The vines didn’t break but slashed open Gu Mengmeng’s hands.
Thereafter, the vine in her hands rapidly withered and the red juices seeped into the wounds on Gu Mengmeng’s palms and entered her body.
Gu Mengmeng was stunned by the sudden change. She didn’t know if it was a good or bad sign.
She could only open up her hands and watch the red vine slowly lose its color, as the juices all leached into her body.
Gu Mengmeng could feel an immense energy enter her body, challenging the endurance limits of her physical self.
In the end, only the three chrysalis were left in red.
“Ah…!” Gu Mengmeng hollered as she endured the surging waves of pain in her body.
At that instant, the three vine chrysalis burst open.
A black shadow charged towards Gu Mengmeng and firmly caught her in his embrace. Kissing her on the forehead, his heart ached for her fatigued and distressed expression. He said in a low voice, “Xiao Meng, everything is fine now, everything is fine…”
Wabei also reached Gu Mengmeng’s side at the same time as Elvis. He stood quietly behind Gu Mengmeng, his lips pressed firmly together.
Meanwhile, Lea was not as strong as Elvis and Wabei, and he was the first to be engulfed in the vine chrysalis. Hence, he was the weakest at the moment.
Like Elvis, he also wanted to use the last of his strength to charge towards Gu Mengmeng. Even if he died, he wanted to die in her arms.
Unfortunately, the mind was willing, but the body was weak.
His final ounce of strength was used to break through the vine chrysalis.
“Lea… Lea…”
After the vine chrysalis engulfed them, the leaves became extremely sharp and Lea’s body was full of cuts all over. Although he was well-versed in medicine and had taken precautionary measures to protect the crucial arteries in his body, he was still ravaged by the leaves and drenched in blood.
He heard Gu Mengmeng calling him so he gritted his teeth and forced a smile as he slowly hobbled towards her.
Step by step…
Gu Mengmeng was already sobbing incoherently by the time he finally stood before her.
Lea got down on one knee and gently caressed Gu Mengmeng’s face. “Mengmeng, don’t be afraid, I am here.”
Gu Mengmeng was already drifting out of consciousness. The last image she saw was a blood-like liquid erupting from behind Lea and shooting towards herself like a thousand needles.
Darkness descended and Gu Mengmeng fainted.
It was all good as long as Elvis and Lea were fine.
If she had to die, so be it.
Anyway, she would only be a burden to them.
They would probably live better lives without having to put up with her stubbornness…
Someone by her ear kept calling her name. But she was unable to open her fatigued eyes. Her entire body sank downwards in a fetal-like position, as if she was a baby floating in its mother’s womb.
Absolute quiet. It was a quiet that made one feel suffocated.
Even the vestiges of time were unable to make the tiniest ripple here.
After an indeterminate amount of time, Gu Mengmeng finally opened her eyes. It was just a slight flutter of her lashes but this tiny movement was like a magical balm to the emotions churning in the hearts of Elvis and Lea.
The two males had been nearly driven mad, but they finally felt some relief now. They each held onto one of Gu Mengmeng’s hands, feeling as if they just received a new lease in life.
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