Chapter 302
She pulled up a random video to play in the background.
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While making her “Secret-Recipe Mega-Burger,” she kept half her attention on the screen as a distraction.
The six team members who had helped settle their captains stepped back out. They found Lyra looking perfectly calm, already purifying more of their fellow Sentinels.
Confusion flickered across all six of their faces.
Lyra was undeniably gifted, ranked Tier-2S right from the start. Even so, running continuous purifications on six Sentinels in such a short window would drain anyone. Several of those men were Tier-25 captains, for that matter.
Yet she showed zero signs of strain. She even had the mental bandwidth to watch a video?
Lyra tore her gaze away from the display. She lifted her chin toward another guest room, telling them to go there.
The six men also heard muffled groans and noises coming from one of the rooms again.
The men nodded with obvious admiration and turned to tend to their teammates.
Lyra turned her head.
After sitting still for who knew how long, she shifted backward to ease the discomfort in her butt, only to bump into something soft.
She spun her head. It was Garen’s massive brown bear.
The enormous beast had crept up behind her without making a sound.
If it had not been lying flat on the floor like a big dog, Lyra would have jumped out of her skin, covered in goosebumps.
After all, she was still not fully accustomed to these spirit animals.
Gideon’s great white bear normally shrank itself down except when giving her rides.
The black sloth bear from the current purification stayed motionless within plain sight, so her mind registered it as harmless.
But a gigantic creature materializing right behind her was naturally startling.
The brown bear had no clue it had spooked her for a split second.
It rolled its eyes toward her, showing sclera all around, looking utterly innocent and harmless.
It lay lazily behind her with its chin resting on its two paws, its massive body resembling a custom-made
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Chapter 308 The Bear Couch
Lyra glanced between the bear and the guest rooms where Garen and the others rested.
She lifted one eyebrow.
If your owner suffers, don’t blame me.
With that thought, she leaned comfortably against the bear’s broad side.
It was warm and plush, far cozier than any man-made couch.
Every breath made its huge body rise and fall in slow, steady waves that Lyra could feel clearly.
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When Lyra settled against him, the bear twisted its massive head and sniffed at her heavily, nostrils flaring.
Thick, dense fur around its muzzle and neck brushed across her ffice, tickling her skin. She turned her head aside to avoid it.
The bear froze, then dropped its head back onto its paws. It looked dejected, exactly like a dog that had been turned away for pets, quiet and forlorn.
Lyra smiled. This brown bear lacked the playful energy of the white bear. Much like its host Garen, it was plain-spoken, gentle, reserved.
Her quiet laugh made her shoulders shake.
The bear rolled its eyes back toward her.
Lyra tilted her head and gave its fur a soft nudge, a silent gesture of comfort.
The bear perked up at once. Its eyes brightened. It huffed out short, quick bursts of breath.
Lyra could not tell for certain, but its aura felt far less glum.
Its rapid breathing made its belly bounce like a water mattress, jostling Lyra where she leaned.
She laughed helplessly.
The bear mistook her amusement for joy and kept huffing, its elastic stomach heaving fast.
Lyra tapped the back of her head lightly against its side twice.
The bear stiffened and instantly held perfectly still.
The three-tailed fox let out sharp, yipping cries that sounded almost like laughter.
It padded softly over to Lyra and rested its elegant pointed head across her forearm.
When Lyra did not pull away, it looped its bushy tail around her arm, forming something like a fluffy flotation ring.
Seeing this, the golden eagle hopped onto the brown bear’s back. It settled right beside Lyra’s head, perched as if it were brooding over eggs.
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The brown bear seethed inwardly but dared not move, afraid of upsetting Lyra again. It could only glare silently at the eagle.
The eagle paid it no mind at all, resting its head lightly against Lyra’s hair in quiet contentment.
The bear grew even more annoyed. It parted its jaws in wordless protest.
Across from them, the three spirit animals quietly watched the captains’ spirit animals interact, then looked at Lyra, whose attention had returned to the video.
All of them stayed completely still, making no sound.
The timer for the second round of purifications went off.
Lyra put on a believable show of exhaustion. She messaged the group chat, telling everyone to get some rest and to pick who would accompany her to Black Spire the next day.
Team members read the message and typed quick acknowledgments.
They exchanged uneasy glances. They’d held back earlier, but there would be no more holding back now…
Upstairs in her quiet bedroom, Lyra felt wide awake.
Still, she needed to preserve her strength for everything she planned to do.
Unable to fall asleep, she pulled up sleep-aid audio on her Star Brain and set it beside her pillow, waiting for drowsiness to come.
She had barely closed her eyes when a beam of light flickered open. She frowned and blinked awake in confusion.
When she saw what was happening, her pupils contracted.
Her Star Brain had activated on its own, scrolling through its stored data without her touch.
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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.