Chapter 221 (1/2)

“Perri, I need your help.” Noah knelt down in front of Lenia. “This woman, she needs medical attention. She has been exposed to hallucinations for so long that her soul and body are shaking. Once she’s healed…”

Noah cut herself off. The joy that rose at Perri’s appearance briefly weighed on her, but now she could sense that something was off.

“Hold on for a second…”

Noah’s voice was much clearer. Up until a few minutes ago, the surrounding area had been so loud that she couldn’t hear Pecker who was standing right beside her. However, the machine noises had all stopped, leaving nothing but a deathly silence.

She felt goosebumps on her back and all along her arms. When she looked back over her shoulder, she saw the process, which had been running incessantly until a few seconds ago, coming to a complete stop.

“Pecker, who did you say was the only one who can control that automation process?”

Noah didn’t need to hear the answer. Pecker’s blanched face gave her all she needed. But that was impossible. The only other person who could control the machinery had disappeared, and she had not seen him at all during her travels.

Dread began to set in Noah’s stomach as soon as it became clear that she had overlooked something big. All this time, she had assumed that Adrian Rossinell’s real body was in Tezeba and the replica was here in Harrell.

No one had said that there was only one replica in the first place.

She quickly scanned the surroundings but didn’t see one strand of blond hair.

“Perri… We have to hurry.”

Perri, urged on by Noah’s words, gently landed on Lenia’s head. Her body then dissolved into a shower of yellow sparkles that slowly permeated into Lenia. With Perri’s magic, in combination with Noah’s will, Lenia’s irregular breathing gradually subsided. Less than a minute later, the strong smell of lavender from Lenia faded away. She stared blankly and shook her head.