Chapter 235

No.17 had always been treated as a weapon instead of a life, but Alphino was a different story. From now on, the young man with dark green eyes and hair no longer belonged to Aether Spire as experiment No.17. He was just Alphino, a free being. The sky was dark. No stars could be seen. Only the moon was glowing. Alphino gently called out her name, "Elle." He said nothing else, just watching her calmly. She couldn't detect his emotions from his dull and curt voice. "What's wrong?" No.17 fixed his deep and careful gaze on her face. Finally, he shook his head. Elara couldn't tell, but in fact, No.17 had spoken just now in a language of his species undetected by humans. Therefore, she had no clue that his short silence meant, "Elle, if you plan to leave me and cast me away in this chilly place, I'd rather you kill me before you leave." Emperor penguins, bound by a lifelong mate system, often choose death after losing their partner. Octopuses slowly withered away after mating. Dol