Chapter 146
“Sure, why not?” he said as he extended his right hand to her. His eyes met hers, a reassuring smile on his face.
She placed his hand between her palms as he did.
She focused and started to channel her espera into him. The energy was cool and soothing, like a gentle breeze on a summer day.
A soft glow enveloped their joined hands, pulsing with a rhythmic flow.
Oliver experienced the sensation of ants crawling under his skin. His nerves were tense too.
He took a deep breath, steadying himself against the unfamiliar intrusion.
If Evelyn messed up here, he would undoubtedly suffer a serious injury. He immediately supplied his own espera to guide her inside.
The mingling energies created a delicate balance, a dance of light and shadow within him.
He could not back out either, as it would be unfair to her since she allowed him to pry into her and have a deeper view of her espera, so it was natural that he would let her do the same.
If Evelyn was not the protagonist of the world, he would never have let someone her age let their espera flow into his body.
The risk was too great, but the potential reward was worth it. If they could be in more synergy in the future, it would benefit them both equally.
It was simply too risky. Evelyn was a genius among geniuses, so he was able to guide her into it.
On the other hand, while Oliver was thinking about all this, Evelyn was in a world of her own.
Through her senses, she could see what she was feeling to some extent. Right now, while she was inside Oliver getting familiar with his espera, she felt like she was standing in the middle of an ocean.
The vast expanse of energy around her was both overwhelming and awe-inspiring.
The ocean was endlessly vast, with no visible end. Its depth was unknown and invisible, going as deep as the eye could see.
The espera she was experiencing was countless times more potent than any espera she had experienced this closely.
At least in terms of purity, she was sure that even her sister was not his match. He was simply leagues ahead. Her respect for Oliver’s power grew, mingling with a sense of curiosity and admiration.
The surface of the ocean seemed calm, as if the ocean was dead, with minimal to no waves or tides. This showcased how terrifying his control over his element and espera was.
Every ripple in the water seemed deliberate, showing his mastery over it.
Everywhere she looked was the brightest of colors; it was truly a mystical sight.
She got so lost in him and feeling his espera that she lost track of time, wandering her senses inside him. She experienced a newfound sense of freedom in that enclosed yet vast world of its own.
“Umm… Evelyn, I think it’s been a long time already.”
Suddenly a magnetic voice drew her attention. She was still unfocused and dazed; the magnetic voice seemed like a tune to her ears.
But suddenly, she felt a strong pull on her body.
‘What’s happening?’ she wondered, her eyes feeling sluggish. She seemed to want to stay in this place more and more.
The enchanting tranquility of the ocean called to her, urging her to remain.
Subconsciously, she started to resist the pull outwards and stubbornly maintained herself in that place, clearly unwilling to leave this beautiful and magical place so quickly and suddenly.
While this was happening inside, the situation outside was much different.
Oliver had a dark expression on his face as he tried to take his hand back, but Evelyn was tightly clutching his hand between her palms, not letting go even for an instant.
Her strength was terribly strong for a frail girl. If Oliver was not mistaken, in his terms, she might be close to Level 4 in strength alone.
Her raw power was something else entirely.
He marveled at her unexpected physical prowess, this showed her latent potential as the protagonist, with such strength for her age was nothing but impressive.
He could easily overpower her with his raw strength alone but hesitated.
He did not dare to be too rough or he might injure himself. An internal injury was way worse than an external wound and took much longer to recover.
Even with the help of potions, internal injuries required a lot of care in comparison to external ones.
He did not want to waste his potions on such a silly thing, and he did not have any elixirs on him either at the moment. Well, he doubted any of them did either.
He tried to pull his hand slowly, but it was of no use.
He called out to her multiple times, but she did not even respond.
He was getting impatient and curious. What was it that she was seeing inside that she was not waking up or answering his calls? Was she fine inside or not?
He worried both for himself and her. He had to shake off his hand somehow from her firm grasp without messing up.
“EVELYN! WAKE UP!” he yelled near her ear.
She frowned but still did not respond. He yelled a few more times while also trying to pull his hand back, but the most she would do was frown and then go back to how she was.
She was crazy!
Frustrated, he had no choice but to resort to something else.
Since he couldn’t wake her up externally, the only way left was to do something internally.
And he had a great idea of what to do.
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He was going to use Abyss energy to push her out.
He closed his eyes for a moment before opening them again. The abyss energy inside his body moved, creeping its way towards where Evelyn’s espera was concentrated the most.
The dark tendrils of energy slithered with purpose, their destination clear.
It soon reached that point. The corrupted energy extended tendrils toward the concentration of espera, slowly breaking it down and assimilating it into itself.
‘The Abyss energy really is breaking it down so easily…’ he had a surprised expression. The Abyss energy had devouring properties; he was aware of it after his fight with the old ghost. However, he was still surprised when he saw the espera breaking down instantly under the influence of the corrupted Abyss energy.
It did not even put up a fight, which showed just how potent the abyss energy was.
He carefully channeled the Abyss energy, extending tendrils of corruption towards the pure light-attributed espera—instantly tainting it pitch black and absorbing it.
The merging energies created a stark contrast, darkness enveloping light slowly.
He had to be extremely careful doing this. He did not want to harm Evelyn unintentionally while doing this either. She was the main protagonist; if he somehow injured her, it might even affect her future.
He was quite sure that Evelyn was not doing this all on her own. Either she was affected by his espera or something else, she was not the type to act like this.
Had it been Bella instead of her, Oliver might have considered that she was doing it intentionally out of her own curiosity. But Evelyn was more mannered and humble than her crazy older sister.
He believed that even she was unaware of what was happening.
If he let the Abyss energy roam free and drown the concentrated light-attributed espera inside, Evelyn might even lose her life.
At the moment, while he was vulnerable with her espera inside him, she too was very vulnerable. Her entire focus and concentration were in there.
If the Abyss energy acted, it might just destroy her will and mind instantly.
He slowly surrounded the concentrated espera from all sides and started to apply pressure on it.
The darkness pressed in, constricting the light with an almost unshakable force.
Evelyn, who was fully immersed in the ocean world, was suddenly jerked.
She looked around and noticed the sky was getting pitch black.
A creepy sense of discomfort enveloped her chest as she gazed at that blackness. It was oddly disgusting to her; a feeling of hatred arose in her heart when she looked at it. It was utterly ominous and dreadful.
The serene ocean began to churn, reacting to her turmoil.
Evelyn could not help but start to feel suffocated as the foul energy covered the sky. It was as if she was getting trapped in a bubble that was shrinking slowly.
A golden aura burst forth from her body instinctively. She used her light-attributed espera towards the extending dark sky, intending to erase it, cleanse it, remove it from existence itself.
The golden light clashed with the darkness, illuminating the sky with a fierce brilliance.
However, a cold bucket of water poured on her when her expectations were not met. The light only touched the black sky before getting sucked into it and disappearing completely.
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