By the time she reacted, Pearlis had already hugged her, holding her tightly.
"..."
The blue light in the air slowly faded until it disappeared. Carly's raised hand dropped slightly and fell to her side, weakly.
"Little white flower..."
"Okay, trust me..." Perlis patted Carly's back gently, "Usually you are the one who comforts me, why is it my turn to comfort you..."
"Little White Flower... don't go..." Carly's voice gradually became tearful, "I'm too stupid... I didn't think it through... blame me... Can you give me another chance? Let's leave here first, and then make a new plan. We'll come back next time..."
"There won't be a next time," Perlis said calmly, "If this is what I have to face, I will never escape."
Perlis moved her head away from Carly's shoulder, stepped back slightly, and looked at Carly's face: Unconsciously, Carly's face was full of tears, and tears were flashing in her ice-blue eyes, looking pitiful.
This was an expression that Perlis had never seen before. She had never seen Carly's emotions collapse. Carly always kept everything hidden beneath the surface, never revealing anything and never confiding anything.
Her collapse came so suddenly, so suddenly that Perlis was caught off guard.
"Okay..." Perlis raised her hand awkwardly and gently wiped away the tears on Carly's face. "After I get down from the Tower of Babel, I will need help. I only trust Carly, so please help me."
"me..."
Carly's tears kept flowing, and she was almost a different person from the calm and rational her.
This was the first time she showed her vulnerable side in front of Pearlis, which made her feel a little incredible.
No, now is not the time for an emotional breakdown, she must be taken out.
Thinking of this, Carly forced herself to hold back her tears. After taking a deep breath, she raised her hands again, and blue light bloomed on the five ice-blue rings.
"I'm sorry...Little White Flower, I can't let you go up there, it's a trap, you have to go with me."
As they embraced each other, countless blue dots of light appeared around them, surrounding them.
"Listen, when have I ever lied to you, I..."
Before Carly could finish her words, Pearlis suddenly hugged her tightly again, tighter than ever before.
The next second, Carly heard Perlis whisper in her ear, her voice was unusually gentle:
"I'm sorry, Carly."
Then, Carly felt a pressure on the back of her neck, her eyes went dark, and she collapsed in Pearlis' arms.
"..."
All the azure light spots floating in the sky gradually faded and disappeared into the air, leaving nothing behind.
The air at the base of the tower was filled with silence, without even the sound of wind.
In the silence, Perlis gently picked up Carly, looked at her sleeping face, and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
She had to knock Carly unconscious. She knew that Carly was even more stubborn than herself and could not be coaxed away by just a few words.
"..."
Perlis gently reached for Carly's chest and grabbed Carly's dog tag. With a little force, she pulled Carly's dog tag off and held it tightly in her hand.
At the same time, a cold metallic announcement came from the escape pod. The blue light on the open hatch was no longer there, but gradually dimmed:
"The escape pod has been initialized. Please enter the pod. The [Academy] will appreciate your efforts and contributions."
Seeing this, Polys put Carly into the escape pod, then gently stroked her hair and wiped her tears.
"Maybe... I'm really that kind of stupid idiot..."
Looking at Carly's sleeping face, Perlis smiled self-deprecatingly, with her lips slightly pursed.
"I am impulsive and irrational. I also like to get stuck in my own internal struggles and entanglements. I get stuck in a dead end and don't listen to others' advice. I always cause trouble for Carly..."
"But I don't want to run away. I want to face those who want to control my fate."
Carly didn't respond, and Perlis continued to speak, but just maintained that gentle smile.
She didn't cry. She didn't have the right to cry anymore.
"..."
"Boom——"
Red factor energy thunder streaked across the sky, the storm grew more violent, and was about to engulf everything at the base of the tower.
Seeing this, Perlis stood up and patted the escape pod gently to close the door.
"We will meet again," Perlis said softly, looking at the escape pod, "for sure."
She held out her pinky finger toward the escape pod and pretended she was making a pinky promise with Carly.
"boom--"
A deep blue light burst out, and the escape pod carrying Carly gradually flew up. The huge shock wave lifted the girl's pure white hair, but did not shake her steps at all.
"Bam—"
The escape pod plunged into the black cloud and disappeared above it.
Then, Perlis turned around slowly, the gentleness on her face was gone, replaced by cold indifference.
She walked towards the Tower of Babel with firm steps, no longer having the hesitation and confusion she had before.
......
9) The Top of the Tower of Babel (Part 5)
Walking to the lava river, Perlis pulled out a dog tag from her collar and held it tightly in her hand along with another dog tag.
The two dog tags are from Pace Monarch and Carly Fellowes, two of her companions.
Will he accompany me till the end in this way? There is no emotion in his cold blood-red eyes, only a little light flashing.
Perlis didn't waste any more time. She waved her hand lightly, and the two dog tags fell into the lava river, making a slight "sizzling" sound.
Then, a red light lit up, and a dark road rose from the bottom of the lava river, forming a passage from the base of the tower to the gate of the Tower of Babel.
If the competition was not held, this magma river might not be as active as it is now, and it might even return to solid magma. But once the Tower of Babel starts high-power output, including but not limited to creating "factor energy storm" or "annihilation beam", all excess energy will be injected into the ground, melting the ground into a magma river.
Perlis couldn't help but start to imagine what this area would eventually become if the Tower of Babel continued to output power without restraint. Perhaps, the vast factor energy magma would continue to spread to the Weird Mist Forest, or even the border, until the entire Lavis, the Federation, and even the Ademir continent turned into a sea of fire.
Such an existence should not exist on the earth, let alone be controlled by humans.
"..."
Without further hesitation, Perlis set foot on the dark road and headed towards the gate of the Tower of Babel. While walking on the dark road, she felt a strong gravitational force sucking her feet firmly onto the dark rock - this was probably some kind of gravitational force generated by a huge amount of factor energy. If someone tried to force their way through the lava river instead of using the road, they would eventually be sucked into the hot lava by this gravitational force and turned into ashes.
The scorching atmosphere spread around Perlis, and was immediately blocked by her factor shield. Facing this heat wave, Perlis passed through the dark road and arrived in front of the gate of the Tower of Babel facing her.
The moment Perlis's eyes fell on the door, she felt a slight pain on her forehead. Red marks extended from the edge of the door, as if inviting her to enter.
But that was only for a moment. In a flash, Perlis's vision returned to normal and the red marks disappeared.
Subconsciously, an invisible gravitational force was pulling Perlis, making her feel the urge to enter the tower and climb to the top.
It doesn’t matter. I have to go up there eventually. I want to see what you are doing.
Thinking of this, Perlis no longer went against her instincts, but let herself move forward into the Tower of Babel.
......
Passing through the dark corridor, Perlis soon arrived in front of the device called the "Stairway to Heaven".
This is an elegant metal structure similar to a spiral staircase supported by countless spiral silver skeletons, with a cabin that can accommodate at least three people embedded in it. A silver spine runs from the bottom of the cabin to the top of the cabin, and then continues upward to the top of the Tower of Babel.
Once you get onto the ladder, you’ll face Ivar Sekepas.
Everything that had been brewing in the icy rain eight years ago was finally coming to an end.
"call..."
Facing the ladder to heaven, Perlis took a deep breath and adjusted her slightly trembling breath.
Along the way, faint red lines would flash from time to time in the dark corridor, constantly attracting Perlis to move deeper, while also making her nerves a little tense, as if an invisible external force was constantly oppressing her neural network.
This was a call that came from some instinct, as if she was very familiar with the ladder to heaven in front of her. This familiarity went beyond her memory and reached deep into her subconscious.
"..."
With this sense of familiarity, Perlis's eyes quickly swept across the Ladder to Heaven. Then, on the silver spine of the Ladder to Heaven, she saw a series of engraved red lines.
The difference is that this time the lines seem to form a shape similar to text, but this is not any kind of text within the scope of Perlis's knowledge.
After careful identification, Perlis barely read out the inscription according to her vague memory:
"Listar kas Mizalar (the ancient language of God)..."
The moment she finished speaking, Perlis felt her heart suddenly tighten, as if it was grabbed by something.
Then, she felt her breathing becoming heavier, as if countless electric currents of energy were flowing around her body, whipping her.
What is...?
Perlis was breathing slightly, her pupils shrank slightly, and she felt like she was about to collapse to the ground.
Must...must...do something..
Perlis raised her head suddenly and faced the hatch of the ladder and the red lines on the edge of the door frame.
A mysterious gravitational force pulled and attracted her into the cabin.
Without further hesitation, Perlis followed her instincts and quickly stepped into the ladder, pressing the button to close the hatch.
Then, as a faint blue light lit up, the cabin of the ladder began to move upwards, gradually increasing in speed.
“…Buzz buzz buzz…”
As they got closer to the top of the Tower of Babel, the pressure on Perlis' heart gradually weakened, but her body began to feel numb, as if countless electric currents were running through her veins.
"Well..."
Suddenly, several invisible flashes of lightning flashed across Perlis's vision, which made her subconsciously want to cover her head, scream, and cry.
What on earth is this...why...
It hurts... it's so noisy...
In the maddening pain, Perlis's rationality was no longer enough to support her thinking. She gave up all thoughts and covered her ears instead.
But even so, she still heard a whisper coming from afar - from beyond Lavis, the Federation, and even the entire Admir continent, far beyond what Perlis could imagine.
"Listar...Kas...Mizalar (ancient divine language)..."
“Ouch… it hurts…”
With the stinging pain coming from her forehead, Perlis gradually felt the countless emotions contained in the whispers, most of which were negative, and a few had risen to the level of madness. The whispers were like countless blunt knives, walking on Perlis's brain circuits, causing tears to flow unconsciously from her eyes:
"Ah...ah ah..."
Perlis raised her head slightly, tears running down her cheeks, making her indifferent face somewhat broken. She wanted to kneel down, wanted to scratch her head, wanted to destroy her consciousness. She felt her vision getting redder and redder, almost driving her crazy.
At this moment, a darkness descended, accompanied by the sound of wind chimes, and the sea of flowers appeared in front of Perlis.
At the end of the sea of flowers, the pure white figure looked back slightly, with sadness in its blood-red eyes.
"..."
In an instant, all the whispers disappeared, and the only sound left around was the surging sound of factor energy as the Stairway to Heaven ascended.
“Haha…ha…”
Perlis breathed softly, and then she realized that her back was covered in cold sweat, as if she had a serious illness.
What happened just now?
"..."
After feeling her legs return to normal, Perlis slowly stood up and raised her wrist in a daze.
Then, Perlis saw a scene that made her unbelievable.
“This…this is…?”
Under Perlis's gaze, red arcs of electricity lingered around her wrist - lingering around the wound that Perlis had just cut with a silver blade not long ago.
Faint red arcs of electricity intertwined to fill the wound, and when Perlis came to her senses, her wrist was already smooth and flawless, as if it had never been injured.
......
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