Chapter 228 - Behermes
While walking toward the tent, Rhode could already see Lapis, who was unconscious. She was currently clenching both of her hands in front of her chest. Her eyes were closed and she was murmuring something. If not because of the shining green words above her head, it looked as if she was just having an ordinary nightmare.
On the center of her forehead was an green inverted triangle. It glimmered constantly, sometimes shining dazzlingly and other times faintly. It changed with Lapis’s speech. As long as she spoke, the light would weaken, but when she no longer spoke, the light would turn bright and dazzling again.
“When did this happen?” Rhode looked back and asked.
“I’m not very clear either; probably after we were attacked.”
Gillian shrugged her shoulders, feeling helpless. As she told Rhode, Gillian immediately protected Lapis using her skill after she was aware of the attack. Lapis was extremely scared at first and crouched on the ground. Gillian was sure that she didn’t suffer any injury. When everything ended, Gillian had planned to pull her up, but her consciousness was not there anymore and she didn’t know where her soul went.
At this moment, Lapis, who was lying on the ground, finally revealed her true face that was hidden under the cloak. The most eye-catching part was her pair of ears. They stretched out from her long hair and slightly moved. Carefully looking at it, there was a golden thread circling them like an accessory.
This was the reason Lapis always used a cloak to cover her face.
However, Rhode was not surprised at all. In fact, he already knew Lapis’s true identity. After all, when he upgraded the stronghold to the second level, the race information of mercenary group members told him so. Lapis was also no exception.
Lapis
Of course, Rhode was also curious as for why she, as a Behermes, decided to leave her own comfortable home and go into the human world since she didn’t seem to be special other than being a Behermes. The reason he agreed to Lapis’s request was because he wanted to know what she was trying to do. Looking at the current situation, it seemed like there wouldn’t be any problem though.
The “psychic state” Gillian said was just a slightly more complicated term. In fact, this was just like people in sci-fi movies with built-in chips or artificial nerves and were receiving an electrical signal. Now, Lapis was “accepting” a signal, but they didn’t know where it was coming from or where it was going.
“Then, what should we do next, Master?” Gillian smiled and said while waving a hammer that suddenly appeared in her hand. “If I hit her with this, maybe she’ll wake up?”
“Forget it.” Hearing Gillian’s inquiry, Rhode stayed silent for a moment, then he shook his head to stop her action. He narrowed his eyes and looked closely at Lapis, who was still unconscious. “Let her sleep; inform me immediately if anything happens. I will temporarily stop the journey. Anyway,s nothing will happen from delaying a day or two.”
“Master, you are really gentle; shouldn’t you take this opportunity? She won’t find out about it anyway…” Gillian excitedly rolled up her tail. “In my opinion, this is an incredible opportunity, Master. If you want to do it, I can help you cover it up ah ah it hurts it hurts… !!”
Rhode grabbed Gillian’s dangling tail, preventing her from speaking delusionally. It made this poor fox girl cry and shout. She quickly stood up and pulled her tail out of Rhode’s hand, then stroked it softly.
“Really, Master. You should be really gentle; this is my life.”
“Next time I hear you talking nonsense, I’ll cut it off to make it into a fox fur scarf. In any case, we no longer have to worry about those environmentalist fanatics anymore.”
After he said it, he patted Gillian’s head and left the tent, leaving the girl standing there while stroking her tail.