Monarch of Evernight - Chapter 658

Chapter 658: 658

Chapter 658: Just Like Before [V6C188 – Sorrow of a Silent Parting]

The airship sped away, leaving the fortress drenched in raging flames . Within the cabin, Qianye put Song Zining down without a word . The latter seemed to be in great spirits after his brush with death . He said with a laugh, “It would seem this young master is quite lucky . I receive help from distinguished people wherever I go . ”

But Qianye didn’t respond to his corny joke and, instead, slumped gradually to the floor .

Song Zining didn’t seem to mind, however . “Have you collapsed from exhaustion?” But he pounced over anxiously after seeing Qianye unresponsive . “Hey, what’s wrong?”

Zhao Yuying appeared behind Song Zining and grabbed his shoulders . “He’ll really die if you keep shaking him . ”

Song Zining forced himself to calm down and let go of Qianye . Watching Zhao Yuying lift Qianye up, he asked, “What’s wrong with him?”

Zhao Yuying’s expression was solemn and evidently distressed . She reached out several times to touch Qianye’s back but pulled back midway . She struggled a couple of times but seemed unable to muster the courage . She finally exhaled deeply and said to Song Zining, “Qianye… took that shot for you . Come here and check his back!”

Song Zining’s vision darkened .

He had just realized that he had forgotten where that lethal shot had actually gone . That bullet carried might akin to the oceans and was no weaker than an attack from a marquis . How could an expert capable of firing such a shot ever miss?

Song Zining was much more decisive than Zhao Yuying in such situations . He clenched his teeth, slowly flipped Qianye over, and exposed his back .

There was a bowl-sized injury on Qianye’s back . It didn’t look that big at a glance, but it was so deep that even his spine was visible . Moreover, half of his backbone had been eroded!

Normally, such an injury wasn’t hopeless for a true expert . However, the flesh and blood around Qianye’s wound were showing no signs of regeneration . This made Song Zining feel as though his heart had fallen into an icy cavern .

He was very clear just how powerful Qianye’s vampiric constitution and regenerative abilities were . These wounds should be growing back at a visible rate under normal circumstances, and yet they were completely motionless at the moment . To Song Zining, this was even more terrifying than a normal human’s gory wound being eroded by blood energy . This meant that Qianye’s body was currently losing vitality .

As expected, clear fluid began seeping out from the wound, and the naked flesh gradually turned an eerie pale color . This, as far as Song Zining could remember, was the sign of a superior vampire nearing his death .

How could it be so easy to take an all-out attack from a powerful vampire count?

At this point, Song Zining suddenly calmed down . He glanced meaningfully at Zhao Yuying before carrying Qianye into one of the rooms .

She followed him in, puzzled as to what Song Zining wanted to do . She had sensed something dangerous in the latter’s eyes just now .

After putting Qianye down, Song Zining walked out of the room and closed the door behind him, effectively blocking Zhao Yuying’s line of vision . Then, he scanned the wide cabin of the airship . There were Zhao clan soldiers wherever his eyes landed . Most of them were soldiers who had defended the second-line fortress with him, and some were warriors from the first who had retreated to the second .

Most of them were injured . Some were lying down and others were sitting, but all of them were silent—even the injured ones held back their groans .

After glancing around at the blood-soaked soldiers who had fought alongside him, Song Zining let out a sudden sigh; he still couldn’t bear to do it . As such, he turned back into the room and closed the door .

Song Zining pulled back his left sleeve under Zhao Yuying’s bewildered gaze . The two fingers on his right hand streaked over his left wrist, immediately producing a deep wound and a gush of blood!

Zhao Yuying was shocked out of her wits and came fairly close to crying out . She stared at Song Zining with wide eyes, unable to understand his self-harming action . Song Zining also looked up at her with a complicated expression .

Zhao Yuying suddenly felt a chill in her heart . She actually felt a sense of extreme danger from Song Zining, and the feeling was almost lethal!

Song Zining wasn’t in good condition at the moment . He had been completely drained in the two consecutive defense battles, and his entire body was riddled with wounds . Normally speaking, Zhao Yuying could knock him out with a single finger at the moment . Even at his peak, Song Zining wasn’t really her match . But now, Zhao Yuying could actually feel an illusion of mortal peril .

Song Zining only shot her a single glance before looking back down . He placed his wrist over Qianye’s wound, letting the blood gush down into it . His blood was a deep scarlet—there was a faint mist rising around it and was accompanied by a relaxing fragrance .

Zhao Yuying was astonished to find that Song Zining had instilled his blood with origin power! His current state was extremely weak . Instilling origin power like this was clearly overdrafting his vitality .

The hot blood filled with origin power immediately formed a small pool over Qianye’s wound . The pale flesh around it soon gained some color after being soaked in the sanguineous liquid .

Song Zining’s left hand remained fixed in the air . Fresh blood gushed out from his wrist like spring water and poured onto Qianye’s body . The flow was so fast that, in the blink of an eye, Song Zining’s face became pale and his lips began to lose color .

In no time, a small basin’s worth of blood had been cast into Qianye’s wound . The pale flesh became flushed with color, but the pond of blood didn’t expand . All of the new blood had actually been absorbed .

Qianye moved ever so slightly; that lifeless body had finally gained a wisp of vitality .

As a knowledgeable person, Zhao Yuying understood everything at a glance . She gasped . “Qianye, he… he…”

Song Zining looked up at her and said indifferently, “Everything that has happened to him, he never had a choice in anything . In my eyes, Qianye will always be a human . He will always be Song Zining’s good brother . ”

The shock was so great that Zhao Yuying was dazed for a moment . She had finally realized the reason for Song Zining’s strange killing intent . Humans and dark races were ultimately irreconcilable . The first reaction of an imperial soldier upon seeing a tainted human would be to kill him .

If Zhao Yuying were to show any abnormal movements, Song Zining would’ve fought her with everything he had .

Zhao Yuying was exceptionally intelligent . How could someone capable of reaching such a position at her age be dumb? She had guessed the cause and effect in the blink of an eye .

She suddenly reached out to grab Song Zining’s wrist and sealed the wound on it . This movement was as quick as lightning . The raging origin power quickly overpowered Song Zining’s body and immobilized him .

The latter, despite being prepared, couldn’t evade the move and was quickly apprehended . All that he had planned was instantly destroyed .

Zhao Yuying dragged Song Zining away and stretched out her own hand . With a slight shake, she tore open her own wrist, sending an arrow of blood into Qianye’s wound .

Her blood was different from Song Zining’s . Mist rose straight up from the fluid and shot toward the ceiling like a cloud . The origin power within it was far superior to a top-grade origin distillate, not something Song Zining’s could compare to .

Zhao Yuying’s origin power cultivation was above Song Zining’s to begin with . Moreover, she had conserved her strength and was at her peak state . As such, the origin power in her blood was several times richer . Qianye’s entire body jolted when her blood entered the wound . The necrotic flesh quickly sloughed off, and new tissue pushed out from underneath, almost as though they were hungry for more of her blood .

Song Zining was struggling with all his might, but he quickly calmed down after seeing this .

Zhao Yuying’s blood poured out like a pillar . She turned back to Song Zining in dissatisfaction and said, “In my heart, Qianye will always be the Lil’ Five I held in my arms back then . And you! You want to fight me with your meager strength? This won’t end here, see how I’ll deal with you afterward!”

Song Zining quickly switched to a resplendent smile and began fawning on her . “Sister Yuying is so valiant and powerful, how can I ever compare?”

Zhao Yuying suppressed the boot-licking with a snort and looked back at Qianye .

At this moment, Qianye’s entire body was trembling fiercely, and the flesh around his wound was already growing back . It was at this time that loud thumps, akin to the beating of a drum, echoed throughout the airship cabin—Qianye’s blood core was beating once again .

With his blood core revived, Qianye soon regained his vitality, and the large transfusion he had received from Song Zining and Zhao Yuying sent him into a state of blood-boil . The flesh around his wounds grew back at a stunning rate; even the damaged bones were being repaired .

Qianye let out a groan as he slowly regained his consciousness .

“It’s enough . ” Song Zining signaled Zhao Yuying to close the wound on her wrist . Zhao Yuying had lost over half her total blood in a short period . If this went on, even someone of her strength would be in mortal danger .

Qianye opened his eyes . After regaining consciousness, he was surprised to find himself in a state of intense blood-boil . He remembered being gravely wounded before losing consciousness, and even his blood core had lost its vitality . What was going on?

Qianye saw Song Zining and Zhao Yuying as he struggled to stand up . He understood what had happened after noticing the wounds on their wrists and just how pale their faces were .

Qianye suddenly felt something rolling about in his throat . He wanted to say something, but no words escaped his lips .

Zhao Yuying’s expression stiffened . “This mommy doesn’t know anything, and I don’t want to listen to boring things, either . Look for someone else if you want to discuss anything . See you!”

Qianye looked at Song Zining in surprise . The seventh young master said elegantly, “This young master is badly injured and exhausted in both mind and body . It’s just the right time to find a couple of beauties and discuss the principles of life and the profundities of the great dao . Don’t come and disturb me if you have nothing important . ”

With that, the two left without giving Qianye any opportunity to speak .

“You two…” Gazing at their receding backs, Qianye didn’t quite know what to say .