Ailisi realized that Duente had become twisted.
When she awakened the Innate Flames, she had actually already woken up, but she didn’t dare open her eyes, didn’t dare look at Duente, whom she had killed with her own hands.
After stabbing Duente to death, Ailisi gained unparalleled power.
At that time, the world’s laws were on the verge of collapse.
She only needed to exert her full strength to stop the world from breaking apart.
But she made another choice—
Using the power she had obtained, she teleported herself back to that afternoon when she had truly established a link with Duente.
That was the moment she awakened her first brave talent.
She succeeded, but she did not see the him she wanted to see.
The moment she revived, she heard Duente’s venting and curses.
She accepted it all because she had indeed made a mistake.
Whether he wanted to take her Innate Flames or even kill her on the spot, she would accept it.
She only wanted his forgiveness.
She had originally planned to start over with him honestly, carrying her guilt.
But at this moment of truly returning to the past, she hesitated.
She knew that Duente had also been reborn.
She wasn’t surprised, because Duente always managed to create miracles at critical moments.
So she wanted to apologize to him immediately.
But before she could speak, she felt her power being drained by him, and her strength was continuously fading.
She couldn’t even finish saying “I’m sorry.”
Duente suddenly stopped his plundering for some unknown reason and instead hugged her.
At that moment, Ailisi’s state of mind was chaotic—guilt, doubt, unease, and relief were fighting within her.
Due to her emotional turmoil and the fragility of the awakening moment, she could only hold onto Duente and fell into a drowsy sleep.
When she woke up again, what she saw was not Duente, but a pure white ceiling, and a “doctor” wearing a white coat.
The “doctor” stood by the window looking down at Ailisi.
She had a charming appearance, always squinting her eyes, with purple hair and heavy dark circles.
Her figure was well-maintained, but her posture looked listless, shoulders always drooping, as if she really wanted to sleep.
Ailisi moved her arm, wanting to get up, but found her wrists tied.
Ailisi struggled a bit, and she was shocked.
Her waist was bound, so was her neck, and both her feet and hands were tied to the bed board, unable to move.
“Heaven’s Chosen Brave, I am Fuermili. Don’t move for now; I’ll release you later.”
“How can you expect me not to move in this situation? And how do you know my identity?”
Ailisi tried to use magic to forcibly break free, but found she couldn’t use it at all.
“Your power has been emptied for some reason, but fortunately the Innate Flames have successfully remained in your body. You haven’t truly lost your power.”
Fuermili took out a magic detection machine and placed it next to Ailisi.
The value displayed on the square instrument screen was 1%.
“This is my latest invention, called a Precision Magic Instrument. It’s ten times more accurate than ordinary magic detection machines.”
Ailisi told herself to stay calm.
She didn’t know where this place was, nor who this person was.
But she took a closer look at the “doctor’s” face and found that she looked a lot like Teacher Fuermina from the Health Room?
She immediately asked, “What is your relationship with Teacher Fuermina?”
“She is my older sister.”
Fuermili held a syringe filled with a red potion, looking at Ailisi’s arm.
“Wait… what are you going to do to me?”
Ailisi had a bad feeling.
She felt scared, and the unease in her heart grew stronger.
What was she going to be used for?
She felt her life was threatened.
“Obviously, I am going to experiment on you.”
Fuermili injected the red potion into Ailisi’s skin.
Ailisi couldn’t resist at all.
“Stop! This is an illegal experiment! I’m going to report you!”
Fuermili completely ignored Ailisi and pushed all the red potion into her body.
Ailisi was panicking inside; she didn’t know what would happen to her.
“Don’t worry, I have a researcher qualification granted by the academy. I will take responsibility for you.”
“No… I don’t want to be taken responsibility for by some shady character… Wait, why do I feel warm?”
“It seems the potion is taking effect.”
The value on the Precision Magic Instrument’s screen began to change, slowly rising from 1% to 2%… 5%… 10%…
Then it skyrocketed: 60%… 99%… 130%… 200%!
“Screwed, the experiment failed.”
The power within Ailisi burst out completely, instantly shattering the entire hospital bed.
Her whole body burned with flames, and her hair turned to fire.
Her eyes also blazed, and her human form became a flame body.
“Emergency situation. Laboratory activating lockdown mode.”
Fuermili pulled out a remote control and pressed the red button in the middle.
Immediately, a transparent barrier appeared on the floor beneath her, enveloping her entire body.
The moment the protection was complete, the flames within Ailisi began to ravage the entire laboratory.
They shattered the Precision Magic Instrument, destroyed the container jars storing magic…
The flames raged in the not-so-spacious laboratory space.
Aside from the researcher Fuermili hiding in the barrier, all other experimental products, unfinished ones, and various research tools were burned to nothing.
“Sigh, research funding is going to get cut again.”
Fuermili said this, but her expression still looked as if she was about to fall asleep.
“Duente… where are you… I miss you so much…”
“It seems this experiment wasn’t entirely without gains.” Fuermili said into the magic-powered recording pen in her hand: “The subject showed an obsession with a person named Duente during the rampage. It can be concluded that she hasn’t completely lost her rationality.”
Ailisi suddenly looked towards Fuermili.
“I’ve been targeted by the owner of the Innate Flames. I might die here. If anyone finds this recording pen, please be sure to continue my unfinished research. All the records are in this pen.”
Ailisi pressed against the outside of the transparent barrier.
Fuermili’s face not only showed no fear, but she even looked like she wanted to sleep.
“Well… being killed by the Heaven’s Chosen Brave only further proves that my experimental direction is correct. Since things have come to this, I’ll sleep first.”
Fuermili put away the recording pen and fell asleep standing there.
Ailisi, already engulfed by flames, pounded the magic barrier fiercely, but to no avail.
“Tell me… where is Duente?”
Fuermili had already fallen asleep.
Ailisi was furious and continued to attack the magic barrier.
Wave after wave of flames rampaged, hitting the transparent barrier and then dissipating.
This meant that the current Ailisi did not possess the power to break this barrier.
Ailisi didn’t know what was wrong with her; she only knew that right now she desperately wanted to see Duente.
She couldn’t wait to apologize to him, to win him back, to tell him her true feelings…
The deeper her obsession, the more violent the magic she released outward.
The powerful magic within Ailisi could explode at any moment.
She had become a dangerous bomb.