Chapter 301
Chapter 302 A New Round of Purification
Lyra nodded.
The men, given their orders, stepped firmly inside the room.
“Sorry to intrude p>
“Sorry to intrude p>
Lyra caught their mutterings. They sure are polite.
Beep-beep.
The one-hour timer went off.
Finished
Lyra pulled her hands free from the stacked spirit-animal paws and stood up to stretch her stiff limbs.
My poor butt…
It’s really been through hell today.
Zane and the other two men looked utterly broken, like blossoms torn down by a heavy thunderstorm.
When the team members helped them to their feet, their legs gave out completely and their minds were foggy and disoriented.
Lyra looked away and typed a message for the team members.
“Get them settled. Any of the ground-floor guest rooms will work. I’ve sent for robots to bring fresh clothes; they should arrive any second p>
One of the men nodded. “Understood. Thank you, Ms. Kaelin p>
She turned, only to meet three pairs of wide, curious eyes.
The huge brown bear was nearly as tall as Lyra even while sitting.
Faced with its massive, broad face, Lyra could not help reaching out to ruffle its fur.
“Ugh…” A muffled, pained groan escaped the previously silent Garen.
Lyra instantly pulled her hand back.
What a shame. She still wanted to pet those big, fluffy, round ears.
She paced back and forth across the room to get her blood flowing and sent a message to the main group
chat.
Besides the six men already here, send one more person from each squad p>
The Star Brain devices buzzed all at once the moment she hit send.
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Members from all three squads messaged their teammates who had gone inside, full of curiosity and
nervousness.
When they learned Lyra would purify their contamination, they felt relief mixed with bright surprise.
While they argued and debated among themselves, Lyra straightened the knocked-over couches.
Seeing what she was doing, the big brown bear moved over to help.
Standing upright on its hind legs, its frame was wider and taller than a door.
Lyra’s mind flashed to cunning, vicious bears back on Earth, and she stepped back warily.
She had heard that tigers killed their prey before eating.
Bears, though, were omnivorous, opportunistic predators. When they found food, they would start eating right away, whether their prey was dead or not.
One could only imagine how horrifying it would be to feel yourself being torn apart and chewed while still alive.
The big brown bear didn’t notice the fear in her eyes. On its short hind limbs, it shuffled forward and pushed against the couch with its front paws, movements clumsy yet earnest.
Lyra felt both fear of its raw power and amusement at its goofy, gentle demeanor, caught between laughter. and unease.
Seeing the bear hard at work shoving furniture, the three-tailed fox and golden eagle hopped onto its back for a free ride.
Annoyed, the bear opened its mouth and let out a low growl, trying to chase the pair away.
The three-tailed fox ignored him, its narrow jaws parted as if laughing in triumph. Its enormous bushy tails whipped back and forth in delight.
The golden eagle perched high, cool and regal, like a solemn king surveying his domain.
The bear growled once more. What a poser!
It did not take long for the rest of the squad members to sort themselves out.
Each group sent over their Sentinel with the highest contamination reading.
Lyra sat down and studied the three new spirit animals with interest.
The three-tailed fox was warm-hearted and affectionate, nothing like its reserved, stoic owner Zane.
To avoid worsening Zane’s pain again, Lyra stroked it through the fabric of her sleeve when it nuzzled close, whimpering for attention.
The fox grinned, eyes squeezed shut in joy. It flopped beside her and rolled onto its back, wiggling its whole body in obvious delight.
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Its three huge fluffy tails thrashed about like overactive feather dusters.
Lyra glanced toward the doorway, where three young men stood awkward and tense. She gestured gently for them to come inside.
Once they sat, she asked for their names.
One young man from Zane’s squad looked familiar. It was the boy who had suddenly gotten a nosebleed the last time they met.
“Greetings, Guide. My name is Mien Shaw p>
Lyra nodded and typed, “Hello, Mien p>
The other two were Gage from the Wastelands Squad and Yves from the Storm Squad.
Lyra typed, “As you heard, purification is pretty painful. I suggest finding somewhere spacious in the guest. rooms. Your spirit animals can stay here. It’ll also be easier for you to rest afterward p>
The three hesitated briefly, then nodded and rose. “We appreciate you doing this for us, Ms. Kaelin p>
Lyra shook her head and motioned for them to head to the guest rooms.
Before long, three spirit animals ran out.
One was a marble fox with brown-and-white fur and deep dark markings around its eyes, like smudged smoky eye makeup.
The second was a shaggy sloth bear, black all over save for a single white patch on its snout, its fur sticking out in messy tufts.
The third was a martial eagle roughly the size of a dog, with sharp golden eyes as piercing as drawn blades
Birds of prey looked majestic and commanding when perched still or soaring high overhead.
But when they walked across the ground with folded wings, they wobbled side-to-side, looking goofy and almost ridiculous.
Lyra bit back a smile. This time, she picked a much cozier spot to sit.
Though all three spirit animals radiated fierce, dangerous energy, they stood docilely at her side.
They stepped forward only when Lyra waved them over.
Something occurred to her. She rolled a service robot closer, planning to run today’s news feed in the background while she performed purification for the Sentinels.
Yet no matter what she searched for, every story related to the Grade-two planet appeared to have been deliberately suppressed. Not a single report surfaced.
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Chapter 303 The Bear Couch
Lucia Morh
Lucia Morh is a passionate storyteller who brings emotions to life through her words. When she’s not writing, she finds peace nurturing her garden.