Chapter 188 - 188

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The closer the young man got to the woman, the darker the negative aura surrounding the girl became. At that moment, a wisp of black energy entered the girl's body. A few days later, the girl dressed in the style the young man liked, approached him, and confessed her feelings. "You said that when my hair reaches my waist, you would marry me." But the young man rejected her. The girl returned home and locked herself in the attic. Overwhelming negative emotions brewed within her. Gradually, her gaze changed. She looked into the mirror, staring at her reflection and her hair. "Why?" "Didn't you promise?" Her hair began growing at an unnaturally fast pace, filling the entire attic. The girl fell into a deep slumber. Her hair became the active force in her place. The next day, the girl's parents, who came to the attic, were pierced by the hair and turned into puppets. Then it was the neighbour's turn. The more people became puppets, the stronger the aura of death surrounding the girl grew. And the longer her hair became. It didn't stop until the entire town was affected. When the girl awoke and saw the changes in the town, she was initially panicked. But after seeing the young man, she suddenly felt satisfied with the situation. A thought formed in her mind: she wanted to keep the town in this state forever. Tourists who visited the town noticed nothing unusual. The girl didn't kill them. She allowed them to leave safely. --- "So, the Monster Girl has no intent to harm people outside the town." "She didn't target me, Dominica, or Wendy either." "But we can't assume that the Monster Girl is good because of this." "And we can't decide not to eliminate her just because of it." "The other townspeople are even more innocent." Ron shook his head. "Ordinarily, this would have been a simple case of unrequited love and heartbreak. But in this world, there are too many heartbroken people." "Most of them don't end up like this." "The Nen users of Taris Kingdom are truly terrifying." "I wonder what those Nen users did to the Fiora royal family back then." Ron withdrew from his thoughts. The situation in the town was now history. What had already happened could not be changed. Moreover, Ron was just a passerby in this town. Time would erase everything. The town might end up as ruins, forgotten by the world. Or it might be rebuilt. Ron glanced at the crystal ball floating before him. "Progress: three per cent." "Not bad." "This isn't the true Taris Kingdom." "And the Monster Girl was merely a hastily created creature." "Once I find the Nen user from Taris Kingdom behind this, my 'Essence of the Observer' should absorb many traits and significantly boost progress." "Additionally..." Ron glanced at the Rotten Life Blade at his waist. "While gathering the traits of Taris Kingdom, I can also greatly enhance the Rotten Life Blade." "The Nen users of Taris Kingdom are rooted in the aura of death." "And the aura of death is nourishment for the Rotten Life Blade." "Even if I'm not the one who kills them..." "As long as I'm nearby, it works." Dominica was driving. Wendy opened a book Dominica had shown her earlier. She channelled a surge of aura into it. In the next moment, a colourful aura floated out of the book, hovering above it. The aura condensed into the shape of an arrow. Dominica glanced at the arrow and immediately changed direction, following where it pointed. "This is a Nen artefact our Fiora royal family created during battles with Taris Kingdom's Nen users in the past." "It can absorb the death aura seeds of Taris Kingdom's Nen users." "After absorbing them, by inputting aura, it can pinpoint the location of the Nen user." "But there's a problem: when this artefact activates, the Taris Kingdom Nen user can sense it too. We have to act quickly!" Ron had already encountered various Nen abilities with tracking properties. For example, the Phantom Troupe's Kortopi had a unique ability. Kortopi could replicate objects. The limitation was that they had to be inanimate. But corpses were included in this range. The replicated objects had the effect of En, allowing Kortopi to sense them regardless of distance. Ron, having a deep understanding of Nen abilities, wasn't surprised by Dominica's explanation. "Can it display the exact distance?" "No," Dominica replied, shaking his head. "But the closer we get, the darker the arrow's colour becomes. Once we're within the danger zone, the arrow turns bright red." "What constitutes the danger zone?" "It's uncertain. It depends on the user of the artefact, the opposing Nen user, and the death aura seed." This implied that the artefact could theoretically show precise distances. However, its creator lacked the skill to implement such complexity. For the Fiora royal family, it was sufficient. The Nen users of Taris Kingdom might be bizarre. But Fiora was one of the V5 nations. Whether in terms of top-tier Nen users or the overall strength of its Nen users, Fiora far outclassed Taris Kingdom and didn't fear it extensively. "Once we're in the danger zone, stay close to me." --- Meanwhile, in another location. The moment the Monster Girl died, Shusuke Ito sensed it. "Another one dead?" "Could it be that person again?" "Killing two of my pets... I can't let this go." However, a moment later, Shusuke Ito's face changed drastically. "Tracking?" "The Fiora royal family?" "They're the only ones with that ability!" Ito's expression darkened. He hadn't experienced the events of the past himself, but he knew well that many of his far stronger predecessors had been hunted down and killed by Nen users of the Fiora royal family. For Taris Kingdom, it was a calamity. Many powerful Nen users perished in that crisis. Only a rare few survived. "Why did they appear so quickly?" "Was that person last time a Nen user from the Fiora royal family?" "Is my luck truly this bad?" Shusuke Ito's eyes flickered. "They've pinpointed me and are heading this way." "This is troublesome!" "I hadn't planned to initiate that plan so soon." "But it seems I have no choice now." At that moment, the panic in Shusuke Ito's eyes disappeared. Instead, there was excitement. He extended his tongue and licked his lips. "Time to go completely wild!" "Teacher, I won't let you down!" "Down below, if you're watching what I'm about to do, you'll definitely be thrilled!" ----------------------- You can read up to 120 Advanced chapters! Patreon(.)com/IDKjust

Chapter 188 - 188

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