Jiang Mian remembered that a Bone Manipulator's Core Ability was to control corpses whose level did not exceed its own.
As long as they had bones in their bodies and the difference in ability wasn't too great, they could be made use of.
They didn't fuse with these corpses, but used them as temporary bodies. They controlled their movements with White Bone Appendages, and could even borrow some of the abilities the corpses had possessed in life during combat.
So before finding a more suitable body, they wouldn't wring every last drop out of the one they had.
Thinking it over, if not for the limits on this thing's own strength, this mechanism really would be troublesome.
If it could control beings with sequences far above its own, that would be truly terrifying.
But if an Aberrant awakened this ability, it could only control its own bones, and would be nowhere near able to bring out the ability's full potential. It was no wonder other Aberrants could beat it to a pulp.
But... since an Aberrant here had already begun transforming into a Calamity, there were surely plenty more elsewhere.
Maybe the Containment Bureau had already sealed off the surrounding area?
Best get moving.
With that thought, Jiang Mian stopped watching the fight and leaped forward. Flowing Wind naturally lifted her, letting her land lightly on the ground.
"!"
The body controlled by the Bone Manipulator stopped in its tracks and slowly turned its head. Its pale human head stared fixedly at Jiang Mian.
Jiang Mian's lips curled slightly as she withdrew the Wind Field that had been masking her presence.
Its eyes instantly turned green. Its jaw gaped wide and its long tongue darted out, licking its... upper lip. Droplets fell from its tongue to the ground; it was