Chapter 26 The Thick Black Mist Chapter 26 The Thick Black Mist It reached straight into the thick black mist . " Holy crap .. Caroline froze in shock . D +5 Free Coins Raven trotted back to her after finishing its business , plopped down at her side , and tilted its head like it was asking , " What's got you so distracted ? " Caroline was not in the mood to let him run around anymore . She clipped his leash back on and hurried home . As soon as she got inside , she tossed the leash aside and slipped straight into her storage space . Inside , just like she had seen before , a river had appeared . Or maybe more like a little creek ? It was about a meter wide and half a meter deep . The water ran crystal clear . Under the light inside the space , faint blue specks glimmered in the current - just like the glowing dots from those gemstones that had leveled up her space . Caroline scooped up a handful of water to look closer . It was icy cold , and the blue glow inside it was mesmerizing . The longer she stared , the stronger the pull she felt toward it . Almost without thinking , she took a sip . Sweet , fresh , unbelievably good . She scooped up another handful and drank again and again . Before she knew it , she could not stop . The water felt addictive , like it had some kind of magic that made her want more . ; By the time Caroline snapped out of it , her belly was round and tight . She almost laughed at herself , but then a sharp pain tore through her stomach , spreading to her limbs and bones . Instead of panic , excitement flared inside her . She could feel power pushing through her body , slowly spreading in her veins . She doubled over on the ground , sweat pouring down her forehead in dark , stinking drops . Not just her face - her arms , chest , and cheeks were oozing the same foul black sweat . It was revolting . The pain clawed deeper and deeper until she blacked out . When Caroline came to , she was lying in a puddle of that filthy black sweat , too drained to move , She wiped a shaky hand across her arm , and froze - her skin was flawless , smooth , snow - pale , almost luminous . She bent over the creek for a look at her reflection and gasped . What a gorgeous girl staring back at me ! Her features had not really changed - she always had good genes from her parents - but now her skin was brighter , her aura almost ethereal , like she had been refined into something otherworldly . Caroline's eyes sparkled . This river is a treasure . My storage space just leveled up again . 1/2 p p . Chapter 26 The Thick Black Mist Although Caroline did not know why her storage space had changed like this , it was still a good thing . On top of that , she could clearly feel her physical condition had improved a lot . She tried running through a set of punches inside the space , then grabbed a few wooden boards . One kick - crack ! The boards shattered into pieces . Her abilities and strength from her previous life had returned ! Not only that , she felt faster , stronger , and tougher than ever . Caroline followed the little creek all the way to the back of the house . There , she found a spring bubbling up . The water was crystal clear , and the blue specks here were even denser than in the creek . She quickly filled two buckets at the spring's source and carried them out of the space . Outside , Raven was lying quietly at the spot where Caroline had just vanished . When it saw her pretended like it was about to walk away . +5 Free Coins reappear , it got up and Caroline rolled her eyes . Clearly , it's worried about me , but it just has to act like it doesn't care . Typical Raven . She walked over and set the buckets down beside it . " Raven , how about we take a bath ? " Raven did not understand at first , but after glancing at the buckets , it leapt back in alarm . It really did not like baths . But this time , it had no say in this . Long ago , to prepare for the apocalypse , Caroline had bought an oversized tub just for Raven's baths . Now it was finally useful . She made several trips in and out of the space , hauling more spring water to fill the tub , then added plenty of hot water . After testing the temperature with her hand , she nodded - it was just right . She could have let Raven drink the water , but remembering the pain she had just endured , she did not want Raven to go through the same thing . Better to start with a bath .