Chapter 184: Comforting Sakura
Perhaps it was the last moment of calm that made her say these words to Chen Yuan.
In the next second, her aura completely opened up, like a monster charging into a crowd. Unlike last night, she actually engaged in the simplest form of hand-to-hand combat with these people!
The sky was dark, and her dazzling golden eyes seemed like a ghost fire in the night, like a demon from hell.
Because of those eyes, all the assassins could spot the target in the chaotic battle with a single glance!
Vehicles rolled over!
Buildings burned down!
The ground collapsed!
The scene was far more tragic than last night!
Accompanied by silent, piercing screams, shadows fell one by one.
This was a battle without gunpowder or cries of despair.
It was still a one-sided slaughter with no suspense.
“Sakura!”
Chen Yuan shouted to her, unable to stop in time, as multiple attacks came his way, treating him as an enemy as well!
He could only retreat and dodge while helplessly watching Sakura revert to her unstable state from last night!
Energy fluctuation at 80%!
In less than 10 minutes!
The world fell silent once again…
The ocean still breathed with rhythmic sounds…
Ten minutes earlier, the quiet and beautiful forest was now ablaze with flames.
The explosion of burning buildings, the sizzling sound of wood gradually turning to charcoal, and the metallic smell of blood wafting through the air…
And again, only two people remained at the scene…
“Sakura…”
Chen Yuan called out to her from a distance…
He tried to approach her territory but was stopped by her terrifying gaze…
Even a docile kitten can bite its owner when unstable.
Let alone Sakura, who had just experienced such drastic changes…
The two remained in a standoff for a long time.
Sakura never attacked Chen Yuan.
For some reason, Chen Yuan had a premonition that she seemed to be exerting all her effort to control herself.
This gave Chen Yuan the courage to take a step toward her!
But as soon as he took a step, Sakura’s slash command severed his thigh…
Fortunately, after a few time reversals, he ultimately stood before her…
Gently embracing her…
Softly comforting her:
“It’s alright… It’s alright…”
“Sakura is not a monster; it’s them who wanted to kill Sakura, not Sakura’s fault…”
“It’s alright… Sakura was not disobedient…”
“Sakura has never been a monster…”
“Sakura is Chen Yuan’s good friend…”
Chen Yuan gently stroked her hair, as if comforting a frizzy kitten…
Perhaps for countless days and nights, in her world, she had already regarded herself as a monster…
And willingly waited for them, even considering going out and being surrounded by them as her own disobedience…
But no one ever told her.
She didn’t have to stay every day in that dark, cramped house.
She could come to the seaside to see the ocean, eat street food from vendors, make friends with people outside, go shopping for pretty little dresses…
His eyes were filled with pity; if he could, he really wanted to take her to his own world, as he had promised…
Perhaps that world would be more suitable for her.
There, people wouldn’t know about her superpowers.
She wouldn’t be a monster in everyone’s eyes; she would be very popular!
With her cute and obedient appearance, she would surely receive many love letters in high school; her innocence and purity would make her a target for countless boys wanting to protect her.
She would make many friends, watch the sunrise, run around, stay up late binge-watching shows, and have dinners with her best friends…
She would be a very good, very normal girl…
Never again would she be forced into such a situation, becoming the monster she never wanted to be…
Chen Yuan realized that in this brief time, he would cherish her with all his might, doing everything he could to protect her…
Maybe it was because she heard Chen Yuan’s gentle comfort, or perhaps it was the embrace he offered her.
Sakura miraculously began to stabilize…
Her imposing eyes reflected flames, like a dimming light bulb, growing darker, until the dazed, innocent eyes slowly emerged…
“Yuan…”
She weakly uttered a word before fainting.
Just as Chen Yuan heard her voice and was about to feel happy, he found her limp in his arms…
When he carried her back to the hotel, Chen Yuan still stayed by her side.
He cleaned the bloodstains off her body and washed her dirty feet.
When wiping her face, Chen Yuan noticed that her hair color had deepened, more golden strands emerging…
He didn’t know what this meant, but he felt it wasn’t a good sign…
After doing all this, Chen Yuan sat on the sofa beside the hotel, looking from a distance at her sleeping figure on the bed…
A feeling of unprecedented heartache arose, something he had never experienced in so many worlds before.
In contrast, only Sakura was completely innocent and oblivious…
Clearly already an adult, emotionally, she was still entirely a child.
Yet this child faced the world’s malice every day.
Her very existence seemed to be a mistake…
No one would wish for her to live…
Perhaps she wasn’t foolish; she had noticed this long ago.
Even her father was afraid of her…
So, when she first introduced herself, she would call herself a monster.
Chen Yuan didn’t dare to sleep.
The progress and execution speed of assassins was extremely fast.
He hadn’t expected that the assassins killed by Sakura the night before would emerge again in such numbers today!
What if a bunch of assassins suddenly appeared in the middle of the night and startled Sakura?!
What would happen if all her hair turned golden?
Would she completely transform into a monster?
Chen Yuan furrowed his brow, as if thinking of the fact closest to the answer.
Perhaps it was so.
Otherwise, how could they say Sakura could destroy the world…
In short…
From now on, he had to absolutely ensure Sakura wouldn’t use her powers again…
Let the assassins do the assassins’ work…
