"Sigewinne! Quickly agree to Charlotte's interview request!" Su Yuan called out anxiously.
Although Sigewinne didn't understand the situation, she still followed Su Yuan's instructions.
Nodding, she said, "Of course, Miss Charlotte. I am willing to accept your interview."
Then, Su Yuan hurriedly pulled Sigewinne to his side and asked, "Did Wriothesley drink tea today?"
"The Duke definitely drank tea today…" Sigewinne replied.
"Yesterday was Sunday, and according to your intel, yesterday was the one day each week when he can't drink tea…"
"Now that a new week has begun, of course he can drink tea again…"
"Duke, you actually refused my interview. I'm so heartbroken…"
"Charlotte" put on a sorrowful expression, her face starting to contort.
"I'm clearly the best, most outstanding, and most truth-seeking journalist in this world. Why would you reject my request…?"
"And who do you think you are? Why should I accept your interview?"
"Wriothesley" responded bluntly, his face also beginning to distort…
A dense, pitch-black, and crimson eerie power erupted from both of them as they faced off against each other…
But it was obvious—Wriothesley's power was superior…
Neuvillette and Furina also realized something was wrong.
Taking advantage of the fact that neither of the two had noticed them, they quickly moved to Su Yuan and Sigewinne's side.
"Su Yuan, what on earth is going on? How did Wriothesley also get controlled by the eerie power?"
Furina asked with a puzzled expression.
"The one day each week when he can't drink tea was yesterday, Sunday, wasn't it?"
Su Yuan took a deep breath and slowly said, "I should have realized it earlier… All of these rule hints are just word games and traps…"
"Wriothesley has one day each week when he can't drink tea… Naturally, we assumed that this day was fixed every week…"
"But in reality, if that were truly the case, the rule should have been stated as: 'Wriothesley has a fixed day each week when he can't drink tea…'"
"Damn it, I was careless again—I fell for it!"
Su Yuan really wanted to slap himself twice because he had made far too many mistakes.
With Su Yuan's explanation, everyone suddenly understood, nodding in realization…
At the same time, Su Yuan was also thinking about how to lift the eerie corruption from Charlotte and Wriothesley.
The battle between "Wriothesley" and "Charlotte" had already begun.
"Wriothesley" suddenly dashed forward, his fist, infused with eerie energy, aiming straight for "Charlotte's" head!
"Charlotte" swiftly took out "Monsieur Verite" and snapped a photo of the rapidly approaching "Wriothesley"!
The flash of "Monsieur Verite" was not the usual white light but the same eerie, piercing black and crimson glow as the eerie power itself!
As the flash went off, "Wriothesley's" movements were frozen in place…
"What Monsieur Verite records is time suspended, a moment frozen in eternity…"
Gazing at the immobilized "Wriothesley," "Charlotte" stepped forward beside him and spoke slowly.
However, Su Yuan didn't see it that way.
There was nothing truly profound about this—it was all just posturing and empty theatrics…
Whether it was "Neuvillette's" reality-altering words, "Focalors's" immobilizing domain, or Dottore's ability to manipulate others, at their core, they were all the same: eerie power invading another's body and gaining partial control over it.
Ultimately, the deciding factor was still the sheer strength of one's eerie transformation.
So Su Yuan didn't believe that "Charlotte" could truly suppress "Wriothesley"…
Sure enough, in the next second, "Wriothesley" widened his crimson eyes and revealed a chilling smile…
"I've never liked using such dull tricks… They just don't have the same raw, exhilarating impact as a real fight."
Before "Charlotte" could react, "Wriothesley's" body started moving again, his fist continuing its vicious trajectory toward her head!
"Charlotte" barely managed to twist her body, narrowly dodging a direct hit to the head—but her shoulder wasn't so lucky.
With a brutal impact, her left shoulder exploded instantly, blood splattering everywhere.
Without anything to hold it in place, her entire left arm was sent flying…
"You're not even close to being my match," "Wriothesley" said, flexing his wrist with a cold smile.
"But I have to admit, you make for a decent punching bag."
Facing the overwhelming power of "Wriothesley," Charlotte remained silent, her gaze fierce as she clutched "Monsieur Verite" tightly with her only remaining hand…
Wriothesley witnessed the entire scene unfold before his eyes.
"So, this broken camera is what you used to take a picture of me just now, huh…" Wriothesley spoke slowly.
"And it looks like you care about this piece of junk quite a lot…"
"Hahaha… Hehehe… I wonder—what kind of face would you make if I destroyed the thing you care about the most right in front of you? I'm really looking forward to it!"
Laughing wildly, "Wriothesley" charged forward once again, his target now locked onto "Monsieur Verite" in "Charlotte's" grasp!
This time, "Charlotte" didn't dodge.
Instead, she took the full impact of Wriothesley's attack with her own body…
But in the end, "Charlotte" still failed to protect "Monsieur Verite"…
"Wriothesley's" fist pierced through her abdomen, shattering the camera she had desperately shielded behind her.
As the sound of "Monsieur Verite" breaking apart echoed, its shattered components scattering across the ground, "Charlotte's" expression darkened in an instant.
A surge of eerie power, several times stronger and more intense than before, erupted from her body!
Everyone felt the shift in her aura—especially "Wriothesley."
The arrogance and composure on his face disappeared completely, replaced by a grave and serious expression…
The strength of eerie power was directly tied to negative emotions.
For example, when Neuvillette fought Dottore, Dottore injured him, making Neuvillette feel intense shame and fury.
That surge of emotions caused his eerie power to spike instantly, overwhelming Dottore to the point where he couldn't even fight back…
Perhaps some people have an untouchable weakness—a reverse scale—one that, once triggered, makes them even more terrifying and powerful…
For example, after her father's death, "Chevreuse" became so formidable that even "Clorinde" was no match for her…
…Huh?
Su Yuan suddenly felt a wave of doubt.
He had deduced that "Chevreuse" had fought "Clorinde" based on the hint from his left palm earlier…
But just now, why did it feel like he actually saw the scene play out in his mind?
Another nonexistent memory had surfaced?
Or… was his imagination really that vivid?
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