⑨ I'm Back Again!

Leon pushed open the back door and headed up the stairs.

An anomaly capable of causing such a huge impact would not be simple. An anomaly with a spreading nature, one that gave the people around it the ability to transmit the anomaly as well, was the most troublesome kind of existence.

According to what Leon knew, the purpose of these anomalies was to lock down the future—to lock down a future filled with infinite possibilities. Every future they locked down earned them feedback from the world, granting them energy to enhance their abilities.

The greater the impact they caused, the more futures they locked down, and the more energy they could obtain.

Therefore, any anomaly capable of causing an enormous impact was a dangerous element.

The person upstairs had most likely already noticed him and was confident enough not to leave.

Besides, Leon smelled death.

The door to the second floor was not locked, hanging half-open.

A pool of dark-red blood slowly seeped out from within. With so much blood loss, even a wing-broken angel could no longer protect them.

Leon stepped onto the wooden stairs without making a sound. His entire body was as light as a feather, unbelievably nimble.

The awl in his hand slowly rose. He saw the blood flow faster and faster, then turn into a snake made of blood that lunged at Leon.

Leon nimbly vaulted over the railing, slipping free of the blood snake's bite. His awl sliced across the blood snake, destroying the spiritual power floating upon it. Leon crossed the corridor and charged into the room.

A blood-red figure lunged at him. The awl in his hand danced nimbly, slicing across the figure's slender neck, mottled with blue-purple bruises, and cutting it completely open.

The spraying blood seemed to turn into