"Alright then, let's end our discussion here for today," Su Yuan said as he withdrew the circular barrier of Hydro energy.
He turned to Aether and continued, "Get some rest. I'm going to check on what's happening with Chevreuse."
However, just as Su Yuan and Aether looked out the window, they were shocked to see people frantically fleeing through the hallway outside.
Su Yuan immediately sensed that something was wrong.
He rushed out the door and grabbed one of the fleeing people, asking urgently, "What's going on? Why is everyone running?"
"It's Chief Justice Neuvillette! He told us to evacuate—there's a fire upstairs!" the person hurriedly explained before dashing away.
A fire?
Su Yuan took a deep breath and sniffed the air.
Sure enough, there was a faint scent of smoke…
But if Neuvillette was present, how could a fire still break out?
Moments later, Su Yuan felt something unsettling—an eerie presence.
This aura… It was eerie in nature!
And upstairs—that was where Chevreuse's father's room was!
Could something have happened to Chevreuse and her father?
At that moment, Tartaglia and Paimon appeared.
"Traveler, we need to get out of here! There's a fire upstairs!" Paimon exclaimed in a panic.
"We're leaving," Tartaglia said as he effortlessly lifted Aether onto his back, ready to take him out of the hospital.
Su Yuan let out a sigh of relief.
Since Tartaglia and Paimon were here, he didn't have to worry about Aether's safety.
Without hesitation, Su Yuan sprinted upstairs, heading straight for Chevreuse's father's room!
When he arrived, he saw Neuvillette and Clorinde standing at the entrance of the hospital room.
Inside, the entire room was engulfed in pitch-black flames, burning intensely…
So, Chevreuse really has undergone eerie transformation…
That also means… her father…
"Su Yuan, you're here," Neuvillette spoke.
"Just moments ago, Chevreuse's father, Mr. Donatello, suddenly passed away due to his illness…"
"And in that instant, Chevreuse began her eerie transformation."
Su Yuan looked inside the hospital room.
"Chevreuse" was engulfed in pitch-black flames, clutching the charred remains of her father, tears streaming down her face…
The fire had already consumed the entire room.
"Wasn't Mr. Donatello checked by Sigewinne? Didn't she say there was nothing too serious?" Su Yuan murmured in disbelief.
"That's why life is always full of unforeseen tragedies," Clorinde sighed.
The situation had now completely exceeded Su Yuan's expectations…
If Chevreuse's eerie transformation had been triggered by her father's coma…
Then… wouldn't death be considered a state of permanent coma?
Which meant… "Chevreuse" would never return to normal again…
"In this situation, the only option seems to be eliminating Chevreuse along with the eerie force within her," Neuvillette said, his tone carrying a hint of helplessness.
"I agree," Clorinde nodded.
"She doesn't seem to have any intent to attack anyone right now… Let's allow her to stay with her father for a little while longer," Neuvillette said, gazing into the room, his expression filled with sorrow.
"And then, let me be the one to challenge her to a duel," Clorinde spoke.
"Let me send her off on her final journey… and also verify whether my condition for dispelling eerie transformation is truly to kill my opponent."
In Neuvillette and Clorinde's eyes, Chevreuse's sacrifice was already inevitable.
But Su Yuan knew that as long as he could revert time and return to the past, there was still a chance to change everything!
He could do the same thing he had done for Mules and Silver—by sprinkling the primordial waters of the Primodial Sea onto Mr. Donatello.
At the very least, that would save his life!
The only uncertainty was whether Mr. Donatello would still retain his consciousness after transforming into a Oceanid.
Would that be considered a coma…?
If that still counted as a state of unconsciousness… then would there truly be no choice but to abandon Chevreuse…?
As Su Yuan was lost in thought, the pitch-black flames on "Chevreuse" continued to burn.
Her father, Donatello's body, was reduced to a drier, more brittle state until it finally turned into a pile of ashes, scattering onto the floor…
"Father…" Feeling the remains of her father slipping through her fingers, "Chevreuse" muttered, "I promised you… that I would take good care of myself, that I would train my body well, that I would eat properly…"
"Heh… hahaha… hehe…"
"Chevreuse" gradually stopped crying, her voice twisting into an eerie, chilling laughter…
She knelt on the ground, extended her long, thin tongue, and began licking up the ashes of her father, bit by bit…
"Father… your taste is so ordinary… yet why do I feel so satisfied…?"
"But it's not enough. I'm still so hungry… I'm really still so hungry…"
"To have a strong and healthy body, I must take in more energy…"
The next moment, Chevreuse suddenly twisted her head 270 degrees, staring at the three figures at the door.
"Neuvillette… Clorinde… Su Yuan…"
"I wonder… what do you taste like? I really, really want to know…"
"Heh… hehe… haha…"
"It's my turn to act." Clorinde stepped forward, drawing her rapier, and looked straight at "Chevreuse."
"Come, Chevreuse. Let's have a fair and honorable duel!"
However, in the very next second, Clorinde's expression turned awkward as she immediately spoke up:
"I forfeit."
The moment Clorinde voluntarily surrendered, a surge of eerie energy erupted from her body, locking eyes with "Chevreuse" in a tense standoff…
The battle…
Was about to begin!
......
Tartaglia carried Aether to an open area outside, gazing up at the hospital room engulfed in roaring flames, his heart filled with confusion…
Why was this fire pitch black in color, radiating such an ominous aura?
And beyond that, his battle instincts and thirst for combat told him—up there, two formidable warriors were locked in a confrontation…
"This is terrifying… I've never seen flames like this before," Paimon said, trembling slightly.
Aether, on the other hand, wore a solemn expression.
From his earlier conversation with Su Yuan, he had a rough idea—Chevreuse had likely entered an eerie state…
But according to Su Yuan's description, while Chevreuse's body could indeed be engulfed in black flames, the range was never supposed to be this massive…
Just what had happened up there?
"Huh? Traveler? Paimon? Tartaglia? What are you all doing here?"
At that moment, Aether suddenly heard Kirara's voice calling out from behind.
"Kirara, you're back?" Paimon pointed at the hospital and explained, "The hospital caught fire. We came out to take shelter."
But Aether didn't let his guard down—his gaze remained wary as he observed Kirara carefully.
She looked normal on the outside, but eerie forces were capable of disguising themselves…
"Kirara, have any of your deliveries been delayed? Did anyone blame you or give you a bad review?"
Aether knew that Kirara's eerie transformation might be triggered by receiving a bad rating…
"A bad review? Nope!" Kirara shook her head cheerfully.
Aether was about to relax, but then he heard Kirara continue speaking:
"Hehehe, meow~... As long as I take care of the ones who gave me bad reviews, no one will give me a bad review anymore!"
"It seems like I've delivered to you before. You're both the goods and the recipient..."
"May I ask, are you satisfied with my service?"
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