bookbashuk Chapter 1078: The Injured Mavica
Chapter 1078: The Injured Mavica
Late at night, Nata has lost the heat of the day, and the evening breeze carries the fragrance of grass, trees and soil.
The outline of the Olympic Flame Arena gradually became clear in the night.
Ying walked beside Shao Yun, her eyes almost never leaving the ring on her left ring finger.
When she thought that this was the engagement ring Shao Yun had specially made for her, and thought of the solemn promise he had made on the sea in the evening, she felt so happy.
Next, we just have to prepare for the wedding.
"I didn't expect that my husband, who usually looks like he wants to eat people, is actually quite romantic."
Ying muttered quietly in her heart, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.
Then, she looked at her husband's face with a smile in her eyes.
Shao Yun noticed the gazes beside him, and seeing Ying still staring at him, he finally couldn't help but ask curiously:
"What's wrong? You keep staring at me. Is there something on my face?" As he said this, he subconsciously raised his hand and touched his cheek.
Ying wanted to smile and say "nothing", but then she thought about the scene on the boat in the evening.
Shao Yun's passion after his calmness faded, the energy that made her cry and howl and beg for mercy, made her cheeks burn.
She snorted softly and scolded, "You said you were a gentleman, but what happened? In the end, you took advantage of me and didn't even listen to my pleas for mercy."
When Shao Yun heard this, he didn't feel embarrassed at all, but burst into laughter.
He leaned closer to Ying and teased, "Who told you to still be so alluring? I'd be abnormal if I could hold back, right?"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and wanted to pinch Ying's flushed face, but as soon as his fingertips touched her skin, Ying slapped him away.
"Stop touching me!" Ying glared at him, but she wasn't really angry, and her tone soon softened.
"Even though I know that even if I tell you many times to 'be gentler', you probably still won't change..."
"But I still want to say, could you please be a little gentler next time? Every time I do that, I'm sore all over the next day, and Paimon laughs at me for being listless."
Shao Yun originally wanted to follow Ying's words and agree to it casually.
After all, he has promised to "be gentler next time" several times, and he will probably forget it when he is deeply moved by the impulse of love.
But when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he caught a glimpse of Ying's slightly red ears and her eyes that were a little aggrieved but still bright. He suddenly felt that a serious answer was too boring. It would be better to be a little funny. Maybe it would make her even more shy, and the show effect would definitely be better.
So, he paused deliberately, put away the gentleness on his face, and instead showed a playful smile. He leaned close to Ying's ear and teased in a voice that only the two of them could hear:
"But I feel like you were enjoying it too. Otherwise, why would you hold onto my neck and refuse to let go, and..."
He deliberately dragged out his words, not finishing the rest of the sentence. He only raised an eyebrow and said jokingly, "As the saying goes, pain and happiness go hand in hand. Isn't that what they say about you?"
When Ying heard the five words "pain and happiness", her cheeks turned red.
She never thought that Shao Yun would actually bring such private feelings to the table and say it so bluntly.
She was angry and embarrassed. She reached out and elbowed Shao Yun hard on the waist, complaining angrily: "Get lost! Can you be serious? Can you say such things casually?"
Shao Yun was scolded, but he laughed even more happily. Just when he was about to say something to tease her, his eyes accidentally swept to a place not far away.
In the darkness of the night, a striking red figure was slowly moving towards the Holy Flame Arena. The red color was particularly conspicuous in the dim environment.
He subconsciously pulled Ying to stop and squinted his eyes to look at her carefully.
The silhouette of that figure looked familiar, and the one-piece motorcycle suit she was wearing, wasn't it Mavica?
After all, among all the people in Nata, she is probably the only one who would dress like this.
But her condition was completely different from usual. She used to walk briskly and gracefully, but now her left leg was always half a beat slower than her right leg when she lifted it, and her body would sway uncontrollably, but she was not really limping, but more like an imbalance caused by extreme weakness.
"Isn't that Mavica? What happened to her?" Ying also saw the figure clearly, and the shyness on her face was instantly replaced by worry.
The two were wondering when they saw Mavica take two steps forward. Suddenly, her left foot tripped over her right foot, and she lost her balance and fell heavily to the ground with a slight groan. It seemed that she fell quite hard.
"Cough cough..." Mavica lay on the ground for two seconds before slowly raising her arms. She rubbed her elbows against the ground and moved for a long time before turning over. When her back was pressed against the ground, her chest was obviously rising and falling.
She raised her hand to wipe her forehead and gasped twice.
Looking closely, Mavica still had injuries on her body!
Her arms and calves were covered with more than a dozen wounds of varying sizes. Some had torn through her leather jacket, revealing the flesh underneath, which was oozing with blood. The edges of some of the wounds were already red and swollen, and it was obvious that she had been injured not long ago.
There was also a sword wound on the back.
Mavica opened her eyes and looked up at the sky. Her eyelashes drooped, and red bloodshot could be seen in her eyes. Even her vision seemed a little dazed.
After a long while, she was heard to murmur softly.
"Ah, when will this day end..."
The main reason why Mavica was so tired and injured was because of the captain's matter.
Now that Nata's crisis in the abyss has been resolved, he also wants to seize the Heart of God from himself, in order to protect the Heart of God and allow Capitano to give an explanation to the Queen of Winter.
Mavica and Capitano could only spar with each other every now and then. Although they called it sparring, in fact both sides showed off their best skills.
As the saying goes, respecting your opponent means giving your all.
So, after a long battle, both sides were injured...
Seeing Mavica lying on the ground with wounds all over her body, her eyes dazed and exhausted, Ying no longer cared about the teasing with Shao Yun just now, and rushed up in two steps.
As she squatted beside Mavica, Ying held her hands in the air helplessly, afraid of touching her wound.
Before she offered her help, she asked anxiously, "Ms. Mavica! How did you get hurt like this? Who did it? Did you encounter any danger?"
Mavica, whose eyes were still a little dazed, heard the familiar voice and slowly turned her eyes. After seeing that the person in front of her was Ying, she raised her eyes with great effort to look at Shao Yun who was walking quickly not far away. She asked in surprise:
"Is that voice... Ying? And Mr. Shao Yun? I thought you would have returned to the Holy Fire Arena to rest by this time. Why are you here?"
"Let's not talk about this for now. The most urgent thing is to help you up." Ying said, putting her right arm on her shoulder and lifting her up with all her strength.
"Were you attacked? Who was it? A monster, or... someone else?"
Mavica was supported by Ying and barely stood up, leaning on Ying.
Hearing the word "attacked," she shook her head gently and said comfortingly, "It's not really an attack, it's just something that happens all the time."
"You've been to Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma before... You should be aware of the Fatui's main purpose, right?"
Ying is the type who gets things quickly. When she heard the word "Fatu" and thought about the "Captain" mentioned by the Fatu she met recently, she instantly understood the reason.
"Is it about the Heart of God?"
Mavica nodded, her voice still weak.
"Yes, it's for the Heart of God. But you don't have to worry about me..."
As soon as she finished speaking, a forced smile appeared on her face, and her tone was a bit gnashing of teeth, but also a bit of exhilaration.
"Although I'm seriously injured, Captain Capitano is worse off than me!"
"You don't know how fierce the fight was between us these past few days. We almost tore apart Ochikanata and the area northwest of Nata."
"In the end, I had to withdraw first, otherwise it would be hard to say whether he would be able to stand up in two days."
Ying had heard of the Ochikanata area a long time ago, but she had never heard of the place "northwest of Nata". Even when Shao Yun mentioned the geography of Nata to her before, he did not mention this area.
"Northwest of Nata? What's that place? I've been talking to my husband about Nata's topography, and I've never heard of this place. Is it a very remote area?"
Shao Yun, who was standing by, heard Ying's question and nodded.
Although he had been in Nata for a while, his main activities were around the Holy Fire Arena and the six major tribes, and he didn't know much about the area northwest of Nata.
He only occasionally heard Sitrali mention something like "It's not peaceful over there", but he didn't know the specific situation.
When Mavica heard this question, her eyes darkened and she said with some melancholy, "Northwest of Nata... That place is indeed quite remote."
"Capitano and I chose to fight there because there are fewer people there, so it's less likely to affect others..."
After Mavica mentioned that the area northwest of Nata was relatively remote, she obviously didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, nor did she want to continue to trouble Shao Yun and Ying.
She took advantage of the moment when Ying and Shao Yun were stunned and gently pushed Ying's hand away. She swayed a bit before she managed to regain her balance. She took a strong breath and said:
"Don't bother you guys, I can walk on my own... I'm going back to my place first."
After saying that, she straightened up little by little. As soon as she exerted force on her left leg, the pain made her frown and a layer of cold sweat seeped out of her forehead.
But she still gritted her teeth and slowly moved her feet, looking stubborn and unwilling to accept any more help.
Ying looked at Mavica, who was obviously exhausted. How could she feel comfortable letting her go alone?
He quickly stepped forward and grabbed her arm, his tone full of disapproval: "Wait a minute! How are you going to walk like this? What if you fall again or encounter any danger?"
Mavica wanted to refuse, but Ying had already turned around and waved to Shao Yun, and said in a straightforward tone:
"Hubby, I'll take Mavica home first and take care of her wounds. You can go back to the House of Burnout in the arena and rest. You don't have to wait for me."
Shao Yun was still pondering the situation in the northwest of Nata. When he heard that Ying wanted to split up with him and that he had to go alone to take care of the disabled Mavica, he immediately frowned, his tone full of displeasure.
"What? You want to send her back alone?"
He felt inexplicably awkward. He and Ying had just experienced a sweet proposal at sea and hadn't even had time to enjoy their time together, so why were they going to separate?
Ying looked at Shao Yun's obviously unhappy expression and couldn't help but tilt her head to look at him questioningly, and asked puzzledly:
"What's with that expression on your face? It's like I'm going to elope with Mavica. I'm just going to take her back to her place and take care of her wounds, right?"
As she spoke, she seemed to suddenly understand something, a sly smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she moved closer to Shao Yun, winking and whispering a reminder in a voice that only the two of them could hear:
"Didn't we just do it on the boat? Can't you please stop being so addicted? Can't I wait until I'm done with Mavicka and then go back to accompany you?"