Although she kept calling him a "stupid old man," Lara's actions actually told a different story.
She carefully lifted Luo Ge up and used healing magic to slowly heal Luo Ge wounds.
Splash!
Green light emanated from her palm, flowing slowly and covering the wound on her severed arm, where flesh grew back at a visible pace.
First the bones, then the blood vessels, and finally the skin, layer by layer, the whole process is as precise as restoring a piece of porcelain.
She let Luo Ge rest his head on her lap, looked down at his unconscious face, and his bright eyes suddenly curved into a smile, the corners of his mouth slowly curving upwards.
It was a strange laugh.
However, instead of "grotesque laughter," "thieving laughter" would be a more apt description at this moment.
Lara stared at Luo Ge's handsome yet youthful face, and the thin muscle lines of his bare upper body, and a blush suddenly rose on her cheeks.
Lara was drooling... Suddenly, she couldn't resist any longer and reached out her finger to gently poke it.
Then another one.
Anyway, her stupid old man wouldn't wake up anytime soon, so she gradually grew bolder.
At first, she just pinched his cheeks, but later she was no longer satisfied, so her fingers slid down his cheeks to his chin and then touched other places.
For example, the abdominal muscles on the chest...
She inhaled Luo Ge's scent with longing, her sly face beaming with a satisfied smile.
"Hehehe... That's awesome!"
"Dad's muscles feel so good! No wonder Mom likes them so much... Sigh... This silly dad always has such a stern face, but he's actually quite well-behaved when he's asleep."
He was drooling over Lara.
Even Leo, standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore. This savior was far too unreserved; even a dog would be disgusted by him.
Leo... well, he couldn't stand it anymore.
It turned its head to one side, let out a helpless whimper, and barked twice.
Leo, though a dog, couldn't speak, but his meaning was clear. "Lara, my savior... can't you be a little more mindful of your image?"
"You're supposed to be the future savior, and this is your own father! How could you do this to him?"
To everyone's surprise, Lara completely ignored Leo, and after discovering that Luo Ge hadn't woken up, she not only didn't restrain herself at all, but instead became even more audacious.
Not satisfied with just touching him, he pulled out a magical artifact used to record images from somewhere and took pictures of Luo Ge's face and the surrounding area.
She adjusted the angle as she took the photos, even squatting down above Luo Ge's head to take a close-up shot from above, making a peace sign with her hands.
While filming, she chuckled mischievously, "Hehehe... this is one of Dad's few embarrassing moments. I'll have to savor it a few times when we get back."
"This angle is good, this lighting is a bit off, let's take another one..."
Leo put his paws over his eyes, as if he couldn't bear to look.
As darkness fell, Lara's prank finally came to an end... She glanced at Luo Ge with a hint of reluctance.
"Now that my stupid old man is alright... then I'll..."
Just as Lara was about to activate the time magic scroll used for teleportation and ride Leo away from there...
"It's so cold..."
"No, don't go!!"
Suddenly, someone grabbed her hand from behind.
It was an instinctive reaction from the unconscious Luo Ge; his fingers unconsciously gripped her wrist.
It was gripped very tightly, as if it were holding onto something important and refusing to let go.
I noticed this scene.
Lara paused for a moment, then covered her forehead with her hand and sighed, "Sigh, there's just no way to deal with this idiot dad."
" Leo... you go first, I'll stay here and take care of this idiot old man."
???
Leo seemed hesitant, scratching the ground with his paws and snorting, refusing to leave.
It tilted its head, looked at Luo Ge, then at Lara, as if to confirm whether she could handle it alone.
"Don't worry, Leo, I'll be back... And remember to tell Aunt Aisha and the others the good news when you get back. I finally succeeded this time!"
Leo barked, seemingly signaling to her to be careful as she was alone.
Immediately afterwards, Lara took out a time magic scroll that she had prepared beforehand and channeled her magic power into it.
A blue vortex opened and closed on the snow, Leo's figure walked into it, gradually disappearing into the depths of the light until not even a trace of his outline could be seen.
Once the sacred beast Leo left, Lara felt as if she had lost her only restraint... completely letting loose and being herself.
Like a little devil, she once again extended her clutches to Luo Ge, doing whatever she pleased.
"... Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity doesn't come often, hehehe... my old man..."
at the same time.
Luo Ge had a dream, a very long dream.
It was a pure white space, with endless white beneath your feet and endless white above your head.
There is no direction here, nor is there a sense of weightlessness.
Luo Ge's current appearance is the same as in his previous life: handsome... wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, definitely the top student in his grade.
"Hello, little brother Luo Ge, we meet again."
It was the same familiar opening line; without even looking up, Luo Ge could almost guess who was speaking.
Without a doubt... he saw that guy who claimed to be Hitogami again in his dream, his whole body covered in mosaics.
" Hitogami, it's been a long time!"
"Hmm? Let me see... Hey! You look really sad, did something upset you?"
"Nonsense! Would you be happy if the Dragon God killed you? You're just asking the obvious."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"Actually, you should be smiling more right now."
"What are you laughing at? What's so funny?"
Luo Ge was not only speechless but also very frustrated, after all, he had been utterly humiliated in the previous battle.
I only knew the Dragon God was powerful, but if you asked me just how powerful he was, Luo Ge definitely wouldn't understand...
But now he understands that the power wielded by the Dragon God is on a completely different level; that guy is a monster.
The Hitogami clapped his hands, his tone light and cheerful as if he were congratulating someone, "Hey! Don't be so discouraged, first of all, I want to congratulate you!"
What are you congratulating me on?
"You're not dead."
"You're not dead? Huh? What did you say?! I'm not dead?"
This time, it was Luo Ge's turn to be completely shocked.
He clearly remembered seeing the Dragon God raise his butcher's knife before he lost consciousness.
What happened?
Not dead?
Did the Dragon God spare him?
Perhaps sensing Luo Ge's thoughts, the Hitogami shook his head. "The evil Dragon God wouldn't let you go willingly. The reason you didn't die... is actually because someone saved you at the crucial moment."
"Is someone going to save me?"
The first person Luo Ge thought of was Rudeus, but he quickly dismissed the idea.
Although Rudeus was a genius without the ability to sing, he was well aware of his own limitations.
The Dragon God was an enemy that Rudeus simply couldn't handle.
So who exactly is it?
The Hitogami waved his hand, somewhat speechless, and said, "Don't look at me, I don't know either."
"Hey! Don't you have Future Sight... and are omniscient and omnipotent?"
"Sigh... There's nothing I can do. That person seems to be carrying some kind of device that can block my observation, so my Future Sight can't detect her at all. In short, I don't know who she is."
"Perhaps it's a variable."
"Oh well, let's not talk about this anymore."
The Hitogami shifted abruptly, becoming tender and affectionate again, "Mmm... I was so worried about you. I'm so touched to see you safe and sound."
"Huh? Really?"
"I thought I was dead. Someone like you would definitely be gloating."
"Hey, hey, hey, how could that be? You're my apostle, the person I value most... If you died, I think I'd probably cry from grief."
Although the Hitogami's tone was full of sincerity, Luo Ge's heart was still filled with distrust.
"Okay, enough of that. What suggestions do you have this time?"
"A suggestion?"
"Oh, right, this time I only have one suggestion."
The Hitogami held up one finger. "That is, after you wake up, you must be wary of the first person you see. Based on my speculation... she is most likely an apostle planted by the Dragon God beside you."
"Wait a moment."
"Didn't you just say someone saved me? If it was an apostle of the Dragon God, why would it go to such lengths to save me?"
Who would know such a thing?
The Hitogami shrugged, his face completely innocent. "... Perhaps it's a scheme by the evil Dragon God to deal with me!"
"After all, the evil Dragon God is capable of anything to kill me. It's highly likely that they orchestrated this whole rescue to gain your trust. They're certainly capable of doing something like that."
"Anyway... Brother Luo Ge, don't be fooled by appearances, because I'm the one truly on your side."
"OK."
"Let's stop here... But do you only have one suggestion this time? I thought you'd give three, like before."
"Yeah, one is enough."
"Just don't get scammed. Goodbye then."
After the Hitogami finished speaking, the mosaic figure gradually blurred in his field of vision and then disappeared.
When he woke up, it was already the next day.
The first rays of sunlight fell upon the earth...
Despite being in the jaws of Red Dragon, with heavy snow falling from the sky and the surroundings supposed to be bitterly cold, Luo Ge felt as if he were lying in a warm embrace.
It's so warm...
A faint scent of soap lingered around his nose, and his head seemed to be resting on a very soft surface. Before he could even open his eyes, a soft exclamation of surprise reached his ears.
"Huh?"
"That's wonderful, you're finally awake!"