Are They Really Human?

Chapter 34: Desperation

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Looking at Lily, who had become even crazier due to the pain, Sophia’s expression was solemn. She had wanted to pierce Lily’s heart just now, but the dense tentacles had reduced her accuracy. Instead of piercing her vital points, it made the situation even tenser.

“Sophia, you b*tch, how dare you ruin my plans? Good, very good!”

Lily’s body shapeshifted further. Her beautiful face was no longer. Instead, it was replaced by a face full of tentacles. It looked extremely strange. Her voice had also changed to the roar of a wild beast.

However, she only took a step forward. Her body seemed to be frozen in place, not moving at all.

Mind Control!

Aiden knew that this was his chance to kill Lily!

While Sophia had her under control, he could end her life with the dagger stuck in Lily’s chest!

It was beautiful to imagine, but the reality was cruel.

After experiencing the fierce battle just now, his stamina and mental strength were exhausted to the limit. Although his wound had almost recovered under his self-healing ability, he did not even have the strength to stand up, let alone kill the other party.

Sophia realized this as well. Gritting her teeth, she controlled her opponent as she inched forward.

By the time she reached Lily, she was sweating profusely. Mind control sounded almost invincible, but it consumed a lot of stamina and mental power. She had awakened for years, but her ability had not advanced.

She reached out and grabbed the hilt of Lily’s knife. She took a deep breath and slowly pulled it out.

Sizzle!

As the blade pulled out bit by bit, Lily’s body trembled crazily from the pain, and her confused eyes revealed a hint of clarity from time to time.

Sophia gritted her teeth. She was almost at her limit. Mind control demanded absolute concentration. Any movement could distract her. Just being able to restrict the beast’s movements was the best she could do.

She could not delay any longer!

Feeling the loss of her strength, Sophia knew that she had to hurry.

He grabbed the hilt and exerted force. With a stream of black blood, the remaining half of the dagger was pulled out.

However, this also woke Lily up completely. The tentacles all over her body moved again.

She broke free from the control!

Sophia knew that something was wrong. Just as she was about to retreat, countless tentacles gathered together and smashed into her chest like a huge meatball.

BANG!

Sophia’s body was sent flying like a cannonball. In the air, she spat out mouthfuls of blood.

“Sophia!”

Aiden was shocked and furious. Ignoring his weakened body, he staggered and fell to the ground. He used his body to catch Sophia’s body to prevent her injuries from worsening.

“Sophia, Sophia…”

Aiden called out anxiously, his heart filled with regret.

If it wasn’t because she had saved him, Sophia wouldn’t have been so seriously injured.

Hearing the call, Sophia opened her eyes with difficulty and looked at the anxious Aiden in front of her. Her lips parted slightly. “Run…”

With a tilt of her head, Sophia fainted. No matter how Aiden called out, there was no reaction.

“Sophia!”

Aiden’s hands were trembling and he kept calling out in a low voice, but the beauty in his arms had her eyes closed. Her originally pink cheeks were completely drained of color, and blood flowed down the corner of her mouth, staining her white blouse red.

What was even more terrifying was that her chest was caved in strangely. If nothing else,the attack just now would have broken her sternum and ribs. At this moment, she was on the verge of death, not even able to breathe.

“Sophia…”

Aiden muttered. A vicious aura surged from the bottom of his heart, causing his eyes to turn red.

At the same time, Lily wriggled closer to him, growling.

“Mine, mine…”

Aiden raised his head and stared at the beast. There was no longer any fear in his eyes.

Kill her!

A voice kept roaring in his heart, and Aiden lost his rationality.

He gently put down Sophia’s body and released a healing halo. A crystalline green light enveloped Sophia’s entire body. The wound on her chest was slowly recovering.

Unlike the previous treatment of Eddie’s gunshot wound, the wound healed very slowly this time. Moreover, this healing effect did not have much effect on broken bones.

The reason was very simple. Eddie was a Fool, and Sophia was just an ordinary person. Even if she had awakened, her physical fitness was not much different from an ordinary person.

Although not sufficient, Aiden had to be satisfied. The only thing he could do now was to barely maintain Sophia’s life force.

Standing up, the side effect of using the healing aura caused Aiden’s body to shake uncontrollably. However, his steps were firm as he slowly walked toward the monster in front of him.

“Sophia…”

In just a few steps, countless scenes flashed through Aiden’s mind. Sophia’s smile, coming to his rescue despite the danger, and the scene when she was seriously injured but still didn’t forget to remind him to run. Scenes kept flashing through his mind, and finally, the scene froze.

It was under a big tree. The quiet afternoon sun shone through the leaves of the tree, casting mottled spots on the ground. A red-haired little girl in a white dress and a little boy with short brown hair were lying side by side under the tree. They looked at each other with happy smiles on their faces.

“Aiden, when I grow up, I’ll be your wife, okay?” The red-haired girl said with a smile, her eyes filled with longing.

“Good!”

The scene was gradually covered in blood. Aiden’s entire body trembled as a terrifying killing urge welled from the bottom of his heart. At the same time, his consciousness began to be replaced by madness.

Just as he was about to lose all rationality, Aiden turned and glanced at the thin figure lying on the ground.

“Sophia…”