Chapter 161: Remnant Soul
Clara's voice disappeared for a moment, and Li Ling thought she was struggling to organize her language again.
A moment later, he heard a low chuckle.
"Sure enough, even Her Majesty Mia has a fancy for talking about young people, and she is very thoughtful." When Clara's voice rang out again, it took on a playful tone.
Li Ling thought that Mia was laughing at him, and maybe he would soon reveal his true colors.
But Clara's next words were extraordinarily formal, and they surprised him as before: "Actually, you are being affected by that trace of consciousness, because ......" Clara deliberately paused for a moment, so that Li Ling's mind could keep up with the speed of her words: "I am the seed of that soul, and that thread was guided into your mind by Clara in the previous awakening consciousness. ”
"The flame!" Li Ling said in surprise, thinking that if he could see his chin, he must have fallen on Lin at this moment.
"Yes, I should have been in your consciousness and used all of your consciousness as nourishment for me, until your soul was fused and molded into another 'me' - a Clara uh shadow. But perhaps because my body has died or some other unforeseen circumstance has occurred, I am now out of your consciousness. ”
If this is the case, it seems that the current "I" is nothing more than a mass of consciousness. So, you're provoking me? Li Ling said coldly.
"It's not a provocation, Li Ling. I don't know what's going on. Maybe every human being in this world doesn't know what's going on, and everyone is confused. Now I am only a glimmer of consciousness on Kella, and what I know is only a part of her entire knowledge. And, as far as I know, Clara herself is full of confusion and confusion about her state. The reason why I want to tell you all the facts and feelings is because I want to discuss the situation at hand with you. Then, if possible, I hope I can do my best for myself and for Clara. ”
"What wish?"
"Kill Mia, kill everyone who has been poisoned by her and can't recover. Let people return to the simple, friendly life they once had, as they did before, like you outsiders. ”
Li Ling's heart was inexplicably a little excited, but he was immediately pressed down by him, and said calmly: "When we were discussing here, maybe Mia had already raised the butcher's knife to us. ”
"Our discussion won't waste any of your time, Li Ling, our communication comes from the induction of consciousness, not ordinary conversation. And Mia won't kill you easily, she seems to be plotting against your body, so she will definitely kill you after being fully prepared, and that's your biggest advantage! You'll have a lot of time to think about how to escape, and then come back and assassinate her. ”
"Hehe, my advantage is really great." Li Ling said with some frustration. "But you should have felt her strength just now, just like the gods and demons in the legend, not only can she float in the sky, but she can even kill Her Highness Clara with a finger of your hand. Do you think I have what it takes to kill Mia even if I want to? Li Ling's words were all the truth, but he deliberately said in a tone of fear and decadence, in order to test what kind of confidence the other party had to let him deal with the powerful Mia.
"I'll help you." Clara said. "Although I failed, I was the only Awoken who tried to rebel against Mia, and at the last moment I was out of her control. Also, my nearly a century and a half of age and experience should have made a difference, right? ”
"Well......" Li Ling reluctantly agreed, and couldn't help but think of a common saying: There is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure.
"What should we do now? Clara, I'll use your original name! Li Ling asked.
"Whatever you want." Clara said. "The most important thing now is, of course, to find a way to wake up your body, otherwise I don't know what this old witch Mia will do to you."
Clara's words made Li Ling's heart tighten, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "Yours is too right." Let's figure it out! ”
"Don't worry, don't you have any questions to ask me before you wake up?" Clara said again. "As I told you, this is the first time I've encountered such a situation. Maybe when you wake up, you'll never feel me anymore. ”
"This ...... You told me to calm down and think about it. Li Ling frowned.
After a while, Li Ling asked, "If what you are telling is the truth, then is Mia aware of her crimes?" ”
"She knows what she's doing, but she probably feels like she's doing the right thing. Human beings have only existed in this world for a short time, and they have not even really stepped out of the Busen Plain, on which they depend for their livelihood. We have so little experience and understanding of the world that we sometimes don't know what we're doing, what's right and what's wrong. I guess Mia has been puzzled by this question for a long time. But now, she seems to have an answer, and she calls herself - Soul Breaker! ”
"Soul Breaker!? Did she want to distance herself from the others? ”
"Not good, but the name makes me hate it, maybe it's the demon hiding behind Mia."
"You've done so much, there doesn't seem to be anything for sure. You don't even know how long you'll be able to exist. Li Ling complained.
"Huh. I don't know how long I'll last, but I know I'm going to be gone, and it won't be long. Because I am only the slightest trace of consciousness, I have just been injected into your consciousness by Clara, and I have not yet absorbed any of your power, and I have been forcibly stripped out. Now I waste a trace of energy with every word, even if I don't do anything, I can feel my strength slowly passing away, maybe every time it will be soon, I will completely dissipate. The only thing that can keep me from leaving you is the obsession of Clara's life. ”
"Okay. For myself, for my companions, for the sake of ......" Li Ling felt a little sensational, so he hastily ended: "I agree to cooperate with you!" ”
"Hmm!" Clara nodded. "I'll find a way to stimulate your consciousness and bring you back to life. Then, if I can survive the moment when you're awake, we can try to communicate. The rest is up to us to work together. ”
"Then let's get to work!" Now that he had made a decision, Li Ling no longer hesitated and said happily.
"Sting!" With a sound, Li Ling felt a dark shadow appear in the blank space in front of him. Then all the blanks surged towards the shadow, as if countless lights had been sucked into a black hole.
When he woke up, Li Ling found that he was lying on his back. A beautiful face was looking at him anxiously above his head.
"Bren!" Li Ling muttered.
"Li Ling, are you okay? It's fine if you're okay. Bren laughed happily.
Surrounded by a cacophony of noises were some guards and men in black. They were walking around, seemingly on the battlefield of reason.
Judging by this, he was not in a coma for a long time.
Behind Bren stood Ina, and a woman in white with her back to herself, who seemed to be Mia, who had been in a big position before. Some of them were standing in front of her and listening to the instructions.
Li Ling felt a little heavy on his shoulders, so he shrugged slightly, and an arm fell off his head.
Li Ling exclaimed, and when he saw that it was Clara's stiff arm, he immediately recalled the conversation he had with Clara when he was unconscious.
But now, Li Ling didn't know how he should know if the trace of consciousness that Clara had channeled into his body had dissipated with his awakening.
"Clara, Clara!" Li Ling called in his heart, but no one answered him. Li Ling had no choice but to call Kelella's name out loud a few times.
"Her Highness Clara is dead." Bren replied. "I can tell you're worried about her. But she didn't intend to let you go when she was dying. ”
"Why so?" Li Ling asked curiously.
She puts her palms around your neck. Do you know why? Bren asked, her fair face flushed with anger.
Li Ling shook his head.
Bren put his palm on Li Ling's ear: "She wants to absorb your soul power." Although I am not an Awakened One, as the daughter of Her Highness Mia, I know a lot of secrets. ”
Brun stared at Li Ling's eyes, waiting for him to show a surprised gaze, but unfortunately Li Ling only let out a soft 'oh'.
"I knew you'd react like this, I'm not kidding you!" Bren said again. "Just now, while you were unconscious, I saw Clara running towards you desperately while struggling under Her Majesty's attack on Mia, putting her palm around your neck. If I'm not mistaken, she's trying to extract your soul power so that she can escape. Bren affirmed, glancing to the side with a disgusted gaze.
Li Ling turned his head in surprise, and sure enough, he saw Clara sleeping next to him. A hand stretched out desperately towards herself, and her hideous face was also facing her, looking as if she was going to devour Li Ling alive.
But with the previous conversation with Clara's split consciousness, Li Ling knew that things were not as simple as Bren imagined. Just like the remnant soul in her mind, she didn't know what was going on, so she broke away from Li Ling's consciousness. Whether it was out of malice or kindness, perhaps it was Clara herself who desperately pulled out the remnant soul in Li Ling's consciousness.
"What are you waiting for? Come and get her away! Bren shouted to a few of the guards who were busy in the distance. Those people were brought by Her Highness Ina, so she hesitated a little, and when she got the approval of Her Highness Ina, she ran over respectfully and carried Clara's body away.
"Shhhh Bren patted his chest relaxedly, and asked Li Ling again, "How do you feel?" ”
"It's okay, it's just that the muscles on my body are a little sore, just take a break." Li Ling said.
"Hmm." I've had your body examined, and there's really no fatal injury. But what I want to ask is...... Do you have a strange feeling, such as...... Ahem! Bren cleared his throat deliberately, as if he didn't know what to do.
"You mean the feelings of the Awakened?" Li Ling said bluntly.
"Hmm!" Bren nodded, looking at him with a sincere expression. "Let's give it a try and see if you can cast some special abilities, or if you have any weird feelings?"
Li Ling's gaze glanced at Mia's body again, and all he saw was her calm back. She had been standing there, not leaving or approaching. Of course, Li Ling didn't particularly hate or yearn for this high-powered and powerful woman, but just speculated in his heart whether she could perceive her words and deeds at the moment?
Li Ling was on guard as he aimed at a stone in the distance, but in fact, he was targeting a blade of grass in the distance. Under Bren's concerned gaze, Li Ling lightly hooked his fingers.
Naturally, the nearby stone didn't move. But Li Ling noticed that the blade of grass in the distance was slightly bent in his direction.
"Great! Li Ling! It seems that my mother guessed correctly, and I knew it would be so. How could a strong-willed man like you become a slave to death? Bren clapped his hands in high chest.
"Your Majesty?"
"Well, she guesses that after Clara dies, you will no longer be under her influence and return to the way you used to be. That's great! Clara is so innocent! "Bren's high chest almost flattened Li Ling's body.
The more Bren looked like this, the more confused Li Ling became, and even Mia guessed that she would return to her previous state after Clara's death, but why did the blade of grass bend towards her just now? Could it be that Clara's remnant is lying to herself?
No, Li Ling's instincts told him that the person who claimed to be a remnant soul was not lying.
Based on his memories before and after his coma, the speculation of the remnant soul, and the starvation that Brun told him, Li Ling connected all the elements together in his mind: under Mia's lightning-powerful attack, he was quickly unconscious, and Clara already knew that she was going to die, and maybe she could only do one last thing. She rushed over to the side desperately, placing her palm on her neck......
She was about to be killed by Mia, and desperately put her palm on Li Ling's body......
"She, Mia, and myself......" Li Ling muttered softly. These three elements are almost exactly what Clara's remnant mentions repeatedly: let yourself kill Mia for her!
Perhaps, Mia herself and her remnant soul each thought of a piece, and also used their own methods to assist Li Ling to achieve her goal.
The remnant soul was still lurking in Li Ling's consciousness, but Clara was dead.
No one knew what she did to Li Ling before she died. Li Ling guessed that the soul power he still had in his body was Clara's hands and feet on his deathbed, and it must be like this.
Now, everything looks like it's going well.