Chapter 54 Lian Lan
(Is it Elus?)
Upon hearing the girl’s voice, Lonis’s heart immediately stirred with excitement.
But soon, she realized that this voice did not belong to her wife.
… In a flash of lightning, a long-haired woman wearing a bamboo hat and a simple cloth long skirt charged forward.
Her robes fluttered, her long hair danced, and with a clean downward slash and a spinning cut, the girl instantly severed the black tentacle monsters.
“Phew… Didn’t I send you a message? It’s dangerous here.”
The girl entered the room, her gaze calm, showing no fear despite the room being filled with sarcomas.
However, the moment Lonis saw the girl, she was stunned. She had seen this black-haired girl before… it was the girl who had helped her when she was involved in a fake accident at Nile Port.
And upon seeing Lonis’s distinctive fox ears and tail, the girl seemed to understand something and froze.
“It’s you… aren’t you the little fox from the street that day? Why are you in a place like this? And where are your companions?”
After speaking, the girl looked around, but she found no signs of tentacle monster activity in the other rooms.
This proved that only the little fox had ventured into this city alone.
So, she shook her head and said, “Never mind, this is no place to talk. Let’s leave here together first.”
“Uh, thank you…”
“You’re welcome. Rescuing innocent people is my duty as a hero.”
“H-Hero?”
Lonis was surprised. She never imagined the other person would introduce herself that way.
The girl then twirled her sword, playfully creating a flourish, and sheathed it, saying:
“Allow me to formally introduce myself. My name is Lian Lan, and I am the hero of the Dulan Islands and Nile Port. I am also a rescuer who has existed since the last epoch.”
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Helped onto the ship by the girl, Lonis’s pretty face blushed slightly.
It wasn’t because Lian Lan was so dashing and handsome, giving her certain “sexy” thoughts… but rather, facing Lian Lan, Lonis couldn’t help but feel a sense of shame.
This was what a true hero was like. Despite being alone, she was decisive and ruthless. With a few strikes, she cut down the evil and saved an innocent girl.
Compared to her?
Just a nest of tentacle monsters had left her exhausted.
And she was almost violated. It was truly embarrassing!
Therefore, Lonis didn’t dare to claim her identity as a hero. She simply said, “Thank you. And, um! I… I am Elus’s personal maid. This time, I originally intended to go to the depths of the Vast Sea with my master to find the Deep Sea Temple.”
“Deep Sea Temple? What do you want to do there?”
Hearing that Lonis was going there, the girl frowned suspiciously.
“Ah, ah… that…”
“Is it inconvenient to say?”
“It’s not that it’s inconvenient to say, it’s just that you might not believe it… Actually, we are also collecting power to save the world.”
After saying this, Lonis nervously swallowed.
Looking at her disheveled state, who would believe her pretentious talk of saving the world! Besides, Elus wasn’t even on the ship, making it seem like a complete disaster.
However, Lian Lan shook her head with an unreadable expression and sighed,
“Saving the world, huh? It sounds like… a truly beautiful phrase.”
“Huh?”
“I also once thought of venturing deep into the Vast Sea, but my companions who went with me… have already…”
As she spoke, a hint of helplessness appeared in the girl’s eyes.
Seeing her expression, Lonis seemed to guess something… After all, when Elus returned to the Snow Kingdom, she often wore such a look.
“They’re… gone?”
“No, it’s more terrifying than being gone.”
“!”
“You wouldn’t want to know what they went through… But let’s not talk about that. More importantly, what about your companions? Such a huge ship shouldn’t just have you alone, right?”
Lian Lan’s gaze returned to its usual calm. She simply sat there, her back perfectly straight.
Although her demeanor was somewhat cold, it also gave a very reliable impression. So, Lonis thought for a moment before recounting her experiences:
“Actually… my companions are all missing. The day before yesterday, when I woke up, everyone was gone. I don’t know what happened. I just followed the only clue I had and came here.”
“Missing? How did they go missing? Was it during a storm, or on the island?”
“Ah, it was during a storm. Our ship was sailing in the storm, and suddenly, everyone on board disappeared.”
Lonis thought she would get help, but upon hearing this, Lian Lan’s face suddenly changed, and her tone became serious:
“Then, why are you safe and sound?”
“Huh?!”
“Everyone on the ship is in trouble, yet you, a non-combat maid, managed to survive. Is there something you’re hiding?”
“Wuwu!”
Stared at by the black-haired girl, Lonis no longer dared to quibble.
She shook her head and could only say:
“Sorry, I shouldn’t have kept it a secret. Actually… I am also a resurrected hero, the successor of the Fiery Abyss, the blessed one of Orange Abyss, Clear Abyss, Tree Abyss, and Han Yuan, Lonis! But even though I have gained so much power, I am still very weak. I was defeated by the tentacle monster in an instant. I’m really sorry!!!!!”
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As she said this, Lonis’s cheeks turned completely red.
She knew that although she had many titles, in actual combat, she was a little useless. Besides providing magic power to Elus, she had no other use – what a waste of so many blessings!
However, after hearing Lonis introduce herself like this, Lian Lan seemed shocked and gasped.
“You said… you are also a resurrected hero?”
“Y-Yes…”
“No wonder you’re safe and sound… I’m sorry, I was being overly cautious just now. I was worried that you might have been cursed and then, under hypnosis, harmed all the other crew members.”
“Huh? C-Could such a thing happen?”
“If it were an ordinary person, it would be possible. Because the Vast Sea is a place that cannot be understood by common sense. Only the power of the Rainbow Abyss can protect us from harm.”
“Ah?!”
“Then, it seems your companions were likely devoured by the Sea Tide Dragon… Only those creatures can silently devour people and livestock without leaving any trace.”
“Sea Tide Dragon!”
Lonis was stunned. She remembered that Princess Xing had ventured into the depths of the Vast Sea to retrieve children who had been swallowed by the Sea Tide Dragon, and that was how she suffered the curse.
So…
Lonis asked anxiously:
“Can my companions still be saved?”
“…”
“There must be a way, even if it requires sacrifice!!!!”
“There is a way… but it’s not a simple method.”
“Huh?”
“We need to enter this mirage city again, head to the museum in the city center, and retrieve that item.”
The girl nodded, saying with a very solemn expression.
