Chapter 180 : Healing
"Wuu wuu wuu!"
Covered all over in candle wax, the poor silver-haired girl could only make sobbing sounds.
And Elucia, as if she hadn't finished teasing enough, placed her fingers on Lonis's skin.
In the dim bedroom, the two girls were close together like this... but one girl was impeccably dressed, with a rather mischievous smile on her delicate face.
The other girl was already in complete disarray.
Her hands were still bound, her pure white skin covered in thick candle wax. Her eyes looked pitiful, like autumn water filled with longing.
But it must be said, the feeling of having her entire body covered in this strange salve was indeed very comfortable. As if every inch of skin was protected, giving Lonis an exceptional sense of security.
"Wuu, wuu wuu..."
"Mm, now the treatment is complete. How is it? Is the salve my master concocted very comfortable?"
While speaking, Elucia peeled off the liquid from the girl's body. The original liquid had solidified into chunks, giving the black-haired girl's actions quite a "blind box opening" sense of joy.
"How could it possibly be comfortable? Elucia is bullying me again."
Lonis blushed. Even she didn't notice that her voice sounded more like acting spoiled than resisting.
"Oh, I wasn't bullying you at all. I was seriously applying the salve."
"......"
"So, little maid Lonis, what would make you satisfied? Do you want me to put on a maid outfit and respectfully say 'Master Lonis, please let Elucia apply salve for you' before you're satisfied?"
......
Elucia was fine not saying this, but once she did, Lonis's nosebleed came out.
After all, if this scheming girl really said such things to her...
『Master Lonis, please don't punish Elucia.』
『No way, Elucia has been too much to me usually, so I'm going to tie Elucia up too and bully her viciously!』
『Wuu wuu wuu, Master Lonis is a big pervert~』
『Hehe, who told Elucia to be my wife? Wives should have their heads patted by me.』
......
Such a development would be too exciting!
Lonis's heart was pounding, but she also knew this was at most just her fantasy. Elucia would absolutely never let her do such things.
However...
......
"Hmph, seeing that you, this white-stockinged little maid, have had a hard time lately, let's modify the maid handbook reward."
"Modify?"
"Mm, you probably don't want to turn back into a boy anymore, right? Then let's add fulfilling one of your wishes to the final version of the reward."
"!?"
"Hehe, any wish is fine~"
After saying this, Elucia smiled slightly and helped Lonis clean all the liquid from her body.
And the implications contained within...
(Could I give orders to Elucia and have her serve me?)
(This kind of thing... is it really, really possible?)
Imagining that possibility, Lonis was completely stunned.
On the other side, Dr. Okali's healing was also in progress.
What she had contracted was rabies virus extracted from Headhunter Bats... This virus acts on the mind, making people lose their sanity and difficult to cure.
But the Flame Abyss's effect was to dispel and purify substances.
And the Orange Abyss's effect was to conduct meticulous observation, reflecting all pathological changes truthfully.
So with the two working together, even troublesome viruses couldn't become obstacles. With Elucia and Yi Cheng's assistance, Okali's skin color showed obvious improvement.
"Wah ah, Elucia is so amazing, Lonis is so amazing too. What kind of power is this? It feels so cool."
"Hehe, this is ancestral power. Please remember to keep it secret, Suling."
"Of course~~ I won't tell even my sister."
"Mizuho's case might not need to be hidden..."
"Eh?"
"Anyway, saving people is the priority right now."
......
After resting for about several hours, Dr. Okali, lying on the sofa, slowly woke up.
Her expression revealed a trace of confusion and deeply accumulated fatigue, but her first words upon waking were:
"Wh-where is this? Where's the Tree of Causality Ruins sapling?"
"Dr. Okali, you're temporarily safe now. Don't worry. This is Captain Elucia's lifeboat."
"Elucia..."
"Yes."
Yi Cheng stepped forward, showing her school badge: "We're members of Clear Academy, belonging to the pioneer rescue team. Could you please tell us what happened?"
"What happened..."
Though initially, Okali's expression fell into confusion.
But soon, as if remembering something, she said in amazement: "It's Ma Run, Dr. Ma Run... betrayed us. He destroyed the research station's security system and stole the Tree of Causality Ruins sapling."
"Ma Run?"
"Reporting to both sisters, Ma Run is the deputy director of Boundless Research Station, also a doctor."
Bai Ye stood to the side, providing timely explanation.
"So Dr. Okali, what did Ma Run do? When we found you, you were wandering in the wilderness. We didn't find traces of other researchers."
"Ah?"
"Moreover, the escape pod had already crashed, and when we explored Boundless Research Station, we also encountered monster attacks."
"Is that so? I only remember things before being attacked."
From Dr. Okali's account, everyone understood what had happened.
It turned out that within Boundless Research Station, there were different opinions on how to deal with the Tree of Causality Ruins.
Dr. Okali believed the Tree of Causality Ruins had very special properties and should be carefully studied, so they should wait for Clear Academy's transport to arrive before making decisions.
But researchers like Dr. Ma Run believed the Tree of Causality Ruins's power was very special and had to be analyzed quickly.
Originally both sides held their positions, and the atmosphere wasn't tense... After all, they were colleagues, and some academic disputes were normal.
But no one expected that as the Tree of Causality Ruins gradually grew, strange incidents occurred within the research station.
Not only did bizarre sounds appear, but several researchers seemed to lose their minds and suddenly attacked surrounding colleagues.
Dr. Okali was also injured unexpectedly. Under Dr. Ma Run's manipulation, the research station's internal defense system also collapsed, and countless monsters appeared inside the research station.
......
"That's when I realized Dr. Ma Run had been causing trouble in the research station all along, because he had prematurely released the transmission device's energy, preventing Bai Ye from successfully reaching her destination."
"I see... So your escape pod was also destroyed by Dr. Ma Run?"
"Yes, after that, I don't know what happened."
......
Dr. Okali's testimony exactly corroborated the girls' previous speculation.
It seemed that the mastermind called Dr. Ma Run was the culprit behind everything... He was likely like General Kuru from Snow Kingdom, seduced by certain powers promised by the Trickster Demon Lord, thus betraying the research station.
"So... where would Dr. Ma Run go? Do you have any impressions?"
"I think... he might go to the Third Outpost."
"Third Outpost?"
"Yes, that's where our exploration team discovered the Tree of Causality Ruins seed."