Chapter 71

Seeing that Lai En not only did not flee but instead held the "Dawnlight Sword" to block the entrance of the tower, the woman in the gray-white dress immediately had a bad premonition.

She quickly turned the large scissors, clamped them around her neck, and gently slid them.

Bright red blood immediately flowed out, accompanied by her fierce howl, as if it had a life of its own, rapidly spreading in all directions, covering her entire body.

It was as if the woman had put on a full-body suit of blood armor.

While she was doing this, Lai En held the "Dawnlight Sword" with both hands, knelt down on one knee.

With a thud, he plunged the giant sword, formed from condensed light, into the stone floor in front of him.

The giant sword then disintegrated, transforming into a series of light points like the dawn.

They were densely packed, countless, forming a flickering and violent hurricane that swept forward.

Where the storm of light passed, the stone floor was shaved thin, some steps were flattened, and others developed exaggerated cracks. The woman had no time to make any evasive moves and was completely swallowed up.

The blood-colored armor on her body lasted for a second before shattering and dissolving into the light.

This time, she was no longer in the special environment of the third floor, surrounded by life, and could no longer use the pale, transparent faces to shift her position. She could only watch as her body developed one fine blood crack after another.

The cracks rapidly expanded, instantly turning into ghastly wounds that cut through her.

Her screams echoed as her body disintegrated into chunks of flesh, which, along with her spirit, continued to be ravaged by the storm of light until the hurricane subsided, one becoming even more fragmented, the other dissipating completely.

Although Lai En tried his best to control the "Storm of Light" from affecting other directions, the full-force attack still caused considerable damage to the walls and stairs on the side. If it weren't for Lumi An, Lya, and Valentine following his instructions and finding cover in advance, they would have been injured to some extent.

"Wow!" "Wow!" "Wow!"

The bird-clawed children climbing on the walls were frightened and cried out simultaneously.

This made Lumi An and the others' ears buzz, as if they had been subjected to a noise attack.

"Go!" Lai En turned his body and slammed into the nearby wall, which was the most damaged.

Crack! The wall broke, and a large number of stones fell.

A large hole appeared, large enough for a person to crawl through.

When Valentine and Lumi An ran over, Lai En grabbed one of them with each hand, holding their shoulders, and jumped from a height of several meters to a tree outside the castle.

Bang! In mid-air, he kicked the tree, changing his straight descent to a diagonal flight, landing far from the castle.

Lya jumped out on her own, using the protrusions on the outer wall of the castle to descend quickly, reaching the ground in a couple of breaths.

As the tree shook violently, Lai En, Lumi An, and Valentine waited for Lya for a few seconds before running to the back of the hill, leaving before the other servants could catch up.

...

Less than a minute later, at the entrance of the tower, near the large hole.

Mrs. Pualis, wearing a loose, gray-blue dress, stood there expressionless, surveying the surroundings.

The children climbing on the walls called out to their mother, accusing the intruders of their savagery and brutality.

Mrs. Pualis did not speak, her face as dark as water.

...

In the forest beside Cordu Village.

Lumi An and the others stopped, looking back at the castle.

Lya was about to speak but suddenly frowned.

"I heard a baby crying, very close!" She turned to Lai En and the others, "Did you hear it?"

Lumi An was startled and listened carefully.

He faintly heard the cries of a baby, but it didn't seem as close as Lya described, even sounding quite distant.

"I heard a little," Lai En said honestly.

Valentine's face changed slightly, as if he had thought of something.

At the same time, Lya's face showed pain, and she instinctively pressed her hand to her abdomen, which was noticeably swollen and moving.

Valentine hurried over, extended his hand, and placed it on Lya's head.

He then spoke a word in ancient Hermes that Lumi An had recently learned:

"Sun!"

Drops of golden, translucent liquid condensed in the air and fell on Lya.

Lya's body immediately emitted a wisp of illusory black smoke, her expression alternating between distorted and normal.

Finally, her abdomen returned to its original state, no longer moving.

"Phew..." Lya exhaled, "I almost became a cheap mother to a monster, but fortunately, it was dealt with in time, before it could take root."

She smiled, showing no fear or unease despite the bizarre and terrifying experience.

After sighing, Lya turned to Lumi An, Lai En, and Valentine:

"Do you want to purify yourselves with holy water? I'm afraid you might have unknowingly become mothers."

"Sure!" Lumi An agreed without hesitation.

But Valentine didn't immediately approach him; instead, he went to Lai En and placed his hand on his head.

"Sun!"

Again, the ancient Hermes word, and again, golden drops of liquid condensed.

As the holy water fell, Lai En showed no abnormalities.

Valentine then purified himself, with no illusory black smoke evaporating.

After dealing with his companions, he approached Lumi An and placed his hand on the "Hunter's" head.

"Sun!"

As the ancient Hermes word echoed and the translucent drops fell, Lumi An suddenly felt pain.

The pain came from his heart, as if a snake were trying to escape, causing his heart to speed up or slow down, making him extremely uncomfortable.

The next second, he faintly heard the mysterious voice again, seemingly from an infinite distance but also close by.

Fortunately, it wasn't as clear as in his dreams, so it didn't put Lumi An in a near-death state.

Just as Lumi An was about to give in, Valentine stopped the purification, nodding sternly:

"You don't have any problems."

Phew... Lumi An quietly exhaled, feeling as if he had danced on the edge of death and been pulled back.

At this moment, he roughly understood what had just happened:

According to the mysterious lady, he was heavily polluted by a secret evil god and could only maintain a normal state thanks to the timely seal of a great existence.

For such a person, accepting purification with holy water would be like a demon or undead embracing holy light, definitely causing problems.

In short, he himself was a pollutant of the evil god that needed to be purified!

Fortunately, fortunately, if Valentine had persisted a little longer or been a bit more forceful, even with the seal of the great existence, he would have exposed his abnormalities... In the future, he couldn't accept purification or seek exorcism, as he himself was the evil that needed to be exorcised... Lumi An felt relieved, not letting the residual pain show on his face.

Seeing that his companions had all been purified and the hidden dangers eliminated, Lai En immediately said:

"We will now go to the edge of the village, where the loop will be triggered.

"If Mrs. Pualis finds clues and chases us, and we can't fight, we will try to escape and restart the loop."

Seeing Valentine's obvious confusion, Lai En added:

"I'm worried that if we die once in the loop, there might be some problems after the loop is lifted, so we should try to avoid dying if possible."

"Okay." Lya agreed before Valentine could make any passionate remarks.

Seeing that both companions had made the same decision, Valentine could only nod.

At this moment, Lumi An glanced at them, waved his hand, and said:

"You go, I'm going home!"

"Are you not worried that Mrs. Pualis will come after you?" Lai En frowned in confusion.

Lumi An smiled:

"I'm not like you. After entering the tower, I kept avoiding the gaze of those monster children and wasn't seen by them. The midwife who saw me was completely eliminated by you, and her spirit couldn't even communicate. How could Mrs. Pualis guess that such a high-level and powerful infiltration team included an ordinary person like me?

"Think about it, before you came to Cordu, no one tried to infiltrate the castle. As soon as you arrived, something happened. Who else would she suspect if not you?

"Following you in your escape would only drag me into it!"

Lai En, Lya, and Valentine were speechless.

Clearly, this was the plan the boy had devised, but why did it seem like he had nothing to do with it at the end?

Did they bear all the "blame" for it?

"Goodbye! If Mrs. Pualis doesn't dare to deal with you official Beyonders and the loop doesn't restart, we'll meet at the old tavern tomorrow!" Lumi An waved, running to the edge of the forest, reminding them, "Take care, my cabbages!"

Leaving the forest, Lumi An's expression turned serious.

He didn't follow Lai En and the others in their escape for just the reason he had given; that was more of an excuse.

His main goal was to return home immediately and meet with Orol.

As soon as Orol invited Mrs. Pualis for afternoon tea, someone infiltrated the castle, making her an easy suspect.

Lumi An had to quickly tell his sister that if Mrs. Pualis came to interrogate and eliminate her, she shouldn't resist but should directly betray the three outsiders and accept Mrs. Pualis's imprisonment, using valuable secrets to bait her for a while, preventing her from killing on the spot.

Living gives hope!

Even in the loop, one shouldn't easily talk about death, to avoid any major problems after the loop is lifted!

If Mrs. Pualis catches up with Lya and the others and wins, one of Lai En's group will trigger the loop, "erasing" their memory. If she loses, what else is there to worry about?

Thud, thud, thud, Lumi An endured the pain in his calves, ran through the village streets, and returned home.

Seeing Orol looking out the door, alive and well, he immediately felt relieved.

"Are you okay?"

"Are you okay?"

The siblings asked each other simultaneously.

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