Seeing the protective barrier disappear, Chen Xi made a snap decision and had the Replica continue wielding the Invisible Hand.
But the Invisible Hand, which had never failed before, proved useless against the newly born Lamenter.
Just as the Invisible Hand was about to grasp the ball of flesh, it passed straight through as if it didn't exist, closing around the space behind it instead.
What's more, Chen Xi even felt that her song could no longer harm the Lamenter at all.
The Lamenter didn't even give off the slightest trace of a magical fluctuation. It was fundamentally different from Andres.
Maintaining the Origin of Death consumed Chen Xi's magic, and it did so at an alarming rate.
It would take only half an hour to drain all the magic from Andres.
That was one of Andres's few weaknesses—she had no way to replenish her magic. Unlike her true self, she couldn't absorb water to restore it.
"Damn it, what the hell is going on..."
As Chen Xi stood there baffled, the newly born Lamenter finally broke free of the ball of flesh and truly descended into the world.
The ball of flesh was torn apart completely, and a shriveled yet glossy body emerged from within, bizarre and alluring.
The Lamenter had now changed into a human-sized form. Its chest rose slightly, serving as the sockets for its eyes, and its enormous eyes stared fixedly at Chen Xi.
Danger.
That was the first thought that came to Chen Xi.
After its transformation, the Lamenter gave off an entirely different aura, accompanied by an inexplicable sense of oppression.
Chen Xi was just about to test it with an attack when the Lamenter swept past her like a phantom.
It transformed its arms into black, fleshy blades and tried to break through