Chapter 278: 277 [Blessing of the Destiny God] Chapter 278: 277 [Blessing of the Destiny God] Thielle’s words brought out a wry smile from Shane.

“All in on me, huh?”

To tell the truth, Shane wasn’t pleased by this.

After all, as he had said before, in some ways, Shane was quite objective and had a strong capacity for acceptance.

But from an objective standpoint, Thielle’s decision seemed rather rash.

Why?

It was simple.

“We’ve known each other for, what, barely two months at most?”

Shane pointed this out.

“You’re staking your entire sixteen years of life on me after possibly less than two months of acquaintance, don’t you think that’s too impulsive?”

That was the crux of the matter.

Shane did have a favorable impression of Thielle.

Even though the girl was taciturn and seemed cold, she was the warm-hearted type on the inside.

Otherwise, why would she have taken such great care of Lu Muya and Merica in Vivian’s Team?

Or why, when Shane first joined the team, did she take the initiative to teach him skills and help disguise and support his identity?

Moreover, after the breakthrough progress when they came to the Royal Capital, the two had been in a candid relationship, nearly interacting every day. Unless Shane wasn’t human, how could he not like such a cute and pitiable girl?

But it was precisely because he liked her that Shane had to make some things clear.

“Are you sure you’re not just acting desperately? Maybe you’re just blindly clutching at the last straw?”

Shane questioned her directly.

“Have you considered that maybe you didn’t make the decision to bet on me after careful thought and weighing your options, but instead made a hasty gamble once you knew I was the Hero?”

Shane couldn’t help but think this way and felt the need to remind Thielle of it.

He understood Thielle’s persistence all this time and empathized with her effort and desire to prove herself.

But would it really be a good thing if, because of this, Thielle blindly chose to entrust everything to Shane, the Hero?

Obviously, it wouldn’t be.

Furthermore, Thielle’s reasoning felt unreliable to him.

What does “I have a feeling” even mean?

To put it bluntly, wasn’t that just being overly optimistic?

Because you feel it could work, you’re willing to gamble everything?

That was indeed absurd.

Considering this, Shane couldn’t help but say…

“You can’t do this; it will harm you.”

Shane didn’t hesitate at all to give advice that negated Thielle’s decision.

Thielle seemed not to have expected Shane to say this; she was taken aback and then fell silent.

Looking at Thielle like this, Shane felt a twinge of pity.

Yet, if it was truly for Thielle’s benefit, these words had to be said.

“You should reconsider this more carefully…”

Shane was about to say this.

However, before he could finish, Thielle’s actions interrupted him.

“Splash!”

Suddenly, Thielle stood up from the water, causing ripples and currents to form.

Water cascaded down Thielle’s delicate body, creating an extremely enticing scene.

That scene made Shane involuntarily swallow back his words.

There was no helping it; such an alluring sight, no matter how many times he saw it, made Shane’s heart race.

Shane even wanted to exclaim,
“Is this a ghost?”

It was clearly a fairy!

While Shane was so shaken, Thielle approached him, came in front of him, and before Shane could react, she straddled him.

“Wait… wait a minute! What are you doing!?”

Shane’s voice modulated.

The extensive contact between skin to skin was inherently a dangerous state, let alone Tielle straddling him–it was downright lethal.

After all, Shane was a perfectly normal man.

What reaction would a normal man have while bathing with a pretty girl, exposed to each other in such an intimate setting?

At least, Shane was distinctly aware of his own reaction.

(“My Black Flame Dragon is always in an awakened state!”)
Shane wanted to shout that out.

Yet Tielle had seated herself on top of him, her face unchanged as she reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck.

The next second, soft lips pressed against his.

“…!”

Shane’s eyes widened, stupefied.

By the time he felt the touch of Tielle’s lips, Shane’s mind was dominated by a single thought.

(I’ve been forcibly kissed again!?)
While Shane was thinking this, suddenly, a burst of information flooded into his mind.

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[Blessing of the Destiny God]
* Belongs to: Thiel Elbein.

* Special Skill.

* Granted protection by destiny.

* When fate deeply connected to oneself emerges, one will receive a revelation from destiny.

* When fate aligning with one’s own wishes appears, one will receive guidance from destiny.

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When such information was clearly received by Shane’s brain, his heart jolted and he looked astonished at the girl in his arms.

The girl in his embrace timely released the lips that had been pressed against his and looked steadily at him.

Then, the girl spoke softly.

“Neither the people of the Elbein Family nor the Princess have any idea that, in fact, I have also received a blessing from one of the Three Great Goddesses–the Goddess of Fate.”

However, unlike Luoqi, who had shaken the Divine World and hence received the active blessing of the Goddess of Fate, Tielle encountered the Goddess of Fate only when she was taken to the Temple to receive the blessing of the Divine Race.

And there could be no outsiders present when receiving a blessing at the Temple.

Moreover, there were no means to detect the level of blessings, so Tielle chose to keep it secret, undiscovered by anyone.

“If the news that I had received a blessing from the Three Great Goddesses were to spread, the outside world would definitely focus more attention on me and might even investigate me–my identity as a ‘Ghost’ could then be unearthed.”

Tielle said this indifferently.

“So, I haven’t mentioned this to anyone, including Vivian.”

That is to say, Shane was now the only person to know this secret.

And he understood what Tielle was trying to say.

“I’m not recklessly abandoning everything, nor am I blindly clutching at the last straw. Instead, it was only after I truly started interacting with you that I received a revelation from fate and sensed the possibilities you could bring me.”

Tielle stared straight at Shane with a forceful voice, making such a declaration.

“You are undoubtedly someone worth risking everything for.”

Saying this, Tielle reached out and removed the half-mask she had always worn, without any hesitation.

The next moment, a face exquisitely beautiful as if it were a piece of art, was revealed to Shane.

That face held a touch of youthfulness and a hint of aloofness.

Yet Shane found himself enthralled by it.

Simply because this face was too beautiful.

Shane had reason to believe that in a few more years, when the youthful innocence faded, this face could rival that of the unrivaled Princess.

“I’ve been wearing this mask since I was four years old.”

Tielle then lightly parted her reddened lips to speak.

“So, you are also the first person to see my true face.”

This sentence lingered in Shane’s ears.

Persistent, it did not fade.