Cornflower Witch

Chapter 79 Alien Senses
After resting, Hilti felt much better, especially after the dream ended, she roughly understood that this place was not completely unrelated to the normal world.

Since knights and witches from the past were able to enter this place, it means that this place is not completely unknown to anyone, and there is some way to enter and exit.

After packing her things, she continued up the hillside. As she strolled along the steep cliffs, her view gradually widened until she reached the summit, where she could gaze at the vast world in the distance.

Her field of vision was mostly gray and white, but occasionally she could catch a glimpse of hidden color, like a small blue flower suddenly appearing in a black and white print, or a small red berry growing in a bush.

In this almost gray and still world, she discovered faint, different outlines in the misty mountains in the distance.

In the center of that forest, there seemed to be a dilapidated stone pillar structure, possibly some kind of ancient relic.

Could it be that people used to live in this world? Hilti was surprised. But since people used to live here, they should have had a way to travel between the normal world and this place.

Perhaps she should go there and look for possible clues.

Her eyes darted around, planning her route there, before she turned back.

Returning to the colorful bubble where the gray iron sword stood, Hiltiya rested for a while before stepping into the gray-white world below.

This time, she traveled for a long time, gradually leaving the sparsely vegetated hillsides and entering the dense, twisted forest.

The trees here have long been distorted by a 'twisted' mutation. Judging from their still appearance in the gray and white world, they may have long since stopped growing and become withered, dead things.

After passing through this small forest, Hiltiya arrived at a node in the forest, where a tall, moss-covered boulder stood.

She remained suspicious and cautious of anything unusual, a lesson she learned from her dream of seeing the Knight of Hollin.

Facing the stone, Hilti focused her senses, her eyes fixed on it, trying to see what was different inside.

However, it was nothing ordinary; all her senses told her that it was just an ordinary stone.

Could it be a prank? Hilti was a little skeptical and decided to think outside the box.

She moved her feet around the stone, then lightly escaped into the gray-white world, leaving the colorful bubble. Nothing unexpected happened during the whole process, and she no longer cared, continuing to walk forward.

The next stop is by a body of water in the forest.

She was attacked when she stepped into the colorful bubble.

A venomous snake in the forest attacked her. It leaped down from a tree, glided briefly in the air, then twisted its head and lunged at her.

The girl quickly leaped backward and drew her short sword.

With the aid of breathing techniques, the short sword slashed rapidly, cutting the venomous snake into three pieces in mid-air. Black blood and thick mist flowed from the wounds on the snake's body.

Soon after, the strangely patterned venomous snake died.

Standing to the side, Hilti observed carefully for a while, then used her dagger to pry open the dead snake's head, carefully removing the fangs and storing them away.

【Snake Fang】(Twisted): Fangs containing twisted venom, which can be used to make potions and kill enemies.

She went forward again, came to the riverbank, and looked at the bottom of the water.

On the water's surface, Hilti's figure was reflected, her long, silver hair flowing freely, her slightly dreamlike face rising and falling with the current.

I'm jealous of you.

The girl in the water suddenly made a hoarse sound, then she opened her mouth, and her blood-red tongue suddenly shot out, flicking towards the girl on the riverbank.

Faced with this sudden attack, Hiltiya's heart raced, and she narrowly dodged it. The blood-red tongue flashed past her eyes and instantly retreated into the water.

She quickly leaped backward, away from the riverbank, and then drew her short sword.

This time, however, the reflection in the water had disappeared, and nothing seemed amiss.

"This...this is a bit strange," the girl thought to herself. She picked up some pebbles and threw them into the water, but there was no reaction, which made Hiltiya slightly puzzled.

If she continues, she must cross the river, but it is clear that the river is not safe.

What other methods does she have? Breathing techniques? Dew-summoning techniques? Neither of these can harm this strange thing.

Is using the black cat the only solution? But that can only happen once, and Hilti is a little reluctant to do so.

That said, she never used this power after transforming into an alien.

Hilti thought for a moment, blinked, raised her wrist, and carefully sensed her own information.

Name: Hiltiya ※※※※

Race: Human (※※※)
Status: Healthy (no abnormalities)

Talents: Star [Unknown Level], Cornflower's Affection [Rare Level, Upgradeable]

Fate Card: [Girl Under the Stars] (Tier 1 - Alien)
'A girl, slumbering beneath the starry sky, possesses unimaginable potential. Now, shooting stars pierce the distorted mist.'
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Effect [Discrimination Eye Lv.3]: Due to a special talent and physique, you can distinguish colors that ordinary people cannot perceive, as well as parts of the essence of things. (This ability will also increase when you upgrade your Destiny Card.)
Effect [Alien Perception Lv.2]: After being imbued with alien power, you have a more insightful observation of all things, can see five colors that are difficult for ordinary people to perceive, and discover unknown secrets.

Ability Cards: [Breathing Technique Lv.3] [Strange Black Cat (Consumable)]

技艺：[基础剑术Lv.4][军用剑术Lv.4][基础弓术Lv.4][基础枪术Lv.4][秘史知识Lv.5][园艺技巧Lv.4][花园剑术Lv.2]
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What is the function of the ability 【Alien Sense Lv.2】?
As Hiltiya focused her spirit on this effect, her original discerning pupils gained an even more peculiar quality, allowing her vision to transcend the boundaries of ordinary people and see into a deeper core.

This was a perspective between reality, shadow, and dream. She saw things that did not exist in reality, such as invisible monsters writhing in the heavy, dark clouds, and dream creatures hiding in the corners of the forest. They were the size of fleshy balls, with very small wings, no eyes or mouths, and they breathed out.

As she approached, the fleshy creatures seemed somewhat afraid of her and scattered, which was why she hadn't noticed them before.

Why is she afraid of herself? Hiltiya was puzzled, but she was too lazy to pay attention to these little guys at the moment, and instead looked for the monster that had attacked her on the water earlier.

After looking around, although there were some strange, invisible things underwater, they were all very faint and had no ability to cause an attack, so she still couldn't find her target.

Suddenly, she thought of something, changed direction, and observed the sky above the river. There, she spotted a hidden, transparent tree frog at the top of a tree. Although it was called a tree frog, it had six legs, no eyes on its head, and instead a distorted human face on its snow-white belly.

This thing is really strange. Its attack method is to attack again by using its reflection in the water, so that everyone would think it is underwater, when in fact it is on the surface.

Confused by this strange creature, Hilti carefully checked it again. This thing shouldn't be strong, so she gripped her sword, strode forward, kicked off the tree trunk, and leaped up. The sharp blade cleaved it in two at the treetop.

The strange, dead tree frog fell to the ground, and only then did Hilti see its full appearance.

【Human-faced Tree Frog】(Nightmare): A transparent tree frog that hides in dreams. It can attack through mirrors in a strange and elusive way.

The 'Nightmare' phenotype—this was the first time Hilti had ever encountered a creature with this phenotype.

The dead tree frog blew out bluish-purple blood, which contained a small amount of murky, twisted black mist, indicating that it had not been completely corrupted.

I wonder how this thing survived before. It must have had other food, right? Suddenly, Hiltiya thought of the fleshy creature hiding in the forest on the other side.

【Dream Beast】(Nightmare): A weak dream beast that can devour the dreams of living beings and fears the clear moonlight.

She had not known the names and abilities of these creatures before, but at this moment she analyzed them clearly and automatically understood them.

It seems that the alien's power is particularly strong in analyzing and uncovering the truth?

Fear of moonlight—could it be fear of the power of 'Radiant Moon'? But she hasn't cultivated the power of 'Radiant Moon's' nature, so why is she afraid of herself?

The girl shook her head slightly, deciding that she shouldn't continue thinking about it, otherwise it would never end.

Just pretend that you still have the residual scent of the Radiant Moon on you.

(End of this chapter)