Category: Miss Luo Yan’s Feet Are Buried With Corpses

Girl Doesn’t Die in Fairytale Town: Chapter 6 – How Wonderful

Luo Yan didn’t take her usual route home but instead turned towards another gate of the manor—this way was closer to little Tini’s residence.

It had to be said that Mrs. Natalie’s husband had indeed left her a substantial inheritance.

The manor covered a vast area, boasting three luxurious residences and a courtyard filled with all sorts of flowers, meticulously maintained by ten gardeners.

Little Tini’s favorite activity was having Luo Yan accompany her in the courtyard as she sketched and painted her little masterpieces.

Luo Yan’s cottage was closer to the town market for easy errands, while little Tini’s residence was located deeper within the manor, closer to the bustling town center.

As Luo Yan hobbled along, pushing the cart with labored breaths, she caught a glimpse of a small golden spot near the iron gate from the corner of her eye. She knew it was little Tini.

“Little, little Tini… don’t be afraid, it’s me.”

Luo Yan said breathlessly, using her cane almost as a crutch to support her body, barely able to stand.

Even though Mrs. Natalie had previously had a cement road built from the manor to the town, and Ling Qi’s weight was practically negligible, making the cart easy to push, Luo Yan had still nearly exhausted all her energy.

The small golden spot quickly retreated, and moments later, a petite figure in a dress darted out from the gate and rushed towards Luo Yan, burying her bright golden hair in her embrace.

“Luo Yan… Sister…”

Little Tini’s voice was timid, and she refused to lift her head.

It seemed that little Tini had been frightened after waking up and not finding her.

Although little Tini was around the same age as her, only two or three years younger, she suffered from a severe mental illness, making her both withdrawn and extremely dependent on others.

Previously, the object of her dependence had only been her mother, Mrs. Natalie. Now, there was Luo Yan.

Luo Yan stroked her golden curls and tapped the ground with her cane.

“Let go first, little Tini. Luo Yan Sister still has things to do.”

“Okay.”

Little Tini nuzzled her head downwards slightly and then released her tight grip on Luo Yan, though her small hand still clung tightly to the corner of her clothes.

“Good, little Tini is so well-behaved.”

The corners of Luo Yan’s lips curved upwards slightly. She didn’t dislike this “job.” Little Tini was more like family to her.

Little Tini’s mother, Mrs. Natalie, was also very kind to her, even going so far as to invite Luo Yan, a servant, to live in the luxurious residence, though Luo Yan firmly refused.

Luo Yan felt she didn’t deserve so much kindness.

That’s why Luo Yan’s cottage was in the servants’ quarters. She felt this life was already happy enough.

But the current problem…

The curve of Luo Yan’s lips flattened slightly. Her gaze fell on the wooden cart and the still-unconscious Ling Qi. Her expression became troubled.

“What… what’s going on?”

The previously clear image of Ling Qi in her vision was now covered in scribbled colors, a messy jumble of red and green, seemingly representing her wounds.

“The outsider is starting to become blurry too… Could it be… a problem with the town?”

Just as this thought crossed Luo Yan’s mind, little Tini tugged on the corner of her clothes, interrupting her thoughts.

“Luo Yan Sister… who is she?”

Little Tini pointed at Ling Qi, a hint of vigilance and unease in her voice.

“She… she is—”

Luo Yan faltered, momentarily unable to think of how to introduce Ling Qi.

Little Tini stared intently at Luo Yan, her blue eyes filled with anticipation as she waited for Luo Yan’s answer.

Luo Yan thought for a moment and decided not to mention the encounter, which might have been just a misunderstanding.

“She’s an outsider I happened to meet on the road. Look, she’s covered in dust… and so badly injured.”

Hearing Luo Yan’s words, little Tini asked softly,

“Then what are we going to do? Is Luo Yan Sister going to save her?”

“…We can’t just leave her to die,” Luo Yan said, stroking little Tini’s hair. She felt it necessary to instill some kindness in this still-naive young lady.

“Think about it, if Mrs. Natalie and the uncles and aunts in town hadn’t saved me, little Tini wouldn’t have Luo Yan Sister now.”

Little Tini nodded, seemingly understanding. Just as Luo Yan felt a sense of accomplishment as a makeshift educator, little Tini suddenly asked,

“But why did Luo Yan Sister tie her up?”

Little Tini’s gaze shifted to Ling Qi, her tone turning cold.

“Is it because… she wanted to hurt Luo Yan Sister?”

“…”

“Ah! Well, not really,” Luo Yan quickly came up with an explanation. “I was just thinking, what if she’s a bad person? So I tied her up first and then we’ll help her. That way, even if she’s a bad person, we won’t be afraid.”

“Oh, okay.”

An almost imperceptible look flashed across little Tini’s eyes, and then she replied weakly.

Just then, Ling Qi on the cart stirred slightly. Little Tini flinched and quickly hid behind Luo Yan.

“Let’s carry her to the storeroom first. I remember there are some medicines and bandages the servants keep there. We’ll give her some simple first aid and then go find Dr. Messier.”

Luo Yan said quickly, noticing that Ling Qi’s condition seemed to be deteriorating.

The scribbles that had initially appeared only on Ling Qi’s wounds had now spread all over her body, a long shadow of white, black, and red, rising and falling slightly with her weak breaths and pained groans.

Little Tini nodded vigorously and moved closer, wanting to help Luo Yan push the cart.

But just then, a tall, burly figure suddenly appeared beside them, wearing a tall white hat and holding a long-handled shovel.

“Oh, Mr. Root, you’re just in time,” Luo Yan’s eyes lit up. She recognized this burly figure as the manor’s head chef, Root, based on these characteristics. “Come and give us a hand, help us push her to the storeroom!”

Root nodded slightly but didn’t speak.

He walked over and effortlessly lifted the cart with just one hand, not needing any help from Luo Yan or little Tini, and easily pushed it forward.

Following Luo Yan and little Tini’s instructions, Root pushed the cart towards the storeroom.

“How wonderful.”

Luo Yan looked at Root’s brisk figure and said enviously.

“How wonderful.”

Little Tini seemed to be mimicking Luo Yan, but when Luo Yan instinctively looked at her, she found little Tini was staring at her.

Their eyes met for a moment, ending with little Tini hiding behind Luo Yan’s arm again.

Girl Doesn’t Die in Fairytale Town: Chapter 5 – “Fear”

The scent of danger clung to Luo Yan’s nose. The moment she turned and saw the lightly armored woman above her, her heart pounded in her chest.

Perhaps due to her frail constitution, in this life-or-death crisis, Luo Yan felt a sense of trance and bewilderment.

“No…”

Luo Yan gritted her teeth, trying to regain her senses, but she sank deeper.

The familiar scenes of the town were gradually replaced by a blood-red hue. The bright sun in the sky instantly dimmed, transforming into a bright, seemingly eternal moon.

Under the moonlight, Luo Yan vaguely saw a somewhat familiar lightly armored woman kneeling on the ground.

In front of her lay a dying old man, a dagger piercing his heart.

The old man’s lips parted slightly, emitting a weak, pained groan.

“Ling Qi…”

For some reason, Luo Yan inexplicably echoed the old man’s words, softly uttering,

“It’s not your fault…”

The moment Luo Yan spoke, Ling Qi felt a chill run down her spine, utterly shocked.

How… how did she know my name?!

And those words, that tone, sounded so familiar…

Could it be…

No, that’s impossible!

The silver-haired girl’s crimson eyes dimmed, but what followed was a look that Ling Qi would never forget until the end of her life.

“Go… Don’t look back…”

This was Ling Qi’s unwilling-to-remember past, the deepest scar in her heart.

On her way to defecting to the Dawn organization, she had personally killed her master who had come to stop her.

But before her master died, he had used his last strength to raise his hand, gently stroking her hair as he always did, smiling and forgiving her.

At this moment, the silver-haired girl’s expression, eyes, and words… were exactly the same as Ling Qi’s master, buried deep in her memory.

This was a scene she recalled countless nights, yet never dared to face.

Ling Qi’s expression completely crumbled. She stumbled backward, collapsing onto the ground, her dagger flung several meters away. She mumbled in a daze,

“I’m sorry, Master, I didn’t mean to… I’m sorry…”

At the same time, Luo Yan saw the old man and the woman in front of her gradually disappear, the moon replaced by the bright sun.

Soon, her consciousness returned to the town.

The first thing Luo Yan saw when she came to was the lightly armored woman sitting on the ground, sobbing, which almost startled her.

But she quickly recognized her. This lightly armored woman was the “Ling Qi” she had just seen in her vision.

“What’s going on?”

Luo Yan touched her chin, her face full of confusion.

Was the vision she had just seen actually this Miss Ling Qi’s memory?

But why did she look so distraught?

No… Luo Yan thought carefully. It seemed to be more than just a memory.

She glanced at Ling Qi. Within her expression of pain and utter breakdown, there was another emotion.

—”Fear.”

“Could it be that I unintentionally used some special ability, awakening the fear in Ling Qi’s memories?”

Although Luo Yan hadn’t encountered this situation before, judging from Ling Qi’s current state and what she had just seen and heard, this was probably the only explanation.

Exploring this strange ability could wait. More importantly, right now…

Luo Yan looked at Ling Qi, who was half-kneeling on the ground, and frowned slightly, her expression becoming serious.

“What’s going on… I seem to be able to see her?”

Luo Yan could clearly see Ling Qi. She was no longer a figure made of scribbled lines but a clear and distinct image.

But it was limited to Ling Qi. Only Ling Qi herself was clear. Even the blood flowing from her wounds looked like roughly smeared red lines.

This was the first time Luo Yan had seen something clearly. In the past, even her own reflection in the mirror was just a silvery-white figure.

Luo Yan rubbed her eyes and looked around, finally confirming that her vision hadn’t suddenly recovered.

Only Ling Qi was clear; everything else was still a scribbled image.

“An outsider…”

Could it be related to Ling Qi’s status as an outsider?

But she had seen outsiders before, and they were the same as the town’s residents, only appearing as vague figures.

Before Luo Yan could dwell on this, she heard Ling Qi’s sobs gradually diminish and finally disappear altogether.

Perhaps due to her accumulated injuries, coupled with the fear induced by Luo Yan, after her tightly wound emotions snapped, Ling Qi didn’t cry for long before her body tilted back, and she fell unconscious.

“Did I scare her to death?”

Luo Yan was startled and quickly moved closer, reaching out to check Ling Qi’s nose.

“Phew… good, good. She’s still breathing. That’s good…”

Although Luo Yan was puzzled by everything that had just happened, she still didn’t understand what the other party was trying to do.

Did she want to kill her? But Ling Qi hadn’t even drawn the dagger from her waist.

But if she had no ill intentions, why did she use some special ability to get behind her…

“So now, what should I do?”

To be honest, Luo Yan was in a dilemma.

For her own safety, it would be best to ignore this strange outsider.

But the other party had fallen unconscious because of her, and was already seriously injured. Ignoring her would be no different from killing her.

“No matter what, she doesn’t look… like a bad person?”

Luo Yan squatted down and couldn’t resist poking Ling Qi’s cheek.

Ling Qi didn’t seem much older than Luo Yan. Her severe injuries gave her a somewhat pitiful air, and her blood-stained cheeks hinted at delicate features.

She curled up slightly, seemingly still trembling.

At this moment, Ling Qi was barely breathing. The forced spatial jump had aggravated her injuries, and after being further stimulated by Luo Yan, she was now hovering on the brink of death.

After thinking about it, Luo Yan still felt she couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.

She couldn’t bear to watch someone die right in front of her without doing anything.

And there was another crucial point: Ling Qi was currently the only being Luo Yan could see clearly.

Perhaps from her, she could find the true cause of her illness.

“Never mind, a life is at stake. At worst, I’ll take her weapons and tie her up!” Luo Yan clenched her small fists. “That way, even if she wakes up, she won’t be able to resist!”

There happened to be an empty, dilapidated wooden cart nearby. After making her decision, Luo Yan immediately took action.

First, she had to drag the unconscious Ling Qi onto the cart. Luo Yan pulled on her armor and helped her up, expecting to exert a lot of effort, but she was surprised to find that Ling Qi was excessively light, like a pile of feathers.

However, there were many strange things about Ling Qi, and this was just a minor one, which made Luo Yan’s task much easier.

After placing Ling Qi on the cart, Luo Yan took the straw rope from the cart and carefully tied her up several times, avoiding her wounds, finally securing it with a tight knot.

Even if Ling Qi used her special ability of teleportation again, these measures would be enough to prevent her from doing anything.

After all this preparation, Luo Yan, supporting herself with her cane, pushed the cart step by step towards the manor.

The distance to the hospital from here was much farther than the distance back to the manor. It was better to just go back, as there was always a first-aid kit at home.

However, what Luo Yan didn’t see was that Ling Qi, who was clear in her eyes, was gradually turning back into scribbles, starting from her wounds and slowly spreading throughout her body.

Ling Qi’s complexion began to improve, in a strangely eerie way.

Girl Doesn’t Die in Fairytale Town: Chapter 4 – Crimson Eyes

“Why are so many strange things happening today…”

Luo Yan looked up at the mottled and chaotic azure lines in the sky, scratching the back of her head in confusion.

Just a moment ago, Luo Yan had a strange feeling.

It was as if someone was watching her from the sky, so she looked up.

But after staring for a while, she still couldn’t find anyone in the sky.

Rubbing her slightly sore neck, Luo Yan thought carefully and decided it must have been her imagination.

Fortunately, there was no one around. If others saw her staring blankly at the sky for a while, wouldn’t it be embarrassing?

…Wait, was there really no one watching?

Luo Yan’s heart seemed to be touched again, and the feeling that someone was watching her returned.

She looked around but couldn’t see any trace of anyone else.

The path from the town center back to the manor on the outskirts was sparsely populated, and usually, no one would pass by.

“Is it because I haven’t been resting well lately?” Luo Yan said with a troubled expression. “I keep having these strange feelings…”

Forget it, little Tini should be getting up soon. She would be sad if she woke up and couldn’t find her.

Luo Yan dismissed the feeling in her heart and continued walking back.

But just then, a faint gasp reached Luo Yan’s ears, neither near nor far.

Luo Yan stopped.

But the gasp just now seemed to be another illusion, and the surroundings returned to silence.

No, this time it wasn’t an illusion.

Luo Yan clearly saw a small, clear fragment revealed at the corner not far ahead, out of place with the surrounding lines.

It was half a dagger.

The blade of the dagger reflected a silver gleam, lying across Luo Yan’s path, as if quietly waiting for her.

Luo Yan remembered Dr. Messier’s warning and instantly became tense.

“I can’t be this unlucky! Could I really have encountered… a dangerous outsider?”

Someone secretly hiding in the corner with a dagger, deliberately avoiding making any noise, couldn’t be a good person…

Run?

Luo Yan, who had trouble even walking, definitely couldn’t outrun the person on the other side.

Fight?

…Don’t even think about it. Even with a frail child, Luo Yan’s physique would struggle, let alone against someone with a knife.

Call for help?

No… calling for help at this time would probably provoke the other party, and she wouldn’t have time to wait for rescue.

Now, what should she do?

In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Luo Yan’s mind.

Meanwhile, around the corner where Luo Yan couldn’t see, a lightly armored woman was leaning against the wall.

The woman was covered in wounds of varying sizes. The blood was held back by some force, preventing it from flowing out. The arm holding the dagger hung limply, and her other hand clutched a near-fatal wound on her chest.

Even so, she still held her breath, not daring to make any sound.

“This… should be the legendary ‘Ghost Town’…”

The lightly armored woman’s delicate face was also smeared with blood, but it couldn’t hide her frightened expression. Her pale lips trembled slightly.

“But why… are there humans in ‘Ghost Town’?”

“No, is ‘it’ really human?”

“It’… seems to be watching me…”

At this moment, Luo Yan held her breath, gripping her cane nervously.

“An unknown outsider…”

Luo Yan didn’t turn and run. If the other party did have malicious intentions, with her current weak body, she probably wouldn’t be able to escape, and instead would expose her back, giving the other party an opportunity.

“I can’t alert them. There are no other townspeople nearby. Recklessly shouting for help will only force the other party to take more extreme actions.”

Luo Yan was very calm now, her mind racing.

“Judging from the current situation, this unidentified ‘outsider’ seems to be quite seriously injured.

“Perhaps they are being pursued, or perhaps for other reasons, they are hiding here.

“If they were after me, they should have attacked by now, but they haven’t.”

Therefore…

“Just pretend I haven’t noticed and walk past as if nothing is wrong.”

Thinking of this, Luo Yan made up her mind, mustered her courage, and slowly shuffled forward.

“A little further, just a little further, as long as I pass this intersection…”

Whether returning to town or continuing back to the Natalie Manor, this intersection was a necessary passage.

But Luo Yan knew that as long as she left this intersection, she would be out of danger.

But at this moment, the lightly armored woman, hearing the faint rustling sound of shoes on the ground, trembled slightly as she gripped the dagger.

“They’re approaching me, slowly… approaching me!”

Step by step, slowly coming towards her.

Fear slowly but inevitably crept closer, and this suffocating pressure nearly broke her, already seriously injured.

“I can’t just sit here and wait for death!”

The lightly armored woman bit her lip, trying her best to calm down.

Although she was only a “Calamity” level ability user, cannon fodder in a “Ruin” level disaster area, because of the unique nature of her spatial ability, she could often create miracles.

Three ability users of the same level, plus a “Ruin” level ability user, couldn’t capture her in the most familiar environment. If it were any other type of ability user, they would already be dead.

However, such a formidable lineup had indeed forced her into a desperate situation, forcing her to risk entering the legendary “Ghost Town” to seek a chance of survival.

Now… it was time to take another risk.

A ruthless glint flashed in the lightly armored woman’s eyes.

Luo Yan stared intently at the dagger. If the other party showed any signs of hostility, she would immediately flee to the nearest house in town.

But what she didn’t see was that her pupils were gradually becoming brighter, from a faint pale red to a vibrant crimson, as if blood were about to drip from them.

At this moment, Luo Yan suddenly saw the dagger in her vision vanish like a wisp of smoke. The faint gasping sound intensified slightly, but its location shifted to behind her.

“Not good!”

Seeing this, alarm bells instantly went off in Luo Yan’s mind. She hadn’t expected this at all!

“I did it!”

A look of surprise flashed across the lightly armored woman’s face. She used the last of her strength to activate her spatial jump, her figure appearing mid-air.

At this time, Luo Yan’s back was to her, completely unguarded.

With a simple swing of the dagger, following the momentum of her descent, she could easily take the other person’s head.

At this critical juncture, less than a breath after seeing the dagger disappear, Luo Yan instinctively looked up and behind her, following the faint gasping sound she heard.

Although the lightly armored woman was descending, before she could draw her dagger, she unexpectedly met Luo Yan’s blazing crimson eyes.

Then, she completely lost the chance to draw her dagger.

The beautiful silver-haired girl looked at her indifferently, her gaze piercing her heart.

What kind of eyes were these…?

Intricate patterns swirled within the blood-red pupils, seemingly containing some ancient mystery.

In the instant their gazes met, the lightly armored woman felt as if all her secrets had been completely seen through by these eyes. Her heart had nowhere to hide.

The lightly armored woman’s grip on the dagger loosened, letting her only weapon fall to the ground with a crisp metallic clang.

Girl Doesn’t Die in Fairytale Town: Chapter 3 – The Intruder

Luo Yan quickly nodded in agreement. Messier seemed quite pleased with this, the crimson lines of her lips curving upwards slightly.

“It’s always a pleasure to talk with Miss Luo Yan—by the way, how is little Tini doing lately? Has her condition improved at all? I remember she refused to take the medicine I sent last time…”

Little Tini was Mrs. Natalie’s daughter, a little girl just over ten years old, suffering from a serious illness just like Luo Yan.

But her condition was more severe than Luo Yan’s. At least Luo Yan could manage her daily life, while little Tini spent most of her time in a drowsy state.

“Don’t worry, I’ll supervise her.”

Luo Yan replied verbally, but in her heart, she was thinking, I helped bury her portion too.

Little Tini was even more resistant to these medicines than Luo Yan, to the point of almost hiding when she smelled them.

“Then I’ll trouble Miss Luo Yan,” Messier stood up and walked ahead of Luo Yan, opening the door for her. “Be careful on your way. There are many mischievous children in town, and there are often ill-intentioned outsiders coming in. It’s quite dangerous.”

“Yes, I’ll be careful.”

Luo Yan expressed her thanks, then propped herself up with her cane, feeling her way out the door.

But just then, Messier seemed to remember something, slapping her forehead and exclaiming,

“I almost forgot, Miss Luo Yan, wait for me here a moment.”

With that, she hurried back into the clinic and returned shortly, holding a large red mass in her hands.

“This is meat the town butcher gave me. I can’t finish it all by myself. Take some back to nourish yourself.”

The bright red mass was suddenly thrust in front of Luo Yan, and a pungent, bloody smell instantly assaulted her senses.

But within it, there was a strange fragrance, faintly tempting Luo Yan to eat it.

Luo Yan quickly suppressed this inexplicable desire and discreetly took a few steps back.

“No, thank you, Dr. Messier. I don’t like eating meat…”

“Is that so?” Messier sighed and didn’t insist further. “Then I won’t force you. If you change your mind, just ask me for it.”

“Thank you for your kindness, Dr. Messier. I appreciate the offer.”

Luo Yan replied politely, then tapped her cane and slowly walked back towards the Natalie Manor along the way she came.

“Seeing Uncle Andre waving his cleaver around town chopping meat every day, how could I possibly have an appetite for it…”

Luo Yan muttered. She was, after all, a girl in her adolescence. Although her eyesight was poor, she could still be frightened a little.

It was a psychological barrier.

However…

Luo Yan frowned slightly, stopped, and looked around, a hint of confusion on her face.

“Why do I feel like my vision has recovered somewhat?”

Although her field of vision was still filled with thick fog and scribbles, at the edges and corners, she seemed to be able to see some fragmented, clear images.

“How strange…”

……

“The worst has happened, Director Hua.”

In Yan City, Hua Qiling solemnly took the observation report handed to her by her subordinate. Just glancing at it, her expression turned to shock.

“What… what’s going on?”

The report was very brief, containing only one sentence.

“‘Ghost Town’ has begun to assimilate and spread into the real world.”

“It’s only the third day! According to previous records, Ghost Town shouldn’t even have stabilized yet!”

Hua Qiling closed the report, her face full of astonishment and uncertainty.

In previously recorded archives, Ghost Town needed at least a month to stabilize. During this month, it wouldn’t exhibit strong aggression, at most only swallowing lifeforms that entered its range.

After a month, the stabilized Ghost Town would become a true “Ruin” level disaster.

Its area of influence would continuously expand, assimilating the surrounding area into its form of existence. At the same time, the town’s movement speed would increase, erasing everything in its path from reality.

The best-case scenario for mega-cities that experienced “Ghost Town” was the destruction of nearly a third of their area. Several mega-cities had been completely erased by “Ghost Town.”

Resolving every “Ruin” level disaster event came at a painful price.

“The anomaly in Ghost Town… could it be because of the mysterious girl who appeared in Ghost Town this time?”

Hua Qiling couldn’t help but recall the silver-haired girl she had seen on the surveillance footage. She strolled leisurely through the dilapidated town, seemingly out of place with her surroundings, so transcendent and ethereal.

For some reason, Hua Qiling felt a momentary trance, and then she suddenly saw the silver-haired girl stop and slowly raise her head.

In her mind, she quietly met her gaze.

The girl’s exquisite beauty was rare in the world. Even Miss Chris, known throughout the Free Federation as the “National Goddess,” paled in comparison.

Looking at her, Hua Qiling felt a sense of self-consciousness.

But soon, Hua Qiling had no time to dwell on these thoughts. Her mind was gradually drawn to a pair of pale red eyes.

The pale red eyes held no emotion, as tranquil and profound as the abyss, seemingly capable of containing all the souls in the world.

“…Director Hua? Director Hua! What’s wrong?”

Just as Hua Qiling was about to succumb to the gaze of the mysterious girl, the urgent calls of her subordinates brought her back to her senses.

“…Uh,” Hua Qiling woke up, gently rubbing her temples. The trance and stinging sensation that had suddenly appeared in her mind gradually subsided. “Sorry, I spaced out.”

“Director Hua needs to rest too. We’re taking turns monitoring here, so don’t worry.” Her subordinate expressed concern.

“Yes, I will.”

Hua Qiling also felt that her mental state seemed to be too poor. She had been the busiest in the entire Anomaly Investigation Bureau these past few days, unable to even spare a few minutes to close her eyes and rest.

“That silver-haired girl…”

Hua Qiling thought for a moment, then asked.

“The target hasn’t returned to the vicinity of her resting place. The monitoring equipment can’t see what’s happening elsewhere.”

The subordinate replied, then paused and asked, “Director Hua, do you think the unusual changes in Ghost Town this time are caused by her?”

“Perhaps.”

Hua Qiling said vaguely. She was a little afraid to recall the girl again.

“There’s no direct evidence linking her to it yet, but… there might be another possibility.”

The subordinate’s words suddenly became vague, their gaze evasive.

“What is it?”

Hua Qiling’s tone became more serious. She instinctively felt that something had gone wrong with their work.

The subordinate sighed and replied, “The Dawn cadre hiding in Yan City was found a while ago. The Investigation Department dispatched three ‘Calamity’ level ability users and one ‘Ruin’ level ability user, but she still managed to escape.”

The ranks of ability users were similar to disaster levels, but an ability user of a certain rank didn’t necessarily mean they could contend with a disaster of the same rank. Instead, it represented their qualification to participate in disaster events of that rank.

“What does the Investigation Department’s matter have to do with our Disaster Response Department?” Hua Qiling said casually, then seemed to realize something and suddenly looked at her subordinate. “Wait, I remember that Dawn cadre’s ability was short-range spatial jumps…”

“That’s right… she escaped into Ghost Town…”

The subordinate said faintly.

Girl Doesn’t Die in Fairytale Town: Chapter 2 – The Girl’s Illness

“This is a ‘Ruin’ level disaster contaminated area!” Hua Qiling put down the report and sighed.

According to the standards established between the mega-cities, disaster levels were classified as “Difficulty,” “Calamity,” “Ruin,” “Peril,” “Cataclysm,” and “Calamity Tide.”

“Difficulty” level disasters were the most commonly handled. Generally, disasters that reached the “Calamity” level were already enough to pose a threat to the existence of a mega-city.

“Ruin” level disasters were catastrophic for isolated mega-cities. The arrival of a “Peril” level disaster left even the Free Federations, composed of multiple mega-cities, helpless. “Cataclysm” level disasters required the united efforts of all humanity, sparing no cost, to avoid the crisis of extinction.

As for “Calamity Tide” level disasters… they had only occurred once, nearly resetting the entire world.

And now, the “Ruin” level “Ghost Town” had appeared in the outer regions of Yan City. The moment it appeared, it had swallowed dozens of lives, and it was now slowly moving towards the inner city area.

If it entered the inner city, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The report indicated that no mega-city that had encountered “Ghost Town” had ever successfully resisted this disaster. They all suffered considerable losses and only found relief when “Ghost Town” left on its own.

Since the emergence of this crisis, Hua Qiling hadn’t closed her eyes for three days and three nights.

The “Ruin” level contaminated area that inexplicably appeared in the outer region of Yan City had exhausted everyone in the Anomaly Management Bureau, forcing them to work overtime day and night.

As the head of the Disaster Response Department, which handled disaster events within the bureau, Hua Qiling was under even greater pressure.

She was the one who directly communicated with the higher-ups, she was the one who coordinated the overall situation, and she was the one who took the blame if anything went wrong.

In recent days, Hua Qiling hadn’t even had time to manage her hair. Her long, loose hair was haphazardly tied into a ponytail that hung down her back. Her unadorned face was somewhat delicate, but it carried an undeniable weariness.

From her appearance, it was hard to tell that Hua Qiling held a high position. She looked more like a recent college graduate.

Fortunately, everything had gone smoothly so far. The monitoring devices had been successfully sent deep into the contaminated area, and preliminary results had been obtained.

“Next, continue to gradually increase the number of monitoring devices. Act cautiously until we obtain further information.”

Hua Qiling turned to the members of the Disaster Response Department beside her and instructed in a low voice.

“Yes, Director Hua.”

Several members of the Disaster Response Department responded in unison, and Hua Qiling inexplicably shivered.

…Why did that title suddenly feel so old-fashioned?

……

There was only one hospital in the town, located near the town center. It bore a conspicuous red cross symbol, which even Luo Yan could see from afar as two intersecting crimson lines.

As Luo Yan approached the hospital entrance, large swathes of white pushed away the thick gray fog. The hospital was the only white-painted building in town, quite imposing.

However, the town itself was quite small, so the hospital wasn’t very large either. Although it bore the name “hospital,” it was more accurately described as a clinic.

Luo Yan skillfully used her cane to open the hospital door and then tiptoed inside.

“A slender, tall, white figure with noticeably crimson lips… It seems Dr. Messier is on duty today.”

Luo Yan peeked through the window of the consultation room and, after confirming the situation, carefully knocked on the door.

“Who is it?”

The white figure inside the room visibly flinched and looked towards the door.

“Dr. Messier, it’s me.”

Luo Yan replied, a smile involuntarily appearing on her face.

Dr. Messier was a good person. Although she always maintained an aloof and serious demeanor, she was very concerned about Luo Yan’s health.

“Miss Luo Yan? Come in quickly.”

Dr. Messier’s voice sounded. Upon receiving the response, Luo Yan pushed the door open and sat obediently in the chair in front of Messier.

“Let me see, your last consultation date seems to have been the month before last?” Messier flipped through the medical records in her hand and said, “It’s been a while. I recommend coming once a month.”

“Eh, has it already been two months?” Luo Yan scratched her cheek, a hint of confusion in her expression. “Did I misremember?”

“To be precise, it’s been two months and sixteen days.”

Messier pushed the medical records towards Luo Yan and said seriously, “Treating illness is a serious matter, and your condition is so severe. If any problems arise and aren’t dealt with promptly… it’s very dangerous.”

Luo Yan could only see a few crooked lines on the medical records, but she pretended to see clearly and nodded in response,

“Mm-hmm.”

It seemed her memory was indeed quite poor. She thought only a month had passed, but it had actually been over two months.

Seeing Luo Yan’s cooperation, Messier’s attitude softened slightly, and she asked, “Has your health improved during this time? Have you finished all the medicine from last time?”

“Finished…yes,” Luo Yan blinked. “But unfortunately, there’s been no effect.”

Actually, she hadn’t taken it. The medicine was so disgusting that Luo Yan felt physically uncomfortable just smelling it.

It was like the smell of sweaty socks worn for a week, stuffed into a toilet, and then fermented for three months.

Let alone eating it, Luo Yan felt her hair stand on end just having the medicine in her house, so she buried it in the ground on the outskirts of town.

Messier didn’t speak but stared silently at Luo Yan.

Only after staring until Luo Yan started to feel uneasy did she say,

“It seems the effect isn’t ideal, and it hasn’t helped your illness. We need a more effective treatment plan.”

“Of course, of course. Absolutely, absolutely.”

Luo Yan nodded vigorously, as long as they didn’t give her any more strange medicines. Even if it was something normal, she was willing to try.

Actually, every time she came to the hospital for a checkup, the doctors would provide Luo Yan with some treatment plans, but most of them didn’t sound reliable.

Not to mention conventional treatments like bloodletting and enemas, the medicines they prepared were usually quite disgusting.

Even though Luo Yan’s vision was blurry, she could still sense the indescribable nature of these medicines.

This directly led to Luo Yan only pretending to accept the hospital’s treatment all along, but her body continued to deteriorate day by day, gradually becoming weaker.

Messier chatted with Luo Yan for a while longer, understood some basic information, and then instructed,

“The hospital will deliver the new medicine to Mrs. Natalie’s house in a few days. Make sure to take it regularly and in the correct dosage so that your illness can be cured.”

Mrs. Natalie was the wealthy woman who employed Luo Yan, a kind young widow.

Her deceased husband had left her a luxurious manor and enough savings to last several lifetimes. She had been living with her daughter ever since.

Girl Doesn’t Die in Fairytale Town: Chapter 1 – Day of Beginning

The warm morning sun punctually pierced through the window, landing on the worn wooden floor and awakening the silver-haired girl sleeping on the simple bed beside it.

The girl’s long eyelashes trembled, and she slowly opened her eyes, sitting up with gentle movements.

“Mmm—Nn!”

She stretched, letting out a charming, soft moan that sparked the imagination. Her youthful curves were faintly visible beneath her thin nightgown.

“Huu…”

Finally, the girl let out a long sigh, sweeping away the fatigue of a long sleep.

—And so, Miss Luo Yan’s day began.

Groping for a moment, Luo Yan grasped a small wooden stick leaning against the bedside table—a cane, to be precise. Then, using it skillfully for support, she slowly shuffled towards the dressing table.

The distance from the bed to the dressing table wasn’t far, but it took Luo Yan several minutes. When she finally sat down, she was still breathing slightly heavily.

“Looks, looks like,” Luo Yan covered her slightly heaving chest, trying to steady her breath, “my condition has worsened again…”

The dressing table mirror reflected the young Luo Yan’s face. Pale hair, pale complexion, pale lips, even her pupils were so light they were difficult to discern.

Only upon close inspection could one find a faint, almost invisible touch of pale red in her eyes.

However, her exquisite and beautiful face hadn’t faded due to its sickly pallor. On the contrary, it added a touch of fragile beauty.

However, Luo Yan’s vision was now severely impaired.

Even at such a close distance, she could hardly make out her own features in the mirror, only seeing a few vague outlines.

Indeed, Luo Yan was seriously ill.

“Albinism,” her medical records stated, but her symptoms were far more severe than those of other albino patients.

Not only could she not endure prolonged exposure to sunlight and suffered from a weak constitution, but more importantly, the functions of various organs in her body were continuously declining, subjecting her to constant torment from pain.

It felt like a curse. For as long as Luo Yan could remember, she had been lingering in this painful state, every day spent hovering at the gates of hell.

—However, she was still alive, and that was the best news.

Luo Yan was content with her current life. Even though she was seriously ill, many people had extended a helping hand, willing to help her without asking for anything in return.

The town’s hospital provided her with free medical care and checkups, and often came to visit and comfort her. Luo Yan’s heart was filled with gratitude.

Moreover, as if fearing she couldn’t accept so much charity with peace of mind, a kind-hearted person arranged a simple job for Luo Yan, caring for a little girl in their home who was also ill.

However, rather than an employment relationship, the mistress of the house treated Luo Yan like her own daughter, more like she had been adopted.

Therefore, Luo Yan still felt somewhat uneasy and insisted on helping to clean the manor.

This way, she could at least consider herself an employed maid.

At least she could feel a little more at ease while receiving help.

Luo Yan exhaled forcefully, then seemed to remember something, slapping her forehead.

“Oh dear, the appointment with Dr. Messier is almost here, I mustn’t be late.”

Luo Yan quickly put on a black ladies’ hat and then a pair of plain white gloves to prevent her skin from being accidentally sunburned.

After making all the necessary preparations, Luo Yan gripped her cane, slung a small shoulder bag over her shoulder, grabbed a parasol from the hook beside her, and walked towards the door of the small house.

“Creak—”

The old door groaned under the strain, and warm sunlight squeezed in, spilling onto the floor. The colorful town appeared in the world outside.

Above, painted haphazardly with blue crayon as the boundless blue sky, a few strokes of green outlined the trees and grass. Brown, black, and red piled together formed the houses, and two strokes of white in the sky emitted clear and pleasant birdsong.

This was not a child’s doodle, but the town as seen through Luo Yan’s eyes.

Perhaps due to her severely deteriorated vision, her field of view was perpetually shrouded in a thick gray fog. Everything she saw was incredibly blurry, like a child’s playful scribbles, but she was used to it.

A thin, golden light poured down, piercing through the thick gray fog, adding a few warm strokes to this picture filled with a sense of happiness.

Luo Yan tilted her head slightly, facing the sun that showered the earth with its light. The corners of her eyes curved into crescents.

“The sunlight is so nice.”

Then, she opened her parasol and stepped outside, her petite figure retreating into the shade enveloped by the light.

Even though she didn’t know how much longer this life could last, even though her life seemed to have entered a countdown, at least at this moment, she was still alive.

Therefore—

“It’s good to be alive.”

……

“Please note, the target discovered in the ‘Ruin’ level contaminated area ‘Ghost Town’ has begun to move. Please maintain observation.”

“Roger, everything is normal at present.”

Several people stared at a screen displaying Luo Yan slowly walking down the road.

Behind Luo Yan was an overgrown, abandoned manor house, its style dating back at least several hundred years. Fallen leaves danced in the gentle breeze, and the rusty iron gate creaked.

“So, this is Ghost Town…”

Hua Qiling’s breathing was slightly rapid. She watched the silver-haired girl with the parasol on the screen gradually move away from the surveillance range, her brow furrowed.

She picked up a report from the table, which the archives team had delivered overnight.

All currently known information about “Ghost Town” from all the mega-cities had been compiled into the report in Hua Qiling’s hands.

But looking at this report, Hua Qiling felt a throbbing pain in her forehead.

[“Ruin” level contaminated area “Ghost Town,” with no fixed time or location of appearance, randomly appears in the Endless Wasteland and disappears again after a period of time. Currently observed 16 times.]

[Lifeforms entering the town lose contact within 24 hours. Even if the planned exploration time is much shorter than 24 hours, no exit can be found. Currently, there are no successful return cases for exploration personnel who have entered the town.]

[After appearing, “Ghost Town” will move erratically. There have been instances of overlapping with mega-cities, with the overlapping areas being directly assimilated and swallowed, equivalent to entering the town.]

However, the most noteworthy point was that in all current archival data, including communications from exploration personnel within 24 hours, there was no mention of the existence of any lifeforms within the town.

“So, who is that silver-haired girl?”

Hua Qiling looked up at the screen connected to the surveillance equipment. Luo Yan’s figure was gone, and everything in view was desolate and decaying, as if abandoned for countless ages.

“Could she be the key to solving this crisis?”

“…Or, is she the true culprit behind this crisis?”