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Chapter 554 Pain

After understanding the situation, Lin Xiyue took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and then released her grip on the protruding hand without hesitation.

Next, she focused her mind and tried to relax her body gradually, imagining that she had fallen asleep and that every muscle in her body was relaxed, without being too tense.

Surprisingly, the moment Lin Xiyue stopped resisting, her body sank at an accelerated rate.

She was being pulled downwards by a powerful force, her body sinking rapidly.

Within seconds, Lin Xiyue felt a damp, warm sensation on her back.

This feeling appeared quite abruptly, but it didn't make her feel uncomfortable. Instead, it made her feel as if she were in a warm spring, which soothed her tense nerves.

"This is……?"

Lin Xiyue felt the sensation on her back with a puzzled expression, and subconsciously asked the system.

At the same time, she unconsciously twisted her body, trying to turn her head to see what she had bumped into behind her.

[Don't move, keep relaxing! I'll tell you what you've encountered.]

However, just as she was about to make a move, the system's voice suddenly rang in her ears, directly stopping her.

The system's tone was very serious, sounding somewhat displeased with Lin Xiyue's actions.

Lin Xiyue was startled by the system's voice, her body trembled violently, and she stopped abruptly from turning her head.

[Your back has completely passed through the barrier and touched the liquid inside, which is why it feels wet and warm.]

Seeing that Lin Xiyue was no longer moving around, the system slowly began to explain.

Lin Xiyue listened quietly to the system's explanation, and her doubts were gradually resolved.

It turned out that the strange feeling she was experiencing was because her body had penetrated the barrier and come into contact with the liquid inside.

"Hmm... how much longer until I can go in?"

After understanding the system's explanation, Lin Xiyue couldn't wait to ask more questions.

Her voice was tinged with urgency, clearly showing her excitement about entering the device.

[Don't worry, host. Stay calm, don't move around, relax your body, and everything will be fine.]

The system message indicated that it had calmed Lin Xiyue's agitated emotions.

[Look, we've successfully opened a small portion of the protective shield, and things will get much easier from here on out. It's like trying to tear open a hard plastic package by hand—it's very difficult, but if you're given a plastic bag that already has an opening, you can easily tear it open by following the opening.]

The system could still sense Lin Xiyue's anxiety, so it quickly comforted her and gave her a vivid analogy to help her better understand the current situation.

"I understand, System. Don't worry, I'll try my best to relax."

Lin Xiyue responded.

She found the analogy very apt, and it made her understand the meaning immediately.

So she tried even harder to relax her body and avoid unconsciously tensing her muscles when she came into contact with anything or felt anything unusual.

Sure enough, the method was very effective, and Lin Xiyue's body began to sink at an even faster rate.

In this way, the whole process became much smoother.

In those few short seconds, perhaps even less than five seconds, Lin Xiyue suddenly felt a warm, orange-red liquid rapidly engulf her like a surging wave.

It rushed down her back and over her ears.

Moreover, to her surprise, the liquid did not enter her ear like water as she had initially imagined. Instead, it seemed to be blocked by an invisible membrane and slid directly past her ear.

As the liquid continued to flow in, it gradually submerged Lin Xiyue's entire body.

She felt like Meros, completely immersed in the orange-red liquid, isolated from the world around her.

The large hole formed by the disposable dog card closed rapidly before Lin Xiyue's eyes, as if it had never existed.

The protective shield was restored to its perfect state immediately after the large hole disappeared.

Moreover, not a single drop of the liquid that was originally full and almost overflowing from the instrument was spilled during the process.

However, Lin Xiyue had no time to pay attention to the magical card effect at this moment.

Because the very next second after she was completely submerged in the liquid, the originally warm and comfortable liquid directly penetrated her skin.

Then, a sharp, electric-like pain suddenly struck her, instantly coursing through her entire body.

The stinging pain was so intense that she could barely bear it, as if every cell in her body was being torn apart.

"Ouch...it hurts so much..."

Lin Xiyue's body trembled involuntarily. She clenched her teeth tightly, her brows furrowed so deeply they could almost trap a fly.

Each breath felt like being pierced by a thousand tiny needles at once, the excruciating pain almost unbearable for her.

She struggled in the strange liquid, trying to make a sound, but only a series of indistinct bubbles came out of her throat.

The system tried its best to hear what she was saying, but could only catch a few scattered words.

Seeing Lin Xiyue in such pain, the system felt helpless.

It knew it was powerless to do anything about it, and that only Lin Xiyue herself could bear this pain.

It silently shook its head, hoping that Lin Xiyue could persevere.

Fortunately, the liquid did not affect Lin Xiyue's breathing.

Otherwise, with her pure human body, she would probably have drowned in there immediately, let alone repaired her soul.

"Well……"

Lin Xiyue's moans grew weaker and weaker, her body gradually lost strength, and her consciousness seemed to be sinking into the endless darkness at any moment.

Her face was as pale as paper, devoid of any color, as if all the life force had been drained from her body.

His lips were clenched so tightly that they bled, and blood slowly trickled down the corners of his mouth, mixing with the orange-red liquid to create an eerie color.

Her hands were clenched into fists, her ten fingers digging deep into her palms, her nails piercing her skin, and blood seeping from the wounds, staining her palms red.

Lin Xiyue did this because before entering the system, she had been told that she must persevere and not lose consciousness.

Once consciousness is lost, problems are likely to occur, and the system will be unable to do anything about it.

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