"Have you not been corroded by the 'black rain'?" The voice of Lilulu in Luo Ning's arms was very soft.

She didn't know what she was thinking about, and her eyes were fixed on the hand that Luo Ning had placed on her shoulder.

"No..." Luo Ning shook his head.

Could this sentence be considered as caring for himself?

"Don't be too surprised. In the days to come, you may see such rain every now and then."

"What is this rain...?"

"A curse."

"A curse?" Luo Ning was taken aback, "Is it some kind of magic?"

If it really was magic, it would probably be the highest level of ninth-order magic.

In fact, Luo Ning himself did not know what the ninth-order magic of the Lorraine Continent looked like, as his book did not cover it.

Without raising her head, Lilulu said, "It's not magic. Magic has a source, but this black rain has no source or magic power in it. The only thing we can think of is a curse."

Lilulu stood up from Luo Ning's body, patted her leg, and there were several holes in her clothes where the black rain had touched.

"The rabbit meat is gone, I'll catch you another one tomorrow."

She took two steps to the bonfire and casually kicked the decaying rabbit meat that had been soaked by the black rain.

Lilulu's mind was still grappling with the recent events.

Just now... was she protected by this man?

She had already told him that she would be fine, but why was he still so anxious...?

Besides, weren't they supposed to be enemies?

Now Luo Ning was even more confused.

The current situation of the Demon race had already gone beyond Luo Ning's understanding, and these unknown elements were not what he had learned from his books.

He began to understand why the scene he saw outside the forest yesterday was so desolate.

There were no hiding places in that desolate area, and when the black rain came... it was probably no different than a massacre.

No wonder the ground was black; it had been polluted by this stuff.

Suddenly, a flash of fire caught his eye, and Luo Ning looked back.

Lilulu had lit the extinguished bonfire.

This made Luo Ning's heart feel a little excited, as he was ready to shiver in the cold wind all night.

"...Didn't you say you couldn't use fire magic?" Luo Ning couldn't help but ask, looking at the blazing bonfire.

"I, I suddenly remembered." Lilulu hugged her knees and sat back down.

"Besides, when sleeping at night, it seems to be more comfortable with a fire burning." Lilulu found a perfect excuse.

In any case, she would not admit that it was lit for Luo Ning's sake.

Luo Ning understood the intention, nodded and sat down beside her.

"Stay away from me."

Lilulu moved her butt and automatically moved half a meter away from Luo Ning.

Luo Ning crossed his arms and rubbed his own arm: "It's a bit cold," he said.

"I didn't give you a... " Lilulu stopped mid-sentence.

She almost fell for it!

Almost directly admitted that she had lit the fire for Luo Ning on purpose!

"If you're cold, get closer to the fire. It's useless to get closer to me. I have low body temperature." Lilulu changed her tone and said coldly.

"But, I want to be close to my wife...ow!!"

A sharp pain ran through Luo Ning's arm.

Looking down, he saw two neat rows of teeth marks on his aching arm.

He had been bitten.

Bitten by this demon king!

... A dignified demon king, resorting to biting people?!

It was indeed his fault for being too handsy, trying to hug Lilulu again.

He had managed to sneak a hug while hiding from the rain earlier, but this time he still wanted to make a move.After all, it felt good in the hand. Soft, small, and just the right size to hold.

Having been bitten by Lilulu, Luo Ning could only withdraw his hand in resentment.

He blew on the bite mark on his arm. Thankfully, it wasn't too severe; it was just a little red where the fangs had pierced the skin.

"Time to sleep."

Lilulu curled herself into a ball and slept on her own arm.

It turned out that she did indeed need sleep.

However, not for long; two or three hours a day was enough.

"If you wake up before me, don't wander around. Demons are quite active after the black rain..."

To avoid a repeat of this morning's incident, Lilulu specifically warned Luo Ning.

But she quickly realized that her words sounded as if she cared about Luo Ning.

So she hastily added: "Unless you're seeking death, of course."

Lilulu's voice drifted lightly into Luo Ning's ears.

Luo Ning looked at the bat-like bundle two meters away and smiled helplessly.

"I don't want to die, I want to live."

The reflection of the bonfire flickered in his pupils, and he suddenly became serious.

"I'm not afraid of being laughed at for saying this. In my previous world, my life was a complete mess."

"I've lost all that I was meant to lose, and I haven't managed to hold on to anything I wanted to keep."

"I didn't have any special talents; I was clumsy at work and had average academic performance. I was just an ordinary, pitiful person - oh, let me add one more word - an ordinary, lonely, pitiful person."

"I consider my past self dead, and my current self reborn in this world. So I will cherish this hard-earned life even more than before."

"Moreover, I will grasp the regrets and things I lost in my previous life firmly, this time. I will not be a pathetic person who always bows down to society."

Luo Ning gazed at the night sky and spoke at length.

He rarely spoke honestly to others, but this time, it seemed like he had been holding back for a while.

The feeling of living again wasn't so bad for him. Compared to the miserable social life, in this world of swords and magic, he had even more possibilities.

Lilulu lay facing away from him, listening quietly.

"Hmph, it's hard to believe that a Creator God like you had things you couldn't get."

Lilulu's voice was still cold as her body shifted under the bat wings to find a comfortable sleeping position.

"Of course there were." Luo Ning answered:

"In my previous life, I won at the starting line, got everything I wanted at the beginning but eventually lost it all."

"In this life, I have nothing, coming to this continent empty-handed..."

Luo Ning paused for a moment, suddenly changing his tone: "No, not empty-handed. At least I have you now."

Lilulu listened quietly to Luo Ning's monologue.

In the darkness, a pair of eyes opened slightly.

A glint gleamed in her red pupils before she gently closed her eyes again.

In the end, Lilulu didn't say anything. She originally wanted to question him with a "I'm not yours" retort, but after thinking about it, she let it go.

She had no intention of engaging in a late-night conversation with Luo Ning...