novelraw Chapter 58
Chapter 58
Chapter 58: I’m Going Home! Dreams Shattered
Lin Tai couldn’t comprehend Hecate’s motives.
In the midst of the scene, Hecate showed no mercy. In terms of freestyle combat, Hecate and Ye Bai were evenly matched. Under normal circumstances, Hecate might not be able to defeat Ye Bai in a fair fight. But Hecate wasn’t foolish—she wouldn’t engage Ye Bai in a straightforward duel. As a top-tier assassin, she knew better than anyone the principle of striking when the enemy was vulnerable.
Though Ye Bai could now walk, the injury between his legs hadn’t fully healed. Hecate deliberately targeted his lower body. At first, Ye Bai held his own, their skills on par. But as time wore on, his injury slowed him down. A slight hesitation gave Hecate the opening she needed, and she landed a precise kick on Ye Bai’s old wound.
The kick left Ye Bai sweating in agony, gasping as he staggered back, eventually collapsing to the ground with a thud, his legs giving out.
It hurt—god, it hurt so much!
“Anyone who dares touch Young Master must die!” Hecate’s eyes were icy, her killing intent unmasked as she advanced toward Ye Bai step by step.
She desperately wanted to end Ye Bai right then and there, but she knew she couldn’t—not yet. As someone who had once been Ye Bai’s shadow, she understood the vast power behind him. Ye Bai wasn’t just one person; his influence was backed by a coalition of major conglomerates across Europe, America, and half the Western world.
Killing Ye Bai would provoke the forces behind him, and they would never spare Lin Tai or the Lin family.
This was why, in her past life, after Lin Tai’s death, Hecate had bided her time, waiting for a powerful force to destroy Ye Bai’s backers. And she had succeeded in finding one.
Even if she couldn’t kill Ye Bai now, she could still give him a lesson he’d never forget.
“What… what are you going to do?!” Ye Bai’s face paled. He noticed the killing intent in Hecate’s eyes—she genuinely wanted him dead!
How could Hecate be so heartless? Even now, Ye Bai clung to a faint hope that Hecate, who had followed him for years, couldn’t be this cruel. But now he understood—she really intended to take his life.
“…” No way, no way, is Hecate actually going to kill Ye Bai?
Lin Tai stood frozen, his eyes wide with shock. Has this heroine lost her mind, trying to kill the destined male lead?
Lin Tai didn’t believe it, but he wasn’t about to stop her. Are you kidding? He was the villainous side character—why would he stop someone from killing the male lead?
Even if it was a heroine doing it, it had nothing to do with him. He’d just stick to his own plot. If the male lead happened to die midway, that wasn’t his problem. The system had guaranteed that even if the world collapsed, it would send him back to the real world.
Deep down, Lin Tai was secretly hoping Hecate would finish Ye Bai off. Maybe then he could go home early.
Come on, little heroine, hurry up! Crush the dog male lead’s head with one kick, and the plot’s over!
Hecate raised her foot high, her five-centimeter thick heels sending a chill through Ye Bai’s body.
“Ahhh~~~” A scream of agony echoed across the set, audible for miles around.
All eyes turned to Ye Bai. With a single cry, he collapsed, motionless.
Hecate calmly lowered her foot and stepped back to Lin Tai’s side. She had controlled her strength with that kick, crippling Ye Bai without killing him. It was enough to keep him bedridden for months, and even after recovery, he’d likely be left with a permanent disability.
Ye Bai was unconscious now, but only because the pain had overwhelmed him.
As Hecate approached Lin Tai, she saw her beloved boy standing with his arms spread, head tilted back, and eyes tightly shut. She knew her actions must have scared him.
Looking at Lin Tai, Hecate felt both heartache and guilt. Lin Tai was so kind—he surely didn’t want to see her violent side. She sighed quietly to herself, resolving to be more restrained in front of him in the future. At the very least, she should handle such matters in secret.
Her kind-hearted boy deserved to bask in the sunlight.
Meanwhile, Lin Tai, eyes still closed, was fantasizing about returning to the real world. He hadn’t expected to go back because a heroine took out the male lead. Though the plot had gone completely off the rails, he could accept it, albeit with some mixed feelings.
“System, am I about to return to reality?” Lin Tai asked, eyes still shut. He remembered how the system’s blinding white light nearly seared his eyes during his first transmigration.
[Host, we may both be slackers, but we don’t indulge in daydreams… Who taught you this?] The long-silent Slacker System responded in its mechanical voice.
“What do you mean?” Lin Tai opened his eyes and saw he was still on the set.
“System, are you screwing with me? Don’t tell me the protagonist’s dead and the world still hasn’t collapsed!” Lin Tai was furious. He’d been played by the Slacker System!
[Host, we don’t do daydreams. The male lead isn’t dead—he just passed out from the pain,] the Slacker System replied, exasperated.
“Just passed out from pain?” Lin Tai muttered aloud, glancing at Ye Bai. Blood was pooling from his lower body, and he was just passed out?
WTF?
“Young Master, he’s only passed out from pain. Don’t be scared~” Hecate couldn’t help but pat Lin Tai’s head to comfort him. Part of the reason she hadn’t killed Ye Bai was because of Lin Tai.
She knew how kind Lin Tai was—treating his subordinates like siblings, always sharp-tongued but unbelievably good to them, trusting them unconditionally. It showed how pure his heart was. He surely wouldn’t want to witness a killing.
It was precisely because of this that Hecate had restrained her overwhelming urge to kill.
“???” Scared? Scared of what?!
Lin Tai looked at Hecate’s expression. Are you messing with me?
Showing up when you’re not supposed to, and not killing when you should!
Lin Tai seriously suspected Hecate was deliberately messing with him. He had been fantasizing about returning to the real world, only to have his hopes crushed.
And now she was comforting him?
Lin Tai was so frustrated he wanted to curse!
“System, if I go up and finish him off now, can I return to the real world?” Lin Tai asked, eyeing the defenseless Ye Bai.
[You’re dreaming!!].