Chapter 57: Out of Control Relic (This Chapter is Extended~)
Lonis and Elus, thus began their work as maids.
Objectively speaking, this wasn’t a difficult task. Because the king of Ruo Hui Gong’s attendants were very orderly, and would never do anything like “harassing girls.”
After preparing clean bedding and sheets, Lonis found she had no more work.
At this moment, the young lady stopped by the bed, looking out at the scenery of the entire Ruin Island.
Normally, when attending classes, Lonis could also see the silhouette of Ruin Island from afar, but the entire island seemed to be covered by a layer of mist, making it impossible to see clearly.
So Lonis thought that Ruin Island would also be shrouded in mist, like a fairyland… but the actual situation was that the sky over Ruin Island was very clear, and the view was not obstructed at all.
Under the bright moonlight, she could even see the main teaching building standing high in the distance, the Ancient Academy covered in ivy, the commercial street district where the maid cafe was located, and even the Magic Ships docked at Ranch Island.
“Amazing, what’s going on…”
“This is a magic used to protect Ruin Island, the Dimensional Wall.”
Elus sighed and walked to Lonis’s side.
“Dimensional Wall?”
“Yes, legends say it was a defensive barrier specially built by ancient gods to resist interference from gods of other worlds. Specifically, it restricts the transmission of magical power and isolates energy.”
“Eh?!”
“So, that’s why it’s so quiet on this island. Otherwise, if those relics were to get out of control, it would be a catastrophe.”
As she said this, Elus seemed to recall something, and her eyes held a hint of helplessness.
However, Lonis blinked curiously and asked, “Oh, then Miss, where is the Temple of Clarity? I remember she should have a tall and clear gate, but I don’t see such a magnificent building on Ruin Island.”
Due to the angle of the hotel, Lonis couldn’t get a bird’s-eye view of the entire Ruin Island and didn’t know its layout… But judging from the ruggedness of the mountains, the island shouldn’t have any giant buildings.
“Hmph, you’re really stupid. Although the Temple of Clarity is on the Sky Island, it’s also a part of the Rainbow Abyss.”
“Uh?”
“Since it’s the Rainbow Abyss, it’s naturally under our feet.”
“Un-under our feet?”
“That’s right, under our feet…”
As she got to this point, Elus’s mood became noticeably agitated.
However, this agitation wasn’t directed at Lonis, but at her surroundings… She could clearly feel that the atmosphere around them was somewhat abnormal.
But Elus couldn’t articulate exactly how it was abnormal.
Because she was in a bad mood, Elus frowned and said to Lonis, “Lonis, meow like a kitten.”
“Ki-kitten?”
“Yes, just do as I say, why so much nonsense. Do you want to disobey this Master’s orders?”
“Wuwu…”
Seeing Elus’s angry expression, Lonis knew that she wanted to cheer herself up by bullying her.
But she couldn’t resist.
Because this black-haired girl was staring at her menacingly, as if as long as she shook her head, she would be forced to make kitten sounds.
So…
“Meow, meow meow?”
“Mm, not bad, louder.”
“Meow meow, meow meow!”
“Not enough, you idiot maid, do you want to be smashed by a turning head?”
“MEOW MEOW MEOW!!!!!”
“Hmph, that’s more like it~~ I remember, it was Miss Yue Linyi’s behavior that was a bit strange?”
When Elus’s mood improved, her thoughts became extremely sharp.
“Strange?”
“Yes, thinking back now, when she mentioned the name Ruo Hui Gong, I didn’t feel any respect or affection in her heart.”
“Uh!”
Lonis was startled, did Elus mean…
“Perhaps her relationship with King Ruo Hui Gong isn’t what it seems?”
Night, thus descended.
After preparing dinner for the guests, the volunteers were done with their work. However, Lonis and the others still had to wait in the lounge for further instructions.
This was the downside of being a maid, because they had to take care of the guests’ daily lives, they had to stay in the hotel at night and couldn’t go home to rest.
The volunteers who had taken on other jobs had already returned.
“Volunteer classmates, I’m very sorry, we’ll probably be working until tomorrow morning. The school has prepared rooms for everyone to rest tonight, and we’ll go rest later.”
Senior Zhisheng Luo said apologetically, but the classmates were all understanding.
“Senior, it’s okay, being able to get so close to the royal family is also a very novel thing for us.”
“It’s just a pity that we couldn’t see the scene of Ruo Hui Gong’s party dining. I heard that before the royal family dines, they hold a special ceremony, right?”
…
The classmates chattered and discussed, and the atmosphere in the maid’s lounge was also very warm, as if everyone was enjoying the volunteer work as maids.
Seeing this situation, Lonis could only smile noncommittally: she didn’t want to be a maid, but everyone else was vying to be one.
Perhaps this was the siege effect?
Just as Lonis was about to close her eyes and take a nap…
Elus suddenly squeezed her hand.
The black-haired girl’s action was so swift that Lonis was startled, thinking she had done something wrong again—was Elus going to bully her again?
But this was in the lounge, wasn’t it?
In front of so many classmates, would the black-hearted girl push her down?
Lonis nervously pressed her legs together, but in the next moment…
“Lonis, everyone, be careful!”
“Eh?”
“A relic has gone out of control, stay in the room, don’t run around!”
Before Elus could finish speaking.
With a clatter, the candlelight extinguished.
The world plunged into complete darkness, and because the lounge curtains were drawn, it was pitch black inside, making it almost impossible to see anything.
“What’s going on?”
“What happened?”
Everyone fell into a panic, and at the same time…
Lonis felt a heart-pounding fluctuation brush over her chest.
That feeling was like a basin of below-zero seawater being splashed onto your body, and in an instant, Lonis felt as if she had turned completely cold.
A bone-chilling cold spread from her limbs, making Lonis feel as if she were sealed in ice.
Unable to resist, unable to fight back, her consciousness gradually slipped into a coma.
…
…
No one knew how much time had passed.
Perhaps it was an hour, or perhaps it was only a second.
Feeling the warmth in her chest, Lonis slowly woke up.
However, the first thing she felt upon opening her eyes was…
“Wuwu, my boobs were grabbed!”
Lonis only felt that her breasts were fiercely gripped by a hand, and they were sore and swollen… And only Elus could do such an excessive thing.
Therefore, Lonis opened her mouth to protest to Elus, but as soon as she turned her head…
She was so scared that she sat down on the ground with a thud!
“Elus?!”
Lonis was too shocked to speak… because this girl, who was originally so cunning, had actually turned into a stone statue!
Lacquer black stone skin, the grasping motion unmoving.
No matter how Lonis called out to her, Elus would no longer respond.
And it wasn’t just Elus; all the other volunteers in the room had also turned into stone statues.
Everyone’s expressions were still frozen in the last moment before they were petrified, showing astonishment, confusion, panic, and bewilderment.
And Elus was even reaching out to grab her breasts, as if she wanted to do something…
(No, Elus wasn’t bullying me, but…)
…
Suddenly, Lonis looked at her own chest.
And above the deep scar, a red gem was slowly flashing with light.
(It’s the Fiery Abyss necklace!)
Lonis suddenly understood: before being petrified, Elus had activated the power of the Fiery Abyss stored in the necklace… It was that warmth transmitted from her chest that helped her resist the fate of being petrified.
But Elus and the other girls were not so lucky.
They had all turned into stone statues and lost consciousness.
And within this boundless darkness…
It seemed that only she alone could act.
