Girl Doesn’t Die in Fairytale Town: Chapter 41 – Strange Illness
“Mrs. Natalie!”
Grifres’s hair stood on end. He summoned his soul spear, watching Mrs. Natalie warily.
He had never met her before, but even her subordinate, Ronner, had been stronger than him. What about the mastermind behind all this?
But to Grifres’s surprise… Mrs. Natalie seemed to be an ordinary person.
No, that wasn’t to say she was ordinary. On the contrary, aside from Luo Yan, Mrs. Natalie was perhaps the most beautiful woman Grifres had ever seen.
Simply standing there, her hands clasped over her abdomen, she commanded attention.
Unlike Luo Yan, whose beauty evoked a silent fear, Mrs. Natalie’s charm was captivating, evident in every gesture and smile.
However… there was no energy fluctuation around Mrs. Natalie. She wasn’t an ability user.
Compared to Grifres’s judgment based on his intuition, Hua Qiling’s conclusion using “Eagle Eye” was more accurate.
Mrs. Natalie was even weaker than Luo Yan!
Although Luo Yan’s strength had skyrocketed with the sniper rifle, nearing “Peril” level, she was inherently very weak, becoming breathless after just a short run.
She was weaker than an ordinary person, let alone an ability user.
But even so, Luo Yan did possess an “ability,” although its specifics were still unknown.
“It’s strange, I haven’t contracted this… strange illness… like you, have I?”
Mrs. Natalie seemed to sense Hua Qiling and Grifres’s confusion. She turned slightly, her gentle voice like a warm spring breeze.
But she referred to “abilities” as an “illness”…
Hua Qiling and Grifres frowned. They had heard this theory before. The origin of “abilities” was a topic of much debate, and the “illness theory” was certainly one of them.
They were just surprised to hear it from Mrs. Natalie.
Luo Yan wasn’t interested in conversing with Mrs. Natalie. Once she made a decision, she carried it out meticulously.
Following Hua Qiling’s instructions, she loaded a Philosopher’s Stone into the sniper rifle, struggling to lift it and aiming at the floating stone eye.
She pulled the trigger.
…Nothing happened.
The Philosopher’s Stone was consumed, but the expected dark flower didn’t appear. The forbidden technique “Manjusaka” had failed for some unknown reason.
Luo Yan was stunned for a moment. When she came to her senses, Grifres was the first to react.
“Damn it, I was distracted by Mrs. Natalie…”
Grifres exhaled and slowly closed his eyes, the soul spear in his hand dissipating.
But at the same time, his mental power surged exponentially, the concentrated mental energy even distorting the surrounding scenery.
Countless soul spears materialized in mid-air, each as strong as the one Grifres had previously wielded, all aimed at Mrs. Natalie.
Although Hua Qiling couldn’t harm Mrs. Natalie with her ability without the sniper rifle, that wasn’t the purpose of “Eagle Eye.”
Her “Eagle Eye” was the most powerful “Mutation-type” ability in Yan City in the past century, although it hadn’t yet reached its full potential.
But even so, it could still provide significant support even on a “Peril” level battlefield.
Emerald flames ignited in Hua Qiling’s eyes, and at the same moment, in Luo Yan’s as well.
After a moment of hesitation, Grifres accepted Hua Qiling’s “Eagle Eye” sharing.
A silent, omnidirectional domain enveloped them. Within the domain, the “Eagle Eye” vision could freely choose angles and distances to observe any object.
From the dust on the ground to Mrs. Natalie in the distance, everything was clearly visible.
“Such a terrifying ability…”
Only now did Grifres realize that Hua Qiling’s potential was far greater than he had imagined. Given time, her growth potential was no less than Ling Qi, the spatial ability user Dawn had high hopes for.
“I can’t… call you a useless rookie anymore…”
Regardless of the future conflict between Dawn and the Free Federation, Hua Qiling possessing such a powerful ability was undoubtedly a good thing right now.
The all-encompassing “Eagle Eye” vision allowed Grifres to pinpoint the trajectory of each soul spear, precisely controlling its strength and destructive power.
“Ha!”
After a few moments of concentration, Grifres roared, and the soul spears shot out like arrows.
Some aimed at the stone eye, some at Mrs. Natalie, and the rest… at the praying monsters.
Of course, Grifres had controlled his strength. At most, they would only be knocked unconscious.
He had to consider Luo Yan’s feelings, and his target, Ling Qi, was also among the monsters.
Their all-out effort was effective. The praying monsters collapsed, and the malevolent aura emanating from the stone eye weakened, its light flickering slightly after being pierced by the soul spears.
Only Mrs. Natalie, struck by the soul spears, remained unscathed.
Despite the direct hits, her ordinary soul suffered no damage, not even a ripple.
“I see… you seem to have found a way to deal with this strange illness,” Mrs. Natalie smiled faintly, as if happy for them. “If only we had found it back then… how wonderful it would have been…”
She looked up at the flickering stone eye, then down at the fallen monsters, and whispered, “If that were the case, none of this would have happened.”
“It’s ineffective…”
Grifres’s eyes narrowed, but his hands didn’t stop.
Although the first wave of soul spears had depleted a significant portion of his stored mental power, and a splitting headache from overuse was starting, he summoned another wave.
But Hua Qiling was reaching her limit. Maintaining the wide-range “Eagle Eye” domain was already extremely taxing, let alone sharing it with two other people.
Mrs. Natalie’s gaze fell upon Luo Yan, and Luo Yan stared back, their eyes meeting.
Luo Yan’s eyes were tinged with crimson, but Mrs. Natalie continued to smile at her, not averting her gaze.
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