Infinite Disasters: I Hoarded My Way to Godhood novel Chapter 149

Chapter 149: Chapter 149: Sound Manipulation, Title

Seraphina Sullivan gripped the [Poisonous Python Black Whip] in her hand. The whip’s body made a faint scraping sound in the darkness as she walked.

She took each step with caution. While the night vision from her [Analysis Glasses] was clear, her reaction time and judgment were still slightly impaired by the absolute darkness.

A long-range weapon like a whip, which offered both distance and control, was clearly more suitable at the moment than the [Silver Needle Sword] meant for [Close Combat].

As Seraphina Sullivan cautiously explored the abandoned ruins, she also took the opportunity to experiment with her newly acquired [Sound Manipulation] [Ability].

She took a light breath and tried to imitate the shriek of the [Night Rat] they had just encountered.

An almost identical, threatening "SKREEEK" escaped her throat.

The sound made Sean Chandler, who was keeping a vigilant watch beside her, jump, nearly triggering his [Beastification].

Next, she mimicked the mournful sound of wind whistling through the collapsed walls, and even perfectly replicated a garbled voice message someone had once sent in the group chat: "...The price of supplies is getting insane..."

The imitation was so lifelike it was nearly impossible to tell from the real thing.

"This [Ability] really is something," Seraphina Sullivan murmured in admiration, her eyes lighting up. ’Using this for scouting or... ambushing people would be almost impossible to defend against.’

But as soon as the words left her mouth, she glanced over to see Sean Chandler wearing an expression so complicated it bordered on utter despair.

Seraphina asked, puzzled, "What’s wrong?"

The corner of Sean Chandler’s mouth twitched. "It’s nothing... It’s just, seeing your face but hearing the deep growl I make when I use my [Beastification Ability]... and that complaint just now in a gruff man’s voice... It feels... really weird. Even a little terrifying."

The intense "uncanny valley" feeling made his skin crawl.

Seraphina Sullivan: "..."

She decided to shelve this new [Ability] for now, seeing as it was liable to inflict psychological damage on her teammate.

She refocused her attention on her surroundings.

Beneath her feet lay a shattered highway. In the distance, the shadowy silhouettes of buildings loomed like the skeletal remains of colossal beasts.

’The system really dropped us in the middle of nowhere. It looks like we’re still a long way from the city ruins.’

She frowned. ’So, where could the [Shelter] be hidden?’

Sean Chandler agreed, voicing another concern. "It’s also strange. Ever since that one giant rat, we’ve been walking for a while and haven’t run into any other monsters. That feels off."

"Yeah,"

Seraphina Sullivan agreed, her sense of caution heightening. ’Where have all the monsters in this darkness gone? The quiet is actually more unsettling.’

Flora, carrying Moe, slowly shuffled its roots along behind the two of them, its enormous flower opening and closing out of boredom.

Moe lay sprawled on Flora’s soft bud, its little head bobbing as if it were about to drift off to sleep.

And yet, the very second after Seraphina had finished lamenting the lack of monsters—

WHOOSH!

An intensely blinding beam of white light erupted from the distant horizon without any warning!

In the suffocating darkness, the light flared like a sharp sword rending the night sky.

It would undoubtedly draw the frenzied attention of every living creature under this eternal night!

...

「Elsewhere.」

"Damn my luck! Damn it! Damn it all to hell!"

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