Chapter 138 : Clear's Dream
Just as Lonis's body was gradually covered by the orange sphere's light...
She heard Elucia's exclamation:
"Wah, there's a cockroach!"
"Cockroach, how could there be a cockroach?!"
"It ran out!!!!"
Accompanied by Lonis's shout, a black mass that was hard to detect also appeared before the soldiers' eyes.
This was Elucia's ability, Sensory Deprivation... The black-haired girl could deprive anyone of their vision, and the degree could be large or small. Whether paralyzing the opponent's vision completely or just paralyzing part of their vision was possible.
So in the guards' field of vision, it seemed like a black shadow flitted across the ground, really like a cockroach running by.
But how could there be cockroaches in Clear Temple?
Both Lonis and Elucia had been searched, and they hadn't brought their storage rings in.
So the guards' attention was immediately drawn away, and Lonis reached out her palm according to the original plan.
(Sorry, but Clear Temple, please grant me power.)
Lonis closed her eyes, and just like in Flame Abyss Temple, a scene slowly unfolded before her eyes.
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This was Clear's dream.
Borrowing the first ray of dawn's light,
People opened their eyes, using flawless pupils to gaze upon this brand new world.
Learning from birds' wing-flapping, they invented gliders that crossed the sky.
Learning from bats' sound waves, they invented radar that could communicate with distant places.
Learning from whales' breathing, they invented yachts that could dive into the deep sea.
Learning and growing,
Observing and thinking.
This was the most important quality that allowed humans to become the spirits of all things.
Therefore...
I acknowledge your efforts,
Just as I acknowledge your spirit of brave exploration.
I, representing the Clear Sky Maiden Goddess who symbolizes discovery,
Grant you—
Blessings from the Orange Abyss.
The ethereal voice and images disappeared.
And in front of Lonis, two things slowly appeared. (There were three items at Flame Abyss)
The first was a red-orange gem—although crystal clear, it seemed to contain sky and distance within, changing with mesmerizing colors.
The second was a rod-shaped staff... But before Lonis could see the staff's contents clearly, she quickly chanted an incantation and stored it in the gem.
Otherwise, if the guards stationed outside discovered any clues, that would be terrible!
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All these actions happened in a flash.
Elucia's "cockroach" tactic only harassed the guards for ten seconds... but these 10 seconds were enough for Lonis to resonate.
And just getting the gem wasn't enough, Lonis still had to...
(Wuu wuu, this kind of battle plan is really too strange.)
Lonis opened her mouth wide and swallowed the red-orange gem into her body.
This way, even if the guards searched her body, they wouldn't discover any clues... And because Lonis had already obtained Flame Abyss's power, the gem wouldn't cause any discomfort to her body.
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"Damn, the cockroach ran out."
"You two, go chase it."
The four guards split into two groups. Two went chasing toward the end of the passage, while two walked into the temple to confirm Lonis's condition.
Naturally, Lonis sat properly in the wheelchair, looking completely fine.
Seeing the two guards enter, this silver-haired girl even looked at them with a pitiful attitude: "Guard sirs, what happened?"
"You, didn't you see the cockroach?"
"Eh, I was just enjoying Clear Temple's blessing and didn't notice any cockroach."
Lonis's words weren't really lying, since Elucia's ability hadn't affected her. So the silver-haired girl indeed hadn't seen any cockroach.
"You have 5 minutes left, please prepare carefully."
Just like that, the battle plan at Clear Temple finally succeeded!
Although the guards cast suspicious glances, neither Lonis nor Elucia left any evidence.
After inspection, no problems were found, so Elucia pushed the wheelchair and safely brought Lonis out of the underground passage.
(Wow, it's sunlight... so dazzling...)
When they came out, Lonis couldn't be happier~
Not only could she feel that she was gradually regaining control of her body—although still somewhat weak, she would probably recover to normal in about a day!
But also because she had obtained Clear Temple's power.
This way, she had obtained 2 of the 7 Rainbow Abyss powers. Miss Yue Linyi's side would be easy to handle too, just needed to wait for some time.
(La la la~)
However, although Lonis really wanted to share this joy with Elucia.
At the exit, there was a woman wearing glasses standing there.
She showed a strange smile at the corner of her mouth, arms crossed, seeming completely unsurprised by the commotion that had just occurred: "Elucia, you were indeed playing tricks again."
This woman was naturally Teacher Suzuki. Ever since leaving the temple... Lonis hadn't seen her, who would have thought Teacher Suzuki was waiting outside for them.
"Teacher Suzuki, what are you talking about? Elucia doesn't understand~"
Elucia was thick-skinned, acting as if nothing had happened: "Teacher Suzuki, Lonis and I are very grateful for your help."
"Hmph, help... I just want to confirm what that cockroach was all about."
Suzuki's gaze sharply swept over Elucia's eyes, saying in a low voice: "What kind of method was that? How could you deceive the detection?"
"Teacher Suzuki, I-I don't understand... That cockroach was already in the temple, how could I have brought it in?"
"Haha, you know that the temple is extremely sacred, there's no way cockroaches could appear."
"Wuu... Th-that's something Elucia doesn't know about..."
This scheming girl Elucia was also particularly good at acting pitiful. That confused expression was even more innocent than Lonis's appearance when being teased.
"Unwilling to talk? But sooner or later, I'll know your secret."
"T-teacher?"
"And your purpose for coming to school. Just wait and see, I'll investigate until even your underwear is clean."
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The matter was resolved just like that.
Although Teacher Suzuki Mizuho was almost certain that Elucia was up to something, this short-haired teacher didn't continue making things difficult for them.
After leaving Ruins Island, Teacher Mizuho let them go.
And next was the thing that excited Lonis the most...
Now to confirm what abilities Clear Temple actually had!!!!!