Mister Zero, Her Story: Chapter 35 – A Moment of Spring
“The Witch of Absolute Death.”
One of the ten Primordial Demons, the last one recorded in human history to be sealed.
Centuries ago, all of humanity—even sworn enemies like Dawn and the Free Federation—had joined forces to fight this terrifying being.
After countless casualties, the “Witch of Absolute Death” was defeated and sealed once more.
But…
“Absolute Death? Traitor?” Luo Yan heard the terrified whispers of the “Witch of Envy’s” will fragment before it was annihilated. “And… the power of the ‘Witch of Absolute Death’?”
Luo Yan felt a coldness in her chest, where the Higanbana tattoo—”Death”—was located.
Was this the Witch of Absolute Death’s Demonic Offering?
But why would it be on her?
However, the “Witch of Envy” could no longer answer Luo Yan’s questions. The power of “Death” had completely erased the lingering will fragment.
Luo Yan had learned that the Forbidden Technique “Manjusaka,” which she somehow controlled, was a Life-type power.
And the “Witch of Absolute Death,” among the ten Primordial Demons, controlled the power of Life.
Now, this long-standing mystery was finally solved.
“I seem to possess the Demonic Offerings of two Primordial Demons…”
The slightly cold “Death” seemed to respond to Luo Yan, confirming her guess.
Having erased the “Witch of Envy’s” will fragment, “Gungnir” fulfilled its purpose and slowly dissipated.
Luo Yan’s target hadn’t been Red Butterfly, but the “Witch of Envy” controlling her body.
With the destruction of the will fragment, Red Butterfly finally regained control of her body.
She watched in horror as the silver-haired girl effortlessly destroyed the “Lord,” her soul almost leaving her body in fright.
That was the “Lord”! Even just a weak fragment of her will, it still possessed immense power!
Even the “Lord” had been so easily defeated… how could she possibly be a match?
Red Butterfly, regaining her senses, had no intention of dying for the “Lord.” The wound in her chest wasn’t fatal.
The moment she regained control, she leaped away, fleeing the scene.
“Trying to escape?”
Luo Yan locked onto the Devil’s minion, but her condition wouldn’t allow her to keep her eyes open any longer.
She slowly walked towards the entrance of Spring Breeze Pavilion, where she had left her sniper rifle, “Overlimit.”
—Anticipating this situation, just like in Ghost Town, Luo Yan had left her valuable weapon by the door.
Unfortunately, her dress was now tattered and torn from the blood mist’s corrosion.
Combined with her pale skin and bloodless lips, only her silver hair remained pristine.
Luo Yan looked incredibly frail, her aura weak, as if on the verge of death.
But even so…
Red Butterfly didn’t dare gamble, gamble that Luo Yan didn’t have one last attack left.
Powerful auras, ranging from “Calamity” to “Ruin” level, were rapidly converging on Spring Breeze Pavilion, forming a encirclement ring.
Davis, who had gone for help, hadn’t disappointed Luo Yan, bringing several Apprehension Department members who were on missions nearby.
And Qin Wen, through the Disaster Response Department, had also mobilized several disaster response teams, who were currently on their way to Flower Street.
“How… how can I escape…?”
Red Butterfly seemed trapped.
And she could feel her body, reshaped by the power of “Envy,” beginning to collapse.
Without sufficient power or sustenance, she wouldn’t last much longer, even if she wasn’t killed during her escape.
Luo Yan picked up the sniper rifle, her eyes closed, and calmly walked back into Spring Breeze Pavilion.
She wouldn’t give Red Butterfly a chance to escape. A Devil’s minion’s final, desperate struggle could cause unnecessary casualties.
Her breathing technique sensed that there were few life signs remaining in Spring Breeze Pavilion, and with the lingering demonic power, her senses were sharper than ever, almost on par with “Eagle Eye Vision.”
“He’s… on the third floor, right?”
Luo Yan’s breath hitched. Her power was still immense, but her body was incredibly weak.
Every step drained her remaining strength.
But she continued walking resolutely, towards the third floor.
Her clear footsteps echoed in the empty Spring Breeze Pavilion, filling Red Butterfly, hiding in a VIP room on the third floor, with terror and despair.
“Why isn’t she coming up to kill me…?”
“Is she torturing me?”
“Making me struggle in the abyss of despair, with no escape…?”
“What a cruel person, what a vicious woman…”
But even knowing this, Red Butterfly was helpless. She didn’t dare show herself, not even a hint of her aura.
Just then, Red Butterfly heard a faint whimpering and a rustling sound.
“Who?” Red Butterfly’s pupils constricted. “Is there anyone else alive in Spring Breeze Pavilion?”
She followed the sound and saw a monstrous corpse, its body covered in tumors, clutching a large burlap sack in a corner of the VIP room.
Inside the sack was the arrogant Young Master Liu.
The bodyguard who had been protecting him, even transformed into a monster, remained loyal until the very end.
Young Master Liu, completely unaware of what had happened, struggled within the sack, cursing under his breath.
“A living person!”
A look of delight appeared on Red Butterfly’s face. She hadn’t expected a glimmer of hope in this desperate situation.
If she absorbed this person’s life force, although her chances of escape were still slim, it wasn’t completely hopeless.
“Damn it! You filthy servants, let me out!”
Young Master Liu, stuffed in the sack, had no idea what was happening outside.
He had shouted himself hoarse, but no one responded, not even with an insult.
Just as he was starting to tire, he saw the sack slowly opening, the bright light making him squint.
Amidst the blinding light, he saw a flash of crimson.
“Who…?” Young Master Liu was about to yell, then he saw a breathtakingly beautiful face before him and was instantly mesmerized. “So… so beautiful…”
“Oh? Am I… beautiful?”
Red Butterfly smiled seductively, seeing her previous target, Young Master Liu.
Yes, she was beautiful.
How could she be ugly…?
She, so beautiful, deserved the “Lord’s” favor, deserved everything in the world, not this desperate escape.
“Beautiful… beautiful…”
Young Master Liu’s face was flushed, practically drooling.
So this was Red Butterfly…
Truly a rare beauty…
Except… her chest was a bit flat.
But otherwise, perfect!
All the other beauties he had seen before were nothing compared to Red Butterfly.
He even regretted wasting time posturing earlier.
Such a beautiful night, how could he delay?
Young Master Liu, completely oblivious to the corpse and the strange surroundings, only wanted to throw himself at Red Butterfly.
“Beautiful… good,” Red Butterfly chuckled, then slowly unbuttoned her torn red dress. “Without ‘Gu Seeds,’ I’ll have to use this method to absorb your power…
“But it doesn’t matter, you have such delicate skin, I’ve had my eye on you for a while.
“I’ve been wanting… to devour you.”
Although her words were terrifying, Young Master Liu didn’t notice, thinking she was simply being playful.
“Come on then, devour me!”
He laughed excitedly and began to undress.
But halfway through, he froze.
His expression changed from ecstasy to confusion, then to horror.
“What… how…?”
“Y-You… you’re a man?!”
“Indeed, for now, I am still male,” Red Butterfly—or rather, he—said dreamily. “I want to become the Lord’s Apostle, but the Lord… only accepts women.
“Therefore, for the Lord, I want to become a woman. I learned to wear makeup, I learned to dance, I am more womanly than any woman, I am the most beautiful woman in the world, no one can deny it!”
His voice turned mournful. “But… the Lord keeps rejecting me… but it doesn’t matter, soon, very soon, I will regain the Lord’s favor, obtain more of the Lord’s power…
“And it all starts… with you…”
The completely naked Red Butterfly approached Young Master Liu, who scrambled backward, clutching his half-removed clothes.
Only now did he see the hellish scene around him, the blood-soaked corpse in black.
“Did… did you kill them?”
Young Master Liu’s nose was running. Red Butterfly chuckled and pushed him to the ground.
“Don’t worry, I won’t kill you, I will…
“Love you.”
…
Luo Yan, reaching the second floor, frowned slightly. She sensed the previously faint aura on the third floor suddenly intensify.
And another, vibrant life force appeared, around “Calamity” level.
“A survivor in Spring Breeze Pavilion?”
Luo Yan was as surprised as Red Butterfly.
She wanted to hurry and rescue the survivor, but her weakened body wouldn’t allow it.
By the time she reached the third floor, the survivor’s life force was incredibly faint, barely clinging to life.
“I’m sorry, I couldn’t save you,” Luo Yan thought apologetically. “But I will avenge you.”
She loaded another “Philosopher’s Stone” into the sniper rifle and approached the VIP room.
Too weak to silence her footsteps, she continued walking resolutely.
Inside the VIP room, Young Master Liu huddled in a corner, clutching his clothes and trembling, tears streaming down his face.
He hadn’t expected to be… with another man…
But at least the man was beautiful, more beautiful than a woman.
Young Master Liu tried to console himself with this thought.
Red Butterfly stood beside him, satisfied, feeling the power surging through his body.
Now, it was enough.
After absorbing Young Master Liu’s essence and all his spiritual energy, although he hadn’t fully recovered, he now had enough power to activate the “Gu Seeds.”
“All the dormant ‘Gu Seeds’… it’s time… to reclaim my power…”
A sinister grin appeared on Red Butterfly’s face, a foul, malevolent aura erupting from his body.
At the same time, this aura appeared throughout Yan City, awakening the dormant “Gu Seed” monsters, who began to rampage, gathering more power for Red Butterfly.
“HAHAHAHA… I survived!”
Red Butterfly’s laughter was almost manic as he felt the surge of power.
But his joy was short-lived.
The power… receded.
The moment the “Gu Seed” monsters appeared, small teams from the Disaster Response Department emerged and quickly eliminated them.
The ordinary people and ability users who had been implanted with “Gu Seeds” were all wearing devices created by the Oversight Department, instantly destroying the activated “Gu Seeds” within them.
—This was why the mission to hunt the Devil’s minion had been assigned to the Apprehension Department, and why the Disaster Response Department had been mostly absent.
Because… Li Ping had already made all the necessary arrangements, deploying the Disaster Response Department personnel throughout the city.
Even if the mission to hunt the Devil’s minion failed, even if he unleashed his final, desperate attack, the Disaster Response Department was prepared to contain the damage and minimize casualties.
With all his escape routes blocked, Red Butterfly’s manic joy turned into utter despair.
Just then, a familiar silver-haired figure appeared at the VIP room door, walking towards him step by step.
Red Butterfly froze, unable to move.
Luo Yan raised her sniper rifle, aimed it at him, and whispered once more,
“—How ugly.”
Ugly…
Red Butterfly looked up numbly and saw Luo Yan’s face, her cherry-blossom pink eyes slowly opening.
“So… this is beauty…?”
He whispered.
A flower of death bloomed instantly, extinguishing Red Butterfly’s life.
As the crimson figure fell, all color faded.
Red Butterfly, the dazzling Flower Queen of Flower Street, lost the beauty granted by “Envy” in her final moments.
What remained on the ground was a short, ugly man with garish makeup, a sight that made one want to vomit.
…And Young Master Liu, witnessing this, promptly threw up.
“Still alive?”
A melodious voice echoed beside Young Master Liu, but before he could see who it was, he was knocked unconscious.
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