Chapter 257: “Bridge of Communication

When Lu Mian heard the plan of the Society of Bliss before, his first reaction was that Susanna had gotten one thing wrong—a crucial thing.

What was sealed in his body was not the pollution of an Angel level, but a real Angel!

The former had no self-awareness and reacted entirely by instinct. Unless the seal could be broken and it could re-establish contact with the main body, it was just a pile of explosives whose detonator had been temporarily removed. Although there was still a possibility of explosion, for evil god believers like Susanna, the situation was clearly controllable.

As long as they found the right method, with the help of the environment inside the "Shadow Tree" that cut off reality, the various arrangements of the ritual, and the gaze of the evil god during the sacrifice, they could completely avoid letting the pollution of the Angel level threaten themselves after breaking the seal, and sacrifice it to the "Mother Tree of Desire."

But the latter could think, had a brain, and possessed powerful initiative. It was impossible to watch itself being sacrificed with open eyes.

Once the seal was completely broken, could Susanna and Xia Ludi really deal with a real Angel?

One was a Sequence 5 evil spirit that had failed to obtain divinity and had to rely on the "Shadow Tree" to possess a tiny bit of divinity; the other was clearly still an "actor" with uncontrollable performance desires. A real Angel was at least Sequence 2, could be called "He," and was almost equivalent to a god in ancient times, called a "servant god." The gap between the two sides was as large as that between a Saint and an ordinary person.

Lu Mian didn't think of ways to escape from Termiboros here at first because he was worried that this insidious and hateful Angel would take this opportunity to make him do some things that looked normal on the surface but secretly helped Him penetrate more power out of the seal.

In that case, the final outcome would likely be Lu Mian's death, Susanna's death, Xia Ludi's death, the "Shadow Tree" being destroyed or shrinking back underground, and Termiboros truly descending into this world.

Now, Lu Mian, having no other way, had to walk on this tightrope set up over the abyss, hoping to maintain balance.

If he were the slightest bit careless later, he would fall and be unable to be saved.

As soon as his words fell, Termiboros's thick and magnificent voice rang in his ears.

Since the first time he heard and rejected the other party's temptation, although Lu Mian had successfully remembered the existence of this Angel, he had never communicated with Him again. He could only perceive that His fate was linked to his own through the abnormal development or, say, destined development of some things around him, and He hadn't given up yet, still making certain attempts.

Today, after many days, Lu Mian heard Termiboros's words directly again, truly feeling that an Angel was sealed in his body.

Termiboros's voice carried a bit of ease and comfort, echoing layer by layer in his ears:

"If looking down on me can let me break free from the seal, then I hope they look down on me even more.

"This is a very good environment. I have been waiting for such an environment. Even if you die in a moment and the seal loses its anchor, people outside will not be able to perceive the corresponding changes and will not be able to stop me from getting rid of the shackles in time.

"They might not kill you directly, but as long as they try to break the seal and perform the act of sacrifice, I can let the destined fate happen in advance, leave your body, and destroy their ritual."

Termiboros said so much, and the implication seemed to be:

This is the opportunity I have been waiting for!

Why should I help you? Just wait patiently for the outcome!

Lu Mian fell silent and jumped away from his original position.

The tree roots there cracked, growing wet, light-colored giant flowers. The giant flowers bloomed petal by petal, just like the abyss opening its mouth.

*Achoo! *

Lu Mian smelled the occult smelling salts again, letting his thoughts break free from drowsiness.

He then raised his head, looking up at Susanna Mattise in the high sky, laughing almost crazily:

"Haha, you are the stupidest people I have ever seen!

"You actually set up this ritual without knowing anything. Did you have your brains hollowed out because you believe in the 'Mother Tree of Desire,' or were your brains filled with various liquids?

"I tell you, what is sealed in my body is not the pollution of an Angel level, but a real Angel! His name is Termiboros!

"As long as you break the seal in a moment, He will descend here, kill you all, break this dirty, broken fallen tree on the spot, and throw it into the cesspit!

"If I were you, I would stop the ritual now and let me leave!"

Susanna Mattise, who was constantly changing positions in the virtualized canopy, cast her gaze downward.

She looked at Lu Mian and said with a smile:

"Are you bluffing again? You really like to bluff too much. I suffered from your loss last time, and I won't be fooled again this time."

On a branch not far from her, on the surface of the Golden Rooster Hotel wrapped in vines and branches, one of the revealed windows reflected the figure of the playwright Gabriel.

He held a fountain pen, crazily writing his name on paper, just like those famous writers signing for readers.

He was trapped in the desire of the "Chaser of Light" script being sought after and finally becoming famous.

Susanna Mattise further said:

"Moreover, we have considered the possibility that it is not pollution but an Angel.

"So, under the revelation of the god, we modified the key links of the ritual. In a moment, we will use you as the main sacrifice, with the seal and the Angel attached, and send them together to the great 'Mother Tree of Desire.' This will not affect the final effect.

"Sacrifice is not cooking; it doesn't have to be made into dishes. All we need to do is send the sacrifice to the god. As for how to cook you, how to cook the seal on you and the Angel in your body, that is decided by the great 'Mother Tree of Desire' herself.

"Otherwise, why do you think I didn't really attack you? That might cause the seal to be broken in advance!

"Don't think about threatening me with suicide either. I will give you a strong desire to live."

This made Termiboros sound like a valuable gift that would run away by itself, the seal like a locked box, and Lu Mian like exquisite packaging. Susanna and Xia Ludi didn't intend to dismantle the packaging, open the box, take out the gift inside, and send it to the "Mother Tree of Desire," but were prepared to send the box and packaging together to the god to avoid the huge risks that might exist.

After hearing Susanna Mattise's words, Lu Mian was not surprised, not afraid, and not disappointed or frustrated.

He lowered his head slightly, looked at his left chest, and curled his lips again:

"Termiboros, did you hear that? You will be packed and sent to that god called the 'Mother Tree of Desire,' and you won't be given a chance to break free from the seal.

"I don't know how the 'Mother Tree of Desire' will deal with you, but I think it shouldn't be a good thing. Do you really want to wait for the final outcome as a bystander?"

This time, Termiboros didn't respond to Lu Mian immediately. After a few seconds, His voice echoed in a low, overlapping way:

"Pull out your 'Fallen Mercury' and give the trunk of the 'Shadow Tree' a stab. It must pierce into the second layer of bark."

Lu Mian was startled and said:

"Can the fate of the 'Shadow Tree' also be exchanged?"

Termiboros's voice restored that magnificent feeling:

"It couldn't before, but it can now.

"That tree itself has a certain living characteristic, equivalent to a mythical tree-man that hasn't truly been born with wisdom."

Lu Mian didn't hesitate. His left hand went inward, passing through the crimson flame cloak and the robe made of flesh and blood, and pulled out the silver-black short blade with layers of evil patterns superimposed.

He leaned his body slightly, carrying the flowing crimson flames, and ran toward the trunk of the "Shadow Tree" like a cheetah, jumping continuously on the way, avoiding the cracks and the blooming giant flowers.

Seeing Lu Mian have a new action, Susanna Mattise, although not too concerned and not believing he could truly harm the "Shadow Tree" and herself, was still cautious. She planned to ignite his desires directly and create corresponding hallucinations, letting him go to "communicate" with some flower or some tree hole.

Susanna Mattise's emerald eyes reflected Lu Mian's figure wearing a flesh robe and a flame cloak, her eyes instantly becoming moist.

She originally hoped to see the target change direction immediately and lunge toward the light-colored giant flower, but Lu Mian didn't seem to be affected at all, rushing straight to the brownish-green trunk.

Under the body covered by the flame cloak, Lu Mian's right hand had been holding the occult smelling salts, placing it in front of his nose.

This made his tears flow continuously, and he wanted to sneeze but couldn't, but he still forcibly endured it with the endurance ability of a "Monk."

Susanna Mattise was quite puzzled by this. With her level and sequence, even if the other party was holding occult smelling salts and smelling it the whole time, he shouldn't be completely unaffected.

Normally, given the strength gap between the two sides, it was entirely possible for her to make him sneeze while looking for the light-colored giant flower and the brownish-green crack while he was smelling the occult smelling salts the whole time.

Of course, in similar scenes, there was also a probability of failure to exert influence, but that was definitely lower than the possibility of success—much lower.

And now, Susanna Mattise failed on her first attempt, just like someone who was good at throwing dice throwing the smallest point without warning.

*Achoo! *

Lu Mian let out a big sneeze.

He took advantage of his head still being clear and Susanna not having exerted a second influence, used his right finger to block the mouth of the metal small bottle, and stabbed the "Fallen Mercury" he was holding in his hand toward the brownish-green trunk of the "Shadow Tree," stabbing toward the needle-point-sized hole he had made with the scorching white spear before.

*Clang! * "Fallen Mercury" was like encountering an iron plate, failing to stab further in.

*Achoo! *

Lu Mian, who had just inhaled a large amount of occult smelling salts, sneezed again, getting rid of another desire Susanna had provoked, making her fail again.

Crimson flames swirled around Lu Mian's right hand, which was holding the metal small bottle.

It absorbed the flame cloak covering his body, quickly condensing and turning into a scorching white gauntlet.

The next second, Lu Mian raised his right fist and slammed it heavily on the top of the "Fallen Mercury"'s hilt, just like a blacksmith hammering a weapon.

Amidst a *bang* sound, the scorching white gauntlet left Lu Mian's right hand and exploded directly at the tail of "Fallen Mercury."

*Boom! *

Lu Mian's left palm holding the knife was blown into a bloody mess, with several scorched black spots, while "Fallen Mercury" was pushed by the exaggerated impact of the explosion and lunged forward a bit.

It very arduously pierced through the first layer of bark and shallowly inserted into the trunk of the "Shadow Tree."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 258 =====