Celeste tried to comfort her and said, "It's okay, we will definitely be able to escape this place."
And then she noticed that Lyra was holding something in her left hand.
"Celeste, I'm not gonna let you seduce Sylas anymore, he's mines!" Lyra clutched a sharp stone and wanted to stab her face with it.
[Host, careful!]
Celeste was prepared and dodged her attack.
Lyra thought Celeste wouldn't be able to dodge, so she was completely unprepared and crashed into the rock Celeste had been leaning against.
"Aaaahhhh—"
Celeste thought Lyra would give up this time, but she was wrong; she had underestimated Lyra's hatred for her. Seeing that the first attack hadn't worked, she attacked again.
[System Warning! Hostility Level: 8]
Celeste was caught off guard and pinned to the ground by Lyra, who straddled her and tried to stab her face with a stone. Celeste gripped the sharp stone tightly with both hands, and the two women struggled against each other.
Celeste's arm was injured, and she lacked the strength to resist. Blood streamed down her hand, and just as she was about to give up, Lyra was suddenly kicked away, slamming hard against the wall. The stone fell to the ground several meters away.
Celeste sat up, clutching her chest, her breathing ragged.
At that moment, she was lifted into the air, held in someone's arms in a princess carry. She turned her head and saw Sylas, who was staring coldly at Layla.
He raised his hand, murder flickering in his eyes, intending to kill Lyra. Just then, another beastman entered and said, "My lord, please spare her. She is my mate; please give her a chance to live. I promise this will never happen again."
The beastman who entered was named Varkon, the older brother of Varkos, another one of Sylas' most trusted subordinates. Sylas knew the consequences of being abandoned by a female mate, and since Varkon had been by his side the longest, he didn't want to punish him too severely. He simply said, "Take her out of my sight, I don't want to see her ever again."
Varkon quickly thanked Sylas and then carried Lyra out of the cave. Lyra had been knocked unconscious by Sylas's kick; he hadn't held back at all.
After they left, only Celeste and Sylas were left in the cave. Celeste was so weak at this point that she didn't even have the energy to open her eyes.
She felt someone lifting her onto a large rock, and then he kissed her. She tried to struggle, but then she felt something enter her mouth from his, and then she lost consciousness again.
When she woke up, she found Sylas sleeping beside her. She widened her eyes in shock and instinctively wanted to kick him out of bed, but then she heard the system's voice in her head.
[Host, how about you look at yourself first.]
Myself? Celeste did not understand what it meant and lowered her head to look at herself. She hadn't realized it before—but the moment she did, she was shocked.
Her clothes were all tattered and torn, unable to cover her body. But that's not important; what's more important is that her wounds have all healed.
She carefully examined her arm; it was now white and smooth, and there was no sign of any wound, not even a trace of a scar.
And her skin looks even better than before.
"System, tell me, I only slept for one night, right? I didn't hibernate for several years, did I?" She looked at herself and couldn't believe what she just saw.
[Host, don't make a big deal out of it; this is nothing unusual in Vorgrathen. ૮₍ ´ ꒳ `₎ა]
Celeste couldn't accept it, and she asked, "What do you mean? Nothing unusual? This isn't normal; it doesn't make scientific sense. What did you even do?"
[I didn't do anything; Sylas was the one who gave you the level 4 demon beast healing crystal core.]
"Demon beast core? What the hell is that?"
[In this world, there exists a creature called the demon beast. They have no thoughts, only a relentless drive to plunder and devour. They are incredibly powerful and were once the rulers of this world, until something happened ten thousand years ago.]
The system paused for a second at this point, as if a system error had occurred, and then continued running as if nothing had happened.
[A portion of these demon beasts transformed into beastmen, gaining their own thoughts and a desire to rule the world. This led to a war between the beastmen and the demon beasts. Ultimately, the beastmen emerged victorious, thus beginning the era of the beastmen's rule over the world.]
[Another reason for their battles with the demon beasts was to obtain their crystal cores. The beastmen discovered that for some demon beasts, after they died, their core would appear. It had many uses: healing wounds, enhancing attributes, leveling up, and even extending the lifespan of females. The magic core Sylas gave you is a healing-type crystal core, capable of healing any wound within minutes, making it extremely valuable.]
Celeste remembered that before she lost consciousness, she had swallowed something Sylas had given her, which must have been the demon beast core.
Celeste looked at Sylas with a complicated expression. She hadn't expected him to give her something so precious.
As if knowing what she was thinking, the system added:
[You don't need to feel guilty. You don't understand how precious females are in the beast world. This is what they should do.]
But these words were not enough to convince Celeste. She came from the 21st century, from the modern world, and the education she received since childhood made it impossible for her to accept such a concept.
But she didn't have much time to think, because while she was talking to the system, Sylas had already woken up, suddenly reached out his arms, wrapped them around her waist, and pulled her back.
She stumbled into his embrace, "What are you doing? Let go of me!"
Sylas licked her ear, making her shiver, "I healed your wounds with my precious level four demon beast crystal core, shouldn't you repay me?"
She retorted, "You gave it to me without my consent; it's not my fault. You're so shameless! (¬_¬")💢"
Any positive feelings I had towards him instantly vanished without a trace.
"But I am a shameless beastman. What? You actually thought a 'rogue beastman' would consider a woman's feelings? Little female, you're so innocent."