Girl Doesn’t Die in Fairytale Town: Chapter 53 – The “Witch of Envy”
Meanwhile, outside, under the faint blue flower’s light, the monsters stopped wailing.
Just like Priest Upton and Butler Ronner before them, the rotting, grotesque flesh fell away from the monsters, revealing their former appearances.
The appearances Luo Yan had known in Happy Town.
“Uncle Andre, Dr. Messier, and everyone else…”
The townspeople’s expressions returned to a peaceful calm. As they departed, they looked at Luo Yan with gratitude.
This long, muddled nightmare of happiness was finally over. These lives, which should have withered away ages ago, returned to the earth.
Luo Yan saw these familiar people walking away, arm in arm, chatting and laughing, waving goodbye.
But as the faint blue petals scattered, everything turned to dust, leaving no trace behind.
Thus, Ghost Town completely vanished from the world.
However… the crisis wasn’t over yet.
Although Mrs. Natalie’s soul had willingly given up everything, finding redemption in the Higanbana’s farewell, her body, merged with the remnant of the “Witch of Envy’s” will, still remained.
This crimson monster had become a creature of pure malice, devoid of self-awareness, its only purpose to plunge everything into malice and madness.
The dense blood mist continued to spread, destroying the existing ecosystem and transforming everything in its path into twisted monsters.
This was the true terror of a “Peril” level disaster. If this crisis wasn’t contained quickly, not only Yan City, but also the neighboring mega-cities, would face annihilation.
As Luo Yan faced the crimson monster once more, a heated discussion unfolded within Yan City.
“Deploy the ‘Ice Coffin Weapon’!”
This decision, which had seemed insane to almost everyone before, was now their proposed course of action.
“The evacuation speed can no longer keep up with the spread of the blood mist. District Two has completely fallen, two-thirds of District Three is contaminated, and at this rate, the core area will be threatened within half an hour!”
Inside the council chamber, a “Ruin” level ability user shouted, “Are you joking with the fate of Yan City? Why aren’t we deploying the ‘Ice Coffin Weapon’ at a time like this?!”
“That’s right, Yan City is on the verge of destruction, why aren’t we using it?”
“Director Hua, you were the first to suggest using the ‘Ice Coffin Weapon,’ why are you silent now?”
Accusations flew, directed at Li Ping and Hua Qiling, who stood beside him.
Sun Biwu was outside, leading all available forces from the Anomaly Management Bureau, evacuating civilians and defending against the monsters emerging from the blood mist. He couldn’t be spared.
Hua Qingling, the other “Peril” level ability user, hadn’t yet arrived in Yan City. The only one who could authorize the use of the “Ice Coffin Weapon” was Li Ping, Director-General of the Anomaly Management Bureau.
“…”
Li Ping didn’t speak. He glanced at Hua Qiling and fell silent.
He was also hesitant.
When Hua Qiling returned safely, Li Ping had been relieved and was about to request the use of the “Ice Coffin Weapon.”
But Hua Qiling had unexpectedly stopped him, asking him to wait, but she couldn’t give a clear reason.
Hua Qiling couldn’t explain. Her reason was Luo Yan. Using the Ice Coffin Weapon would inevitably harm Miss Luo Yan, who was still confronting the remnant of the “Witch of Envy’s” will.
But the problem was, in the eyes of the Yan City Anomaly Management Bureau, Luo Yan was still the dangerous “Pale.”
She wasn’t sure if Li Ping, upon learning this reason, would forcefully deploy the “Ice Coffin Weapon” anyway, so she could only stall.
Hua Qiling was willing to trust Luo Yan, believing that given some time, she could resolve this crisis.
However, it seemed Yan City didn’t have much time left…
Li Ping sensed Hua Qiling’s hesitation, looked up at the clock, and sighed.
“Everyone,” Li Ping said gravely, and the noisy council chamber fell silent. “It seems… we have indeed reached the point where we have no choice but to use the ‘Ice Coffin Weapon’.”
Hua Qiling’s expression turned anxious, but Li Ping raised his hand to stop her.
The extra time he had waited was already his own indulgence.
Waiting any longer would result in losses Yan City couldn’t afford.
“Requesting deployment of the Ice Coffin Weapon, codename ‘F-03,’ Hyperspace Severance patient. Target location,” Li Ping pointed at a spot on the map, precisely where the crimson monster was. “Deployment time, immediately.”
The liaison officer immediately relayed this information to the Yan City higher-ups, who had clearly been waiting for this decision. An immediate response came.
“Acknowledged, commencing execution.”
With the decision finalized, everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief. With the “Ice Coffin Weapon,” although there would still be heavy losses, the threat of Yan City’s annihilation was greatly reduced.
Only Hua Qiling grew more anxious. Luo Yan was still inside. The “Hyperspace Severance patient” would indiscriminately destroy everything within the target area.
Long ago, a mega-city had encountered such a patient. In an instant, half the city had been neatly severed, everything, including the residents, turned into perfect cubes.
It was said that of the rescue team dispatched afterward, thirty percent went insane, fifty percent suffered lifelong mental trauma, and the rest were plagued by recurring nightmares.
If Miss Luo Yan were caught in that… the consequences would be unimaginable.
Because “hyperspace” included spiritual domains, it wasn’t a power one could escape by hiding within a spiritual domain.
Otherwise, the remnant of the “Witch of Envy’s” will, with its powerful mental abilities, could have escaped as well.
“No, I have to tell Miss Luo Yan, she has to leave immediately!”
Ignoring everything else, Hua Qiling burst out of the room and ran.
Before anyone could react, another message arrived.
“Report! Detecting the aura of the ‘Witch of Envy’ within the blood mist…”
“Wasn’t that already confirmed?” Li Ping frowned slightly.
“No, Director-General,” the reporting voice trembled. “According to the instruments, this aura isn’t that of a remnant of the ‘Witch of Envy’s’ will…”
“It’s a ‘Cataclysm’ level disaster, a Primordial Demon. The true ‘Witch of Envy’ is descending…”
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