Chapter 68: The Cataclysm
“Mm…”
With a faint tremor, Lonis slowly awoke.
She had thought Elus’s voice would be heard around her, but… she was only lying on a flat blanket, and no one was around.
(Wuwu… are they not here?)
Not far away was the plush horse that had been bullying her earlier. Its fluffy mane still had some glistening dewdrops attached.
Lonis’s pretty face flushed, but she quickly realized… perhaps because she was too busy, Elus had settled her here to rest after her test.
(Mm… how gentle, and she even prepared a small pillow for me. But what was the test frequency? Did it meet expectations.)
Although she didn’t aim for 100% accuracy, Lonis thought she at least needed to pass, at least reach 60%.
However, with no one around, there was naturally no one to tell Lonis the answer… Lonis could only get up herself and call out to the outside.
“Hey, hey, hey, is anyone there? Is Elus here? I’m awake.”
Lonis pushed open the door, wanting to find Elus’s figure.
But, in that instant, she was stunned!
Because the scent of blood, unexpectedly, filled her nostrils!
Although it wasn’t very strong, it was undoubtedly blood… Lonis was alarmed, ran forward, and not long after, she discovered a corpse collapsed in the corridor.
(H-how is this possible?)
Although Lonis was not a coward, upon seeing the bloody and mangled limbs, she almost couldn’t help but vomit – these researchers were unrecognizable, their bodies were as if cut by a chainsaw, completely shattered.
Blood splattered, and their eyes held the last trace of shock from their lives.
“What’s going on? Did the enemy break in… Then, then what about everyone?”
…
Everyone should be fine, right?
The defense was still for another day, how could it be that they arrived here now.
Lonis dared not think further, she quickly continued to run forward, trying to find everyone…
However,
At the end of the road, stood two familiar figures.
Mi Xue Zhou and Su Ling Zhou, the sisters.
The two of them were embracing each other by the wall, as if they were asleep.
But…
After Lonis approached, she found that they had no breath at all.
Their bright eyes would never open again, their delicate lips would never again be filled with smiles.
These two girls died here. They had supported each other until their last moments, as if still believing that they could be useful, that they could defeat the enemy.
Lonis knelt on the ground, unable to believe the sight before her.
She thought Su Ling and Mi Xue were joking with her, that they would wake up the next moment and say it was a joke.
But…
How could this be a joke!
Even those researchers from earlier, everyone…
…
Lonis’s body trembled, and at this moment, she heard another familiar voice.
“Sister… what are you… doing?”
“Sorry, sister. I don’t know what’s happening… But, this time, I have to kill you.”
“Is… is it Princess Cécile?!”
…
Hearing Cécile’s voice, Lonis hurried towards the direction of the sound.
It was on the next floor, it seemed the battle there had not yet subsided.
But when Lonis ran to them…
…
It was already too late.
Candelle, with one slash, pierced Cécile’s chest.
Although the silver-haired girl still wanted to resist, Candelle gave her no chance… with just one cut, Cécile was gory and shattered, completely collapsing onto the ground.
“Guh… W-why…”
Even covered in wounds, even on the verge of death, Cécile’s eyes widened in disbelief, as if unable to believe that Candelle would do this to her.
“Sorry… sister, but, I must kill you…”
“Candelle…”
“Then, goodbye. I’ll give you a quick end.”
With a tearing sound, Candelle, with one slash, completely killed Cécile.
Even though Candelle’s body was covered in blood, even though tears streamed down Candelle’s face, she still did not stop.
Her expression was vacant, like a puppet’s, filled with despair.
“C-Candelle, what are you doing!”
At this time, Lonis rushed over, trying with all her might to embrace Candelle’s body.
But then?
The black-haired girl just smiled slightly, facing Lonis’s embrace, she offered no explanation at all, only saying:
“Master, you’ve arrived.”
“M-Master…?”
“Now, Candelle’s mission should be complete, right? Hehe, hehehe…”
Candelle knelt on the ground, as if she had gone mad.
This made Lonis feel even more absurd. She grabbed Candelle’s shoulder and questioned loudly:
“Candelle, what exactly is going on? What happened? While I was sleeping, what happened!!!!!”
…
There was no answer, Candelle remained kneeling there.
And just as Lonis felt utterly absurd and her emotions were about to spiral out of control…
A voice sounded in her ear.
“Your Highness, please let go of Candelle. I will explain to you.”
“Your Highness?”
Lonis shifted her gaze, only to see Elus walking towards her!
However, compared to the usual Elus, the black-haired girl at this moment looked so depraved – she had grown漆黑色的 wings behind her, and black tentacles were wrapped around her wrists, making her look like a demoness returning from the abyss.
“E-Elus…”
“Your Highness, please don’t blame Candelle, because this is what I ordered her to do.”
“What?!”
“We must kill all those related to the Rainbow Abyss, because only then can we…”
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…
“Something’s wrong, why isn’t the little idiot awake yet? Dr. O’Kali, execute the forced ejection procedure quickly!”
Although Elus could not see what Lonis was experiencing from outside.
But don’t forget, this black-haired girl has the ability to sense others’ emotions?
So without any hesitation, Elus immediately performed a forced ejection.
However, with this…
…
“Cough, cough, Elus, what are you doing!”
Lonis, who had just woken up, didn’t seem weak at all. Instead, she rushed forward,
and started hitting and kicking the black-haired Elus!
Although Lonis would usually resist, she had never “attacked” Elus before… therefore, facing such a frantic Lonis, Elus was stunned.
But even so, she did not get angry, but instead grasped Lonis’s arms and said seriously:
“Little Idiot Fox, calm down!”
“Huh…”
“Don’t worry, no matter what you just saw, you are safe now.”
The girl hugged Lonis’s shoulders and said with great certainty.
