Chapter 332: Twenty-four Her-Ve-Ni-A (4K)
Black liquid flowing through the music score and veins mercilessly tore through Arianna’s body, making her keenly feel the rapidly approaching scythe of the Grim Reaper.
Secret Poison of Notes.
A spell known by few, but not exactly a secret.
But how could Hewinia…
Arianna suddenly thought of that boy she disdained the most, named Ogg.
“Lost Music Score!” Arianna screamed at Hewinia with her already-distorted voice, “It was you who had that little bastard sneak it out of the library! But how could he dare, that is… Ahh!”
Agonizing pain ripped through Arianna’s nerves, stopping her unfinished words abruptly.
The most important thing now was to quickly cleanse the Secret Poison from her body.
Otherwise, she would indeed die here!
Arianna immediately pulled out her Magic Wand, aiming it at her own arm.
But before she could chant, the flesh on her arm rapidly swelled into a black cyst which then instantly exploded.
The immense pain made it impossible for Arianna to concentrate, and after another scream, she knelt on the ground, then watched in horror as black cysts bubbled up like boiling water across her body.
It was clearly too late for cleansing.
“How much Secret Poison did you plant?” Arianna, face filled with despair and anger, stared at Hewinia, “Why would you dare do this… don’t you know what happens when you plant Secret Poison in the body!”
The Secret Poison of Notes was an extremely unique trap-triggering spell.
Somewhat similar to the Third Notes·Man Dance.
It needed someone to “step” into it to trigger.
But the Secret Poison of Notes was much more extreme because it used the caster’s own flesh as bait.
And once the poison was planted, it couldn’t be removed by oneself.
Because it essentially meant contaminating one’s own notes and score with poison, and to remove the toxin, it had to be completely drawn out from the body for cleansing.
Just as Arianna had just done to Hewinia.
But the problem was, extracting the notes or score was in itself extremely dangerous, and even a slight mistake could cost a life.
And the Secret Poison accumulated in the notes wouldn’t remain dormant in the caster’s body indefinitely without being triggered.
Over time, the concentration of the poison would increase, eventually becoming unstable and exploding within the caster’s body.
In such a case, not even gods could save them.
And Hewinia had not only planted the Secret Poison in her body, but also the maximum amount of it, which caused it to explode upon entering Arianna’s body due to its instability.
But such a dose of the poison could only maintain stability in the caster’s body for a maximum of half a year.
Had Arianna not come tonight, and had failed to extract the music score from Hewinia’s body, then Hewinia’s life would also end in half a year.
“Why would you dare do this.”
Arianna’s voice trembled uncontrollably, whether from pain or fear.
She watched Hewinia slowly rise from the ground and couldn’t hold back, crying out hysterically.
“Why would you dare go so far?!”
“Don’t you know you can only live for half a year !”
“Are you seeking death?!”
Hearing Arianna’s words, the standing Hewinia slowly cocked her head, seemingly puzzled, then began to seriously ponder Arianna’s questions.
Was she seeking death?
She just had to accomplish one thing.
And half a year was enough for that.
As for what happens after half a year, Hewinia did not care.
But Hewinia’s indifference did not mean Arianna didn’t care.
She was still desperately trying to save herself, struggling to survive.
In the pitch-black pus and blood, she groped for her Magic Wand, then hurled a barrage of Healing System spells into her body.
She could survive, she absolutely could.
She was the most talented, most gifted professor in this academy!
She knew the most spells, had the most private scores!
Though she was born a commoner, and only a Silver Rank, she was no less than anyone else!
She just lacked an opportunity, a chance to prove herself!
This festival was her opportunity! She was going to perform the Seven Notes·Divine Song before the great Holy Sound Master, in front of those damned Nobles!
She couldn’t die here!
In her struggle, Arianna’s Mage Robe also tore, revealing the notes she always concealed—Silver Rank notes of Fifth Notes.
But they weren’t high-level Silver.
This was also why Arianna had always been reluctant to show them, but now, her hard-earned Golden Score and Golden Note were still entangled with the Secret Poison, and the only thing she could call upon were the native notes she detested.
She raised her Magic Wand high, and spells from the Healing System rained down like a torrent.
And Hewinia, just stood by quietly watching.
It was hard to know how much time had passed.
Arianna’s raised arm finally fell powerlessly onto her nearly liquidated body.