Chapter 25 : The Crimson Door
Although Lonis had mustered the courage to save Elucia,
This black-haired "girl" was like a demon, using various tempting words to force Lonis to "fall":
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"Hmph, Lonis... are you sure you want to save me? Do you know what your actions represent?"
"Ugh...?"
"If you think I'll treat you kindly after you save me, you're gravely mistaken... To repay your kindness, I'll torment you even more intensely, fulfilling your masochist desire to be ravaged!"
"N-no, that won't do!"
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"Look carefully, your breasts are really quite round, aren't they? I say, you've probably never touched a girl's breasts before, so that's why you designed them like this, right?"
"Mind your own business!!"
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"Cough cough... coughing up blood again. Mm, I should take this opportunity to leave some last words?"
"Elucia, hang in there, we're almost there."
"I can't go on, hehe... I never thought I'd die on the back of a perverted masochist. How shameful!"
"What kind of shame is that, and besides, I'm not a masochist!"
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Although she was rambling about all sorts of nonsense, Lonis knew this was also a manifestation of Elucia's strength... She didn't want to die like this either, so she was keeping herself calm by talking.
After all, for someone seriously injured, once they lost consciousness, they might never wake up again.
And Lonis ran all the way, taking elevators and traversing tunnels, advancing through the maze-like underground world until she finally reached a crimson door.
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This door stood at the end of the passage, about 20 meters tall.
Although it looked like no one had set foot there for a long time, the door's surface was as clean as new, spotless.
A strange energy spread around the door. Lonis felt her heart pounding, as if some peculiar force was resonating.
"Elucia, this is..."
"This is the Flame Abyss temple, the place I once served... Hmph, smear my blood on the door handle and it should open."
"Oh..."
Lonis nodded. Elucia had bled quite a bit along the way, and now it could be put to use.
But even though Lonis smeared the blood on the door, it remained sealed, and no matter how hard Lonis pushed, it wouldn't open.
Seeing this scene, Elucia frowned:
"What's happening... could it be that I've been rejected?"
"Elucia?"
"Haha, hahaha."
Suddenly, Elucia burst into laughter... She laughed so exaggeratedly, seemingly not caring about the wounds on her body at all.
And after laughing came complete desolation: as if there was nothing left in the world worth being happy about, and even looking around, she couldn't find any goals in life.
Bright red blood continuously flowed from Elucia's body, drop by drop, pooling on these steps.
"It seems heaven wants me to die. Sorry... Lonis, you should leave this place now."
"Elucia, what are you saying? There must be a way to get in!"
"The Flame Abyss temple is an ancient relic. Outsiders absolutely cannot open it... Otherwise, why do you think Kuru waited here for so long?"
"Huh?"
"You must have realized, right? To help the demon lord gain the Flame Abyss's power, Kuru launched a rebellion. But ultimately, because of my escape, his plan fell short... Hehe, speaking of which, I'm still a princess who abandoned her country and subjects, aren't I?"
Elucia forcefully pushed Lonis away, then collapsed to the ground just like that.
At this moment, even breathing was difficult for her.
Blood continuously poured from her skin, drenching the black-haired little loli into a blood-soaked figure.
Seeing Elucia like this, Lonis's heart ached, but she wasn't prepared to give up.
Because...
"Elucia, what are you talking about? If you could open it before, then you can definitely open this door now too."
"Hmph! Lonis, you don't understand... The Flame Abyss temple can only be opened by girls who have been recognized. But the current me has already fallen, I'm no longer that naive and innocent Snow Kingdom princess! Now, I've completely lost the qualification to control the Flame Abyss."
As if unwilling to be mocked by Lonis, Elucia raised her head and shouted at Lonis with her last strength.
"Ugh!"
If it were the usual Lonis, facing such a fierce Elucia, she might have already tucked her tail between her legs and given up... After all, whether in knowledge or strength, she was completely no match for this girl.
But,
But!
Only in that will to live was she absolutely not inferior to Elucia.
Having died before, Lonis knew the pain of becoming a ghost... You would lie in a pitch-black space, unable to do anything, unable to see anything.
Boundless darkness would wrap around you with despair: and when your consciousness completely dissipated and your thoughts completely numbed, you would truly disappear from this world.
So...
"If it won't open, then I'll smash it open!"
"Lonis, what are you trying to do?!"
"It's just a measly broken door, isn't it? Watch me use all my strength to smash it open!!!!!!"
Lonis let out a hysterical shout, then used all her strength to charge at that crimson door.
"Bang!"
Of course, this sound effect was only what Lonis made—in reality, she was dizzy from the impact, but this crimson door remained unmoved like a wall.
"Idiot, idiot! Are you an idiot? How could a physical body break through the Flame Abyss door?"
"If once doesn't work, then a second time."
"If this method worked, Kuru would have gotten in long ago!"
Although Elucia was shouting, Lonis wasn't listening at all.
Because at this moment, she had only one thought: ramming the door might provide a glimmer of hope, because this place was old and deteriorated—maybe it would break open.
But if she just stood here doing nothing, then Elucia would definitely die!!
So Lonis gathered her strength and charged at the door again.
And this time...
"Ah, ahhh! It hurts!"
"I told you to stop!"
"I won't stop. Bah... Elucia, if you're so capable, then stand up and stop me~"
Under the violent impact, Lonis felt like her shoulder was about to shatter... This level of impact had exceeded her ability to 'convert pain into pleasure,' and her skin was already bruised.
But it was precisely this pain that encouraged Lonis's spirit.
Anyway, her body was so sturdy that no amount of ramming could break it!
Then why not continue ramming~
Next time, she'd try using her head and entire body with no reservations~?
Lonis clenched her fists and charged forcefully at that door again!
This time, she used all the strength in her body. In her field of vision, there was nothing but that crimson door.
And it was this impact...
The massive door… was actually broken open by Lonis!