World Evolution! Awakening Limit Grade Talent!

Chapter 216: Am I stupid? (2)

However, after hearing the next words coming out of her mouth, which sounded naive to her as she didn't even believe it, she kept her respectful face while looking at her. It sounded too good to be true, and she came to the conclusion that it must be bait. If she accepted her proposal, it would be like disrespecting her and thinking that she was naive, which could be possible in her mind.

She didn't know how to answer her. If what she was thinking was correct, then she should say no. However, if she rejected her, it would give her a reason to be upset with her. She was in a dilemma; she didn't know what to do.

If she accepted her too-good-to-be-true words, it would be like the previous time when she had made her first mistake of assuming that she was naive. But if she didn't accept, it would be like rejecting her, which was clearly disrespecting her and giving her a reason to be upset with her.

A few seconds passed, and she was still thinking about what to do. Then, suddenly, she came to another conclusion as if she had uncovered the secret behind why she had asked such a question to her, and the result she got was not something good.

Cold sweat started to trickle down her beautiful face as she looked at Miss Chloe's innocent pink eyes, which were only a façade to her, and the sweet smile on her face that could fool anyone. She felt a chill down her spine while looking at her.

According to her now, whatever she did, she was not going to get away. If she accepted, it would be like thinking she was an idiot, and if she rejected her, it would be like directly opposing her. Both options were not something she wanted to go with.

This was also the reason her blue eyes, which were a little red now, had tears threatening to fall at any moment. Her previous hope, reignited by how she didn't feel a murderous aura from Chloe and how calmly she was behaving, was now starting to crumble.

She had thought that, after some conditions, she would be forgiven. However, this question confirmed that Miss Chloe had no intention of forgiving her from the start. The genuine pat she had received earlier appeared in her mind, along with her smiling face. However, seeing how she was still smiling with the same intensity or even more than before, shattered that hope.

Even she, who thought she could at least read people's faces, had believed that everything was real. But now, suddenly, a thought struck her mind.

'How could I make such a silly mistake?'

She had never suspected her, from the start of their group, of hiding her real nature. So how could she foolishly believe that she could read Miss Chloe's expressions now?

'Why am I such a fool?'

Never in her life had she felt so much regret in one day, and she even felt that she was stupid. First, she had made the greatest mistake of her life, thinking she could fool the little monster hiding in front of them. And now she realized how foolish it was to try to read her, which made her look even more stupid.

Ling Xue, while looking at the sweet and innocent-looking pink-haired girl in front of her, had a dreadful look on her face. Tears threatened to fall from her beautiful blue eyes, but the thought of giving up and resigning to her fate never appeared in her mind.

She had already promised herself that she was not going to die today. No one was going to decide whether she lived or died. Her freedom would never be taken, and now, after confirming that there was no hope left, there was only one option left for her. She was going to attack the little monster in front of her instead of waiting for her to make a move.

She didn't have much hope of taking her down or even surviving. However, for some reason, her mind was more resolute than ever.

Whatever happened, she was going to survive or at least take down the one trying to take her freedom and life away from her.

'Let's do this!!!'

Ling Xue started to gather mana after taking a single jump back to escape her range to form one single powerful attack that would decide whether she lived or died today. Her blue eyes were filled with resilience toward her fate while still holding the tears that threatened to drop at any second.

However, before she could do anything at all, two small slaps landed on both her cheeks with little force, causing her to release an "Ouch" sound from her mouth. After the slap, the hands didn't let go but held her face with little force to keep her in place. A sharp yet cute sound could be heard in her ears at the same time she looked into pink eyes, which were now serious.

"Don't do anything stupid, Ling Xue."

After hearing the words that sounded the most serious out of everything she had heard from her today, she became even more scared.

'Shit, I got caught.'

Ling Xue, after being caught, didn't try desperately to fight back. While she was confident in hurting her by surprise, she remembered Chloe's speed at casting. She knew there was no option left. More importantly, even with the small body, Chloe had shown fighting skills many times better than hers. She almost seemed like a child in front of Chloe in close-range combat, which was why she didn't try anything now.

However, the words she heard made her confused. The most likely scenario would have been Chloe taking her down without any chance after finding out what she was trying to do. But for some reason, she only got a warning in return.

This made her wonder if she had misunderstood something. But whatever it was, the way she had acted just now made her feel even more fear, as her heart was almost beating out of her chest.

She felt like crying if she had really misunderstood her, as this was like shooting herself in the foot and making her chances of survival even slimmer than before. This was why, even while she was freaking out internally, she still hadn't tried to desperately attack and listened to her words, knowing how stupid her decisions had been today.