As the blood vessels bulged on Idrish’s arm, Vita was pushed backward. The yellow eyes of Idrish, who confronted her up close, seemed like those of a ghost.
Vita pulled back her sword. She lunged forward again, aiming for a weakness, but it was an empty space.
Vita clicked her tongue in frustration.
The swords clashed several times.
Blood dripped from Vita’s forearm. It seemed hopeless like this.
Above, the eagle beastmen, including Agila, were caught in the net, helpless against the arrows, and Vita was in the same situation.
If things continued like this, everyone would meet a gruesome end.
Vita contracted her legs as if leaping while pushing her body. Then, huge wings sprouted from her back.
As she forcefully hit the ground, she transformed into an eagle. Flapping her wings, her entire body soared into the air like a rock shooting up. Idrish, as if not to be outdone, also transformed into a white tiger and rushed towards her.
The tiger’s claws scratched the eagle’s wings, but it succeeded in soaring before being completely pushed back.
From below, the tiger barked loudly as if warning Vita. It was truly a majestic presence. The surrounding eagles trembled in fear at the sudden attack. Growling softly, Vita headed straight for the crow caught in the net.
“Caw!”
The crow screamed in agony and fell to the ground.
When an opening appeared in the net, the eagles began to escape. They all flew towards the crows at once. The crows, realizing they couldn’t win against the eagles, retreated without launching an attack, even before the net was released.
Although the eagles barely escaped from the net, Agila’s losses were already severe. They lost nearly half of their soldiers, and there were no explosives left. Idrish, the crows, and even the tigers had long since hidden their presence.
Vita seemed to be spouting blood from head to toe.
But attacking deeper into this situation was like exposing her neck.
With a feeling of vomiting blood, Vita ordered a retreat.
“Wow!”
“Idrish-nim, our operation was successful!”
Cheers followed.
This battle had been anticipated since the moment they reclaimed the night forest from Agila.
It was possible because Vita Agila expected Agila to attack first, unable to bear it. Idrish had hidden scouts near Agila’s territory since that day, carefully monitoring their movements.
No matter how strong Agila was, there was no way to defeat someone who knew and prepared for the enemy.
“Thanks to Idrish-nim!”
The excited beastmen eagerly awaited Idrish to say a word. However, Idrish’s expression was not good.
There was one thing he was looking for.
“Idrish-nim, is there any problem…?”
“Where is Cecilia?”
It had been a long time since Cecilia was seen. Naturally, it was thought that she would be hiding somewhere, but even now, after Agila retreated, she was nowhere to be seen. His nerves trembled sensitively. He tried hard to ignore the ominous premonition.
“Cecilia-nim? Where is she?”
“Come to think of it, Lord Heron is also not here. Did he go out in the morning and hasn’t returned yet?”
“He hasn’t returned yet?”
Idrish’s voice lowered. The atmosphere instantly became heavy. Those who had been cheerful all along quietly watched his reaction.
“He said he was going sledding into the forest…”
Idrish’s face turned cold.
If it was the forest, it was the direction Agila retreated.
The probability of them encountering each other was not high due to the vast forest, but the possibility could not be ignored.
And if they were to meet…
My heart dropped to the ground.
How Vita Agila, driven by evil, would treat Roderio, Heron, and Cecilia was apparent without even seeing it.
Idrish rose abruptly.
“Move.”
At the sound of his voice, as if summoning a freezing wind, everyone stepped aside.
Idrish transformed into a white tiger in an instant. Those who saw his beast-like appearance for the first time were terrified even though they knew he was on their side.
But in Idrish’s mind, there was only Cecilia.
Someone blocked Idrish’s way.
“You shouldn’t go alone. It’s dangerous with injuries!”
“Even if it’s Idrish-nim, if you meet Agila…!”
“Assemble the escort knights!”
Idrish wanted to tear apart those who blocked his path right away. He resisted that impulse because he could only think of Cecilia.
Idrish swelled the ground as if pounding it.
“Ugh!”
Those who blocked the way clutched their heads and sat down. The white tiger leaped over their heads. Gueo rushed toward the forest with tremendous momentum.
Idrish ran and ran again.
It was impossible to know where Cecilia had gone. The forest was vast, and it was already shrouded in darkness.
‘Cecilia.’
Her voice and face kept haunting him, burning his heart. Only the worst scenarios kept coming to his mind.
If she had met Agila, if she couldn’t escape.
If he lost Cecilia like this… If he couldn’t see her again.
The world became dark just by imagining it.
A world without Cecilia meant nothing to Idrish.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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