Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 305 – The Potential of Blue Star Humans

“Lady Long Wu!”

The girl’s voice was crisp, carrying a hint of hoarseness from malnutrition, but it rang out distinctly clear in the sea breeze.

Lin Fan stopped in his tracks and tilted his head.

Her long black hair was slightly disheveled, and though her freshly washed face still held a hint of pallor, that girl-next-door purity could no longer be concealed.

It was the girl named Yui.

“It’s you.” Lin Fan narrowed his golden vertical pupils slightly, a faint, ambiguous smile curling at the corner of his mouth. “Looks like you’ve been doing well these past two weeks?”

Compared to the filthy state she was in when they first met, Yui now wore ill-fitting suspender work pants, but at least she was clean and tidy.

Hearing Lin Fan’s question, Yui instinctively shrank her neck—an instinctive fear of those above her.

But soon, as if remembering something, a flicker of determination crossed her drooping, puppy-like eyes. She steeled herself and stepped forward two paces, then, under Long Yan’s murderous glare, fell to her knees with a thud.

“Thank you for your protection, my lord!”

The girl’s forehead struck the gravel ground heavily, her voice trembling yet forceful. “If not for the orders you left behind, everyone… would have died.”

Lin Fan said nothing, merely watching her quietly.

Long Yan grew impatient on the sidelines. In his view, what right did these ant-like natives have to block the lord’s path?

Just as he was about to step forward and shoo her away, Lin Fan raised a hand to stop him.

“I recall you have a brother, named Yuzuru?” Lin Fan asked casually.

Yui’s body stiffened abruptly, her spine snapping taut as she remained kneeling.

“Yes…”

“The so-called leader of the Resistance Army?” Lin Fan smiled, but the smile didn’t reach his eyes. “Since you’re here, I imagine… that brother of yours, who dotes on his sister so much, shouldn’t be far from here, right?”

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This was an open scheme.

Once the bait was cast, whether the fish liked it or not, it had to take the hook.

Yui bit her lip and said nothing.

She knew she was bait, but in this chaotic world, she had no choice in the matter.

“Alright, stop kneeling.”

Lin Fan waved his hand dismissively, turned, and walked toward the most luxurious command tent, his voice drifting back lightly:

“Since you’re here, come in and join me for a meal. I’d also like to hear the stories of this island.”

…

Inside the command tent, it was far from the crude appearance it presented from outside.

The floor was covered with thick carpet, looted from the wealthy district of the ruins.

An exquisite long dining table was laden with food that would be considered extravagant for any post-apocalypse survivor.

Perfectly grilled mutant beast meat steaks, canned fruit, and even a bottle of decanted red wine.

Lin Fan lounged lazily in the high-backed chair at the head of the table, swirling a goblet in his hand, the crimson liquid refracting a hazy luster under the light.

Yui sat stiffly at the far end of the long table, hands resting on her knees. Even with the fragrant food set before her, she dared not move a muscle.

“Eat. Afraid it’s poisoned?”

Lin Fan cut a piece of steak and brought it to his mouth, chewing elegantly. “Don’t worry. If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn’t go through all this trouble.”

Only then did Yui cautiously pick up her knife and fork.

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“Tell me about it.” Lin Fan swallowed his food, picked up a napkin, and wiped the corner of his mouth. “How did your so-called Resistance Army end up in such a sorry state? I heard this base originally had over a dozen fifth-tier Evolved beings.”

At the mention of this, Yui’s hand gripping the fork suddenly tightened, her knuckles turning white from the excessive force.

“It was… betrayal.”

The girl’s voice carried a hatred she could barely suppress.

“At first, my brother led everyone, and with the base’s defensive weapons, we could barely hold off the attacks. It was tough, but as long as we all stood together, there was always hope.”

“But… that woman, Teiichi Wanae!” Yui gritted her teeth. “She was the leader here before the apocalypse, but after it began, she grew jealous of my brother’s standing in the base and chose to betray humanity.”

“And then?” Lin Fan raised an eyebrow, seeming quite interested in this kind of drama.

“And then she poisoned the food in the base.”

Yui took a deep breath, her eyes reddening. “That night, many people died. My brother, being the strongest, barely managed to break out with a portion of our core combat forces, gravely wounded. And those of us without combat ability—the families and civilians—were used as bargaining chips for her to pledge allegiance to the Dragon Clan.”

“Oh, so that’s how it was.”

Lin Fan nodded, his expression showing little reaction.

This kind of drama was all too common in the post-apocalypse.

That old bastard Wang Shan had done things a hundred times more disgusting than this.

So-called loyalty was nothing more than an insufficient price for betrayal.

“So, your brother should be hiding in some sewer licking his wounds right now?” Lin Fan swirled his wine glass.

“My brother isn’t hiding!” Yui jerked her head up, her usually timid eyes now blazing with startling intensity. “He will come back! He would never abandon us!”

Seeming to realize her outburst was inappropriate, Yui quickly lowered her head in panic. “I… I’m sorry, my lord.”

“It’s fine. I like that kind of defiant look.”

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Lin Fan chuckled softly. Far from being angry, she actually showed an appreciative expression.

“Yui.” Lin Fan suddenly spoke, her voice softening slightly, carrying a magnetic, coaxing quality. “Do you want to protect the elderly and children in this camp?”

Yui was startled, then nodded vigorously. “Yes!”

“Even if… it costs you something?”

“Even if it costs my life!” The girl answered without hesitation.

“Your life?” Lin Fan scoffed, setting down her wine glass and leaning forward slightly. That terrifying pressure instantly enveloped the entire tent.

“Your life isn’t worth anything. In this post-apocalypse, human lives are the cheapest consumables.”

Lin Fan extended a slender finger and pointed it at Yui’s brow from a distance. “But I’m short a servant to fetch tea and water. You know, I don’t care for those clumsy Dragon Clan soldiers.”

A servant?

Yui was stunned.

She wanted her to be this Dragon Clan princess’s… personal attendant?

“What, unwilling?” Lin Fan withdrew her hand, her tone turning cold. “If you’re unwilling, then forget it. But I have a bit of a temper, and if I’m in a bad mood someday…”

“I’m willing!”

Yui nearly shouted it.

She knew all too well the power this woman before her wielded.

With a single word, she could decide the life or death of these hundreds of people.

If it was for everyone…

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Even if it meant being this girl’s slave, what did it matter?

“Very good.”

The smile at the corner of Lin Fan’s lips deepened.

She casually picked up the bottle of red wine beside her, still more than half full.

“Drink it.”

Lin Fan personally poured a glass and pushed it in front of Yui. “This is something good—an ordinary person who drinks this will have great fortune. Consider it… a small welcome gift from me to my newly accepted little maid.”

Great fortune?

Yui stared at the seemingly glowing glass of red wine, her throat unconsciously bobbing.

Her instincts told her this thing was dangerous.

But her reason told her she had no right to refuse.

“Th… thank you for your generosity, my lord.”

Trembling, Yui extended both hands and lifted the goblet.

It was warm to the touch, as if what she held was not wine but a dancing flame.

She closed her eyes, tilted her head back, and downed the wine in one gulp.

“Boom!”

The moment the liquid passed her throat, there was no expected spiciness—instead, it transformed into an unimaginably vast surge of heat that exploded through her esophagus and rushed into every limb and bone.

“Mmph—!”