Monster Or Hero

In the region of Sienna, Zhu Ming Yue turned to face the civilians who had been staring at her for a very long time.

Looking at their faces, she feared going further and stepped back as much as possible.

“ I shouldn’t step any further. Right now, I’m a vampire, a monster. “

She kept repeating those thoughts inside her mind when suddenly, out of the blue, she was stopped by the same boy she had earlier saved.

Holding her hand tightly, the boy uttered, “ Where are you going, Miss Vampire? “

“ Why are you leaving so soon? Stay a bit longer, please! “

As the boy warmly held her hand, Zhu Ming Yue’s heart melted to the touch. Turning around to face him at long last, she met his innocent gaze solely focused on her.

Bending to his level, she uttered without touching him, “ I wish I could stay longer, but I have to leave straight away. There’s somewhere I have to be, so I can’t stay. “

“ Are you telling the truth? “ The boy asked doubtfully.

“ Of course! Why would I lie to you? “ She tried faking a grin, but the boy saw right through me.

Before the boy could speak some more, sarcasm was heard behind them. The sarcasm was coming from the other civilians.

One of them uttered, “ Why is she trying to act all nice and mighty when we already know what she’s after? “

“ Exactly! She’s clearly after his blood. Why else would she act so nice toward him? “

“ Vampires don’t spare anybody, do they? Not even small children. Ian, you should step away from her before she sucks your blood dry. “

All the sarcasm that was going around shattered Zhu Ming Yue deeply. It was even more shattering as she could hear everything said about her, which shattered her heart even more.

Trying to loosen the grip on her hand so that she could leave, the boy held her hand even tighter than before. As Zhu Ming Yue stood back up, the boy still wouldn’t let go. Intensely looking at the people who were badmouthing Zhu Ming Yue earlier, the boy uttered, “ Why are you all being so mean toward, Miss Vampire? “

“ You said it yourself, Vampire! You know what vampires do, don’t you? “ One of them smirked through her statement.

Retorting to the smirk, the boy said, “ Just because she’s a vampire, you’re treating her unfairly. What does that make you? “

“ How dare you speak to me in such a manner? “

“ You’re offended due to the way I spoke to you, but have you thought about how she might have felt when you referred to her as a monster? “

“ When I lost my parents and that terrific monster was about to attack me, it was Miss Vampire who you referred to as a monster who protected me. She could have died, but she saved me regardless. When that was happening, where were you guys? “

“ Had it not been for her, I would have died. It was because she came in the nick of time that I was able to escape unscathed. “ The boy shouted for all to hear what he was saying. “ She risked her life to protect mine, just as a hero would have done had there been one, so don’t you dare badmouth my hero? “

Hearing the boy referring to her as a hero, Zhu Ming Yue was stunned to the core. She was so stunned that she didn’t know the proper way to react to the situation. Regardless of the way she was feeling inside, there was one thing she was certain of, she was happy inside due to the boy’s words.

Turning to Zhu Ming Yue, the boy uttered from the bottom of his heart, “ For me, you're not a vampire but a hero, a hero who saved and protected me. You're my hero, Miss Vampire. “

He uttered those words to her straightforwardly which got Zhu Ming Yue emotional inside.

“ May I hug you, Miss Vampire? “ The boy uttered out of the blue, surprising her a little.

Bending once more to his level, Zhu Ming Yue spread her arms and said, “ You may hug me as much or as little as you want. “

Delighted by the response, the boy jumped into Zhu Ming Yue's arms, leaving everyone speechless.

The two enjoyed a special moment that lasted almost two minutes. When the two separated, the boy’s parents stepped forward.

Bowing in respect, the boy’s parents muttered, “ Thanks for saving our son. Thank you so much, Miss. ‘

“ If not for your noble heart, our son wouldn’t have been with us as we speak, so thank you so very much, Miss. “ The boy’s father uttered gratefully from the bottom of his heart.

“ Zhu Ming Yue. That’s my name and you don’t have to thank me for performing my duty. “ She uttered as a slight grin made its way across her face.

Momentarily later, Zhu Ming Yue bid farewell to the city of Sienna and went to her last destination, Shnx.

Flying to reach the next region as soon as possible, Zhu Ming Yue reminisced about what occurred in the region of Sienna. Recalling the young boy she saved over and over, she mumbled, “ It was the first time someone ever called me a hero. “

At the same time, at the Zhu Household, Shun was verifying Zhu Ming Yue’s status in the system window when Mia, his guide appeared once more.

[Are you worried, Master? Is that why you’re checking the status window?]

“ Of course I’m worried, Mia. Why wouldn’t I be worried? Just because I didn’t go with her, that doesn’t mean I’m calm. “

Gazing at the expression he was harboring, Mia understood Shun’s feelings for the first time in months. Slightly tapping his right shoulder, Mia uttered, [She’ll be fine. After all, she’s a vampire and vampires are not so easily defeated. Not to forget that she drank your blood which will add to her strength, so don’t worry too much, Master!]

“ This is the first time you have ever spoken words of wisdom. “ Shun uttered while chuckling at the same time.

Noticing how Shun’s expression had changed and was no longer the same, Mia was happy and harbored a slight grin from the corner of her mouth.

Meanwhile, Zhu Ming Yue arrived in the region of Shnx. As soon as her feet landed on the ground, she regained her original appearance.

“ I transformed back! “

Unable to understand why she suddenly transformed without any warning, she tried transforming back into her vampire form, but unfortunately, she was unable to do so. “ How come I can’t transform back? “

Wondering as to why she was stuck in her human form, Zhu Ming Yue suddenly felt her forces draining and understood the cause behind why she could no longer transform.

“ I’m out of energy. I need to replenish myself before I’m able to transform again into my vampire form. “ She mumbled.

Entering the premises, Zhu Ming Yue discovered the city of Shnx after the monsters had decapitated most of the construction houses. She watches in sadness as she continues to advance through the debris.

Hearing the monsters hurling from a distance, Zhu Ming Yue hurried her steps to reach there on time. In her human form, she was extremely slow as compared to when she was a vampire, but regardless, she did her utmost to advance as fast as possible.

Whereas, Zhu Zhi Rong and Lidian Hyster who were already on the premises were watching the civilians hurling in pain. Rethinking about Zhi Rong’s earliest words, Lidian stepped forward and was about to unleash his beastly powers when she asked him, “ What are you about to do again? “

“ What I’m about to do will serve our cause. “ He responded to her interrogation.

“ I don’t understand. How will aiding them serve our cause? “ She asked in confusion to which he retorted, “ You said earlier that to make things right again, we had to turn things back to the way they were, didn’t you? “ He asked her hypothetically to which she said, “ What about it? “

“ Your sister used to love me a lot, but due to our deceit, she now hates our guts, doesn’t she? What I’m thinking of is to reawaken her feelings for me. It hasn’t been that long since our relationship came to a halt, so I’m more than certain that she still has lingering feelings for me in her heart. “

“ What does that have to do with anything? “ She asked, still unconvinced by Lidian’s explanation.

“ Currently, Zhu Ming Yue must have reached and just as she reached, her transformation must have also come to a halt. That means, if I were to aid the civilians, there’s a great chance she would be touched and her lingering feelings for me might come at the same time. “

Explaining the situation to her fully, Zhu Zhi Rong wasn’t pleased by his words and asked him coldly, “ Are you telling me you’re thinking of getting back with my half-sister, all so that you could proclaim her powers for yourself? “

Seeing the glare and intensity in her eyes, Lidian thought of pacifying her with his gentle music of love. “ I would only be faking it, just the way I did in the beginning. The only difference is that this time, I’ll have to try to be more convincing. “

Gently caressing her cheeks, he continued his sweet music of love for her ears to hear. “ Besides, how could you think that I would fall for her? You know that the one my heart beats for is you and only you. I could never belong to someone else, so you can relax, Rong. “

Touching her from the bottom of his heart, Zhu Zhi Rong asked as worry depleted her eyes, “ Are you speaking the truth? “

“ Yes, I am, trust me. “ He nodded while also grinning lovingly.

Convinced by him at last, Zhu Zhi Rong allowed the latter to go on about his business.

Unleashing his beastly powers, Lidian Hyster neutralized the rampaging monsters with just one simple spell. Arriving on the scene, Zhu Ming Yue was speechless when she witnessed something orthodoxly bizarre taking place before her eyes.

“ Why is he helping out the civilians? What is his aim? “ She watches in confusion.

As all the monsters were now neutralized, Lidian Hyster approached Ming Yue while Zhu Zhi Rong frowned an eyebrow.

“ Ming Yue, you’re here and you’re back to your human shape. “ He commented, to which she didn’t pay him any mind or interest.

Rolling his sleeve, he said as he beamed throughout, “ Here, have some blood to replenish yourself! “

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Looking on, Zhu Ming Yue grinned brightly. Her grin gave Lidian the wrong impression as he was happy that he had succeeded in subduing Ming Yue without much effort on his part.

Bending a little, Zhu Ming Yue smirked at her half-sister who found her smirk to be suspicious. Holding Lidian’s hand, she hardly bit it, giving him excruciating pain. Standing up to a halt, Zhu Ming Yue smirked once more as she spit the blood out of her mouth.

“ What was that for, Ming Yue? Why did you bite him so hard? You almost butchered his hand off. “

As Zhu Zhi Rong was complaining to her half-sister about Lidian who was watching his hand in pain, Zhu Ming Yue uttered in a sarcastic tone, “ You should be grateful that he still has his hands, sister. Did you two delusionals seriously think I was going to sip his blood? Just how delusional can you be, seriously? “

“ Even if the world were to end today, I would never sip the blood of a dog. “ She smirked, angering both at once.

“ A dog, you say? “

“ What? “ Weren’t you aware of your lover’s true origin when you two decided to dupe me? He’s a dog demon, so doesn’t that make him a dog to speak? “

Looking at Lidian in pain, she added, “ There was a time when you represented the world to me. You were my everything, but what did you do? You colluded with my half-sister and betrayed me in the worst way possible. Don’t ever expect me to fall for your tricks again! The Zhu Ming Yue who was blindly in love with you had ceased to exist the day you attempted to end her life. I might have escaped death that night, but my love for you was dead on that night. “

Glancing at her half-sister, she uttered, “ Advise your dog lover, or whatever he is to stay away from me if he values his hands as well as his life. I may have spared him today, but next time, I won’t be as nice. “ She harbored toward the two in a threatening tone.