Chapter 605

The emerald green brilliance turned into a ray. As soon as it rushed out, it fell onto the old man's chest and sank into the loose black robe, like the shining of the sun, which no one could dodge.

The old man, who had become seven or eight years younger, had his expression distorted immediately, and every inch of his skin exposed to the outside showed signs of melting.

His aura was weakening rapidly.

Almost at the same time, a vigorous and substantial vitality erupted from within his body. Under the melting and peeling skin, the flesh squirmed, resisting the deformity.

The old man in the black robe's gaze turned gloomy, and his whole person suddenly faded and disappeared.

Immediately after, on the back of the chair beside the dining table, a blurry face protruded, blending with the brown wood, about to become clear.

Just at this time, on the ceiling covered with crimson flame currents, flowers of fire rain fell, poured onto that chair, and quickly ignited it.

The brown face hadn't fully formed yet when it faced the raging flames, so it had to shrink back.

Then, Lu Mian couldn't see or sense the existence of that old man in the black robe.

He had just looked around for half a circle when Lu Jianuo, who was lying on the dining table, sat up with a brush, jumped down, and looked at him with hollow eyes, in the appearance of a wandering living corpse.

Lu Mian gave a light laugh, raised his right hand, and pointed at Lu Jianuo.

Following this action, in his eyes, dots of brilliance emerged, as if the starry sky had descended.

Lu Jianuo immediately arrived in a void night sky, with stars twinkling above, below, left, right, front, and back.

He stood blankly in place, without any subsequent actions, just like a machine that had lost energy and an operator.

Lu Mian handled his servant and cast his gaze toward the surroundings again.

But what was reflected in his eyes was all flowing, burning crimson flames; there was no figure of that old man in the black robe just now.

Lu Mian's expression didn't change at all, his five fingers spread out, and he pulled them into a fist sharply.

His body suddenly became heavy, and the flames around him seemed to be attracted by a magnet, rushing toward him in the posture of a river rushing to the sea.

The bottles and jars in the room, those internal organs from different parts, and all the lighter things flew up and threw themselves toward Lu Mian.

On the surface of the wooden coat rack near the door, the transparent figure of the old man in the black robe protruded, being pulled by invisible force, leaving his hiding place.

He struggled with all his might, but he couldn't resist the tendency to lean toward Lu Mian, just like wood being carried by a flood or thin leaves flying in a strong wind.

Lu Mian's left hand had already been raised, and the crimson-to-white flames in his palm, with the help of the heavy suction, quickly became scorching white, a small ball.

The scorching white fireball, compressed layer by layer, was fired out, and that heavy, terrifying suction disappeared.

Slap, the old man in the black robe finally stepped on the floor, but his vision was completely occupied by the scorching white fireball.

Rumble!

The scorching white fireball exploded on the Beyonder who had performed the evil surgery and strange ritual. The sound of the explosion swung toward the distance, but was blocked by the darkness bending down around the room, unable to penetrate.

In such a violent explosion, no one on the entire ship heard the sound or sensed the abnormality.

Rumble!

The old man in the black robe's body was torn to pieces by the terrifying explosion, and a large number of corpse parts either turned black instantly or were stained with bright fire, scattering to every corner of the living room and dining room.

Lu Mian, who had "Spirit Channeling" and Ludwig as a backup, fully enjoyed the authority of the "Viceroy of the Sea" and the near-demigod-level power brought by it, not caring at all what the enemy would become.

So cool, is this a demigod? Even if it's a fake demigod... It's a pity that when it reaches six o'clock, when it reaches dawn, it will be gone... Lu Mian sighed while casting his gaze toward the corpse parts that were still burning.

He swept his eyes over them and discovered that the speed at which the old man in the black robe's flesh was burned into charcoal or ash was faster than he had imagined, just like frozen frost encountering the magma impact brought by a volcanic eruption.

Only a few seconds later, only internal organs like the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys, intestines, stomach, etc., and a mass of grayish-white, semi-charred brain remained in the room.

This... Even if Lu Mian thought with his feet, he could find that the situation was a bit unusual:

Except for the brain, the rest of the enemy's remains were internal organs.

And the evil surgery he had just completed was to remove other people's internal organs while making them look like normal people and continue to live!

At the same time, the strange ritual he held was to use the whole set of internal organs to try to piece together the so-called body of the Son of God!

These were all internal organs; it was hard not to make Lu Mian have certain associations.

"This guy wouldn't have had his own internal organs cut out, then relied on pieced-together internal organs of others to maintain his life, and became a Beyonder? What is this called, human alchemy? If it's true, who cut out his internal organs?" Lu Mian muttered silently for a few sentences.

The stars in his eyes faded rapidly, and Lu Jianuo returned to the real world.

Lu Mian, separated by a distance of four or five meters, raised his right hand and flicked it lightly.

Slap!

Lu Jianuo was slapped by an invisible hand in the air.

He gave a start, and his eyes gradually got rid of the hollowness.

What Lu Jianuo saw first were the crimson flames constantly falling; they were extinguishing rapidly, not igniting anything.

Then, in his vision appeared charred corpse parts, scattered internal organs, glass jars containing light amber liquid, and organs soaking inside.

Am I still not awake... Is this a terrifying nightmare? Just as this thought flashed through Lu Jianuo's mind, the image of his employer, Louis Berry, with black hair and green eyes, was reflected in his eyes.

Son of a bitch, the dream is even more terrifying! Lu Jianuo shivered and asked subconsciously with a bit of flattery:

"What happened?"

Lu Mian asked back thoughtfully:

"What dream did you just have?"

What dream did I have? Lu Jianuo confirmed his current sobriety and recalled:

"I dreamed of things from when I was a child. My mother was standing at the door, telling me to hurry home for dinner. She even sang a nursery rhyme from our hometown...

"She has been dead for almost ten years. I miss her very much and kept walking toward the door, but I could never reach it..."

Speaking of this, Lu Jianuo suddenly discovered that this wasn't the suite they were staying in, and he was horrified:

"What on earth happened?"

Lu Mian smiled and said:

"You slept until the middle of the night, suddenly sleepwalked, and came here. An old guy intended to perform a surgery on you, remove your kidneys, and make you slowly become a patient like Enio."

The more Lu Jianuo listened, the more afraid he became. He had been wondering why a guy like Enio, who had lost most of his internal organs, could still live, just becoming weak. He had almost become a similar person just now!

"Hiss..." He gasped and asked tremblingly, "Where is that old guy?"

"Only these are left." Lu Mian pointed to those internal organs and the grayish-white semi-charred brain on the ground.

Not giving Lu Jianuo a chance to sigh, he turned to instruct:

"Go bring Ludwig here."

Counting the time, it was about time for the late-night meal.

Lu Jianuo hurriedly left this suite, exceptionally glad that he had chosen to follow Lu Mian to the Southern Continent at the beginning.

Otherwise, if he encountered a similar thing in another place, there would be no one to save him!

—Lu Jianuo felt that this matter had nothing to do with Lu Mian; it was purely something he had provoked himself. If he had been in Trier, he might have encountered strange patients who had lost their internal organs too.

Lu Mian looked at his back, raised his right hand, and rubbed his chin:

"Just hearing the baby's cry brought by the failed ritual, a Beyonder of the 'Planter' pathway will be affected after falling asleep and act in a sleepwalking state, accepting corresponding orders?

"Wouldn't this be too exaggerated? This is an absolute suppression of the 'Planter' pathway...

"If that ritual had succeeded and the Son of God had truly been born, I could understand similar phenomena. Now that it still belongs to the product of a failed item, is it this strong?

"Even with the limitation of range, it's very terrifying... Is there a key reason I don't know?

"In addition, only Beyonders of the 'Planter' or 'Sower' pathway can hear the cry of that Son of God? Hmm, will Beyonders of the 'Physician' pathway, which can be interchanged with the 'Planter' pathway, also be able to hear it?"

As thoughts surged in Lu Mian's mind, Lu Jianuo led Ludwig into this suite.

Facing this quite bloody scene, Ludwig pressed his mouth and yawned:

"Where's the food?"

Lu Mian didn't make a request immediately, but turned to look at Lu Jianuo:

"Go guard the door."

With the matter of drinking blood before, Lu Jianuo could vaguely guess what would happen. He didn't dare to face it at all. After hearing Lu Mian's instruction, he breathed a sigh of relief, ran in small steps, came to the corridor, and closed the vermilion door behind him.

Only then did Lu Mian point to those internal organs on the ground:

"Do you need me to help you roast them?"

Ludwig turned his head and glanced at Lu Mian:

"Don't you feel resistant?

"These are all human internal organs."

Lu Mian laughed:

"In my eyes, these are already equivalent to a monster's internal organs."

Then, he revealed a self-deprecating expression:

"Besides, don't Beyonders directly using Beyonder characteristics to advance also count as eating people?"

Ludwig didn't say anything more, walked a few steps to the side, squatted down, picked up the old man's heart, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed.

The still-bright red blood dripped slowly down the corners of his mouth.

Lu Mian pulled over a chair and sat down, waiting patiently for Ludwig to finish eating and digest.

After seven or eight minutes, Ludwig took out a white handkerchief from his small jacket pocket, wiped his mouth, and said:

"These internal organs belong to different people. Some are Beyonders, some are ordinary people, some are old, some are young...

"There are traces of human alchemy; the aura of life is relatively mixed, not pure enough...

"Will be controlled and influenced by the refiner...

"The person who was refined doesn't know that they have ever suffered this matter.

"He has complete memories, has recollections of the past, which is something ordinary human alchemy cannot achieve.

"He got on the ship following Enio, wanting to remove the remaining organs before the other party reached the destination and complete the ritual..."

Ludwig spoke in a flat tone about the knowledge and memories he had absorbed.

PS: Everyone should also know that China Literature just held its annual meeting and went to Singapore. I only just got home yesterday. Sigh, running back and forth was entirely relying on the saved manuscripts to hold on, so there was no break in updates. Thanks to the saved manuscripts, but there's only one left now, and I'm not used to writing and posting without editing, and I'm really tired and need a few days to slow down. Hmm, if there are monthly vote additions this month, they will be placed on Saturday or Sunday. Tomorrow is a normal update time, it won't be early, and it can't be early, as that would mean the second chapter is written and posted on the spot. Thank you all.

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