Chapter 802

Lu Mian admitted that he had been provoked a little.

But this was still acceptable. If his guess was correct, he and Albus would eventually meet again regarding the "0-01" matter. It was better for the "Abscessed Severed-Hand" head to be in the other party's hands than to be missing or hidden by an unknown person.

Lu Mian only regretted not taking action directly against Albus while at the "Carnivore" bar; he had been too cautious and wanted to make use of him.

At the time, it was hard for him to guess that the "Abscessed Severed-Hand" head had already been obtained by Albus.

Lu Mian quietly activated the black mark representing "Spirit World Traversal," once again sensing the subtle connection between the various corpse parts of the "Abscessed Severed-Hand" and himself.

He wanted to use this to find Albus.

"Every feedback is about the same; I can't distinguish which one is stronger, or which is more likely to be Brother Severed-Hand's head... Did Albus perform corresponding treatments to suppress the intensity of the feedback to a certain extent? Or did he block it completely?" Lu Mian exhaled slowly, picked up the "Abscessed Severed-Hand" ear from the black wooden box, and stuffed it into his "Traveler's Bag."

He carefully inspected the various traces around the grave, hoping to find some clues to Albus's whereabouts.

Unfortunately, Albus was also a veteran "Hunter," extremely skilled at handling the traces he left behind.

Lu Mian reined in his emotions and, amidst the dust clouds brought by the volcanic eruption, turned back to the "Carnivore" bar.

Just as he crossed the threshold, Lies, the human-meat cook who had found wooden strips from somewhere and was busy remaking the wine rack and bar counter, stopped working. He picked up a hammer, turned his body, and said to him:

"I've hired a waiter."

"You can decide that yourself." Lu Mian purely intended to use the name of the boss to get three meals a day and free accommodation; he didn't care at all if the bar could succeed.

Lies added dutifully:

"Someone you know, Zhu Li, who came in with us."

That "Collector"? Lu Mian almost choked on his own saliva.

You say you're a man, why would you hire such a "Collector" as a waiter?

Don't you feel a chill in your crotch?

Before Lu Mian could ask for Lies's thoughts, Zhu Li walked down from upstairs.

She had changed into a dark, slit dress she'd found somewhere, her breasts looming under a layer of thin gauze.

Her previously dirty face had been washed, her long, loose brown hair was simply pinned up, and her appearance was clearly reflected in Lu Mian's eyes.

Lu Mian, who had long been hanging around two "Witches," actually felt a sense of amazement.

This female prisoner looked neither perverted nor insane; her brown eyebrows were slender, her brown eyes seemed to contain a pool of autumn water, her skin was delicate and fair, and her temperament was gentle and elegant, forming a sharp contrast with a figure that tempted one to commit sins.

She was a woman with a unique beauty, and she made Lu Mian perceive a charm that exceeded the normal level.

Very much like a "Witch"... Lu Mian had to sigh that Zhu Li had previously achieved a quite good disguise just by using the two simplest methods: getting herself dirty and letting her hair hang loose.

Is it the Law of Convergence of Beyonder Characteristics again... Lu Mian sighed and responded to Zhu Li's gentle, affectionate eyes:

"Why did you come to my bar to be a waiter?"

"I have to find a job to support myself." Zhu Li smiled gently, speaking as if this weren't Morora, but some city in the outside world.

Lu Mian suddenly changed the subject:

"Why do you like collecting that item from men?"

Zhu Li's originally gentle and mild brown eyes were suddenly stained with a hint of indescribable madness. The corners of her mouth curled up, and she answered in a longing tone:

"I just want to take back what belongs to me."

Uh... another victim of the Witch Sect? Hmm, now she's become the perpetrator... She also changed from a man to a woman, but unlike Franca, she wasn't as cheerful and had lingering, relatively serious psychological problems, leading to abnormal hobbies? While Lu Mian made guesses in his heart, he preliminarily determined that Zhu Li should be a "Witch," and her Sequence wouldn't be too low—at least a Sequence 6 "Pleasure Witch."

Lu Mian then muttered to himself:

"Is your way of digesting 'Pleasure' to rape men, and when they can't control themselves and are about to explode, cut it off with a knife, letting them experience the feeling of falling from a blissful heaven into an abyss of pain in an instant?

"This actually fits the essence of a 'Pleasure Witch' quite well, it's just too direct and too crude, not complex or winding enough, lacking that aesthetic of self-struggle...

"How did the Church of Knowledge send a 'Witch' in as an ordinary rapist and murderer?

"On purpose?

"Hmm, according to the occult knowledge I currently possess, at the top of every set of interchangeable Divine Paths, there is one or two or three great existences who control all the Sequence powers of that path, just like Mr. Fool, the 'Fu Sheng Xuan Huang Tian Zun,' the 'Great Mother,' and the 'Mother Tree of Desire'...

"From this perspective, it's understandable that the 'Primordial Witch,' adjacent to the 'Hunter' path, would want to plot against '0-01.' This might even be something that was bound to happen. According to Madam Magician, '0-01' is the key item to advancing to 'Red Priest' and becoming a true god of the 'Hunter' path...

"In this situation, as long as the Witch Sect can discover the existence of Morora, they will definitely send 'Witches' who are not yet at the demigod level to infiltrate here...

"Why didn't they send anyone before, and instead had to let Zhu Li be exiled with me?

"Is it because the 'Primordial Witch's' oracle told them that only by following me could they possibly enter Morora? After all, I was specifically sent by the Church of Knowledge, and there wouldn't be any checks or audits along the way?

"No, a more likely situation is that Zhu Li isn't the first, or even the second, 'Witch' to infiltrate Morora, but the previous Witches didn't complete their missions and gradually lost contact with the Witch Sect...

"If that's the case, the 'Witches' controlling the Mirror World must be much easier and simpler than me using the 'Mirror Buckle' and 'Mirror Image Mark' to contact the outside world. In other words, Zhu Li must possess a large amount of accumulated intelligence and have certain action plans...

"From her, I might be able to find the opportunity and method to contact '0-01' and leave a mark..."

Thinking of this, Lu Mian looked at Zhu Li, who still had a trace of madness lingering in her eyes, and said with a smile:

"I don't care what it is you want to take back, or why you want to take it back. Since you've chosen to be a waiter in my bar, you must follow my rules.

"Rule number one: You cannot harass customers while the bar is open."

Zhu Li felt a bit wronged, but her eyes were unusually bright, filled with anticipation:

"What if they harass me?"

"Lies is responsible for throwing them out. If they dare to fight back, Lies knows how to cook, and he will leave the parts you want for you." Lu Mian said casually, "You can also choose to find them and solve it yourself after the bar closes."

Zhu Li licked her lips and said:

"What about the second rule?"

"You cannot harass the boss." Lu Mian walked toward the stairs leading to the second floor. "Lies will talk to you about the specific salary."

Zhu Li was slightly disappointed:

"I still wanted to see if the thing I lost was on you."

Without waiting for Lu Mian to respond, she asked again:

"Does inviting you to visit my collection count as harassment?"

"Not interested." Lu Mian responded concisely.

He preliminarily determined that the crimes Zhu Li committed weren't done deliberately just to be exiled to Morora.

She just had a hobby in that regard; her appearance was gentle and beautiful, but her heart was twisted and insane.

After night fell, Zhu Li finished the dinner Lies had carefully prepared and said with endless praise:

"I've decided to seduce you last."

Her seduction was fatal.

Lies was a little disappointed, but still sincerely made a request:

"If you are killed one day, can you leave your remains to me?"

"Sure." Zhu Li nodded without caring at all, her movements elegant, her posture gentle, and her smile subtle.

She then looked at Lu Mian, blinked her eyes, and said:

"Boss, the bar hasn't resumed business yet. Can I go out tonight?"

"That is your freedom." Lu Mian drank a mouthful of strong wheat-brewed liquor to suppress the restlessness that had suddenly risen in his heart.

He could now be certain that Zhu Li was a "Pain Witch," because she had just actively used "Charm" on him.

He planned that if Zhu Li approached him again, he would mercilessly "Harvest" her.

Only by intimidating this "Pain Witch" with strength and ferocity could he make her behave.

Zhu Li wiped the corners of her mouth with a white napkin, stood up, and walked straight out of the "Carnivore" bar.

After waiting a few seconds, Lu Mian suddenly disappeared from beside the dining table.

He first "Teleported," then transformed into a shadow creature, quietly tracking Zhu Li.

Zhu Li's walking posture was quite ladylike. As she approached the square where the exiles gathered, she performed a drunken appearance.

Those exiles were all so attracted by this "Witch" that they couldn't take their eyes off her. A middle-aged man rushed up first and started chatting with Zhu Li.

Zhu Li flicked her finger with obvious drunkenness:

"I want to duel you."

"Alright." The middle-aged man looked pleasantly surprised, then helped Zhu Li leave the place and returned to his own home.

Before the other exiles could react or try to initiate a duel, they had lost track of the two.

Lu Mian didn't lose the trail; he hid outside the window of that strong man.

He heard Zhu Li make kitten-like moans, completely different from the rough and insane image he had imagined.

Relying on the endurance of a "Ascetic," Lu Mian didn't show any abnormality until the strong man shouted loudly, seemingly nearing the end.

The next second, a shrill scream erupted in the room, carrying extremely intense pain.

Soon, Zhu Li walked out of the room, her face flushed, her eyes bright and watery, with so many beautiful details that one couldn't take them all in.

She held a bloody thing, froze it in crystal-clear ice, and put it into a small cloth bag.

Lu Mian continued to track Zhu Li, and this "Witch" didn't do any counter-tracking, walking all the way to the large square outside the Church of Knowledge.

She seemed to be waiting for something.

After an unknown amount of time, a team of law enforcers wearing black robes walked out of the church. The leader was a tall, fair-faced, and beautiful woman with an introverted temperament.

Zhu Li's eyes lit up, and her face instantly glowed with radiance.

She walked toward the team of law enforcers and shouted excitedly at the leader:

"Celeste!"

The tall woman in the black robe looked at Zhu Li with indifferent eyes and asked in a voice without any fluctuation:

"Who are you?"

Zhu Li's expression froze instantly.

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