Chapter 31: Acquiring a Gimmick
Night Lan mulled over the situation for a bit, without rushing into anything.
It’d be better to observe from the shadows.
Caution is the first rule for remaining safe!
After some time passed.
Night Lan finally saw the black-haired youth leave the underground area, his figure gradually disappearing.
“Ah… He’s gone.”
Night Lan watched helplessly as the black-haired youth left and did not follow him.
The guy’s Star Eclipses aura was so faint, like plain water.
Probably even a Night Watcher standing right in front of him wouldn’t sense anything unusual.
At most, they could only guess with strong intuition.
Someone like this would fit right into human society without any problem.
Is this why he can evade being noticed by the Night Watchers?
Right then, Night Lan suddenly remembered that there were also Star Eclipses forming groups in Pinghai City.
Maybe this youth is part of an organization.
The embodiment of 【Ecological Distortion】 might be one of them too.
“Mm…”
Night Lan went back to thinking, hesitating about whether she should go find out more.
She used her 【Probability Interference】 ability to check the success rate of her own actions, finding it was incredibly high.
“Mm, probability isn’t absolute; anything less than 100% could still go wrong. Better take it slow.”
By the way, the calculation from Probability Interference gave a success rate of 99%.
Not exactly a sure thing.
Night Lan was still pretty cautious.
After much consideration, she finally gathered the courage to get closer and arrive at the entrance where the black-haired youth just entered.
Seems like it’s locked.
Under normal circumstances, she couldn’t possibly enter.
But for Night Lan, this wasn’t much of a problem; she had plenty of tricks up her sleeve.
Still, there was something important she wanted to confirm before going inside.
“Sensing…”
【Existence Interference】 activated.
Mystical power began to spread, locking onto the abnormal aura in the area and returning to Night Lan’s mind.
“Mm… It seems there’s only one Star Eclipses here. Should be fine.”
Night Lan was mostly scared from getting bullied by three First Generation Star Eclipses before.
She no longer made wishes, even B-level psychic powers weren’t enough.
Night Lan was worried there could be many “tough guys” inside.
Once she got in, things might turn messy.
But now, it seems there’s only one Star Eclipses, and it’s not very powerful, maybe medium level. She didn’t have to worry about that.
With the intelligence she had gotten beforehand.
The hidden one should be the embodiment of 【Ecological Distortion】.
Thinking here.
Night Lan activated her body’s 【Flash】 ability, ignoring obstacles directly reaching the interior.
“Guess I’m in…”
Quickly observing the surroundings, Night Lan found it as dark as the Rising Sun Theater.
Dark and gloomy.
Could this be how all the Star Eclipses’ hideout places felt?
How weird.
Night Lan shook off her random thoughts and focused on the task at hand.
There was Star Eclipses’ scent nearby.
The embodiment of 【Ecological Distortion】 must be hiding somewhere.
Step by step, Night Lan approached the source of the scent, ready to grab the 【Flash】 and make a run for it at any moment.
Fighting was out of the question.
Even if she were stronger, she didn’t want trouble.
Only fleeing was the truth.
As she moved closer.
Night Lan felt herself getting closer to her goal.
After several seconds, Night Lan finally caught sight of a petite silhouette.
Long blue hair, Star Eclipses embodiment, medium specification.
No doubt about it.
That was the embodiment of 【Ecological Distortion】!
Night Lan maintained a low profile, keeping an eye on the little girl without making contact.
She noticed the blue-haired loli was staring at an aquarium of ornamental fish.
From memory, she knew the black-haired youth brought these back just now.
Looks like this little Star Eclipses loli loves fish.
Is it related to obsession?
Maybe.
After watching for quite some time, Night Lan realized the blue-haired loli’s focus never left the ornamental fish.
More than ten minutes passed.
Indeed, Star Eclipses waste time differently from humans.
Night Lan even suspected she could stare at fish all day long.
And never get bored.
Anyway, Night Lan felt she couldn’t keep watching any longer.
She came to deal with the ocean crisis, not to watch the loli watch fish.
Even if she wanted to get close to the loli, they’d need to start by talking!
Thus, Night Lan deactivated the effect of 【Existence Interference】, restoring her presence to a normal level.
Somehow, the blue-haired loli sensed something.
Turning around, she looked back.
“Hmm…”
Night Lan stared back at the turning blue-haired loli, a bit nervous inside.
Seeing the confusion and bewilderment in the loli’s eyes, it seemed like she wasn’t a powerful Star Eclipses, but rather a helpless little girl needing help.
Night Lan took a deep breath, mustering her courage to say hi.
“Um…hi.”
“Not Li Yan…”
The blue-haired loli slowly backed away, other emotions clearly showing in her eyes.
Fear, helplessness, and introversion.
Like the child who has never stepped out of her room, isolated and withdrawn.
She seemed far worse than someone with social anxiety.
Seeing her like this, Night Lan suddenly felt like she was the villain.
“Don’t come over!”
This response was a rejection, both a defiance of Night Lan’s approach and a refusal to communicate.
The blue-haired loli became visibly agitated, her energy spilling out.
Near the closest aquarium, something changed.
All the beautiful ornamental fish rapidly enlarged, losing their attractiveness and transforming into grotesque beings.
Not even the ugliest piranhas could compare!
Seeing this, Night Lan finally confirmed the identity of the blue-haired loli.
That was the embodiment of 【Ecological Distortion】!
However, she didn’t seem calm at the moment.
In a rush, Night Lan thought of a solution.
“Puppet City.”
Several thin threads appeared from nowhere, connecting the blue-haired loli’s limbs, controlling her in Night Lan’s grasp.
Now, she was Night Lan’s “puppet.”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The altered fish in the aquarium crazily slammed against the glass, seemingly trying to attack Night Lan.
Under the influence of the Star Eclipses power, even easily killed ornamental fish had the capability to break glass!
“Mm…too noisy.”
Night Lan glanced over and used the puppet threads to control the fish, silencing the area.
“Phew…”
Things were initially stabilized. The question was, what next?
Was she supposed to eliminate this seemingly blue-haired Star Eclipses embodiment?
Nope!
Night Lan couldn’t bring herself to do it.
Better try communication.
After understanding the situation, maybe she could think of a way to handle things.
“Uh… Can you tell me your name? My name is Night Lan. I’m someone who likes lolis, and I’m really very nice.”
“Gyaah!”
The blue-haired loli still displayed a rejection to communicate; she was unusually shy and aloof.
While Night Lan used special powers to restrain the loli, as if she were about to carry out nefarious deeds.
What kind of situation is this?
“Sigh…”
Night Lan fell into distress again.
Her loli-affinity skill completely failed.
What method should she use now to approach this loli?
At least, talk first.
Wait, she seemed to have missed something.
“Hmm…”
Night Lan looked down at the transparent little bag in her hand.
A pretty little goldfish swam inside.
Could this be used as a gimmick to approach the loli?
