When he heard me admit it, his expression changed. "Where did he go? And where did he suddenly appear from just now?"
I said teasingly, "How would I know? I only know he stays by my side and only appears when I'm in the greatest danger. As for where he hides and how he does it, I don't know."
"Why did he suddenly let me go?" he asked again.
"Since he can't control you and can't kill you, of course he had to let you go."
He looked somewhat suspicious and instinctively swept his gaze across the room. He suspected Ying Gou was hiding somewhere inside and might strike him at any moment.
Suddenly, he said to the companion behind me, "Hurry over there and tell them to be careful."
The companion said nothing and immediately left the room.
He looked at me coldly. "You actually blocked the electromagnetic waves in this area!"
I said nothing and simply stood quietly across from him, but flames ignited once more at my fingertips.
I had not dared to attack him before because I had been wary of hurting the innocent. But now, even his companions could no longer communicate through electromagnetic waves. Naturally, I would not let such an opportunity slip by.
We were now standing on the same starting line. Under these circumstances, they had already lost control of the situation.
The instant I threw out the flames, his entire body vanished. No, not vanished—he melted directly away like a wax figure exposed to high heat, leaving no trace on the ground. My flames naturally lost their target.
Could this have been the liquefaction they had mentioned before? It was a form of transformation used by silicon-based lifeforms: liquefaction.
After liquefying, they could take on the appearance of anyone.
They could