After being reborn, I was turned into a slave girl by a princess.

……

It could be said that if they had just driven for a short while, this exploration of the intervening city would have been a complete success... After all, it was just a minor injury with a few broken ribs, and Lonnie could recover after sitting quietly for a few tens of minutes.

but……

Looking at the black-haired girl still fighting in front of her, Lonnies felt a sinking feeling in her heart.

Although Lianlan said that he didn't need to worry about her and could just retreat.

But at this moment, she was already entangled by the Chicken Knight. At the same time, the fleshy tentacles that had been dormant on the street gradually awakened.

If this continues, even if Lianlan has a chance to escape, she will definitely be seriously injured, right?

(Uh, no, no! We can't just retreat like this!)

Lonnie's heart sank. Although she had become a girl, she had never given up her dignity as a hero.

Since I am a hero, I must never abandon any of my companions, not even those I have only known for a day!

and so……

“Slime, little starfish, help me wrap this rope around the end of the emerald green whip.”

"Neigh!"

Everyone worked together to tie the rope securely.

Lonese also used all her strength to swing the emerald green whip out!

Whether this will help Lianlan escape depends on the silver-haired girl's whip!

Chapter 57 Rescue

Fortunately, Lonnie's rescue was successful.

Rainbow Abyss weapons all possess a trace of sentience; they can, to a certain extent, grasp their master's thoughts and assist in combat.

Lonnies was tied up and made to look so shameful because she was practicing in the dungeon and her mind was full of lewd thoughts.

Now, Lianlan has also been pulled back onto the ship.

only……

The other party's condition, however, can hardly be described as intact.

Lianlan's clothes were already somewhat damaged from fighting the Kun Knight, and the current battle, coupled with the pulling of the ropes, caused almost all of the girl's clothes to tear.

Therefore, the horrifying scene came into view.

During the evacuation, Lonnies had caught a glimpse of Lianlan's body and noticed some dark wounds on her skin—the girl had initially thought they were minor injuries and hadn't paid much attention.

But at this moment, she noticed that Lianlan's body and arms were covered with dense, jet-black cracks.

These cracks, like the crackled patterns on porcelain, exuded an ominous aura, causing Lonnie to gasp in shock upon even a brief glimpse.

"Lianlan...are you alright?!"

"Lonnies, stay away from me."

"what?"

"My curse has returned! Quick... throw me off the ship!"

Lianlan's tone was less of a command and more like the last murmur before her sanity collapsed.

And then...

A powerful tentacle burst forth from the wound on Lian Lan's left arm!

This attack startled the silver-haired girl!

Although Lonnie instinctively dodged by kicking back, at the same time, many fine, thread-like tentacles emerged from Lianlan's body.

Seeing this, Lonnie felt a chill in her heart. Could it be that... Lianlan's body was infected by those tentacle monsters?

However, it seems...

(Anyway, it must be a side effect of being infected by the curse? That won't do!)

The intense curse raged, causing Lianlan to completely lose consciousness. As for Lonnies? She didn't throw her into the sea as the girl had requested.

After all, this was a very disrespectful thing to do to her companion, so Lonnies simply lifted Lianlan onto a small cart and tried to take her to the underground prison.

However, at the same time...

(Huh, what's this?)

Lonnies keenly noticed that the tendrils of silk threads spreading from Lianlan's wound were gradually wrapping around the small cart.

The horrifying sight was as if it had been spread by fungi, some of which had even climbed up the handle and wrapped around Lonnie's wrist.

(Ugh, so scary!)

If Lonnie hadn't known that her body had the ability to heal itself and wouldn't become cancerous, she probably would have been too scared to move. However, she insisted on taking Lianlan to the underground prison before stopping.

"This, this is..."

Lonnie was surprised to find that in just that short time, the girl's condition had worsened.

Those silk-like tentacles covered Lianlan's entire body, intertwining and weaving together, just like a garment wrapped around the girl's body.

"This thing looks like a tentacle suit..."

Seeing those tentacles still pulsating like blood vessels, Lonnies felt even more panicked.

Even so, she dared not forcefully cut open these tentacles with the Crystal Cold Dagger.

because……

These things may look a bit scary, but in reality, they are still part of the girl's body.

Moreover, Lianlan's current state is somewhat like a caterpillar emerging from its cocoon. Although her body is completely encased, she may be healing herself in this way.

……

"If only Elusia were here, she would definitely know what's going on with Lianlan... Wait, right, I can use the Clarity Staff!"

Although Lonnies's magic power was not as abundant as Elusia's, even using the Clear Staff, she couldn't obtain much of anything useful.

However, a preliminary analysis should still be achievable, right?

Worried that Lianlan might be assimilated by the tentacles and turn into a fleshy monster like those in the city, Lonnie quickly activated her staff.

However, the test results were far from optimistic...

"A third-tier curse?! And a late-stage one at that! I remember... when I was treating Princess Xing, didn't you say that there was no cure for the third stage?!"

Lonely broke out in a cold sweat. If that were the case, wouldn't Lianlan be beyond saving and not long for life?

If Lianlan turns into a monster in prison, should I kill her with my own hands?

No, I must not let that happen.

"Hang in there, I'll figure this out and get you healthy too... Trust me!"

……

……

The reason why Lornish cares so much about Lianlan is not because she is fickle and will do anything for any girl she sees.

It was her heart...

Instinctively, I felt a sense of guilt.

After all, as fellow heroes, he was far inferior to Miss Lianlan.

She was able to venture alone into such a dangerous island to help complete strangers.

And what about yourself?

Even with the Time Shuttle and so many companions, they are hard to use in critical moments... Not only could they not protect Elusia, but in this incident with the Night Pearl, they were able to retreat successfully thanks to Lianlan.

If it weren't for Lianlan's help, she would have been captured and taken to those tumorous nests long ago, where she would have been treated like a plaything, panting and moaning.

So……

(Lonnies, you have to get serious, because now, only you can save everyone!)

……

……

After confirming that Lianlan's physical condition was relatively stable, Lonnies used the Clear Staff to analyze the Night Pearl and the fragments of the tumor on her body.

Although this bead looks like a large pearl, its surface is somewhat soft. And if you carefully read and analyze the information, you can draw a crucial conclusion.

The working principle of these luminous pearls is very similar to that of the fragments of the Otherworldly Decay!

It also uses radiation to force the Tide Dragon away from this area... but the frequency of this radiation has been adjusted in stages, so it is not harmful to ordinary people.

But what about sarcoma fragments?

Their past is undoubtedly that of monsters from another world. For example, the giant Leviathan that Lonnie once encountered in the sky, and the monster Shark Rift that she defeated in the entrance exam for Seiki Academy.

But even monsters can be tamed.

These tamed monsters seemed to have become the workers of the interstitial city. They built the walls and cleaned the streets, which is why the port looked so tidy. Even after a thousand years of wind and sun, it looked as if it had just been built yesterday.

and so……

"So, the so-called curse is just a special mutation that occurs in the human body, causing it to resemble the body of a demon or monster? Hmm... In that case, is Lianlan's condition similar to that of Miss Lingli from the Mingjin Kingdom? If she took the same medicine, it should alleviate her symptoms, right?"

With this in mind, Lonnie carefully devised a treatment plan.

Chapter 58 Deep Sea Girl

Guided by the starfish, Lonnies continued her journey into the depths of the vast sea.

I don't know if it was because I was lucky or because we had already passed the storm zone, but the sea in this area was calm and there wasn't even a wave.