Chapter 121 The rain was getting heavier, and Mary loosened some...
The rain was getting heavier. Mary let go of Diego, who was a little reluctant. "Let's find a place to shelter first."
Diego nodded and pulled up his horse, which was lying on the ground and refused to move.
Silver Bullet snorted and stood up reluctantly, looking extremely tired. Seeing this, Diego silently unloaded his luggage and put it on his back.
The horse licked its owner's cheek gratefully and followed Mary obediently.
Perhaps it was luck that struck them, as they found a place to shelter from the rain in no time.
"We're lucky," Mary said, and walked in. Diego followed closely behind her, leading the two horses.
This place is a man-made shelter from the rain. People who arrived earlier cleverly discovered that there was an open space under two rocks.
They placed wooden boards and waterproof cloth on top of the rocks, and carefully laid a lot of branches. The space below immediately became fresh and dry, and it was an ideal place to shelter from the rain.
Grateful for the gift from her predecessors, Mary took out her clothes from the waterproof bag and decided in her heart that she would not destroy her own hideouts on the road in the future, so that those who came later would have more convenient access.
"Hello..." Diego's voice was very soft, but Mary still heard it.
"What's wrong?"
Diego turned his head away, his voice a little awkward, "I'm sorry for tearing your clothes. I have some thread here, and since I have nothing else to do, I'll sew some for you to pass the time."
"Okay." Mary took off her clothes and threw them to Diego, then changed into a new set.
Diego's bag wasn't waterproof, and the spare clothes inside were soaked. He picked up a few wet branches and lit a fire.
Under the dim firelight, Diego's features took on a warm hue. He carefully sewed the torn area with blue thread, his hands quick and steady.
"You're amazing. You can even do this."
Diego raised his head and smiled. Mary then realized that when Diego relaxed, his features were not as colorful as she remembered. He looked like a boy who had just grown up.
"Children from poor families only have two sets of clothes a year at most. How can they survive if they don't know how to sew and mend?" Diego said this without slowing down his men's movements. He was so quick that when he finished the last stitch, he bit the thread with his fangs.
"That's amazing! The stitching is so fine and beautiful." Mary took the clothes and praised them highly. Diego touched Mary's fingertips and frowned: "You are too cold."
He moved closer to Mary, trying to keep her warm, but when he realized he was soaking wet, he stepped back.
In Mary's astonished sight, the other party's body quickly grew larger and soon became a green dinosaur.
"DIO?" Although she knew that this dinosaur was intelligent, Mary still habitually confirmed it again.
"Ah." Diego let out a howl in response.
He walked to Mary's side, turned around several times like a cat, and finally lay steadily on the ground, wrapping Mary with his body.
Its white belly pressed against Mary's body, sending a constant stream of warmth towards her. Its large, smooth tail pressed against her back, patting her back intermittently, as if trying to lull her to sleep.
Seeing that the rain outside showed no sign of stopping, Mary put her arms around the dinosaur's tight neck, while Diego put his chin on Mary's head, and the two of them closed their eyes amid the sound of the pouring rain.
Perhaps because of the protection of the giant animal, Mary subconsciously felt at ease, and she actually fell into a deep sleep. She didn't know how long it was before she was nudged by something warm and woke up.
"Hmm...has the rain stopped?" Mary rubbed her eyes and stood up lazily.
"Yeah." Diego was packing his luggage and used his tail, which he had not retracted, to wipe out the traces of the two people. "It's time to go."
"Can the silver bullet still hold up?"
Diego patted Silver Bullet's head, his once gentle features once again filled with anger. "It's not doing well right now, Mary. Can you let your horse pull mine? I'll just consider it a favor."
"Okay." Mary agreed to the decision. "You tie them up and we'll go."
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Johnny and Jello were practically dying by the time they reached the finish line of stage four.
They first experienced a man named Lin Ke, who narrowly escaped death, and then fought a desperate battle with Diego, and after a desperate fight, they snatched the spine part of the saint's body.
After getting the spine, they ran desperately in the rain and finally reached the finish line after going through untold hardships.
This race was too long, so Jero and Johnny decided to take a day off before heading off to the next stage.
At this moment, they were wolfing down the delicious food provided by the organizers while keeping an eye on the race, wondering if that dangerous guy would give up and withdraw from the competition.
"If you ask me, that bastard should be killed."
"Johnny! How many times do I have to tell you that we are not murderers!" Jello also hated Diego, but his crime did not deserve the death penalty.
"That's a human life, not just stepping on an ant!"
Johnny didn't reply, which often meant he still maintained his own opinion.
If there weren't so many people around, Jello would have wanted to beat Johnny awake.
Sigh... Why did such a good game involve so many inexplicable things? Jero ate meat and drank wine with big mouthfuls, thinking of his family.
After leaving Naples, the family moved to England. Well, that place isn't bad, but the food is... not so good.
Jero's family was fortunate, meeting many kind people and learning from many outstanding healers. Jero's father, unwavering in his determination, chose a good location and continued to open his clinic. Business was slow at first, but after witnessing the miraculous power of the iron ball, the family's business began to flourish.
His younger siblings were all good students, quickly establishing themselves in school. His eldest daughter also continued her studies, and everyone's lives remained largely unchanged. Jero initially thought his father wouldn't let him compete, but he still qualified.
It would be best if we could win the championship in this competition.
Jello put aside his worries and was about to attack the next steak when he saw the scene he least wanted to see.
No, it's a hundred times worse than the scene I least want to see.
Why, why did Mary get together with that guy?!
The sound of a wine glass hitting the ground didn't even make Jello turn around. He stared at the couple on the street, almost forgetting to breathe.
The two men walked side by side, and the two horses behind them were sticking together, looking like they had become a couple.
Diego and Mary were only a fist's distance apart, but the atmosphere between them was more ambiguous than holding hands.
Diego seemed not to notice how many people were cheering at the scene, nor did he notice the loud cries of the female fans. His eyes were always following Mary.
Like a sunflower gazing at the sun, his eyes were so heavy and so natural, as if it was the right thing for him to always look at Mary.
Mary seemed accustomed to such offensive gazes. She would occasionally look back at Diego, and he would give her a small smile.
Jello didn't know how he managed to notice Johnny's raised hand at this moment and press the iron ball on the back of Johnny's hand.
Perhaps the purpose of doing this was to prevent herself from uncontrollably attacking the handsome man with the iron ball, tearing the two people apart and shattering the ambiguous atmosphere between them.
The crowd had no idea what was happening and they were still cheering. Some reporters even raised their cameras to capture this interesting scene.
Seeing that Diego not only did not give up the game but also seemed to be deeply in love with Mary, Johnny felt his stomach churning.
Jello gnashed his gold teeth until they made a crackling sound, thinking that if he had known this would happen, he should have knocked Diego unconscious and thrown him into the corner.
This guy was incredibly lucky, even after falling off his horse, he still managed to meet Mary. Why hadn't he ever met Mary, despite all the other things he'd encountered? Even Diego's horse was a shady bunch, having copied its owner's manners perfectly, clinging to Mary's horse and shuffling along shyly.
"That's really infuriating." Jello calmed his breath and walked straight towards them, followed by Johnny. Those who didn't understand would think they were raping a woman.
Mary had just reached the finish line of the race and was asking the staff to take the horse away when she saw Jero Zeppeli rushing towards her aggressively.
Diego narrowed his eyes and was about to try his old trick of hiding behind Mary and playing pitiful, but Johnny immediately cut him off: "Are you useless? All you know how to do is hide behind women. We didn't do anything, and you're acting like a victim. Who are you trying to impress?"
Johnny's hands were waving rapidly as he spoke, perhaps influenced by Jello's speaking habits. Mary saw that Johnny's arms were heavily bandaged and couldn't help but frown. "What happened? Why are you injured so badly?"
"It's more than serious. If Johnny hadn't dodged quickly, Diego would have chopped off both of his arms." Jello immediately responded, grabbing Mary's hand and trying to pull Mary to his side.
Unexpectedly, Diego clamped Jero's arm in an instant, his tone undisguisedly gloomy: "Who do you think you are? How dare you touch Mary like this? Are you looking for death?!"
"Oh, you're quite angry, little brother." Jero said with a forced smile, "Who do you think you are? When I was confessing my love to Mary, you were still lying there."
"What?!" Johnny glared at Jello angrily, looking betrayed. "When did you confess?"
"Hey, hey! Which side are you on? Aren't we a united front?" Jello scratched his head irritably. He didn't like beating around the bush. Now that things had come to this, there was no need to back down.
"Mary..." Jero knew that his image was not good now, but he still wanted to say it, "We didn't get together before because of external factors. Now... our family is safe, are you willing to be with me? If you are willing, we can get married after the competition."
Perhaps he didn't expect Jello to get there first. As much as Johnny treated Jello as a brother before, he now wanted to lift the wheelchair under him and knock him unconscious.
"Are you kidding me, Jello? You know I love Mary so much!"
"Don't be with him, be with me, Mary!" Diego's loud and somewhat childish shout caught everyone off guard and interrupted Johnny's unfinished words.
Diego spoke like a mischievous child.
Mary didn't know why, but she suddenly had a vision of Diego doing the same to the president, yelling that he wanted Manhattan or something...
"Stop kidding, you bastards! Mary is mine!" Johnny grabbed Mary's sleeve and tried to pull her towards him. Diego couldn't allow that and grabbed Mary's left wrist. Jello even hugged Mary's waist, neither of them giving in.
"Let me go!" Johnny was so angry that he almost cried. "Mary, I'm collecting bodies, you know? I really have hope of standing up... No, I can definitely stand up! I'm no worse than any of them!"
He was so excited that his substitute tooth, a small, soft, pink thing, came out and whispered in Mary's ear: "Invenire me, ad me veni"
Except for Mary, no one understood what he said, and no one understood why Mary's face turned pale.
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