In the end, with Sylvia's help, Fang Li was taken to the VIP Room within the Sirius Dome, belonging to the Queenvail Women's Academy. He was assisted onto the sofa and lay down.
"How are you?" Sylvia asked in a soft and gentle voice. "Feeling better now?"
"If you're referring to the injuries, you don't need to worry anymore," Fang Li smiled faintly and said, "My body's injuries are mostly healed. Right now, it's just an excessive consumption of Prana, nothing serious."
Although he said so, excessive Prana consumption could lead to either big or small problems. At least in Asterisk City, it wasn't uncommon for someone to fall into a coma for ten or twenty days due to excessive Prana consumption.
"I'm sorry," Sylvia said somewhat apologetically. "If there's anything I could do to help…"
Sylvia's ability was theoretically omnipotent, but ironically, she could only heal and had no other capabilities. It wasn't just about injuries; any abilities related to recovery or replication were beyond Sylvia's reach.
So, Sylvia could only watch helplessly.
Thus, Sylvia suggested, "How about I take you to the Healing Pavilion?"
The so-called Healing Pavilion wasn't an ordinary hospital; it was a place equipped with Genestellar recovery abilities. It specialized in the treatment of Genestellars, and during the Festa, it would be responsible for the recuperation of participants.
For someone like Fang Li, it should be the best place for optimal treatment.
However, Fang Li declined.
"As I said, it's just an excessive consumption of Prana. There's no need to worry," Fang Li shook his head. "Let me rest for a bit, and I'll be able to restore my ability to move. I'll rest properly when we return to Jie Long Academy."
"Really?" Sylvia felt relieved.
After being relieved, the questions that had been suppressed in her heart urgently surfaced.
"Fang-San." Sylvia looked directly at Fang Li, her expression unusually serious as she spoke, "Although I don't know what happened, there's only one thing I really want to know."
This thing didn't even need to be asked.
"That person with the necklace, is she Ursula?" Sylvia asked with a mixture of hope and anxiety. "My intuition tells me that person is Ursula, but something seems different."
In fact, under the circumstances, it would be strange if Sylvia couldn't detect any abnormalities.
"Please tell me." When saying these words, Sylvia even added a hint of tremor.
Clearly, she was worried about hearing bad news.
And undoubtedly, Ursula's body being taken over by Valda was an absolute piece of bad news.
So, Fang Li hesitated a bit, unsure whether to tell Sylvia the truth.
Looking at Fang Li like this, Sylvia sighed and smiled, saying, "It's okay, Fang-San. Just tell me directly. At this point, even if it's bad news, I can bear it. As long as it's confirmed that Ursula is still alive and right here in this city, it won't be the worst for me."
Hearing this, Fang Li looked at Sylvia, clearly seeing the expression on her charming face.
It was a very candid and open expression.
Although there was still a hint of anxiety, this expression proved that Sylvia was sincere and not just saying something to appear strong.
"…Alright," Fang Li could only nod. "Although it deviates a bit from the plan, I'll tell you everything I know."
Hearing this, Sylvia finally smiled.
…
About five minutes later, Sylvia, having learned the whole story from Fang Li, fell silent. On her extremely beautiful and charming face, there was a somewhat cold anger and a trace of complex emotions.
Ursula's body has been taken over by the Ogre Lux, becoming an entity named Valda. She has been hiding in the shadows of this Asterisk City, conducting activities as a member of a certain organization.
Sylvia never expected that the reason she couldn't find her Teacher was due to such circumstances.
"Although I don't know if it was voluntary, your Teacher, without a doubt, had her body taken over by Valda-Vaoth," Fang Li said. "I'm afraid losing control of the body is the price of using the Ogre Lux known as 'Valda-Vaoth.'"
Using Ogre Lux always comes with some form of cost. Similar to Fang Li's Bo Xie, which requires a significant amount of Prana and indirectly leads him to this exhausted state ambushed by Laminamors and Valda.
Of course, this cost had been calculated.
For entities like Pan-Dora, the cost involves experiencing their own death every night in their dreams, which is truly cruel.
Valda-Vaoth's cost is equally extraordinary.
Even if it's not directly related to Ursula using this Ogre Lux, the ultimate result is undeniable: that person is no longer the Teacher Sylvia once knew.
"Initially, I planned to find out Valda's whereabouts first and then seize the opportunity to regain control of your Teacher's body," Fang Li said somewhat helplessly. "However, I didn't expect to be preempted."
"Regain control of Teacher's body?" Sylvia was first surprised, then quickly asked, "Do you have a way to help Teacher regain consciousness and reclaim control of her body?"
"The methods for that aren't hard to conceive. The problem is that by doing so, we'll undoubtedly have to face Valda, and even the organization Valda is affiliated with," Fang Li explained. "So, it's very challenging."
That was only natural.
If it were so simple, Sylvia wouldn't have spent so many years searching for Ursula.
Facing this difficulty, Sylvia smiled gently and said, "Compared to the times when I had no information at all, this is already good enough."
At least, Sylvia finally knew what to do to retrieve her Teacher.
With that, there was no need to be in a hurry.
"Yes, there's no need to rush," Sylvia murmured. "After all, it's been so many years."
At this moment, the unease on Sylvia's face was replaced by a hint of self-deprecation.
This was because Sylvia hadn't expected things to happen so suddenly.
But she adjusted her emotions nonetheless.
"Thank you for helping me find Teacher, Fang-san."
Sylvia expressed her sincere gratitude to Fang Li and said, "I will handle the next steps on my own. Please, take good care of your recovery."
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