Let them live with that regret for the rest of their lives!

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Otherwise, she could have gotten something good from the other party.

"I see. That explains why he was willing to pay such a price to exchange information with you. So what is his reason for searching for the Fountain of Immortality?"

The Fountain of Immortality, also known as the Fountain of Longevity, is a place that adventurer Elena has heard many legends about. It is said that as long as one drinks the water of the Fountain of Immortality, one can achieve immortality. There are even related quests posted in the Adventurers' Guild.

"He was looking for that thing to save someone. His teacher is old and probably doesn't have many years left to live."

"Ok."

Elena nodded, showing no sympathy for Brooke because of his reason for seeking the Fountain of Immortality. She had seen many similar cases, and at least Brooke had the ability to save others.

Just then, Elise noticed Sally standing to the side, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back. She knew that Sally wanted to ask her about her sister.

"I know where your sister is, but there's no way to save her now."

Sally's sister is involved with a ninth-tier being, which is beyond their current capabilities.

Upon hearing Elise's words, a look of disappointment flashed across Sally's face. Although she had been mentally prepared, hearing Elise say it still made her feel a little sad.

“It’s not that I don’t want to tell you, but it’s your personality. If I tell you, you’ll definitely be unable to control yourself and start investigating. If we get caught, we might all die,” Elise said seriously.

“I know, so please don’t tell me until I’m able to save my sister,” Sally said with a hint of melancholy.

"Yes, you've had a long day too. Go and get some rest."

Sally nodded; she did indeed need to sort out her feelings.

After Sally left, Elise also opened the system panel and entered the name 'Theresa Clemens' in the search bar.

"Let me see where you've been hiding."

……

In the south of the kingdom, in an ancient tomb.

Theresa walked slowly through the tomb passage. Strange footsteps could be heard from time to time in the dark and gloomy tomb.

Most people would feel terrified in this situation, but Teresa's expression remained calm, as if there was nothing in the world that she was afraid of.

Just as she turned the corner, Theresa heard a strange noise under her feet; she had accidentally triggered a mechanism in the tomb.

Several poisoned arrows shot out from a hidden corner and pierced her body.

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Theresa frowned slightly, not because the arrow was poisoned, but because it had torn her clothes and the blood that flowed out had stained them.

She casually pulled out a few arrows from her body and tossed them aside, then continued walking forward.

The gruesome wound began to heal immediately after she took a few steps.

Not to mention (these minor injuries), even if O were cut into pieces, she could still revive in a short time. This is the power of the Undying Curse.

After passing through a narrow tomb passage and triggering several mechanisms, Theresa finally arrived at the main burial chamber.

The stone coffin was slowly pushed open, and a skeleton clad in armor slowly rose from within.

Faced with a skeleton swordsman whose strength reached level five, Theresa did not draw her weapon. Instead, she grasped the index finger of her left hand and then forcefully broke it.

Theresa frowned slightly at the pain of breaking her own index finger, but at the same time, the sound of bones cracking came from the skeleton swordsman's body, which had just left the coffin.

Several more obvious cracks appeared on its spine at this time.

Then Theresa broke off the remaining fingers one by one, and the skeleton swordsman was as if he had been forcibly broken in two by an invisible hand.

After inserting her weapon into the skull of the skeleton swordsman, extinguishing its soul fire, Theresa then walked towards the coffin and began to explore.

She quickly received the accompanying collection, but it didn't contain what she wanted.

Sure enough, in such a small place, finding special items to lift the curse is still too difficult.

She had considered going to a more bustling place, but if she went to such a place, she would surely find herself there, right?

For some unknown reason, a hint of bewilderment flashed in Theresa's eyes.

After a long while, a faint sigh echoed in the tomb. She slowly followed the long path and left the ancient tomb, then headed towards a nearby town.

Although she didn't get the special item that could lift the curse this time, the reward for this mission, plus the gold coins she had saved up, should be enough to buy one.

Just as Teresa was pondering how to acquire special items cheaply, a familiar golden hue suddenly appeared in her sight.

"finally found you."

Volume 1: Chapter 291 Am I that scary?

Upon hearing that unfamiliar yet familiar voice, a flicker of panic crossed Teresa's eyes. Instinctively, she drew her dagger, intending to stab herself in the thigh.

But in that instant, Elise appeared beside her, gripping Theresa's hand that was holding the dagger, and simultaneously restraining her other hand.

His aggressive demeanor made it seem as if he intended to sexually assault Theresa.

Sally blinked, not quite understanding what was wrong with this person. She could understand if he drew his weapon and attacked Elise, but what was with this self-harm?

Does she have some strange fetish?

Sally didn't know, but Elise knew very well that Theresa had just offered up her own pain in exchange for the power of the Goddess of Pain.

If that dagger had pierced her thigh, Elise would probably have had to rely on Sally as her mount to catch up with her opponent.

However, since Theresa can use such an ability, it means that she must have awakened some memories from her past life; otherwise, she would not have approached the Goddess of Pain.

Theresa struggled a few times after her wrist was grabbed, but at only the third rank, she was no match for Elise in terms of strength.

Elise also took this opportunity to assess the opponent's current strength, which was lower than normal, likely due to the opponent coming to this small place to avoid her.

If this were a large city like Seria, Theresa would probably be able to barely reach the fourth tier by now.

However, even though Theresa is only at the third rank, she can still pose a great threat to fifth-rank beings by offering pain, after all, she is not an ordinary believer in pain.

Ordinary sufferers might accidentally kill themselves, but Theresa is different. Possessing the curse of immortality, she can offer up an immense amount of suffering, even at the cost of her life.

"Am I that scary? You want to run away when you see me." Iris looked at Theresa with a resentful expression. She was wondering why she couldn't find her. She didn't expect her to run away to a small place in the kingdom to hide.

"I...I don't know what you're talking about." Theresa bit her lower lip, glanced at Iris, and then looked away.

Although she only glanced at him, a distant memory surfaced in her mind: the other person had saved her and then died at her hands.

In that instant, she even felt the gaze of the goddess of pain.

"Do you know me?"

"I don't know him," Theresa said instinctively.

"Why are you avoiding me if you don't know me? Did you do something wrong to me?" Seeing that the other person had no intention of continuing to harm herself, Elise released Theresa's hand and continued, "You can't avoid the other person's gaze when you lie, it will make you seem too guilty. I should have taught you that."

Iris's words left Theresa somewhat dazed, but she stubbornly turned her head away and said, "I don't know you, that's all."

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This familiar attitude amused Elise: "You've been avoiding me, are you worried that your problems will affect me?"

Theresa didn't speak, but sometimes silence is an answer.

Looking at the still stubborn Theresa, Elise wondered if the other woman was recalling her own death in her past life.

When the God of Curses was about to revive within Theresa's body, to prevent this from happening, Elise simply used [Love] to transfer most of the curses from Theresa's body into her own.

The result was obvious: the God of Curses revived within Elise's body. However, because Elise had made preparations beforehand, the revival of the God of Curses was incomplete, and he was ultimately killed by Theresa, who also killed Elise, the vessel in which he was being slain.

Even after a long time, Elise could still recall the despair and sorrow that Theresa showed when she begged Theresa to kill her.

For Theresa, who is cursed with immortality, killing the one she loves is indeed too cruel, essentially meaning she would have to live with this painful memory forever.

The interaction between the two attracted the attention of many passersby. Elise casually glanced around, and the people dispersed as if nothing had happened.

"Don't worry, it won't be like before this time. Your health problems won't affect me," Elise said softly. She didn't know how many memories the other person had awakened, so that was all she could say.

Upon hearing Elise's words, Theresa subconsciously glanced at Elise, but upon noticing her gaze, her eyes darted away in a flustered manner.

"This isn't the place to talk. Please take me to your place."

Theresa hesitated for a moment, but in the end she led Elise and Sally into the town and came to an ordinary little house.

Theresa's living quarters were very simple, with nothing but the most basic furniture, and there was hardly any sense of life in them.

Elise sat casually on Theresa's bed, her legs crossed, her gaze fixed intently on the taciturn black-haired girl.

Just then, as Sally was about to come in, Elise's voice rang out: "Sally, could you help me see what good food is in town and buy some for me?"

"Huh?" Sally was taken aback for a moment before she realized what she meant. "Then, I'll go now."

To be honest, Sally really couldn't understand the conversation between Elise and the dark-haired girl; it felt like they were exchanging riddles.

Oh well, I'm just here to use myself as a means of transportation anyway, so I might as well take a stroll around this small town.

After getting Sally out of the way, Elise turned her attention back to Theresa and asked, "You should remember some memories from your past life, right?"

Theresa hadn't expected Elise to ask so directly, and after hesitating for a moment, she nodded.

"May I ask how you awakened those memories?"

"I... I'm looking for a way to remove the curse from me. After I removed one of the curses, a new memory appeared in my mind." Theresa's eyes were somewhat dazed.

"Then why are you still avoiding me?"

“Because those memories are painful.” Theresa bit her lower lip. After returning to Celia from Riverside Town, she had indeed been observing Elise’s manor for a long time. It wasn’t until she lifted one of her curses that she remembered Elise’s death.

Although that memory caused her pain, it wasn't enough to make her leave Celia and avoid Iris.

But as she lifted another curse, she awakened another memory—a memory from after Elise's death.

Volume 1: Chapter 292 Iris's Mouth

In that memory, Theresa returned to Elise's manor, looking at the traces of her existence and feeling her lingering scent, but the most important person was missing.

She didn't know why, even though she had never met Elise, these memories surfaced, and she could even personally experience the sadness and loneliness in those memories. She felt as if she were shrouded in a fog.

When she came to her senses from that memory, she found herself already in tears.

To find out the reason, perhaps the only way is to lift more curses to recall more memories, or perhaps by directly contacting Elise and staying by her side, she can also remember more of those strange memories.

She had already prepared herself to approach Elise, but as she was about to make contact, she felt a strong resistance throughout her body, as if something bad would happen if she did.

Whether it's yourself or the other person.

Faced with this strong resistance, Teresa hesitated. After several days of hesitation, she finally chose to distance herself from him. She didn't know why she made this choice, but her intuition told her that it was the most appropriate thing to do.

Then she left Seria, and even left the empire to come to a remote town in the kingdom.

Even so, Elise still came knocking on my door.

"Are the memories you've awakened related to me?" Elise feigned curiosity, though she knew without a doubt that the other person's avoidance meant they had awakened memories connected to her.

“Yes, but all I remember are memories of what happened after you died. I want to know why I have those memories.” Theresa looked at Elise, certain that the other knew the reason.

Elise raised an eyebrow. She had considered that the other person might remember that she died at her hands, but she never imagined that the memories that Theresa awakened would be her own memories after death.

She suddenly felt that it was somewhat understandable why the other person was avoiding her.

After all, if you die, you die and start the next cycle immediately. But for Theresa, who is almost immortal, she has to live on with the memory of killing the person she loves.

Even with her twisted mind, she felt a pang of heartache when she thought about that situation.

Of course, there was also some excitement, even though Theresa had killed him relatively few times, he had still killed her before.

Forcibly suppressing the surge of joy welling up inside her, Elise whispered, "Do you think it's possible that those memories belong to you in another world?"

"Me from another world?" Theresa couldn't quite understand what Elise was saying, but for some reason, she felt that what Elise said made a lot of sense.

After all, this was her first formal contact with Elise, so logically she shouldn't have those memories. Thinking about it carefully, it seems that the only explanation is Elise's reason.

The other version of herself in the other world must have had a good relationship with Elise, since she can still clearly recall that heart-wrenching feeling even now.

Theresa took a deep breath and then said, "Do you have those memories too?"

"Yes, otherwise I wouldn't have gone to all this trouble to come find you."

Why did you come looking for me?

"Of course I miss you~" Elise said matter-of-factly.

This was the first time Teresa had heard such words from anyone other than her family. Not being good with words, she didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Seeing the somewhat bewildered Theresa, Elise's lips curled up slightly, and a mischievous glint of pleasure flashed in her eyes.

You have to understand that she has been through countless near-death experiences and has tricked Theresa into staying by her side countless times. Even if Theresa has awakened her past memories, Elise can still easily control her.

"What...what is it you want from me?"