felt very sleepy. Before she closed her eyes completely, Chu Jingze's face flashed through her mind. She had broken her promise to him. What would happen to him now? Helpless and alone, if Yu Yu did not keep his promise, his situation would be even more difficult. If this was the end for them, they would have been better off dying together in that cave.

The world plunged into complete darkness. The imagined death didn't seem to have come. She opened her eyes again, and the scenery around her had changed drastically. She raised her hand blankly, but the expected pain didn't come. She stood up, her gaze fixed on the empty white space. Where was she? Hell? Before she could think any further, the black mist that had appeared in the cave reappeared before her eyes.

The black fog grew thicker and thicker. Xu Lingzhao stood still. From being inexplicably pushed into the cave to now, everything seemed so illogical, especially the black fog in front of him.

It gradually condensed into a human shape, and as if it were consciously moving towards Xu Lingzhao, she did not retreat, but faced the impact head-on. The distance between her and it was less than 10cm. The black mist in front of her gradually condensed into a face.

"We meet again, Basilissa." Its voice was ethereal, as if it were close at hand yet thousands of miles away. She looked directly into those eyes that were only shapes. In this void, there were only them.

Xu Lingzhao didn't speak. Her hand instinctively reached for the sword at her waist, but it was empty. Her movement was noticed by the black mist. It circled around to Xu Lingzhao's back, and the face rested on her shoulder. It continued to speak, "When you first saw me, you seemed to look just like this."

"Look, what is this?" A wisp of black mist invaded Xu Lingzhao's consciousness.

The sight before Xu Lingzhao made her pupils constrict. In Yu Yu's cave, Chu Jing lay on the ground, his broken leg twisted in a strange position, as were his hands. There were clear strangulation marks on his neck, all the color had disappeared from his face, and his eyes were tightly closed.

An unspeakable rage instantly filled her chest. She tried to turn around and grab the black mist, but found that she couldn't grasp it no matter what she did. Xu Lingzhao's eyes were bloodshot and her voice trembled slightly, "Why, why did you do this? Why did you hurt him!" She raised her hand, clenched her fist, and swung it at it, the veins on her hand clearly visible.

It did not speak.

Xu Lingzhao was breathing rapidly. She didn't understand why this was happening, what it was, or if the scene was real. Too many questions shrouded her, but what was more important than the questions now was the thing in front of her that was neither human nor ghost.

Her hair fluttered in the air, and she glanced at it subconsciously, only to find that her golden hair was actually glowing, and even the exposed skin on her arms was radiating a soft golden light. For a moment, her mind went blank, but the next second, someone grabbed her neck.

It was so fast that she didn't have time to dodge. "You look so fragile now. I can kill you, but I can't kill you completely." Its voice was tinged with helplessness, but mostly filled with anger.

Its fingers tightened, and the face of the black mist wrinkled slightly. "Even with unstable mental strength, it still can't..." It didn't finish its sentence, easily lifting Xu Lingzhao into the air with one hand. Her face flushed red, and her hands instinctively tried to remove the restraints on her.

As expected, nothing can be grasped.

A burning sensation came from between its brows, and a fierce golden light appeared before its eyes. It seemed to be burned by this golden light and forced to let go. The arm formed from black mist also started to burn in the air.

Xu Lingzhao took deep breaths. She looked at her hands, and golden threads kept appearing at her fingertips. At first, she didn't understand what they were, but her intuition told her that they were materialized mental energy. In order to verify her conjecture, she focused her attention and used her mental energy as usual.

In an instant, countless physical spiritual forces surrounded the black mist like a raging flood, and a piercing scream rang out. Xu Lingzhao watched her struggle in the spiritual forces, feeling his body weaken and his vision gradually blurred.

When Xu Lingzhao opened her eyes again, she was back in the cave. This time, the cave was no longer dark. Golden spiritual energy emanating from her fingertips illuminated her, and the pain in her body disappeared. She picked up her sword from the ground and stood up. It seemed that the black mist could not attack her directly but had to pull her into a void.

Could Chu Jingze be a figment of its imagination, as it claimed, designed only to cause her mental power to spiral out of control?

Xu Lingzhao felt her mind was in turmoil. She desperately wanted to confirm whether he was alright, but reason told her that the fastest way out was to find enough Ou Baizhi and help the Crown Prince find what he needed. This was also the most efficient way to achieve three goals at once.

Her breathing gradually calmed down. She used her mental energy to search for Ou Baizhi in the damp cave. The mental energy emanating from her brow quickly disappeared into the darkness. Xu Lingzhao couldn't help but look at her hands. She could feel that she seemed to have become stronger than before.

She had competed with an Alpha with S-level mental strength, and from then on, she knew that she seemed to be stronger than an average Alpha with S-level mental strength.

She turned to look at the cave passage beside her, her eyes slightly narrowed. This place contained cypress branches, a large nest of cypress worms. Without the slightest hesitation, she lifted her leg and walked inside.

Chu Jing suddenly opened his eyes, his forehead covered in fine sweat. He tried to get up, but his legs ached slightly. She had told him not to move unless necessary and that she would come back as soon as possible, but now he was so scared. After drifting off to sleep, he had a terrifying dream.

In his dream, a black mist suddenly appeared in the cave. It blew out the candle and knocked the oil lamp to the ground. He could see nothing. A hand suddenly grabbed his neck with great force, the nails seemed to dig into his skin. He tried to push it away, but another hand grabbed him and twisted it outward.

"Crack—." He heard the sound of bones breaking. The intense pain and inability to breathe caused him to lose consciousness quickly. Chu Jing gasped for breath, unable to distinguish between day and night in the cave.

That dream felt so real. He raised his hand, and his bones seemed to still ache slightly. Tears welled up involuntarily. He looked up and wiped them away, but for some reason, the more he wiped, the more tears flowed. He sobbed softly. He hadn't cried so much before, so why had he become so prone to tears after meeting her?

He had just had a nightmare and all he wanted was to see her right now. Chu Jing clutched the blanket tightly in his hands, lifted the curtain, and stared blankly at the closed stone door.

How is she? Is she in danger? Countless chaotic thoughts flooded his mind. Why am I an Omega and can't help her? Chu Jing thought to himself with a sense of self-abandonment. Why does she like him? He sat on the bed with his eyes drooping like a deflated balloon.

Just as he was lost in thought, he heard the sound of movement coming from the stone door. Chu Jing immediately looked up and saw a figure walking quickly towards him, pulling him into her arms. His face was pressed against her knight's uniform, which was a little uncomfortable. She was very strong and held him tightly.

Seeing that he was unharmed, Xu Lingzhao finally felt relieved. Her tense shoulders relaxed as well. The Omega sitting on the bed looked exceptionally petite. Looking down, she could only see the top of his fluffy hair. Xu Lingzhao squatted down to be at eye level with him.

She noticed a blush on his fair cheeks and redness at the corners of his eyes. She wanted to reach out and touch the corners of Omega's eyes, but her hands were too dirty, and she wanted to pull them back halfway through her hand.

He felt a warm touch on the back of her hand, and Chu Jing took her hand, rubbing his soft cheek against her palm. His face flushed, and he whispered, "You're back." He had missed her terribly, but now that she was actually in front of him, he was too shy to express his longing.

Watching him rub against her palm like a kitten, Xu Lingzhao felt her heart melt. "Why are you crying? Can you tell me?" she asked in a hoarse voice, her eyes lingering on his face, her nose also red.

"I..." Chu Jing glanced at the Alpha, whose face showed concern, then looked down. Her knight's uniform was torn in several places, as if scratched by insectoids. He blinked and nervously touched her neck and shoulders. "Your clothes are torn. Are you hurt?"

Xu Lingzhao sensed the tension in his voice and let him grope her. "I'm fine," she continued, "but why are you crying?" She grabbed his wandering hands.

Omega then realized he had gone too far, his face burning. He looked at the person squatting in front of him and whispered, "I had a nightmare, I'm a little scared, um... I want to see you, I miss you..." His voice grew softer and softer, and his face turned redder and redder. It was the first time he had ever spoken so directly.

He wanted to see how the Alpha would react, but before he could ask, he felt her press down on his shoulder and a large hand on the back of his head. Her face was magnified in front of him. The Alpha closed her eyes and her lips landed on his.

Then came the scent of soothing pheromones. He closed his eyes and felt her kiss. Chu Jing felt a little dizzy, thinking that she was kissing him again.

Chu Jingze's hands unconsciously climbed up her neck, her entire upper body pressed tightly against him. Besides the scent of soothing pheromones, he also smelled a faint smell of blood.

He tried to ask a question, somewhat avoiding her kiss, but she kissed him deeper and held him tighter. Her cuddly Alpha voice came through, "Don't move."

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Author's Note: [Sprinkling flowers][Sprinkling flowers]