The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch - Chapter 235

Before the carriage went to the East District, Ciel spent Su Pounds on a large purchase, mainly buying a lot of food to distribute.

For this purpose, Ciel even rented about ten public carriages, using large compartments to load food and other supplies, and then distributed this food containing the virus.

The reason she chose the East District was because there were relatively fewer transcendents there compared to the West District, and their quality was also lower. The probability of failure during the reconstitution ritual here was low.

The “Plaguebringer” reconstitution ritual required infecting and killing not as many people as “Source of Cholera,” which required ten thousand. It only needed a few hundred people to complete the reconstitution ritual at a minimum level. Two to three thousand people would be considered a perfect reconstitution.

With a mature plan in place, this number was merely child’s play for Ciel.

The virus, however, limited Ciel’s potential.

As the carriages entered the East District slum, Ciel began releasing the virus. The people from the Divine Advent Church, under Ciel’s direction, continuously threw food from the carriages.

The food attracted a rush. After passing through just a few main streets, the food was completely distributed, and these streets were also already overcrowded.

Many hungry and thin poor people followed the slowly moving convoy, picking up the food that was thrown down, while thanking the “masters” on the carriages for their generosity.

In the noisy environment, Ciel, sitting in the carriage with a hint of sadness on her face, slowly took out the potion from her pocket.

The dark purple chaotic crystals collided in the bottle, emitting a piercing scream-like sound. Ciel slowly opened the stopper and drank the potion in one gulp.

The angular crystals pierced the mucous membrane of Ciel’s mouth and directly burrowed in, continuously decomposing and splitting, joining Ciel’s blood circulation. From head to toe, they brought a piercing pain to Ciel’s entire body.

This pain, after spreading throughout her body, erupted intensely in her heart. Ciel’s mind also buzzed.

The potion was rapidly eroding her body.

Ciel endured the pain and directly took out the green-ringed, black-cored ring that resembled a human pupil. She sliced her finger and directly activated the Gaze of Death Omen in her hand.

“Turn around, Percy.”

Hearing Ciel’s voice, Percy, who was controlling the horses in front, immediately stopped the carriage. She maneuvered the carriage to turn around and continuously sped back the way they came.

The buzzing in her mind continuously slowed down, but Ciel’s body’s metabolic rate was continuously accelerated by the Gaze of Death Omen. Her organs were constantly failing. Fortunately, the “Physician”‘s abilities could slightly suppress this side effect.

However, the side effects still appeared.

The high pressure in her skull caused Ciel’s eyes to constantly fill with blood. The forced path switch, combined with the undigested “Physician” potion, made the backlash of “Plaguebringer” more pronounced.

Her eyeballs were being rapidly corroded, turning into blood that flowed down her cheeks. This corrosive bloody liquid left permanent marks on Ciel’s face, as if tattooed with blood tears.

The potion whispers beside her ears and the screams outside the carriage window rose and fell. The intertwining of illusory and real sounds sent Ciel into a strange state.

The potion’s backlash began from Ciel’s eye sockets. Dark green and dark purple, barnacle-like bony shells began to spread within Ciel’s empty eye sockets. Fortunately, this symptom slowly disappeared when it reached the corners of her eyes.

And Ciel could no longer perceive any light before her eyes.

“Phew…”

Ciel threw the ring out of the window and said, “Percy, let’s leave the city…”

There was about an hour or two left until the simulation ended. The viral massacre here would definitely trigger an investigation. Ciel didn’t want to have any more conflicts with other transcendent organizations in the remaining time.

Percy steered the horses and rushed towards the area outside the city. Only after they left Ansu City and arrived outside did the carriage’s speed gradually slow down.

At this moment, Tara, sitting in front of Ciel, looked at Ciel’s face with a hint of fear…

Although she could also feel this sense of fear when looking directly into Mother Goddess’s eyes at other times… now, the fear was clearer and more pronounced than ever before.

Her face was abnormally pale and gaunt due to the side effects, her eye sockets were empty and horrifying, and there were crimson tear stains… This was definitely more shocking than any description in a horror novel.

“Ci… Lord Ciel, are you alright?”

Tara spoke tremblingly. The calm Ciel before her made her feel a little uneasy.

“Hmm?”

Ciel followed the sound and looked in Tara’s direction.

“Me?”

“I feel great.”

“It’s just Adele’s virus… there’s clearly room for optimization…”

“She’s not very good in this area.”

“Inserting bacterial genes into a virus is a genius idea, but it should have had a greater effect. If it were me…”

Ciel, who had been speaking rapidly like a research fanatic, suddenly stopped. She raised her hand and touched her eye sockets.

She felt the emptiness of her eye sockets and the hard pores deep inside that could cause trypophobia.

It was like a pomegranate with its red seeds peeled away, leaving only the chambers separated by thin membranes.

Ciel said, “Do you have any cloth strips?”

“Yes… yes.”

Tara quickly picked up the ritual knife and cut off a strip of long cloth from her black robe, handing it to Ciel before her.

Ciel took the cloth strip and tied it over her eyes, covering her empty eye sockets.

“Now, are you not so scared anymore?”

Ciel looked at Tara before her and said, “Do you want to continue hearing my thoughts? My… new work of art.”

…

【Saved】

【No.10: “Physician” Ciel】

【No.11: “Plaguebringer” Ciel】

【Reality】

【Holy Year 741, July 18th, 1:45 PM】

【Evaluation: Holy crap! Horror movie ghost!】

【You have found a way to kill Forte. Now… all that’s left is to put it into practice, right? This is something that can only be tested in reality… Killing Forte in the simulation will only trigger a rewind and leave Forte with more information】

【You have met another new Other Side creature, but… it seemed to talk a bit too much ^^_】

【Accept this. This is what you deserve based on your performance.】

【Rewards: Fate Points × 41, 【Precognitive Sight Lv.3】】

【Fate Points: 581】

【Precognitive Sight Lv.3: Passive skill. Allows you to see the state of all things 1.5 seconds in the future. A complete panoramic view of the future within a 15-meter radius will form in your mind】

“Phew…”

Ciel slowly exhaled and opened her eyes.

Sunlight shone partly into the room through the curtains, causing a slight stinging sensation in Ciel’s eyes. Tara, before her, was startled and immediately straightened her back upon seeing Ciel open her eyes. Her gaze shifted slightly to the side, looking a little guilty.

She had saved two save files at once…

Precognitive Sight Lv.3 had also been greatly enhanced. Now, Ciel had a 3D map encompassing a 15-meter radius in her mind, and she could easily know everything within this range 1.5 seconds into the future.

This was undoubtedly a significant boost for Ciel.

Although the time was still 1.5 seconds, Ciel essentially had a 15-meter unobstructed view. No action within this range could escape her control.

Rubbing her slightly aching temples, Ciel looked at Tara before her. She also noticed that Tara’s expression seemed a little off.

“What’s wrong, Tara?”

Ciel asked, “Did something happen just now?”

“No… nothing.”

Tara quickly shook her head. She swallowed and cautiously looked up at Ciel. She asked weakly, “Lord Ciel… did you really not feel anything just now?”

“Should I have felt something?”

Ciel asked back with a little curiosity.

“No… nothing.”

Tara shook her head repeatedly.

But under Ciel’s continuous gaze, more and more beads of sweat appeared on Tara’s forehead. Finally, unable to bear the pressure from Ciel’s constant gaze, her knees gave way directly, and she knelt before Ciel.

“Woo woo woo… Please forgive me, Lord Ciel. I shouldn’t have poked your face with my finger when you were defenseless. Your humble servant should not have had such wicked thoughts of testing you. Please believe me, Lord Ciel, I have already overcome all wicked thoughts in my heart…”

Ciel: “…”

No, I was completely defenseless just now, as if I was asleep. Why would loyal Tara have wicked thoughts?

It seems that in the future, she shouldn’t let Tara watch her when she enters the simulation. Besides Avena, it seems others are not entirely trustworthy.

“Never mind…”

Ciel waved her hand, not pursuing the matter. She said, “There are some things you need to do. Write a letter and call Percy over.”

Now, business came first.