"Hey… Neuvillette, didn't you say yesterday that it might rain today? How come you're not prepared at all!"
"I even followed your request properly and didn't drink a single drop of tea today!"
Wriothesley took a battle stance, but deep down, he understood—this wasn't natural rainfall.
It was because of Furina's death… Neuvillette's heart was weeping.
"Tch… this is bad…" Chiori clicked her tongue, gritting her teeth.
"Just dealing with one person under the influence of Eerie is tough enough, let alone three at once!"
"Everyone, we're no match for this many Eerie-corrupted people. We should retreat immediately!" Sigewinne urged anxiously.
"But… where can we even retreat to? Can we really escape the pursuit of the Eerie?"
Chevreuse was drenched in sweat, her entire body trembling uncontrollably as she spoke with extreme concern:
"I can feel it so clearly now… both 'Arlecchino' and 'Neuvillette' are overflowing with endless malice and killing intent…"
"Especially 'Neuvillette'—compared to when I saw him tormenting Su Yuan in Palais Mermonia, this malice is ten times… no! Even a hundred times stronger!"
Yet, in the next instant, something completely unexpected happened!
'Neuvillette' didn't seem to have any intention of attacking the others.
Instead, he simply stared at 'Arlecchino' with an expression twisted beyond recognition…
"Arlecchino… you have succeeded in angering me… I have never been this furious before!!!"
"Kneel… for me!!!"
With Neuvillette's earth-shattering roar, 'Arlecchino's' legs buckled uncontrollably, forcing her to crash down onto her knees!
Judging from 'Arlecchino's' expression, she was struggling desperately, trying to stand back up—but she was utterly powerless…
Everyone was stunned.
Huh?
Did the Eerie just start fighting each other?
And from the current situation, it was clear that the power level of "Neuvillette" and "Arlecchino" were on completely different levels...
"Arlecchino" couldn't even dream of resisting Neuvillette.
Right now, even moving was a luxury...
Su Yuan himself had the unfortunate experience of feeling this way before.
The "Neuvillette" after being corrupted seemed to possess a power similar to command over reality.
Or more accurately, it was a pressure that made one lose control over their own body.
Neuvillette slowly walked up to Arlecchino, grabbing her by the hair and angrily scolding her:
"How dare you..."
"Kill Furina?!"
"Only I..."
"Am qualified to kill her!!!"
"Dying by my hands is her only fate!!!"
At the same time, Focalors in front of the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale also slowly stood up and began walking toward Furina's corpse...
Everyone instinctively took a step back, feeling a sense of impending danger, but Chevreuse spoke up: "Wait, I don't feel any malice coming from Focalors…"
Focalors slowly reached Furina's side, gently picking up her head and holding it to her chest...
"Furina, you've worked hard all these years…"
"Furina... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry... It's my fault..."
"I wasn't able to save Fontaine in the end... and I couldn't save you…"
Amidst the astonished gazes of everyone, Focalors, holding Furina's head, began to sob deeply in sadness...
"Hey... look at Focalors' face, it's already back to normal!" Chiori said in surprise.
"Indeed, I no longer sense any trace of Eerie from her!" Wriothesley nodded in agreement.
"Is this... Focalors has undone the eerie and returned to normal?" Clorinde asked.
And Su Yuan fell into deep thought...
Could it be that Focalors release from the Eerie was triggered by Furina's death?
Then, if we reverse this reasoning, as long as Furina is still alive, Focalors will never be able to break free from the Eerie state…
But if that's the case, the timeline doesn't match up…
The Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale and Focalors only malfunctioned and underwent Eerie transformation a few days ago.
However, based on his discussion with Neuvillette, it seemed that signs of the Eerie's arrival had already appeared before he transmigrated into this world…
If Focalors' Eerie transformation is truly related to Furina's life and death, then the Oratrice should have malfunctioned long ago, and Focalors should have already been carrying out daily executions…
Before Su Yuan could reach a proper conclusion, a voice came from the side:
"That bastard Dottore—what did he do to me? I will never forgive him!"
Arlecchino, who had previously been using the power of the Eerie to resist "Neuvillette," now no longer had a single trace of Eerie energy on her…
Even though "Neuvillette" was gripping her by the hair and suspending her in midair, she still fixed her determined and sharp gaze on him and spoke with difficulty:
"Neuvillette, I never intended to kill Furina! Even if she isn't truly the Hydro Archon!"
"But just now, I had no control over my actions at all!"
"I could only watch everything unfold, unable to do anything, as if I were a mere spectator in my own body!"
"That's right… Neuvillette, it's that same evil, eerie power within you!"
"Dottore has mastered it too!"
"Though he can't match your level in magnitude or concentration, he understands how to use it far better!"
Had Arlecchino just broken free from the Eerie state and returned to normal?
And what exactly did she mean by those words?
"Noisy mortal!" Neuvillette roared, raising his hand to deliver the final blow to Arlecchino.
"I'm done playing!"
"The most painful thing in this world is witnessing everything, knowing everything—yet being completely powerless to change it…"
At the same time, Focalors wept bitterly. "Erin, Mules, Silver… I'm sorry…"
Hearing this, Su Yuan was stunned.
What was going on?
Weren't those controlled by the Eerie supposed to have no memory of the time they were under its influence?
And Arlecchino too—her behavior just now suggested that she retained memories of her Eerie state…
This Eerie transformation seemed vastly different from what he had understood!
He had to save Arlecchino and get more information from her!
Su Yuan closed his eyes, focusing on the surging power of the ancient dragon's blood and the Hydro energy within him…
He didn't know if this method would work, but he had to try.
Since he had previously summoned the Primordial Sea's waters all the way from Meropide Fortress into his own hands, then perhaps he could also disperse all the surrounding rain and storm clouds!
"Water Dragon… Water Dragon… stop crying!!!"
In the next moment, Su Yuan let out a roar, unleashing an immense surge of energy that instantly drove away all the clouds and rain in the sky!
The sky cleared in an instant.
The eerie aura around Neuvillette vanished, and his movements froze.
His hand was mere inches—just two or three fingers' width—away from piercing Arlecchino's heart…
But in the next moment, Neuvillette's gaze landed on the crying Focalors.
He saw what she was holding in her arms—Furina's severed head…
That last burst of power had completely drained Su Yuan's strength, but he could still sense it clearly—the storm clouds were already gathering again, and rain would soon fall once more…
"Neuvillette!!!"
"Listen to me!"
"I have a way to save Furina!"
"Stop crying!!!"
Su Yuan shouted with the last of his strength.
"You promised—believe in me!!!"
Hearing Su Yuan's words, Neuvillette froze, his entire body trembling…
The sky outside had completely cleared.
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