Chapter 812: Chapter 392: Behavior Patterns_2
"She helped the Purgatory Spirits from being enslaved, so they are grateful to her and hope she can live a normal life," ALulu suddenly said.
Seeing everyone’s gaze on her, she smiled embarrassedly, "I rather want to think on the bright side. It’s because of everyone that I walked out of my past life..."
"If that’s the case, why doesn’t she want to leave this island, nor meet outsiders?" Dorothy said.
"She’s timid," Zoe said.
"We all know that."
Indeed, even though Mort Dureger’s relative is known for being as timid as a mouse, everyone still feels something is amiss.
At her doorstep, she just expressed a reluctance to show up, without stating any reason for not wanting to leave.
Merely resisting, but not understanding the reason for the resistance.
Yet she was decisive when helping Zoe, joining forces with the Purgatory Spirits to unleash a Flaming Arrow Rain.
Li Ang took out an item, it was a box slightly larger than a palm.
"What’s this box?"
"It’s given by Mort."
"What’s inside?" The young girls leaned over, noting the box’s decorative patterns were in the same style as the path they traveled with Lupus.
"We don’t know yet."
Li Ang recalled the conversation at that time and told it to the young girls.
Make sure to meet her face to face, persuade her first, and then open this box. It’s best when she’s already swayed but hasn’t made up her mind yet; that’s when it works best. - That’s what Mort said.
"Making it sound so mysterious?" Zoe said.
"Yes, I said the same to him," Li Ang laughed.
You’ll know why by then. I can only say, follow this process for the best success rate.
"Why open it only face to face? What happens if we open it in advance?" Zoe pondered, completely at a loss.
Farina cupped her chin, pondering, "Perhaps this item can help us persuade her, but if we learn about it in advance, it might become a burden instead."
What kind of thing could lead to such a result? This piqued the girls’ curiosity, momentarily overshadowing the issue of why the girl was unwilling to leave the island.
The Dragon Witch chuckled, "I think Mort’s starting point stems from his own experiences, hence the special reminder to us."
Having been protected by that Sword and Shield Mercenary for a while, Farina had some understanding of his personality.
"Did he feel it was a sure thing with the item’s contents, yet sparked the opposite effect, thus reflecting that he should have persuaded the girl first before bringing it out?"
"Perhaps."
Li Ang put the box away, "We’ll find out then. I brought it out mainly to say, we absolutely need to meet her."
"If we break into the house, the mission will surely fail utterly. Wait until she comes out?" ALulu said.
"She’ll come out when she’s hungry, won’t she?" Zoe said.
"Not necessarily," Andasu shook her head, "In harsh environments, she would likely have food reserves at hand, just like in the Flashing Field where we’re always prepared with emergency supplies."
"Surely we can’t just wait around, what if she’s just dragging it out."
Although they couldn’t understand why the other party was unwilling to open the door, this wasn’t a simple request from a friend, because the girl was also related to the Star Soul issues.
Even if the Molten Mountain Star Soul was in a peculiar state, its power performance was weaker compared to the well-conditioned Thunderstorm Star Soul, it is, after all, a Star Soul, and not understanding it fully isn’t wise to act rashly.
Considering the girl and the Purgatory Spirits have been against the Star Soul on the island for years, to solve the Molten Mountain Star Soul’s problem better, it needs communication with her.
Sigh, Mort, you think because I can handle four problematic girls, I can also resolve this?
Hope the reward you mentioned is really worth this headache.
The reward is related to that girl herself - this point Li Ang did not quite understand either. Mort is quite genuine, not someone who would say, "The reward is her."
He also remembered Mort’s last words, "Come visit me when you have time, my grandmother makes excellent layered roasted pancakes."
Since he mentioned family, it must be a sincere entrustment.
"Zoe, we’ll need your effort later on."
The young girl chewing on a large bone nodded, without any doubt towards Li Ang.
"We need you to draw out the Molten Mountain Star Soul."
"What?" Meimei said, "Are you going to have her face a rampaging Star Soul directly? Have you thought about the consequences if things go wrong?"
Li Ang understood her implications, and succinctly replied, "A sprout not exposed to wind and rain is naturally prone to wither."
He could feel through the Mind Link that Anna already grasped his thoughts. Back then, she was determined to devour the "Star Soul Greenhouse," if it was the painful and rampaging Molten Mountain Star Soul, she would need to restore her power.
"I will handle repelling the Star Soul’s attacks."
"Easier said than done, we don’t have additional combat forces now, only this fledgling Adventurer’s Guild."
"We are not just individual adventurers now, we have a Combat Flying Airship."
Li Ang patted the hull of the Eternal Summer, "It smashed into the Annihilation Star Soul before, so it’s nothing to ram the Molten Mountain Star Soul now."
"Moreover, we’re not going to fight to the death, just lure the target out and see if its rampage affects the Purgatory Spirits and that girl.
"I personally think for sure there is influence, she is so proactive in facing the Star Soul, there must be objective factors at play. I want to figure it out for a better approach."
Next, Li Ang and his team planned the specific details, spending the day that way, with the operation scheduled for around ten in the morning the following day.
Having spent the day in the heat, no one took the trouble to find him, and everyone had a good sleep. The next day, they gathered on the deck, refreshed.
"Didn’t come out?" Li Ang asked Anna and Livi.
The Dragon Twins are Demons; their schedules can be completely out of sync with human patterns, so Li Ang entrusted them to watch the timid girl’s hut at night to see if she’d sneak out.
"Nope," Livi pouted, "What’s so great about this island, why wouldn’t she want to leave? Maybe it used to be scenic, but living in this Inner Sea must be cozy, though, now the creatures here must all be cooked to death."
"Even the Purgatory Spirits don’t sleep, frequently glancing our way," Anna noted.
It seems they pin some hopes on the Star Flower Travel Corps. Li Ang was basically certain of this.
But there were still more concerns that needed unraveling.
"Alright, let’s begin, weigh anchor."
At Li Ang’s instruction, Andasu started the engines of the Eternal Summer, and the large Flying Airship took off Temple Hill, heading over the Hot Sea.
The deck of the Eternal Summer was in combat readiness, irrelevant objects cleared, leaving flat space; fastening devices were connected to help anchor the girls during impacts.
Li Ang equipped himself and Zoe with the Armor of Wind, then, together with Farina riding a Flying Dragon, left the airship, descending close to the sea surface.
"Let’s start."
"Okay."
After such a long adventure, connecting with Star Soul power, and summoning Bahamut, Zoe had grasped how to utilize her connection with the Star Soul.
She closed her eyes, meditating, soon a faint Divine Light surfaced over her body, her figure beginning to blur, the prelude to transformation, but lacking the "reality" to fill this void.
That reality is the power of the Star Soul.
Maintaining this state, Anna on the deck felt her breathing quicken. Instinctually, she had a strong urge to seize the unguarded Divine Child actively releasing power.
Soon, the Hot Sea changed.
Beneath the steaming surface, a faint red light emerged, a Giant Beast burst through the water, roaring and exuding high heat.
Firelight flickered by the shore as Purgatory Spirits jumped incessantly, resembling "ants on a hot pan," seemingly anxious and pained, rather than engaging.
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