Derick was truly tired. Under Castorice's massage, he felt an unprecedented sense of relaxation.
His eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and eventually, he simply drifted off to sleep.
Castorice noticed this and stopped her massage. Gently holding his shoulders, she allowed Derick to rest comfortably on her lap.
Her thighs supported Derick's head. Castorice could feel his warmth transmitting through the fabric of her clothes onto her skin. Accompanied by Derick's even breathing, his shoulder touched her body. Castorice felt a warmth spread across her face; she raised her fingers and gently stroked Derick's hair.
She hummed a lullaby.
Castorice had never taken care of anyone before. Now, with Derick's appearance, she could finally fulfill this wish.
Passersby saw the scene, initially thinking it was just an ordinary couple or siblings resting because they were tired. But after walking a few steps, they suddenly realized something was wrong.
Wait, isn't that Miss Castorice of the Golden Ones?
Why is she here? Who is the person in her arms?
The pedestrians stopped one after another, wanting to ask.
Seeing this situation, Castorice found it hard to explain. Looking at the sleeping Derick, Castorice immediately picked him up and walked away.
The crowd didn't dare approach Castorice, quickly making way for her to leave.
Feeling Castorice's movement, Derick subconsciously tightened his arms around her. Castorice paused slightly, then gently patted Derick.
"Sleep peacefully, we'll be there soon."
Hearing Castorice's words, Derick's grip loosened slightly, but he still held onto her.
The two returned to the house in the Marmoreal Market. Entering the room, Castorice wanted to place Derick on his bed. However, she found that Derick's arms were still wrapped around her, not letting go.
"Such a sleepy child," Castorice affectionately stroked Derick's cheek.
She thought for a moment, then decided to simply lie down on the bed while holding Derick. Fortunately, Derick was a young boy, and Castorice's figure wasn't particularly full-bodied, so the two could fit together, albeit a bit snugly.
Castorice held Derick tightly in her arms. Her chest pressed against Derick's head, her hand resting on his lower abdomen. Castorice touched her forehead to the top of Derick's head and gently closed her eyes.
"Good night, Derick."
Although it was still broad daylight outside, that didn't stop Castorice from saying this. For a thousand years, she had longed to wish someone good night, and today, it was finally realized.
This was the first time in Castorice's memory that she had shared a bed with someone, but she didn't feel any discomfort. On the contrary, she slept incredibly peacefully. In her deep sleep, Castorice not only held Derick tighter but also gently lifted her right leg, pressing it against Derick's legs.
...
Derick slept very soundly.
But when he woke up, he was completely bewildered.
Wasn't I getting a massage from Castorice? Where am I now? Wait, is this my bed?
Derick felt Castorice's breath on his forehead, his head resting on something very soft, and her slender hand caressing his lower abdomen.
The strongest sensation came from his legs.
Because he was wearing Okhema-style clothing, most of Derick's legs were exposed. He could clearly feel the smooth skin of Castorice's thigh and the cool touch of her silk stockings.
His feet were intertwined with Castorice's small, white-stockinged feet. Derick even compared them; surprisingly, their foot sizes were almost the same.
Boys' feet should still be slightly larger than girls'.
Looking up, he saw Castorice's serene sleeping face, looking even more peaceful than when he saw her sleeping last night. Although Derick felt embarrassed, he didn't dare move rashly and disturb Castorice's rest.
So, he shifted his right eye's perspective, adjusting it to his avatar's view.
Seeing two different landscapes with his eyes, Derick felt he might develop schizophrenia later. On one side, Castorice's tranquil sleeping face; on the other, a pitch-black world with ferocious minions of Nikador.
Controlling the avatar, he picked up the bow dropped yesterday and returned to the spot where he ambushed the Condemnation Hunter. Derick's avatar waited there for a while, but no more Condemnation Hunters appeared.
Seeing no prey, Derick had no choice but to control the avatar to move elsewhere.
There were truly many enemies in this area. Derick once again suspected he wasn't far from Castrum Kremnos, or perhaps this was simply the outskirts of Castrum Kremnos. He hadn't controlled the avatar for long before encountering another lone Condemnation Hunter.
The moment Derick's avatar spotted the Condemnation Hunter, the hunter also noticed him, drew its bow, and prepared to shoot at Derick's avatar.
The two shot arrows simultaneously.
Mydei's training from the previous day paid off. Derick's avatar's shooting speed and accuracy surpassed the Condemnation Hunter before him. An arrow flew past, accurately hitting the hunter. As the hunter's arrow flew towards him, Derick controlled the avatar to dodge in time.
The Condemnation Hunter fell to the ground. Derick's avatar quickly approached.
Dismember, absorb, a seamless process. Having done it twice yesterday, Derick was very proficient today. He quickly absorbed the Condemnation Hunter's corpse completely.
The archery skills obtained this time were largely the same as the hunter from last night; the improvement in Derick's technique was negligible. However, the energy within this Condemnation Hunter was slightly more than the one killed last night, so Derick gained a bit more energy during absorption.
After finishing, Derick saw several more monsters appear in the distance. Faced with this situation, Derick didn't dare delay, quickly controlling the avatar to move to a safer location.
Once the monsters left, Derick resumed searching elsewhere. After searching for a while, Derick found another Condemnation Gladiator. This time, he moved slowly, only being discovered by the gladiator when he was very close.
Derick drew the stiff bow fully, once again employing the five-step face shot technique, fiercely hitting the Condemnation Gladiator's head, causing it to explode directly. Derick controlled the avatar to pick up the scythe, dismember, and absorb.
After doing this, he left again to avoid being discovered by other monsters.
So, for the next period, Derick controlled his avatar to engage in guerrilla warfare in this area. If there were few enemies, he would sneak over, kill them, and absorb them. If there were many enemies, he chose to hide.
After fighting for half a day, Derick controlled his avatar to eliminate three Condemnation Gladiators and five Condemnation Hunters.
And at this moment, he noticed his avatar had changed. Previously, the avatar's physique was at most that of a strong man, but now, this avatar was nearly two meters tall, arguably a giant.
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