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"I feel like all my hard work was in vain..."

Lu You lay on the bed in the infirmary, looked at the ceiling and said.

There was a smell of blood in his throat, not only because of the injury to his internal organs, but also because of the blood he just drank.The ears seemed to be filled with water, and the sound of the outside world seemed to be blocked by a layer of barriers, and the voice when he spoke would resound in the entire cranial cavity.

"Why, didn't it go smoothly?" Hurst was drawing out the blood in the "syringe" and processed it as soon as possible before it expired, and said in a good mood, "You can also get the blood if you get it." No injuries, pretty much as good as I expected."

They were still at Hearst's house, in the infirmary above the study, where the physical examination had taken place on the first visit.Hurst stores all kinds of medicines here, several empty wire cages, big or small, which Lu You didn’t want to ask what they were once filled with, and there are drip racks and monitoring of his body’s status beside the small hospital bed where he is now lying. equipment, but his situation does not require it.

"But An Tuo still passed." Lu You said a little depressed.There were so many Templar knights around to block, he broke into the scene under the watchful eyes of everyone, and single-handedly challenged the Marquis-level vampire in a furious state... He only saw it for a moment, and then he fought against the low-level vampires at the high level. Passed out under the pressure, woke up and returned to a safe place.

Not only did Anto pass, but he almost hugged him and left there in full view. If Hester hadn't intercepted him in time and was found to be trying to save a vampire, now Anto wasn't just called by the current knight commander. Conversation is such an easy thing to do.

"...Is he okay?" Lu You asked in a low voice.Just after this sentence, the feeling of a sharp weapon churning in his mind suddenly came again. Lu You gritted his teeth and kept silent, and endured the severe pain for more than ten seconds——Campbell's ability is aimed at emotions, although it is not a direct means of attack. In his rage, his power gushed out crazily, which still caused some damage to Lu You's spirit.This is the category where the vampire's self-healing ability is powerless. He can only endure it silently, waiting for self-healing.

Since he was released into this world, it seems that he has not experienced pain for a few days... In less than a week, Lu You's ability to withstand pain has improved dramatically. It made me almost want to die, but now I can bear the pain to a similar degree more easily.

"Don't worry about him." Hearst said indifferently, "Although he acted on his own initiative before returning to the team, Campbell's power field was already opened when the first arrow was shot... because he wanted to catch you, right? Interpreted as discovery Someone was in danger and impulsively took action to stop it, and then it was a matter of writing a review. The point is that the elimination of Campbell went smoothly, and the little girl in the family only suffered a little scratch, and nothing happened. Someone will look into it carefully."

"You did a good job... Actually, I'm a little curious. How did you do it?" Hurst turned his head and glanced at Lu You. In addition to probing, there was also a trace of apology in his eyes, "I'm sorry, at that time I'm a little emotional... I didn't even consider the degree of difficulty, so I rushed you to go like that."

Lu You raised his hand and shook the red lips hand card that was still hanging on his wrist, "Didn't you say that there are often vampires participating in those chaotic parties? I just want to pretend to be in the villa before." Party people, I hope to be less vigilant..."

An Tuo had tossed her hard before, and the traces left on her body just came in handy.I don't know if Campbell believed it, or he didn't expect to be betrayed by a low-level fellow vampire. In short, he didn't become vigilant because of Lu You's appearance.

Then comes the acting part.Campbell's hunting goal is not only young blood, but also the emotional fluctuations of his prey. His "sharpening" ability to strengthen the emotions of others is born for this.Lu You wants to get close enough to draw blood without confrontation. It is best to arouse Campbell's interest in him first. He can't make his body regress into a child, so he can only start from the "emotional" aspect.

The interval between Campbell's hunting is so long, and Hurst also said that what he is most obsessed with is the moment when his prey reveals its essence, from anticipation to despair... you should like more intense emotions, right?

"Actually, I'm not too sure, but there is no other way but to try." Lu You said honestly, he himself is a little confused about the reason why Campbell took the bait, "I didn't expect the effect to be better than imagined. "

As Lu You himself said to the system, he is soft-tempered and lacks momentum. If he wants to play other characters, he will only go in a weaker direction.Thinking about that pervert, Campbell, since he likes juveniles, he probably likes the weak and irresistible type, so he tried his best to show a pure and innocent look, although he felt more unconscious...

Maybe Campbell wasn't as picky as rumored?His hunting frequency cannot satisfy the appetite of ordinary high-level vampires, and there should still be targets other than children.

There is no telepathy between Lu You and Campbell. Naturally, they don’t know that what attracts Campbell is actually the aura of vampire, human, and saint in him, and the posture that barely maintains integrity after being abused.Campbell did take him as a guest at a previous party, and it was quite natural to apply to him the experience a lowly vampire would normally have at a group party of that kind.

Hester raised his eyebrows slightly. "Emotion?" she asked, "What emotion did you use to seduce him?"

extreme, intense...

Lu You turned his head, and his eyes fell on the clothes that were dirty when he fell to the ground, and temporarily folded on the chair after he changed them.The white shirt was stained with dirt in the greenhouse, and a rose petal was brought back between the folds of the fabric. If you glanced at it in a hurry, it would be mistaken for a dried bloodstain.

This has long become a secular romantic symbol, and the gorgeous image was once branded in the eyes of the dying.Since that day, when he saw it, he could only recall the only scene, reliving the feeling as if his heart had been hollowed out, whether it was pain or emptiness.

"...Probably love and hate." He whispered.

The most extreme, yet the easiest emotion to understand.When Campbell's abilities were pushed to the limit, he felt as if a black hole appeared in his body.There is nothing else, and there is no other way out. It can only be attracted by the weight of the heart and continuously shrink inward, collapsing into nothingness, completely annihilated without leaving a trace of ashes.

Campbell's acquaintance with his "elder" can be regarded as a surprise, which made him continue to act more smoothly.I don't know how Campbell, who also got the same fate as "The Elder", will react when he learns the truth: the source of hatred and regret is not because he guessed that he couldn't admire him, but because of his sister who suffered misfortune because of him before; as for love...

"Who is it love for?" Hearst asked just when he thought of this, with a ambiguous smile on his face at the same time.Lu You didn't answer with the name she expected, just had time to smile, and the pain in her mind came again.He clenched the edge of the bed, half to endure the pain, half to escape, and closed his eyes. After this round of torment passed, his ears, which had become more sensitive due to the darkness in front of him, recognized the sound of footsteps stopping at the door.

The door of the infirmary was gently pushed open and closed again.There was no communication between Hester and the person who walked in. After a while, high-heeled shoes tapped on the ground and walked towards the door, followed by the sound of the door opening and closing.

Hurst left the infirmary.

Someone moved the chair beside the bed, moved the clothes on it, and sat down beside Lu You.Lu You's fingers were torn apart from the edge of the bed and wrapped in an almost scalding heat.For some reason, at this moment Lu You wanted to pretend to be asleep so as not to wake up, but An Tuo pressed his calloused fingertips on his palm, kneaded for a while as if examining the bones and muscles underneath, and then When he raised his hand and lightly touched two dry lips to the edges of his fingers, Lu You couldn't help but opened his eyes.

The recovery of vision seemed to be related to the sense of smell. Lu You stared at An Tuo who was sitting by the bed for a few seconds, and felt a strong smell of blood. "You're hurt..." he whispered.

An Tuo only wore a black sleeveless vest with a loose texture, revealing a small part of the bulging muscles on his chest and arms.Except when..., it was the first time Lu You saw him showing so many body parts. The previous few times, he was wrapped in a tight long-sleeved jacket.

The young man's light wheat-colored skin was delicate and tight, as if he could feel the heat and strength contained in this body just by touching it with his eyes.The tiny bloodstains all over his body, which looked like they hadn't been treated at all, including the blood-stained white bandages wrapped around the waist not covered by some short vests, made him look...very sexy.

A careless, slightly brutal aesthetic.

Lu You quickly began to reflect: Was he infected by An Tuo or Campbell?Seeing An Tuo's appearance, the first reaction was not pain, but a little heat on his face...

It's just that An Tuo himself didn't care about "this little injury" at all, like a king beast who only let his fur be stained with blood, taking care of himself and slowly patrolling his territory after victory.He stared at the place in Lu You's palm where the thorn had once been pierced, and it hadn't healed up to the point where there were no traces at the moment. He managed to wrinkle his brows tightly and at the same time make people feel that his face was expressionless.

"You still want to lick it..." Lu You wanted to sigh, "I touched the edge of the bed just now, it's very dirty..."

An Tuo didn't really lick the scars on his palm like he did at his house before.His eyes turned to Lu You's face, and after a while, he lowered his head and kissed in the palm of his open hand.

The small scars gradually faded away, as if healed by this kiss.

"I heard you talking." An Tuo said, his voice was a little dull, "You haven't answered yet."

Lu You reacted for a while before he understood what he was referring to, "...you can hear it through the door in the corridor? What kind of ear are you?"

Anto squeezed his hand tightly. "You haven't answered yet," he repeated stubbornly.

—Whose love?

Lu You fell silent in the interrogation that did not allow evasion.An Tuo waited for a while, then touched his finger lightly with his lips again.

The young man whose experience was shorter than that of Lu You lowered his brows and looked very calm.He didn't show a hint of pleading for comfort, but on the contrary... like a bottomless black sea under thousands of fathoms.

That terrible power will not manifest as anger, disdain to destroy roughly, but oppressing, watching... waiting for the prey to finally give in, begging him to drive straight in, and let him get what he wants.

It has always been like this.Lu You said to him silently in his heart, as if to another person, you have always been like this...

In reality, he opened his lips and said softly, "I don't know either." Lu You squeezed his fingers together, shook An Tuo's hand in turn, and then let go, brushing the outline of that face with his fingertips, As if afraid of being scalded, but wanted to absorb the attractive heat on the skin.He seemed to be talking to himself, "I thought...it was over."

"Then it's over." An Tuo said in an unquestionable tone.He got up from the chair, put his knees against the edge of the bed, leaned forward and opened his arms, and gave Lu You a firm hug that smelled of blood and medicine.He kept this movement for a long time, and Lu You let him hold it. After a long time, he heard him say in a low voice, "I feel jealous."

Lu You closed his eyes. "What's wrong?" He asked knowingly.

Anto didn't answer him. "So, I will always be by your side in the future." He continued on his own, "until you no longer hesitate about this question...until you forget that you even hesitated..."

"—we have plenty of time."

As if words can become true as long as they are spoken, Lu You said as if he heard the man asserting in his ear.

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