Chapter 69: Awakening
“Ah, I…”
Held in Elus’s arms, Lonis felt a warmth from the bottom of her heart.
Lonis truly realized that everything she had just experienced seemed like an illusion.
She felt as if she had been in a dream-like, unreal void all along. Only the warmth of her lover now, only the face of that black-hearted girl, was real.
However…
Even so, if Lonis recalled everything that happened in the illusion, she felt it was too real.
It was as if Princess Cécile had really been killed by Candelle.
And the Su Ling Zhou sisters had also quietly died in a corner.
…
“Lonis, are you okay… Hmm, would you like a cookie?”
“Eh?”
“There’s a little fox doll here! Come quickly, doesn’t it look silly like you?”
Elus waved the small toy back and forth in front of Lonis.
Seeing this scene, Lonis also breathed a sigh of relief. She opened her mouth, but her voice was so dry.
“Um, Elus…”
“Mm, although I want to say ‘Little idiot, don’t rush,’ judging by your expression, it’s something urgent, right?”
“Mm, it’s like this…”
Lonis nodded and recounted what she had experienced to Elus.
Regarding Elus ordering the death of her companions, Lonis did not hide anything… because no matter what happened, she believed her wife wholeheartedly and believed that she was not that kind of person.
…
After hearing Lonis’s narration, Elus also showed a very solemn expression!
The girls’ brows were completely furrowed, and seeing Elus’s expression, Lonis guessed that she probably didn’t know much more than herself.
“It’s okay, Elus…”
“Hoo, if I’m not mistaken, Lonis, you just triggered the ability of the ‘True Ending’ in the void.”
“Eh, True Ending?!”
“That is, gazing into the future. What you saw might be a thread in the river of time. Hmm, this is a very normal thing, don’t worry. Because the Rainbow Abyss is a four-dimensional power. So seeing the future is also normal.”
“So, does that mean Elus will kill everyone in the future?”
“I told you, that’s just a possibility. Why would I, like a villain, do such a thing! However… this is also valuable information?”
“Eh?”
“Because, even if it’s an illusion, I wouldn’t kill my companions for no reason. If I did, there might be some ineffable reason.”
Elus crossed her arms, her expression growing more bitter.
It could be seen that she seemed to be analyzing “herself”… but in reality, Elus was originally a very complex girl, and even she herself might not be able to analyze her own conduct.
“Elus, is it… related to me? Because I remember you and Candelle both called me ‘Your Highness’?”
“Mm, it’s definitely related. But I can’t determine the cause and effect. The only thing I can determine now is that it seems killing all the companions should trigger something very special. And… Candelle was also very desperate at the time, wasn’t she?”
“Mm, I can feel that Candelle didn’t want to kill her sister.”
“Then this makes it convenient. As long as we ask Candelle how she can kill Cécile, we can probably draw a conclusion.”
“!”
…
…
Lonis did not expect Elus’s choice to be so direct.
However, this was also a good method.
After recounting what happened to Candelle, she was also shocked and replied in amazement, “I… I have to kill my sister?”
“Mm, Candelle, think about it, in what situation would you do such a thing?”
“No, no situation is possible! Because I, I originally…”
Candelle’s cheeks blushed, and she was too embarrassed to say that she originally led the demon race to attack for the sake of pursuing a family feeling.
However…
“No, there must be a possibility. Candelle, I know you can’t accept it, but the reason we’re asking you this is to eliminate this possibility.”
“This…”
The red-haired little loli’s body trembled as she thought. After a moment, she took a deep breath and slowly said:
“Unless… I know my sister will definitely die.”
“What?”
“Or, before she dies, she will be defiled by the enemy. So, to let my sister die with her body pure… I will kill her completely before that happens.”
“Is that so… Mm, Candelle, you’ve provided a very valuable clue.”
Elus fell into thought and nodded to Candelle, affirming, “Candelle, you don’t need to worry about doing such a thing, because… it’s just a possibility.”
“But…”
“You’ve already done very well. Not everyone has the courage to turn back if they go astray. I will handle this with Lonis. Before I finish, please don’t tell Princess Cécile or anyone else.”
…
…
That’s how things are.
Lonis had slept through the night in the void. When she woke up, it was the seventh day since the girls arrived here.
This was the last day.
This meant that no matter what happened, they had to resolve it completely today, otherwise, when Castor arrived tomorrow, everything might be too late.
“Elus…”
“I’m fine. I need to be calm now and try to find that clue.”
“Mm, I also think Elus is very reliable, it’s just… how much is my Dark Abyss reproduction rate? If it doesn’t work, maybe…”
Lonis meant to sit on the Dark Abyss duplicator again and feel that situation with her body again. If she saw more images, she might know more.
However…
“No, little idiot, I can’t take risks with you.”
“Uh?”
“Due to the accidental interruption, your current Dark Abyss compatibility is only 20%, but I think… if your Dark Abyss compatibility reaches 100%, it might not be a good thing.”
“Wh-what?!”
“I just remembered, when I was studying with Teacher Tsukimi Shimo, the teacher once told me a sentence: ‘Extreme prosperity leads to decline, abundance leads to loss, great skill appears clumsy.’ When your power reaches that complete level, it might be detrimental.”
“!”
“If it were the real Dark Abyss, perhaps nothing would happen… But the fake is ultimately fake. If it’s a fake Dark Abyss, the combination that is produced might also be a fake Rainbow Abyss, which could bring disaster to this world.”
Lonis couldn’t quite understand what Elus was saying now.
However, she understood it this way: if all seven Rainbow Abysses were copies and fake, then perhaps fortune would turn, and the true Rainbow Abyss power would be integrated.
But what if six of the Rainbow Abyss powers were real, and one was fake?
Then, there would likely be conflict, like qi deviation from practicing martial arts, leading to unforeseen consequences.
So, what Elus meant was…
“Elus, do we need to continue replicating the Dark Abyss power?”
“Mm, according to the current statement, we can’t continue. But don’t worry, with our current strength, we should be able to defeat the enemy.”
