Chapter 308: Mental Protection, Unable to Probe?

Chapter 308: Chapter 308: Mental Protection, Unable to Probe?

Danger struck.

In the brief moment they were suspended in mid-air, yet to land.

The eerie red petals, which were everywhere in the surrounding air, drifted down slowly.

As if sensing the aura of the living, they instantly swarmed toward Seraphina Sullivan as though they were alive.

Despite her best efforts to dodge, a few petals stuck to her like a persistent plague, lightly touching Seraphina Sullivan’s arm and shoulder.

Instantly!

A decadent sound, filled with temptation and charm, slithered into Seraphina Sullivan’s mind like countless tiny, venomous snakes.

The voice whispered and sang in her ear, full of endless promises and pleasure.

It tried to shatter her will, twist her perception, and make her sink into depravity and submit.

’Let go of your resistance... join the revelry... destroy that unsightly giant tree... and you will attain supreme pleasure...’

This mental corrosion was both sudden and bizarre.

For a moment, a look of confusion and struggle even flickered in Seraphina Sullivan’s eyes.

Her movements froze, as if in the next second she would be completely controlled by the voice, reduced to a puppet who had lost its sense of self.

But just in the nick of time,

The [Purple Gemstone Necklace] Seraphina Sullivan wore around her neck,

its inlaid gemstone suddenly glowed with an almost imperceptible purple light!

A cool, tranquil energy instantly flowed through her entire body like a fresh spring, rushing straight to her sea of consciousness!

Purple Gemstone Necklace - Item Effect: Mental Ward triggered!

The mind-bewitching, decadent sound was instantly dispelled and purified by this cool energy, as if it had met its nemesis.

Seraphina Sullivan shuddered.

Her eyes instantly regained their usual clarity and calm, and a cold sweat broke out on her back.

"I... I was almost controlled just now?!"

Her heart still pounding with fear, she immediately understood that the culprits were the seemingly beautiful and harmless red petals all around them.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Seraphina Sullivan, still holding Simon Holt with one hand, waved her free hand forward—

Skill [Clean Bubble] activated!

Countless transparent bubbles, shimmering with a rainbow luster and emitting a pure aura, appeared out of thin air, rapidly gathering and expanding.

They enveloped the space around her and Simon Holt.

As soon as the falling red petals came into contact with the bubbles, the charm energy attached to them was instantly purified and neutralized, as if they had met their natural enemy. They then fell harmlessly like ordinary petals.

Under the brief protection of the bubbles, Seraphina Sullivan’s feet tapped lightly on the ground. With a few swift and nimble leaps, she moved like a phantom out of the most chaotic part of the battlefield, where the petals were densest.

She finally landed behind a broken wall, relatively far from the center of the battle.

She let go of Simon Holt, whose legs had already gone soft with fear.

He plopped onto the ground, panting heavily.

Seraphina Sullivan, however, stared grimly at the death zone shrouded in the rain of red petals.

And at the woman standing at the edge of the battlefield, gently twirling a red umbrella, who seemed to be in control of everything.

The woman’s vibrant cheongsam, which was utterly out of place in the wasteland, and the nine enormous, gracefully swaying fox tails behind her that seemed to be made of flame and illusion. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

All of this greatly astonished Seraphina Sullivan.

’Is she a Player... or some kind of humanoid monster?’ A strong sense of curiosity made her activate [Eye of Resume] without hesitation.

However, something unexpected happened to Seraphina Sullivan.

Her [Eye of Resume], which had always been infallible, didn’t return any information on the target this time. Instead, it gave a single, cold notification:

[Target is protected by a special Power and cannot be inspected!]

"Cannot be inspected?!" Seraphina Sullivan was shocked.

Her [Eye of Resume] could glean information even from a high-Level player up to Lv. 5, yet it was completely useless against this woman!

’Is it some kind of extremely rare Talent? Or... does she have a high-grade item like the [Stone of Concealment] that can block inspection?’

Seraphina Sullivan immediately thought of the Stone of Concealment she had just obtained.

The woman clearly possessed a similar ability or piece of equipment.

Just as Seraphina Sullivan’s inspection failed,

the woman holding the red umbrella seemed to sense something. Her bewitching gaze instantly pierced through the chaotic flurry of petals and the battlefield, landing precisely on Seraphina Sullivan’s position!

Her brow furrowed almost imperceptibly, and the lazy smile on her red lips faded slightly.

’Someone can completely resist my [Charm Flower]? How interesting...’

A flicker of surprise passed through Corva’s mind.

But at the moment, most of her focus was dedicated to controlling the massive army of puppets besieging the giant tree. She simply didn’t have the spare energy to investigate this unexpected variable.

She could feel that the ancient, giant tree was gathering its power, and a more ferocious counterattack was imminent.

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Meanwhile, behind another piece of cover.

"Hey, look over there!"

Heath Summers suddenly pointed in the direction where Seraphina Sullivan and Simon Holt had landed, her tone filled with surprise. "Those two! They don’t seem to be afraid of those mind-controlling petals at all!"

Because Seraphina Sullivan was still maintaining the altered appearance from her [Transformation Ring], Heath Summers didn’t recognize her as the "Medical Assistance" Player who had fought alongside Sean Chandler and displayed powerful healing abilities.

In her eyes, she was just a strange female Player with a stern face and nimble movements.

And a male Player she was carrying who looked terrified.

Sean Chandler’s gaze naturally fell on Seraphina Sullivan as well.

As someone who had been controlled, he instantly sensed that familiar aura and understood.

But his expression showed no change. He remained silent, not revealing Seraphina Sullivan’s identity.

However, when Samson Sharp, Larry Olsen, and Charlotte Carter—who still had a red handprint on her face—looked in the direction Heath Summers was pointing

and saw the face of the male Player who had been set down by the female Player and was now slumped on the ground panting, their expressions changed drastically!

"Si... Simon Holt?!" Samson Sharp cried out, his voice filled with disbelief.

"He... He’s not dead?!" Larry Olsen looked as if he had seen a ghost.

His eyes went wide, and he subconsciously took half a step back, as if afraid Simon Holt would charge over to settle the score with him in the next second.

Charlotte Carter’s expression also turned extremely ugly, her eyes darting about evasively.

The fact that Simon Holt, her ex-boyfriend, was still alive meant that her pushing him to take the fall and Larry Olsen’s scheme to frame him had likely been exposed!

This unexpected discovery cast a thick shadow over their already tense hearts.

Seraphina Sullivan had naturally spotted Sean Chandler’s group nearby as well.

When she saw familiar faces from the Central Base like Heath Summers, Brandon Barton, and Victor Sharp, a flicker of surprise appeared in her eyes.

’I didn’t expect to end up in the same dungeon as them...’

But on second thought, given their strength, it made sense for them to appear in a high-difficulty dungeon like this.

Seraphina Sullivan’s gaze then swept over to the other side, to the tide-like legion of mixed monsters and Players being controlled by the mysterious woman in red.