New Gods of North America

Because she was attacked even before Wayne,

Miss Olivia was now lying in her manor in Georgeberg.

But her previous condition could only be described as "frightened," after all, even if Miss Russell had a butter knife, her combat power probably wouldn't be better than Willie's.

Moreover, Miss Russell didn't actually manage to hurt her at all.

A more significant threat, however, was the possibility Miss Olivia had previously raised—she suspected that the mastermind controlling others through the "lucky coin" was the same person who had kidnapped her before.

This matter hasn't been disclosed in the newspapers yet, so Wayne can't confirm the truth of the matter for the time being.

However, if we only speculate from the surface, given that Madame Lalarue has been identified as the mastermind behind the "lucky coin" and other incidents, and given that Miss Russell was found to have a "lucky coin" on her when she attacked Miss Olivia,

then the simple conclusion is that Madame Lalarue is very likely one of the real culprits in the previous kidnapping case.

Tsk tsk tsk,

First, she kidnapped someone from Georgia to Illinois, and now she's running to Virginia to plan an attack.

Ordinary wanted criminals can't run this far when fleeing from justice.

That Madame Lalarue is really chasing after Miss Olivia relentlessly, quite persistent.

The manor's housekeeper was in a state of high alert at this time, while the bodyguards guarded Miss Olivia's bedroom suite like a bank vault.

Inessa went to the bedside to check Miss Olivia's physical condition, pricked her finger, took some blood, dripped it into a test tube with medicine, and then said that Miss Olivia was probably about to "awaken."

"How long does it usually take for someone like her to wake up?" Wayne asked from the side.

Inessa shook her head after hearing this:

"I don't know. The so-called 'awakening' refers to a state in which a creature merges with extraordinary power without losing its vitality or falling into madness. Not everyone can necessarily wake up."

Hmm...

Wayne secretly glanced towards the door—because a woman had entered the young lady's bedroom, the door was open to avoid suspicion, and there were many servants supervising and waiting from near and far—suddenly feeling that this scene looked a bit like the Feast at Hongmen.

Fortunately, Inessa wasn't completely helpless. At this time, she changed a test tube, gently lifted Miss Olivia's little head, and fed the comatose young lady the potion:

"The problem may lie with the extraordinary person who used the ability. If the other party's level is high enough, or if they have special extraordinary abilities, it is possible to be reborn in disguise through their 'anchor point' or 'mark' left behind."

"Even if the level is slightly lower, it may worsen the condition of the contaminated after death. This is also the real source of the so-called 'post-mortem resentment' in many horror stories."

"The situation in this regard is very complicated, even the Holy See, which has studied exorcism for thousands of years, has not yet been able to fully ensure that the contaminated are safe and sound. Basically, they can only rely on themselves to get through it."

"However, Miss Olivia's current situation is relatively optimistic. After all, after being 'contaminated' in the kidnapping case, she has always shown a clear ability to adapt. The risk is at least much lower than those who have lost their minds."

Wayne thought for a while, "Could that stone tablet fragment also be useful for her current condition?"

Inessa shook her head violently:

"Extraordinary people have different 'resistance' to spiritual power in different fields. It is harmless to you, but it may be fatal to Miss Olivia."

"From the fact that she was 'attracted' to the stone tablet fragment before, it can be seen that the fragment seems to have a great impact on her. Even if it is a strong positive impact, it may not be beneficial in her current state. Even if you want to try, you should at least wait until she is stable."

Alright,

Then it seems we can only wait.

Fortunately, Miss Olivia trusts the detective agency enough.

According to her previous instructions, in addition to the family doctor and the detective agency, the servants in the manor only seemed to try to contact the Fisk family, and did not tell the local church or others that she had fallen into a coma.

...

Olivia Fisk found that her dream this time,

had become different from before.

Before, what she saw in her dreams were always scenes that she was familiar with or had imagined,

even if it became dark or filled with black mist, at least the "scene itself" would be something she had "seen" before.

But this time, she found herself in a completely unfamiliar and bizarre mansion,

still in the attic at the top of the mansion.

There are stairs leading down, and you can see the mansion's corridors with their gorgeous decorations, exquisite oil paintings, and thick carpets,

but you can't go down at all, and you always return to this floor.

The attic seems unusually spacious. If you look at the layout of the house alone, the area of this attic should not be larger than her own home,

but when you go inside, there are rooms connected to rooms connected to rooms.

As if you could spend your whole life and still not reach the end.

Each room has different tortures, various human skins peeled off with layers of scars, large and small heads with normal holes sewn up but the tops opened, various organs that have been removed but are still fresh, and their original owners...

The rooms are filled with wails and screams of fear, but outside the rooms, there always seems to be faint cheers and applause.

Of course,

there are also the shadows that still don't know where they will attack from at any time, but always seem to want to completely devour her.

Olivia felt that she had probably come to the so-called "hell" this time,

and the shadows were obviously stronger than before.

However, the torture chambers have no shortage of various torture instruments and weapons. She constantly walks through those rooms that do not fit her aesthetic tastes, changing different weapons to deal with the repeatedly appearing shadows,

Originally, she had also thought about imitating the various terrifying scenes in the room and doing the same things to the shadows to relieve her emotions and fears,

but after thinking about it again, she felt that it was not something a lady should do.

Forget it.

After traversing an unknown number of seemingly endless rooms, she realized that "doors" might not be the correct path,

then she dragged a double-edged axe, came to a wall that didn't seem to connect to any roads, and swung the giant axe while rotating her body.

With a "crack—" sound, followed by the "sizzle" sound of wood breaking, blood-like blue liquid flowed out from the damaged part of the wall,

solved the shadows that suddenly went crazy again, chopped a few more times, then dealt with the shadows again, and so on.

The wall finally seemed to be broken through,

Olivia saw a dazzling light shining in from the gap, slightly dazzling, and then the light instantly filled the entire field of vision.

Olivia raised her hand to slightly cover her eyes to avoid direct sunlight,

then she saw Wayne's head suddenly hanging upside down from above her vision...

The expression on Wayne's face seemed very happy, then he turned his head to look at the other side:

"Inessa, come quickly, Miss Olivia is awake! See, I told you it would be useful to draw the curtains and let her bask in the sun, right?"