Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva

Chapter 8: 4: The Extinguished Fluorescence (Thanks to the Alliance Hierarch of Pen and Ink)_3

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"If she walks any farther, she simply refuses to move, such a scaredy-cat."

"Actually, I'm a bit scared too," the child who had been silent in the corner finally added.

Was there a power outage? Hexia looked up towards the distant tunnel. This stretch was about more than 200 meters long, not particularly long, but it was pitch-dark inside due to the lights being out.

After observing for a short while and detecting no anomalies, Hexia walked forward and turned on the lighting setting on her personal terminal. A beam of light shone forth, yet compared to the seven or eight-meter diameter of the tunnel, the beam was not very large.

"Follow me," she said, turning around to see several pairs of hopeful eyes behind her.

She was still a little afraid of the children, the girl thought to herself.

Compared to mature and sensible adults, children's behavior could sometimes be unpredictable, and Hexia wasn't good at dealing with this kind of situation. If it weren't for today's chance meeting, she would usually stand far away.

"Wow, so amazing, a big sister with a personal terminal."

"There's light for illumination."

"Following her should be safe."

The girl who had been crying before quieted down a bit and, holding hands with her companions, followed behind Hexia. The current situation was much like a mother duck leading her four ducklings across a river.

But the children were quite cute today, and a sense of calm brushed through the girl's heart as she entered the pitch-black tunnel.

Her shoes clinked against the steel floor, echoing through the space. From time to time, the sound of dripping water and the flow of liquid in pipes could be heard. Leading the children, Hexia stepped forward in the darkness.

Even though she couldn't see clearly, the sound of chewing glass fragments and metal in the darkness was as piercing and frightening as ever.

A mutant beast? A malfunctioning machine? Or a deranged person? Hexia guessed at the identity of the attacker, regretting that her personal terminal was broken, otherwise she could have contacted the nearby Autonomous Unit for riot control.

But there was no other choice now. With her thoughts focused, the Transcendent Core within her began to operate, and faint blue light emerged from her eyes, forming a simple symbol.

Withering Sequence 2: Dark Visit, activate—

It was as if invisible shadows suddenly extended from her body. The previously dark tunnel was revealed in her vision as a different world.

This world was one of stark blacks and whites, countless web-like strands outlining everything, and right in front of her, not too far away, was a restless Soul Consciousness. It twisted and writhed, indistinct. As a Sequence 2, Dark Visit didn't have much combat power, but it was excellent for reconnaissance, suitable for all sorts of environments, and allowed the user to see spectral beings, shadowy creatures, and spiritual entities invisible to normal people.

Machines lack a Soul Consciousness; therefore, that was ruled out. Mutant beasts didn't have such pronounced consciousness or spiritual forms, so it was likely a crazed, out-of-control human, Hexia determined.

Similar to how humans could use the Aijieka Particles to let their spirits affect reality, practicing the Transcendent Sequence could lead to the construction of a flawed Transcendent Core. This, in turn, would cause psychological contamination over time, driving a person insane or turning them into a fool.

This was the reason why many individuals remained at a certain Sequence level their whole lives and did not advance further. Forced advancement could result in instantaneous self-destruction or mental derangement.

After observing for a few seconds, some information floated into Hexia's mind.

Out-of-control Human

Physical appearance: 32-40 years old, body partially mutated

Transcendent Sequence: Dragon Sequence 3·Unknown (Grade: Flawed Copper Grade)

Attack methods: Fanged Teeth (Lv.2), Raptor Claws (Lv.1)

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