Erii: A Journey Through the Heavens Begins with Frilian

Chapter 100: Surgery! The Vicious Curse in the Brain! (Two chapters combined)

One morning, Erii got up early.

But when she arrived on the ground, she discovered that many more people had gotten up even earlier than her, each working on one of the three major projects: lighthouse renovation, tunnel excavation, and electromagnetic railgun deployment.

Trucks loaded with building materials came and went, and people, covered in sweat, were enjoying themselves immensely. Looking around, it was impossible to tell who came from Longgu Village and who came from Lighthouse; everyone was completely integrated into one.

[Travel goal—freedom and rebirth achieved!]

Just then, a notification popped up.

[Reward: Choose one of three random Words of Power]

【Word of Power - Serpent (Sequence 18, releases bio-currents centered on itself to explore the external environment or transmit electromagnetic signals)】

Word of Power: Dark Illumination (Sequence 69: Creates a spherical field around oneself, distorting the refraction of light within the range, thereby achieving invisibility)

Word of Power: Iron Flow (Sequence 80, controls all metals for attack or smelting, and can also be used for micro-manipulation, refining and extracting metal elements from living organisms)

Arranged from lowest to highest quality, they are: reconnaissance, stealth, and control.

Erii didn't hesitate much and immediately chose the Iron Stream, which offered the most playability and the highest attack power. The key reason was that just imagining controlling countless metal weapons to unleash a barrage of swords made her think it would be incredibly cool!

"I'll help you." She walked to the foot of the mountain and called out to Nanjixing and the others.

At this moment, they are figuring out how to transport the electromagnetic gun device to the mountainside. Just transporting this huge iron rod here has taken a lot of effort.

"Either we set up a crane on top, or we use a dozen heavy-duty trucks to carry it up, or—Eri is here~" Antarctic Star greeted him in a friendly manner.

"Leave it to me." Erii clapped her hands enthusiastically and activated the Word of Power: Iron Flow.

In an instant, the elements around her surged, and as she pulled with both hands, the electromagnetic cannon device, cast from metal, transformed into a servant that could be controlled remotely.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, the massive device miraculously floated up automatically and landed steadily on a platform carved out of the mountainside.

Whoosh whoosh!

The next second, countless scattered parts, like a torrential downpour of pear blossoms defying gravity, rose sharply from the ground and landed neatly above.

"What the hell?" Antarctic Star couldn't help but exclaim, "I know! There's a movie from the old world called 'Chronicle,' telekinesis? That's right, it must be telekinesis!"

"Wow~ I didn't know you could awaken such amazing potential? I want to awaken something like Erii-nee's too!" Shan Shi Hui, who was also helping with the work, said with shining eyes.

The commotion here had already attracted attention elsewhere, and for a time, calls for Erii were heard everywhere.

"Eri, we need your help here!"

"Eri, come quick! Get this sorted out first, and I'll play games with you tonight!"

"Huh? Little Bean, all you do all day is play video games. Can't you act like a proper young lady and have a relationship? Go away, hurry up and give Erii to us!"

Erii instantly became a hot commodity, and she was happy to make things convenient for everyone. Being in such a harmonious and friendly family, even the tedious work and repairs became incredibly interesting.

To alleviate everyone's fatigue, Bai Yuekui often organized group activities in the evenings, such as outdoor movies, mixed-gender hot springs, etc.

Barbecues under the night sky, etc.

One night, as she chatted with a few close friends, while men played mahjong and children chased each other playing hide-and-seek, Erii realized a different kind of happiness—a beauty completely different from the previous world, a large family where everyone, though not related by blood, shared joys and sorrows.

It feels like home.

It's a steady, grounded feeling, like having your feet firmly on the ground.

Of course, the Awakeners' missions continued as usual, but with the addition of hunters like Zaibing, Maido and Pokong had a much easier time, and it wasn't like they had to be on duty every few days.

Erii was naturally present; on the contrary, having decided to end the trip, she launched a devastating attack on the surrounding Devouring Beasts and Mana ecosystem.

Once the Kamaitachi activates its power, even the slightest rustling sound, let alone a spine-borne worm hiding in the bottom of a building, will not escape its fate.

Therefore, at Erii's suggestion, the Satori changed their mission plan and began to clear outwards in circles.

The focus is on the ruins of old-world cities, where countless Devouring Beasts and lush Mana flowers once thrived due to the large number of humans who once lived there.

The key is that she not only kills, but also constantly improves her proficiency in the Potential: Blood Burning skill, and frantically extracts the life essence stored in the Mana Flower and the Devouring Beast.

Upon learning of this, Bai Yuekui laughed heartily and commented, "It's like slapping Mana Ecology in the face and then snatching food from its mouth."

As time went by, the area of ​​the cleanup operation expanded infinitely, creating a huge safe zone and buying a tremendous amount of time for the development of Dragonbone Village and Mark's growth.

A month later, Bai Yuekui personally led a team to conduct tests and was surprised to find that the mana ecosystem in this area was showing signs of depletion!

"I'm not surprised at all, Boss Bai. You didn't see how brutal Erii is~" Maido couldn't help but shudder.

"We're basically her support team, just following behind and providing her with good food and drink. What's the point of fighting?" Xia Dou seemed to be complaining, but she was actually extremely comfortable. It was supposed to be the most weight-loss-friendly mission, but her face had become much rounder.

"I almost felt sorry for the Devouring Beasts, they were practically ready to turn the city upside down!" Kolova Ruiping said, then suddenly paused, hesitated for a moment, and said, "By the way, I haven't had my period this month, I guess I'm pregnant."

Upon hearing this, Po Kong was initially overjoyed, but then felt a chill surge from behind him.

"You brat, didn't I tell you to watch your step and not kill anyone?!"

After Belenkov's bear roar came a flying kick, which sent him soaring high into the air before he crashed face-first into the ground.

Ran Bing was the first among the hunters to awaken her potential, which was not surprising to everyone.

Awakening is closely related to one's own emotions and feelings. She is also the one in the team who dares to love and hate the most. After officially becoming lovers with Mark, she does not suppress her feelings at all, which leads to her life essence being extremely turbulent.

As for whether this has anything to do with them starting to live together, nobody's sure.

"My heart is stronger than before," Ran Bing said.

"Yes, the heart has been strengthened, which has led to a significant increase in physical fitness," Xia Tianlai said, looking at the computer data.

"Jump twice," Qiu Shi said.

Then, following the same procedure, they spent some time moving around in the open space.

Not only can it jump seven or eight meters high, but its strength and endurance have also improved, far exceeding those of normal humans, as if it had been injected with a super soldier drug.

"This is your potential, physical enhancement," Qiu Shi said with a smile. "From now on, who will dare to offend you? Don't be fooled by your skinny arms and legs; your strength is immense, just like a little monster."

In the following period, the rest of the main characters also awakened one after another.

Flying Snow enhanced the eyes, enabling them to clearly see scenes a kilometer away, and allowed them to freely adjust the zoom and speed!

Erica has strengthened her stomach and esophagus, enabling her to store combustible energy in her digestive system and unleash compressed fireballs of heat from her mouth!

Hilda has enhanced her white blood cells, and her specific superpowers are yet to be developed, but she has great potential for Summer and could become a healer who surpasses Singer!

In short, all potential is related to one's own organs, and most of them require the assistance of Heluo Technology's devices, otherwise it is difficult to maximize their potential or they may harm themselves.

"They've taken care of things, now it's your turn," Bai Yuekui said, turning to Erii.

"Me? Didn't I awaken?" Erii pointed at herself and asked.

"Have you forgotten what I promised you?" Bai Yuekui curled the corners of his mouth.

"Oh! Oh! Oh!" Erii suddenly woke up with a start. "Perform surgery on me!"

Summer has arrived, and we are ready to begin at any time.

Bai Yuekui asked, "Are you ready?"

Erii swallowed hard and nodded vigorously.

So she followed Bai Yuekui to the medical area of ​​the lighthouse.

The pristine white walls, standardized equipment, clean tools, and the pungent smell of disinfectant contrasted sharply with the somewhat primitive feel of Longgu Village.

It goes against the traditional Chinese style and the fantasy style.

"The sterile conditions here are better, so I plan to set up this as the medical branch of Longgu Village," Bai Yuekui said, while instructing Xia Tian to assist him.

"Jingnan agrees?" Xia Tian asked.

"She has no objection," Bai Yuekui replied.

"Dr. Carrie is willing too?" Erii remembered that the crazy woman was the head of the Lighthouse Medical Department.

"I revealed some closely guarded biomedical technology to her, and she's now working for me," Bai Yuekui said calmly.

"Amazing." Xia Tian exclaimed. He had met Carrie and knew that she was a crazy person with a deep obsession, just like him.

As they chatted, Erii lay obediently on the operating table. As the anesthetic was administered, her eyes were wide open, showing no signs of sleepiness.

"I've increased the dosage; I've prepared quite a lot," Bai Yuekui said, pointing to an entire cabinet behind Xia Tianlai.

"Can we do it without anesthesia?" Erii asked timidly.

"If you can accept having your brain stirred up while you're fully conscious, that's fine too," Bai Yuekui said calmly.

Xia Tianlai thought for a moment, then shuddered, "Ew~ Even the Lord of Light and Shadow would have to kneel down."

Erii stopped talking, and Shiro Tsukikui put earphones in her ears, playing old-world anime tunes.

"A good night's sleep will do the trick."

Bai Yuekui gently stroked Erii's forehead and hair, a hint of elder's affection flashing in her eyes. She could vaguely glimpse the sad past hidden within this powerful girl.

Because the moment Erii lay down, the timidity and fear that inadvertently showed in her eyes and brows were unmistakable.

One canister after another was injected with anesthetic, the dosage of which was enough to cause dozens of mosasaurs to suffer cardiac arrest on the spot, while Erii gradually became sleepy with the help of music.

Xia Tianlai's lips twitched uncontrollably, as if to say, "What kind of humanoid monster is this?" He finally understood the true value of the "Mana Mother" that Xia Dou had mentioned.

"Alright," Bai Yuekui said.

Summer came and wiped away his sweat, sighing inwardly. It was the first time he had ever felt so nervous after getting anesthesia.

Bai Yuekui began operations.

As for the cracks and gaps on Erii's scalp and skull, she poked them herself when she entered the operating room, and deliberately controlled them to prevent them from healing. Otherwise, if Bai Yuekui had come, he would probably have released his potential and suffered a great loss of vitality after the surgery.

The operation begins.

An hour later, the surgery was over.

Bai Yuekui's temples were soaked with sweat, his fingertips were still trembling, and his eyes were filled with anger.

How vicious is this pontine rupture!

What deep-seated hatred could have driven the person who performed this surgery on Erii?

Erii slowly opened her eyes, yawned, as if she had just taken a nap, and showed no signs of anything amiss. The wound on her head had already healed completely.

"The surgery was a success. You've become a strong little boy." Bai Yuekui rarely joked like this.

"What's wrong? You seem angry." Erii keenly noticed Bai Yuekui's anger.

There was silence for a few seconds.

"Your case is quite unique. It couldn't have been achieved with just one surgery. It must have involved long-term, inhumane stress experiments when you were very young, which led to such a complete split, like planting a landmine that, once detonated—"

"No matter how strong you are, you have no ability to resist!" Bai Yuekui said solemnly.

Summer coughed and projected a somewhat blurry image onto the screen. "This is a mysterious pattern found on your brain that neither Boss Bai nor I recognize."

Erii looked up and saw an incredibly tiny line, like an ant crawling on top of each other.

It's an alchemical matrix composed of dragon patterns!

She felt a chill run down her spine, because the function of this formation was "manipulation and incurability"!

"Could it be him—Tachibana Masamune?" she murmured to herself.

"It must be him!" She cast aside her confusion and felt an unparalleled, absolute killing intent towards Tachibana Masamune.

This time when I go back, I must remove this dangerous cancer from my side, otherwise it will threaten not only myself, but also my brother and his friends.

With a mix of thoughts in her mind, Erii pushed open the door and went out.

Splat~

A soft body bumped into her chest.

"Oh my! You're awake!" Xia Dou lifted her head from Erii's body and said happily.

Behind her, more than a dozen people, including Maido, Suixing, Zaibing, Erica, and Hilda, crowded the corridor. Seeing her walk out safely, they all offered their congratulations and blessings.

Their smiling faces no longer belonged to strangers, but to family members they had spent every day with.

Erii felt a warm feeling in her heart, and the sense of crisis she had felt from Tachibana Masamune was washed away. "Thank you everyone, I'm fine."

As she spoke, two tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, and a relieved smile appeared on her face.

But the next second, she took out her camera, pulled Bai Yuekui and Xia Tianlai over, and switched to selfie mode.

"eggplant"

Everyone gave Erii a thumbs-up and beamed with their brightest smiles.

For the next week, Bai Yuekui strictly required Erii to come for a check-up every day, fearing that unexpected situations might occur after the pontine repair.

Fortunately, the thing I was worried about didn't happen, and Erii recovered well—actually, there wasn't much to recover from; there was no difference between her before and after the procedure.

Time flies, and a fulfilling life passes quickly.

Another month has quietly passed.

During this time, Erii continued to play games, kill monsters, watch movies, eat and chat with everyone—completely integrating and becoming a qualified villager.

Gradually, she began to feel that she was an ordinary, normal person. At least in a crowd, she wouldn't attract much attention, much less be regarded as a monster.

And this is the inner peace that Erii has been striving for.

With the lighthouse renovation complete, the mountain railgun project nearing completion, and the underground passage finished, Erii knew it was time for her to leave.

She sat alone atop the lighthouse, looking down at the jubilant crowd below, flipping through the photo album one by one, a slight smile unconsciously playing on her lips.

"I'll really miss everyone~"

"But I have a reason to go back."

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