"Ah? No way, sis... why does your 'big sister' sound so soft and sweet?!"
Siberian Duck, who was streaming, noticed the change in Hanya's tone and immediately started complaining.
"Seriously, bros, you all heard it too, right? The way she talks to Xueyi is completely different from how she talks to us.
"No way, I have to report this to Jing Yuan. I'm gonna say your Xianzhou employees discriminate between people."
[Alex: Forget the nonsense, I only want to ask one thing. Anyone shipping the sisters? Forget it, no need to answer. I'll ship them first.]
[Glue Man: Ship it. Everything can be shipped. The tone change is so obvious, it's practically baiting me into shipping them.]
[Pom-Pom: I think the two little ones on the other side are pretty shippable too. These two together are way too cute!]
[Spirit Merchant: Honestly, what surprised me was that Huohuo's first reaction wasn't asking Xueyi or Hanya for help, but hiding beside Nero instead.]
[Shuhu's Pet: You can catch some small details here. Nero gently pats Huohuo on the back.]
[Hair Falling Out More Every Day: Say no more, I'm shipping them first.]
[Aha's Emanator: Let me guess who's suffering the most? @My Pee Is Yellow Is it you? @Nero Is My Husband Is it you? @Putting Nero's Feet In My Mouth Or maybe it's you?]
[So Handsome I Get Beaten on the Street: Bro, aren't all the people you tagged the same person?]
[Love Gate: Doesn't matter who's suffering or feeling good, Brother Pee Yellow definitely feels bad, right?]
[Putting Nero's Feet In My Mouth: Damn it, Huohuo! You little matcha cupcake, you actually used your friendship with Nero to launch a sneak attack! That spot is mine, mine! Get away from my spot already...]
[Putting Nero's Feet In My Mouth: Damn it, why, why am I actually... ahhhhh, this shouldn't be happening, how can it get better at a time like this?]
[So Ugly I Get Scolded at Home: Insane Brother Pee Yellow, now you're even making storylines.]
[Distant Mountains Sink Into Green: Reject all NTR. Long live pure love warriors. Brother Pee Yellow's joke this time was pretty good, but don't do it again.]
[Knight of Beauty: So is Brother Pee Yellow still pulling for Huohuo?]
[Putting Nero's Feet In My Mouth: I... I'm definitely pulling! I'm going to pull every single one of Nero's friends to keep him company. Even if I don't want to, they're Nero's friends after all.]
[Despite Everything...: As expected of a rich guy.]
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"You've likely heard about the Furnace of Creation in the Artisanship Commission being damaged. The heliobi monsters sealed inside escaped and have occupied this place."
"The Ten-Lords Commission has been ordered to capture them. Advising you to leave quickly is also for your own safety." Hanya said to the group.
"If you have questions, you may ask them. Hanya will do her best to satisfy your curiosity. But after asking, I hope you will keep this secret, obediently leave Fyxestroll Garden, and not return."
"This Judge really is reasonable. Thanks. I swear we'll leave after asking."
Hanya's words gave Guinaifen hope again. In an instant, she looked much more energetic.
Hanya nodded and led everyone away from there to another area. Looking at Guinaifen, she said, "As a clerk of the Hall of Karma, Hanya cannot claim to know everything, but I will do my best to satisfy your curiosity. Ask."
Guinaifen glanced at Tail Grandpa, who had followed Huohuo over, and asked:
"What exactly are heliobi?"
"If classified according to the Divination Commission, they are energy parasites from beyond the stars, starfire spirits that appear in the form of strange flames.
"If explained with an analogy, they are like moths that love chasing heat sources. Except the heat source they pursue is the thoughts of intelligent life."
"So... this thing is very dangerous?" Guinaifen couldn't help glancing at Tail Grandpa again, then silently took another small step away.
"Heh... you little girl, ask if you wanna ask, but why do you keep looking at this grandpa? Fine if you look, but now you're even backing away? What's that supposed to mean? Am I ugly or something?"
Tail unhappily shouted a few lines at Guinaifen.
An awkward smile appeared on Guinaifen's face.
Hanya glanced at Tail Grandpa, then said to Guinaifen, "Yes. They enjoy parasitizing intelligent lifeforms, drawing from their experiences and tasting their emotions.
"Gradually, heliobi root themselves into the host's nervous system, using the emptiness and weaknesses in their heart to make them produce all kinds of twisted delusions, manipulating the host like a puppet on strings."
While listening to Hanya speak, Nero suddenly seemed to think of something. His eyes widened slightly, then he showed a thoughtful expression.
"In the end, the host becomes completely obedient to the heliobus. We call this possession." Hanya continued.
"At that stage, what fills the victim's head is no longer their former self, but a heliobus that resembles them while being completely different. The host's body will soon be drained dry by the heliobus, like firewood burned to ashes."
After hearing Hanya's explanation, Stelle turned toward Tail and frowned.
Inside her slightly human-like brain, she recalled Tail's past behavior and actions. After a moment, she asked with some confusion, "So Tail is dangerous too?"
As soon as Stelle finished speaking, Tail unhappily replied, "What kind of way is that to talk, little girl! What do you mean 'dangerous too'? I'm the most dangerous kind there is!"
Huohuo stood beside Nero and said to everyone while looking at Tail, "Tail... has already been subdued by Lady Hanya onto my tail. He won't harm others."
"The troublesome part is that heliobi are not flesh-and-blood beings, making them difficult to destroy."
"So before the Furnace of Creation is repaired, the Ten-Lords Commission plans to establish a Binding Evil-Warding Array in this abandoned garden to imprison these monsters."
"As you can see, this Binding Evil-Warding Array is not yet complete, and the escaped heliobi have not all been recovered. This place is still dangerous. Later, I will have Judge Huohuo escort you out of the garden."
At this point, Hanya looked at Nero.
"Besides that, there is actually another method, though it has not yet been verified.
"According to Tail, Nero possesses the ability to directly kill heliobi. He doesn't even need to attack them actively. Weak heliobi may scatter into ashes just by getting close to him."
"Well, obviously! Too bad you people can't see it, but this brat's spirit and vitality are glowing!" Tail immediately cut in.
"That's only because this grandpa's gotten used to it, and I'm tough enough. Let those little things come over, hehe, crashing into this kid would kill themselves on impact."
After Tail finished speaking, everyone unexpectedly didn't feel shocked.
After all, Nero usually already had many strange things about him. On the other hand, a body blessed by an Aeon being able to smash heliobi to death also sounded reasonable.
But this was only a way to kill heliobi. It couldn't speed up the efficiency of recovering them.
On the other side, Guinaifen muttered thoughtfully, "They haven't all been recovered yet..."
Her brain, extremely sensitive to hot topics, started moving again.
"So that means the supernatural incidents happening elsewhere on the Xianzhou could also be related to heliobi?"
Thinking of this, Guinaifen raised her head, looked at Hanya eagerly, and said, "My lady, I'm very well-informed. Maybe I can help you!"
Yet before Hanya could reply, Xueyi's voice came from not far away, "No need! Unrelated personnel are to leave immediately. See the guests out."
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