Extremely Dire Situation

Let's go back to last night.

High in the sky, Arcueid carried the unconscious Fang Li and slowly descended, landing in the shopping mall of the skyscraper that had been partially cut off.

"Cough cough...!"

As soon as they landed, Fang Li coughed up blood again in Arcueid's arms, his body collapsing weakly. With Arcueid's equally weak support, he lay on the ground.

His face was deathly pale.

Looking at the Fang Li, Arcueid's pretty face also turned somewhat pale.

"Wake up..."

Arcueid slumped down in front of Fang Li, gently pushing Fang Li like a helpless little girl.

"Wake up..."

"Wake up..."

"Please wake up..."

The white princess continued to gently push Fang Li.

She was like a little girl trying to wake up her grandparents who would never wake up again—helpless and powerless.

They looked incredibly pitiful.

Arcueid's expression was one of utter bewilderment.

For the princess, who was as pure as a blank sheet of paper, the needle-like pain she felt at this moment made her feel both unfamiliar and almost suffocating.

Arcueid had only experienced this feeling once.

Eight hundred years ago, Arcueid was deceived by Roa, which caused him to go berserk and slaughter all his people. When he regained his senses and looked at the mountains of corpses and seas of blood around him, he felt the same way he does now.

So, Arcueid stared blankly at Fang Li lying in front of her, covered in blood, and asked this question as if cautiously.

Are you going to die?

Naturally, no one could answer Arcueid's question.

Therefore, Arcueid could only remain blankly watching as Fang Li's breathing grew weaker and weaker.

Then, a voice rang out.

"This is truly astonishing."

As such a voice rang out, the girl dressed in magic robes swept down from mid-air and landed in front of Arcueid.

Seeing Arcueid staring blankly at him, looking so helpless and pitiful, Ciel felt no sympathy whatsoever and spoke up.

"If I remember correctly, the fearsome Bai Ji should be even colder, more emotionless, and wouldn't even utter a single word. She would only eliminate her targets, like a natural disaster."

"But what's wrong with you now? It's utterly shameful!"

Ciel's barbed questioning, however, did not elicit the slightest reaction from Arcueid.

Arcueid simply held Fang Li, her crimson eyes filled with unprecedented hostility as she stared at Ciel.

That's a sign of emotional instability.

Clearly, Arcueid's current situation is very unstable.

If Ciel continues to provoke us like this, Arcueid would absolutely not mind taking out his anger on this proxy.

Therefore, Arcueid simply asked in a low voice.

"... What are you doing here?"

Ciel didn't answer Arcueid, but simply took a step and moved closer to Fang Li.

At that very moment, Arcueid unleashed an incredibly intense killing intent, causing Ciel to stop in his tracks.

Looking up, Ciel saw Arcueid's crimson eyes, which had been fixed on him, suddenly transform into golden Magic Eye.

It was filled with violence.

"Don't go near him!"

This is a warning from the princess of the True Ancestor.

Like a wild beast protecting its wounded offspring, the White Princess faced any attempt to approach with hostility, any possibility of harming Fang Li in the slightest, in a way that evoked pity.

That's why Ciel finds it incomprehensible.

Just as Ciel said, Arcueid in the past should have been colder and more emotionless, like a simple annihilation weapon, not even saying a word, just carrying out its own Meaning of Existence.

For Arcueid to lose control of his emotions because of a specific person would be simply unbelievable.

Even that Roa only made Arcueid hate and obsess over him; no one has ever been able to pry open the heart of this Bai Ji.

Judging from Arcueid's current demeanor, it's clear that Fang Li holds a significant place in the princess's heart.

This is probably the first time in history, right?

Therefore, Arcueid had no idea how to react and could only call out Fang Li's name repeatedly like a helpless child, rejecting anyone who came near.

This sight of Arcueid finally made Ciel lose his composure, and he sighed as he spoke.

"Let me see, maybe it can still be saved."

With just one sentence, Arcueid's explosive killing intent subsided.

Without looking at Arcueid's expression, Ciel stepped forward, knelt down in front of Fang Li, and placed his hand on Fang Li's chest.

The fluctuations of magic rippled across Fang Li's entire body.

Under these circumstances, Ciel gradually realized just how bad Fang Li's current situation was.

"... This is bad."

At that moment, Ciel spoke in a low voice.

"Leaving aside the external injuries, the internal injuries are already very serious. His internal organs have almost all lost their function, his body is in complete chaos, and even his blood vessels have all ruptured. These are injuries that are on the verge of death. It is a miracle that he has managed to survive until now."

This is thanks to the fact that Fang Li's VIT (durability) is not low.

Although he is not Main God Envoy known for his VIT (durability), Fang Li is now an all-around speed type, instead of being an extreme speed type like before. In terms of VIT (durability), he is considered average among the Fourth Level Main God Envoy.

But it was just average.

Thanks to his decent VIT (durability) stat, Fang Li managed to withstand the near-fatal injury and maintain his breathing.

"But that's all there is to it."

Ciel made his conclusion.

"No matter how strong the body's resilience is, a human is still a human. If the body becomes like this, there is only one outcome."

The ending is self-evident.

"Unless it's possible to rebuild his body, without that level of ability, no magic can save him in his current state."

As he said this, Ciel looked at Arcueid again.

His gaze sharpened.

"If you drink his blood and turn him into your Dead Apostle, that's a different story."

The moment the words fell, an extremely oppressive silence began to fill the air.

Arcueid just stared blankly at Fang Li, whose face was covered in blood and Fang Li breathing was getting weaker and weaker.

After a long while, a smile appeared on her stunningly beautiful face.

A smile that was both bitter and complex.

Arcueid then spoke.

"I will not drink his blood."