The world doesn't need succubi to save it.

("Number 86, Brother Crow.")

Andrew: !

!

Andrew paused, his raised hand still. He stared blankly as Ning Feng smiled and nodded to everyone around him, skillfully weaving through the crowd.

Watching him take his female companion's hand, the two chatted and laughed as they walked through an automatically opened path, quickly exiting the door and disappearing from everyone's sight.

In the silence, people gradually turned their gaze to Andrew, who was still standing by the railing.

This time, however, feeling the different gazes he was being given, Andrew could no longer feel the same way he had before.

At this moment, Andrew was unaware that the compass given to him by the stargazer was pointing to the same person the entire time…

He simply raised his glass with a somewhat strange expression and then gently touched the empty glass left by Ning Feng.

Ding.

Then, he drank it all in one gulp.

"Thank you……"

"Ning Feng".

Chapter 258 Their Thoughts

"His expression suddenly changed."

Anthony, holding his wine glass, gazed at the vast crowd surrounding Andrew in the distance, feeling somewhat sentimental.

"It was as if something heavy had suddenly been lifted off his shoulders, and his aura changed completely."

As the eldest son of the noble family of Les, and with his fiancée being the organizer, Anthony didn't need to approach the champion like the others.

Whether the championship is real or fake, he doesn't care, and he doesn't need to offer praise or respect.

But before he could bask in the smugness of his confidence, he suddenly heard a soft laugh.

Oh.

"How dare you talk about others like that?"

A slightly mocking chuckle sounded beside him, causing Anthony's expression to change slightly.

Sophie, Anthony's fiancée who was holding his arm, looked in Andrew's direction without turning her head and said calmly:

"Your expression wasn't like this just now. Didn't you only calm down after he left?"

He glanced meaningfully in the direction Ning Feng had disappeared, and said:

"After that watcher left."

Uh……

Hearing the harsh words, Anthony's cheek twitched involuntarily, as if he wanted to explain something.

But after hesitating for a long time, he didn't angrily refute Sophie as he usually did. In the end, he simply raised his hand to cover his mouth, coughed, and whispered:

"Ahem... These two things are actually quite different."

Anthony spoke softly, only his fiancée could hear him, and his reaction amused Sophie, who wasn't really mocking him.

She chuckled, observing the guests' different reactions as she asked:

"How could it be different? And why did you turn out like this? Were you really scared?"

So timid and hesitant, could it be that Ning Feng really left you with psychological trauma?

Surely not?

You only had one conflict, didn't you?

Anthony and Ning Feng only had one encounter, which was in the palace. Although he was humiliated, it shouldn't have turned out like this.

Where's your usual fearless, spoiled brat persona? You can't really be all bark and no bite, can you?

Thinking this, Sophie didn't hear a reply for a while, and feeling a little strange, she looked away and raised her head to the side...

Ok?

Sophie saw her fiancé's profile. Although she maintained her composure to avoid embarrassment, she keenly noticed the deep emotions hidden in his eyes.

That was confusion and fear.

Their confusion is understandable, given that the two had just left Keynes and the conditions their grandfather had given them were truly perplexing.

But...fear?

Sophie knew better than anyone else that although her fiancé seemed carefree and unreliable at times, he was completely trustworthy when it mattered.

Even though Anthony didn't achieve much in this Star Chaser competition, Sophie knew he performed exceptionally well.

He had many minor issues, but he didn't falter when it came to major problems, making him a qualified partner and fiancé.

And now, he is actually feeling fear towards a competitor he has only met once?

Such behavior sounded pathetic, but before she felt angry, Sophie only found it strange.

The two of them had just met with Keynes and reported their desire to hold the wedding as soon as possible. Throughout the process, Anthony did not show any fear in front of Keynes.

Given the old man's status and methods, it's not shameful for Anthony to be afraid.

But he didn't. Instead, he held his hand firmly and faced Keynes with a calm expression.

To be honest, Sophie was completely desperate at the time, and she had just felt a sense of security from Anthony.

He remained unperturbed even towards the terrifying old Jaslin, yet he seemed uneasy in the presence of a young Watcher; something must be wrong.

"Anthony, are you alright?"

Because of some concern, Sophie's voice became much gentler, afraid that she might accidentally upset Anthony and worsen his current abnormal state.

However, instead of calming Anthony down, her gentle voice made him suddenly shudder, as if he had heard something terrifying.

Anthony: !

?

Ok? ? ?

Sophie narrowed her eyes slightly, giving her fiancé, who had an awkward expression, a disapproving look.

"What do you mean?"

Explain yourself; I want to hear your excuses.

If you don't give me a good reason, you'll be in for it.

"Hahahaha, actually..."

Coming to his senses, Anthony gave an awkward dry laugh, and after realizing there was no way to get past it, he paused for a moment and said:

"Actually, it's nothing. I just suddenly thought of some things and felt that my life was in danger... cough cough, no."

Anthony coughed forcefully, his expression turning serious, and said earnestly:

"...I don't know why, but I always had a strange feeling when I saw him before."

He didn't specify who he was referring to, but Sophie understood and realized from his words that Anthony wasn't just making excuses.

"I feel like I once..."

After a pause, Anthony continued:

"He killed me once."

Kill?

Sophie wanted to refute it immediately, but then she suddenly remembered something.

When I found Anthony, he was in such a terrible state!

With most of his bones broken and countless wounds on his body, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he had indeed died once.

Sophie had previously entered a state of feigned death thanks to a special item she carried, which is why she was able to remain until the end as an ordinary person.

During the period of her apparent death, she was unaware of what was happening in the outside world. When she woke up, everything was over.

After a moment of silence, Anthony, his forehead slightly sweaty, finished his glass of red wine, as if waking from a nightmare, and slowly began to speak:

“When I look into his eyes, I always see unfamiliar images flashing before my eyes.”

A nameless fear lingers in my heart, and a pair of cruel, scarlet eyes keep flashing through my mind...

Just as Anthony was about to immerse himself in that fragmented image once again, Sophie suddenly let go of his arm, which brought him back to his senses.

what happened?

Puzzled, I looked down and saw Sophie adjusting her clothes and other details while whispering:

"Don't overthink it, it's all an illusion, Anthony."

Is it just an illusion?

"Is it because that great being descended through his body? You're just confusing that feeling."

The power of the Stargazers shocked everyone, and Ning Feng, as the vessel, also left a deep impression on them.

"If you feel unwell, go back to your room and rest. If you don't like what happens next, I won't let you stay with me."

After adjusting the details, Sophie flashed the standard smile of a Silver Council diplomat, glanced at Anthony, and then gracefully walked toward the center of the hall.

Watching his fiancée walk towards the social scene, Anthony did not follow. He stayed behind and took a glass of wine from a passing maid.

"...Perhaps that's the case."

There were still some things he didn't tell Sophie. Anthony's intuition told him that Ning Feng's feelings for him might not be just because he saw the shadow of that person.

"Why, why do I feel this way? I always feel like he could kill me so easily?"

as well as……

Anthony mimicked a lingering image in his mind, extending his right hand and making a loose clenching motion in front of him.

"That person seemed to be saying... a small lesson?"