Ascetic Transforms into a Flame Demon, Molten Lava Boils

"Our alliance of Factions is called Eden..." Gis's voice rang through the room.

Zhou Yuan nodded slightly.

Yu Yuan, however, handed control of the body back to Zhou Yuan.

So Humpback Whale was a member of Eden... The last of Yu Yuan's doubts fell away.

The plan he had been forming now had its final piece.

All that remained was to see whether this Ascetic was as powerful as Humpback Whale claimed.

Seeing the expressions on Zhou Yuan and the other three men, Gis smiled even more broadly.

Night Owl looked at Gis and the Ascetic beside him.

"Tell me, Mr. Gis, what exactly is this so-called Ascetic? Can he really stand up to the Mechanical Augmenters and Mutated Creatures?"

"Of course, Mr. Night Owl. Ascetics are the best weapon we have against them..."

An odd look crossed Gis's face, full of devotion and madness.

Then he abruptly pulled away the Ascetic's cloak, revealing his true appearance.

Hiss...

Sharp intakes of breath sounded around the room, mingled with chairs scraping backward.

Everyone rose and stepped back at once, their eyes wide with horror.

They stared at the Ascetic's charred body in disbelief.

He looked like a lump of charcoal, his skin cracked all over. If not for the visible rise and fall of his chest,

they might have taken him for a burned corpse.

Dark-red lines ran through the cracks in his skin like volcanic lava. On closer inspection, they were slowly flowing.

"This..."

The Mei Alliance's second elder stared at the sight before him in disbelief.

He could barely speak.

Yet his eyes shone with an unusual brightness.

The others wore the same expression.

Pleased with their reactions, Gis raised his right hand to draw their attention.

Snap!

The crisp snap of his fingers seemed to flip a switch