Chapter 2488 A Bell <TOC> Chapter 2490 Table Discussion
Translator: SumTLMan
Angel, for all his knowledge, didn’t even know the cause of Gloria’s ailment, let alone how to cure her.
However, Angel was not fighting this battle alone.
Is the spotted puppy not here?
The reason he stepped out of the Observation Pavilion and then came back was precisely because of this thought. If the other patients with this madness could be treated, it might be worth seeing if the spotted puppy had any method, especially before it left.
Under Angel’s prodding, the drowsy spotted puppy opened its dark, innocent eyes.
Its confused expression made it hard for Rhine and others to believe this was a powerful mysterious creature.
How could it be? It looked like nothing more than an adorable puppy.
“Woof woof?” The sound was tender and soft.
Angel wrapped his arms around the spotted puppy’s forelimbs, lifted it up, and turned it around to face the transparent box where Gloria was contained.
“Can you take a look and see if there’s a way to treat her madness?” Angel whispered into the spotted puppy’s ear.
Others: “…” They now understood Angel’s intention, it seemed he wanted to take advantage of the spotted puppy’s presence to pluck some dog fur.
The spotted puppy faced Gloria for a few seconds, turned its head away silently, and “woofed” twice.
Although no one understood the meaning behind the dog’s bark, they all sensed the spotted puppy’s disdain: Is that all?
“Can you cure her?” Angel lifted the spotted puppy to meet his gaze.
The spotted puppy didn’t want to respond to such a simple question, but since Angel was looking right at it, it couldn’t look away. It could only whine softly, slowly emitting a green light from its mouth.
After releasing the green light, the spotted puppy started to act lethargically, no matter how much Angel shook it. Eventually, it just drooped its head and fell asleep on Angel’s shoulder.
Seeing this, Angel could only sigh helplessly, tucking the spotted puppy into his arms, and then began to study the green light it had emitted.
Since the spotted puppy had released this light, it must have some significance, right?
With this hope, Angel extended his mental power and began a deep observation.
During Angel’s investigation, Tree Spirit also grew curious and came over to study along with him. Angel didn’t refuse and made room for Tree Spirit.
Rhine and Iron Armor Granny observed too, silently extending their mental powers.
However, including Rhine, they had studied for half a day and still could not comprehend what the green light particle was all about. They only faintly felt that there seemed to be some bizarre structures within it… Moreover, they seemed to have sensed similar powers on Angel before.
Ultimately, except for Angel, none of the others could decipher it; they could only step aside and watch as Angel furrowed his brows at times, and at others, relaxed them. It appeared that at least he had some insights.
Indeed, this was the case. After Angel directed his mental power into the green light particle, he discovered that this green light particle was actually a combination of several green runes.
Moreover, the structures of these green runes inside were all familiar to Angel.
They were: bridge, passage, accommodate, binding, and dissolution.
However, these green rune structures, on Angel’s body, were distributed across various parts and were paired differently, never presented singly. For instance, the “bridge” structure was located on Angel’s right forearm, while “accommodate” was an ability of the right hand, and “accommodate” was combined with “passage” and “gate,” not separated individually.
Angel had previously attempted to separate these green rune structures, but after separation, he could not make the green runes appear on their own. This was the first time he saw other application structures like “accommodate,” “binding,” “dissolution.”
Such diverse and closely-knit New Combinations delighted Angel.
Soon, Angel was engrossed in the research of these new structures.
As time passed, the twilight in the sky gradually gave way to the night’s curtain, and the stars scattered across the heavens.
The shallow pool around the Observation Pavilion reflected the night sky stars, truly becoming a “star pool.”
As the moon reached its zenith, the water in the central passage of the star pool inexplicably began to boil, as if those creatures were making a comeback.
Iron Armor Granny and Rhine glanced at each other, and without speaking, both transformed into streaks of light, appearing at the center of the star pool.
They looked down.
It wasn’t some creature stirring up trouble again, but rather a meat mountain named Da Vichyssoise, who seemed to be getting a bit impatient, yelling and shouting.
The powerful sound waves penetrated the barrier’s membrane, causing the outside pool to boil.
Though Da Vichyssoise was screaming, he had no intention of leaving the passage.
Seeing that there was no immediate danger, Iron Armor Granny turned her head to look at Rhine, signaling with her eyes: “Shall we continue to wait, or shall we wake him up?”
Rhine glanced at the rippling water patterns of the star pool and after a moment of silence said: “Let’s wait a little longer… If it comes down to it and Da Vichyssoise comes out, I’ll handle him.”
Iron Armor Granny nodded and returned to the Observation Pavilion, while Rhine remained at the center of the Star Pool Ruins, silently guarding the edge of the passage.
About half an hour later, just as Da Vichyssoise was becoming nearly impatient, Angel finally lifted his head from his contemplation.
Angel had been in a stooped position for a long time, which caused a slight soreness in his neck. After adjusting his neck, he noticed that Iron Armor Granny and Tree Spirit were quietly observing him.
Angel: “Granny? Tree Spirit?”
“What’s the result? Have you figured anything out?” Tree Spirit pointed at the faintly glowing green light still hovering in mid-air.
Angel hesitated for a moment before replying, “I think I understand it, but replicating it might take some more time.”
“You’re trying to replicate it?” Tree Spirit was surprised; they had thought Angel was studying the effects of the light, not jumping straight to replication.
“Did you figure out its effects?”
“The specific effects…” Angel replied, “should resolve these syndromes of madness, I presume?”
“Presume?”
Angel could deduce from its structure that this green rune was meant to remove certain special effects, but whether it could cure madness wasn’t certain since he hadn’t tested it yet.
“It’s highly likely that it can resolve these syndromes of madness.” Angel paused, “Shall I give it a try?”
“How will you test it?”
Without speaking, Angel answered Tree Spirit’s question through his actions. He slowly raised his right hand, and the green rune, covered by his glove, instantly surfaced, some of its segments beginning to shine brightly.
These glowing runes symbolized: release, passage, gate.
It was a method to release the aura of the Nightmare Plane.
As Angel released the Nightmare Plane’s aura from his right hand, the suspended green light began to emit a brilliant green glow.
“Granny, we can release Gloria now.”
Iron Armor Granny pondered for a moment and, although slightly worried, complied with Angel’s request. She stowed away the transparent box that had been binding Gloria and watched as she lunged towards Angel, who was closest to her.
Angel did not dodge; instead, as Gloria pounced, he pushed the brightly glowing green light towards her.
The green light, facing no obstacles, directly entered Gloria’s forehead.
Gloria’s fierce lunging motion froze instantly.
Seconds later, a thick mist began to seep from her eyes, nostrils, mouth, and ears.
As the mist dispersed, Gloria’s eyes gradually shifted from blood-red to clear.
Once the mist had completely cleared, Gloria collapsed to the ground, limp.
Seeing this, Iron Armor Granny approached and examined Gloria. After a long moment, she nodded soothingly to everyone: “Her madness should be gone, though there might be some damage inside her brain, which is why she has passed out.”
Brain damage is a severe issue that’s almost insurmountable for novices or commoners, but for a wizard of Iron Armor Granny’s realm, it’s as trivial as a sneeze, a straightforward fix.
This means that Gloria has essentially recovered.
Having Iron Armor Granny’s confirmation, Angel relaxed and remarked, “It seems that the light particle provided by spotted puppy truly can cure madness.”
Tree Spirit noted, “The light particle is quite remarkable, but… it seems there’s only one green light particle.”
And that was the one spotted puppy spat out.
Now used on Gloria, what about the others?
Iron Armor Granny also looked at Angel: “You just mentioned you are trying to replicate it? Can you actually make a copy?”
Angel replied, “I can, but to stably construct the same structure, I need another two days of study.”
Iron Armor Granny didn’t inquire about what “structure” meant, simply nodding at Angel: “If you can replicate it, then there’s no problem. A few more days’ wait is trivial, just consider it a lesson for those reckless wizards.”
After speaking, Iron Armor Granny gestured for Angel to look outside the Observation Pavilion.
Following her gaze, Angel suddenly noticed that Rhine was no longer in the Observation Pavilion but had appeared in the center of the star pool.
Opposite Rhine, a massive flesh mass was slowly rising from beneath the pool.
“It’s Da Vichyssoise!”
Seeing Da Vichyssoise about to re-emerge outside the ruins, possibly to start a conflict with Rhine at any moment, Angel hurriedly said, “I’ll go over first.”
Without waiting for Iron Armor Granny or Tree Spirit’s response, Angel, holding the spotted puppy, quickly ran towards the center of the star pool.
Rhine, initially on guard watching the slowly rising flesh mound, slightly relaxed his gaze when he heard Angel’s footsteps behind him and nodded slightly at Angel before stepping aside.
Angel walked forward to the side of the ruins’ passage.
Da Vichyssoise’s round head had just risen from beneath the pool. Before he had a chance to survey his surroundings, he heard a familiar voice.
“Da Vichyssoise.”
Who dares to call my name without any endearing adjectives! Damn it! Da Vichyssoise’s small, mung bean-like eyes, seething with anger, followed the sound.
Upon seeing the speaker clearly, his previously puffed cheeks instantly deflated.
“Highness Shava,” Da Vichyssoise started, voice quivering as if wronged, tears welling up in his eyes.
When Angel was puzzled about what was happening, Da Vichyssoise continued to speak, “No, unadorable… Da Vichyssoise salutes you.”
Angel was momentarily taken aback, gazing at Da Vichyssoise’s sorrowful expression, somewhat understanding.
“No, you are adorable, Da Vichyssoise.” Angel chuckled softly.
“Really?” Da Vichyssoise’s tears abruptly retreated.
“Of course, it’s true.” Angel spoke while inwardly sighing: indeed, the reason for Da Vichyssoise’s wronged appearance was because he had earlier called Da Vichyssoise by name, forgetting to add the prefix “Adorable.”
Da Vichyssoise, certain that Angel was not lying, immediately lost the look of grievance and instead gazed at Angel with eyes full of longing.
Angel momentarily failed to comprehend the implication behind Da Vichyssoise’s gaze.
Half a minute later, Da Vichyssoise’s expression gradually became aggrieved again.
Angel recalled the first meeting with Da Vichyssoise at a dinner in the Doreen Flower Garden, and after a few seconds, he seemed to realize something.
He quickly retrieved a piece of magic nourish meat from his bracelet, then wrapped it in a layer of Nightmare Aura, and used the Nightmare Aura to create a small dish, placing the magic nourish meat on it.
After doing all this, Angel handed the dish to Da Vichyssoise.
“This is for Adorable Da Vichyssoise?” Looking at the small dish in front of him, Da Vichyssoise’s expression of grievance disappeared, gradually turning into excitement.
“Yes, this is a reward for the Adorable Da Vichyssoise, and a compensation for your long wait,” Angel nodded with a smile.
With the prefix and the delicacy, Da Vichyssoise’s happiness was evident; his mouth split into a grin, his teeth sharp like shark’s, giving him an eerie but strangely innocent look.
Da Vichyssoise carefully climbed out of the ruins, solemnly took the small dish, and swallowed it in one gulp.
“The dessert is bouncy, rich with primal power, so delicious!” Da Vichyssoise held his fists to his cheeks, shaking them next to his face like a bashful girl, his face full of bliss.
Although it was unclear whether Da Vichyssoise truly liked it or it was merely due to the identity bonus of “Shava,” Da Vichyssoise’s expression gave Angel a sense of accomplishment.
It made him consider making a dish for Da Vichyssoise himself. Perhaps, a magic bread?
Of course, these were just thoughts in Angel’s mind, and he did not actually act on them. However, if Gloria or Toby heard Angel’s thoughts, whether he was serious or not, they would probably rush to stop him at all costs. After all, in the entire Southern Wizarding World, Angel alone had the unique recipe for magic bread that tastes like stinky socks.
Having satisfied Da Vichyssoise’s gourmet desires, their communication became much smoother.
Angel even managed to learn about the recent conditions in the Land of Heart Sigh from Da Vichyssoise.
Meanwhile, Rhine, seeing that Angel truly could communicate unobstructedly with Da Vichyssoise, was also relieved… However, Rhine was surprised by the childlike demeanor Da Vichyssoise exhibited in front of Angel. He had never directly fought with Da Vichyssoise but had seen his combat methods, which seemed similar to those of a gourmet wizard yet were extremely sinister and strange, with extraordinarily high combat power, completely overturning the weak image associated with gourmet abilities. The battle-hardened Da Vichyssoise was starkly different from his current demeanor.
Was this because of Angel?
Nightmare Plane, Angel, Nightmare Soul Body, Sanders… Rhine murmured these terms to himself and finally sighed deeply, slowly clearing his cluttered thoughts.