Chapter 649: Unexplained Actions (First Chapter Update—Requesting Base Monthly Votes)

Facing the flying flame spear, Tvanako's eyes, reddened by demonic transformation, reflected leaping, burning crimson-white flames.

He made no reaction, instead coalescing a bizarre, massive sword woven from crimson magma and pale blue flames.

He spun sharply, fully exposing his back to the flame spear, while swinging the magma sword to slash horizontally at the enemy who had just "teleported" behind him to attack.

The sword, flowing with crimson magma and pale blue flames, cleaved through the air but missed Lu Mi, leaving only an exaggerated, molten crack on the wall behind him.

Had it not been for the protection of the "Vessel of Fiction," this bathroom wall would have been split in two; even so, the "Vessel of Fiction" visibly trembled and suffered noticeable damage.

The crimson-white flame spear also struck Tvanako's back, but sank in only slightly before being blocked by the highly elastic, dark skin and dense, hardened flesh that writhed to resist it, unable to pierce into the demon's body—its burning left only soot-like marks.

Demons themselves wear thick, hard "natural armor" and are immune to fire, toxins, and curses within certain limits; Tvanako additionally possessed a steel-like body of a "living corpse," capable of withstanding bullets and artillery shells, making him utterly unafraid of Lu Mi's flame spear, fireballs, or fire-raven locks. To him, even standing still and avoiding nothing, he would need to endure repeated similar impacts before suffering truly serious harm.

And by then, Tvanako could still transform into a "Soul of Resentment," completely evading the effects of explosions.

Had Lu Mi not been backed by the "Tarot Society," the "Fuzzy Baboon Research Society," and powerful demigods aiding him, "Siso" Tvanako believed he could easily slaughter him—even with his "teleportation," a strange spell inducing brief unconsciousness, and a dangerous magical artifact. After all, most of Lu Mi's attacks were useless against a "Soul of Resentment" plus "Apostle of Desire," and he was thoroughly suppressed by "Psychic Shock" and "Desire Ignition," lacking any means to counter "Soul of Resentment" or undead beings.

Tvanako, having missed his swing, saw Lu Mi's figure materialize midair.

He had indeed, as Tvanako anticipated, chosen to "teleport" behind to attack—but with a slight change:

He appeared near the ceiling, close to the ventilation shaft, avoiding Tvanako's slash, and opened his mouth downward to emit a "Ha."

In the instant pale yellow light erupted, "Siso" Tvanako's figure faded and vanished.

In Lu Mi's two pupils, simultaneously emerged the silhouette of a demon: skin pitch-black, horns sprouting from his head, bat wings on his back, no longer holding the magma sword.

Tvanako had timely transformed into a "Soul of Resentment," leaping into Lu Mi's eyes to evade the "Ha and Ha Technique."

"Demonization" did not hinder his use of "Soul of Resentment"!

Lu Mi's face instantly turned pale, tinged with an eerie green, his hands involuntarily rising toward his own throat.

His body rapidly plummeted, crashing heavily to the ground.

Lu Mi had prepared for this scenario; while he still had strength to resist, while he could still struggle, he did not stop his hands or fight the "Soul of Resentment's" control, instead directly sinking his will into his right hand.

A trace of wild, brutal, bloody, and supremely domineering aura leaked out, causing Tvanako—who knew at least a little—still to instinctively tremble, shaken in body and spirit.

He involuntarily detached from Lu Mi's body, leaping onto the washbasin mirror.

Lu Mi activated the black sigil on his right shoulder again, vanishing before hitting the ground.

This time, he appeared not before the washbasin, but behind the motionless, silvery-white full-body armor.

Behind!

The "Armor of Pride" instantly turned, raised its glowing greatsword within the modestly sized bathroom, and slashed downward at Lu Mi, who again used "Spirit Realm Transit," vanishing directly before the silvery armor.

This left "Siso" Tvanako, watching in the mirror, momentarily bewildered.

Why was Lu Mi Li provoking his own sealed artifact? Why was he fighting his own sealed artifact?

Isn't my enemy, my target, me?

Negative influence of the sealed artifact?

Though he didn't understand what was happening, Tvanako instinctively sensed danger.

It came from both the premonition's feedback and possibly a phrase once spoken by Emperor Rosel: "Whenever something shows abnormal signs, it inevitably conceals unusual factors—factors that often mean danger."

Tvanako immediately left the washbasin mirror, leaping in his giant demon form to the bathroom door.

He coalesced a dozen or so pale blue sulfur fireballs, launching them simultaneously at the wooden door.

Tvanako, who had already seen his earlier slash make the "Vessel of Fiction" tremble, understood that the current "seal" could be broken by brute force—no need to find the true exit or kill the enemy who constructed the "seal."

For this reason, he abandoned the chance to cooperate with the full-body armor against Lu Mi.

He feared that if he delayed further, even if he killed Lu Mi Li on the spot, he would be trapped in overwhelming encirclement, suffer fatal blows, and fail to escape alive.

If that happened, killing Lu Mi Li would be meaningless!

Of course, Tvanako would not let Lu Mi off easily; after firing the sulfur fireballs, he clenched his fist, facing the bathroom interior, and spoke a single demonic word full of corruption and filth:

"Slow!"

This was one of the "Filthy Words," capable of stiffening or even halting all targets within a seven-to-eight-meter radius, lasting roughly two seconds.

Given the bathroom's size, this seven-to-eight-meter range covered the entire area.

Lu Mi's figure emerged.

He had "teleported" again behind the "Armor of Pride," and in his hand coalesced a crimson-white fireball.

Affected by the "Filthy Word," both he and the "Armor of Pride" moved sluggishly—one slowly firing the fireball, the other struggling to turn its body as if its joints were rusted.

Boom!

The dozen or so sulfur fireballs all exploded against the bathroom door.

Inside the bathroom, a transparent, illusory film appeared—like glass, shattered inch by inch, crisscrossed with cracks, hanging by a thread.

The wooden door itself was charred black, held together in shattered fragments, as if a child's broken toy had been glued back together.

Seeing this, "Siso" Tvanako realized one more strike would shatter the "seal" completely.

This time, he coalesced seven or eight pale blue sulfur fireballs.

On the other side, Lu Mi's fireball, aided by the explosion's shockwave, finally struck the back of the "Armor of Pride."

Amidst the clash of boom and clang, the silvery full-body armor stiffened abruptly.

Lu Mi activated the black sigil on his right shoulder again, vanishing from his position via "teleportation."

Almost simultaneously, the "Armor of Pride" overcame the "Slow" effect with startling speed and spun around.

Yet it still failed to lock onto its target.

This scene left Tvanako torn between wanting to laugh and being intensely wary, hoping this explosion would finally break the seal so he could flee immediately.

The next second, the few sulfur fireballs struck the bathroom door, and Tvanako saw the silvery full-body armor suddenly crouch down, driving its glowing greatsword into the floor.

This… Tvanako's pupils dilated instantly; he instinctively prepared to transform into a "Soul of Resentment."

But he restrained himself—he knew, as one versed in the "Warrior" path, that doing so might cause even greater harm.

Boom!

As the sulfur fireballs detonated, the "Dawn Sword" embedded in the stone cracks shattered into countless shards of light, forming a dense, furious, razor-sharp hurricane that swept outward in all directions, brimming with annihilation.

"Storm of Light!"

Since he couldn't lock onto the backstabber, he would use area attack!

This sharp, terrifying light storm instantly engulfed Tvanako and the fallen Kolobo, while Lu Mi's figure appeared before the latter, crouching down to shield his vital points entirely, facing the terrifying hurricane himself.

The bathroom's urinal was utterly shredded, stalls collapsed silently, and a layer of stone tiles vanished into thin air.

As a fallen being, Tvanako had nowhere to hide in this environment and could only endure the damage directly, his eyes filled with glittering, razor-sharp radiance.

Within the storm of light blades, Lu Mi's figure cracked apart inch by inch, becoming countless mirror fragments.

"Mirror Double!"

Thanks to his blocking, Kolobo suffered no fatal injuries, only unavoidable bleeding wounds.

…………

In Giam's office, inside the cream-colored four-story building of the Patrol Corps.

Crouching behind his desk, Giam's face turned instantly pale, tinged with faint green, his eyes seeming to hold a grotesque, laughing gray-and-white clown.

He forced two lightning bolts to flare deep within his pupils, piercing Sow's mind and causing the traitorous patrol teammate to grimace in pain.

Sow's greatsword lost power and direction, crashing onto the desk without striking Giam.

At this moment, Giam's right hand had already drawn a silver revolver—but aimed not at Sow, but at himself.

In the apartment opposite the Patrol Corps, in a room directly facing Giam's office.

Jianna, crouched by the curtain edge, was monitoring Giam through binoculars.

Seeing him attacked and struggling, she immediately grabbed the pre-prepared loudspeaker, pressed it to her mouth, and said:

"Giam is under attack!"

"Giam is attacked by the 'Rose Sect'!"

"Giam is attacked in his own office!"

The loudspeaker's voice echoed through every room of the Patrol Corps.

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