Malevolent – Chapter 11 – Forsaken Metropolis

“Don’t bother me yet! I need to think about what wish to make!”

After saying this to the Terran Malevolence, little Ailiya anxiously hugged the basket containing her sisters and ran toward the cave exit.

At this moment, in Ailiya’s little mind there was only one goal, which was to take her sisters away from this place, return to human society and seek refuge with their grandfather.

After all, in the current world, probably only he would be willing to shelter them.

Since she wanted to escape,

Figuring out their location became a matter of the utmost importance.

On the other side,

The blue-haired young woman, being the Terran Malevolence, did not stop her, but silently watched Ailiya’s back, allowing her to freely run out of the cave.

…

Soon, Ailiya, continuously moving her little legs, followed the light source out of the cave.

Then,

The scene that entered little Ailiya’s eyes directly made the little one display an extremely shocked expression.

“What is this place?”

In Ailiya’s mind, she and her sisters must have been captured by the Terran Malevolence and taken to the Veiled Domain. And in this desolate secret realm, there should definitely be scenes like a primeval forest. But when Ailiya walked out of the cave, what entered her eyes was not the cruel primeval forest she had imagined earlier, but a wasteland of tall buildings.

Those skyscrapers stood like giants before her eyes, appearing particularly magnificent. However, under the erosion of time and natural forces, the buildings had already become dilapidated, the outer windows were already broken, a few pieces of glass swayed precariously, as if they might fall at any moment. On the concrete walls, moss grew rampantly, presenting a strange painting where life and death intertwined.

Sunlight penetrated through the thick clouds, spilling onto these ruins, the mottled light and shadows seemed to tell of the past prosperity and hustle. Each building was like a witness to history, as if whispering, telling little Ailiya about their past. The wind blew, raising a few fallen leaves, rustling on the ground, as if calling for that forgotten era. The air was permeated with a musty smell, mixed with the moist scent of moss, making her involuntarily shiver.

“Here? Is it actually a city? An abandoned city?”

The extremely shocked Ailiya was looking around while muttering to herself.

“So severely damaged, was there a battle?”

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But?

These buildings… are so tall.

Even taller than the buildings in Bellflower City… could there really be such tall houses? If one stood on top, what kind of scenery would one see?

Looking at a skyscraper that seemed to have over a hundred floors, little Ailiya couldn’t help but think this in her heart.

Hmm?!

Right!

These buildings are so tall, perhaps they can see the boundary of the Veiled Domain! Then we’ll know which direction to run!

Thinking of this, Ailiya eagerly transformed the infant basket into a stroller mode, and pushed it toward that towering skyscraper.

Soon,

The little one smoothly rushed out of this courtyard.

Then,

As she exited the courtyard, her vision broadened… but the joy in the little one’s eyes instantly dissipated, her entire expression froze in place.

“This, this is…”

The peaceful courtyard earlier momentarily seemed to make Ailiya forget where she was.

And now?

Looking at the large patches of black-purple mist floating outside the courtyard, deep and oppressive, making one’s spine chill, Ailiya couldn’t help but gasp.

Right,

This is the Veiled Domain, the dwelling place of the Terran Malevolence, how could it be so peaceful…

At the same time,

That familiar yet strange gentle female voice sounded again behind Ailiya, causing the girl to instinctively shudder.

—”Don’t go there… you… will die…”—

“…”

As these words reached her ears, Ailiya tremblingly turned to look behind her, at that Malevolent One who had taken the form of her mother.

Gazing at Ailiya’s cute face, the blue-haired young woman, using the same disjointed voice as before, spoke softly:

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“Miasma… death.”

The young woman’s tone vaguely carried a hint of concern.

Of course, little Ailiya couldn’t hear this emotion.

In her view, the Malevolent One was threatening her.

To this, Ailiya could not refute anything, after all, this was a fact.

The death energy and erosive power contained within the miasma could almost reduce all beings to nothing; land eroded by it would become a dead zone, no longer suitable for normal organisms to survive. It was due to the existence of miasma that human habitable areas were repeatedly compressed, and human civilization suffered such a severe blow.

To resist the erosion of miasma, one either needed the heavenly Divine Departure Realm power like the Celestial Augur Knights, or be equipped with specialized mobile armor. And Ailiya, who had neither, if she entered it, would instantly be corroded into a corpse.

Realizing this, Ailiya no longer had her previous excitement.

Not being able to escape directly so easily, Ailiya was naturally extremely disappointed, her little face full of bitterness.

However,

The girl had no intention of giving up, but took a deep breath and glared sternly at the monster disguised as her mother behind her,

“Disperse this miasma, let me out!”

“Not good…”

The Terran Malevolence shook her head without much hesitation.

Faced with the expected response, Ailiya continued:

“In this kind of place, I can’t think well about what wish to make, I need to go home first, to think properly.”

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Obviously,

Ailiya wanted to use ‘making a wish’ as leverage, to ‘threaten’ Gaia Lobir, just like before.

In most people’s view, threatening a Malevolent One repeatedly would be a suicidal act.

But Ailiya wanted to try.

After all,

During this brief interaction, little Ailiya felt… that this Malevolent One might not be very difficult to deal with…

So,

For her sisters, and for herself, little Ailiya mustered courage and once again made a request to Gaia Lobir:

“If you don’t let us leave this place, I won’t make a wish!”

“…”

Hearing this, the blue-haired woman blinked, standing in place somewhat hesitantly.

However,

The Terran Malevolence didn’t seem to choose to agree as Ailiya had expected, but instead unusually shook her head and replied in an exceptionally firm tone.

“No… you… cannot leave, cannot…”

“If you don’t let us go! I won’t make a wish! If you let us go back, I might quickly think of a wish, and then come back to you to make it…”

Ailiya emphasized again, even mustering courage to stare very assertively at the blue-haired woman, meeting those beautiful emerald eyes.

However,

These words from Ailiya made the Terran Malevolence’s eyes suddenly contract.

As some strange images appeared in her mind, the blue-haired young woman slowly clenched her fists, her gaze visibly darkening.

…

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So,

?!!!!

The moment she raised her head and met the Terran Malevolence’s eyes, Ailiya suddenly felt her soul tremble, her petite body instinctively trembling with fear, and she couldn’t help but retreat several steps.

Because,

At this moment, Ailiya discovered in horror… the Malevolent One’s eyes had somehow become hollow, deep malice and suffocating obsession continuously spreading from her eyes. The moment she met those eyes, Ailiya felt her heart being tightly gripped by an invisible hand, making it difficult to breathe.

“…”

The threatening words she had intended to say were forcibly swallowed back.

And staring at the trembling girl, the blue-haired woman continued to speak softly.

“After wishing… then leave. No wish, then… stay here forever. Until… wish completed, then can… leave.”

“Those who… didn’t wish… and left, all… would not, come back again.”

“All were… lying…”

“Liars…”

“All deceiving me…”

…

While muttering to herself, the Malevolent One young woman slowly bent down, excitedly cupping Ailiya’s face with her ‘hands.’

A creepy voice followed, entering Ailiya’s mind, causing the little girl to suddenly tremble all over.

——”Do you… also want… to deceive me?”——