The elf holding the cub seemed to sense the threat as well. He quickened his pace, trying to return to his territory with the cub, but he was no match for the widows who had lost both their cubs and eggs.

Nosius didn't even need to look to sense the cub's presence.

He reached out to take the cub back into his arms, but was intercepted halfway.

Before anyone knew it, the cub was already in Fanti's hands. Without a care, Fanti reached out and grabbed the cub by one leg, lifting it upside down in the air.

"What is that..."

Fanti glanced down casually, her first sight being hair as white as the bright moonlight, followed by a small and incredibly fragile body.

Then Vanti's gaze fell on the cub's forehead, wings, and tail.

The faint aura of the demon egg, which he had only glimpsed briefly in his memory, now appeared clearly before him.

Vanti: !!!

The more flustered he became, the less he knew how to hold the chicks. Besides, who understands the bewilderment of finding an egg that has been lost for a while and has already hatched?

The cub kicked its two legs, which were pointing upwards, and groaned softly; it was uncomfortable.

Nosius and the elves were just like any other parents who had witnessed their cubs being abducted, especially since this abductor was the kind who was prone to causing destruction at the drop of a hat. They were terrified, fearing that Vanti might accidentally hurt their cubs.

Nosius, suppressing his nausea, said to Vanti in a very soft voice, "Turn it upside down! Turn it upside down! You're holding it the wrong way, the baby is uncomfortable."

The elf was also frantically gesturing beside them: "Gently! Handle with care!!!"

When Fanti discovered the cub's identity, he immediately froze. Only then did he belatedly realize that this cub was the egg he had been searching for, and that it was so fragile.

Fanti used to think that such weak and vulnerable creatures were all ants, and he would always trample and crush them without a second thought. He had never had the experience of holding such a fragile existence in his palm and letting it live.

Fanti's breathing almost stopped, and she didn't know how to exert any force. Both of her arms were stiff, making the cub very uncomfortable, which caused the cub to start to struggle with its mouth agape.

Nosius: "Tsk!"

In those few short seconds, Vatican nearly wiped out all the merit Nosius had accumulated over centuries of arduous practice.

He really wanted to swear.

Fortunately, the baby's little wings also struggled to break free, preventing it from falling to the ground.

Fanti followed in a daze, trying out eight hundred different poses, but didn't use any of them. She just held the cub lightly, not daring to touch it, for fear of breaking it.

Sensing the tension in the person before him, the cub gently landed in Fanti's palm and cautiously asked, "Who are you?"

Vanti: Holding my breath.

The cubs were also bewildered.

He clearly sensed someone beside him, and their presence felt familiar, but he couldn't hear a sound, not even the sound of breathing.

The cub nestled against Vanti's chest and knocked: "Is anyone there?"

Fanti has entered a state of suspended animation.

The cub's swaying tail tip lit up again, seemingly subconsciously thinking that Vanti had gone into shock and wanting to treat her, but unexpectedly established a deeper connection with Vanti and entered Vanti's inner world.

Inside, it was no different from the Purgatory Palace, all desolation and corpses.

But Vanti's true form, that deformed skeleton that blots out the sky, carefully prostrated itself before the cub.

Even when he lies down, he's as big as a small mountain.

Qianyuan had to stand on tiptoe to touch Fanti's head.

The cub cannot see, nor will it be frightened by Vanti's hideous form, because its instincts also tell it that this is its family and that Vanti will not harm it.

The child reached out its hand and landed on the pointed corner of the Vanti.

"Hmm..."

The child almost got pricked.

Upon seeing this, Vanti broke off his own horn without hesitation.

They even used magic to polish it to its smoothest state.

When the cub reached out again, it didn't touch the sharp object, nor was it stimulated by the coldness of the bones.

The warmth of the touch brought a smile to the cub's face.

When Fanti saw that smiling face, she felt that nothing else mattered.

He moved a little closer, wanting to get intimate with the cub, but then remembered something and controlled his impulse.

He wanted to make the cub happier, but in his barren and desolate heart, there was nothing... For the first time, Fanti felt how boring his long life and bloody past were. He lowered his head, and one could even see his sense of shame.

He so desperately wanted the cub to continue to wear that smile, and even if the cub wanted the stars in the sky, Fanti would definitely go and pluck them down for it.

But the cub didn't despise him, nor did it question him. Contrary to what Vanti had expected, the cub simply patted him gently and asked, "You don't have a heart, so where does your soul live? Doesn't it have a home?"

Fanti is immortal and indestructible. He was born at the very beginning of this world and has experienced countless sins and calamities. This is the first time someone has asked him, "Do you have a home?"

Vanti, do you have a home?

Vanti now has it.

Fanti finally reached out and hugged the cub; the cub's beating heart was the resting place for his soul that had nowhere to go.

He had just opened his eyes when he saw Nosius reach out again to snatch the cub's hand.

How could Vanti possibly let go again? He retaliated effortlessly, forcing Nosius to the brink of defeat.

Because he dared not attack with all his might, the cub was still in Vanti's hands.

Vanti also saw through Nosius's weakness, but he didn't care. Besides, he had already tacitly accepted that Nosius and his group were the thieves who stole their demon eggs.

Who knows what these angels taught the cubs?!

And how come such a young cub already knows how to use its abilities to cast healing spells?!

Furthermore, regarding the cub's bloodline, a little succubus unconsciously begging for affection from others, so oblivious and unaware, allowing herself to be manipulated, could easily be molded into whatever one desires...

Vanti was already thinking about how to tear Nosius to pieces.

The same goes for Nosius.

How could his cub, which he had nurtured with all his love, fall into the hands of a lowly and despicable demon?

"Little one, it's me, Nosius has come to pick you up."

The cub, who only then remembered that Nosius was still there, shrank its shoulders guiltily.

He then remembered that he hadn't earned enough to buy a big house yet, and how could he go back home without a son to support him?

Will Nosius be angry if he finds out?

Nosius is quite terrifying when he gets angry...

Recalling some past memories, the cub silently turned its face away, intending to pretend it hadn't heard.

At this moment, the other angels also arrived. When Victor saw the cub in Vanti's hands, he thought the cub had been snatched away and rushed over to help immediately.

The cub got excited too: Victor, use your invincible brain to think of a solution!

Seeing the cub's reaction, Vanti gave Victor a chilling smile:

"It was you who ruined our demon eggs."

Victor: Huh? Me?