Cornflower Witch

Chapter 302 The Lock in the Eyes Lv.6
Passing through the strange Bloodlimb Tree Forest, Hilti finally saw the lone, bright red fruit hanging on the tall central branch. It seemed to have some kind of heartbeat, emitting an eerie light that tempted creatures in the distance.

Following the fruit to the blood-red limb beside it, it resembled a large tree composed of many withered arms. One of them was particularly huge, with its fingers branching out like branches reaching into the air. One of these branches hung down, bearing the blood-red fruit.

【Blood Fruit】(Tier 3, Rare); A fruit containing special life force that can be absorbed by many monsters to become stronger, but it also contains the 'distorted' nature of the Twilight Sea. If a normal life form eats it, unpredictable mutations will occur.

A naturally occurring 'rare' fruit? No wonder so many monsters are flocking to it. Hilti looked at the fruit in the distance and made her calculations.

If the three-tier monsters present were to consume it, many would experience a significant increase in strength. Two strong 'Blood Law' type monsters, after consuming it, could even advance to the 'fourth tier' on the spot.

At this moment, six different Tier 3 monsters were circling under the tree, all wanting to get the fruit, but they were also wary and hindered by the other monsters around them.

"I guess we're going to have to fight," Hiltiya thought.

For her, the fruit, though rare, was not indispensable; the more important thing about coming here was to test her various abilities.

Currently, many of her abilities are stuck at Lv.5. It's inconvenient to find someone to practice with in the town, and she's also afraid of accidentally hurting other students, so she has basically never used many of her abilities after learning them.

In such a situation, even if she is very talented, her abilities, which have not been tested in practice, will ultimately be difficult to improve further.

The balance of the triadic law influences the world in every aspect.

Encountering so many enemies of the same level has given Hiltiya plenty of opportunities to practice.

This time, we won't use 'Evil Eye Shot'. With that ability focused fire, the opponent would probably be down in no time. Let's take it slow and use more abilities to fight the opponent.

After deciding, Hilti chose the monster closest to her.

[The Child of No Form] (Tier 3 - Twisted)

'A creature resembling murky mud, capable of twisting and changing its body at will; slashing and piercing are largely ineffective against it.'

After a brief observation, Hiltiya discovered that the monster opposite her was very similar to the slime in her memory. It was probably some kind of soft mud monster that was difficult to harm by physical means. This guy would probably be very effective against the 'Beast Fang, Blood Law, Castle' attributes, because these attributes are mainly based on physical attacks, and since it has no blood, many abilities of the Blood Law attribute cannot be used on it.

However, this guy is not without his weaknesses. Because his body is like slime, he is slow to move and has almost no brain. He can only act on low-level instincts.

This kind of monster can only reach the third rank because of its natural birth conditions. It is difficult for it to advance further because its foundation is too weak and its destiny cannot support it.

Hilti summoned a spiraling spear crackling with electricity and hurled it, piercing through the creature. Soon after, the 'Invisible Child' turned its attention to her and began to attack Hilti.

Then, Hilti used her ability [Astral Levitation] to levitate and float away from the ground, making it difficult for her opponent to touch her.

Seeing this, the 'Invisible Child' could only spray bullets of black mud at Sylvia in the air.

The girl didn't rush to retaliate, but instead focused on using her Astral Levitation ability to move and dodge.

('Astral Float' Proficiency +11)

('Astral Float' Proficiency +9)

... ('Astral Float' Proficiency +15)

The ability of [Astral Levitation] allows the user to float in the air, but this ability is different from flying. It is not as fast or agile, but it can keep the user stationary in the air for a long time, just like a helicopter. If the user is in the true astral plane, the effect of this ability will be amplified by nearly a hundred times, granting extremely high speed.

At first, Hiltia struggled to dodge, as she was unfamiliar with this ability. However, with repeated use and increased proficiency, she gradually got used to it, discovered many tricks, and her movements became smoother and more agile.

('Astral Floating' Proficiency +10, Progress 302/300, Trial conditions met)
[Astral Floating Lv.5→Lv.6]

'You gain the ability to levitate and move at higher speeds, ignoring 20% ​​of inertia.' (Upgrade to Lv.6, gain the trait of ignoring inertia)

Ignoring inertia, Hilti turned around again, dodging the black mud balls that were attacking. Compared to before, her turning process was much easier. She could hardly gain any leverage in the air and did not need to spend a lot of time changing her speed and direction.

Although it only reduces inertia by 20%, it's a qualitative leap in terms of flexibility.

After that, Hilti didn't even need to put in much effort. Relying on her physical instincts, she could easily dodge the attacks. And when she continued to face the attacks from Niwan, the amount of skill she gained increased by a lot.

('Astral Float' Proficiency +2, Progress 17/600)

It seemed that continuing to contend with it would be of little use. Hiltiya turned her thoughts around, then blinked her eyes, revealing the mark of chains within them.

【Lock in the Eye Lv.5】

'It can immobilize enemies within its field of vision with invisible chains, making them difficult to move.'

In the void, invisible chains stretched out, binding the 'Invisible Child' on the ground, preventing it from continuing to fire.

At this moment, the formless child, like soft mud, twisted its body and 'flowed' out from the gaps in the chains, escaping from in front of him.

In response, Sylvia had no choice but to continue blinking her pupils, using this ability to add more chains.

('Lock in the Eye' Proficiency +8)

('Lock in the Eye' Proficiency +11)

('Lock in the Eye' Proficiency +7)

……

After repeated pursuit and interception, Hiltiah finally found a trick. The chains intertwined to block the possible escape routes. Then, during the contraction process, new chains were constantly inserted to block any possible gaps. Finally, the invisible child was completely bound by chains and wrapped into a huge sphere.

('Lock in the Eye' Proficiency +19, Progress 312/300, Trial requirements met)
【Lock in the Eye Lv.5→Lv.6】: Can immobilize an enemy in the field of vision with invisible chains, making it difficult for them to move. After completely locking the enemy, it will suppress the opponent's nature, reducing the effect of the lock by 30% (the opponent's nature level cannot be two levels higher than your own).

It now has an added effect of suppressing sexual attributes by 30%. If it continues to be improved, this ability should continue to strengthen.

If one could suppress 90% of the opponent's sexual attributes, wouldn't that seal away almost all of their abilities, leaving them completely at one's mercy?
It seems that the potential of this ability is greater than we imagined.

(End of this chapter)