Chapter 39 Healing
“Woo woo woo!”
Covered entirely in candle liquid, the pitiful silver-haired girl could only let out a sobbing sound.
Meanwhile, Elus, as if not done teasing, moved her fingers to stroke Lonis’s skin.
In the dim bedroom, the two girls snuggled together… but while one of them was fully clothed with her delicate face sporting a rather sly, wicked grin, the other was in a state of disarray.
Her hands were still bound, and her white skin was completely covered in thick candle liquid. Her eyes looked pitiful, as if she were gazing yearningly into the distance like still water.
However, it must be said that the feeling of her body being covered in the special ointment was indeed very comfortable. It was as if every inch of her skin was protected, making Lonis feel remarkably secure.
“Wuw, wuw…”
“Mm, the treatment is complete now. How is it? Isn’t the ointment I concocted very comfortable?”
As she spoke, Elus collected the medicinal liquid from the girl’s body. The original liquid had solidified into chunks, making the black-haired girl’s actions feel like the joy of “unbox blind boxes.”
“H-how could it be comfortable? Elus, you’re bullying me again.”
Lonis’s pretty face flushed, and she didn’t even notice that her voice, rather than sounding resistant, was more like a spoiled whine.
“Oh, I’m not bullying you. I’m very seriously applying the ointment.”
“…”
“So, Lonis the little maid, what do you want to be satisfied? Do you want me to put on a maid outfit and respectfully say, ‘Master Lonis, please let Elus apply the ointment for you,’ to be satisfied?”
…
It was better that Elus didn’t say anything, but as soon as she did, Lonis’s nose started bleeding.
After all, if this black-hearted girl were to say such a thing to her…
『Master Lonis, please don’t punish Elus.』
『No, Elus bullies me too much every day, so I’m going to tie Elus up and bully her fiercely!』
『Woo woo woo, Master Lonis is a pervert~』
『Hehehe, who told Elus to be my wife? A wife should be petted by me.』
…
Such a development was too exciting!
Lonis’s heart was pounding, but she also knew that this was at most her own delusion. Elus would absolutely not allow her to do such a thing.
However…
…
“Hmph, looking at you, my white-stockinged little maid, you’ve had a tough time recently. How about this. The reward from the Maid Handbook will be modified.”
“Modified?”
“Mm, anyway, you probably don’t want to turn back into a boy now, right? Then the final version of the reward will include fulfilling your wish.”
“!? ”
“Heheh, any wish is okay~”
After saying that, Elus smiled slightly and washed away the medicinal liquid from Lonis’s body.
And the implied meaning within…
(Could it be that I can order Elus around and have her attend to me?)
(Is this kind of thing… really, really possible?)
Imagining that possibility, Lonis was completely stunned.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Dr. O’Kali’s healing was also in progress.
She had been infected with a rabies virus extracted from Headhunter Bats… this virus affects the spirit, making one lose reason and difficult to heal.
However, the effect of the Fiery Abyss is to dispel and purify substances.
And the effect of the Orange Abyss? It can observe in meticulous detail, revealing all lesions truthfully.
Therefore, with the cooperation of both, even the troublesome virus could not become an obstacle. With the assistance of Elus and Isumi, Dr. O’Kali’s skin tone significantly improved.
“Wow, Classmate Elus is so amazing, Classmate Lonis is also amazing. What is this power? It feels so cool.”
“Hmph, this is inherited power. Please remember to keep it a secret, Classmate Su Ling.”
“Of course~~ I wouldn’t tell even my older sister.”
“As for Classmate Michelle, you don’t need to hide it…”
“Eh?”
“In any case, the priority now is to save people.”
…
After resting for about several hours, Dr. O’Kali, lying on the sofa, slowly woke up.
Her expression showed a hint of bewilderment and deep-seated fatigue, but her first words were:
“W-where is this? The seedling of the Tree of Origin Collapse?”
“Dr. O’Kali, you are temporarily safe, no need to worry. This is Captain Elus’s lifeboat.”
“Elus…”
“Mm.”
Isumi stepped forward and showed her school badge: “We are members of C. Academy, part of the Vanguard Rescue Team. Could you please tell us what happened?”
“What happened…”
Although Dr. O’Kali’s expression initially fell into confusion, she soon seemed to remember something and said in shock, “It was Marin, Dr. Marin… he betrayed us. He destroyed the research station’s security system and stole the seedling of the Tree of Origin Collapse.”
“Marin?”
“Reporting to you two older sisters, Marin is the deputy director of the Boundless Research Station, and he is also a doctor.”
Bai Ye stood to the side and explained in a timely manner.
“Then Dr. O’Kali, what did Marin do? When we found you, you were wandering in the wilderness. We didn’t find any traces of other researchers.”
“Ah?”
“Moreover, the escape pod had already crashed. We investigated the Boundless Research Station and were also attacked by monsters.”
“Is that so? I only remember what happened before the attack.”
From Dr. O’Kali’s narrative, the group understood the course of events.
It turned out that within the Boundless Research Station, there were differing opinions on how to deal with the Tree of Origin Collapse.
For example, Dr. O’Kali believed that the nature of the Tree of Origin Collapse was very special and should be studied carefully, so a decision should be made after the transport from C. Academy arrived.
However, researchers like Dr. Marin believed that because the power of the Tree of Origin Collapse was very special, it must be analyzed as quickly as possible.
Originally, both sides held their own views, and the atmosphere was not tense… after all, they were colleagues, and it was normal to have some academic debates.
But no one expected that as the Tree of Origin Collapse gradually grew, strange incidents would occur one after another within the research station.
Not only did strange noises occur, but several researchers, as if they had lost their minds, suddenly attacked their colleagues around them.
And Dr. O’Kali was also injured unexpectedly. Under Dr. Marin’s control, the research station’s internal defense system was paralyzed, and countless monsters appeared inside the research station.
…
“It was then that I realized that the one causing trouble in the research station all along was Dr. Marin, because he released the energy of the transmission device prematurely, preventing Bai Ye from successfully reaching her destination.”
“I see… then was your escape pod also destroyed by Dr. Marin?”
“Yes, after that, I don’t know what happened.”
…
Dr. O’Kali’s testimony also corroborated the girls’ previous speculations.
It seemed that the mastermind named Dr. Marin was the culprit of everything… he was likely tempted by some power promised by the Trickster Demon, similar to General Kru of the Snow Kingdom, and thus betrayed the research station.
“Then… where would Dr. Marin go? Do you have any impression?”
“I think… he might go to the Third Outpost?”
“The Third Outpost?”
“Yes, it was there that our exploration team found the seed of the Tree of Origin Collapse.”
(Thank you, companions, for your support! An extra chapter has been added, and it’s a free one~)
