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Chapter 171

The moment Winnie’s eyes fell upon the skull, a chill flickered in their depths.

It was as if she’d expected it, yet it still caught her by surprise.

The skull in front of her brought back vivid memories of the abandoned school building where Springer and Amber had once faced peril. The image of a skull wrapped in a red cocoon, oozing malevolence and fueled by resentment, was hard to shake off.

The same oppressive aura, the same anger–driven presence.

She pondered for a moment, then pulled out her smartphone and dialed the Paranormal Surveillance Department.

A hunch told her that this skull, along with the one from the dilapidated school, didn’t appear by chance. The method of accumulating malevolent energy to affect the fortunes of a place seemed akin to a sinister formation.

If she was right about her hunch, they would definitely need to bring in the authorities.

The contact for the Paranormal Surveillance Department wasn’t available to the public, but there was a special liaison window on the Ghostly app.

That very morning, Winnie had used it to report an incident of someone harnessing dark magic to possess a body.

She quickly relayed the situation and location before hanging up, deciding to set up a protective barrier around the skull before the officials arrived. However, as she bent over to prepare the barrier, the blood–red skull, as if seizing the moment, sprang to

life.

From within, a dense web of silken threads shot out, aiming straight for Winnie, intent on enveloping her entirely.

But just as the threads were about to ensnare her, Winnie, seemingly prepared, dodged backward. Her hand flicked, and several Charms flew out, forming an invisible shield that trapped the threads.

Without hesitation, Winnie reached for three more Charms, this time the Thunder Charms infused with the power of a seasoned practitioner’s golden aura – her most potent weapons.

Three Thunder Charms, crackling with electricity, formed a triangle above the skull,

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sinister threads within their

weight of thunder, “Agents above

purple lightning, charged with the golden aura, tore through the cloud cover. With the

obliterated all traces

the flash of the lightning, the skull, much like the previous cocoon, was reduced to ash in the blink of an

seemed to shake the entirety of Golden Horizon Hills.

startled the birds and wildlife and also roused Mae from her slumber. She

distant flash of

that Winnie’s bed was empty. Mae sat up, looking toward the bathroom,

the dead of night, where could

the woods, Winnie gazed at the pile of ashes that once was a skull, realizing with a bit of a

skull was entirely

She carefully placed them into a vacuum–sealed bag, put on a Charm, and waited

was a middle–aged man, his appearance radiating a certain scholarly charm and warmth. His aura was equally gentle. He didn’t seem surprised to see Winnie.

EU Supernatural Department are impressive indeed. I’ve been following your appearances on the show; the future of

ears perked up at his emphasis on “publicity,” and something clicked in her mind. She asked, “I heard that the last episode only passed the censorship because of official intervention. Did you

just me. The dean of your department

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part.”

a decline in traditions

Association and the government decided to reintroduce the mystical arts

streamers was a trial; the current

its unique impact. His

you encounter anything that requires official assistance, feel free to

handed Winnie his business card.