Taufman truly had not expected things to develop this way. Now, the two sides had already started fighting.
Neo stood up, ready to take this opportunity to head deeper into the Palace of Remembrance.
Taufman stood up too, clenching his right fist. More urgent than going out to stop the pointless clash was dealing with the man before him. He could not let this man actually obtain the Contract Conch and awaken Duolons.
As for why he had gone along with him this far, Taufman himself did not know. Perhaps he simply wanted to see his plan clearly, perhaps he was merely curious, or perhaps he had been tempted by the Phileas Family's treasure.
In any case, it would not be because, at that moment, he had truly been moved by the Light.
Impossible. Absolutely impossible!
"Oh, right."
Neo suddenly turned around, taking a milky-white sphere from his clothes. Its surface was densely covered in holes.
"Do you know what this is?"
"What?"
"A nest of Curse Insects."
Taufman's gaze sharpened. He was almost certain that the man before him was Phileas's host, and the Curse Insects that targeted the Dark Moon Clan had been bred by Phileas in the first place.
Just then, a ball of light appeared in Neo's palm. The Insect Nest began to rotate, and then Neo hurled it straight at Taufman.
"Catch!"
Taufman instinctively reached for it, but the Insect Nest burst apart midway, sending a swarm flying out.
"Light-Incineration!"
A sea of fire immediately appeared before Taufman, completely sealing off the area where the Insect Nest had burst. As the flames of light contracted, the insects that had flown out were effortlessly annihilated, without even the slightest struggle.
These weren't Curse Insects. They were ladybugs!
When Taufman looked toward Neo again, he found that