The Grotesque Miss’s End Story v3c71

Chapter 71: The Half-Body Miss, Nothingness and the Girl

Within the boundless void, Luo Ling followed the guidance of the ring on her wrist, walking among the lines of the vanished past.

After an unknown amount of time, as the guidance intensified, Luo Ling’s immersion in the past eased slightly, because this meant Eternal Sky wasn’t far off.

But just then, Luo Ling suddenly noticed some chaotic runes appearing among these lines of the vanished past.

A cluster of complex and disordered lines practically barged in, disrupting the mournful atmosphere of the void, carrying a hint of violence.

Luo Ling frowned slightly. She had a bad feeling.

Actually, Luo Ling usually had a good temper. Although she sometimes held grudges, as long as no one offended her, she was quite easygoing.

She wasn’t like the easily angered firecracker that Auspicious Timing and the Gypsy Girl imagined her to be.

But at this moment, although this cluster of chaotic lines hadn’t intentionally offended her, it disturbed the tranquility of the void’s past, disrupting Luo Ling’s immersion, and her expression darkened.

However, Luo Ling quickly adjusted, closing her eyes and pulling herself out of her immersion in the void.

When she opened her eyes again, the lines of the vanished past had disappeared from her vision, but this disappearance was actually just Luo Ling deliberately ignoring them. She could easily re-immerse herself if she focused.

“Let’s see…”

Luo Ling was slightly irritated, wanting to see who dared to rampage through the void.

—This sounded a bit absurd. The one who usually rampaged through the void… was Luo Ling herself.

But Luo Ling also had a temper. The current situation was like someone playing heavy metal music beside her while she was enjoying classical music…

She would usually just ignore it, but not now.

Slightly angered, she probed towards the location where the chaotic lines appeared in the void.

However, when Luo Ling arrived at the location and regained her void vision, she was greatly surprised.

“Eh…”

Looking at the cluster of chaotic lines, the anger in Luo Ling’s eyes gradually dissipated, replaced by confusion.

This wasn’t right…

Luo Ling bent down slightly, her pale golden eyes shining brightly in the dark void.

She saw a… body that could hardly be called a body.

Empty eye sockets, a mouth sewn shut with messy threads, ears severed, nose and nasal bone sliced off, even her limbs amputated, only some joints connecting to the torso remained, barely allowing for movement.

This figure could hardly be considered a living being, let alone in the void, completely unrelated to the word “living.”

Yet Luo Ling could sense a faint life force flickering within this body, although incredibly weak, flickering like a candle in the wind, but still undeniably present.

“This… Miss?”

Luo Ling asked tentatively.

Although this body’s face was unrecognizable, judging from the remaining clothes, the withered yellow hair, and… the chest, which was at least more pronounced than Luo Ling’s, she could vaguely tell that this was a woman, not a man.

Of course, Luo Ling’s question wouldn’t receive any response.

Even Luo Ling knew that, in her current state, even if this woman wanted to speak, she couldn’t, let alone respond.

Therefore, after blurting out the question, Luo Ling found it a bit funny, but then felt it was slightly disrespectful.

This place was part of the ancient ruins, and the presence of some ancient being was indeed possible.

As for this… let’s call her the Half-Body Miss. Even if she wasn’t an ancient being, she was probably related, since being able to stay in this desolate void, even if she wasn’t a ghost, she was close enough.

Of course, Miss Luo Ling was an exception.

Luo Ling also wondered if this was a corpse left by the Doomsday Messengers, but then she thought, whether it was or not… it didn’t really matter.

She had killed many Doomsday Messengers, and this was her home turf. Why would she be afraid of a half-dead one?

After seeing that the source of her anger was such a pitiful person, Luo Ling’s anger dissipated.

She crouched down, staring at the Half-Body Miss with her chin in her hand.

After observing her for a while, Luo Ling asked, “Were you abandoned in the void?”

No response.

Of course, expecting a response from her in this state was absurd.

“How about I take you out?”

Luo Ling had a sudden idea.

Once they left the void, she would have many more methods, at least her spores should be able to facilitate communication.

Most of her abilities couldn’t be used in the void.

The spores stored in her hair would instantly be annihilated upon contact with the void, unless she used Savior Witch to protect them.

But this was one of Luo Ling’s trump cards, not to be used lightly. She used it before the Gypsy Girl to intimidate her.

Moreover, the Gypsy Girl knew Luo Ling quite well. A proper display of strength would dispel any unnecessary thoughts.

In other situations… trump cards couldn’t be casually revealed before strangers. After all, Luo Ling always had multiple layers of disguises.

Although this stranger seemed unlikely to spread any information, Luo Ling instinctively dismissed these thoughts. This was necessary caution.

“……”

The Half-Body Miss still didn’t respond.

But expecting a response from her in this state was truly wishful thinking.

“Then I’ll take it as a yes. Don’t worry, I’m not a bad person.” A smile appeared in Luo Ling’s eyes, seemingly quite happy.

Family, I picked up a Half-Body Miss today, and she wants to come home with me!

Miss Luo couldn’t stand suffering. Whenever she saw someone in need, she wanted to help in any way she could.

Luo Ling gently lifted the Half-Body Miss, holding her as respectfully as possible.

But she suddenly remembered that her main purpose today was to visit Eternal Sky, and it was impolite to bring uninvited guests.

Luo Ling was always a polite child, not some arrogant and willful young mistress. Respecting others was a basic courtesy.

But she couldn’t just leave the Half-Body Miss in the void. Although she could remember the location, what if a void current appeared?

The void wasn’t like the real world. A single current could permanently separate beings.

Luo Ling couldn’t do anything about things she hadn’t witnessed, but since she had seen the Half-Body Miss’s suffering and offered her hope of escaping the endless void, extinguishing that hope at the last moment would be hypocritical.

“Besides, I can’t open a Divine Kingdom at this location…”

Otherwise, she would just leave her to her sister.

After pondering for a moment, Luo Ling had an idea.

Couldn’t she just seal the Half-Body Miss’s life force?

The reason Luo Ling considered the Half-Body Miss alive was because of the faint life force she sensed, clearly indicating she was a living being.

As long as she could sense the Half-Body Miss’s life force, she knew she wasn’t dead.

Luo Ling possessed this ability, and the four Harbingers of the Speakers should also be able to sense it.

But if, on the other hand, in the Half-Body Miss’s current state, if her life force was completely sealed…

Even if Luo Ling didn’t say anything, she would be considered just a corpse.

Luo Ling was always decisive. She immediately began setting up the seal.

Referring to the Transcendence protection currently covering the four origin points, Luo Ling imitated it roughly, creating a weaker version and applying it to the Half-Body Miss, sealing her life force and perception.

“Sorry, I’ll unseal you when we get home.”

Luo Ling muttered, then transformed into the White Witch, using hyphae to weave a backpack, and finally placed the Half-Body Miss inside.

Since the Half-Body Miss’s limbs were severed, and she was quite petite, a slightly larger backpack was enough to fit her entirely.

At the same time, within the hyphae backpack, countless hyphae emerged, gently touching the Half-Body Miss, maintaining her sealed life force.

“Done!”

Luo Ling clapped her hands, looking at the hyphae backpack with satisfaction.

What a perfect solution!

She put the backpack on and sensed the path guided by the ring, continuing towards Eternal Sky.

Within Eternal Sky…

Countless green vines spread throughout the territory, three figures silently facing each other.

“So, now we…” Lu Manqing’s mouth twitched. “What should we do?”

…What was going on?

“Quiet, I’m thinking.”

Auspicious Timing rubbed her temples, but the Gypsy Girl beside her said, “Boss Auspicious Timing, rubbing like that is useless. This is just your avatar. How about I loosen the soil around your roots?”

“Shut up!”

Auspicious Timing retorted, annoyed. She was already having a headache, and the Gypsy Girl was still making sarcastic remarks.

Auspicious Timing couldn’t see what happened between Luo Ling and Yin Ke.

She wasn’t Luo Ling, and couldn’t observe what happened in the void.

The only thing she could confirm was that these two troublesome individuals had indeed met, and were even… traveling together.

Auspicious Timing, using the power of Transcendence, had set up some measures at key points in the void, allowing her to sense slightly, a form of protection for Eternal Sky.

In other words, she had installed surveillance at the entrance.

But this sensing and surveillance was extremely limited, not allowing for direct observation. There weren’t many in this world qualified to observe the void, and Auspicious Timing wasn’t one of them.

However, even limited, it was enough.

At least, when Yin Ke was about to make a move, Auspicious Timing sensed it in advance. But since it didn’t threaten Eternal Sky or her plan, she ignored it.

The problem was that Yin Ke encountered the one person she shouldn’t have…

Miss Luo Ling.

If these two met elsewhere, Auspicious Timing wouldn’t mind, and might even watch the show with amusement.

A high-ranking member of the Doomsday Messengers fighting against the mysterious Miss Luo Ling, and she could observe it safely from a distance. If she could sell tickets, she would make a killing.

Unfortunately, the place they met… was at her doorstep.

Indeed, Auspicious Timing knew Yin Ke well and knew she couldn’t threaten Eternal Sky, but Luo Ling was different…

Even without the ring’s guidance, at this distance, Auspicious Timing couldn’t be sure if Luo Ling would use an Authority that could affect Eternal Sky.

If their fight destroyed her home, it wouldn’t be worth it.

Therefore, Auspicious Timing had been nervously watching their encounter.

If something irreversible happened, she could only abandon Eternal Sky.

But this would disrupt her foolproof plan.

This was an outcome Auspicious Timing absolutely didn’t want to see.

But… things unfolded completely beyond her expectations.

The two auras met without any signs of conflict. Both sides even maintained a certain silence, as if communicating amicably.

What the hell!

How could these two possibly be friendly?

This was simply inconceivable, but… it happened right before their eyes.

Just as Auspicious Timing was puzzled, something even more shocking happened.

The two were actually traveling together, towards Eternal Sky.

An original Messenger of the Doomsday Messengers, and the culprit who recently caused chaos for the entire organization, they were… getting along like best friends?

Even if they didn’t recognize each other’s identity, it shouldn’t… result in them traveling together, right?

Auspicious Timing was so confused that she began to doubt this world.

………

When Auspicious Timing told the other Harbingers about this, they also fell silent.

Lu Manqing had only one comment.

“This is very much in line with my impression of Miss Luo Ling.”

Always unpredictable, always doing the unexpected.

If Miss Luo Ling didn’t do something unexpected, that would be the true surprise.

Auspicious Timing took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, “Now, we have two choices.”

“First, pretend we know nothing and continue to receive Miss Luo Ling and Yin Ke.”

Although Eternal Sky was Auspicious Timing’s only weakness, it was also her home turf.

Auspicious Timing just didn’t want trouble, it didn’t mean she was afraid of it.

Moreover, between the Doomsday Messengers and the Speakers, Luo Ling was more likely to choose the Speakers.

But regardless… it was still a considerable risk.

What if Yin Ke decided to fight to the death?

What if Miss Luo Ling chose the Doomsday Messengers?

A slight misstep could lead to destruction.

Auspicious Timing sighed softly and continued, “The other choice is to directly close Eternal Sky’s guidance and prevent Miss Luo Ling from coming.”

This choice… honestly, was a bit offensive.

Lu Manqing immediately shook her head upon hearing Auspicious Timing’s words.

“It’s best not to.”

“Why?”

Auspicious Timing and the Gypsy Girl asked simultaneously.

They weren’t unaware that this would offend Luo Ling, but Lu Manqing had been speaking highly of Luo Ling before, and now her sudden change in attitude made them curious.

“Because… she truly holds grudges.”

Lu Manqing shuddered, recalling some past experiences.

The first choice was uncertain, but the second choice… had a definite outcome.

“In that case, we can only adapt to the situation,” Auspicious Timing said helplessly. “Let’s play it by ear and hope things don’t go south.”

“Based on my understanding of Miss Luo Ling, they shouldn’t.”

Lu Manqing smiled faintly, staring intently at Eternal Sky’s only entrance with her chin in her hand.

Come to think of it, the last time they met in Zhuolu’s Battlefield at the Final Hour, she didn’t have a chance to chat with Miss Luo Ling properly.

It had been a while since they last met old friends; she missed her.

Yin Ke was in a bad mood.

Although she seemed to be in a terrible state, before truly reaching the end of her life, she was no different from the other original Messengers.

In fact, if it were in the void, the power Yin Ke could exert far surpassed the other Messengers.

The reason Yin Ke was in her current state was because of excessive use of the Doomsday Authority, being eroded by Doomsday itself to an irreversible degree.

But correspondingly, in the void, this eroded state was actually more adaptable to the environment.

This allowed Yin Ke to move freely in the void with minimal effort, and even her current appearance made her movements surprisingly stealthy.

She had once single-handedly defeated dozens of the Xuanyuan clan’s void battleships, an entire fleet lost in the void, with very few escaping.

And they couldn’t even pinpoint Yin Ke’s location.

In the void, Yin Ke could sense the outside world and move freely using nothingness.

This was why she dared to come and cause trouble for the Speakers alone.

Because as long as it didn’t affect the void, the Speakers couldn’t do anything to her.

Yin Ke had always been confident that the void was her home turf. In any battle within the void, she had no equal, including Zi Ke and Chou Ke.

Then, she encountered this inconceivable being today.

The moment she sensed the being’s aura, she suddenly found herself unable to control the surrounding nothingness.

The void around her seemed frozen, time and space stagnant for this mysterious and terrifying being, all chaos obediently submitting to her.

Her home-turf advantage vanished the moment this being appeared.

Who was this being?

What was this being’s purpose?

Why… was this being here?

These questions, along with the terror of losing her home-turf advantage, surfaced in Yin Ke’s mind.

She didn’t know what she would encounter. In the void, without control over nothingness, she was just a pitiful person with severed limbs and sealed senses.

Just then, a gentle voice, clear and bright, a voice that shouldn’t belong to such a terrifying being, came from the surrounding nothingness.

“This… Miss?”

“Were you abandoned in the void?”

A warm current filled her heart, but Yin Ke became even more terrified.

Because this warmth, this gentle transmission, all originated from the nothingness of Doomsday.

But at this moment, Yin Ke couldn’t do anything, not even move.

Then, the girl’s light and cheerful voice echoed again.

“How about I take you out?”

No, no…

Yin Ke desperately wanted to refuse, but she couldn’t.

God knows where this so-called “out” was!

Having completely lost control over the most familiar and trustworthy thing, Yin Ke panicked, unable to calm herself.

She couldn’t resist. The next moment, a gentle force completely enveloped her, severing all her senses of the outside world.

Yin Ke’s heart sank into despair.