Chapter 619

Chapter 4 Revival

When I first woke up, my mind was blank.

There was a dull pain in my head, my gaze was unfocused, and my thoughts were scattered, as if I had slept for a very long time, too long to feel truly awake. For a long while after regaining consciousness, I felt as though I had lost control of my body and couldn’t move. I didn’t even think about trying to move.

I don’t know how long this state lasted. Gradually, the distant consciousness drifted back, and the blurry images before me became clearer. I saw the white gauze canopy above me and the old chandelier hanging higher up. The chandelier was not lit; everything around was dark, with almost no light source at all, making it impossible to tell whether it was day or night.

Am I lying somewhere…

On a bed?

“Mmm…”

Unconsciously, a sticky moan came from my nose. I opened my mouth and moved my jaw… The air here was stifling, dry and stuffy. After opening my eyes for a while, they started to feel dry. I wanted to rub them but found that my arm was so stiff it was terrifying. It seemed I had forgotten how to use my strength; it took a long time just to lift it up.

What’s going on…

Anesthesia? Injection? Datura?

In an instant, these thoughts flashed through my mind, and panic set in. My breathing quickened, and I blinked incessantly.

I’m not dead yet…

Then am I now being held captive by Angel and his people?

I began to try to recall what had happened before. It felt like it was a very long time ago. Vague images flickered in my mind. I fought desperately against the terrifying divine body, the scythe stabbed into its head… At the last moment, I defeated it… The flames surged, and the huge corpse exploded into pieces. I was engulfed by the raging fire wave, and then everything went black…

But I remember hearing Angel’s voice…

So…

He must have captured me.

Then this place…

Is it a hidden clinic?

The surroundings certainly look like one…

Thinking this, I suddenly wished I would never wake up.

What did they do to me…

Damn it…

My heart sank. Meanwhile, I tried to move my fingers, mouth, and tongue. My eyeballs rolled around. My legs and arms were so stiff, it felt like they had turned to wood, making movement extremely difficult…

How long have I been lying here?

I don’t know…

First, I need to find a way to escape…

Gradually, I could move my head. I turned to look at the pitch-black room. Through the white canopy, I saw no windows. This place felt like a secret chamber.

I wasn’t sure if I was still in Silgaya. My eyes had adjusted to the darkness, and I could vaguely make out the outlines of the furnishings around me, but not clearly enough to determine if this was the style of Silgaya. It felt spacious, but seemed deserted.

I listened intently for a long time, both inside and outside the secret chamber, and everything was abnormally quiet.

“Mmm… Ah…”

I continued to move my body, bit by bit, slowly regaining the feeling of using muscles. Finally, I could breathe and prop myself up, struggling to get to the edge of the bed. I lowered my legs, feeling the ground beneath them, and tried to stand up. But as soon as my buttocks left the bed, I fell down immediately.

Thud!

“Ouch…”

My nose hit the floor hard, making tears well up in my eyes.

“Huff… Phew!”

The floor was dirty. As soon as I breathed in, I felt a mouthful of dust, almost inhaling it into my throat. I quickly held my breath, afraid of choking and coughing, which might attract someone who would realize I was awake.

I lay there quietly in the darkness, waving my hands and wiggling my hips, struggling for a long time but unable to get up.

My body seemed very weak.

Not only weak, but my limbs couldn’t function properly, and there was a severe sense of discoordination. This made me, who was used to having充沛的力量随时可用，内心越发慌乱。我突然有些害怕起来。

那些混蛋到底对我做了什么…他们不会夺走了我的力量吧…

开玩笑的吧…

但恐慌过后，我很快冷静下来，停止挣扎，躺在地板上慢慢闭上眼睛，仔细感受体内的力量…

…力量还在。

那三股庞大的、如同海洋般的力量，依然完好无损地静静地呆在我的身体里，我还能感受到它们的存在。

“呼——”

我长舒了一口气。

还好…

幸好…

只是…

我试着调动起力量，却发现无论是秩序之力，业火之力，还是混沌之力，此刻都仿佛陷入沉睡的猛兽，全部与我断开了联系…

我不知道该怎么形容这样的感觉。

我能感受到力量的存在，但我好像没办法再驱动它们为我所用，就好像胳膊腿不再听使唤了，我的意志没办法再与早已属于身体一部分的它们连接，我成了一个残疾人——大概就是这样的感觉。

这种感觉，和我在巨龙之乡里受到的限制有些相似，却远比那个严重得多——我的身体出问题了，我马上意识到了这一点。

到底怎么回事…

“啊…”

心慌意乱之间，我居然下意识地张嘴就想喊人，才发出一点点声音，马上又闭住了嘴。

我是傻瓜吗…

还没人发现我醒来…

No matter where I was at the moment, no one had discovered that I had woken up…

I might be able to escape…

Other matters could be considered once I was safe. First, I needed to get out of here…

After a brief rest, I rolled over and began crawling along the floor. I slowly made my way to the wall and took a moment to catch my breath. With great difficulty, I managed to use the wall to help me stand up, though my legs were trembling violently and felt useless. However, I could stand, and even walk, albeit shakily. I tried to move as quietly as possible, feeling my way forward with the wall. Suddenly, my foot hit something, producing a loud “creak.” The sound startled me, and I froze.

What was it?

It was a cabinet.

One of the cabinet’s legs. That’s what I had kicked.

Since I was moving so slowly, it didn’t hurt much when my toe hit it. I held onto the cabinet in front of me, too afraid to move for a long time. My ears perked up as I listened intently for any sounds outside…

There were no sounds outside.

It seemed like nobody had come…

Good…

I started moving forward again.

As I passed by the cabinet, I felt a bit nervous and turned my head to glance back…

I recalled the dream that Yilushi had created for me while we were in the royal city. In that dream, the cabinets in the room were filled with disgusting, rotting meat submerged in jars, and those pieces of meat were even moving. I had later found something similar inside the body of a heretic…

That was truly disgusting. If it appeared in front of me now without warning, I would surely scream in shock… The thought made me uneasy, so I decided to take a closer look, carefully examining the contents on the cabinet…

Then I realized that they were all books.

Many books.

Books?

I was surprised. This was actually a bookshelf, and it was quite large. There were many books on it, most of which seemed very old, with worn-out covers that were too dark to read clearly.

But there was no disgusting flesh…

No flesh, so I felt relieved.

At this moment, I didn’t have the time to look through the books. Someone could come in at any moment, and I had to find a way out quickly. So, I continued feeling my way along the cabinet, then moved my hand from the edge of the cabinet to the wall. After walking a short distance, I seemed to touch a wooden door.

This must be a wooden door…

The wood felt very rough and old, almost rotten, and I could smell its decay as I approached. The edges and top of the door had frames… This was definitely a door.

However, it seemed to be locked. I gently pushed and pulled on it, but it didn’t budge. I hesitated to push harder, running my fingers over the gaps in the door. I crouched down and peered through the gaps, but it was pitch black outside.

I couldn’t see anything, and I heard no movement.

From here, I should be able to go out…

It seemed like nobody was around for now, and I wouldn’t be easily discovered, but I was trying to escape… Who would leave through the main entrance? There could be people waiting outside…

I should look for another way out.

After searching hard, I didn’t find any other exit. There were no ventilation shafts or anything like that. I didn’t know where these things would be placed, mainly because it was too dark, and I couldn’t see anything.

This secret room was quite large, and the walls were made of stone. There were lamp stands embedded in the stone walls, but I didn’t dare light them. I also couldn’t find flint or steel to start a fire. I had no idea where Captain Gray’s knife was—after all, the Church should have taken it back after it changed into that form—but obviously not here. What should I do?

I felt lost.

However, I was glad to notice that the discomfort in my body was gradually fading. Although I still felt weak, after moving around a bit, I could walk without leaning on the wall. My muscles weren’t as stiff, and my mind felt clearer.

Maybe I really slept too long…

Standing in the center of the dark secret room, I tilted my head and thought, then walked around the wall, tapping it with my fingers, looking for any hidden doors. But there were none. These stones were solid and tightly connected, with almost no gaps, and there were no signs of any loose parts.

Could I be underground?

An underground prison?

That was possible…

But it was unlikely, as I hadn’t heard any screams…

My heart raced as I guessed wildly. I stood in front of a stone wall, pondering for a long time before suddenly raising my right fist and punching it.

Bang!

“Ouch…”

I couldn’t hold back and let out a cry, quickly covering my mouth.

Ouch!

The sharp pain in my right hand made me grimace and bend over, blowing air onto my hand with a “whoosh.” It was too dark to tell if there was any skin broken. After a while, the pain subsided, and my index and middle finger joints felt numb. The stone wall remained completely unmoved.

I really don’t have the strength…

I…

A huge sense of disappointment followed. I sniffed and thought that without strength, I couldn’t possibly escape. Panic surged, but then I realized that maybe I had slept too long, and my body’s strength had also gone to sleep. Perhaps that was the reason…

What should I do now…

Gurgling—

My stomach suddenly groaned.

I’m hungry…

At that moment, I heard a slight noise from outside the door. I heard footsteps approaching.

Oh no, someone’s coming…

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