Chapter 681: Chapter 312: The Answer to the Prayer (Bonus Chapter 1)

Garden Street No. 26.

Fifteen minutes after the meteor strike and Amber’s disappearance.

Wu Chang and Erin searched the vicinity but couldn’t find any trace of Amber.

Not only Amber, but Wu Chang also cooled down the meteor with water, dug out the crater, only to find beneath the meteor there was just a pit of dirt, with no remnants of a house.

In other words, the whole Garden Street No. 26, house, lawn, and Amber included, had completely vanished.

Instead of causing panic, this discovery brought Wu Chang and Erin a sigh of relief.

If the house wasn’t smashed by the meteor, then it wouldn’t directly affect Amber, even if Amber’s true form was the house, she should be fine.

With the situation confirmed, the question then arose.

Where should they go to find Amber?

The first place Wu Chang thought of was Sigef City Orphanage; he remembered Mavira mentioned that aside from anxiety, Amber also feared returning to where she started.

Regardless of whether Amber had improved her fear of the orphanage during her days of volunteering there, she should show up there.

However, before heading to the orphanage, he first went to Nokes Primary School to check the situation there.

During Amber’s anxiety episodes, aside from their home, the Curse Mark also visited Nokes Primary School, indicating these two places held extraordinary significance for Amber.

To avoid Lin Jiang and others from discovering any anomaly at Nokes Primary School, Wu Chang approached the school cloaked under the guise of social phobia.

Nokes Primary School at night was utterly calm, with no sign of anomalies, but Wu Chang encountered someone there.

Mavira.

She hurriedly drove over, seemingly with some urgent matter. She parked her car at the entrance, hurried into the teaching building, and after a few minutes, came back out, looking solemn.

Was her presence here a mere coincidence? 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

As Mavira came out of the teaching building, Wu Chang lifted his social phobia guise and rushed into the school, feigning urgency.

Mavira was stunned for a moment upon bumping into him, then proactively greeted him:

"Mr. Sean, coming to school so late, is something wrong?"

Wu Chang forced a smile and said, "It’s nothing. I just lost something and thought it might be at the school, so I came to check."

Mavira asked, "Do you need my help?"

Wu Chang shook his head, "No need, I can handle it myself."

Mavira said, "I also forgot something in the teaching building. I just checked the office, it’s very clean. What you lost is probably not at the school."

"Sometimes, when things are lost, they’re not really lost; they just returned to where they originally belonged, and we didn’t notice."

Wu Chang showed a look of realization and said, "Okay, I’ll look somewhere else."

"Wait a moment." Mavira called out to Wu Chang.

Wu Chang: "Is there anything else?"

Mavira took off the silver leaf talisman from her neck, handed it to Wu Chang, and said:

"It’s my lucky talisman. It can help you find lost items. I’ll lend it to you. Return it to me when we meet at work tomorrow."

Wu Chang took the talisman, unable to stop his eyelids from twitching.

The All-Knowing Crystal in his portable space reacted. This talisman, like Grace’s cross, was a gateway connected to the Primordial Spirit Core Corps.

He took the talisman and said, "I’ll make good use of it."

"And," Mavira added with a hint of suggestion, "I recall Art Teacher Yuye mentioning that in her home country, it’s said that everything has a spirit."

"Lost items, like lost children, may also feel scared when alone. If you find the lost item, it might need a hug."

Wu Chang paused for a moment, then replied, "Thank you."

He put on the talisman and hurriedly drove to Sigef City Orphanage.

Mavira’s late-night visit to Nokes Primary School was indeed no coincidence. She wasn’t looking for Amber; she was waiting for him.

He’s convinced that Mavira knows he’s searching for Amber. The advice she gave and the item she lent, along with the final mention of a hug, all pointed to Amber.

Now it seems, Mavira’s precise understanding of Amber’s anxiety wasn’t merely due to her professionalism as a teacher but also her deep knowledge of Amber.

Wu Chang looked at the silver leaf pendant in his hand, another item related to the Primordial Spirit Core.

What exactly is Mavira’s identity in the Cursed Dungeon and in Amber’s life?

He took a deep breath, hung the pendant around his neck, and decided to temporarily stop thinking about Mavira-related matters.

No matter what her identity is, at least for now, she seems well-intentioned toward both him and Amber. As for her true identity, exploring it can wait until after he finds Amber.

Wu Chang drove quickly, arriving at the orphanage just as the clock struck nine, with the staff ushering the children back to their rooms for their daily prayer before bed.

During Amber’s few days as a volunteer, Wu Chang had been at the orphanage waiting for her. In the meantime, he’d had many chats with Director Susan, and the two were now quite familiar with each other.

Seeing him rush in, Susan led him to the director’s office and asked what had happened.

Wu Chang didn’t go into too much detail; he just said Amber left home to deal with something, and he couldn’t find her for the time being, so he came to see if she was at the orphanage.

Susan poured him a glass of water and said, "You don’t have to worry, Amber may be a handful, but she’s sensible and wouldn’t do anything to trouble you."

"She enjoys taking walks when she’s confused; maybe she just wandered too far. She might already be back in her room if you go home now."