Chapter 113: An Anomaly in the Demoness Beyonder characteristic
The Demoness's heart in the bottle pulsed, and the patterns etched on its surface flickered incessantly. Soon, the heart began to deform, seemingly regressing, until it resembled a human embryo of one or two weeks.
It succeeded.
Lu Ze's spirituality gave him a definite affirmation. He dismissed the ritual, took Cecilia's arm, and brought her wound close to the bottle.
"Gooch."
A sticky, sickening sound followed, and from Cecilia's wound, a blood-red piece of flesh covered in fine black hair was slowly "squeezed" out. With a plop, the lump of flesh fell into the bottle.
Lu Ze saw that the lump of flesh covered in black hair quickly entangled itself with the fleshy embryo in the bottle, enveloping and merging with it. Before long, the surface of the originally vibrant red embryo was covered in fine black hair.
"How strange."
Cecilia frowned as she looked at the contents of the bottle.
Lu Ze, however, let out a long sigh of relief.
Through the eyes of the Secrets Supplicant, he saw that Ms. M's ominous blood energy, which had been entanglement around Cecilia, was now entirely contained within the bottle.
Finally, finally!
For this moment, Lu Ze didn't know how much effort he had put in or how much pain he had endured. He prayed to an evil god, fought against high-ranking Demonesses, and dealt with his colleagues. Until now, he had finally succeeded in freeing his sister, Cecilia, from Ms. M's surveillance.
Cecilia was his biggest weakness. It could be said that from this moment on, Ms. M could no longer threaten him!
The Goddess's black threads could last for a while longer. Lu Ze thought for a moment and looked at his sister.
"How are you, Cecilia? Do you feel any problems with your body?"
"No, I actually feel much lighter."
Cecilia replied.
"That's good."
Lu Ze let out a long sigh of relief. A moment later, he hesitated and said to his sister, "Cecilia, you are safe now. You can actually leave first. If I can't defeat Ms. M, you should notify Captain Dunn…"
"Brother, don't say anymore."
Cecilia decisively interrupted him, looking directly at Lu Ze with her sapphire blue eyes. "I once thought of giving up on you. This time, I won't run away again. We, as siblings, will either live together or die together. There is no other option!"
Her gaze and tone indicated that she was serious.
Lu Ze looked at Cecilia's face. On that face, which bore some resemblance to his own, was an expression of determination and resolve. It was as if to make up for past regrets, as if to live the rest of her life without regret.
A great courage suddenly welled up in his heart, and he laughed heartily, tightly grasping his sister's slightly calloused small hand.
"Alright, then let's live together, my sister and I."
Having made up their minds, Lu Ze began to tidy up the box and his hands, to prevent Ms. M from noticing anything amiss. Just then, he noticed something strange about the contents of the box.
Where was Mrs. Sharon's Beyonder characteristic?
Where did it go?
That Demoness Pathway Sequence 6 Beyonder characteristic, which looked like a deep purple crystal, was originally mixed with a pile of miscellaneous items taken from Mrs. Sharon. But now, in the box, that crystal was nowhere to be found.
Lu Ze was slightly surprised. He carefully rummaged through the box and suddenly discovered an unusual situation among the miscellaneous items.
Among the miscellaneous items were Mrs. Sharon's dagger, some cosmetics, banknotes, and other things. At this moment, the tip of the dagger was strangely stained with a peculiar purple color. When Lu Ze picked it up, he realized that the dagger's hilt seemed to have turned into a translucent purple.
The purple dagger, when subtly waved, emitted a captivating murmur, just like the crystal did back then.
This… Could it be that Mrs. Sharon's Beyonder characteristic merged with the dagger?
Lu Ze's heart was filled with surprise.
From the internal Nighthawks' data, he had seen similar situations before. If a Beyonder characteristic was stored with certain objects for a long time, it could merge with that object, becoming a Sealed Artifact and possessing some of the corresponding abilities.
If that's the case, wouldn't he have obtained a new Sealed Artifact?
He just didn't know what its specific effects were.
Lu Ze was deep in thought when he saw the black threads enveloping the siblings gradually diminishing. It seemed that the Goddess's blessing was about to expire.
He thought for a moment and handed the dagger and the bottle to Cecilia.
"Lu Ze, this is?"
"The Sealed Artifact formed from that Demoness's Beyonder characteristic. You are of the same Pathway, so study how to use it. Quickly put it away first!"
Lu Ze spoke quickly. While the black threads had not yet dispersed, he quickly tidied up the scene and then went downstairs with Cecilia.
As soon as their feet touched the floor of the living room on the first floor, the last of the threads slowly dissipated, and Lu Ze returned to Ms. M's surveillance.
Time was almost up; Ms. M could return at any moment.
Lu Ze gave Cecilia a wink, reminding her not to expose anything, and then, pretending that nothing had happened, he picked up the human skin scripture and looked at it in a daze.
He had been reading this scripture for some time now, and his potion had been largely digested.
He gradually realized that the essence of the "Listener" Sequence was actually a continuation of the "Secrets Supplicant." Just like a cultist who prays to an evil god, first, he must pray to a hidden existence, receive a response from it, and thus establish a connection.
What then?
After establishing contact, the hidden existence would provide feedback, transmitting information, whether knowledge or power, to the supplicant. And this process of the supplicant "receiving" could be considered "Listening."
This should be the essence of "Listening."
He felt like he was going further and further down the path of a cultist.
Lu Ze inwardly complained.
After about a few minutes, footsteps were heard from outside the Door. Ms. M pushed open the Door and walked into Narcissus Street 6. When he clearly saw her clothes today, Lu Ze's eyebrows subtly twitched.
Because Ms. M was not wearing the flamboyant clothes she usually wore today, but had once again donned a mysterious white robe. Her crimson hair spilled out from the gaps in her hood, and her golden eyes scrutinized Lu Ze up and down.
She shouldn't have discovered anything about Cecilia, right?
Lu Ze calmly met Ms. M's gaze, feeling a little nervous.
At the same time, he heard that the sounds coming from Ms. M's body had reached a very serious level; the tearing sounds had far surpassed the healing sounds, indicating that her physical condition was not good.
"How is the potion digestion coming along?"
Ms. M asked.
Compared to usual, her demeanor seemed a bit agitated.
"There's still some residue."
Lu Ze replied cautiously.
"That's enough, let's leave it at that."
To his surprise, Ms. M immediately said, "You are to come with me now."
Lu Ze couldn't help but be startled.
Now?
Wouldn't that mean the decisive battle with Ms. M was to begin tonight?