Chapter 137 Emerald: I guess I really am beautiful inside and out.
Without a word, the three opponents used their unique abilities to run away, leaving Yulia momentarily stunned.
...No, your mission is about to succeed, why don't you just persevere a little longer? At worst, I'll just punch one of you.
Yulia muttered a few words to herself, as if she were experiencing unfulfilled desires, and then sniffed the air, using her extraordinary sense of smell to track down the fleeing enemy.
Whether it was the excuse of urinating or the escape methods used by the other two masked women in black, they were almost always used instantly and silently.
This spell is indeed stealthy, but magic with small fluctuations in magical power can't be very strong. Whether the urine-escape technique is a natural talent is hard to say, but the other two definitely couldn't teleport very far.
As expected, Yulia only sniffed for a few seconds before pinpointing the location of the two masked women in black by scent. They were about a kilometer away, and if she wanted to, she could definitely catch up with them.
However, after glancing at the magic-powered bus whose magic shield was almost shattered, Yulia suppressed her urge to fight and did not pursue the enemy. Instead, she lifted the magic-powered bus with both hands and held it above her head.
It would be easy to chase after them and beat them up, but the two masked women in black were going in different directions. If the other one attacked the tourist while they were chasing one, it would be a case of losing more than they gained. Yulia's kindness led her to choose to save the person first.
The engine of the magic-powered bus had been damaged by the directional jamming device. Yulia was too lazy to wait for someone to repair it, so she simply became the new engine herself, lifting the magic-powered bus over her head and flying it towards Locke City.
Almost immediately after Yulia appeared, the passengers on the bus were no longer afraid. Instead, they were all excited, as if they felt that "it would be worth the ticket price even if I died to see Miss Yulia protect me."
After all, most of the tourists who choose to go to Locke City to watch the movie are Yulia's fans. Now that their idol has come to save them in person, some people even screamed and fainted from excitement.
While flying halfway, Yulia used a magical device to contact her professional support team.
Blue Star Films reacted quickly, arranging various compensations for the frightened tourists without even needing Amelie's personal instructions.
Apart from some overpriced items, the frightened tourists had all their food, drinks, entertainment, and accommodation in Locke City for free, and each person also received a compensation and various souvenirs.
The tourists' anger and resentment, which had already dissipated because of Yulia, were completely dispelled by the sincerity shown by Blue Star Films.
Not only are they no longer afraid of the attack, but many tourists also plan to use this experience as something to brag about when they get back. Many of them also asked to take a photo with Yulia or get her autograph.
Yulia readily agreed when she realized that these people had encountered danger because they were there to see her movie. She signed her name on their clothes or posed for photos with them in cute and cool ways.
It is foreseeable that this attack, which should have damaged the reputation of Baihe Travel Agency, will instead become the best advertisement for Blue Star Film and Television and Locke City.
After all, unlike the Blue Star in Amelie's previous life, Locke City really has Julia. She is not just a fantasy character that exists only on the screen, but she will really descend from the sky to help you when you encounter danger and difficulties.
. . . . .
In fact, shortly after Julia rushed to rescue the tourists, Emerald also quietly arrived at the scene and witnessed the entire battle between Julia and the masked woman in black.
After all, Sulina clearly has five Master-level Mages on her side, and many of them have various amazing innate magics. Amelie is worried that Julia will suffer a setback or make a mistake.
It's not a big deal if Yulia suffers a setback; she's the main character, and she'll always find a way to turn the tables.
But if those tourists really died, it would be a big problem, and it would damage Emerald's business plans and Julia's mentality. It's best to avoid that, which is why Emerald secretly followed along just in case.
The result was quite good. Yulia didn't need any help at all. With the buff from the Saint's Kiss, she knocked one enemy away and scared away three others, successfully rescuing the tourists.
After Julia flew away with the magic-powered bus, Emerald didn't rush to leave. Julia didn't have time to chase after the masked women in black, but Emerald did.
However, after a moment's thought, Emerald decided to let go of the one who made the excuse of needing to urinate and the other two who escaped in other ways. Killing them now might arouse Yulia's suspicion, and besides, they still had some value... after all, they were all very beautiful, and could appear in more scenes in the movie to give the audience some treats.
But Emery wouldn't let go of that masked female captain whose innate magic was taunt.
Anyway, she was knocked unconscious by Yulia and flew far away, so it's normal that she was eventually carried away and eaten by some unknown monster, right?
Sitting on the chair-shaped flying magical device, Emerald searched briefly along the direction in which the masked female captain had been blasted away and found her target.
That masked female captain was really unfortunate; she actually got picked up by a monster.
Of course, she is not dead yet, but she cannot move a single finger, and her eyes are still unfocused and in a dazed state, clearly indicating that the terrifying mind correction technique is still in effect.
She was hanging from a tree, surrounded by three vulture-like monsters that were tearing at her body, trying to eat her flesh.
Fortunately, her magical artifact was of good quality, and the three monsters were not very strong, so they were unable to break through her final defense, which allowed her to temporarily escape with her life.
Snapped!
Upon seeing this, Emerald snapped her fingers, and the three vulture-like monsters were instantly deformed and torn apart as if they were being gripped and torn by several invisible pincers. They didn't even have time to let out a scream.
Then the masked female captain was also taken down from the tree and floated in the air, like a chicken waiting to be slaughtered on a slaughterhouse assembly line, and was sent to Amelie.
Emerald ripped off her mask in one swift motion, raising an eyebrow:
"It turns out to be you."
This female captain, Emery, was someone she actually knew, and had even exchanged a few words with—it was the time she went to the Morning Light Opera House to see a performance, when she was responsible for taking her to the box and explaining the beautiful women in the opera house to her, the one wearing triangular shorts and a strappy leather bra under her black veil.
At that time, Emery could tell that she was quite strong, and she was also a little surprised by the person who was supporting Sulina behind the scenes. It turned out that she was the captain of the Black Veil Beauties, so it was not surprising.
His own strength far exceeds the average level of a master-level mage, and he also has a talent spell like taunt, which has a great advantage in one-on-one combat. This kind of talent can definitely be considered elite. Even in the Melson Security Bureau, there aren't many like him. He is also capable of serving as a squad leader.
Melson Security is already the largest private armed organization in the Allen Federation. Someone who can serve as a squad leader in Melson Security would likely hold an even higher position in other armed organizations. Furthermore, this female captain is not only capable in combat but also very beautiful, so she couldn't possibly be a low-ranking member.
Regardless of which organization she belongs to, she must know a lot of intelligence.
Emery licked her lips lightly, then continued to suspend the female captain in mid-air, avoiding everyone's gaze, and quietly flew back to Locke City.
In the same abandoned underground entertainment club where Viliana had received three days of training, the female captain finally regained consciousness from the effects of the Mind Correction Fist, and her eyes regained focus.
She spotted it immediately: Emerald, sitting on a chair with her feet up, a mocking expression on her face.
"!"
The female captain's first reaction was to run away, but she found that she couldn't muster any strength. All her magic power was sealed, and her magical armor had long been removed. She was currently only wearing a cheap, sexy outfit that only prostitutes would wear.
After thinking for a moment and observing her surroundings, the female captain did not appear particularly panicked.
She knew she had been captured, but it didn't matter... Amelie's past at the Federal Noble Women's Academy was no secret to professional intelligence organizations.
Now that he has been defeated, but has not died or been tortured, does he even need to think about what will happen to him next?
The female captain immediately gained confidence; she had received far too much of this kind of training.
"Young Miss~~"
With a sweet and charming smile on her face and a voice that was incredibly soothing, the female captain deliberately knelt down, swaying her hips like a water snake, and slowly crawled to Amelie's feet, reaching out to cup Amelie's foot that was resting on her other leg:
"Let me serve you, young lady. Whatever information you want to know, I will obediently tell you~~"
But I can't guarantee the accuracy of the information.
Seeing that Emery didn't resist and even seemed to enjoy it, the female captain couldn't help but feel smug. She felt that she could declare herself out of danger and might even be able to stay by Emery's side as a long-term undercover agent in the future.
However, as a sharp pain shot through her throat, the female captain's smile froze, her eyes filled with disbelief, a look that would surely not find peace even in death.
Before she could even react to what was happening, Emery stomped on her, the sharp heel of her high heel piercing her throat.
A pierced and severed throat would be a fatal wound even in this magical world. The female captain convulsed a few times before her legs gave way and she died.
"Hmm... he's dead already? What a small fry."
Emerald then curled her lip in disdain:
"What kind of trash are you? You think you're worthy to serve me? Those prostitutes in the brothels of the ancient empire in the east, whose jade arms are used by a thousand men and whose lips are tasted by ten thousand men, are probably cleaner than you... If it weren't for the fact that your corpse still has some other uses, I wouldn't have brought you back at all, I would have killed you long ago."
After saying that, Emerald waved to the shadows behind her:
"Come on, Sisi, try using your Flame of Life to see if you can bring her back to life."
"Ah I?"
Marcy emerged from the shadows, somewhat bewildered, pointing to herself and then to the female captain's still-warm body:
"Are you kidding me, young lady? My healing magic has indeed improved recently, but it can only heal broken arms and legs or things like having internal organs removed, it can't heal the dead."
"It's okay, let's give it a try first~~"
Emery said dismissively:
“I can tell you definitively that once the Flame of Life is mastered to a certain level, it can revive people who have just died, and you yourself can be reborn from the ashes after death… The effect is even better than those high-level holy spells. Sisi, you will reach that level sooner or later, so let’s try it out on this corpse first. It doesn’t matter if you fail, since I was going to use necromancy to get information from her anyway.”
"...Understood, Miss."
Since Amelie had already put it that way, Marcy naturally wouldn't refuse.
She was still wearing a maid outfit with a black suspender skirt and stockings. She walked up to the corpse, squatted down, pressed her hand against the wound on the corpse's neck, and activated the Flame of Life.
The flames quickly engulfed the female captain's body, like refurbishing a graphics card that had worked in the mine for two and a half years, soon giving her delicate body a fresh new look and even restoring her virginity physiologically.
But that was all. No matter how much the Flame of Life burned, the female captain showed no sign of coming back to life; she had no breath and no heartbeat.
Marcy didn't stop until she herself was slightly sweating. She stood up and shook her head at Emery, looking rather disappointed.
"I'm sorry, I've let you down, young lady."
"It's alright... Didn't I say? It was just a test. Actually, you're already very capable to be able to turn a corpse into this state... Even in a major hospital in the capital, your skill level would at least qualify you as an associate chief physician."
Emerald first comforted Marcy with a few words before standing up herself and walking to the female captain's freshly shod body.
The high heel slammed down again, this time piercing the corpse's skull and penetrating the female captain's brain.
Miss Melson's high heels are, of course, magical artifacts.
Amelie seemed to have anticipated this scenario. The heel of her high heel was inscribed with a necromancy spell that could extract information directly from the head of a corpse, the same type of necromancy spell she had used in the mine black market.
After closing her eyes for a short while, Emeryte opened them again.
But the perceptive Marcy noticed that Emery's right eye had turned a brilliant gold, and the expression in her eyes was one of disgust and loathing, along with a strong killing intent.
"...What's wrong, Miss?"
Marcy quickly went over and gently helped Emerald sit down again, then massaged Emerald's temples while asking her questions in a low voice.
"...Ugh, that trashy Federal Arts Association. We'll wipe them all out sooner or later. What a waste of talent."
Emery first uttered these words viciously, then re-disguised her gleaming golden right eye as blue, before glancing at the female captain's corpse with a complex expression:
"Later, Sisi, you can fix her body and then find a place to bury her... She is indeed very dirty and disgusting right now, but she is also a victim. The real bastards are the Art Association. Compared to them, I am really beautiful inside and out."
"Uh... what's going on, Miss?"
Marcy made no attempt to hide her curiosity.
"Is such that……"
Emerald didn't hold back either. She organized the information she had learned from the female captain's memories and told it to Marcy as a story.
The Federal Arts Association, while not comparable to Melson, is already a behemoth to ordinary people, and simply cannot be challenged.
They have always monopolized the federal art scene. Any artist who wants to develop themselves has no choice but to join them, and in the end, they either become complicit with them or are exploited by them.
Just as many boys dream of becoming powerful warriors and heroes when they are young, many girls also fantasize about becoming beautiful singers and dancers in the future, receiving flowers and applause from everyone on a stage in front of thousands of people.
The Federal Arts Association took advantage of this, deceiving many talented and qualified girls into signing exploitative contracts with them, accepting their packaged training, and pursuing their dreams of singing and dancing.
As a result... there were indeed singers and dancers who could truly grace the stage and become the center of attention, but they were less than one percent of all the girls. And what about the rest? They naturally became tools of the arts association.
The art association would train the most beautiful girls to become high-class prostitutes, then package them with singers and dancers... just like the courtesans of ancient brothels in the Blue Star Celestial Empire, specifically catering to distinguished guests who appreciated elegance, thus helping the art association win over powerful and influential people.
Girls like the female captain, who possess both magical talent and beauty, receive special support and resources from the Arts Association. At a young age, they can become master-level mages through external forces and acquire excellent magical artifacts and magical costumes.
Emerald wasn't wrong; the female captain did indeed hold a certain position in the Arts Association, practically a mid-level manager. She had witnessed many of the Arts Association's sordid affairs and had personally done a lot of dirty work for the association... In fact, several of Emerald's pink-haired relatives had been seduced by the female captain to obtain information.
This is also why Emery felt disgusted before.
But there's no way around it. The Merson family is huge, with too many members. It's impossible for everyone to be as picky as Emery. Some people just eat anything, from meat to vegetables, and will eat any kind of junk food.
If you're disgusted, of course you should retaliate fiercely.
Slaughtering the entire Federal Art Association would be impossible for Amelie with her current strength and influence without the help of her family, but giving them a good beating would be no problem.
The female captain's memories contain a lot of valuable intelligence that can be used.
While Marcy was dealing with the female captain's body, Emerald was already planning how to properly repay the Federal Arts Association after dealing with Sulina.
. . . . .
Although Julia really wanted to go to the Morning Light Opera House that night to beat Sulina to her knees and bring her back to be Emerald's Star Fury, she ultimately didn't go.
It was Amelie herself who persuaded her to stop.
Since the timing is not yet right, this attack can be used to further pressure Sulina, making the victory even sweeter and the movie's plot even more exciting.
This time, Emerald didn't completely deceive Julia; she told part of the truth:
"Let the public opinion swirl for a while, Yulia. I need to use the aftermath of this incident to support my business plan... Don't worry, when the time is right, I'll hand over Senior Sulina to you to deal with, so you can give her a good beating and vent your anger."
"Well... okay then."
Although Yulia was reluctant, she chose to obey.
Seeing this, Emery chuckled and didn't continue the topic. Instead, she grabbed the arm that Julia had used to hit the female captain earlier that day:
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