Seeing that he couldn't hurt Cyril, the writhing mass of sticky flesh immediately changed direction and lunged at Haven.
Bang!
A gunshot rang out. The bullet, trailing a silver streak, sank into the flesh, scattering sharp silver sparks.
Sizzle~
"Gah! Ah!"
After a muffled scream, the writhing flesh quickly drew together, once more forming the figure in a white lab coat.
The Rose Bishop's Flesh Magic belonged to the domains of Corruption and mutation, making it especially vulnerable to Holy Silver Bullets.
"Get farther away."
After warning Haven, he fired again at the figure on the ground, which had returned to human form.
Bang! Bang!
The bullets struck the ground. The man used Flash to dodge the attack.
The next moment, he abruptly appeared behind Cyril, and the phantom book in his eyes began to stir again.
"I came, I saw, I recorded!"
Suddenly, the shadow beneath Cyril's feet stirred once more. It split away from him, becoming a pitch-black version of himself—a separate, dark Corruption Shadow creature.
This was a Demigod-level Beyonder Ability: the Black Knight's Fallen Shadow!
The instant it appeared, the Corruption Shadow creature showed intense hostility toward Cyril, as if the two were natural enemies.
Cyril frowned at the independent figure formed from his shadow. The Corruption Shadow creature seemed abnormal, and its oppressive presence made even him uneasy.
The figure in the white coat pointed at Cyril and shouted:
"Kill him!"
The completely black Corruption Shadow creature, with only two deep red lights shining where its eyes should be, didn't obey.
It turned to look at the figure in the white coat, who had created it with a Beyonder Ability. Its deep red eyes held undisguised murderous intent.
The figure in the white coat took half a step back in alarm, swallowed, and said unsteadily: