Thud!!
Chen Lun staggered back two steps, blood spilling from his mouth and nose.
[You suffered a mental assault from [Bewitching Mind]. Sanity -2, HP -100!]
The Pupil in the Painting rolled its pupil around and glanced at him, seemingly lacking the strength to attack again. Then the “eyelashes” around it—countless fingers—reached out from the charred, damaged painting and dragged Dolly’s corpse inside.
The painting then burned to ashes in the flames, and everything scattered on the wind.
[The masterminds, Baron Barney and Vigrey (Dolly), have died. C-rank mission: Clouds Gather completed!] [Mission rewards obtained: 1,500 EXP, 2 Gold Pounds, Pang Bei’s favor, and [Low-Sequence Flesh Faction Mystical Book] ×1]
"Phew..."
Chen Lun stood where he was and let out a long breath.
The continuous, intense fighting had drained much of his stamina. His injuries were also severe, and his HP had nearly bottomed out.
That final glance from the Pupil in the Painting had almost killed him outright!
"That was a [Stars Faction] [Sequence 7 - Heartstealer] ability... a middle-sequence Beyonder!"
His heart sank.
He had killed Dolly, but he had not obtained the [high-sequence Flesh School mystical substance] he had expected. The Pupil in the Painting had dragged Dolly’s corpse away...
Sir Oil-Paint, who backed Dolly, was most likely a middle-sequence Beyonder. That [high-sequence Flesh School mystical substance] was very likely in his hands.
Otherwise, there was no explaining how Dolly had possessed that mystical substance in his previous life.
"Sir Oil-Paint..."
Judging by what he had encountered during this time, those oil paintings imbued with supernatural power had probably been created by Sir Oil-Paint.
"A middle-sequence Beyonder of an unknown pathway...?"
Chen Lun suddenly felt immense pressure.
He could still put up a fight against someone one sequence above him, but taking on