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Liszt left not long after Felix left, and Via and her husband were left guarding Cyril in the entire manor.Cyril became even weaker and couldn't wake up, the blood on his face faded, and his breath was like a thread.Wei Ya stood beside the bed with her hands clasped, her eyes flicked back and forth between Cyril and the window from time to time, anxiously waiting for Felix to come back.Her husband had just released a few fireflies out, firstly to inform colleagues of the Brotherhood that Cyril had been found, and secondly, to briefly explain the reason for the resurrection of the living dead and the dreaming of the whole city this time.

In fact, they didn't know the specifics, Liszt's time was tight, and they were worried about Cyril, one spoke hastily, the other listened perfunctorily, and the details were vague, but no one cared about those at the moment.

The dream thief was looking for their blood in the dream, but unexpectedly broke into the dreamland of the living dead and woke them up one by one.And this time, the chaos in the city was also affected by this group of dream stealers. They failed to control their power and accidentally involved the whole city.

Seeing that Cyril's breathing became weaker and weaker, Wei Ya paced back and forth anxiously, struggling to think about it several times in her head, and poured him another bottle of unpalatable liver extract.

"You must hold on, Felix will be back soon, you have to wait until he comes." Wei Ya wiped the corners of Cyril's mouth with a handkerchief, and her eyes blushed involuntarily as she spoke.She sniffed, raised her sleeves and wiped her eyes, and asked her husband what time it was in a low voice.

Just as the man took out his pocket watch, a black shadow rushed in like a wind.Felix appeared in front of the two holding the copper box, his hair was messy, and he was in a state of embarrassment.

"The Philosopher's Stone? You got it?"

Felix nodded.He confirmed it on the road, and it was indeed the legendary substance.It is hard, but it looks like a liquid, and the red color close to pomegranate reflects charming light under the moonlight.The most amazing thing is that it is obviously only the size of a pigeon egg, but it is as heavy as a head-sized stone when held in its arms.

This is a magical stone, stable, solid, and the fifth element that does not belong to the four elements.It is the secret itself.Legend has it that alchemists would use it to refine the elixir of life, but throughout the ages, no one has ever succeeded—maybe because very few people have obtained it, or maybe all of those people have failed.

Wei Ya hugged the box and looked at the stones in it with a solemn expression, as if looking directly at a beating heart.

"The reason why the Philosopher's Stone can bring longevity is not that it can be used to refine any medicine with unique effects." Wei Ya said softly, "They used to be one of the dragon's collections, and the dragon fell into a deep sleep for various reasons. , their treasures were excavated by people, so the Philosopher's Stone was discovered."

The Philosopher's Stone can't really turn the alchemist's touch into gold. There is such a legend, but because there is often a lot of gold accompanying the Philosopher's Stone.And those are but one of the wealth of the dragon.

But it does bring the dead back to life and keep you young forever.

"I can save Cyril." Wei Ya said, looking up at Felix firmly, "but when he wakes up, he will no longer be an ordinary human being. He will have a longer lifespan than you .We can't be with him for that long."

"Don't worry about this now." Felix urged, he looked up meaningfully at Cyril on the bed, "If he really can outlive me, I will find other ways to catch up with him."

Wei Ya was taken aback by the vampire's words, and she vaguely understood something from the words, but if she asked her to elaborate, she seemed unable to give any specific reasons.

"What else do you need, I will prepare it for you immediately."

Wei Ya took a deep breath.

"You have to trust me. You have to stay at the door until dawn, and you must never come in until I go out—no matter what noise you hear."

Felix frowned slightly in confusion.But soon he frowned and nodded firmly.

He trusts Wei Ya.

"Victor, you stay and help me." Wei Ya said as she tore off the hem of the long skirt that was in the way, and tore off the wide sleeves, and took out from the small pocket at her waist. "You go to bed and hold down Cyril, no matter how he moves, you must hold him down." She raised her hand and pulled her long hair to the top of her head, picked out a small glass bottle, and fed the liquid inside to Xiril. Riel, washed his hands again with the clean water in the kettle next to him, and then put on his gloves.

Felix glanced at Cyril on the bed for the last time, then walked out of the door silently, and closed the door gently.

Wei Ya picked out a small wooden stick with short and thick fingers from the tool and asked Cyril to bite, and then asked Victor to tear Cyril's clothes.

"Honey, are you afraid of blood?"

The man raised his eyebrows and glanced at his wife, not understanding what she meant.

"There will be a lot of blood, you must hold him firmly." Wei Ya said, opened Cyril's eyelids to observe his pupils, pressed his chest again, and then picked up the knife.

The red Philosopher's Stone is the heart of an ancient monster.The monsters are huge, ferocious, always young and vigorous, and they were once the masters of the world.However, this situation only lasted until all the sleeping dragons woke up.Dragons are their natural enemies, and they fall under the dragon's claws one by one. Their skin and flesh become their food, their bones become their lair decorations, and their beautiful and powerful hearts become their favorite collection.

Wei Ya wants to replace Cyril's dying heart with this powerful heart.

She knows she can't fail.Once it fails, there are likely to be three more corpses here.

Father had said that Cyril was a sullen boy, and that there was a family of freaks living on the estate.

But the Cyril she knew was not.

He cherishes words like gold, but is brave.

He is gloomy and indifferent, but kind.

He is not a freak, he is even more normal than many people in this world.

he is my friend.

Wei Ya thought.

I must save him.

This time, it wasn't for making someone owe me any more debts of favor, or for signing an unfair contract with someone.

I just hope that such a young man can survive.

When she was taking Cyril's heart, the weakened body suddenly struggled.She looked up at her husband viciously, silently reminding him to hold down Cyril.Victor pressed Cyril's shoulders firmly with his knees, pressed his arms with both hands, and urged his wife to hurry up in a low voice.

"Shut up!" Wei Ya said indiscriminately, her hand holding the knife was shaking.Cyril's heart was beating before her eyes, weakly but tenaciously refusing to give up hope.But she knew it wouldn't last long.

must be replaced.

She took another deep breath, regretting that she didn't drink a bottle of courage medicine just now.But it was too late to think about anything at this time, she bit her lip, and dropped the knife with a solemn expression.

Cyril struggled harder than before, and the little anesthetic he drank couldn't compete with the pain at all.Wei Ya growled and asked her husband to hold down Cyril, while holding out the Philosopher's Stone from the box.She held the red stone in one hand, touched Cyril's beating heart with the other, and quickly filled the stone into the young man's chest.

The moment his heart left his body, Cyril twitched, but soon he calmed down, the wooden stick slipped out of his mouth, his head drooped, and he lost his breath.

Wei Ya's heart suddenly rose to her throat.She hurriedly put the heart back into the box, and placed the Philosopher's Stone back and forth tentatively with both hands, hoping that she could find the correct placement soon.

"I can... I can save you, believe me, believe me..." She murmured anxiously, resisting the trembling of her hands, gritted her teeth and continued to try.

When the stone was turned upside down and placed on Cyril's chest, it suddenly burst into a dazzling light, filling the entire room in an instant.Victor and Wei Ya, who were soaked in red, were forced to close their eyes by the light. Wei Ya's hands were still groping, her fingers pressed against the stone, and she suddenly felt that it was like a real heart. Start dancing!

Wei Ya couldn't help but gasped. Regardless of the glare of the light, she barely opened her eyes, and immediately reached out to put her hand under Cyril's nose.Sure enough, Cyril resumed breathing, and after a while, he began to struggle again because of the pain.

"Hold him, my dear, we are about to succeed!" Seeing the hope coming, Wei Ya's irritable tone finally softened.She sewed up Cyril deftly, and finally gave him a little elixir.

The heart-changing was successful, and the moment Wei Ya took off the gloves, her feet softened and she fell to the ground.Seeing this, Victor hurriedly jumped out of bed and wanted to help his wife up, but just as he bent down, a pair of bloody arms stretched out and hugged his neck. Before he could react, his wife kissed him eagerly.

"I made it..." She pressed her forehead against her husband's, sobbing.The man took her into his arms, stroked her back, and whispered some sweet love words in his ear.They hugged each other tightly in this water-stained and blood-stained room, sharing each other's breathing and trembling, until the first ray of sunlight at dawn penetrated the glass and hit them.

There was an urgent knock on the door.

"It's really knocking at the door at dawn." Although Wei Ya complained, she still happily got up and opened the door.She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and ignoring Felix's usual indifference, she flew over and gave him a firm hug.

Felix, who was anxious to ask about Cyril's situation, caught Wei Ya who was bumping head-on, and was thrown back several steps by her.A heart that was so anxious that it was almost burnt through gradually calmed down in Wei Ya's warm embrace. The doctor's behavior at the moment explained everything, and he was finally able to calm down.

"Thank you, Via."

Wei Ya thought she would be pushed away, and planned to let go after hugging her hard, but Felix suddenly hugged her back forcefully.

The doctor was stunned for two seconds in the vampire's arms, and accepted his precious thanks with a smile.

"We saved him together."