Chapter 278
Xia'er glanced at her right hand, which was now in her line of sight, covered with terrifying cracks and tendrils. She reached out toward Tara, only to find Tara's eyes involuntarily following the longest of the tendrils on Xia'er’s hand.
She could see it too... This was something only visible after being tainted by the Otherworld.
It was almost confirmed that her eyes had indeed been corrupted by the Otherworld... the corruption had deepened.
Meanwhile, in the distance, beyond Xia'er’s sight, Bole City was undergoing drastic changes that ordinary people could hardly perceive.
The "Blood Eye" had finally taken shape.
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**PS1:**
Ahem, I feel a bit drained after finishing yesterday's writing. I’ll take a little break today and then continue to add more slowly.
Tomorrow, I’ll definitely write at least 5k words!
Come on, future me!
Goodnight in advance!!!
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**Chapter 160: The Dark Worm, the "Watcher" of the Mother Goddess.**
“Thank you, Professor Ashford.”
In the living room of a standalone villa in the Jue Bridge District, several people gathered around a sofa, where an old toolbox filled with bizarre medical instruments lay on the table.
A woman with deep brown hair, clearly singed, closed the snuff box in her hand and looked at the elderly man with a head full of white hair, continuing, “Today has indeed been a bit unlucky…”
This woman was Luci Xiluofa, the special senior commissioner of the Daiton Manor. At this moment, her face was bandaged, and there was hardly a patch of unscathed skin on her hands.
Thanks to the restorative potions, new, tender flesh had begun to grow over her burned skin, but for a complete recovery, she would need at least half a month of rest with the aid of medicine.
Besides Luci, there were a few other extraordinary individuals present, all waiting for Ashford to tend to their wounds, each sporting visible injuries.
“Heh…”
Ashford chuckled, shaking his head. “Good thing you all came early. If you had come any later, I would have had to return to Ansu.”
“Why are you leaving? Professor, have you finished your business here?”
One extraordinary individual, busy wrapping his own bandages, looked at Ashford and asked.
“I came here just to take on a student. Now that she’s gone to Ansu, there’s no reason for me to stay.”
Ashford shook his head and sighed.
“Is it really that hard for a Tier 3 extraordinary to take on a student?”
The curious extraordinary pressed on.
“That girl is too stubborn. She was set on going to North Ansu, and no matter how I tried to persuade her, she wouldn’t budge... But for some reason, she changed her mind later.”
These questions were somewhat personal, but Ashford’s mood today didn’t seem great, and he wanted someone to talk to, so he answered openly.
“Tsk... So she’s going to North Ansu now?”
Upon hearing “North Ansu,” the expressions of the extraordinary individuals varied, but they all seemed to have a negative impression of that place.
“Let’s not talk about that,”
Ashford raised his eyes to Luci, who was sitting on the sofa, and joked, “How about you read my fortune and see if I have any chance of taking on that student? Consider it payment for your medical fees.”
“Of course.”
Upon hearing that she could offset her medical fees with her abilities, Luci nodded without hesitation, then reached into her pocket and pulled out a deck of tarot cards.
But as she drew the tarot cards, a round, rusty coin was inadvertently pulled out as well, rolling off and landing on the sofa, then falling to the ground in front of Luci’s widening eyes.
The Eye Demon, facing the sky.
Luci: “?”
She had already used her two throws for the day, which had been nothing more than a simple heads and tails. Logically, there shouldn’t be any more automatic throws today.
Now, the “Lucky Coin” dropping out wasn’t due to the coin’s ability activating.
It was the predictive ability inherent to the “Destined One.”
This was her ability warning her that something bad was about to happen.
Swish—
Luci bent down to pick up the coin and suddenly stood up, ignoring the scattered tarot cards, her eyes fixed on the direction of the door.
“What’s wrong?”
Ashford seemed to notice Luci’s unusual behavior and stopped mixing the potions.
If even the “Destined One” couldn’t keep her composure, it meant something significant was likely about to happen...
Buzz—
Almost the moment Ashford finished speaking, a spiritual alarm buzzed in everyone’s minds, echoing and intensifying with each reverberation.
At that moment, Luci’s brain was racing.
The reason she had chosen to come to Bole City was due to her tarot predictions.
A month ago, she had foreseen a major disaster occurring here, but amidst the disaster, there was a slim chance she could gain a tremendous opportunity. That was why Luci had decided to take the plunge and come to Bole City.
Initially, upon arriving, Luci had indeed sensed unusual dangers, including inexplicable misfortunes and subtle rules.
But before she could investigate everything thoroughly, those rules suddenly vanished, and all the previous anomalies seemed as if they had never occurred. No matter how she tried, she couldn’t predict what was happening.
Whenever she attempted to use the tarot cards or other methods to divine the situation, she received chaotic responses from the cards.
Typically, when she used her abilities for divination, the results and processes might vary, but the initial few readings were usually quite close to the outcome.
However, every time Luci tried to divine this particular situation, the answers were wildly different, as if something unpredictable was interfering with her divination results, even distorting the process.
This was absolutely abnormal, and it was also why Luci chose to stay in Bole City—things were definitely not over.
Just now, the sudden spiritual alarm ringing in her mind led her to make a guess almost instantly.
It was highly likely that it was “that” thing, the event or object that could grant her a tremendous gain with a minuscule probability!
Moreover, judging by the expressions of the others, they seemed to have a premonition as well—this was unrelated to intuition or the level of corruption; something special had appeared!
Could it be a sealed object? Or had some organization conducted a summoning ritual?
Indeed, the explosion that had occurred without warning or alarm was the work of extraordinary beings!
“Sorry, the divination will have to wait until next time.”
Luci nodded slightly toward Ashford, then quickly walked to the door, opening it and leaving the villa.
Shortly after Luci left, the other extraordinary individuals also bid farewell to Ashford.
They weren’t planning to leave Bole City; they intended to see what Luci was up to.
They all understood the abilities of the “Destined One”… following her might lead to great opportunities.
As Luci stepped outside, she took a step in a certain direction, only to feel an instinctive resistance in her body.
This was her ability warning her not to get any closer.
But the more her body resisted, the more excited Luci felt inside.
Was this the gamble she had been waiting for? After nearly a month of anticipation, was it finally here?
Recalling the unusual turmoil of late, Luci felt her adrenaline surge. She fought against her body’s instinctive resistance and began to run toward the direction she was being warned against.
A true gambler doesn’t care about such dangers—especially when she had been winning almost all the time.
But she had no idea what awaited her ahead.
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On Gem Avenue, Luci slipped into a nearby alley and waited for a moment.
Soon, a white shadow of a horse dashed past her, carrying two young girls—this was the third group of extraordinary beings she had seen fleeing.
Such was the extraordinary world: the bold thrive, while the timid perish. Luci didn’t think there was anything wrong with those who ran away; the fewer people there were, the better it was for her.
In Bole City, she could count on one hand the number of people who could threaten her, and that was just a threat.
Those who could kill her were virtually nonexistent.
As long as she was prepared in advance, even the Tier 3 prince’s son, Opode, wouldn’t be able to do anything to her.
After confirming that the buzzing in her mind hadn’t faded after the two had left, Luci continued running forward. Just as she was about to step into the Bell Tower District, she suddenly looked up at the towering clock tower in that area.
The lights on the clock tower had gone out at some point, replaced by several indistinct shadows.
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