Chapter 112: Petrification Star, Planet Silenti?

Chapter 112: Chapter 112: Petrification Star, Planet Silenti?

A pink mist with a strange, sweet fragrance silently spread through the dark ruins, quickly blanketing the area near the nest’s exit.

This was Seraphina Sullivan’s Sweet Fragrance skill.

The moment the fragrant mist took effect, a figure as swift as black lightning shot out!

In his black cat form, Sean Chandler launched an efficient purge. His speed was incredible, and enhanced by his Monster Power talent, his sharp claws tore through the air as he weaved with precision and lethality among the Silenti, who were mesmerized by the fragrance, their movements slow and sluggish.

Every pounce, every flash of his claws, was accompanied by the faint, muffled sound of tearing flesh.

The Silenti, under the control of the fragrant mist, didn’t even have time to raise an alarm before the light in their eyes dimmed and they fell one after another like harvested wheat.

Seraphina Sullivan stood in the shadows a short distance away, calmly maintaining the fragrant mist’s effective range. Using her memory of the terrain they had scouted earlier, she directed Sean Chandler to prioritize targets that might make a sound or attempt to flee.

Their teamwork was seamless, and their efficiency was astounding.

In just over ten minutes, the perimeter of this small nest and the twenty-odd Silenti that had been lured out were completely wiped out, all without a single disturbance.

"Stop! Leave one alive," Seraphina Sullivan ordered in a low voice.

Sean Chandler immediately retracted his claws, nudging the last Silenti—which was disoriented by the fragrant mist and had lost its will to attack—over to Seraphina Sullivan.

Seraphina Sullivan focused her mind to control the simple-minded creature.

She carefully guided its consciousness, planting a strong thought into its simple mind: "Return to the deepest part of the nest... touch... that glowing green stone... bring it out..."

A hint of confusion flashed in the controlled Silenti’s eyes before it obediently turned and flew unsteadily back into the deep entrance of the nest.

’I hope this works...’ Seraphina Sullivan took a deep breath, pinning her hopes on this temporarily controlled "Slave."

She didn’t pause for a moment, immediately starting to deal with the bloody mess on the ground.

Her Butcher’s Skill activated again!

The dagger in her hand blurred into a series of afterimages, precisely carving out one grayish-white eyeball after another.

Her movements were astonishingly practiced.

After harvesting a pair of eyeballs, she would toss the remaining corpse into the air and mentally command, ’Recycle.’

[Ding! Silenti corpse successfully recycled. Quantity +1!]

[Ding! Silenti corpse successfully recycled. Quantity +1!]

...

The system’s notifications chimed one after another in her mind.

When she finished with the last of the Silenti, another crisp notification chimed with a summary: [Ding! Silenti corpses successfully recycled! Total recycled: 54!]

’Excellent!’

Seraphina Sullivan let out a long sigh of relief, wiping the non-existent sweat from her brow.

Seeing the small, faintly twitching pile of eyeballs in her Storage Space and the increased number in her system log, a joy like that of a bountiful harvest washed away the tension of the night’s operation.

Just then, a violent explosion echoed from the other side of the city. It was followed by the terrifying, ear-piercing screech of some dying monster. Faintly, she could even hear humans’ angry shouts and the clash of Skills.

Evidently, other Players were also going all out for the Treasure Chest rewards, each showing off their unique abilities. The dead silence of the night had been completely shattered.

’Looks like the Treasure Chest rewards really have motivated everyone...’

Seraphina Sullivan listened for a moment, a complex smile touching her lips.

The competition had begun in earnest.

But at this moment, she was more concerned about the "Slave" she had sent inside.

Just then, the Silenti Slave under Seraphina Sullivan’s control flew unsteadily out of the nest’s entrance.

It was struggling to fly, tightly clutching an irregular, multifaceted green crystal about a third of its own size.

The crystal didn’t emit a piercing glare, but a deep, soft, yet wide-reaching, eerie green halo.

It instantly bathed the surrounding few meters in an eerie green light, casting a bizarre hue over the contours of everything.

The moment the stone appeared, Seraphina Sullivan’s Item Identification skill activated.

After a single glance, Seraphina Sullivan’s face turned deathly pale. Without a second thought, she grabbed Sean Chandler and shot backward at top speed.

At the same time, she desperately sent a mental command to the Silenti clutching the crystal: ’Stop! Don’t move! Stay right there!’

Only after retreating nearly twenty meters, when she felt the intensity of the green light had diminished to a safe level, did a shaken Seraphina Sullivan finally stop.

A cold sweat instantly beaded on her forehead, and her heart was pounding wildly.

"That was close... so close! If we’d been a second later, or if my Analysis Glasses hadn’t identified it in time, we would’ve been completely finished!"

The lingering fear made Seraphina’s voice tremble.

The information from the identification was simple yet deadly.

[Petrification Star]

[Description: A strange ore containing highly concentrated petrification Energy. Suspected to be a product of the world of Planet Silenti. The specific spectrum of Energy it emits has an absolute Petrification Effect on organisms not native to Planet Silenti. Direct exposure to its light will instantly trigger irreversible, full-body Petrification. It is also the core Energy source that sustains the life and Power of the Silenti and other creatures from Planet Silenti.]

’So that’s it... getting hit by this stone’s light causes Petrification!’

Seraphina Sullivan instantly understood why her little sparrow had suddenly gone silent.

’The little sparrow was petrified!’

’But... I can’t get near it, and I can’t retrieve it. What am I supposed to do now?’

Looking at the immobile Silenti in the distance clutching the stone, Seraphina Sullivan felt a headache coming on. The situation was incredibly tricky.

’It’s a hot potato. I can’t take it, I can’t touch it, but I’m afraid leaving it here will just attract bigger trouble.’

However, before she could come up with a plan, a rough shout, filled with surprise, suddenly rang out from the darkness ahead of them.

"The green light’s over here! It’s gotta be something good!"

Before the words had even faded, Chester Donovan burst out from behind a broken wall, dual pistols in hand.

The first thing he saw was Seraphina Sullivan and Sean Chandler, poised and on guard.

He was visibly stunned to see them.

But his gaze was immediately drawn to the most conspicuous object on the scene.

The Silenti clutching the strange stone that radiated an eerie green light!

Chester Donovan’s mind raced.

’First thought: This glowing stone is definitely a rare treasure! Its energy signature is so unique!’

’Second thought: This woman and her accomplice are trying to hog it! I have to strike first!’

’Third thought: Grab the stone and run!’

"Hmph! Found something good and thought you could hog it all for yourselves? Did you ask for my permission?" Chester Donovan gave them no chance to explain, raising his dual pistols toward Seraphina Sullivan and Sean Chandler and pulling the triggers without hesitation.

His Full Firepower talent activated instantly!

BOOM! BOOM!

Two bullets, crackling with terrifying explosive Energy, whistled through the air!