Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 366 - 333: Letting Go of Obsessions

Chapter 366: Chapter 333: Letting Go of Obsessions

In the dense bamboo forest, Nanase Kizuna pinned Du Qianqian down.

Her love for Kirino Reisei was so deep that she could tolerate many of his faults. She did not know why Kirino had left her, and now, exhausted, it was even harder to discern reality. It had been a long time since Nanase had revealed her true form, and the monster’s innate power trembled unstably within her.

Nanase Kizuna’s strength was immense, causing Du Qianqian to give up struggling, as escape was impossible. She could feel Nanase’s rapid heartbeat, just like her own.

Tense. Du Qianqian held her breath, hoping that the other party had not discovered her true identity. She was the founder of Kyoto Infinity over the past hundred and twenty years and a powerful fox spirit.

Du Qianqian closed her eyes, waiting for Lila to come to the rescue.

Fortunately, Lila was indeed covering for her.

meters away, Lila lay concealed in the woods, aiming her gun at Nanase Kizuna’s head.

This was the hunting ground she had set up in advance. Due to the pursuit of 101 and 102 and with Du Qianqian’s lure, they had finally brought Nanase deep into the desolate bamboo forest, avoiding much trouble. If someone else saw such a huge monster, their work would completely collapse.

Lila had to find a way to turn Nanase Kizuna back into human form and return her safely, lest complications arise.

If she delayed too long, Kyoto Infinity would definitely hold her accountable.

She quickly tuned her Cassandro Comet, hoping for a successful shot. The slender barrel was loaded with a high-dosage sleep bullet, powerful enough to anesthetize a whale. Even for a monster, one shot should be nearly enough.

But Lila hesitated, as she could see things too clearly.

She couldn’t see through people’s hearts, but she could sense that magic power permeated everything. She felt Nanase Kizuna’s capillaries dilating, her heart rate increasing, her glands excreting an extra scent, so Lila knew Nanase Kizuna liked Kirino Reisei very much. That’s why she pressed down on Du Qianqian, licking Du Qianqian’s cheek.

"Like," what is that? An illusion? Lila realized that she was becoming increasingly estranged from such emotions, not just this kind, but from all forms of emotion in general.

It was because of the evolution of her magic power. Lila could figure out the answer herself.

After becoming the Dominator Witch, her perceptive magic power deepened, nothing about people or things was a secret to her anymore, which also made her more emotionally detached.

The current Lila was indifferent to anyone.

If she could count the pores on everyone’s face, notice the stains on their bodies, the odors, and malice, how could she feel affection for people?

Mortals are flawed, and now she saw each life as a part of her grand plans, a piece on her chessboard. Lila did not know if this was good or bad. Moreover, there was her master, who was so important, so special to her that she dared not observe.

She continued to release her perception magic, looking for a weakness in Nanase Kizuna.

Perhaps because she couldn’t control her monster power, Nanase’s monster energy barrier was at times full and at other times weak. Lila had sniped too many things; humans, witches, machines, animals—they all had weaknesses, just in different forms. As long as the right insight was applied, they would show their weaknesses.

The nobles of Xisheng were gloating, waiting for Nestor Corporation to make a mistake. Lila thought silently. The guests needed a safe wedding, and the master wanted her to succeed.

So she wouldn’t mess up and patiently waited for an opening in Nanase Kizuna.

"Huff... huff," Du Qianqian breathed heavily with tension. She had fallen off a horse earlier, had multiple scrapes all over her body, which still burned with pain.

Nanase Kizuna’s claws probed downward, slowly realizing that something was off. Not just the face—the dimensions of this "Kirino Reisei" did not match her memories, with many dissimilarities.

She stood up, feeling bewildered. Was the object of her emotions merely a false incarnation? She remembered the existence of transformative magic power, could this be...

Whoosh—

Lila pulled the trigger.

Catching Nanase Kizuna in a moment of confusion, Lila shot through her protective monster energy.

With the silencer on, the gunshot was completely masked by the insect sounds of the autumn night. Nanase Kizuna was hit, convulsed for a moment, fell silent, and collapsed.

Du Qianqian had felt the embrace of the fox’s fur before, but in an instant, she found the beautiful big fox utterly powerless, just heavily pressing down on her, making it hard to breathe, her head pinned under the fox’s ribs.

Is it dead? Is the fox spirit dead? Du Qianqian’s heart skipped a beat.

She awkwardly crawled out from under Nanase Kizuna, checked Nanase Kizuna anxiously, and saw a bleeding wound on its head. But it wasn’t dead, rather it fell into a state of narcosis, with disordered thoughts.

"Kirino Reisei..." it murmured softly, "Ah... forgive me..."

Du Qianqian frowned, a multitude of feelings welled up inside her, but also afraid of being harmed by the fox spirit, she quickly got up and drew away, swiftly running away after receiving Lila’s order to retreat.

Nanase Kizuna, having taken a narcotic round, lay dizzily on the ground.

She watched the retreating figure of Kirino Reisei with even greater sorrow, mourning with a low, bloodied cry.

"Reisei..." she reached out her paws, crawling on the grass, "...Kirino Reisei..."

What made Lila extremely wary was that Nanase Kizuna’s monster power was accumulating and strengthening, creating a dense pink monster aura around it, almost becoming tangible, capable of killing without being seen.

She supported her body with her front paws, keeping a close eye on Du Qianqian’s retreating figure, unwilling to fall despite her extreme fatigue. Once the monster power condensed and erupted, she would regain consciousness and begin to wreak havoc.