As a Non-Human Existence who had opened the [vitality] essence, suddenly coming down with a cold was an extremely abnormal thing.
But the probability was not nonexistent.
A Non-Human had merely taken the first step toward Sublimation and still retained part of their human nature. Thus, while the chance of falling ill was small, it still existed!
This "Mechanical Mentor" even believed it was only a minor accident. Perhaps there had been a problem with the alchemical potion he had taken that morning, weakening his body's resistance.
He had already recognized his enemy: a "Shadowless One" of the "Shadow" pathway, one who shared the same essence as him and was not impossible to defeat.
Thus, after his brief astonishment, his hand moved toward his heart. He had transformed his heart into a wondrous item that combined healing and defense. As long as he activated it...
Snap!
His hand stopped in midair, as though the gears in the mechanical components implanted in his arm had jammed because he had forgotten to add lubricating oil...
And Ye Funai clearly would not let this opportunity slip away.
"Sleep... sleep... In that place of peaceful slumber and silence lies everything you desire..."
She rapidly chanted an incantation, attempting to pull the "Mechanical Mentor" into a dream.
At the same time, countless shadows swiftly coiled around the old man's body like chains.
The old man's expression instantly turned vacant, and he ceased struggling. Yet he still defended himself instinctively. A layer of metallic liquid seeped from his pores, covering the skin of his entire body.
After assessing the means at her disposal that could break through the "Mechanical Mentor's" defenses and kill him in one strike, Ye Funai could not help shaking her head. Her figure vanished in an instant.
Nicholas saw Ye Funai step