Chapter 270 Cure (2/2)

"In a purely academic manner," said Aldrich, and Valera's suspicion died down "And in facing theht"

"Then you know they are ics When a creature is in sleep, their soul is the uarded An alert, active, stable mind is difficult to penetrate Dreae of a somnolent state and freely drain mana from their victims

The way this child's htmare forcibly imposed upon her"

"From who?" said Aldrich

"From you," said Fler'Gan

"What?"

"I have traced the origin of this nightmare It comes from you It is yours I see that the Death Lord has imposed a ritual of synchronicity upon you two But that is a link that flows in tays

Your soul, O Elder, is one dark and seeped in negative energy This little one, on the other hand, is pure and positive Yet, your soul, your reater, and if one side of the scale holds greater weight, is it not inevitable for the scale to tip?"

"Inevitable? The Death Lord didn't make it out like there would be risks like this," said Aldrich He remembered what he had seen when he tried to meld his mind with Chrysa's The mass of tentacled darkness "When I linked with her head, I also saw so A mass of darkness"

"A beast constructed in the throes of a nightmare I am sure that is not uncommon However, I arn you that I am not entirely certain about this," said Fler'Gan "I a before I was birthed All I know of it are sotten and incomplete texts

If you seek clearer answers, then you o to the Death Lord"

Aldrich nodded

"To that end, I will go ahead and disable the [Spatial Lock] imposed upon you two," said Fler'Gan He took a few steps back, raised his hands towards Aldrich and Chrysa, and chanted, "[Great Dispel]"

A pale blue light e over Aldrich and Chrysa From his systeone

Thankfully, whatever was afflicting Chrysa was purely related to Elden Worldthat Aldrich had the resources to help her

"Thanks, Fler'Gan I owe you one," said Aldrich He scooped Chrysa's limp body in his ar his body

"Grant me a new laboratory space in return," said Fler'Gan "I aot it" Aldrich turned to Valera "Valera, stay here for now Keep a watch over this place and defend it in case anyone tracked us I've had a [Grave Ward] follow us ever since we got ambushed, but I won't need it in the Necropolis Keep it with you"

A [Grave Ward] floating behind Aldrich hovered over to Valera, and she grabbed the iant eyes like it was a plushi+e "Understood, master"

Aldrich then disappeared, his [Mist Phase] warping him away

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In the Necropolis -

"H her brows as she put a hand to her chin in thinking gesture "Hht

They were in Medula's ic experiive her so on?" said Aldrich

"Yes, and it is actually quite simple," said the Death Lord

"What? Explain yourself"

"You two had a fight, didn't you?" said the Death Lord si one, too The little one could not handle the stress of the y in your soul to seep through and wash over her"