Girl Doesn’t Die in Fairytale Town: Chapter 28 – Eternal Happiness
“Priest” Mr. Upton.
He was the most devout believer, yet also the kindest old man.
Luo Yan rarely saw any emotional fluctuations in Upton’s expression; it was always calm and peaceful.
But now, it was so fierce.
“Sin… You are the source of all sin…”
The “priest” propped himself up with his arms, lurching towards Luo Yan and Hua Qiling, extending his claws.
“Atone… for us…”
He seemed to be roaring, yet also weeping, foul-smelling blood oozing from his bulging eyes, his body stumbling as he dragged himself forward.
“At least ‘Ruin’ level or above,” Hua Qiling immediately judged his strength from his aura, her breathing slightly rapid. “Miss Luo Yan, please step back!”
Although Luo Yan’s combat ability with “Severed String” was even stronger than hers, she always felt conflicted when facing these monsters, once townspeople, and was reluctant to harm them.
In that case… she would do it herself.
However, to Hua Qiling’s surprise, Luo Yan didn’t move.
She shook her head at Hua Qiling, then looked back at the “priest” crawling on the ground and whispered,
“Mr. Upton, you’re tired.”
“Hiss… hiss…”
The “priest” only responded with ragged breaths, opening his grotesque orifice, a cold glint flashing on his twisted claws.
As Hua Qiling watched anxiously, Luo Yan raised the sniper rifle, aiming at the approaching monster.
She slowly closed her eyes, some power once again being drawn from her soul.
This time, it wasn’t the effect of a “Philosopher’s Stone,” but Luo Yan actively using the ability she had discovered.
A trance, a daze…
Then she pulled the trigger.
A pulse of energy, similar to the one that destroyed the statue, shot out from the muzzle and struck the “priest” directly.
But unlike before, a faint blue flower bloomed silently, its beauty breathtaking.
“Wasn’t that an ordinary bullet? Why… why is the effect the same as a ‘Philosopher’s Stone’?” Hua Qiling’s eyes widened, then she frowned slightly. “No, wait… this feeling is different from last time.”
The dark flower from before had evoked only endless sorrow, but this faint blue flower was filled with a sense of release.
The “priest’s” expression and movements froze. The blooming blue flower consumed his fading life force.
The ugly tumors on his body peeled off one by one, turning into gray smoke and dissipating. The monster’s grotesque appearance gradually returned to normal.
Finally, the “priest”—no, Mr. Upton—revealed his former appearance.
He was a white-haired old man, his body severed at the waist.
His pale hair was stained with blood. His right eye had been gouged out but not completely detached, hanging precariously by a thin tendon.
“It’s… all our sins…”
A look of relief appeared on Priest Upton’s face. He turned slightly to look at Luo Yan, his eyes seemingly filled with gratitude and apology.
After fully blooming, the blue flower quickly withered.
As the petals scattered, the priest’s body disintegrated inch by inch, finally turning into dust.
“Rest in peace, Mr. Upton,” Luo Yan whispered. “You’re… finally free.”
“What was that just now…?”
Hua Qiling was still shaken by what she had just witnessed. The white-haired old man who appeared after the monster’s form disappeared, his death was too gruesome to bear.
Who could harbor such malice towards him?
“I don’t know, perhaps something that happened in the town’s past…”
Luo Yan shook her head. She had some speculations, but she didn’t voice them.
Not only Mr. Upton, but many of the monsters outside also bore horrific injuries, as if they had been subjected to inhuman torture.
“So is it over now?”
Hua Qiling exhaled. Staying in Ghost Town for so long had been incredibly oppressive.
Whether it was being trapped in the “eternal happiness” or witnessing the true state of the town, she felt a heavy weight on her chest.
“It should be over…”
Luo Yan frowned slightly and looked around. Nothing seemed to have changed.
“Should we go outside and check?”
Hua Qiling suggested.
“Let’s go.”
Luo Yan nodded, picked up the sniper rifle, and walked towards the door.
But just then, a sharp pain shot through her head, her vision went black, and she stumbled.
As Hua Qiling rushed to support her, she heard that chilling chanting again.
“Grant our humble hopes and wishes, bestow upon your suffering followers, an eternally happy paradise.”
Hua Qiling turned around in horror. The statue that had just been destroyed was now perfectly intact, glowing brighter than before.
Even the statue’s features gradually became clearer.
“This, this is…”
Hua Qiling looked at the statue in disbelief, then down at the unconscious Luo Yan in her arms.
“Why…”
“Exactly the same?”
The statue’s face was identical to Luo Yan’s!
However, the statue’s expression was one of indifference, looking down upon its followers like ants.
“Want to know why?”
A gentle voice sounded. Hua Qiling’s gaze shifted downwards. A well-dressed blonde man had appeared beneath the statue. He was the one chanting.
“Because it was her, Miss Luo Yan, who saved us. She granted us ‘eternal happiness’,” Ronner bowed deeply to Luo Yan and whispered. “Therefore, she deserves our worship and reverence.”
“No, that’s impossible…”
Hua Qiling’s mind was in turmoil. She hadn’t expected this.
“But she awakened, because of you.” Ronner looked up at the statue again, his hands clasped in prayer. “With the ‘Atonement Day’ ritual, we can bring Miss Luo Yan back and allow the town’s ‘eternal happiness’ to continue…”
“This is… Mrs. Natalie’s wish.” Ronner, his back to Hua Qiling, shed tears. “We will live in eternal happiness, and all happy people can have their happiness—those who are happy shall be eternally happy.”
And Mrs. Natalie’s happiness was her only daughter, little Tini.
“Since you have given up your last chance to leave,” Ronner turned slightly, tears streaming down half of his handsome face, “then join us… in ‘eternal happiness’…”
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