Leona was completely petrified.
She looked at the broken knife tip on the ground, then at Cloud's expression of "not bad flavor, just a bit tough."
"You... you..."
"What about me?" Cloud seized the moment of her daze and lunged forward, pressing his advantage!
He snatched the remaining half of the knife from her hand and tossed it aside.
Then, before Leona's astonished gaze, he pinned her firmly against the wall!
A textbook wall slam!
"Little wildcat, those claws of yours are pretty sharp."
Cloud braced one hand against the wall, completely trapping Leona's petite body between himself and the wall.
His other hand gently gripped her small, delicate chin, forcing her to meet his eyes.
Their faces were less than ten centimeters apart.
He could clearly smell her unique scent—a faint mixture of military life and maiden's freshness.
He could clearly see her ice-blue pupils contracting violently from shock, embarrassment, and a trace of panic.
"Tell me, were you just trying to murder your future husband?" A devilish smile curved at Cloud's lips.
"I... I wasn't..." Leona's heart pounded like a war drum.
She tried to struggle but found that under Cloud's iron-clamp grip, she couldn't move at all.
Her prized combat skills were like child's play before him.
"Weren't you?" Cloud leaned in closer, his warm breath spraying directly onto her face, making her cheeks feel like they were on fire.
"Then were you just... inviting me... in this unique way?"
"I..."
Leona's brain had completely turned to mush.
She didn't know what to say or what to do.
She only knew that this man before her was so domineering, so forceful, so... bad.
But...
Why... was her heart beating so fast?
Why... was her body so... soft?
Just as her mind was racing—
Cloud leaned in.
It was a kiss full of aggression.
Allowing no refusal, no resistance.
"Mmph——!!!"
Leona's eyes went perfectly round in an instant!
The lake of her heart, frozen for over twenty years, was violently struck in this moment by a scorching meteorite named "love"! Causing towering waves!
At first, she struggled and resisted instinctively.
But gradually... her resistance stopped.
That eternal iceberg, in this moment, finally began to melt.
The moonlight quietly hid behind the clouds.
The temperature in the room gradually rose.
It was a symphony of ice and fire.
A lonely iceberg, under the sun's embrace, finally melting completely, transforming into surging, passionate magma.
...
When the first rays of morning light pierced through the window into the room—
Leona curled up in Cloud's arms like a kitten that had exhausted all its strength.
Her face—usually expressionless like an iceberg beauty—was now covered with a touching blush and a hint of satisfied happiness.
"Now, do you still think I came here to murder you?" Cloud stroked her silky blue short hair, asking with a smile.
Leona buried her face deep in his solid chest, answering in a voice barely audible: "...Yes."
"Hmm?"
"You... murdered... my heart."
Hearing this, Cloud was momentarily stunned, then burst out laughing.
He hadn't expected this iceberg could also say sweet nothings.
And at quite a high level too.
"BOOM——!"
Just as the two were enjoying this post-rain tenderness, a power suddenly erupted from within Leona—more pure and more powerful than any she'd experienced before!
Purple-black energy surged uncontrollably from her body, completely enveloping them both!
"What is this...?" Cloud was somewhat surprised.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host! Successfully triggered hidden bond—Yin-Yang Harmony, Great Joy of Dual Cultivation!]
[Due to Host and bond target Leona engaging in deep, zero-distance, life-harmonizing exchange, both parties' energies have produced perfect resonance and fusion!]
[Leona's Orochi blood is absorbing the Host's Chaos Divine Power, undergoing ultimate evolution!]
The system's gleeful voice sounded in Cloud's mind.
He could clearly feel the power within Leona surging at rocket speed!
Her mastery of "Dark Power" had also instantly reached 90%!
After an unknown amount of time, the purple-black energy cocoon finally dissipated slowly.
Leona's body reappeared.
She seemed unchanged on the outside.
But Cloud could feel that she had been completely reborn.
"Try it out." Cloud said.
Leona nodded.
She took a deep breath and focused her mind.
"—Riot of the Blood!"
The next second, her hair instantly turned blood-red!
Her pupils also became crimson!
But this time, her gaze remained clear and calm!
She had successfully entered the perfect "Riot of the Blood" form while maintaining her self-awareness!
...
Get 20+ chapters ahead on - P.a.t.r.e.o.n "RoseWhisky"