Volume 2, Chapter 14 – Cool for Three Seconds, but It Doesn’t Seem Too Far-Fetched.

After a moment of internal struggle, Miss Ailiya, having regained her composure, slowly sat up from the ground.

She turned her gaze toward the Terran Malevolence, who was still sleeping peacefully on the sofa, her chest exposed.

“Sigh~ Sometimes I really envy Lianyue. Her sleep quality is so good. She doesn’t even wake up like this………………”

But no matter how good her sleep quality is,

The medicine Sister Yelena gave her is truly something else, huh?

Although Lianyue’s resistance to abnormal conditions is extremely low in her human form, a drug that can keep the Terran Malevolence asleep for so long? That’s impressive.

While quietly marveling at this,

Ailiya also began carefully helping Lianyue put her clothes back on.

After all,

She didn’t want Miya and Weiya to come home and see their mother in such an indecent state………………

However, just as Ailiya was helping Bai Lianyue put on her bra, the Divine-Graced Maiden noticed something unusual. Earlier, because her mind was entirely focused on “replenishing energy,” Ailiya hadn’t carefully examined Bai Lianyue’s body.

But now?

In her post-“replenishment” calm state, Ailiya immediately noticed something abnormal on Bai Lianyue’s chest, right where her heart was. As a “filial daughter” who often helped her mother change clothes and bathe, Ailiya remembered every detail of Bai Lianyue’s body, down to the number of hairs.

Thus, even though the abnormality was subtle, Ailiya could spot it right away.

“What’s this?”

Gently reaching out, Ailiya touched the small scar that had appeared on Bai Lianyue’s chest, her brow furrowing.

This wound,

When did it show up?

It definitely wasn’t there this morning.

And it doesn’t look like the cracks that normally appear when her body is breaking down…

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“Where did this come from?”

Ailiya muttered to herself in confusion.

However,

Earlier today, when Lianyue was scolding Miya and the others, she seemed to occasionally press her chest, right around this spot. It started this afternoon………………

Enmm,

Could it be related to that sudden beam of light?

Looking out the window toward the distance, Ailiya pondered this in her heart.

Meanwhile,

In the outskirts of the Forsaken Metropolis Visas, at the site where the towering beam of light had erupted earlier,

After harshly scolding Weiya’s group of Corrupted Beast underlings and warning them not to slack off on protecting the twins, Serveiling arrived at the scene, surrounded by a haze of gray-gold lightning.

“……”

Looking at the mechanical tower with a massive hole blown through it, Serveiling couldn’t help but frown.

Although the tower had stopped functioning after being blasted by Ailiya, a large amount of spiritual energy was still leaking out, clearly on the verge of exploding.

“Strange…………… Didn’t I check this place before? All the machinery here was broken. Why did it suddenly start working again?”

After muttering to herself,

Serveiling spoke up in a calm tone.

“Zeus, you’ve been here for a while now, over an hour, right? Found anything?”

As she spoke, the cat-eared woman turned her gaze toward a tall black figure standing at the base of the mechanical tower.

The figure was a man nearly 1.9 meters tall.

Dressed in a well-tailored black tailcoat, his white shirt fluttered gently in the breeze. The dark gold patterns on his cuffs and collar were understated yet elegant, exuding an aristocratic aura.

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His short white hair was slightly disheveled but still well-kept, the curls reflecting a soft glow in the light.

In his hand, he held a long katana, its sheath as black as night, emanating a faint, murderous aura.

Upon hearing Serveiling’s words, the man slowly turned, revealing his rather handsome face.

His features were sharp, his thin lips slightly pursed, and his crimson eyes calm yet profound, as if hiding countless stories.

“Found anything?”

After murmuring softly, the man named Zeus clasped his hands behind his back and turned his gaze back to the mechanical tower.

“Naturally.”

“Oh?”

“This mechanical tower is an ancient relic from a thousand years ago.”

Narrowing his eyes, Zeus spoke seriously.

“It should have been broken long ago. Even if it weren’t, the spiritual energy inside couldn’t have been preserved for a millennium.”

“You know, three years ago, before Big Sis started dispersing the miasma around here, this area was constantly shrouded in it. Logically, the spiritual energy should have been corrupted into cursed energy.”

“Based on the site’s condition, the residual spiritual energy, and the signal reception records inside the machinery…………… all of this……………”

As he spoke, Zeus narrowed his eyes and solemnly concluded,

“I boldly deduce that all of this… is definitely not normal!”

—“Nonsense!!!”—

As soon as Zeus finished speaking, Serveiling’s furious voice rang out from behind him. Of course, along with her voice came a fist imbued with lightning.

“Ah—!”

“Boom!!”

With a pitiful scream and the roar of thunder, a burst of gray-gold lightning erupted from the mountaintop.

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As the lightning dissipated,

The once dashing white-haired man,

Now lay sprawled on the ground in a starfish pose, having pressed a crater about five meters in radius into the ground. Not only that, but his once pristine head was now smoking………………

After a brief twitch, Zeus regained his senses and angrily got up, glaring fiercely at Serveiling behind him.

“Cat Sis, what the hell! Why’d you hit me again?!”

Unfortunately,

Zeus’s fierce demeanor didn’t last long. The moment he saw Serveiling’s icy expression, he immediately backed down.

“You dare ask? You spent over an hour here and came to that conclusion?! Was that conclusion even necessary?! Isn’t it obvious?! You damn mutt, how did you even manage to pass as an expert in human society?! Wasting my time, huh?”

As she spoke, Serveiling, already in a bad mood, slowly raised her fist again.

Just then, Zeus once again let out a serious and angry shout.

“Cat Sis!!”

“What now?” Serveiling frowned, meeting Zeus’s grave crimson eyes.

Then, Zeus once again spoke with utmost seriousness:

“Don’t hit the face.”

—“Boom!!”—

The next moment,

Another terrifying burst of lightning erupted from the mountaintop. The terrifying waves of cursed energy rapidly spread in all directions, causing the surrounding Corrupted Beasts to tremble in fear.

After venting her anger, Serveiling’s emotions gradually calmed down.

As for Zeus?

He lay in a pool of blood, his head nowhere to be found……………

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Of course, having his head smashed was just a minor injury for the absurdly resilient Terran Vassals. With a surge of dark purple energy, Zeus’s neck began to twist and contort.

Bones grew, flesh covered them,

And soon, Zeus had regenerated his head, sitting on the ground and rubbing it like a fool.

“Ouch, ouch………… Cat Sis, couldn’t you have gone easier on me?”

While complaining, Zeus helplessly looked at the woman standing before him with her arms crossed.

Then,

Zeus changed his expression and asked with a light smile:

“So, feeling better now?”

“Not bad.” Serveiling sighed and replied indifferently.

“But honestly, I still haven’t figured out why the Dawn Dominion Pillar suddenly activated. Though, I have a guess……………”

“What is it?”

“The Dawn Dominion Pillar was built a thousand years ago to suppress the power of Malevolence. It’s said that when it senses Malevolence energy, it releases spiritual energy to purify and suppress the cursed energy. So…………… is it possible that Big Sis’s power has started leaking from underground? This machine activated after sensing that power?”

“Cat Sis, during the time I was away, has Big Sis’s condition worsened?”

Staring at Serveiling’s face, Zeus asked solemnly.

Faced with this question, Serveiling fell silent, biting her lip with mixed emotions.

Seeing that her colleague didn’t answer directly, Zeus, who already had a rough idea, turned his gaze back to the mechanical tower.

“But no matter what, we have a serious problem to deal with now.”

“What is it?”

“After that burst of spiritual energy, the miasma in the sky was briefly dispersed………… The situation inside might already be known to those outside.”