They were called the "Moonless People," a species of communal Pollution Creatures that lived on the Gloom Plains. Normally, their strength barely reached the level of [Sequence 8] Transcendents, but they could transform into werewolves, pushing their physical strength to [Sequence 7].
Chen Lun performed the magic trick "Five-Sense Interconnection" again, and the eyeball several dozen meters away could suddenly "see" the Moonless People's conversation.
But he was soon disappointed.
He could not understand the language those creatures used to communicate. Or rather, it was not a language at all, but something more like the simple cries of animals.
They were extremely agitated. One of them clutched a bleeding arm, pain written across its face. It was very likely wounded by the Playing-Card Throwing Knife from earlier.
Suddenly, the Moonless Person at the head of the group sensed something and whipped its head toward the eyeball. It shrieked, raised a cane entirely different from those of its companions, and pointed it at the eyeball.
Zzt!
The cane, studded with black stones, suddenly shot out a finger-thick bolt of red lightning straight at the eyeball.
Chen Lun immediately made the eyeball levitate, preparing to dodge.
But the red lightning was simply too fast. The next second, it struck the eyeball.
Crack!
Chen Lun's eyes snapped open.
He raised his hand and examined his index finger.
His index finger had already become charcoal-black, and the condition was spreading toward its base and even his palm.
Good thing I used the magic trick "Damage Transfer" at the last moment to move the injury from my eye to my finger... That red lightning not only carried intense heat, but also some strange infectious property?
Chen Lun pondered for a moment.
He flicked his hand, and the charred index finger injured by the red lightning