Volume 4 Chapter 156

Volume 4 + Chapter 156: Nightmare Succubus, You’ve Been Caught

“It’s fine. As long as I stay here, even if Eve doesn’t return, there’s absolutely no way I’ll be discovered.”

Lying on the grass, Ella dispelled her own worries.

To prevent any disturbance while she entered the dream realm, a concealment barrier had been set up around this area. If anyone tried to approach, they would subconsciously steer clear.

Unless someone could pinpoint Ella’s exact location.

But that was impossible—rig

“Well, well, who do we have here? If it isn’t the little succubus who tried to pull a fast one on me? What a coincidence~!”

“…?!”

Ella froze all over upon hearing a childish, cute voice. Slowly turning her head, she saw a silver-haired little girl staring right at her.  

She was stunned.

Why did Xia Yi find her?!

“Ella, why are you lying on the grass?”

Xia Yi walked up to Ella, looking down at the troublemaker who had just bullied her. 

“Don’t tell me you’ve been waiting here for me all along? Seems I’m a bit late.”

It’s over.  

Ella panicked.

If she didn’t do something soon, she’d be in big trouble.  

Stay calm, stay calm, there’s still room to maneuver!  

I can turn this around!

Gritting her teeth, she tried to squeeze out every last drop of magic from her body, gathering it all together for one desperate attempt.

“Ahaha, what a coincidence, little silver dragon! I was just taking a nap here, and I ran into you?” Ella forced a smile onto her face. “Want to take a nap with me?”

“Ella, you certainly have refined tastes,” Xia Yi lifted her head, glancing at the moon in the sky. “Taking a nap in the middle of the night?”

“For vampires, night is midday! After all, this is vampire territory, so when in Rome, do as the Romans do!”

“Oh ho~”

Xia Yi crouched down, looking at the succubus before her.

“So, Ella, don’t you plan to explain or apologize or something?”

“Apologize?”

Ella shuddered.

No, I can’t admit to it here.

As everyone knows, silver dragons may look pure on the outside but are actually quite crafty, and they hold grudges. If she admitted to her misdeeds, the other definitely wouldn’t let her off.

First, she had to stall, buy some time.

“I don’t really get what you mean, Xia Yi,” Ella began playing dumb. “What bad things are you talking about? I’ve just been sleeping here the whole time, haven’t gone anywhere…”

“Ella, you’re really forgetful. You did so many bad things to me in the dream, and now you’ve forgotten as soon as you’re out?” Xia Yi said unhappily. “For example, capturing me and even trying to make me the heroine of some yuri doujinshi.”

“Oh dear, Xia Yi, you must have had a nightmare!” Ella averted her gaze. “Having nightmares is pretty common, but you can’t just pin the blame on me for no reason, right?”

“You’re not going to admit it?”

“Besides, you’re just making accusations without any proof, which is basically slander! I didn’t do anything to you at all!”

Ella began deploying the strategy of “a dead pig fears no scalding water.”

“You had a nightmare, how can you blame me? Having nightmares is just a natural occurrence!”

“Really, not even a little willing to admit it? Ella, actually, I don’t hold grudges at all, and I’m not even a little bit angry.”

Xia Yi blinked, putting on an innocent, harmless expression.

“I won’t do anything to you, really.”

Ella’s eyes rolled around as she quickly assessed the situation in her mind.

“Alright, Xia Yi, it was my fault. Come closer, and I’ll tell you why I had to do this…”

“Hmm?”

Xia Yi leaned in.

Now’s the chance!

Ella released her last hypnosis magic from her hand.

Ever since she first saw Xia Yi, she had been desperately scraping together every bit of magic from her body. She’d been stalling with words while secretly squeezing out magic, like trying to extract sugarcane juice from already-pressed cane.

Finally, she had accumulated enough magic to cast a spell. Even though it was only a tiny amount and the magic wouldn’t be very powerful, it would be enough if the other let her guard down.

“How about this hypnosis spell right to the face, little silver dragon!”

“Oh no!!”

Xia Yi covered her face in panic, staggering back several steps, nearly unable to keep her balance, her eyes barely able to stay open.

“You… you actually… to me…”

“Little silver dragon, you’re still too green to play with me!” Ella was quite pleased with herself. “Did you really think I was stupid? I wasn’t going to believe you’d let me off. I kept talking to you just to accumulate enough magic to cast this final hypnosis spell.”

“You wretched… succubus… you’re too… despicable…”

“What a silly little girl, so easy to fool.”

Driven by the will to survive, Ella struggled to her feet, grabbed a branch to use as a crutch, and prepared to hobble away.

“You… you… stop…”

Xia Yi’s eyes were almost completely shut now. She wanted to stop her, but her body wouldn’t obey, clearly unable to withstand the overwhelming drowsiness.

“So sleepy…”

“Little silver dragon, you’re really useless. You finally caught me, but you got too cocky and let me escape,” Ella didn’t forget to throw in some taunts. “Are you mad? Are you? Are you mad~?”

The little succubus was being utterly shameless.

She loved using this infuriatingly smug act to provoke others, especially when they could do nothing about it, driving them to frustration and anger.

“Alright, fall over, little silver dragon. Goodnight~”

“Why was I so… careless… bleh, just kidding~!”

Suddenly, the expression on Xia Yi’s face changed. The drowsiness vanished in an instant, as if she had had enough fun, and she even stuck out her tongue playfully.

“Huh?” Ella showed a stunned expression. “Didn’t you get hit?!”

“Sorry, Ella, I was just messing with you~”

Xia Yi waved her hand, and an invisible magical barrier around her dissipated.

“How could I come here completely unprepared? Your hypnosis spell just now didn’t hit me at all, it hit the magic barrier.”

“You… you…! You’re so mean!!”

Ella was crushed, she had been thoroughly toyed with.

“Damn it, if only I hadn’t run out of magic and could only cast such a low-level hypnosis spell, I would have dragged you into the dream realm ten thousand times over!”

“Stop daydreaming, Ella. You’re finished.”

“I can’t fall into your hands!!” Ella felt a chill in her heart. She turned around, trying to leave with her makeshift crutch.

Whoosh!

An ice sword flew past, shattering the crutch.

“You’re not going anywhere.”

Xia Yi used Chant Restraint to create icy chains with her magic, binding Ella.

A succubus’s combat ability in reality is nothing compared to in the dream realm. Plus, Ella’s body was completely drained now, making it impossible to resist Xia Yi.

And so, the shameless little succubus has been caught~

“Oh right, Ella, I have a question for you—”

The little silver dragon princess showed a mischievous, sly smile.

“Do you like cream puffs?”

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