The Delicate Female Lead Only Wants to be Loved by the Villainous Young Ladies-Chapter 281: The Cross and the Woman

Although Adele read from “Dorothy’s” eyes that she was allowed to follow her inside, when it came time to make a decision, Adele still struggled and hesitated. Everyone knew that great opportunities often came with great risks. Of course, if you had insider information, that was a different story. But for Adele, should she really trust an evil god who had temporarily taken over Dorothy’s body and enter that mysterious spatial tunnel with her?

After a moment of thought, Adele decided—to go in with her! It wasn’t because Adele was greedy! Even if she was, in the face of a life-threatening situation, Adele would probably be willing to give up a large part, or even all, of her wealth in exchange for survival. Therefore, the reason she chose to accept “Dorothy’s” hint was simply because she realized a logical problem. That was, if “Dorothy” really had any hostility towards her, or wanted to harm her, then she should be able to easily eliminate her like an ant, right? Even Kaiser... was powerless in front of her. What reason did Adele have to believe that her defenses were stronger than Kaiser’s, who specialized in physical combat?

So, since she wouldn’t be harmed, why not be bold and accept the girl’s goodwill and trust her?

Moreover, Adele was really worried about this guy using Dorothy’s body to enter that mysterious place. She hoped to wait for Dorothy to wake up. Therefore, before that, Adele felt she needed to stay by “Dorothy’s” side. Thinking of this, Adele gritted her teeth and slowly walked towards “Dorothy.” She decided to accept “Dorothy’s” hint and enter that mysterious folded space. There might be the biggest secret of the entire Blood Secret Realm hidden there.

Of course, Adele wasn’t blindly confident or had unusual trust in “Dorothy.” There was another reason she didn’t say. That was, she believed she had the “protagonist’s halo”! So, for her, this must be an unmissable opportunity. And definitely not a trap! Go for it, turn a bicycle into a motorcycle! Even if it meant Adele might have to face any possible danger alone. But with the other girls incapacitated, Adele was always the type of girl who would—”rather ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) make a mistake than do nothing.” Otherwise, she wouldn’t have suddenly risked her life to push away Kaiser, whom she had just met, at a critical moment.

Therefore, after taking a deep breath to relieve some of the pressure, Adele walked towards “Dorothy.” Under Kaiser’s watchful gaze, she and “Dorothy” entered the tunnel together. As they disappeared, the tunnel hidden in the folded space also vanished. “Dorothy” was gone. Thus, the unspeakable pressure, the fear and madness rooted in their hearts, disappeared from all the girls. Everyone returned to their normal state. They didn’t even have time to rest before rushing to the spot where Adele and “Dorothy” had disappeared. But no matter how hard they tried, no matter what magic they used, it was useless. None of the girls had the ability to break open the folded space like “Dorothy.” They couldn’t reach Adele! They could only pray for Adele and leave it to fate.

Sharon whimpered. Even Edith and the others had silent tears streaming down their faces. Kaiser walked over with a numb and empty gaze. Wofoo’s eyes reddened, and she rushed forward, punching Kaiser to the ground. The other girls, all from noble backgrounds and raised with proper etiquette, couldn’t possibly make such a rude move, even if they hated Kaiser. But Wofoo still had the wild nature of a werewolf and a clear sense of hatred. That’s why she impulsively punched Kaiser without considering the consequences. Although this action wouldn’t help Adele in any way, it had to be said... it was truly satisfying!

Kaiser didn’t know whether it was because she felt guilty or because she was still in a daze. She fell into the dirt, the fist mark on her face clearly visible. But her eyes remained lifeless, as gloomy as ever. It was unknown how long it took before Kaiser slowly stood up from the ground. Wofoo’s punch couldn’t hurt her. But at this moment, even Kaiser wished she could receive a more severe punishment.

The first thing she said to everyone was “I’m sorry...” But apologies were useless. Moreover, the person who truly needed her apology wasn’t even here. Therefore, her words were naturally ignored.

Although Celeste wasn’t powerful, her bloodline only Rank Two, her organizational skills were much better than Hermione’s, who was Rank One. Therefore, during Adele’s absence, it was Celeste who, suppressing her worry and sadness, comforted everyone. Even though she herself was one of the people who needed comfort the most.

“I believe... Master will be alright.” Not only because Celeste firmly believed in her Master’s luck, that good fortune would follow her, but also because she believed in Dorothy... She also liked their Master, so she wouldn’t hurt her. Finally, there was the unknown variable, Xiao Ai. She was a creature born in this Secret Realm. Perhaps she wasn’t completely unaware of that folded space. With her, perhaps their Master could escape danger.

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Fortunately, Celeste’s thoughts were almost entirely accurate. Dorothy, even the current “Dorothy” possessed by Azathoth, had no intention of harming Adele. As for Xiao Ai, the blood droplet, she flickered slightly in Adele’s arms, seeming excited about the surrounding environment. It seemed she was indeed familiar with this place. But because she didn’t have “Mama’s” permission, Xiao Ai still maintained the shape of a blood droplet, not revealing her true form.

Adele followed “Dorothy,” constantly moving deeper into the tunnel. At first, she was still interested in breaking off the blood-red crystals beside her and absorbing them, transforming them into pure blood elements. It felt good, her body seemed to be greatly nourished. But as for any changes or optimizations to her foundation or bloodline talent... To be honest, Adele didn’t feel anything. She seemed to be the only special Bloodkin girl. Everyone else, Wofoo, Celeste, even Hermione, a Rank One, all showed expressions of pleasant surprise after absorbing the Blood Essence. And it was said that they could clearly feel the transformation of their bloodlines during this process, as if the Blood Essence was helping them remove the impurities in their bloodlines bit by bit, helping them get closer to the pure limit of their bloodlines.

Thinking of this, Adele felt a little indignant. So, in the following time, she continuously absorbed Blood Essence and stored some in her spatial ring, preparing to take it out and share it with the other girls. “Dorothy” didn’t stop her. But during this time, Adele kept talking to her like a chatterbox.

“Hello~ You’re a creature from another world, right?”

“You should understand what I’m saying, right?” If she didn’t understand, how did Dorothy establish contact and communicate with Azathoth to sign the contract?

“Also, do you really look... like that shadow just now?” It was a little scary... But to put it into words, it was... “You look quite unique, very, very handsome.”

“Dorothy” glanced at Adele. Was it Adele’s illusion? She felt a hint of resentment in the girl’s eyes. Adele scratched her head. “Let’s just assume you understand.”

“My name is Adele, nice to meet you, Azathoth!”

“Curious how I know your name?”

“Hehe, Dorothy told me.”

“She said you’re very powerful, the ruler of another world.”

“I’m a little curious why you signed a contract with Dorothy.”

“It’s also the first time I’ve seen subordinate possession. I don’t know how long it will last.”

“Also, where is this place?”

“It seems like you knew this place from the beginning.”

“What’s your connection to this world?”

“Or do you simply see the folded space?”

Although “Dorothy” never answered any of Adele’s questions, Adele continued asking tirelessly. One might suspect she was trying to talk someone to death like Tang Sanzang. However, this level of mental attack, for an evil god like Azathoth... was probably like a little mosquito buzzing around. Not lethal, but very noisy and annoying.

Under normal circumstances, people would just raise their hand and swat the mosquito. But unexpectedly, “Dorothy’s” patience with Adele seemed unusually high. It was unknown whether it was because Dorothy herself was close to Adele, or some other unknown reason. But finally, Adele heard Azathoth speak using Dorothy’s body. It was when the tunnel was nearing its end, and Adele had almost filled her spatial ring with the highest quality Blood Essence.

“...There’s not much left.”

“Dorothy” suddenly said this out of the blue. Or rather, “Azathoth.”

Not much left? What was she referring to, the Blood Essence? Adele swallowed and timidly put the Blood Essence in her hand back onto the rock wall. If there wasn’t much left, then she wouldn’t take it... But she didn’t seem to notice that “Dorothy” wasn’t looking at the Blood Essence, but at the spatial ring on Adele’s finger. Perhaps what she meant was, “There’s not much Spatial Stone left?”

“I... I also know there’s not much left, but that’s why we came here...”

“Also, do you know why there’s not much left?” Adele was still the curious one, not caring that her relationship with Azathoth wasn’t close at all. At least, she thought it wasn’t close.

Azathoth didn’t respond at first. But after a while, she suddenly said, “It’s been collected.”

“...” It felt like Azathoth was a riddle master. But Adele wasn’t going to ask any more questions. Because that would only lead to more mysteries, making Adele restless.

Finally, they reached the end of the tunnel. What appeared before Adele was an incredibly beautiful sea of flowers. As the girl gasped in amazement, countless light spheres like fireflies slowly emerged from the sea of flowers, illuminating the only path in the middle. And at the end of that path, Adele saw the lonely figure of a woman standing in front of a giant cross, as if praying. The chains on the cross were rusty, seemingly unable to withstand the erosion of time.

Seeing this scene, Adele suddenly felt a chill. An inexplicable panic struck her heart, as if it was being gripped by an invisible giant hand, causing pain and suffocation. Until Azathoth spoke.

“It’s alright now.” She said. Or rather, was she comforting Adele?

Adele found her sudden thought ridiculous. But Azathoth’s words seemed to contain a gentle mental power, indeed calming Adele’s heart. Someone seemed to have been bound to the cross. But now the chains were broken, and the person was nowhere to be seen.

Who was the woman in front of the cross?

Was she... dead or alive?