Quit the team, then picked up a beautiful girl with problems

"No way."

The girl's response was almost faster than Leon's thoughts.

"You are definitely not. You are different from them, not at all."

She quickly glanced at Li Ang's face, lowered her head, clasped her hands together, tapped the ground with her toes, and rotated her ankles a little faster.

“They don’t keep their promises and I hate them.

"But I like you."

Leon admitted that his breathing hitched for a moment.

But it was really only a moment, because he understood that the girl did not express that meaning, but her desire for a friend.

But when a beautiful girl says this word, its lethality is still too shocking.

After saying that, Zoe simply reached out and gently held his sleeve, staring at him silently, her eyes trembling slightly, full of anticipation, waiting for the answers to all the questions that Leon had just avoided.

After Li Ang calmed down a bit, he still had no idea how to respond or how to express himself.

The innocent girl on the isolated island, her mind was free of any distractions, but precisely because of this innocence, it was really difficult for him to catch this swift straight ball.

In silence, he watched the girl's eyes gradually become more painful.

Just as his heart was tightening, he saw her whole body tremble, and she slowly slid to the ground against the bookshelf.

She was upset not because of the conversation, but because of something else! What happened to her?

Roar--

A roar rang in Leon's ears, with a heavy echo, as if coming from the abyss.

18. Voice of the Abyss

"I feel so uncomfortable...Leon..."

Zoe clenched her teeth, her cute cheeks that usually had a vibrant glow were now completely pale, like a doll that had lost its life.

"Where do you feel uncomfortable? Have you felt uncomfortable before?"

Li Ang quickly observed her body, trying to find out what was wrong.

"No, it's my first time... My head feels so swollen, and there are so many voices inside, talking to me..."

Sound? Is this related to the roar just now?

"What did the voice say?"

"Pain, hatred, rebirth..."

Zoe closed her eyes tightly, her straight eyelashes were instantly filled with tears, her sweat-soaked hair stuck to her face, and her lips trembled constantly.

Li Ang quickly picked her up, went back to her room and put her on the bed.

The girl's body was shaking constantly. She held onto Leon's arm with difficulty, and only relaxed a little when he held her hand, interlocking her palms with his.

Only then did he realize that her palms were really small and cute, but they were white from the force.

Several minutes passed before Zoe's pain seemed to ease a little.

Outside the window, night fell and the entire Satus Island was silent, which was unusual.

It was the season of lush grass and singing birds. In the past, after nightfall, the mountains, forests and meadows of Satus Island would be filled with the chirping of insects.

He was still wondering if Zoe's house had good sound insulation, so he listened carefully again, but still there was no sound.

After a few minutes, the low roar that seemed to be an echo in the cave appeared again. This time, it startled a large number of birds in the forest.

It seems that the sound just now was not only heard by Leon, but also spread throughout the island.

But Zoe seemed to be able to pick up more sounds.

Leon took off the adventure lantern from his waist and lit up the room.

As an adventurer, he always carries this item with him. While it's called a lantern, it's actually a product of magical technology. As long as the energy stored in its core is used up, it will continue to shine, even in wind or water.

After lying with Zoe for two or three hours, the chirping of insects gradually began to sound outside the window, and the girl suddenly sat up from the bed.

The pain seemed to disappear in an instant, and a vibrant smile appeared on her face again.

"I'm fine."

"Is there anything else that feels uncomfortable?"

"No, I feel fine and refreshed."

After the girl got out of bed, she even jumped on the spot.

Li Ang felt a little strange and opened her character panel.

[Name: Zoe]

[Race: Unknown]

[Occupation: Swordsman, Rank 2.]

[Summoned beast:?]

Energy source:?

[Equipment: Heavy Steel Armguards, tier 3. Desolate Beast Leather Boots, tier 3. Wind Breathing Sword [Noble Phantasm], tier 3.]

[Secret Skill: Professional Secret Skill - Swift Wind Slash]

[Skills: Star Soul Greenhouse, Swordsman [Strong Physique, Increased Morale]]

Soon Leon discovered that she had an additional passive skill, and it was a concept he had never heard of.

What is Star Soul? What is the Star Soul Greenhouse?

Clicking on this skill alone does not give any specific information.

[Skill: Star Soul Greenhouse]

[Activation method: Passive]

[Special physique, unknown situation]

From this moment on, the mystery of Zoe's identity as the "female protagonist of the world" seemed to be revealed in a tiny corner.

Leon began to think about things he hadn't noticed before.

Question marks are displayed over her summoned beast and power source, and her race is "Unknown".

When she draws the Sword of Breath of Wind, the energy source is the wind element crystal within the weapon. This suggests that the question mark may mean "existing, but not yet revealed."

If we look at it from this perspective, she has a contracted summoned beast, but she doesn't know where it is.

During the three days that Li Ang had been in contact with her, he hadn't felt any trace of it at all. Even she herself had no idea that she could control summoned beasts.

As for race, unknown race is a way of dividing the world of Newbis.

There are many races on the islands that are difficult to count in the airspace. Even if the same race may have been separated by the sky for tens of thousands of years, they can still be confirmed as the same race from a biological point of view.

But there are some people who, although they look like a certain race and even think so themselves, will show completely different characteristics.

Either their physical strength is countless times stronger, or they are born with energy stored in their bodies. The most exaggerated of these people will even develop the characteristics of monsters.

Scholars in the Magic City speculate that this is due to their mysterious bloodline.

Such cases will all be classified as "unknown" race.

The system will not lie. Zoe does have her own special qualities, but Leon cannot see them.

She is no different from ordinary humans in appearance, physical fitness, and even talent.

Now, the only thing that can be said to be related to it is this "Star Soul Greenhouse".

“Zoe, do you think you’ve changed since before you heard the voice?”

"I feel lighter."

Li Ang originally thought that the girl jumped out of bed just because of her personality, but now it seems that is not the case.

Whether you admit it or not, people's actions and thoughts are often related to their physical condition. She feels good now, and it is very likely that the Star Soul Body has activated some power.

"Can you tell where the sound you just heard came from?"

"It feels like... that side..."

Zoe squinted, recalling the feeling, and then pointed in a direction.

The girl pointed in a direction and Li Ang followed her. After leaving the room and turning the corner, he found that the place she was pointing at was exactly the basement of her house.

"What do you have in your basement?"

"I don't know. When my parents left, they told me not to go in there, saying it was full of unwanted junk."

"Go and have a look." Li Ang felt it was necessary to go and have a look.

"Oh."

Zoe glanced at him, a subtle emotion flashed across her eyes, and she immediately went to open the door obediently.

As the basement door was pushed open, countless dust fell down. Li Ang shone a lantern at the door and saw that there were indeed some miscellaneous items piled up inside.

He switched the adventure lantern to beam mode, which functioned like a flashlight, and the two of them walked down the stairs into the basement.

There was a long table covered with dusty books, dried-out ink bottles, and curled-up quills.

There seemed to be a well not far from the long table.

A well in the basement? That's a rare combination.

There was no water-pumping device in the well, and a huge stone was pressing on the wellhead made of stone bricks.

When he came to the boulder, he saw a seal on it, and the seal pattern was something he had never seen before.

The stone cannot be moved without breaking the seal.

[Reminder: The exploration rate of Satus Island has reached 90%, and the hidden location: The Abyss has been unlocked. The hidden location contains rich rewards, please explore diligently.]

Is Zoe's basement counted in the exploration rate? A hidden location?

Li Ang opened the miniature map and saw a mark called "Diyuan" appear on the map, which coincided with his position at the moment.

It's like saying the entrance to the hidden place is right here.

What is the meaning of this basement?

Leon came to the long table, set up the lantern, picked up the book, and saw that it was actually a notebook.

He turned to the first page, and Zoe leaned over to read together.

"January 291, 9 Guild Calendar

"Today, our new home was completed. Zoe was running up and down the stairs. It seems her health is no longer affected. Lily and I are very happy. Satus Island is such a remote and backward island. There shouldn't be any star souls anymore. I just hope that the child grows up healthily."

19. Star Soul

"Who wrote this?"

Zoe also finished reading the words on the paper and was looking at Leon.

Judging from her eyes, she should have the answer and is just waiting for Li Ang to confirm it for her.

"It should be your father."

"What does it mean?"

"I do not know either."

Li Ang had no idea about the "Star Soul" mentioned in the article.

It sounds like this is definitely not an ordinary thing, and it is closely related to the girl's star soul physique.

This world is so vast, and there are things that even the members of the group don’t know about.

Li Ang turned to the next page and found that although the time was written, it was not a diary, but only recorded important things.

Guild Calendar Day 2

"This island is truly too remote. The islanders are like another species. It's difficult to communicate with us no matter what we say. Even if we use their way of thinking, they still take a long time to understand. Lily was bored, so she dragged me to the market on a nearby island and bought all sorts of strange books. We spotted members of the organization along the way. They were so good at tracking us that we could even reach the Flores airspace.

"I'm summarizing my lifelong swordsmanship and am developing a set of swordsmanship suitable for Zoe. It would be best if she could understand how to use her own strength after learning it. Her physique is destined to make her life uneasy."

291 was also the year when Li Ang traveled through time. He probably saved enough money for the first stage of further studies in October.