Chapter 272 : The Legend of the Rainbow Abysses
Although after meeting King Prince Ruowei Palace, Lonis was used to whatever actions the males of Colotia might take.
But Witch Lingli's beauty at this moment still exceeded her expectations... Was this really a boy? Couldn't this be a girl who claimed to be a boy?
(And even her breasts are bulging...)
Perhaps Lonis's gaze was too focused. Lingli's cheeks reddened as she said embarrassedly: "Um... Hero Lonis, I'm very grateful for your help to our country. Really, really thank you very much..."
"Sister Lingli, don't be so weak."
"Eh?"
"This Hero Lonis wants to steal Princess Sethilu away right in front of you. You absolutely can't lose to her!"
Candel jumped up and said provocatively.
At this time, Lonis also felt somewhat guilty... Although she hadn't thought about bringing Princess Sethilu into her harem, just now she had indeed involuntarily had some improper fantasies.
How would Lingli view her? Would she blame her?
However...
Lingli suddenly frowned and said: "Candel, if you keep talking like this, I'm going to get angry."
"Eh?"
"Hero Lonis is the benefactor who saved our Bright Ember Kingdom. Moreover, the relationship between Warrior Lonis and Princess Sethilu is that of very close companions, not like what you're saying."
"Hmph, Sister Lingli can just keep being foolish."
Candel suddenly pointed at Lonis and said seriously: "Sister Lingli probably hasn't noticed, but Lonis is completely different from ordinary girls, you know?"
"What?"
"Ordinary girls, even when seeing beautiful girls, only appreciate them and wouldn't develop a burning desire... But Lonis has that. I've only seen this kind of gaze in pets who underwent gender modification before."
"Wuah?"
As expected of Vampire Queen Candel?
Even though she had surrendered, her observation was still sharp and directly struck at Lonis's deepest secret... Although Lonis's appearance was that of a girl and her behavior had been trained to be like a soft girl, her male instincts still couldn't be erased.
When seeing cute girls, she would instinctively become excited. Rather than focusing her gaze on the girls' faces, she would look more at parts like the girls' legs.
Having this secret exposed made Lonis's cheeks burn.
However...
"Enough, Candel!"
Lingli suddenly became very serious.
Although weak, she still gripped the wheelchair's armrest and said angrily: "It seems you've spent too long with the demons and need to systematically learn the rules of the human world."
"Wh-what?"
"I won't allow you to insult Miss Lonis. She is our country's most sacred hero... Not to mention she's not a boy now, even if she really were a boy, she would have full qualifications to do such things!"
"Eh?"
"Leave here. I won't allow you to insult Lonis anymore."
"If I have to leave, I'll leave. Wuu wuu, Sister Lingli is bullying me! Wuu wuu wuu!"
Being scolded by Lingli like this, Candel also cried and ran away directly... Watching that red-haired little loli's figure, Lonis also felt mixed emotions, not knowing what to say.
"Um, Lingli..."
"Miss Lonis, I'm truly sorry! My sister has offended you."
Although sitting in a wheelchair, Lingli was still solemnly apologizing to Lonis.
"No, it's fine, because I..."
"No, you don't need to say anything. Internal gender and external gender aren't important matters anyway."
"Eh?"
"At least for me, that's the case... I know that in this world now, there are many girls' souls that have entered boys' bodies, and many boys' souls that have entered girls' bodies. Perhaps some people would mind such reality, but for me, I wouldn't care at all."
"Wuu..."
"Miss Hero, please don't feel ashamed. Because actually, I'm more shameful than you."
...
As expected, Sethilu's older brother wasn't an ordinary person either.
She wasn't as weak as she appeared, but rather seemed like the type who clearly knew many things but still wanted to play dumb and treat everyone gently.
"Miss Lingli, thank you... My relationship with Princess Sethilu is just that of companions."
"Ah ah, it really doesn't matter. My sister... never mind, let's not talk about that. Warrior Lonis, actually, besides wanting to thank you for your dedication, I came here to tell you something very important."
"Something important..."
"Yes, you're going to the Bright Ember Temple this time, right? But Warrior, you might not know... the power of the Rainbow Abysses originally comes from the demons."
"What?!"
"In the previous era, when those monsters from the abyss invaded the world, people had no way to resist at all. Just in the initial period, many humans were slaughtered by the beasts. The world's population suddenly decreased by over 90%..."
Although she hadn't experienced such scenes, carefully recalling the battle that occurred in Insolania, Lonis could already imagine...
If there were no magic crystal weapons, humans couldn't possibly be a match for those beastmen. Not to mention those terrifying Exotic Decay fragments that could almost drive humanity to desperation.
...
"Most people died, but it was precisely those who died who gave the survivors hope."
"The dead... gave hope to the living?"
"Exactly so. 'Destruction and hope are one, killing and salvation are also no different.' Most people's corpses underwent mutation and revived like zombies in horror stories, continuing to slaughter their compatriots' lives... But there were also a very few existences who mastered this power."
"What?"
"Simply put, their bodies had become monsters, but they still maintained human rationality. They studied technology from otherworldly civilizations and elevated our human civilization by one level."
"!"
Lonis was startled and asked back: "So you're saying they were the ancestors of the Colotia family?"
"You could say that, but it's not entirely so... Because relying solely on Exotic Decay demon technology, we couldn't possibly completely defeat the Exotic Decay demons. Because on this path, the demons were already too far ahead of us."
"Then it was..."
"Humans abandoned their dignity and sought help from divine power."
"?!"
"I don't know how to explain it to you. If demons are 'demons' that pursue physical evolution, then deities are 'spirits' that pursue mental evolution. However, deities aren't friendly to us humans either—probably see us like ants."
"......"
"Deities needed offerings, and to satisfy the deities' demands, humans also sacrificed a lot. Finally, we humans were driven to desperation, but just at this moment... we discovered new hope."
"New hope?"
"Mm, she stole the deities' power and fused the powers of 'demon' and 'god' together... creating the unique existence called Rainbow Abysses."
"!"
"To thank her for her contribution to human civilization, we respectfully call her the Sun Loli Goddess."