Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1538

Standing in the center of the array, Maya was the first to feel the pulling force in her very soul. She recognized that sensation.

Back then, when that man used the face swap on her, she had gone through the same agony. How could altering the very essence of one's soul not be painful?

She hadn't expected to endure that same pain a second time.

What made it even harder to accept was the fact that Shannon knew how to undo the face swap. How could she? Neither the mystic arts community nor the Special Security Agency had figured it out!

Everybody watched as Maya revealed looks of grotesqueness. Shannon continued the ritual while the others continued pulling back Presley.

Soon enough, the seal Freya had placed on Maya's mouth was the first to break, and the latter immediately let out a painful scream. "Shannon!"

Following that, her face began to show changes.

Everyone held their breath, eyes fixed on the scene unfolding before them. Even Presley, who had been struggling, momentarily froze.

Maya's face and soul seemed to be pulled in all directions, as though caught in a force coming from every side. The next moment, it was as if a barrier had been torn open, and her face reappeared before everyone.

As they took in the sight, there was a collective pause.

It wasn't just the audience in the livestream. Cale and the others, who had been restraining Presley, were equally stunned. They looked at each other in confusion, then turned to Shannon, unsure what to make of it.

Presley went from his initial daze to a gradual fury as he glared at Shannon. "Hey, is that what you wanted to show me? Now, who's the blind one here? You're so cocky and reckless! I'm going to report you!"

Accompanied by Presley's furious roar, Maya, positioned at the center of the array, glanced at Shannon, her eyes subtly flashing with a triumphant smirk.

As soon as Shannon spoke, Maya's heart sank with an intense sense of dread. She struggled desperately to break free from the mystic chain, but it was already too late.

With a flick of her hand, Shannon activated the array's seals once more, and the second wave of soul-ripping pain hit her like a tidal wave.

Maya screamed in agony, black smoke starting to seep from her face. The moment Shannon saw the black smoke, her expression shifted sharply.

Tortoise the System, who had been lying atop Maya's head, was already poised for action. Without hesitation, it darted forward, sinking its teeth into the black smoke and yanking it toward itself.

As the black smoke was torn away from her face, everyone once again witnessed a chilling sight.

Her features began to shift once more. As the black smoke was pulled away, it seemed as though her very face—once veiled and altered—was being ripped off along with it.