At the same time.
The scene shifts back to the center of the park, to the edge of the bottomless pit.
He stood indifferently on the edge of the cliff, needing no further words, watching the figure floating in mid-air beside him.
That was Wang Ming in a soul state.
"It seems you've successfully detached yourself from flesh and blood."
Jiangnan spoke softly.
Wang Ming floated in mid-air and looked down at his transparent hands.
Although only his soul remained, his face was full of relief.
"Phew... thanks to you."
Wang Ming said with lingering fear, "If your movements had been even a fraction of a second slower..."
"Or perhaps you've truly angered me, and I'll shatter my very soul with a single punch..."
"I'm afraid I'm really going to die without a burial place."
Standing to the side, Zhang Yan felt as if she had just watched a suspenseful movie, her mind buzzing.
She pointed to Jiangnan, then to Wang Ming's soul.
"What... what exactly is going on?"
"Were you all just acting?!"
Wang Ming turned his head and smiled gently.
"Let me explain. It's good that I need to organize my thoughts for the next part."
"Actually, everything I said to you on the edge of the cliff was true."
"The one who is immune to all Supernatural Ability truly exists."
"Those Flesh Demon's deep stealth mechanisms, that's real."
"It's true that I volunteered to act as bait to lure the monster away in order to protect [him]."
Wang Ming's voice gradually became serious. "But..."
"We know all about this, if we want to go to the military base to rescue [him]."
"Therefore, a crucial prerequisite must be met, one that cannot be compromised!"
"That is... as the Guide, an ordinary person without any supernatural powers, I absolutely cannot be infected by the Flesh Demon!"
"Once I am infiltrated and parasitized by the Flesh Demon, and I successfully bring Jiangnan to [him]'s presence..."
"Then the monster will erupt the moment it sees [him]!"
"At that time, the hopes of Blue Star and humanity will be destroyed!"
"Given the current situation, I cannot gamble, nor can I afford to!"
"I don't know if I've been parasitized, so I must die!"
"Only by discarding this body that could become a time bomb, leaving only a pure soul, can I be truly clean!"
"So, I deliberately provoked Jiangnan with my words, implying that he should kill me!"
"Then, using his soul-absorbing equipment, I'll separate my soul from any potential Flesh Demon!"
Zhang Yan felt a chill run down her spine. "Since you're all keeping it to yourselves, why don't you just take action?"
"Why did you have to put on that show of turning against each other?"
"Because we're deceiving the [ghost] hidden inside our bodies."
Wang Ming gave a wry smile, "Those Flesh Demon possess extremely high intelligence."
"They are clever, but their cleverness backfired."
"If Jiangnan shows any intention to save me, the Flesh Demon will assimilate my soul before my physical body dies, once it senses the danger!"
"Therefore, Jiangnan must pretend to be provoked by me and kill me purely out of spite."
"I'm betting! I'm betting that those lurking monsters, after witnessing Jiangnan's furious killing spree, will think they've successfully deceived everyone."
"They won't leap out to resist after my body dies; instead, they'll choose to remain lurking within my mangled corpse!"
"After all... even corpses can be assimilated and controlled by the Flesh Demon!"
"At the same time... I'm also gambling with my life, betting that Jiangnan can understand the hidden killing intent in my words..."
"Help me finish this scene!"
"And now..."
"As it turns out, we succeeded."
"Not only did we succeed, but... there was also an unexpected surprise."
Wang Ming suddenly stopped talking, turned his head, and stared at the giant pit below.
From the rock wall at the edge of the giant pit, came the sound of climbing!
Zhang Yan followed Wang Ming's gaze and looked down.
At just one glance, she almost screamed in fright, staggering backward and collapsing to the ground!
On the steep pit wall, there were two corpses.
It was the corpse of Wang Ming and that female superhuman who had been killed!
At this moment, granulation tissue was wriggling from the wounds on the two corpses.
With their limbs twisted, they crawled up from the Abyss!
Just as the two monsters peeked out from the edge of the pit, preparing to search for new prey...
Their mutilated bodies froze!
To their horror, they discovered a tall, slender figure looking down upon them.
It's Jiangnan!
If the monster could talk, it would be thinking, "A million grass mud horses are galloping through my mind right now!"
Not a buddy?! What the hell are you still here for?!
Shouldn't you have already left with your people in style?!
These Flesh Demon were still stuck in their old ways of thinking; they believed that Jiangnan had only slightly doubted them.
Since they've already killed the person, they'll definitely leave.
That's why they dare to manipulate the corpses to climb up without any restraint.
Realizing they'd been tricked, the two corpses turned and scrambled down into the Abyss!
"Want to leave?"
Jiangnan has been waiting for them here for a long time!
"Moment..."
With his voice, the wind stopped howling, and even the dust particles falling from the sky seemed to freeze in that moment!
"That is eternity!"
Time stops!
In that frozen moment, Jiangnan's figure appeared above the two monsters.
The Tribulation Flame from Jiangnan's hands attached themselves to the two monsters and began to burn!
"Bang! Bang!"
Next, Jiangnan first removed the white coat from Wang Ming's body, and then kicked the burning monster twice.
"Roar!!!"
With two screams, the two corpses, engulfed in Tribulation Flame, fell into the giant pit, where they will rest forever.
Watching the monster being easily dealt with, Wang Ming floated to Jiangnan's side.
"You're really scary."
"How did you manage to detect that even the female superhuman had been assimilated in such a short time?"
Jiangnan dusted off his trousers and started writing on Wang Ming's white coat.
[It's just a normal logical deduction.]
[Any normal human being, upon witnessing the person who risked their life to save them being brutally murdered before their very eyes...]
No matter how scared they are, they will at least say a few words to plead for mercy.
But what about that woman?
From the moment you died until I looked at her.
[Her eyes held only fear of the powerful, but no sorrow for her benefactor's death.]
She didn't react at all, like a complete bystander.
This can only mean two things.
[Or perhaps she's just an extremely selfish and cold-blooded scumbag.]
[Or perhaps, her soul had already been quietly assimilated and replaced by the Flesh Demon.]
[And for me, both of these...]
[These are all reasons why they must be killed.]
I don't need this kind of useless trash or bomb around.
[At the same time, the lamp at my waist also told me the truth: so there is only your soul.]
After listening to Jiangnan's logical reasoning.
Wang Ming's soul shook his head helplessly.
If he really believed the persona Jiangnan had projected on the cliff edge—the one that claimed he was just a reckless fool—he would be wrong.
Then Wang Ming would be no different from a fool.
Who would believe that someone could... without any prior communication?
With just a few hints, they could detect the murderous intent and conveniently eliminate the hidden mole...
Will he be a brute who only thinks with his muscles?
This is a top-tier hunter disguised as a brute!
However, Wang Ming had already grown accustomed to Jiangnan's Deeply Hidden nature.
He glanced at the faint outline of the military base in the distance.
"Let's go, it's time for us to get started."
"[He]... is still waiting for us."