I’m Really Not Trying to Be Chased by the Heroine as the Villainous Playboy! – Chapter 744

Chapter 126: The Embrace of the Angel

In the shattered heart of the canyon, the blazing Holy Light faded away.

Clouds flowed, the gentle breeze danced, and the blue sky regained its clarity.

The young boy and the girl embraced each other tightly, their lips meeting, binding not just their bodies but their cherished souls.

With their extraordinary bloodline and the power of their souls, as their breaths synchronized, pure white wings fell, and the crystal-like eyes finally returned to the shallow blue clarity Roy was familiar with.

However, when those eyes reflected the boy’s appearance, bitter tears flowed uncontrollably, washing away the joy of their reunion.

“Master, I’m so sorry! Waaa, I’m really sorry…!”

Blood soaked her entire body, and the scorching Holy Light burned her flesh.

All the memories of losing control came crashing back like a tidal wave. Just the thought that she was the one who hurt him to this extent nearly suffocated Alice.

“It’s not your fault. Besides, you were obviously suppressing the power of the angel, or I might not be alive now,” Roy gritted through the pain, forcing a faint smile.

Even with the final sword strike, Alice had done her utmost to hold back the force, redirecting it.

Roy had won his gamble.

The blade of light pierced his chest but spared his heart; this narrow margin was proof that Alice had triumphed over the angel.

However, once emotions broke through, they were hard to contain. The girl lowered her head, sobbing uncontrollably: “I thought… Master would die, I would forget you, and we could never…”

Roy gently brushed her soft golden hair, soothing her fear and sadness: “Don’t worry, it’s all over.”

“Welcome back, Alice.”

Alice nodded vigorously, as if she never wanted to part again, wrapping her arms around his neck and holding him tightly.

With the fragrance of irises and the gentleness of dawn, immersed in the long-awaited embrace of the girl, Roy felt that all his pain became trivial.

Her beautiful golden hair and fair skin, tainted with Roy’s blood, looked strangely ridiculous on the once-pure girl who had just been through a fierce battle.

But thinking about his own situation, he was sure it was far worse than Alice’s, and Roy couldn’t manage a smile.

Wait?

Speaking of which, it seemed like there was still a sword stuck in him…

Unfortunately, the pain was definitely not trivial.

Just as Roy was about to embrace her back, fully responding to the girl, he suddenly remembered the harsh reality. He firmly clenched against the pain, groaning.

Alice was horrified: “Master?!”

“N-no, it’s nothing… could you help me pull out the sword? Wait, wait! Don’t pull it out, don’t pull it out!”

Roy gritted his teeth in pain, worried that if it came out, it would snuff out his last breath.

Concern breeds chaos.

Alice was flustered, not daring to touch him randomly.

“Can you just withdraw the sword of light back?”

“I’ll try.”

Alice raised her palm, and the blazing sword gradually dissipated.

“After regaining my body, I seem to be able to control some… divine power?” Alice expertly toyed with the Holy Light at her fingertips.

Even though she had reclaimed her body and her bloodline level had dropped, she still maintained an extraordinary fluctuation of Sequence 5.

Roy also noticed a change in his own bloodline.

【Detected high concentration of angelic holy blood, 【False King】 bloodline activated!】

【Fusion deepened!】

【Bloodline fusion degree: 99.99%】

He hadn’t paid attention during the battle, but now Roy was startled to realize that his two bloodlines were continuously merging.

It made sense; he had been physically bathed in Holy Light after being sliced repeatedly by the blade of light, pierced through by a Sequence 4 sword, so it would be strange if the bloodline remained unaffected.

But while bloodline fusion was genuine, the pain was certainly real.

As the sword of light dissipated, the residual Holy Light continued to plague Roy’s insides, suppressing his bloodline, causing his wounds to linger without healing.

“I think I might need to sleep for a bit…”

The fatigue from blood loss, the emptiness from expended extraordinary power, and the soul exhaustion from using 【Phoenix Blade: Fierce Sun】…

All these drainages washed over him, and even though Roy was Sequence 6 and much more resilient than before, at that moment, he found it hard to cope.

His vision went dark, and he collapsed on the spot.

“Master, you can’t sleep!”

In a rush, Alice desperately tried to summon the Holy Light.

On one hand, she retracted the lethal force of the blazing Holy Light, while on the other, she used gentler energy to heal Roy’s wounds.

【Seraph】 + 【The Embrace of the Angel】.

Legend has it, the embrace of an angel heals decayed flesh and revives fading souls, truly dispelling death and calling back souls from the land of the dead.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say it was the most powerful healing skill of the Holy Light.

The pure white, radiant light spread endlessly as Alice held Roy tightly, maximizing contact to let the Holy Light flow into him like a spring.

Worried that Roy’s soul might be harmed by the Holy Light, Alice even opened her mouth, simultaneously healing his soul.

In this desperate rescue, Roy was finally pulled back from the brink of death, his pulse no longer weak.

When his vision cleared, the first scene that met Roy’s eyes was the girl’s face close to his, and the kiss she was giving him with all her might.

Seeing his pale face stained with his blood, Roy instinctively wanted to avoid it, but Alice forcefully turned his head to kiss him, showing no care for the mess.

Just like his kiss had brought back the girl’s fading soul, her kiss healed his dying life.

The healing from the angel was truly legendary, making Roy feel as if he were basking in spring breezes, gradually lightening the burden of pain.

【The Embrace of the Angel】 surpassed all the potions and spells Roy had experienced before, sweeping away his pain and filling his spirit.

Probably only the life force of a fairy could be compared to it.

After a long kiss, Alice blushed and looked at him worriedly: “Master, are you feeling better?”

“Almost, but just a little more.”

“Eh?”

Just as Alice looked on nervously, Roy smiled, gently holding her cheek.

The girl sensed something and softly closed her eyes, yet became tense without realizing.

Hadn’t she just been kissing him desperately a moment ago? Why was she shy now?

Roy secretly laughed, just as he was about to feel the warmth of the girl’s body and soul again, an overwhelming and terrifying presence suddenly surged from above.

A piercing reprimand fell from above.

“False King’s blood, how much longer do you intend to tarnish my angels before you relent?”

Looking up, the sky was nowhere to be seen, only an endless… light.

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Flames roared.

The largest seaport on the West Continent, second only to the South Sea’s harbor, had now turned to ash.

The immaculately darkened and disheveled 【Sword Saint】 half-kneeled on the ground, surprisingly praising, “Seeking breakthroughs in life-and-death battles, huh… truly worthy of a 【Iron Blood】 knight.”

Carl awkwardly scratched his head: “Actually, I just pretended to be dead on purpose to wait for an opportunity to sneak attack.”

Rayo was completely baffled.

If you say you’re honest, you sneak attack. If you say you’re not honest, you’re quite straightforward at this moment!

But the esteemed 【Sword Saint】 wouldn’t hold it against a young man under a hundred years old.

He turned his gaze to another familiar figure, full of resentment: “Mage, you’re still as underhanded as ever!”

Booker laughed heartily: “Ever since you broke my hand with a stick, I’ve given up on the dream of being a melee mage.”

“A true mage should play it dirty.”

Due to the previous battle with Death, Booker’s projection had almost exhausted its power and could only deliver one final strike.

Thankfully, Carl and the others finally helped him create an opening for a decisive attack.

Rayo wore a wry smile, no longer trying to get up.

But then, he immediately grew serious: “Booker, you shouldn’t have come to find me.”

“Why, do you think Teresa would lose to that young…?”

Halfway through the sentence, Booker’s expression suddenly darkened.

For just as the distant halo faded, the sky was once again cloaked in Holy Light.

He was about to move when his exhausted projection dissipated into thin air.

Meanwhile, Simon, pierced through the heart with a gaping chest wound, chuckled feebly.

“I lost.”

“But you don’t seriously think it ends so easily, do you?”

“Don’t underestimate our determination to save the world! Concerning the future of the world, how could that master truly stand by and do nothing?!”

Sensing that familiar presence and realizing the murderer who killed her sister was here, Teresa wished she could execute a resolve right there.

However, her body had also reached its limit; just as she tried to take a step, she collapsed to the ground.

Above the dust, the【Son of Light】, who had taken over the nest, smiled leisurely and coldly declared to Alice: “It’s over.”

“It’s time to set destiny back on track.”