Chapter 190: Drag Her Down and Execute!
On the dilapidated and crumbling rooftop, the girl’s long hair resembled a blazing fire, fluttering behind her in the wind.
She sat cross-legged in the center of the rooftop, with a pile of dark red soil exuding a bloody scent in front of her.
In her fair hands, the dark red soil continuously changed into various shapes.
Two exceptionally twisted creatures, difficult to compare with anything existing in the world yet possessing a hint of adorable charm, rested on the girl’s shoulders, watching her manipulate the soil with rapt attention, their multiple large eyes filled with a gleam of anticipation.
Suddenly, as if sensing something, the girl looked up at the sky, a faint smile appearing on her lips.
The brown fog that had lingered in the sky for a long time dissipated significantly, and it was even possible to vaguely discern traces of the sky’s original blue.
The weather was nice today, just like the girl’s mood.
“That guy finally made up his mind, huh? Much sooner than I expected!”
She suddenly remembered a long time ago, when she had fled to a place known as the Land of Midnight Sunrise.
That cursed place was sickening, with countless shades of dark green spreading across building exteriors, pulsating like a heartbeat.
It was a city completely corrupted by Pestilence Taijie, with numerous bizarre symbols writhing on the ground, and the air was suffused with toxic spores floating like bubbles.
Monsters, whose human forms were no longer discernible, staggered down the streets, going to school, going to work, doing all the things they did when they were still human, unaware that they had been dragged into the abyss by Pestilence Taijie along with their city.
However, from their perspective, perhaps they felt they were still alive and everything was normal…
Watching such scenes, she found herself in a difficult position, just like Luxianbei is now.
But unlike Luxianbei, who made a choice in just a few minutes, she hesitated for half a month before finally deciding to set a fire.
That great fire, which covered an area of more than one hundred kilometers, burned for three days and nights, turning everything in the Land of Midnight Sunrise to ashes.
Even long after, the air around still lingered with the stench of the pestilence’s organization being burnt.
Or rather, it could be considered… an alternative fragrance?
Anyway, she thought the smell resembled roasted cheese.
However, after that experience, she became much more decisive when faced with similar situations, almost never hesitating.
Such matters were like cross-dressing, there are only zero times or countless times, and once you get used to it, it’s fine.
Retracting her thoughts from the memories, the girl looked up at the sky again, and a look of surprise suddenly appeared on her face as she clapped her dirt-covered hands and said, “Wow! Did that b*stard really take action?”
Seeing Luxianbei’s charm ability hit Shen Baiwei made her very happy, inexplicably feeling like a Pokémon she raised was wreaking havoc at a world-class competition.
“That’s right, Calamity, use your charm ability with 100% maximum energy output! Attack unexpectedly to prevent her from having a chance to be disgusting!”
The best way to deal with a Nightmare was definitely not through overwhelming destructive power, repeatedly beating her down. Although that could inflict some minor damage, when the spirit energy was roughly the same, wanting to wear down the Nightmare with that little damage would take at least a hundred years.
In fact, if the girl hadn’t mastered the charm ability capable of distorting perception, she probably wouldn’t be able to k*ll the Nightmare.
Looking back now, while caressing the Nightmare’s cheek with her bloody hand and whispering in her ear, “So cute! When did you give birth to the illusion of having completed time reversal? You can’t figure it out, right?” the girl still felt a little excited.
That could already be regarded as the twelfth most memorable scene in her urban legend career.
That was quite high!
Although Luxianbei’s charm ability would still be affected by the Nightmare’s time-reversal power, at least she was heading in the right direction, wasn’t she?
Moreover, this level was more than enough to trigger the Nightmare’s self-protection mechanism, the girl thought.
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By the time Shen Baiwei realized she had fallen into Calamity’s trap, it was already too late to resist. Soon her consciousness, under the influence of Calamity’s charm ability, became as if it was ground into countless fragments, drifting vaguely, no longer able to perceive her surroundings, left with myriad illusions and basic cognitive abilities.
“…”
Actually… is there really a need to resist? After all, I’ll end up back where it all started…
Saying that, this might even be a good thing. If I could start over… I could completely avoid Calamity, preventing her from influencing my wishes.
However, Calamity’s charm ability shouldn’t be that strong; could it be she was hiding her powers? Three hundred percent? Or five hundred percent? Shen Baiwei thought dully.
She had observed Calamity using her charm ability many times through past influences, but she distinctly felt that Calamity’s ability this time was much stronger than before and didn’t seem like pure charm ability but carried an irresistible sense of oppression.
The charm abilities of witches were usually enchanting and dreamy, some even carrying a lustful aura, like a budding girl showing her beauty to her crush while wanting to refuse. But Calamity’s charm…
It was hard to say!
It was simply like a spirited big sister who boldly pinned someone against the wall on the street, using the most fervent way to express her affections, declaring her dominance to the world.
Can this d*mn thing really be called a witch? Shouldn’t it be more like a queen?
In fact, if it weren’t for the overwhelming mental shock that could cause irreversible damage to the mind, Shen Baiwei, whose spirit patterns had gradually gone out of control, wouldn’t even have the chance to activate her time-reversal ability.
Soon, as if exhausting her last bit of strength, darkness and silence engulfed Shen Baiwei’s world.
Riding the invisible waves surging in the darkness, Shen Baiwei’s gradually emptying mind began to wait.
Waiting for the opportunity to restart.
As long as she woke up again, she could wish without obstacles, right? Shen Baiwei thought hopefully.
However, after a long wait, when the darkness and silence began to gradually recede, before she could fully awaken, an unexpected event occurred.
“Miss Shen, Miss Shen? Are you alright? Why are you lying on the ground?”
Shen Baiwei, “……” Miss Shen? Are you calling me? Who is calling me?
Faintly hearing a strange voice mention her, a question mark instantly appeared in her mind, but just a few seconds later, the question mark in her mind experienced exponential explosion.
She heard Calamity’s voice.
Calamity said, “Oh, suddenly feeling unwell and fainted, but it’s okay.”
Shen Baiwei, “？？？”
Calamity? Who is she talking to? Was that person just now calling her?
“Miss Shen, you need to take care of your health! The Shaman Queen’s army has already advanced to within a hundred miles of Yumen Pass around noon; the battle may start at any moment.”
“What? Already…” Calamity continued, “Are they going to fight?”
“Yes! Are you… confused?”
Hearing that strange voice refer to Calamity as “Miss Shen” again, Shen Baiwei could no longer hold back, she abruptly opened her eyes, sprang up from the ground like a carp leaping from the water, and turned to the voice, shouting at Calamity and the man disguised as a woman.
“I am Shen Baiwei!”
Luxianbei, “……” Of course I know you are Shen Baiwei, but now I am too.
Long Bang, “……” I forgot to ask, who the hell is this person?
After a brief silence, Long Bang broke the silence, pointing at Shen Baiwei and saying, “Miss Shen, this woman suddenly appeared out of nowhere and dared to impersonate you! I say she might be an enemy spy. Should we capture her and take her back for interrogation?”
Luxianbei looked at Long Bang dressed as Xia Lianqing, then glanced at Shen Baiwei, stroked his chin and thought for a moment before seriously saying, “I think she looks like an enemy spy too!”
“But let’s skip the interrogation. It’s a critical time; we can’t waste too much effort on her—let’s just drag her down and execute her!”
Though he didn’t know why she appeared here, having her follow him would definitely cause trouble, he thought.
“？？？”
Shen Baiwei’s eyes widened, her chest heaving violently, and then with a rush of heat, her vision darkened, and she lost consciousness.
(Today’s word count is low due to writer’s block…)
