Leaving the room where Ava Zimmerman was imprisoned, Victor Quintero suddenly spoke again,
"Don’t you plan to go see Azura Loomis? She’s in a pretty miserable state right now."
Perhaps the vigilance against Ava Zimmerman earlier was still hanging on, Chase Jennings almost instinctively refused without thinking,
"No!"
Victor Quintero glanced at him, then awkwardly said,
"I’m asking Scarlett Jenner."
Chase Jennings: ...
Scarlett knew he might want to discuss the issues arising from the forced interruption of the Face Changing Technique with her. Thinking that she hadn’t witnessed what happens to people whose faces are changed, she nodded and said,
"Then let’s go see her."
Chase Jennings saw her answer so straightforwardly and felt he seemed overly concerned, so he followed up,
"Then I’ll go with you to meet her."
It’s not that he harbored any thoughts towards Azura Loomis, he just purely wanted to see what she looked like now.
Scarlett couldn’t help but glance at Chase Jennings, ultimately resisting the urge to dismiss him.
Victor Quintero then led them to another room.
Different from Ava Zimmerman’s room, the room Azura Loomis was in had a sealed glass window outside, through which the person’s appearance inside could be seen.
Upon seeing the situation inside the room with Azura Loomis, even Scarlett couldn’t help but stiffen.
Chase Jennings instinctively took a step back, pointing at the person inside, disbelief filling his voice,
"She... you say she’s Azura Loomis?"
Victor Quintero wasn’t surprised by Chase Jennings’ reaction, for now Azura Loomis indeed seemed somewhat different from ordinary people.
"When we found her in Ava Zimmerman’s apartment, she was already like this."
Just as Victor Quintero previously said, Azura Loomis now indeed appeared pitiful.
It was mentioned earlier that the Face Changing Technique primarily acts on the Soul Body; changes in the Soul Body also affect external appearance.
Therefore, from their angle, Azura Loomis, whose face was mostly taken away by Ava Zimmerman, appeared faceless.
Aside from her nose and mouth, other parts of Azura Loomis’ face seemed to be smeared over by something, completely obscuring her original appearance from sight.
To say, it looked like an unformed sculpture.
Azura Loomis, looking like this, would probably be called a monster by others.
No wonder even Chase Jennings had such a reaction seeing her now.
"Ava Zimmerman’s Face Changing Technique is actually essentially complete. Although we interrupted it, Azura Loomis’ face couldn’t revert back, and the bureau is still researching possible recovery methods. We’ll also invite Mystical Sect seniors specializing in Dissolving Techniques later to assist in the research."
The Security Bureau’s actions weren’t out of sympathy or anything.
Firstly, in the Face Changing Technique case, Azura Loomis was indeed the victim.
Secondly, there was academic research consideration.
Many Forbidden Techniques aren’t allowed to be inherited, not to mention dissolving methods; sometimes encountering them, one might not even recognize what kind of magic it is.
The Face Changing Technique belongs to the type of Forbidden Technique that is heard of but lacks recorded dissolving methods.
For people of the Mystical Sect, these Forbidden Techniques are rarely encountered in daily life, but when they are encountered, one can’t be ignorant.
In simple terms, Forbidden Techniques may not have to be used, but they can’t be misunderstood.
It’s like rare medical cases, encountering them, one certainly tries to find ways to overcome them.
Victor Quintero added,
"I know you have deep research in Talismanic Magic, would you like to follow along then? The dissolving techniques some Mystical Sect families possess differ from what teachers teach at the Taoism Academy."
Victor Quintero proposed this entirely out of respect for Scarlett, thinking she would be willing to learn more.
Unexpectedly, Scarlett refused without even thinking.
"Although I like researching Talismanic Magic, my identity isn’t suitable to participate in this matter."
Ultimately, Scarlett didn’t want to participate.
Azura Loomis caused so much trouble for the Jennings Family back then; it was enough Scarlett didn’t secretly cause additional punishment for her, let alone help her recover?
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Fake Heiress Turns Out to Be a True Tycoon!