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    〖Prison Star Calendar〗


    〖Year 187, June 3〗


    〖1:17 PM〗


    〖Countdown to Confession Death: 19 days〗


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    The thought had never urred to the idiot loli that Tyler could utilize the deceleration effect of "Calction Boost - Overclock" in such a manner.


    Under the influence of the deceleration effect, Tyler could perceive more details within the same span of time, thus acquiring a wealth of information.


    And at present... Heloise was bathing in the pristineke waters, her body entirely bare.


    Heloise was thorough in her cleansing, and Tyler was equally intent in his observation. After a lengthy scrutiny, Tyler arrived at a conclusion: Heloise was entirely human, devoid of any trace of demi-human lineage.


    At this point, the idiot loli could not refrain from voicing her disapproval.


    (Silly Nissen: I''ve totally misjudged you, Tyler! I never thought you were such a pervert!)


    (Tyler: Shh, keep quiet.)


    As the idiot loli was about to unleash her fury, Tyler suddenly noticed an unexpected anomaly.


    At this moment, through the binocle, Heloise turned her back towards Tyler, and on her baster skin was a small, elongated snake!


    Tyler scrutinized the image several times, confirming his observation.


    The creature on Heloise''s back was not some tattoo or body art, but a real serpent, as red as blood!


    (What''s going on? Did it swim up from theke and onto her back? How could Heloise not notice?)


    The serpent, though small, was as long as an adult''s forearm. Logically, one would feel ufortable with such a thing on one''s back, yet Heloise seemedpletely unaffected. She continued washing her back, even touching the serpent without any reaction.


    Conversely, the crimson serpent clung to her back as if dead, leaving Tyler utterly confounded.


    (Could it be... the serpent is dead and squashed against Heloise''s back?)


    He quickly dismissed this baseless spection.


    What was happening on Heloise''s back was clearly not an urrence that could be exined away as mere coincidence.


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    With only the information obtained through the binocle, Tyler could not formte any more hypotheses.


    He wanted to move closer and use his identification ability to identify what exactly was on Heloise''s back. However, his intuition warned him not to underestimate Heloise''s perceptiveness.


    Earlier in the desert, she had detected the approach of the Sand Devouring Centipede even before Tyler did.


    (There''s no other choice, I''ll have to wait for another opportunity...)


    Just as Tyler decided to abandon his n, he inadvertently nced at the "T" symbol in the palm of his hand.


    The invisible burden on his shoulders nudged him once again.


    (Is there really no other way?)


    Tyler involuntarily questioned himself. Then, he closed his eyes, employing all his imaginative power, seeking any possible method to seed, no matter how improbable.


    As a result, he indeed devised a n.


    (Well, it seems this is the only way.)


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    The n, though far from ideal, was feasible.


    The crucial factor in its execution hinged on Tyler''s tenacity and "audacity".


    Prior to embarking on his course of action, Tyler retrieved a smoke arrow from the storagepartment on Moto-chan''s back.When he initially invented this tool, he had not envisaged a scenario where it would be employed in such a manner.


    Then, beforeunching the arrow, Tyler carefully gauged the wind direction and speed to ensure the smoke would disperse effectively upon itsnding.


    Before Heloise finished her bath, Tyler activated his "Heart of Focus - Intentness" skill and fired off six smoke arrows in quick session.


    The white smoke rapidly enveloped thekeside where Heloise was, obscuring her from view.


    Then, he dropped his bow, feigning concern by shouting "Heloise, are you alright?" while briskly approaching her direction.


    When he was approximately thirty meters away from Heloise, he turned his back towards her and continued to approach, all the while loudly eximing, "There''s such a heavy fog all of a sudden, could it be an enemy? Heloise, if you hear me, respond!"


    Heloise, who was not far away, heard his voice.


    Confused by the sudden fog, she immediately responded, "Felix, the apostle of the Nefarious Tiger King detects your presence! This mist must be the work of an enemy, intent on countering the Nefarious Tiger King! However, this simple mist... will not evade the ears of the ck Tigerwing!"


    After shouting this, Heloise suddenly realized she was still naked, having been too preupied with the potential enemy to remember to dress.


    She quickly went to the shore... but just as she bent down, she saw Felix''s figure in the fog!


    In her panic, she could only cover her front with her clothes and turn her back towards Felix.


    "Felix, the apostle of the Nefarious Tiger King is currently in a highly unfavorable state! My power could go out of control at any moment! If you continue to approach, there will be danger to your life!!"


    Heloise, having never encountered such a situation before, was mortified that Felix had already seen her belly, and she was determined not to let him see anything else!


    "Rest assured, Heloise! I can already sense your immense power! I will approach with my back towards you!"


    Felix''s response seemed to align perfectly with Heloise''s wave, relieving some of her tension.


    (If he approaches with his back to me, I suppose... I can ept that.)


    Heloise nced back at Felix and saw that he was indeed walking backwards. She chose to trust him and focused on locating the source of the fog in theke.


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    In such a "tense" situation, Tyler sessfully approached Heloise.


    However, he didn''t get too close, just close enough to use his identification ability. He halted his advance at that point.


    At this moment, Heloise''s snow-white back was unobstructed before his eyes.


    With a clear mind, Tyler immediately appraised the blood serpent, and the resultpletely altered his perception of Heloise.


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    [Name]: Parasitic Blood Serpent


    [Description]:


    1 The eggs of the parasitic blood serpent are simr to blood and often enter the host''s body mixed with blood to parasitize.


    2 Once the eggs sessfully parasitize, they hatch intorvae quickly, absorbing nutrients from the host body for their own growth. During this period, the host''s appetite will greatly increase.


    3 When the parasitic blood serpent grows to a certain extent, it will surface on the host''s back.


    4 Since the parasitic blood serpent infects the host''s brain, the host will not detect its existence.


    5 The parasitic blood serpent will coexist with the host andy eggs in the host''s body until the host dies or the parasitic blood serpentpletely controls the host''s body.


    6 When this timees, the parasitic blood serpent will explode the host''s body, producing arge amount of blood mist, which is highly toxic. Inhaling only one milligram can kill a brown bear-sized creature.


    7 The time of poisoning is usually six to twelve hours, and there will be no symptoms before the onset of poisoning.


    [Current infection progress]: 17%


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