Help! The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama!

Chapter 15: Chapter 14: Affinity Soaring

The massive beast’s shadow enveloped Shen Tang.

The black panther sniffed the ”prey” beneath it, its low growl hoarse like muffled thunder, emanating a strong scent of blood. Its thick, sharp claws pressed on Shen Tang’s chest, leaving long bloodstains across her front.

Just like a cat that enjoys toying with a struggling mouse.

Shen Tang had no doubt that once the panther finished playing, it would bite her to death!

Terrified, Shen Tang swallowed hard, her desire to survive reaching its peak, struggling to gather her spiritual power.

She was not from this world and had never used spiritual power before; she thought it would be difficult. But as she closed her eyes and slipped into a trance, she found the Spirit Tree within her sea of consciousness.

Yet, the Spirit Tree was just a broken, withered trunk.

She climbed to the top of the withered trunk and found a small sapling.

The little seedling thrived on the decayed old wood, miraculously bursting with new life.

Spiritual power flowed from the seedling’s branches and leaves, permeating Shen Tang’s entire body, and converging in the palms of her hands.

The pure white light touched the black fog on the black panther, and the eerie fog quickly dissipated.

It worked!

Shen Tang increased the flow of spiritual power, and the black fog clinging to the black panther became increasingly thin...

The madness in the black panther’s eyes gradually subsided, and when the black aura completely disappeared, the panther’s head tilted, and it fainted from exhaustion.

Shen Tang seemed to see the black panther giving her a profound look before it lost consciousness, but she wasn’t sure whether it had regained its senses.

Military medics arrived with equipment to examine the black panther’s physical condition, overjoyed, ”Beast God’s shelter! Xiao Jin’s mental frenzy value has dropped to within the normal range! Quick! Quickly get him to the medical vehicle!”

Xiao Jin’s mental agitation had originally surpassed 90, and even the comfort of an A-level female could do nothing to save him.

Only an S-level female could!

But wasn’t Shen Tang this useless person who had long lost her spiritual power?

Could it be that her spiritual power had recovered!?

Such a miracle had never happened before in history, but the reality was staring them in the face. Even the speculation on that front was enough to shock all the beastmen present.

Shi Yin stared at Shen Tang with a poisonous gaze, trembling with anger, her long nails digging into her palm, almost drawing blood.

No!

No way!

She couldn’t believe it; it was certainly an accident, surely Shen Tang, this hideous freak, had done some trickery!

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, Jia Lan’s affinity +15.]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, Xue Yinzhou’s affinity +19.]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, Shen Li’s affinity has skyrocketed, now removed from dislike, current affinity is 10! Reward: Skin Repair Ointment!]

Shen Tang had just gotten up when she heard the system’s notification in her head. Before she could even rejoice, everything went black, and her body fell heavily to the ground.

Shen Li, who was closest, hurried to her side, kneeled down, and pulled Shen Tang into his arms to prevent her head from hitting and bleeding. He turned his head, coldly asking the approaching military doctor, ”What’s wrong with her?”

His voice carried a hint of nervousness, even he himself hadn’t noticed.

The doctor quickly performed a full-body examination on Shen Tang, soon sighing in relief. Seeing Xue Yinzhou and Jia Lan also approaching, he explained to the three beast husbands, ”The female’s constitution is too weak, overuse of spiritual power has led to physical exhaustion. She’ll be fine after receiving some nutrients and resting for a while.”

”Tsk, I told her to eat less; her body ended up like this with even a little use of spiritual power, what a weakling.” Jia Lan simply felt this fat woman had brought it on herself. And she still dared to drag out the divorce? A fool with desires but no ability.

”Alright, enough. Get her to the medical room.” Shen Li frowned and said. After all, they were Shen Tang’s beast husbands; they couldn’t really let anything happen to her.

”You carry her then. She’s so fat, I can’t lift her.” Jia Lan’s eyes were full of disdain. He said this and then left.

Xue Yinzhou gave the unconscious Shen Tang a slight glance, said nothing, and then merged into the night, disappearing.

Those two bastards!

Shen Li cursed under his breath, lifted the unconscious Shen Tang with large strides towards the medical room. Fortunately, he was a robust Sixth Rank male; otherwise, an average beastman couldn’t even carry this nearly three-hundred-pound woman! By the time he got to the medical room, his arms were cramping, more exhausting than hunting polluters outside!

When this fat woman wakes up, she’s going on a strict diet. If she gets any fatter, I really won’t be able to carry her.

After bandaging Shen Tang’s wounds, the military doctor administered a vial of nutrients. More than half an hour later, she slowly regained consciousness.

The room was filled with the smell of disinfectant. Other than a military doctor in a white coat, there was no one else by the bed.

Am I in a medical vehicle?

I seemed to have fainted; who brought me here?

Shen Tang assumed it was the staff, not thinking much of it.

”You’re awake, are you feeling any other discomfort?” the doctor routinely asked.

Shen Tang just felt particularly tired, as if she had a night full of nightmares and then got harshly beaten. Other than that, she was okay.

She shook her head, ”Thank you, doctor, I’m fine.”

”Shen Tang, the City Lord has called you over.” A beastman came to inform her.

Shen Tang put on her coat and followed the beastman to the City Lord’s temporary tent, where there was another elderly man she didn’t know, holding a gray crystal stone. Even the City Lord showed him great respect.

”This is Kunda, a Spirit Identifier who can test for the awakening of spiritual power in females,” the City Lord introduced to Shen Tang.

If this Princess truly regained S-level spiritual power, it would be a momentous event for the entire country!

Now that the Princess was in his hands, she naturally became his bargaining chip. If he used her to blackmail the Empire, he might be able to escape the polluted land.

Of course, the City Lord didn’t voice these thoughts, instead, he suppressed the ideas and cruelty in his eyes, putting on a very kind demeanor, ”Shen Tang, all the beastmen present witnessed your successful rescue of Xiao Jin. I know you’ve endured many grievances and difficulties at the shelter this past year, but as long as you’ve regained your spiritual power, everyone will respect and love you!”

”Thank you for informing me, City Lord. I understand. Please, Spirit Identifier, begin the test.” Shen Tang nodded.

”Good child, place your hand on the crystal stone and channel your spiritual power...”

Following Mr. Kunda’s instructions, Shen Tang injected her spiritual power into the spirit stone, which then erupted in a burst of intense white light!

The City Lord and Kunda’s faces lit up with surprise.

But the next second, the white light quickly dimmed, leaving only a faint glow.

Mr. Kunda said with some disappointment, ”C-level spiritual power, but that’s still quite good, child. I hope you can save more beastman warriors trapped in darkness.”

The City Lord’s thick brows furrowed, ”Just C-level spiritual power, how could this be? She saved an on-the-edge S-level beastman; only the legendary S-level spiritual power could achieve that, at the very least A Spiritual Power. Mr. Kunda, could you have made a mistake?”

Mr. Kunda shook his head, ”Please trust in my expertise, Sir Shi Lun. The testing crystal stone doesn’t make mistakes; she indeed only possesses C-level spiritual power.”

Seeing the City Lord still in disbelief, Mr. Kunda continued to explain, ”S-level spiritual power females are extremely powerful. Throughout the Empire’s history, there have only been five of them. Records state that they can rescue hundreds of beastman warriors, maddened on the battlefield, in one go. It’s unlikely one would faint after just one soothing session.”

The City Lord was deeply disappointed, yet there was indeed no evidence to refute.

Perhaps it was just Shen Tang’s last flash of brilliance before her spiritual power was entirely lost.

The City Lord waved in disappointment, ”You’ve just woken up, you should go back to rest.”

”Thank you, City Lord and Mr. Kunda, I will take my leave now.”

Once outside the tent, Shen Tang also inquired with the system, puzzled.

”Didn’t you say my spiritual power had recovered? Why is it only C-level spiritual power?”