The Cockroach-like Girl Is My Beast-Chapter 413 - 386: Where to Go

Outside the window.

Lead-gray clouds densely covered the sky.

The whole city seemed to be shrouded in an unspeakable oppression and darkness.

Vishdair pushed open the wooden door, emerging naked from the bathroom of the room—she had finished training and returned from the training room to take a cold shower.

In the luxurious ward, akin to an apartment, the room was filled with fruit baskets sent by Lin Guang’s friends, classmates, and those he had saved from inheritances.

They were not allowed to enter the ward, but at least these gifts arrived. They were all high-end products, with the baskets themselves being spiritual artifacts that could keep the fruit fresh for a long time.

The silver-haired girl dried herself with a towel, applied a band-aid, dressed, walked to the bed, and silently gazed at the boy’s serene face, completely unchanged from his usual appearance.

Seventeen days had passed since the end of the inheritance, yet the boy still hadn’t awakened, showing no signs of waking up.

However...

Even while in slumber, the dark golden glow in Lin Guang’s eyes flickered like breathing, without any sign of extinguishing.

He was meditating.

He had been meditating all along.

The steady daily increase in Lin Guang’s spiritual power fluctuations, the rapid consumption of nutritional solutions and various potions, whether or not he was transferred to the meditation pod, all proved that he was in a constant state of meditation 24 hours a day.

For ordinary people, this was a fabled trait of the Meditation Contract Technique in the state of "Peak Perfection."

Perpetually in a deep meditation, his talents in the sea of spirit constantly resonated with the Contract Law Spirit Pattern.

He had already reached level 31, nearly 32.

A progression of nearly two levels in just over half a month, a terrifying speed.

In theory, this was a great thing.

But Vishdair’s ears... Kaiwen’s words seemed to linger in her mind.

"An eternally slumbering, self-valuing Source Stone."

Is he... self-valuing?

Crack.

The door to the ward was pushed open, and Chelina walked in, wearing a maid’s outfit. With a flick of her wrist, dishes of appealing cuisine appeared on the table.

Vishdair glanced over without moving, just waving her hand—she had eaten in the cafeteria after exercising.

Chelina carried a plate of steaming tofu and approached Lisa, who sat beside the hospital bed.

However, the girl merely hugged her knees and curled up on the chair, without reaching out for the dish, or even turning her head. Her eyes were bloodshot, fixed tightly on the boy.

"..."

Chelina’s eyes lowered slightly; she could understand Lisa’s feelings.

A few days ago, introduced by Kong Guofeng and Lin Qingxuan, a Seven-Star Medical Miracle Master arrived from the Imperial Capital to Zhen Sheng City to personally examine Lin Guang with his spirit beast, but came to a conclusion not much different from Kaiwen’s and brought even worse news—

In the circles he had encountered, throughout Great Xia, there was no Seven-Star Miracle Master capable of treating Lin Guang by any means other than "remodeling."

Perhaps... among the legendary Eight-Star strong, Tier Eight Divine Beasts and Holy Beasts could do it.

But, they were burdened with heavy responsibilities, not easily moved.

To persuade them, to move those beings who could be referred to as "immortals" or "gods" in other worlds.

It’s a very high, very high difficulty.

Before leaving, the Miracle Master did as much as possible to manage Lin Guang’s Ore Disease, allowing him to hold on a while longer.

But that was the limit of what the other could do.

Lin Guang’s spiritual situation, if forcibly awakened, might worsen.

This way, it’s still unknown... when he can awaken.

Since then, Lisa’s mental state had worsened again.

Even though she had shown sufficient strength before, that was largely because of Lin Guang’s presence.

Now... with Lin Guang still not awake, she seemed to have lost her anchor, unable to live like she used to.

"..."

And Chelina stood by the bed, looking at the boy’s side profile and the girl’s back.

She thought she had been strong enough to hold things together when Lin Guang’s status wasn’t good.

But now...

She couldn’t help but feel a little lost.

It had been five months since they made the contract.

Lin Guang hadn’t grown taller, had he?

Always just over 1.7 meters.

The boy in front of her seemed long encased in an amber named Source Stone, time unable to leave any traces on him.

Was it... from then on, hinting at Lin Guang’s current status, that it was a destined outcome that would eventually arrive?

"..."

No.

Chelina’s heart suddenly throbbed inexplicably.

A peculiar yet oddly logical thought suddenly emerged from the bottom of her heart.

If she had been more determined to propose severing the contract back then, Lin Guang would have been injured, just missing this lineage transmission at Celestial Ladder Mountain.

This was initially arranged by the real Kaelis, named Phelin.

Yet... she had jumped out of the plan.

Thus, the scene before her eyes, all the misfortune present might have been because of...

Her willfulness.

A terrifying void and guilt suddenly surged from the depths of her heart, like an invisible hand squeezing her heart tightly, along with an indescribable suffocating feeling. Chelina’s orange-red eyes suddenly showed an uncontrollable, dazed expression.

However...

Just at that moment.

Bang! 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

A loud noise echoed in the room, pulling her rationality back.

She turned her head to find Vishdair expressionless, having punched the wall.

Cracks spread on the wall.

Her pretty face was indifferent, with only a hint of madness flickering in her amber eyes.

"Rupu, let’s go practice."

"..."

Chelina swallowed her words, placing the tofu by the bedside table.

At this moment, Lisa finally came to her senses. She stood up shakily from the chair, as if wanting to say something.

But the next moment, driven by rapid movement, Vishdair directly opened the window with a rumble.

Then... astonishingly, she grabbed Chelina’s collar and leapt out of the eighth-floor window!

As she jumped, her whole body was already enveloped in blood-red light like flames, the demon’s shadow hanging over her back.

Bam!!

With a muffled sound, she kicked Chelina like a soccer ball in mid-air, sending her flying towards the distant Golden Birch Forest.

Then, she landed swiftly, leaping several times with a red trail, advancing towards that landing point.

Lisa, equally anxious, arrived at the window ledge, wanting to wrap herself in her "strong spirit" and jump down, chase after the two, but having not slept for many days, she couldn’t gather her telekinesis into the desired shape.

"Ugh..."

The girl looked at the bed-bound Lin Guang, her delicate, haggard face unable to suppress an unspeakable, heart-rending sadness.

.........

Under the dark firmament, in the golden sea.

Lin Guang seemed to stand not far from that gigantic tower.

But no matter how he stepped forward, he seemed unable to get closer.

And standing here, it seemed he could feel more clearly two "gazes" watching him.

As if jointly asking...

Where are you headed?

"..."

Lin Guang did not reply, just persistently stepped forward.

Yet this pace, compared to that time at Celestial Ladder Mountain, seemed somewhat shaky, somewhat... lost.

Without a goal.

He, for whom did he step forward before?

His consciousness grew increasingly unclear.

In Celestial Ladder Mountain, enduring ceaseless despair and outpour of pain couldn’t shake his determination.

Yet at this moment, this tranquility, this silence... seemed to soothe his soul.