Chaos Flower Subspecies

Upon entering the village, one is greeted by a vast expanse of villagers lying motionless on the ground. The village is so quiet that even the familiar barking of dogs is absent, clearly indicating that no one in the village is left to celebrate.

Frieren knelt down in front of the fallen villagers. After examining them, she was certain that the villagers had collapsed and couldn't get up. "It's a curse."

"Curse?"

Fern took a step back in fear. She had just experienced snake venom, and this time the curse was to render her unconscious.

"Don't be afraid, Fern. This kind of curse isn't a widespread virus. The curse here simply refers to magic used by Monsters and Demons that can cause people to fall asleep or turn to stone. Humans collectively call the parts of magic they haven't yet cracked 'curses.'"

Li Yan gently patted Fern's shoulder. He could sense that the village was still within the curse's range, and the Curse Reversal Magic was automatically triggered. Among their group, perhaps only he and Frieren would be safe and sound; Fern might have to take a nap.

"Godfather, is there any hope for these villagers?"

Fern felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at the villagers lying motionless on the ground. The power of the curse was so great that the entire village had collapsed without any resistance, falling into a deep sleep, perhaps not even knowing how they died.

"With current human magical technology, we can neither understand its basic principles nor find a way to undo it."

Frieren added that if she hadn't learned the Curse Reversal Magic, she might have also fallen victim to this curse.

"And what about everyone in this village?"

Fern stared in disbelief at the villagers who had fallen into a deep sleep. This was an entire village, and just one curse had rendered them all unable to wake up again.

"Fern, don't worry. While this kind of magic cannot be dispelled with human magic, it might be possible with the Goddess's magic."

Seeing the worry on Fern's face, Li Yan chuckled and gently stroked Fern's head.

"There have been Priest since ancient times who used the Goddess Magic to lift curses from others, and afterwards they lived a life of comfort and ease."

Frieren got up and sat on a bench to the side, looking at the crowd of people sleeping in the street as she spoke.

"Lady Frieren, is there any difference between Goddess Magic and human magic?"

A glimmer of hope rose in Fern, and he sat down beside Frieren, a faint light in his eyes.

"The Goddess's magic is recorded in the Holy Scripture, and only the holder of the Holy Scripture can use it. Moreover, the principles behind most of the Goddess's magic, as well as the magic of the Demons race, have not yet been fully understood, so studying it is not very interesting."

Frieren looked bored. If only the Goddess's magic were simpler. It was especially boring that it was designed for Priest, and it also required Priest with special talents.

"Um~ Can I become Priest?"

Fern asked curiously.

Frieren's lips twitched slightly as she glanced at Li Yan's position. If Fern were to become Priest, given Li Yan 'Fern doting on him, the entire Kingdom would likely be dominated by the Church, and Fern might become the number one person after the Goddess.

"Even becoming Priest won't help. Without innate talent, using the Goddess's magic is extremely difficult. This talent also has a particularly convenient effect: it can resist the effects of curses, something called the Goddess's blessing. Therefore, Priest generally have a strong resistance to curses."

Frieren carefully explained the Priest's knowledge to Fern, while Li Yan had already sensed the location of the curse through his Future Sight.

"We've found the starting point of the curse. Time to go." Li Yan smiled and waved.

"That's incredible, Senior Brother. Even I couldn't sense the curse."

Frieren couldn't help but stand up with a sigh. You see, magicians can't sense the exact location of a curse; they can only feel that the curse is attacking them.

"It does feel a little itchy, is this a curse?"

Fern blinked and followed, her Mana perception only able to detect this faint sensation.

Deep in the valley, in an area covered by a dense forest, the forest appears quite eerie at night. Its trees are tall and dense, with lush foliage that almost blocks out the sky.

"Is Fern cursed?"

Li Yan looked at Fern lying under the ancient tree with his eyes closed and couldn't help but ask Frieren.

"Hmm, because Fern can't learn the Curse Reversal Magic. Fern just said she was only going to rest for a little while." Frieren squatted down in front of the unconscious Fern, examining her closely.

"It's alright. Cover Fern with Barrier Magic, and then place a few Mechanical Spiders around him."

Li Yan took out several golden Mechanical Spiders from his Storage Alternate Space and placed them on the ground. Soon, the Mechanical Spiders opened their compound eyes and began to guard Fern.

Frieren gripped her staff and set up a small barrier around Fern.

In the heart of the forest, there was a desolate clearing where a gigantic flower grew. It was entirely blood-red, with broad, thick petals, and was covered with several heavy vines, exuding an unsettling aura.

"Is this the Chaos Flower?" Li Yan asked, gazing at the Chaos Flower, which was already ten meters tall.

"It's just a subspecies; the real Chaos Flower isn't this small."

Frieren shook her head.

The Chaos Flower Subspecies has roots that penetrate deep into the ground, absorbing the essence of the earth, while its stems and petals, relying on an ancient curse, drain the Mana and life force of the surrounding creatures.

Looking at the Chaos Flower that had already discovered him, Li Yan remained expressionless. He could understand daring to absorb the Mana of the sleeping villagers, but absorbing Fern's Mana was a death sentence.

Li Yan initially intended to use the Holy Sword to punish the opponent, but after frowning and thinking it over, he realized that rather than letting the opponent die simply, it would be better to torture him to death with the karmic fire of hell.

"Call out!"

The vines flew towards Li Yan and Frieren like bullets, their surfaces smooth as mirrors, as if covered in a layer of Mana.

"The Hellfire that burns all things in the world!"

Li Yan coldly extended his hand. As the incantation was completed, blazing flames began to gather around Li Yan's body. These flames were not ordinary worldly flames, but karmic fires originating from hell. They burned fiercely, with extremely high temperatures, as if they could melt everything.

Countless Hellfires appeared around Li Yan, and the attacking vines, as if they had encountered their natural enemy, circled around Li Yan before finally slamming down hard.

"Madness!"

A shield of flames suddenly appeared, the vines sizzling as they burned. The Hellfire ball hovering beside Li Yan, as if finding its prey, attacked the Chaos Flower. The Chaos Flower seemed to sense the threat from Li Yan, frantically waving its vines in an attempt to block the fireball's attack. However, these vines quickly turned to ashes under the burning hellfire. The Chaos Flower let out a shrill scream, its petals began to wither, and it emitted a nauseating stench.

Li Yan did not stop attacking. He continued to guide the fireballs toward the Chaos Flower. Countless Hellfires burned its body. It weakly waved its vines, no longer as vigorous as it had been at the beginning.

As the Hellfire burned relentlessly, the once majestic Chaos Flower had completely vanished, leaving only scorched earth and some remnants of demonic energy wandering around.