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Chapter 82: In The Mines of Velmoira. Part-5.

Seeing Zephyr’s defensive posture, an awkward look appeared on Xinran’s face.

"Err... perhaps I phrased that a bit badly, I guess..."

"What I am trying to say is that due to lack of living creatures in the sea of ash, I haven’t had the chance to have a proper meal for a long time, due to which I have gradually become weaker and malnourished."

"Even a high-ranking vampire like me is bound to face a situation like this if they do not get to have their fill..."

Xinran then looked at Zephyr’s body, which seemed to be shining like the sun in the dark void in her eyes!

"Imagine what would happen to someone if they hadn’t eaten for decades and you place the most delicious delicacy right in front of them..."

"Obviously you would go crazy too, right?"

Hearing those words, Zephyr sneered at Xinran and replied calmly,

"After beating around the bush for so long, you still came to the same conclusion in the end."

"Yan Xinran, get ahold of yourself; I think miasma is getting to your head, and you are eager to break the cooperation we had agreed on."

Zephyr had a lingering feeling that there was definitely something wrong with this current situation.

Xinran was fine just a few minutes ago, but now she is suddenly out of control.

There’s no way that just coming in close contact with his body could have stimulated her to this point; there were other powers at work behind it.

’Is it because of my horrible bad luck? Up until now, whoever has come in close contact with me or has touched me has ended up either dying or ending up miserable... maybe my highly contagious bad luck has affected her sanity?’

’Also there’s miasma; she said that she’s been to the capital city a few times, and the miasma has adapted to her... maybe the miasma here is targeting her weakened mental state?’

There were many possibilities but no matter what Xinran’s situation was, Zephyr was not going to let her drink his blood at any cost.

Becoming her puppet would strip him of his freedom, and his ’Path’ would then be completely shattered.

And a person with a shattered ’Path’ is nothing but a living corpse with no dreams or ambitions left to live for.

Although there was a possibility that Xinran only wanted to have a little sip of his blood and had no motive to make him a puppet, Zephyr did not want to gamble with his life.

Putting your life and death in someone else’s hands can only be done if there’s mutual and deep trust.

Zephyr does not trust Xinran at all right now, and Xinran likely does not trust him either.

Their current cooperation was nothing but the first step towards building trust, and she had already started to break this fragile thread of trust before it could even be properly created.

"Sigh... I am trying, okay? Perhaps you are right... miasma is interfering with my mind and amplifying my weakness of being in a malnourished state..."

"I shouldn’t have taken action against that golem just now and should have let you deal with it; that way I wouldn’t have exposed us both to miasma so early..."

"Although this area is still far away from the outskirts of the city, it seems miasma’s influence has spread to even this place..."

Shaking her head, Xinran admitted her mistake.

Sensing no bad intentions or killing intent from her, Zephyr had no other choice but to put his defensive stance away and calm his anger down.

Although he didn’t want to carry around a ticking bomb like Xinran in this difficult journey, he had no other choice at hand.

He was clearly still not strong enough to defeat Xinran in a head-on battle and didn’t want to engage in combat.

Unless forced into a corner, he would prefer that their cooperative agreement remain stable.

’Sigh... strength, if only I were strong enough to suppress all problems myself... I wouldn’t have to rely on others.’

Shaking his head, Zephyr asked Xinran to take the lead position so that he could stay a few steps back and keep an eye on her movements.

Xinran, who felt guilty for almost causing their agreement to break, nodded her head and decided to lead the way properly this time.

"Sigh... that d*mned golem! Its core was corrupted with miasma, and the moment I tried to read through its core’s records and logs, the miasma inside must have noticed something amiss and ordered it to self-destruct..."

"It seems that miasma in this place has really become quite adapted to my abilities... it knows what I can do and what powers I have..."

"It knows that it’s difficult to break through my defenses easily, so it must have attacked my mind and mental fortitude... tch..."

Hearing Xinran’s complaints, Zephyr felt goosebumps rise all over his body.

’Miasma... this powerful entity is more cunning, deceitful, and unpredictable than I had expected... with just a single move, it almost caused internal discord in our team and almost made us both try to kill each other...’

’If the power of miasma is already so strong despite being so far from the city... I fear that once we reach the city, it would be even more difficult to deal with it.’

Zephyr’s own bad luck was already a major debuff that worked perfectly in attracting dangers towards him; now that miasma had also entered the fray, unpredictable changes were bound to happen.

’Sigh... I just hope that we won’t encounter any more golems from here on...’

While praying for good luck, Zephyr followed in Xinran’s footsteps to the depths of the mine in hope of finding answers to his various questions.

Although Xinran managed to calm down her overflowing desire, she would still steal a few peeks at him from time to time at every turn, causing Zephyr to feel like he was always dancing at the edge of the abyss.

One mistake and things could go downhill at any moment.

...

[Rolling_Crocodile: Sigh, I almost thought we would get to see a spicy scene just now, but it turned out that goddess Xinran was just too eager for quick success....]

[Blue_Dinosaur: Indeed, if not for the self-restraint of our great and mighty tank god, it would have been impossible for anyone else to resist the temptation... Goddess Xinran personally clinging to you... that’s simply irresistible!]

[Invincible_Bob: Hah! Your cultivation is still shallow everyone! Women will only delay the speed of us drawing our sword! Only by strengthening your mental fortitude can you barely catch a glimpse of the greatness of the great Tank God!

[Forgotten_Addict: hhaaaa.... Man, she’s too seductive! That figure, that voice, that face, that blush... ahhhhh!!!!! It’s too much!!! If not for the fact that we are watching this stream in sleep... I-I... AHHHH!!!!!!!]

[Blue_Dinosaur: Bro, calm down; we all know that Goddess Xinran is the most seductive and the most tempting beauty of the era, but you have to understand that she only has eyes for our great tank god!! Ordinary fellas like you are nothing to her!!]

[Invincible_Bob: Indeed! She herself said that she’s only going out of her way to seduce the anchor because our Great and Mighty Tank God is simply impervious to her charms!! If it was any other man, she could have already made him go crazy with her charm skills!!]

[Rolling_Crocodile: Sometimes I wonder if Goddess Xinran is really a vampire... her ability to make others go crazy over her is more powerful than even a demonic succubus!! Being a Succubus Queen suits her more than a vampire!!]

[Forgotten_Addict: The anchor is too lucky!! If it were me in his place, I would have already given up and would have immediately submitted to her! Becoming her puppet is worth it!! Ahhhhhhhhh, she’s too much ahhhhh!!!!!]

[Blue_Dinosaur: Hello, mental hoapital? We have a serious case over here; please lock him in the most secure mental rehabilitation room!]

[Shining_Lorraine: Ignoring all the other bullsh*t. We must first recognize that Goddess Xinran is in a weakened state due to decades of malnourishment. And yet, despite being in a weakened state, she’s still so strong that she can cast terrain-bending magic like that ’Domain of Blood’ effortlessly!

Just the thought of how strong she would be at her peak state makes me shudder from the very bottom of my heart. As expected of a royal vampire princess, she’s inhumanely strong!]

[Invincible_Bob: Living in the Abominable Sea of Ash for decades has definitely caused a few problems in her mental fortitude, but I believe that as long as she manages to keep herself calm and maintains trust... maybe it won’t be impossible for the great and benevolent god of tanks to lend her a bit of his blood, right?]

[Shining_Lorraine: If the anchor manages to find a way to make himself immune from being turned into a puppet by a vampire despite being bitten, he can lend a bit of blood to her without worrying about her causing trouble.

But I wonder if there’s any skill or type of power out there, that can make him immune to things like these...]