A system notification sounded in Lynn's mind.
Lynn immediately regained his composure.
He looked at the Blood-Robed Evil Spirit before him, who was clearly somewhat distracted.
He could clearly sense it.
His words had already touched a chink in her emotional defenses. If he could find an opening, he could completely dispel her hostility toward him.
Lynn's mind raced.
At last.
Lynn's gaze settled on her split-open face, which kept disgorging and retracting tentacles and barbs.
An idea struck him.
That's right!
This is definitely an opening!
For an Evil Spirit who has always yearned for beautiful things deep down, the best way through her defenses is to free her from this twisted appearance!
Whatever happens!
With an opportunity this good!
I have to give it a shot, even if it's a lost cause!
Lynn immediately collected himself, adjusted his monocle, and said gently:
"Madam, I imagine you don't like the way you look now, either. If you're willing, I might be able to give you a truly human appearance."
Buzz-
The moment he spoke, his words exploded like a thunderclap in the Blood-Robed Evil Spirit's mind.
Almost instinctively, she raised her head and stared at Lynn in astonishment.
For a moment, her gaze seemed frozen.
But she soon resumed her sneering, spiteful expression and said darkly:
"You?! Stop joking. Just because you stabilized my daughter's form, don't think that makes you some kind of expert!"
"That was only because my daughter is still an infant, and the evil spirit curse inside her hasn't taken shape yet. I doubt you've ever even seen an Evil Spirit's true form!"
In an instant.
Crack, crack, crack-
Her bones and flesh twisted again and again.
Her body split and swelled, rotten hands sprouting one after another from her graceful figure as it continually squeezed out sticky, foul-smelling flesh.
Right before Lynn's eyes, the Blood-Robed Evil Spirit gradually swelled and twisted into a monster beyond all description.
Countless faces emerged across her body.
Every one of them was filled with malice.
She looked like a horrific amalgamation made by grinding countless human bodies in a meat grinder, then forcibly stitching them together.
A malicious whisper, composed of countless hoarse voices, instantly filled Lynn's ears.
"This is my true form!"
"Now! Do you still think! You've got this under control?!"
Drip-drip-
Drops of foul-smelling slime fell to the floor.
The woman's head sat atop a long neck that writhed like a snake, coiling before Lynn with a vicious sneer.
"Waa-waa-" The adorable little girl in Lynn's arms burst into frightened tears.
[Sanity Value -10] [Sanity Value -10]
Lynn stared blankly at the indescribable monster before him, momentarily unable to say a word.
The Blood-Robed Evil Spirit sneered hideously:
"Curses, pain, resentment-they made me what I am now! Do you really think that scalpel in your hand can undo all this?!"
Her mocking, icy voice thundered in Lynn's ears.
[Danger level: 80%] [Danger level: 99%] [Warning! Warning! The target's danger level toward you is approaching 100%!]
But at that moment.
Lynn quickly calmed himself, showing no sign of panic.
He also immediately caught the key word in what she had just said.
[Curse]!
If that's what made her look like this...
"I have a way."
Lynn spoke calmly.
The Blood-Robed Evil Spirit's expression froze.
Keeping his eyes fixed on her, Lynn reached out and touched her serpentine neck.
Almost instantly, he activated his Curse Diagnosis ability.
[Ding! Diagnosing the target's curse...] [Ding! Target curse diagnosis complete!] [Evil spirit curse: Formed from the accumulated resentment of countless dead beings. The more resentment and living beings the target devours, the stronger the curse becomes, and the more distorted the target's form grows. An extremely high-tier curse.]
Almost the instant he heard the diagnosis.
Lynn abruptly raised his head and said:
"Activate Limited-Time Curse Removal Ability!"
[Ding! Limited-Time Curse Removal Ability has already been applied to [Witcher Revolver]. Would you like to switch targets?]
"Yes!"
Buzz-
Almost at that very instant.
The Blood-Robed Evil Spirit's eyes widened abruptly, filling with utter shock.
She immediately saw boundless light radiating from Lynn's hand where it touched her neck.
The light instantly streamed into her body like soft threads, and she immediately felt the curse inside her slowly begin to peel away under its glow.
"This... this..."
She paled, her expression filled with astonishment.
And right before her eyes.
Countless twisted black threads screamed as the light stripped them from her body little by little.
Her pupils abruptly dilated.
It was as though someone had wrung her dry in an instant.
She felt the curse peeling away, felt that pain and distortion leaving her little by little.
"Aah-"
She threw back her head and let out a long, agonized cry.
In the next moment, her broken, twisted body gradually melted away within the curtain of light, and a pale, slender naked body appeared amid the blood and scraps of flesh covering the floor.
[Ding! Curse extraction successful. Limited-Time Curse Removal Ability is now on cooldown. Current cooldown: 12 hours.] [Ding! Curse removal experience +1] [Ding! Curse removal experience +1]
Whoosh-
The light slowly faded, and a pitch-black, sinister rune appeared in Lynn's palm.
It was the evil spirit curse he had removed and contained.
As the light faded and his vision cleared.
Lynn's gaze immediately fell on the pale naked body lying amid the foul-smelling blood on the floor. Her long curls cascaded over her like a waterfall, and her beauty was breathtaking.
"I've removed the curse for now," Lynn said with a smile, his expression unchanged.
And there on the floor.
The Blood-Robed Evil Spirit lay slumped in a daze.
She slowly pushed herself up into a sitting position, her slender hands reflected in her eyes. Then she turned her head blankly and looked at herself in the mirror.
In an instant.
Her mind went completely blank.
"This... is impossible..."
She murmured to herself, trembling as she raised a hand and rested it against her cheek.
Because she could feel it.
This was her body. It was no longer a disguise she had assembled from flesh and blood. This was her true form.
Inside her, everything felt empty. The evil spirit curse that had tormented her for over a hundred years seemed as though it had never existed.
It was gone...
"What did you just... do to me?" she murmured, as though she were living in a dream.
Holding the adorable little girl, Lynn smiled and said:
"As I just said, I removed the evil spirit curse inside you. Do you still think I'm deceiving you, madam?"
Lynn put on the air of someone incredibly impressive.
The Blood-Robed Evil Spirit stared blankly at her reflection in the mirror.
That flawless body made her feel as though she had just woken from a terrible nightmare.
"You... you really..."
At last, she rose from the floor, dazed and unable to believe it.
An evil spirit curse that had lasted over a hundred years...
Had truly, at the hands of this human boy...
Been so easily...
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