A storm was raging in Petrichor that night. Fortunately, the remote house where Lu Li and Clorinde were staying didn't leak. But the dark clouds blocked the moonlight, so Lu Li had lit the oil lamp on the bedside table. Now, he could see the beautiful scenery before him in all its glory.

Flawless like white jade, soft like mutton fat jade, perfect in every proportion, with no excess fat in any of the wrong places.

Clorinde had already lost the strength to resist, but even now, under his wolf-like gaze, she still felt shy. The downpour had turned Petrichor into a city of water, and Clorinde's body was no different. The city was already flooded, and the inner city was repeatedly hit by disasters. No matter how strong the defense, the naturally sensitive defending general was already exhausted and had lost the will to resist.

And now, Lu Li, having surveyed the situation by lamplight, finally decided to officially begin the battle, no longer content with vanguard skirmishes. Looking at her dazed and shy eyes, he knew what he had to do to make her willingly entrust herself to him.

"Lu Li... this is too fast..."

Though they had known each other since childhood and were very good friends, to escalate their relationship to a more intimate one, she was truly nervous. Her first kiss and her most precious place, both taken by one person in a single day... it was too fast, with no time to think...

"It may seem fast, but not to me... Clorinde, I've known you for a long, long time. I don't know when, but I started to have different feelings for you, until now..."

"Lu Li..."

"And you, do you have such feelings for me?"

The strongest duelist pursed her lips, then nodded lightly.

"In that case," he asked softly, "are you willing to let go and give yourself to me?"

She trembled for a moment, then, as if she had made up her mind, she nodded again.

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Meanwhile, in the Court of Fontaine, the Chief Justice Neuvillette stood calmly on a shore, gazing at the distant sea. The pouring rain, which ordinary people would avoid, was a rare moment of relaxation for him.

But soon, he looked up as if he had sensed something. The dragon prince Scylla emerged from the sea. Seeing Neuvillette, Scylla was surprised, but his expression quickly turned to one of utmost respect. "The last dragon prince, Scylla, comes to see the Hydro Dragon King and swear allegiance!"

"...Dragon prince... I see... But why, since my birth, have I not seen you come to pay homage?" Neuvillette asked, puzzled.

As Scylla recounted his experiences over the past thousand years, Neuvillette's expression softened. He looked at the dragon-whale for a long moment. "I understand, the fault is not yours... but I never thought the two who rescued you would be them..."

"My lord, you know them?"

"Mm, one is my subordinate, the other... an acquaintance," he said. "Scylla, since you have sworn allegiance to me, I happen to have a matter that requires your strength."

"My lord, please speak. My power is at your disposal."

"It's not that dramatic. Come with me." Neuvillette took a step forward, and a massive torrent of water formed beneath his feet, lifting him up. He and Scylla then sped away across the sea.

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The dampness of the rain and the chill of the night make people long for more time and space together.

At this moment, Lu Li gently grabbed her ankle and lifted it, allowing the flooded city to fully present itself, and also allowing him to deploy his troops for a deeper and more thorough exploration.

The defending general, Clorinde, watched nervously as he began his entry. The resistance within the city began. Thanks to her rigorous training, she could endure the pain. And her physique, different from Chiori's and Lynette's, allowed her to adapt much faster.

He knew what to do in the face of resistance. So, even though the pressure was astonishing, he gritted his teeth and pushed to the end. The blood of resistance, mixed with the tearing of white silk, was quickly swallowed by the rising flood.

Lu Li clenched his jaw. This was a strange experience. Clorinde's citizens didn't resist much, but the depth and capacity of the city were just too exaggerated. It was as if with every step, he was hit in the face by a flood. The difficulty was far greater than anything he had experienced before, and the feeling of being bottomless was also surprising. This was the first time after a full-scale invasion that he had been unable to reach the inner city gate.

It was as if he was just a little bit short, or maybe more than that. But in any case, it left him with a sense of regret.

This sparked another thought in him, a refusal to admit defeat, a desire to try his best to reach it.

After the initial discomfort, Clorinde's perception of the situation began to change dramatically. The special physique of the strongest duelist allowed her to adapt much faster than ordinary people. And so, as Lu Li suddenly took one of her large radishes in his mouth and bit down on the five exquisite, translucent pearls, while his other hand used the technique of "crane control and dragon capture" to seize one of the restless, bouncing jade rabbits, and all the while continued to attack with his core strength, Clorinde's eyes gradually rolled back, and her tongue lolled out slightly.

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