vol. 1 chapter 57 - The Cleared Head and the Crying Child
"Lolo lolo lo?? Is that it?"
As the blue-haired girl's head rolled on the ground, the Thousand-Faced Bird's eyes filled with surprise.
It should be noted that the bird had clearly restrained its power with that strike.
Otherwise, its laser could have blasted a new, bottomless trench across the plain.
The Thousand-Faced Bird's purpose was simple:
To crush Liana's courage and confidence with absolute power, to see the God-given Woman show a look of terror and despair, even begging on her knees before it.
To trample this once high and mighty adversary underfoot would be an absolute pleasure.
Thus, this wave of attack was meant only to give Liana a ‘warning’.
Unexpectedly?
The warning killed her?
Although it knew she had weakened, it had not anticipated she was so frail.
"Ah, what a disappointment."
The Thousand-Faced Bird disdainfully shook its head.
A plain and expressionless head was not interesting to collect.
However~
The next moment, the Thousand-Faced Bird swept away the disappointment from its face, its eyes lighting up with excitement as it turned its gaze back to Aeria and the others.
True, Liana's expression was not perfect, but no matter.
I can compensate with her children~
"Lolo lolo lo~"
The excited, mocking laughter echoed again.
In the Thousand-Faced Bird’s view, Aeria had remained calm only because of Liana’s protection.
Without their mother's protection, how could these little brats withstand its might?
Moreover, having witnessed their mother's head being severed, they must surely be displaying utterly despairing and fearful expressions by now?
With this thought, the Thousand-Faced Bird felt even more thrilled. Its numerous dead faces split into sinister, unsettling smiles.
However,
The next moment, the sneer on the bird's head froze in place.
The anticipated scene of Aeria cradling her mother's body in agony did not occur… the little God-given Woman didn’t even glance at it...
Now the Thousand-Faced Bird was irritated.
Fine, ignore me, will you?
Once I tear off your limbs and nibble your flesh piece by piece... then, I’ll see if you dare to ignore me!
But just as the Thousand-Faced Bird was about to put its thoughts into action, the servant-level monster stopped again.
Its massive head rotated 180 degrees, and a rare flicker of astonishment passed through its deep blue eyes.
"Hmm? What’s happening?"
The next moment,
Under the astonished gazes of the giant bird and countless dead faces, Liana’s beheaded corpse unexpectedly began to move again.
From the neck wound, countless thorns grew out, twisting, and quickly connected to the fallen head.
Then,
The thorns contracted, and ‘Liana’s’ head reattached itself to the neck. Not only was the head reattached, but the wound on the neck healed instantly, returning to perfect condition.
Afterwards, the blue-haired girl closed her eyes and twisted her neck, seemingly checking the connection.
The scene became incredibly eerie.
"It’s truly surprising that she can regenerate,"
the Thousand-Faced Bird remarked in astonishment.
Human regenerative abilities were significantly inferior to those of fallen beasts.
Even top human warriors could regenerate limbs, but vital parts like the head, heart, or divine core, if damaged, typically resulted in instant death. Only a few top-level transcendents could regenerate these parts.
According to the Thousand-Faced Bird's information, Liana undoubtedly did not possess such fearsome regenerative abilities.
She didn’t have it at her peak, and now that she had weakened, how could she suddenly possess it?
And,
What were those thorns that emerged from her body? Was this what humans often referred to as a 'vegetative person'?
For a moment, the Thousand-Faced Bird's mind was filled with confusion.
Meanwhile,
As the head reconnected, Bai Lianyue slowly opened her eyes, revealing gem-like, dazzling emerald irises. Unlike before, the girl's vacant eyes were gradually regaining their luster.
Perhaps due to the aura emitted by the Aeria sisters and the 'reboot' of her head, Bai Lianyue's consciousness finally cleared from its muddled state.
"Hisss... ah, dizzy..."
The newly conscious Bai Lianyue couldn't help shaking her head.
Her mind was quite confused.
Of course, amidst the confusion, Bai Lianyue also learned something new. That is, the next time her consciousness gets fuzzy, just have Severine blow her head off, as it seemed to have a 'reset' effect...
Quickly shaking off the muddled state, all the recent events flooded into the girl's mind, including Severine forcibly changing her clothes again, Severine feeding her energy, her accidentally swallowing dozens of human mech suits...
And everything that just happened here.
After quickly sorting through the chaotic memories in her mind, Bai Lianyue turned her gaze to Vya lying on the ground.
Upon seeing the girl's pallid face, Bai Lianyue's heart ached. Even though she knew this child had no real connection to her, it still felt strange.
So,
I told you...
It's dangerous outside...
Why? Won't you listen?
Really,
Children are just like this...
——"Never listening..."——
Looking down at Mia clinging to her and crying incessantly, and at Aeria who was silent yet tears still streamed down her face, Bai Lianyue fell silent.
Honestly, the Evil God Miss had initially intended to use cruel means to teach these runaway kids a lesson. But now?
Facing the pitiful children, Bai Lianyue found she simply couldn't harden her heart.
Sigh,
After a sigh in her heart, the blue-haired girl slowly raised her hands, gently stroking the backs of the two children's heads, and softly soothed:
"It's okay, Dad... no, Mommy here, will save Vya."
As these words entered her ears, Mia, who had been sobbing in Bai Lianyue's arms, finally raised her head, revealing her tear-red eyes and constantly running nose.
"Really?"
"Of course, truer than diamonds."
After receiving her mother's response, Mia's emotions stabilized somewhat. Otherwise, if she continued to sob, the little one would likely faint from exhaustion.
Hearing these words, Aeria's expression also became quite complex.
An Evil God saving people? This was something she had never dared to imagine before.
But now, looking at Bai Lianyue's gentle and serious emerald eyes, Aeria felt no doubt.
After all... at this moment, the girl had no other choice.
The Earth Evil God was her only hope.
"Please, save... Vya."
Aeria quietly pleaded.
"Mhm."
Facing the girl's plea, Bai Lianyue's mood was complex as she nodded. A soft aura slowly emanated from Bai Lianyue. This aura was Liana's divine decree power.
Although Bai Lianyue was still not adept at controlling the divine decree power, barely able to use its strength of two or three tiers, at this moment... it was enough. She didn’t intend to use the divine decree power to fight; she just wanted to use this power to comfort two grieving children.
As it turned out,
Bai Lianyue's approach was correct.
Feeling the gentle and reliable aura of their mother, Mia gradually stopped crying, and the unease and tension in Aeria’s eyes also slowly faded.
Feeling the children's emotional changes, Bai Lianyue breathed a sigh of relief.
However, just then,
Seemingly sensing something, a sense of unease surged back in the children's hearts. Mia, frightened, curled back into Bai Lianyue’s arms, and even Aeria bowed her head, trembling involuntarily.
Seeing this, Bai Lianyue's eyes slightly narrowed.
It seems,
Before treating Vya, she had to take care of that noisy creature first...
——
Elsewhere,
Above Bai Lianyue, the Thousand-Faced Bird, its wings unfurled and enveloped in dark blue cursed power, dived towards Bai Lianyue amid a cacophony of ghostly wails. The terrifying cursed power oppression fell like the sky was collapsing.
"Lolo lolo lo~"
Since she can regenerate, then I should be able to have some fun, right?
Staring at ‘Liana’, the countless dead faces on the Thousand-Faced Bird all simultaneously split their mouths, revealing an extremely unsettling smile.
However,
Just as the bird’s claw filled with dead faces was about to touch ‘Liana’, the blue-haired girl slowly lifted her head, her eyes now a deep and icy dark red, coldly sweeping towards the Thousand-Faced Bird.
"Quiet down, Uluti's mongrel bird. You scared my daughter."
With these words,
Before the monstrous bird could respond, the blue gemstone in its abdomen, that eye-like special gem, flickered with a barely noticeable gleam of light.
…
Meanwhile,
Miles away, a massive figure perched on a dead tree seemed to sense something and trembled quietly.
…
——"Oh? Finally woke up, did you... big sister~"——