Chapter 190: The Fake?

Chapter 190: The Fake?

Aurora's anxiety was palpable as she waited at the edge of the lake, repeatedly checking with Gwendolyn about the state of her student, but aside from telling her that her student had encountered an opportunity, she remained silent.

When she saw the blue-haired woman's expression change, however, the platinum blonde almost immediately jumped into the lake, only to be held back once again.

Gwendolyn frowned. "Don't panic, she's not dead yet. Anyway, even if you charge in, what can you do? No matter how much spirit power you have you can't fight that thing inside the lake."

Aurora frowned as she tried to stabilize her spirit power and not immediately attack the woman who kept holding her back. "What do you mean? Even if I can't fight those creatures, I can still take Evelyn back!"

The blue haired woman chuckled. "I'm not talking about the fodder, they don't matter individually. I'm talking about the monster at the bottom of the lake. The fake."

The platinum blonde furrowed her brows. "The fake?"

Gwendolyn nodded, though she didn't explain the term. "Hold on, I'll try to communicate with it. Hopefully, it's not too dumb."

Aurora could only watch anxiously as she felt the surface of 'Siren's Call' ripple faintly, even though she couldn't detect any energy flow from the throne at all.

She knew that whatever method that woman had used to communicate with her through her domain was probably being used once more, only to communicate with whatever beast was inside the lake.

Although she was curious about 'The Fake', her student's safety mattered more to her than any curiosity, even if it involved the mystery of the Siren's Call.

Aurora had always believed that there was a major threat deep within, though she hadn't known what it was.

However, her guess had been more along the lines of some natural artifact or treasure that also had the function of suppression, which would also explain the lake's special properties.

Recalling what a beast her little student could be, though, Aurora soon put those thoughts out of her mind.

Sensing the faint breath of her student from the little mermaid, Aurora couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

Even if no one else could feel it, the platinum blonde had clearly observed this same aura from when Evelyn was dealing with the chaos bone spear earlier.

Vaguely recognizing it as a soul signature, it not only confirmed that her student was safe and sound, but had also formed a bond with this creature!

Nonetheless, Aurora didn't know if it would be safe to reveal such a thing to Gwendolyn, and could only regret that she had panicked and let her in.

If she had known her student would be safe, she definitely would have persevered more and rejected the throne's entry into the academy, regardless of anything else.

Meanwhile, Gwendolyn wasn't familiar with Evelyn's soul aura, and thus couldn't sense anything strange.

Facing the little mermaid who hissed at her threateningly, she smiled. "It seems like I underestimated your intelligence Since you can understand my words, can you bring back the little girl who fell into the lake? Of course, I shall compensate you appropriately."

Along with her words, Gwendolyn also took out a big red ball that seemed to be so stuffed full of energy that even Aurora's expression turned blank.

She could tell that it was nothing more than a container for spirit power, and had she not known better, Aurora would surely have believed it to be some form of exploding artifact.

Nadia's unfriendly expression turned completely hostile as she realized this woman wanted to snatch Evelyn from her, and the Siren's Call seemed to boil with her mood. She didn't even look at what the blue haired woman was offering.

Soon, thousands of translucent creatures started to appear right below the surface, as if preparing for war, and Gwendolyn's expression turned grim. 'As expected, it is both unreasonable and volatile. Even if it's a fake, it seems to have inherited some of the real thing's bad properties. As for its abilities I hope I don't need to find out.'