Single Mother of a Werewolf Baby novel Chapter 319

Chapter 319: When all is Lost

Eleanor suddenly realised she was in a precarious position. Along with her vision, hearing, and sense of touch, even her awareness of self had faded. Apart from the pull of gravity, she could sense nothing at all. Her abilities were blocked, just as they had been in the previous levels.

"What an annoying way to train one’s sense of danger," Eleanor thought bitterly. This level might well be the hardest of the trial. By stripping away her senses, it forced her to rely solely on instinct.

She understood all too clearly how traumatic such a situation could be. To be surrounded by silence on all sides was far more terrifying than facing a horde of monsters. It could make one believe they were already dead.

"Fine. I just have to endure it. It’s only pain. I won’t give up so easily."

She relaxed her entire body, and her presence began to fade, as though she had died on the spot.

She closed her eyes, though it made no difference in this environment. She prepared herself for an attack, and released her killing intent. The instant she did, danger flooded in from all directions.

"Shit!" She cursed inwardly, immediately retreating and lashing out with a kick towards the point where she sensed the threat.

Her strike connected with bone. With her sense of touch suppressed, she couldn’t identify her opponent. Pain flared, but she clenched her teeth and remained silent. At the same time, she braced herself for the counterattack... but none came.

Minutes passed. Eleanor could no longer sense any danger, which only deepened her unease. She was certain the threat was right in front of her, yet there was no killing intent, no hostility, not even the sound of breathing or movement. Everything was deathly still.

She began to wonder whether her opponent reacted only to her killing intent. After waiting a while longer, she released it once more.

Danger surged around her almost instantly.

She tried to block the incoming assault, but the force sent her crashing across the ground. This time, she vaguely sensed that her opponent was not human—most likely a monster.

The impact was so heavy that she coughed up blood. She could feel the force ripple through her body as she hastily steadied herself.

So the monster is extremely sensitive to killing intent, she reasoned. But it, too, lacks vision and hearing. I’m not sure about touch. If it’s the same for both of us, then we’re trapped in identical circumstances.

As she struggled to recover from her injuries, she began to devise a plan.

"I don’t know how strong it is, or how large this room might be. I need a way to see in this darkness without provoking it. The first step is to map the room manually."

Forcing herself upright, she chose a direction at random and moved forward until her path was blocked by a wall. She placed her right hand against the surface and advanced as quietly as possible, careful not to alert the monster.

After some time, she had traced the boundaries of the chamber. It formed a circle with a radius of roughly a hundred feet. As for the height, she had no way of knowing yet, but given the size of the space, she suspected the monster was enormous.

By now, she was certain that releasing her killing intent would immediately draw its attention and trigger an attack. If not for her mastery of suppressing her presence, she would already have been subjected to a relentless barrage.

This was a truly difficult fight. With neither side able to track the other, they were locked in a stalemate, incapable of acting unless one revealed intent first.

Now she knew what had to be done.

She needed to break beyond the boundaries of her senses... to see without seeing. She had to enter that state as naturally as breathing itself. Like the surface of still water, she needed to perceive everything without disturbing it at all. Only when she clearly perceived her target would she strike, and in that instant, everything would react.

"Once I break past my limit, I’ll be able to sense the area around me without releasing my presence at all. It’ll be like seeing while blindfolded. If I can do this with all my senses suppressed, I’ll be able to take the initiative against this monster," she thought.

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