Wandering Souls Alley.
Mechanus narrowed his eyes, his gaze flickering uncertainly as he stared at the young man.
Something felt off!
Why did this guy seem so confident and completely unafraid of him?
After seeing all these biological weapons from their Demonkin Association, did he really think he had what it took to survive?
Based on their encounter yesterday,
he had already roughly gauged this human youth's combat capabilities.
Even with two top-tier biological weapons added to the equation, he could at most take down one or two Hunters. Thinking he could take on a hundred by himself was nothing but a pipe dream.
"It seems you already anticipated our arrival?"
Mechanus narrowed his eyes, deciding to test the waters.Lynn calmly crossed his arms and said lightly, "Of course. After all, you lost one Flesh Puppet and three Hunters here. Unless your Demonkin Association wants to admit defeat, you were never going to let this slide."
Mechanus snorted coldly, "Seems you're quite brave, huh? So? Since you knew we were coming, why didn't you run for your life? Do you actually think you can defeat us?"
Lynn adjusted his monocle and said calmly, "No confidence whatsoever."
Mechanus sneered, "Oh? Then I'm curious. If you have no confidence at all, what exactly are you doing here?"
[Warning! Threat level 100%]
A breeze whistled through the black mist, ruffling Lynn's hair.
He slowly raised his head, adjusted his monocle, then said with profound meaning:
"Nothing much. Just here to show off."
"......"
The wind howled, kicking up dust from the ground.
Mechanus froze for a moment, his mouth opening and closing as if he wanted to say something, but found himself utterly speechless.
Because he genuinely didn't know how to respond to that statement...
It seemed to have instantly hit a blind spot in his thought process.
This person...
He didn't seem quite normal...
In the Sight dimension, the previously shocked and eagerly discussing spectators also fell into an eerie silence.
Lynn's monocle reflected white light as he said calmly:
"Because my teacher once told me that if you encounter a guaranteed win situation but still act timid and hesitant, overthinking everything, then you're really lowering your own worth."
"Since you already hold three bombs and two jokers in your hand, if you don't play them one by one to mess with your opponent, how can you possibly do justice to such a good hand?"
"How can you possibly face..."
His monocle emitted a faint *ding* sound as a glint of light flashed across it, and he said deeply:
"Your parents who gave you life and raised you?"
[Ding! Your reputation in the Dark World +1]
[Ding! Your reputation in the Dark World +1]
[Ding! Your reputation in the Dark World +1]
All viewers in the Sight dimension were completely stunned.
For some reason,
they found themselves utterly speechless.
This person...
This guy...
He must have something wrong with him (ΩДΩ)!! Nobody would believe he's mentally sound!
This is way too arrogant!
How can he say such arrogant things with a straight face while surrounded by a pack of tigers?!
This guy isn't right in the head!
[Ding! Mechanus's rage +10]
[Ding! Mechanus's rage +10]
[Ding! Mechanus has successfully been provoked by your posturing!]
"What a fine 'playing them one by one to mess with me' indeed!"
"You clueless bastard, daring to posture like this in front of me! Think you're something special, don't you?!"
Mechanus gritted his teeth with audible cracks, his expression twisting with rage.
Who was he?!
He was the vice president of the Demonkin Association!
A top-tier demonkin who had developed countless cutting-edge biological weapons!
And this completely clueless guy actually had the nerve to show off right in front of him! This made them look like complete idiots without any intelligence whatsoever!
What he hated most in his life were these kinds of show-offs who loved posturing in front of him!
He had absolutely no patience left for this!
Forget about the Colossus components! This guy must die!!
"Kill him!"
Mechanus roared furiously, issuing the command instantly.
The countless Hunters behind him suddenly looked up, immediately charging toward Lynn at unimaginable speeds.
Meanwhile, the Vertical Pupils of the two massive Flesh Puppets beside him instantly focused.
"Think you're so capable, don't you?! Having fun showing off?!"
"Flesh Puppets! Activate highest-level biological extermination! Engage combat mode! I want you to crush him into single-celled bloody paste!!"
Mechanus screamed viciously.
Almost the instant his command was issued,
the two Flesh Puppets immediately underwent morphological changes, countless arms screeching as they crawled out from their flesh.
"Combat mode activating... Highest response protocol activated... Initiating biological extermination mode—"
"Target locked... Arm of Dragon Breath activating... Focusing Eye activating... Evil Spirit Corridor activating..."
"Commencing hunt..."
Hum—
Instantly, the two terrifying Flesh Puppets accelerated to their maximum velocity, directly surpassing the surrounding Hunters. Countless surging arms screeched as they extended from their bodies, launching the highest-level assault toward Lynn.
"You think your posturing can save your life?!"
"My Flesh Puppet Type 3s are this world's finest war machines! So what if that Blood-Robed Evil Spirit shows up?! So what if a monarch-level being arrives?!"
He roared, electricity crackling across his entire body, shouting:
"So what if a root-level being comes?!"
His thunderous voice echoed throughout Wandering Souls Alley.
BOOM————
A tremendous crash.
Almost exactly as his words finished echoing, a massive head descended from the sky, landing squarely with a splat on top of one Flesh Puppet that had almost reached Lynn.
Squelch—
Massive amounts of pulped flesh and bloody paste splattered out from beneath the head.
One of the Flesh Puppet's eyeballs, still blinking with red light—ding ding ding—rolled clatteringly to stop at Mechanus's feet.
[Ding! Little One crushed one Flesh Puppet Type 3. You received friendship reward: 200 basic experience]
"......"
Complete silence fell over the scene.
Mechanus remained frozen in his previous posture, mouth hanging open as if time had stopped.
The eyeball that had rolled to his feet still steamed faintly as it stared up at him.
A root-level aura emanated fearfully from the massive head, enveloping the entire street.
Meanwhile, the echo of his recently shouted arrogant words still reverberated throughout Wandering Souls Alley.
"So what if a root-level being comes..."
"Combat mode activating... Highest response protocol activated... Initiating biological extermination mode—"
"So what..."
"What..."
Lynn rubbed his ear, curiously perking it up as he said:
"I didn't catch that, what did you just say?"
"......"