I rely on my orc husband to survive
Camille hatched an ice serpent named Kevin Walker, while I hatched a fire phoenix named Carlos McCoy.
However, Camille stole Carlos from me. No one expected that shortly after, we'd face an apocalyptic heatwave.
Camille lost her life to the scorching heat. Before dying, she manipulated Kevin into strangling me to death.
Unexpectedly, we were reborn on the day those two eggs were about to hatch.
In this life, Camille beat me to it and seized Kevin first. She thought that possessing the ice serpent would allow her to easily survive this deadly heat catastrophe.
But what she didn't know was that Kevin needed to consume fresh blood daily to maintain his supernatural abilities.
*****
When I opened my eyes, there was no suffocating heatwave around me.
The painful memories of being drained of blood and strangled to death in my previous life remained vivid.
I glanced at Kevin beside me and couldn't help but shiver.
According to beast clan tradition, they must marry their saviors.
I should have married Carlos, but because Camille found Kevin's appearance repulsive, she seized Carlos first.
However, no one anticipated that a month later, the global climate would suddenly change, with extreme heat sweeping the world.
Kevin possessed cooling abilities that could drastically lower the temperature within a three-meter radius around him.
Carlos's abilities were the exact opposite of Kevin's.
Camille stole Carlos, who rightfully belonged to me, yet died from the heat during the apocalyptic heatwave.
I only survived because of Kevin's cooling abilities.
Before dying, Camille was convinced I had stolen her husband and incited Kevin to kill me on her deathbed.
I was about to say "Carlos is mine."
But Camille interrupted: "Kevin is the one I hatched! I want Kevin! You can have Carlos!"
Watching Camille eagerly link arms with Kevin, I immediately understood—she had been reborn too.
I smiled slightly. I was just worrying about finding an opportunity to reclaim Carlos from her.
Camille only knew that Kevin possessed cooling abilities, but she didn't know this power required daily consumption of human blood to maintain.
Worse yet, Kevin's fangs contained deadly venom, making each feeding session feel like torture.
The toxins would seep into the bloodstream, causing unbearable agony.
In my previous life, when Camille incited Kevin against me, I was already on the verge of death from blood loss.
In a way, I should thank Camille for letting me die quickly.
In this life, let Camille experience the daily torment of being fed upon by venomous fangs.
In my previous life, Kevin was extremely reluctant when I took him away, only becoming my husband reluctantly due to clan rules.
But in this life, when he heard Camille was willing to take him in, he eagerly ran to her side before I could respond, his forked tongue flicking out.
Seeing me watching him, he spoke coldly: "Violet, since Camille is willing to take me home, I belong to her now. Stop pestering me."
I narrowed my eyes. It seemed I wasn't the only one who had been reborn, along with Camille.
After hearing this, Camille looked at me smugly: "How about it, Violet? This is Kevin's choice. Just take that phoenix and go home."
I said: "Sure, Camille. Since you like him, how could I refuse?"
As she walked past me, she gave me a haughty glance, then leaned down to whisper in my ear: "Violet, you don't know yet, do you? The apocalyptic heatwave is coming again soon. If you're willing to kneel at my feet and beg me, I might consider letting you have Kevin for a few days."
I laughed inwardly. She probably didn't know why Kevin had chosen her.
I looked toward Carlos, who was huddled in the corner.
Poor Carlos had been trembling uncontrollably since the moment he hatched, for reasons unknown,
and only calmed down slightly when he heard Camille say she wanted Kevin.
I didn't feel like wasting more words on Kevin and Camille, so I took Carlos by the hand and headed outside.
Carlos asked, "Violet, do you really want me?"
I reached out to pat his head, but he instinctively shrank back.
He looked at me with terror in his eyes: "I didn't mean to, please don't hit me, okay?"
As he spoke, he struggled to control his trembling body, slowly extending his head toward my hand.
I said, "Carlos, what's wrong with you? Why would I hit you?"
Suddenly, I understood—Carlos had been reborn too.
I said, "Carlos, did Camille—"
"Don't mention her, don't mention her..." Carlos seemed triggered by my words, curling up in pain, blood even seeping from his eyes.
Seeing him like this, I understood completely—Camille must have abused him.
I gently pulled him into my arms, patting his wings: "It's okay, it's okay."
After his trembling gradually subsided, I spoke softly: "Carlos, let's go home. It's just that my place is a bit far, and there's no car here, so I'm afraid you'll have to walk with me for a while."
I looked at Carlos apologetically—financially, I really couldn't compare to Camille.
She had forced our parents to use all their savings to buy her a house and car, while I could only rent an apartment.
Carlos blinked and spoke timidly: "Violet, if you don't mind, let me take you home."
As he spoke, he bent down, gesturing for me to climb onto his back.
I felt a bit embarrassed.
He said, "It's okay, come on up. I'll fly us back together."
Carlos was so earnest that I had no choice but to climb onto his back.
I said, "Carlos, I'll tell you which way to fly."
He said, "No need, Violet. I know where your home is."
I was puzzled and was about to ask how he knew, when he already spoke: "Violet, we're home."
"Already?" I was amazed by his flying speed: "That's even faster than an airplane."
"What's an airplane compared to me? I'm a Phoenix." Carlos lifted his face proudly.
This was the first time I really looked at him closely.
He appeared innocent and naive, with a childlike innocence on his face, unlike Kevin, whose eyes always harbored a predatory gleam.
"Violet, aren't you going to praise me?" He looked at me, his eyes carrying a hint of expectation.
I sighed softly: "Carlos, you're so good-natured. How could she bear to treat you that way?"
As soon as the words left my mouth, I realized I'd said the wrong thing.
Sure enough, when I looked at Carlos again, his previously bright eyes had already dimmed.
I hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, Carlos. I didn't mean to bring her up."
Carlos smiled bitterly: "Violet, tell me, am I a useless Phoenix?"
Without waiting for my answer, he continued: "Camille said I was useless, that I only made her hotter and hotter, unlike Kevin. She said it was all my fault that ruined her. She plucked my feathers one by one, stabbed me with needles, used pliers to break my beak, and finally broke my wings and threw me outside to fend for myself.
"Compared to Kevin, am I really that inferior? Violet, why did you still bring me back? I'm just a useless Phoenix."
Though I had guessed that Camille had abused him, I never imagined she could be so vicious.
She was the one who chose Carlos in the first place—who could have predicted the extreme heat apocalypse? How could she blame everything on him?
I said, "No, Carlos, listen to me—it's not like she said. You're wonderful, you're so much better than Kevin."
"I know you're just comforting me. It's okay, I'm much better now." Carlos forced a smile, afraid I might worry.
I shook my head: "I'm not just comforting you. You really are ten thousand times better than Kevin. Let me tell you a secret—actually, I was reborn too."
Carlos's eyes instantly lit up.
I told Carlos everything about how Kevin had abused me in my previous life—how he drained my blood day after day, ultimately killing me brutally.
Carlos looked extremely shocked after hearing this. "How could this happen? According to beastman tradition, we must be absolutely loyal to our benefactors. No matter how they treat us, we must endure it. Breaking this rule brings extremely severe punishment. How dare he treat you like that?"
I shook my head with a bitter smile. "I don't understand either. What exactly is this punishment you mentioned?"
"I'm not sure of the specifics, but I know the consequences are very serious."
"Forget it, let's not think about that." I pulled Carlos to sit down on the sofa. "The extreme heat apocalypse is coming soon. Shouldn't we prepare something?"
Carlos and I discussed it for a while. Buying air conditioners was obviously useless—during the heat apocalypse, power and water systems would have collapsed long ago.
In the end, I decided to return to the old house in the countryside and dig a very deep cellar.
Cellars stay cool in summer and warm in winter. Most importantly, they don't need any equipment to provide cooling, making them perfect for shelter.
Carlos was not only fast but also incredibly strong. In less than a week, he had dug out a very deep cellar.
Even more fortunately, during the excavation we struck groundwater.
This way, both temperature and water source problems were solved.
I rode on Carlos's back, slowly descending to the deepest part of the cellar.
As soon as I went down, a cool breeze hit me, forming a stark contrast to the scorching heat above ground.
Seeing me shivering from the cold, Carlos immediately activated his ability, adjusting the surrounding temperature to a comfortable level.
"Now that temperature and water are solved, what about food?" I asked.
"That's easy! I'll dig another, larger cellar nearby and plant seeds underground. With artificial light and groundwater, when the heat apocalypse comes, the temperature there will be perfect for plant growth. We just need to stockpile a month's worth of food in advance, and once the seeds grow, we'll be set."
Carlos and I worked together, finally completing all preparations before the heat apocalypse arrived.
Tomorrow would be the day the extreme heat apocalypse descended.
I held Carlos close, lying on the large bed in the cellar, quietly waiting for that moment to arrive.
The next morning, I clearly felt the temperature in the cellar had warmed up, changing from initially being too cold to a comfortable temperature.
Carlos stretched lazily on the bed. "Finally, I don't have to use my ability every day. I've been using it constantly these past few days—my phoenix blood is almost depleted."
I said in shock, "Carlos, you mean using your ability requires consuming blood?"
"Yeah, just like when you play games and consume energy, we need to consume blood to use our abilities."
I looked at Carlos with both heartache and guilt. "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I could have handled being cold for a few days."
After spending a month with me, Carlos was no longer as timid and fearful as he had been initially.
He directly reached out and pinched my cheek. "I knew it—if I told you, you definitely wouldn't have let me do it."
Looking at Carlos before me, my emotions were complicated.
I thought, "Why is there such a huge difference between Kevin and Carlos when they're both beastmen?"
In my previous life, I had never complained to Kevin about the heat—it was he who couldn't tolerate the high temperatures and insisted on using his ability.
But the ability he used actually consumed my blood.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but sigh softly, "I wonder how Camille is doing."
According to my previous life's trajectory, today should be the first day Camille gets her blood drained.
It's really a shame I can't see her suffering.
Carlos seemed to see through my thoughts. "Camille? Let me show you something interesting."
As Carlos spoke, he mysteriously handed me a mirror I couldn't see clearly.
I asked curiously, "What is this? A mirror?"
I examined the mirror from all angles, unable to see what was special about it.
Carlos breathed fire onto the mirror, and it immediately became clear.
The mirror actually showed the figures of Camille and Kevin.
Seeing I was still somewhat confused, Carlos explained, "This is a treasure of the phoenix clan, similar to your human surveillance, but it doesn't need internet or electricity."
I nodded, staring intently at the scene in the mirror.
I saw Camille leaning against Kevin, drenched in sweat, constantly complaining, "I'm dying of heat! Kevin, don't you have a cooling ability? Hurry up and use it."
Kevin pressed his lips together, and my heart tightened. This was his sign of impatience, and also the precursor to him draining blood.
A sinister smile spread across his face as he stared at Camille with predatory eyes. "You're the one asking me to use my ability. Don't regret it later."
Camille said impatiently, "Just use it already, I'm dying from the heat!"
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