Chapter 649: I'll Pluck Your Feathers and Make Them Into Clothing!

Raven's feather, after being shot into the sky, drove straight into the low wall; the feather sank into the brick surface, the exposed part still trembled slightly, and the point representing Lu Mu on the mini‑map turned hostile red.

Lu Mu really wants to kill him.

He gave him little reaction time; Lu Mu's second round of attack already caught up, and in the blink of an eye he was in front of Bai Mu Yun.

His left wing swept horizontally, and the stiff flight feathers at the tip were like irregular blades.

Bai Mu Yun instinctively raised his right arm to block; a sharp pain shot through the arm, the coat's fabric was torn with a large gash, exposing skin beneath that was seeping blood.

"Lu Mu!" he shouted, but there was no response; it seemed he had completely lost self‑awareness.

Bai Mu Yun could only try to invade his Consciousness Space.

After that strike, Lu Mu glided backward to create distance; his toe brushed the edge of the low wall lightly, and he rose silently into the air.

The massive wings behind him unfurled completely, the already dim light blocked by Tianmian City looking even more pitiful, the wingspan wider than Bai Mu Yun remembered, and some feather tips still bore dark, dried residue.

Bai Mu Yun's eyebrows knit even tighter.

How gruesome......

An invisible energy radiated from his hand, and black mist gradually enveloped Lu Mu, offering no resistance.

Is it because his consciousness is being controlled? There is no obstacle; just pull him into the Illusion Realm.

Lu Mu adjusted his angle in the air, the glow in his pupils brightened briefly, drawing his attention back to Bai Mu Yun.

Bai Mu Yun invaded Lu Mu's Consciousness Space, and at the same time Lu Mu swooped down from the sky.

Bai Mu Yun sidestepped the first strike, but when the second came sweeping from the side he couldn't fully evade; the massive force slammed into his shoulder, sending him plummeting off the rooftop.

His body, wrapped in wind, fell downward; sky and ground flashed alternately in his view, and his back struck the hard, stone‑strewn ground directly.

When his spine hit the ground, his vision dimmed for a brief instant.

Ugh, I've had too many tranquil days.

The wound split open by the feather blade was closing, and the concentration of Mutation factors around him was even rising; such an environment strengthens Aberrant Species, but at most reaches the level inside Tianmian City's barrier.

If this continues, the world will sooner or later become another wasteland.

So, he hates brainless idiots.

His abilities simply cannot affect Lu Mu; the stupid bird's consciousness has been completely stripped away, leaving only the Aberrant Species' attack instinct.

Aside from his human‑like appearance, the current Lu Mu is no different from other Aberrant Species.

It seems he was captured again and taken to a lab, transformed into this half‑human, half‑ghost form.

Lu Mu flamboyantly circled high in the sky, drawing the attention of many students; thus, regardless of the battle's outcome, their existence would inevitably be exposed.

Thinking of that, Bai Mu Yun also became a bit self‑destructive, shedding his disguise and channeling all his energy into accelerating self‑healing.

In fact, not much changed; the well‑kept horns on his head were ripped off by some shameless guys, and the new horn that sprouted was only a tiny tip because the world's Mutation factor is too low.

If you don't look closely at his non‑human horizontal pupils, probably no one would notice his equally non‑human nature.

He lifted his head, gazing at the constantly circling figure above; the eyes glowing green remained fixed on Bai Mu Yun below, as if seeking a chance to strike.

Bai Mu Yun slowly sat up and brushed the ash off his shoulder.

"...... Hey, Lu Mu."

The golden horizontal pupils reflected Lu Mu's circling silhouette; faint Ying Guang Lu glints flickered in Bai Mu Yun's eyes—equally eerie, yet more penetrating.

"If you don't wake up soon, I'll tear your wings off and use them as clothing decorations."

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"X‑Xiao Xie......!"

Zhiruo shouted instinctively; Yang Yixie's speed was too fast, and Sister Zhang's body blocked Zhiruo's view. Before she could figure out what happened, she saw Yang Yixie kick the little girl up with a single foot.

"Mom, I'm fine."

Yang Yixie crouched back beside his mother, soothingly patting her hand, pretending to be obedient.

Is this a question of whether you're okay?!

Min Tianyou looked up and saw a familiar face rush into his sight; although Yang Yixie didn't glance at him and walked toward the woman in that corner, Min Tianyou could recognize that face even if it turned to ash!

"It's you, Ying Duo!"

However, this world's Ying Duo is surprisingly normal, without any odd hair color, with a normal expression, even able to converse normally, looking just like an ordinary person......

But his combat power is still not weak.

Yet that woman calls Ying Duo——Xiao Xie?

Is that Ying Duo's real name?

Before Min Tianyou could think too much, Luo Jinyou grabbed Min Tianyou's arm from behind; he immediately lowered his head to check Luo Jinyou's condition.

Luo Jinyou's condition was much better than Hong Ling's; he wasn't driven into a berserk state, though the energy still provoked Aberrant Species aggression.

"Destroy that thing first!"

"The Ying Duo of this world...... no, it should be Yang Yixie; he's just an ordinary person."

The words Yang Yichen once said resurfaced in Luo Jinyou's mind; although he knows the Yang Yixie he mentions is Ying Duo, he has no entanglement with these troubles in this world.

It's only a disturbance of this scale; they can handle it themselves.

Min Tianyou reacted quickly; as soon as Luo Jinyou finished speaking, a thin layer of ice formed on his palm, the edge swiftly contracting into a sharp cone aimed at the pendant on the ground.

"Ck—"

Cracks appeared on the stone's surface, spreading from the center like a spiderweb; the green light leaking through the fissures grew brighter, indicating something was being released.

The fragments of the Ying Guang Lu stone scattered everywhere, like sugar cubes smashed forcefully, but within, a bizarre black energy was expanding outward at tremendous speed.

That energy rapidly expanded and formed in the air, its edges sprouting several thick tendrils that made a slime‑dragging sound; a massive deep‑sea creature lurking inside gradually revealed its true form.

A thick tentacle swung down, precisely snatching Hong Ling on the first floor.

After Yang Yixie kicked Hong Ling to the first floor, she no longer rampaged at people, merely curling up in a corner, trying to suppress the inexplicable surge of brutality within.

Her body was lifted from the ground by the tentacle; her attempts to struggle only caused the tentacle to coil tighter.