The Heartthrob Guide: Dodder of S-Class Sentinels

Chapter 73 Mysterious Black Fog
It was an indistinct mass of black fog, roaming freely through this vibrant forest. It swirled and surged, shifting into bizarre shapes. Wherever it passed, leaves instantly withered and died, and the thick branches seemed to have been drained of their vitality, rapidly drying and cracking, emitting a "crackling" sound, as if groaning in pain.

This is it!

[I remember now. It smells the same as the image of the alienated black wolf.]

Lin Nan looked at this thing and frowned.

How could the props in Ireland's hand be related to alien species? Shouldn't such things be banned?

Why would it appear so openly in such a large-scale competition?

Or, they simply don't realize that this is an alien species?

As she thought this, the black mist had already noticed her. It had only been invading this scene for a short time, and before it began to pollute, it was discovered. It turned in a circle, paused for a second, and then transformed into a black bear spirit, rushing towards her fiercely.

Lin Nan stretched out a vine and hooked it onto a tall branch. Using the force, she let the vine pull her into the air and avoided the attack. The black bear's pounce missed, and its strong limbs stomped heavily on the ground. It turned around and locked onto Lin Nan in mid-air again, pouncing upwards towards her.

The vines hidden under the ground suddenly flew up and grabbed it. The vines intertwined and wove into a cage at lightning speed, trapping the strange thing firmly inside.

This is a move that Lin Nan learned from the battle during the day. Unexpectedly, it is quite useful.

The black bear rushed around in the vine cage, but was unable to get out after several attempts. So it simply turned back into a ball of black mist and tried to get out through the gap in the vine cage.

Lin Nan quickly added a layer of mental power to it to prevent it from escaping.

【What is this? 】

【It's dark and disgusting.】

The vines poked it, and the black mist rolled violently after being touched, and a low roar could be heard faintly as if it was enraged.

There was a feeling of skin tearing, and Lin Nan saw that after the thing touched the vine, it actually began to try to contaminate her as well -

【This thing is quite weird! 】

[Ah, no! Don’t get close to me!]

[Bah, bah, bah! 】

The vines all made sounds of disgust. Lin Nan reacted and started to activate the [Parasite] skill.

The suction port on the vine opened, and the entire vine cage began to suck in the black mist like a vacuum cleaner at the highest speed.

The black mist was pulled by an invisible force, making a hissing sound, as if it was struggling unwillingly.

At the same time, a strange sound, like sharp metal friction, "sizzling" appeared in Lin Nan's ears.

The sound was like a sharp needle, piercing straight into her mind and giving her a splitting headache.

In just a moment of trance, Lin Nan was ejected from Urd's mental image. When she came to her senses, she found that her consciousness had returned to reality. The vine cage stood beside her, and the things inside had disappeared.

Urd had lost all consciousness and fell into a coma.

The black bear's spirit body also disappeared from the field.

Ireland was the only one left in the ring.

The guide had no fighting ability, and at this point, she naturally lost the game.

only--

"What happened just now?"

"What props did Lord Ireland use? Why did Urd suddenly lose control?"

"I do not know."

"..."Faced with the countless people's discussions around him, Ireland held the necklace in his hand and sweated profusely.

How could this be?
When her father's assistant gave her this prop, he clearly said it was a magic weapon that could turn defeat into victory.

How come when used on her sentinels, it got out of control?

She didn't know what it was, she only knew that it was a contract item. As long as she used it, she could borrow the power of the mysterious person who had a contract with this item. Although the sentinel who was possessed by it would go crazy for a short time, it would gain powerful abilities, which was enough for her to win the game.

The results of it--

After receiving this power, her Sentinel lost control and attacked its own teammates, which was completely contrary to her expectations.

Not only did she lose the game, but she was also the subject of public discussion and questioning!
Ireland looked at the necklace prop in his hand.

The black energy stone on it had become dull because it had been used. She angrily threw the prop to the ground and walked off the stage with a very bad look on her face.

The whistle blew to end the game, and the referee announced that Lin Nan's team won.

This unexpected ending caused even more people to sigh outside the venue.

The online platform that broadcast the competition live was flooded with barrages of comments.

【Is this the end? 】

【Does anyone understand what happened just now? 】

[In short, it's probably because Lord Ireland's sentinels are too rubbish, unable to even withstand high-level items.]

【This is the first time I've heard of someone being harmed by an item.】

[How pitiful! Lord Ireland must have spent a lot of money on this competition, but he still lost.]

[There's no way around it. The difference in strength between the Sentinels is too great.]

[But, don’t you think that D-rank guide is also very powerful? ]

"Yeah, especially that counterattack just now. It completely stupefied me. This isn't a guide, it's clearly a sentry!"

[Ahhh, I'm so confused. Can someone explain to me why a guide has attack skills?!]

……

The game is over.

But Lin Nan's mind was still spinning, as if countless small insects were flying around in his brain, and as if he was suddenly illuminated by an extremely strong light, and everything in front of his eyes was white.

The dizziness made her vision blurred, and the surrounding scenery seemed to be shrouded in a thick fog. Everything was hazy and difficult to distinguish.

The moment her mental strength was attacked by the voice, it was drained away. She broke out in a sweat and her legs were shaking so much that she could hardly support herself.

Just when she was about to fall, Lan Yin, who was closest to her, caught her in time.

"Are you okay?" he asked in a low voice. "Just now—what did you see?"

Lan Yin, who possesses psychic skills, also felt the abnormality just now.

"Wait a minute..." Lin Nan was so weak that she didn't even have the strength to speak. She closed her eyes slightly and tried to concentrate and sort out the scene she had just seen, but her mind was still in chaos. All kinds of strange pictures kept flashing and jumping in front of her eyes like broken puzzles, but she couldn't put them together.

"Let me take some time off...carry me to the lounge..."

After she said this, she finally couldn't open her eyelids and fell asleep completely!

Happy New Year everyone! I had so many guests at home for the New Year, entertaining relatives, that I didn't have time to write. I'll put one chapter aside and then finish it after I get some sleep.

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