Cornflower Witch

Chapter 75 Alien Descends
Surrounded by endless darkness, Hilti's body writhed in agony, her long, silver hair becoming disheveled and no longer as smooth as before.

The distorted fog seeped into the destiny chart deep within the soul, slowly penetrating the destiny card [Gardening Apprentice Girl].

The girl in the card is still asleep, while the cornflowers beside her begin to wither and fall, and the lush green grass gradually turns black.

The sleeping girl frowned as the cornflower fell, revealing the distant night sky in the background of the card.

The black mist continued to spread, causing the girl in the card to slowly sink into the black, muddy, and murky sea.

The night sky grew even darker, as if it too had sunk into an eternal, dark night.

Just as everything was gradually sinking into boundless darkness, a tiny shooting star streaked across the endless night sky in the background and crashed into the darkness once again.

This time, instead of dissipating as usual, it burst forth with a dazzling light upon contact with the distorted black mist, instantly illuminating the entire card.

Then another silver meteor flashed, leaping out of the dark night sky, trailing a long tail, and plunged into the darkness once more, shining brightly as its light dispersed the black mist.

Then more silver meteors arrived, as if they had finally found their coordinates, descending upon this small world and gradually dispersing the black mist that stained the Destiny Card.

During this process, the entire Destiny Card seemed to be reshuffled, undergoing strange changes. The dark earth once again turned into a simple meadow, and scattered cornflowers reappeared beside the sleeping girl, while above her head, countless glittering silver stars fell from the sky.

[Girl Apprentice in Horticulture] (Tier 1: Emerald Honey) → [Girl Under the Stars] (Tier 1: Alien)
Talent - Star [Unknown Level]: You are blessed by the stars. When you increase your sexual aspect rank, your latent [Alien] rank will also increase simultaneously. (After activation, your sexual aspect can be temporarily changed to 'Alien'.
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After that, not only the Destiny Card, but even the corrosive black mist on the [Breathing Technique] was dispelled by the dazzling 'alien' power, and it became pure and clear again.

The area that was originally covered by black mist in the soil and weeds churned violently, from which came the terrified meows and screams of cats. Then the sounds quickly distorted until, at a certain moment, the black mist suddenly lost its cohesion and fell from the sky like water mist, soaking the surrounding grass and trees and emitting wisps of blue smoke.

In the center of the open space, Hilti slowly woke up. She looked at her hands in disbelief, then gently touched her face to make sure she was still alive and normal.

Slowly supporting herself, Hilti stood up and leaned against a twisted tree trunk to calm her emotions.

She closed her eyes and felt her body. The pain was gone, and the strange, twisting sensation from before was gone. Although she felt a little weak, everything was fine.

At that moment, she suddenly noticed something invisible in front of her, so she reached out to touch it. In an instant, some kind of information flowed into her mind, and she 'saw' what the thing in front of her was.

Consumes the card [Strange Black Cat] (Tier 1 - Twisted): A twisted black cat monster that can transform its body into black mist to attack; it has been sealed by you. (1/1 available use)

A large black cat emerged from the narrow hole behind it, its body arched forward, its spine hunched, its fur bristling like a hedgehog's, and its lemon-yellow eyes fierce.

Compared to the black cat that Sylvia had just faced, the black cat on the card seemed weaker, probably because it had used up a lot of power in the previous battle. Seeing the number marked on the back, Sylvia realized that this card would shatter and dissipate after being used only once.

Although it only happened once, it at least provided a means of survival.

She prepared to put the card away, but the moment the thought arose, the card vanished from her hand. Upon closer inspection, it reappeared in her destiny chart, replacing the previous position of the [Blooming Flower Technique]. Although she couldn't utilize its power like the [Blooming Flower Technique], the advantage was that she could activate the card at any time, as if using her own ability.

At this moment, Hilti finally discovered her biggest change: the transformation of her Destiny Card.

"From 'Cui Mi' directly to 'Alien', this..." She didn't know why this change had happened, and could only attribute it to that mysterious [Star] talent.

In other words, I myself am one of the 'alien beings', so I can resist the distortion and even purify the seal in reverse.

"This newcomer seems to have ill intentions. So it turns out I'm the one who came here," the girl thought to herself.

However, there are differences between alien planets. This world has been impacted by alien planets three times. The first alien impact brought spores from the outside world, which gave birth to the first 'mushroom silk'. The second alien impact ignited the Sky Sea, raising the blazing sun and the illusory moon. The third alien impact ended the era of the Seven Dragons' rule, causing the dragons who controlled the seven aspects of the laws of nature, namely [blazing sun], [slumbering winter], [death embers], [glowing moon], [mist shadow], [nightmare], and [alien planet], to fall one after another.

The Star Dragon that summoned the alien planet was sealed away by the other six dragons and degenerated into a giant serpent, punished to carry the last seven continents for eternity, traversing the endless Twilight Sea until the end of the world.

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After resting for a while, Hilti got up again and went to the cave where the strange black cat had lived. She bent down and carefully climbed into the cave. After searching around, she found some gold and silver coins, as well as some spoils of war and weapons.

"This sword looks pretty good," Hiltiya thought, looking at the short sword she had just found.

【Black Steel Short Sword】(Excellent): A black steel short sword crafted by professional artisans. The blade incorporates black steel ingots, while the hilt and guard are made of slightly inferior refined iron.

Hilti rewound the thin rope around the hilt for a better grip, then held the sword and tried swinging it.

Compared to the iron sword, the black steel sword was significantly heavier. If she hadn't learned breathing techniques, she probably wouldn't be used to it, but for her now, it was just right.

Then she found an unopened bottle of kerosene, two rusty steel daggers, and a silver spearhead, which seemed to be made of a material no worse than black steel. Unfortunately, there was no spear shaft available, so they were unusable.

She tied these things together with the same tattered leather straps she had found, and held them in her hands.

The advantage of this is that when encountering an enemy, you can throw it off at any time to reduce weight during combat without worrying about restricting your movement. The disadvantage is that it is not as easy to carry as a backpack.

Safety first, though, and these things aren't actually that heavy.

The girl, now fully prepared, set off into the gray world. At this point, only one colorful bubble remained between her and the mountaintop. Once she reached the summit, she would be able to determine her location and gain a very good view of the world, allowing her to observe it and find a way out.

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Alien Aspect: (Otherworldly exploration and revelation, ineffable knowledge and visions)
(End of this chapter)