Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 785 - 786: Youlan’s Fear

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A few days ago, in front of a beautiful waterfall scenery, after settling down the people attacked by Sky City, including Sebastian, Miss Yumo excitedly sat on a large rock by the waterfall with Youlan, who had transformed into a little lolita. As for the simple clothes made of vines that Youlan was wearing, Yumo naturally found it unacceptable.

So, after wiping Youlan’s body with a towel, Yumo took out a cute gothic lolita dress from her spatial ring. Since Meliora often played with Yuan’er and got dirty, Yumo had made it a habit to carry a few sets of clothes in her spatial ring in case of emergency. It seemed that Yumo’s preparation was very correct.

Although Youlan, who had transformed into a child, was smaller than Yuan’er, with Yumo’s nimble fingers, it was not a problem at all. She quickly used a needle and thread to slightly modify the size of the clothes, and finally, they fit perfectly on Youlan.

Looking at the little girl in front of her wearing a white dress with a pink hairband, blinking her eyes curiously, and looking as delicate as a noble doll, Yumo suddenly felt her heart filled with joy. Without hesitation, she hugged the little girl and rubbed her face against the little one’s cheek.

"Waa~, how can you be so cute~"

"En~"

Being hugged by Yumo, Youlan also snuggled up to her mother’s arms, enjoying Yumo’s care. It seemed that she wanted to be brave and experience all the care she had lost in the past.

However, this warm moment was limited after all. After a while, the calmed-down Yumo gradually loosened her grip on Youlan and released her from her embrace.

Regarding Youlan’s return and staying by her side, Yumo was undoubtedly very happy. But there was still one thing that troubled Yumo’s mind.

That was, how did her eldest daughter end up in a state where only a seed was left?

It should be noted that Youlan’s strength was far beyond that of ordinary level 8 powerhouses. Even if Pierre and Kalina joined forces, they might not be able to gain any advantage over Youlan. So how did the powerful Youlan end up in that state? Did the church’s experts have such abilities?

Did they use some kind of plot? Or did Youlan suffer some kind of injury after leaving her side, which led to her defeat by the church’s people?

These questions were constantly being thought about by Yumo. But she still couldn’t find a suitable answer.

That day in the Heavenly Garden, the people who knew the situation seemed to have been killed by her in a fit of anger... Now, the only one who knew the situation at that time was probably Youlan herself...

But the current Youlan...

"Emm..."

Looking at the confused and innocent child in front of her, Yumo pursed her lips in hesitation.

’I really want to ask and understand what happened at that time, but can this girl talk now?’

’She is cute, but with her stuttering and only able to say a few words occasionally, it’s quite difficult to communicate with the current Youlan. And even if she can talk, can she remember what happened at that time?’

Although according to soul studies, people who have transformed into children may remember the last few scenes before their souls were heavily injured, the probability is still very low...

As Yumo was thinking, seeing her mother’s confused expression, the cute little lolita with honey-colored hair tilted her head cutely and called out, "Mama?"

While calling out to her mother, Youlan stretched out her little hand and gently patted Yumo’s face.

Being patted like this, Yumo returned to reality from her thoughts.

’Forget it, let’s try asking first’

With this in mind, Yumo gently stroked Youlan’s little head and asked softly, "Hey, sweetheart, do you still remember what happened before? The thing... at the church?"

"Church?"

"Yeah, do you remember?"

As she spoke, Yumo even took out the image mode given by Mengxi from her spatial ring and displayed the image of the church in front of Youlan. However, Youlan still had no reaction and, like a curious baby, kept raising her hand to try to touch the virtual image.

Later, Yumo tried to guide her several times, but still got nothing.

A few minutes later, looking at her stunned daughter, Yumo could only sigh helplessly, "Hmm, well, it’s still unrealistic. I still have to investigate... forget it..."

Just as Yumo was about to give up, the little girl next to her suddenly stopped her excited movements and suddenly froze.

"Hah?"

Youlan’s unusual behavior naturally attracted Yumo’s attention. She saw that the lively and cute Youlan just now was now staring blankly like a doll, standing still in place. The whole person looked dazed and stared at the front. At this moment, the image displayed by the magic power showed the situation inside the main church. And the focus of Youlan’s eyes was on the main church, on that grand and unique statue of the goddess.

Seeing her daughter staring at the statue so intently, at first, Yumo thought it was no problem. After all, it’s normal for a child to be attracted by shiny things, right? Moreover, that goddess statue was indeed too beautiful.

However, soon, Yumo noticed something was wrong.

The little girl was actually trembling slightly? The dark-colored eyes showed not curiosity, but an indescribable unease... and fear. The little lolita’s face also gradually turned pale, as if she had seen something very scary. She even raised her hand to hold her head and shook it painfully.

Although it was unclear what Youlan had seen, it was obvious that the statue of the goddess in the projection was the culprit that caused her daughter’s unease.

Realizing this, Yumo hurriedly waved her hand to close the communication stone and held the frightened little girl in her arms. "It’s okay, it’s okay, don’t be afraid, it’s okay, don’t be afraid, it’s okay, it’s okay..."

Under Yumo’s comfort, Youlan gradually calmed down. However, she still seemed to have lingering fears and kept trembling in her mother’s arms, which made Yumo worried and confused.

’What’s going on?’

Just as Yumo was puzzling over the situation, the sobbing of the little lolita in her arms gradually entered Yumo’s ears, making the girl’s brows tighten. "Statue... monster..."

"Hmm?" Monster? Ae you referring to the statue of the goddess?

Although she didn’t get a clear answer from Youlan, after this incident, Yumo paid attention to the statue of the goddess in the church. Not only that, during her conversation with Mengxi, the girl also mentioned several times that the statue of the goddess was unusual.

Considering that after the big battle that day, only the statue of the goddess remained intact in the destroyed church, Yumo couldn’t help but have a deep suspicion and aversion to the statue. Therefore, after dealing with the troublesome allied forces and Lisa, Yumo turned her attention to the statue.

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As Yumo slowly approached the center of the hall and quietly looked at the statue not far away, she confirmed her original guess.

"It seemed that this thing really has consciousness..."