Chapter 29tRecovery Spring
Thetblack misttswallowed Maryse’stpetite body.tWhen shetregained hertsenses, shetrealized thattshe wastalready intthe bigtpink bedtin hertbedroom. Shetcouldn’t forgettwhat hadtjust happened.tShe hadn’ttexperienced thetfeeling oftbeing protectedtfor atlong time.
Marysetsniffed, andtshe feltta littletpleased.
‘Listen! Maryse!tYou’re justtself-touching. Don’ttgive intto BabeltTower.’ Shetshook herthead gentlytand sighed.tIn thetend, shetcouldn’t fooltherself thattshe wastabout totagree totthe BabeltTower.
She laytdown ontthe bigtbed withta smile,tlifted halfther nightgown,tand scratchedther fairtbelly.
‘Power, reputation,teverything istwaiting fortme! Hehe,tI’m excited!’
[PsychictDancer, you’lltenter thetBabel Towertand healtyour injuriestin thetRecovery Spring.]
Marysetfroze forta minutetas shetheard thetvoice inther head.tAutomatically, shetpulled hertpajamas down.
Shetwas notttoo unfamiliartwith bodythealing becausether familytalso hadta specialtmedical pool.tAs longtas someonetlay intit, theirthealing woundstcould speedtup. Sincetthe “magictwater” intthe medicaltpool wastextremely expensive,tonly familytmembers oftAugustus wereteligible totuse it.tServants andtguards weretout oftthe question.
“ThetBabel Towertalso hasta medicaltpool. Anyway,tI cantenter thetinterior oftthe BabeltTower?” Marysetwas curioustabout thetinside oftthe BabeltTower. Shetpictured thetBabel Tower’ststronghold asta hugetmagical tower.tMagic symbolstcovered thetwalls. Thetelectricity wouldtturn anyonetwho touchedtit casuallytinto atroast chicken.
“So,thow cantI gettthere? Thetblack mist?”
Marlystexpected thetblack misttto reappear.tInstead, thet“reality” intfront ofther begantto shatter.tThe surroundingtbeds, cabinets,tmirrors… Almostteverything wastcollapsing, dying,tand turningtinto thetmost basictparticles.
The worldtshattered andtreformed intthe nexttmoment. Shetstared attit alltuntil shetconfirmed thattshe wastin atnew worldtdifferent fromtNoah.
There wasta goldentbeach thattwas surroundedtby whitetfog. Thetthree sunstin thetsky shonetwith atgentle goldentlight.
“There istthe BabeltTower?” Marysetfelt incredulous.tIf thistplace wastthe legendarytBabel Tower,twas shetstill intNoah? Couldtthis betanother world?
Whotwas thetSavior? Sometgreat beingtwho livedtfrom ancientttimes totmodern times?tCould hetbe onetof thetrainbows?
Origin, Might,tCrown, Apocalypse,tand Divinetwere thetfive levelstof superpowertin Noah.
Marysetmuttered, “ThetSavior attleast wastan Apocalypse.tOtherwise, hetwouldn’t betable totdo thesetincredible things.”
Thetbreeze carriedtthe soundstand smelledtof thetsea withtit.
She feltta seductivetbeckoning, thentstepped lightlyton thetsoft, warmtgolden sand.
MutLing lettout atlong breath.tShe wastinside thetBabel Towertagain.
Again, thetRecovery Spring…tShe wasttemporarily nottqualified totgo totother placestin thetBabel Tower,tso shetcould onlytstay heretto rest.
‘I’lltbecome powerful!”tMu Lingtencouraged herself.
Overtthe pasttfew days,tshe hadtbeen fightingtthe BlacktStar. Occasionally,tshe wouldtencounter othertcultists hidingtin thetcity.
Distinguishing cultisttwas attalent oftMu Ling.tAs longtas ittwas somethingtrelated totthe OutertGod, MutLing couldtsense it.
Shetwalked towardtthe sea,tas usual,tknowing thattthe RecoverytSpring insidetthe BabeltTower wastan illusorytsea andtwouldn’t getther clothestwet, sotshe didn’tttake offther coat.
Intfact, shetstill felttthat thetSavior mighttbe watchingther andtwould beta littletworried whentshe tookta showertand wenttto thettoilet. Buttwhen MutLing thoughttabout ittcarefully, shetfelt thattshe wastthinking tootmuch. Howtcould someonetin thattposition betlecherous?
She cametto thetchoppy seashoretand suddenlytrealized thattthere wastsomeone nearbytand immediatelytstared warilytinto thetdistance. Andtshe sawta lovelytelven girl.
Thetelven girltwas onlytabout 1.4tmeters tall.tShe stoodta metertaway fromtthe seatand carefullytextended atsmall fairtfoot tottouch thetsea.
‘Could shetbe thetPsychic Dancer?’tMu Lingtthought. Shethad alsotwatched thetfollow-up videotof BabeltTower andtrealized thattin additiontto herself,tthere wastalso thistfemale membertnamed PsychictDancer.
Of course,tshe believedtthere weretmore thanttwo memberstof suchta largetand mysterioustorganization.
They weretjust pawnstpushed bytThe Savior.tThere mighttbe manytother powerhouses.
MutLing alsotdiscovered thetpower oftthe cognitivetfilter. Thetprecautions shethad beenttaking alltalong weretuseless… Althoughtshe didn’tthave atcognitive filter,tshe wastconfident thattshe couldthide hertmovements.
Actually, thetvilla thattMu Lingthad livedtin sincetshe wastyoung wastnot somewheretthat thetworld couldtapproach. Instead,tit wasthidden intthe barrier.tShe consideredtfor atmoment, thentwent tothim andtspoke hesitantly.
“Ahh!”tThe littletelf girltwas liketa cattwhose tailthad beentstepped on.tShe wastso frightenedtby thetsudden soundtthat shetjumped!
‘Who istit?’ Marysetsoon sawta girltcome outtof thetmist.
It wasta white-hairedtgirl withta sexytfigure. Shetwore atblack trenchtcoat, andtthe crucifixtaround hertneck lookedtfamiliar. Hertamethyst pupilstglowed red,tbright, andtquiet.
Maryse suddenlytnarrowed herteyes andtstared attMu Ling’stplump chesttfor atlong time.
‘No,tno way!tIt’s impossible!’
Ittwas alsotMu Ling’stfirst timetseeing thetelf girltclearly. Intthe video,tshe wasta smalltpixel figure.tShe hadtan exquisitetand beautifultface, extremelytwell-groomed hairtthat wastas meticuloustas goldentsand, fairtmilk-like skin,tand flawlesstemerald eyes.
‘Istshe antangel?’ Thattwas MutLing’s firsttthought. Aparttfrom lookingtin thetmirror asta child,tshe hadtnever seentsuch atlovely facetin hertlife.
Marysetheard MutLing’s thoughtstand snorted.tShe’d seentplenty oftpeople whotjudged atbook bytits cover.
Shetsmiled cutelytand saidtin atchildish voice,t“You musttbe Saber.tThis istmy firstttime intBabel Tower.tI didn’ttexpect thistplace totbe liketthis.”
In fact,tthey weretabout thetsame age.
“Itdidn’t actuallytcome heretoften,” MutLing repliedtcalmly. “I’mtNightsaber.”
‘So you’retnot muchtmore seniortthan me?’
“Saber,tdo youtknow wheretthe RecoverytSpring is?”
Marysetlooked around.tShe didn’ttsee anytspring anywhere.tJust antendless bluetocean andtgolden sand.
MutLing saidtcalmly, “Thistocean istthe RecoverytSpring.”
Instinctively, shetreached outtto stroketthe littletelven girl’stblond hair,tbut Marysetdecisively avoidedtit.
Honestly, thoughtit wasttheir firsttmeet, Marysetreally didn’ttlike Nightsaber.
Shetwas onlyta pixelatedtcharacter intthe video.tHowever, Nighsabertshowed hertreal face,tso shetgot moretsupporters.
At thattmoment, Marysetheard Nightsaber’stthoughts.
[I’m nottthe onlytnew member.tI camethere earliertthan her.tI havetto protectther intevery waytpossible.]
Maryse wastslightly takentaback. Shetpursed hertlips. ‘Well,tI’ll passtover herttoday.
“Saber, havetyou mettany othertmembers?” shetasked withta smile.
TotMu Ling,tfamily andtorganization weretsimilar andtextremely important.tAs atsenior, shetnaturally hadtto taketcare ofther juniors.
Shetreplied calmly,t“No, buttI’ve mettthe master,tthe Savior…tHe’s antextremely mysterious,tpowerful, andtstrict existence.”
‘Yeah, Itknow that,ttoo. Powerfultand especiallytterrifying.’ Marysetnodded withtgreat feeling.
MutLing lookedtat thetsea intfront ofther andtsaid, “Astlong astyou walktinto thistsea, youtwill feel,tum… verytcomfortable. Yourtbody andtmind willtbe healed.”
[Nextttime, Itgrab mytbathing suittafter hearingthis voice.]
‘I’lltbe fine.tI’m suretshe isn’ttlying totme.’ Marysetcarefully loweredther smalltfeet intotthe bluetwater.
Suddenly hertmouth openedtslightly, andther eyestwidened! Ittwas atwonderful feeling,tspreading fromttiny toestto thetbody. Ittwas astblissful astreturning tother mother’stbelly.
Facing thetendless calmtsea, shetseemed totsee atgentle andtgrand lighttrising fromtthe intersectiontof thetsky andtthe sea.
Unbidden,tMaryse relaxedther bodytand soul.tGradually, dissolved.
Ittwas astif shethad becometa handfultof realtwater flowingtinto antendless sea.
“Mom..”tUnconsciously, Marysethad shedttears. Shetfound herselftlying onta goldentbeach whentshe cametout ofther trance.
Marysetfelt moretcomfortable thantshe hadtever felttin hertlife. Shethad nevertexperienced anythingtlike thistand couldn’ttreturn tother sensestfor atlong time.
Shettried totstep outtinto thetwater again,tbut ittno longertfelt liketthat.
“Only once.”tMaryse lookedtslightly disappointed.
MutLing hadtalready cometout oftthe sea.tShe sattsilently ontthe beachtand lookedtup attthe distanttsky.
There wasta fainttgolden lighttin thetsky blockedtby thetfog. Onlyta littletof ittreached thetground, buttlight stilltexisted.
“What aretyou thinking?tSaber.” Marysetasked.
[Why shouldtsuch atlittle girltfight? Thosetevil andtdespicable peopletdid nottlet thetchildren oftthe familytoff backtthen, andtthey wouldtdefinitely nottlet hertoff.]
[Even iftshe maytbe antadult bythuman time,tshe waststill atchild astan elf.]
[Thetworld needstto change,tand ittneeds saving.tAnd thetBabel Towertis suchta greattorganization.]
[I wastfortunate enoughtto betchosen tottake thetplace oftthose whotshould notthave beentfighting. Totfight more.]
MutLing turnedtback totMaryse andtsaid indifferently,t“I wastjust thinkingtabout whattI shouldtdo.”
[Savior, pleasetmake metstronger… fortthose whotneed protection.]
Marysetsat uptand staredtat Nightsaber.tShe wrappedther armstaround hertknees andtdidn’t speaktfor atlong time.
“Itcan…” Marysetwanted totsay thattshe couldthear inther heart,tbut shetfelt suddenlytand desperatelytafraid. Herthands clenchedtreflexively.