Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 2214

Though Louise was clearly in a deep slumber, Shannon could make out the faint traces of black malice entwined within her supernatural strength.

Like the inky, gassy malice they'd seen outside, more vicious and tangible blackness fused with her supernatural energy.

The sticky blackness appeared like maggots gnawing at bone. Just one glance at it was enough to make one's skin crawl with revulsion. This was, no doubt, the true malice Kael had spoken of.

Looking more closely, they saw that even the Soul Tree behind Louise had begun to blacken. The malice was creeping upward from the roots and threatening to engulf the entire tree.

"Why is it you two?"

Marilyn, who'd been bristling with killing intent just moments ago, dropped her guard when she saw who it was. But her expression remained deeply troubled when she looked at the two.

She knew Louise's plans. Of all people, she didn't wish to see Shannon and Thalia here the most.

As a ten-tailed fox, Shannon was the ultimate target of Vlad's infiltration. As for Thalia, she was the one Louise had been most concerned about sending out of the barrier in her final moments before self-sealing.

If the two had been sent out of the barrier, how were they here again?

But now wasn't the time to dwell on how they'd returned. Seeing the two move closer, Marilyn immediately unfurled one of her fox tails and stopped them.

"Don't come any closer. Though she's in a self-sealed state, the malice now entwined with her could still affect those who get too close."

It was just like how it'd affected Marilyn earlier. If she hadn't been influenced, how could she have failed to recognize Shannon and Thalia's scents?

"What's going on with her and the Soul Tree?" Thalia looked at the fully transformed Louise with undisguised worry in her eyes.