Chapter 817: Chapter 395: Lady Hestia
"Why?! We understand the Star Soul very well!"
Zoe immediately picked up Anna in dissatisfaction, took a couple of steps forward, and placed her in front of Othella. The whole process was like moving a doll, surprising not only Anna but everyone else as well.
"Look, she is the Star Soul on our side."
Standing in front now, Anna also nodded in greeting towards Othella, releasing a bit of the Light of the Star Soul from her body.
Othella could naturally sense this familiar power, but she opened her mouth, unsure of what to say.
Li Ang stepped forward and said, "Are you saying we can’t save this place because your lives are bound to the Star Soul?"
His words not only made Othella lower her head, but also left Zoe and the other girls stunned.
"Li Ang, are you saying..."
"Earlier, it wasn’t obvious when we looked at the Purgatory Spirits, but Othella’s Spiritual Line clearly extends all over this island, connecting with the Molten Mountain Star Soul, which can be seen as the island’s god."
Li Ang gazed at the blue-haired maiden: "The island itself is already full of wounds; what you’re really worried about is if we defeat the Molten Mountain Star Soul, all the Purgatory Spirits, including yourself, will perish."
These special undead girls shouldn’t just be described with "life" or "being alive," but this is the most contextually fitting way to express it, as they and Othella’s autonomy far exceed that of regular undead, making it impossible to see them as simply undead.
"This—is one reason..."
The girl clasped her hands in front of her chest, lowered her head, and spoke softly.
"They have not yet fulfilled their wishes, nor passed on. I hope they can live out their lives properly..."
Othella’s words made everyone look around at the surrounding Purgatory Spirits. Farina asked, "Have you been helping them let go of their obsessions all this time?"
To eliminate undead monsters, resolving their obsessions is the most efficient method, compared to directly fighting with undead creatures that can act regardless of how damaged their physical forms are and ghosts capable of performing tricky attacks with their indeterminate forms.
Although the Purgatory Spirits were formed under special circumstances involving the Star Soul Power, the girl’s words also proved that they remained in the world because of their lingering obsessions.
"Yes, yes." Othella quietly responded.
"How long have you been doing this?" Dorothy couldn’t help but ask.
"I don’t, don’t remember. I don’t even know when I woke up; the calendar doesn’t match anymore. Maybe many years have passed. I can’t remember, I forget many things."
Can’t remember?
The girls didn’t quite understand, and Farina explained in a low voice that the process of the living turning into the undead inevitably involves forgetting many things as their physical body collapses. It was already rare for someone like Othella to retain her personality.
"If we put it that way, could it be sixty years already..." Meimei whispered.
"Amazing, truly amazing." ALulu said earnestly, her big eyes wide open.
Othella was a bit surprised by what the Paladin Maiden said, but before she could respond, the Purgatory Spirits had already gathered around her.
They gently touched her body, and the one leading them, a girl named Mesa, hugged the blue-haired maiden.
It was apparent that they were as close as family, indistinguishable from one another.
"Sixty years, then how old are you?"
Zoe counted on her fingers, full of astonishment.
Another slightly shocking fact was that if Othella was originally from sixty years ago, her real age would be over seventy.
It’s unclear how many years it had been since she shed her shell and awakened from the lava, but either way, she was no longer from the same era as Mort, even if her half-undead state allowed her to retain a young girl’s intellect.
Li Ang and Farina exchanged a glance and suddenly understood why Mort couldn’t persuade her to leave.
Of course, that guy, who wandered as a mercenary among various forces, had thoughts not easily seen on the surface.
Since he had visited Lupus Island, he must have discovered the connection between the Star Soul and the girl here.
Being unable to persuade her was because Othella was at least two generations older than Mort, making him hesitant in his actions, and also because he couldn’t resolve the Star Soul issue.
Inviting Li Ang here was not just because he was "good at deceiving girls," but also because he noticed similarity between Zoe’s Star Soul Power at the Flowing Silver Arena and the situation seen at Lupus.
"Clever fellow, quite cunning." Li Ang remarked.
"It’s not really causing trouble for us, since the issue with the Star Soul is aligned anyway, but next time we see him, maybe we can extract some benefits." Farina smiled at Li Ang.
The girls’ admiration for Othella’s age made the beast-eared maiden even more nervous.
Livi tilted her head to the side: "Do you know how old I am by that calculation?"
Anna blinked but said nothing.
"Oh right," Zoe smiled at Othella: "No matter how we look at it, we seem similar, still able to be friends."
"What you are doing is indeed admirable, and that’s certainly what these Fire Spirit girls think too. However, solving the Star Soul problem might not necessarily have a negative impact on you."
Li Ang made a gentle expression: "We’ve dealt with many Star Souls before, although this situation is different, we also want your help. There are many things we don’t understand, especially why it went berserk. You’ve been confronting it for so many years; you ought to know more than we do, right?"
Othella’s decision to confront the Molten Mountain Star Soul was clearly because its rage would harm the Purgatory Spirits, and she was protecting them.
Othella timidly shrank back, but a few pushes sent her forward.
"Huh? Wah wah?"
The timid girl looked back in surprise, realizing that it was Mesa and the other two Fire Spirit girls, who had helped guide them earlier, pushing her forward.
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