Traits

The man, whose eyes were only on Jenna, didn't realize someone had entered the Cavern and was trying to ruin his good time until Lumian pounced out of the shadows.

With a series of sharp, forceful attacks, Lumian closed in, unleashing a furious barrage of blows with his hands, elbows, knees, and feet.

The man was somewhat flustered, not even bothering to pull up his pants, but he seemed to be quite strong, and his body was also quite resilient. Relying on the continuous blocking with his forearms, the constant small steps he took back, and the hard resistance of his chest, torso, calves, and thighs against missed attacks, he was not defeated by Lumian in one fell swoop.

He snapped out of his daze, and his brown Eyes quickly took on a touch of eerie green, radiating a strange light that reflected Lumian's figure.

Lumian was suddenly overcome with an abnormally strong desire, feeling that the "Exaggerated Woman" Jenna, who was lying next to them and struggling to watch them, was incredibly alluring, her whole body exuding Fascination.

That desire, like a bomb that had been detonated, filled Lumian's body instantly. He abandoned his attack, his eyes reddening and his breathing becoming heavy as he turned to the side and pounced on Jenna.

"Get the hell out of here!" Jenna shouted, both angry and terrified, realizing something was wrong.

Then, Lumian pinned her down.

At the same time, Lumian felt something hard pressing against his right waist.

What was it? He instinctively reached Past and touched the Ritual Silver Dagger that he had deliberately positioned as if to stab himself.

He quickly regained some of his Rationality and vaguely remembered his purpose in doing so.

The next second, Lumian, whose Rationality had been largely eroded by desire, gripped the hilt of the Ritual Silver Dagger and plunged it into his own body.

The Silver-White tip instantly pierced through clothing and disappeared into skin and flesh.

The stinging sensation instantly entered Lumian's mind, helping him regain some of his Rationality from the intense desire and restore a degree of clarity.

He pretended nothing had changed, still pressing down on Jenna, rubbing and touching her haphazardly.

"Are you even useful? You can't even handle a pervert!" Jenna tried to rouse her only helper with a barrage of insults.

Seeing that his enemy was controlled by lust, the man quickly picked up the Dagger hidden in his clothes, pounced on Lumian from behind, and stabbed him in the back.

At that moment, Lumian's hands slipped, and he braced himself on the cold ground on either side of Jenna's body.

He sprang up with his waist and his right foot lashed out backward.

Snap!

It struck the man's groin like a whip that had been straightened.

With a cracking sound, the man's face turned Paleness, and his expression became extremely Distortion.

Then, his Dagger fell to the ground.

He collapsed, clutching his wound, rolling around in agony, unable to escape the excruciating pain.

Lumian didn't waste the opportunity; he flipped Past and pounced, stretching out his arms to grab the other person's body.

His right arm then moved up, grabbed the man's head, and twisted it forcefully.

Snap!

The man saw his back and no longer had to Pain in his lower body.

After confirming that he was completely dead, Lumian withdrew his arms, drew his Ritual Silver Dagger, and used a white bandage he carried for easy camouflage to treat the wound.

He wasn't afraid of getting infected at all. With his "Provocateur" constitution, even if he did get infected, he could hold on until six o'clock the next morning.

His main purpose in bandaging the wound was to prevent blood from remaining inside the Cavern.

Jenna, who was lying on the ground, managed to prop herself up and just then saw Lumian withdraw his hands, and the man collapsed to the ground.

"They took them down just like that?" Jenna's pupils dilated as she thought in shock and astonishment, which caused her aroused desire to dissipate considerably.

She wasn't ignorant; she could see the extent of that freak's power and magic, but he didn't even last ten seconds before being killed by that handsome country bumpkin!

From the moment the two made contact to the moment the Corpse fell to the ground, only eight or nine seconds had passed!

After Lumian finished bandaging her wounds, picked up the man's discarded coat and shirt, and walked towards Jenna, Janna finally came to her senses and asked with a mixture of confusion and curiosity, "How did you end up here?"

She added a joke, as was her habit:

"You haven't fallen in love with me and been stalking me, have you?"

Lumian chuckled, squatted down, and put Jenna's hands behind her back.

"What are you doing?" Jenna panicked.

She struggled and resisted with all her might, but she was too weak and Lumian easily tied her wrists with the man's shirt.

Immediately afterwards, Lumian pulled the dark-colored jacket over Jenna's head, completely covering her eyes.

"Dog Shit, you bastard, you pervert, what do you want to do?" Jenna was angry, anxious, and panicked.

Lumian completely ignored her, ripped off the rest of her shirt, crumpled it into a ball, and stuffed it into Jenna's ear and mouth.

"Ugh... ugh..." Jenna couldn't speak.

She thought to herself in despair:

Forget it, I'll just consider it a dog bite, as long as he doesn't kill me...

But she felt nothing more. Lumian stood up abruptly, left her side, and walked towards the Corpse.

After cleaning the Ritual Silver Dagger and performing a ritualistic purification, Lumian walked around the small Cavern, creating a "Spirit Wall."

Then, he began to dance the "Summoning Dance".

He's trying to use this to "Spiritism"!

Although the effect is certainly not as good as a normal "Spiritism technique," since the purpose of the "Summoning Dance" is not to "Spiritism," it is better to have it than not.

His spirituality merged with some natural force, radiating outwards, but was blocked within the Cavern by the "Spirit Wall."

This way, no other strange creatures will be attracted.

In the dance, sometimes frenzied and sometimes Distortion, Lumian saw the spirit of the man from before.

He then drew his Ritual Silver Dagger, drew a drop of blood, and commanded the other party to possess him.

Lumian soon felt a chill, and an abnormal, intense Flames Burning within him, filling him with a strong desire for Women.

There's actually this kind of effect? It's just like the hunger the Mouthpart Monster experienced back then? Lumian forcibly stopped himself from looking at Jenna, who was blindfolded and bound hand and foot, and sensed the extra "brain" he had gained.

Because the man had only been dead for a short time, his "brain" contained not only residual emotions such as desire, Pain, anger, and hatred, as well as the instinct to use his own traits, but also some Lingering Obsession and the most profound memories.

After a brief examination, Lumian discovered that this freak possessed significantly more abilities and traits than the Mouthpart Monster:

"Induce others' greed;

"He himself becomes Greed and stingy, and can sense items that once belonged to him but have since been lost;

"To stimulate other people's appetite;

"The body becomes healthy and strong;"

"Always in a state of thirst;"

"Always Burning the midnight oil to improve strength, reaction time, speed, agility, and resilience;"

"Using eye contact, language, and gestures to subtly induce desire in the target;

"Using direct touch and spellcasting abilities to arouse varying degrees of desire in the target;

"Preparing drugs and other similar items;"

"Distinguishing hormonal information from different people..."

The first one was used by Mr. Eve? This pervert does indeed have some connection with Mr. Eve and Suzanne Matisse... He's always in a state of lust, no wonder he targeted Jenna and risked kidnapping her, this is Negative Effect, right? Hmm, Jenna is probably not the first victim... Lumian hasn't selected any traits yet, he can only analyze based on what he senses, and can't understand the more specific abilities.

He tried to amplify the man's most memorable experience.

He then saw a stage, on which stood a young woman in a pristine white Long Dress. Her features were deep-set, and her eyes were the Lake-Colored, clear yet rippling with emotion, making her appear both innocent and Fascination.

Charlotte Calvino... Lumian recognized the Women; she was the most popular Actor at the Old Dovecage Theater.

At the same time, Lumian could sense that the man was becoming excited, and his already thirsty state was becoming even more obvious.

However, since there were many Spectator around, he did not do anything inappropriate; he simply went to the Washroom after the scene ended.

This memory ends here. Lumian concludes the "Summoning Dance," allowing the man's spirit to leave his body.

Immediately afterwards, he performed the "Summoning Dance" once again, drawing the other party back to himself.

This is because each time he possesses someone, he can only choose one trait, one memory, or one Lingering Obsession, and he cannot change it.

This time, Lumian chose one of the few memories that left the deepest impression on the other party.

The next second, he saw Jenna, Jenna performing an exaggerated act on stage.

"..." Lumian roughly understood what was going on, and couldn't help but grit his teeth and curse, "Can't you think about something else? Your mind is full of women, women, women!"

He gave up on "Spiritism," regretting that he hadn't yet reached the point of being a "Contracted One" and couldn't sign a long-term Contract to borrow an ability from the other party—some of the man's traits made Lumian very envious, feeling that they could play a significant role in battle.

"If only I could nurture this spirit..." Lumian sighed, admitting that he lacked the ability to do so.

He then removed the "Spirit Wall," put away the Ritual Silver Dagger, walked back to Jenna's side, and removed the jacket that was blindfolding her and the shirt that was binding her hands.

Jenna frowned and removed the wads of cloth stuffed in her mouth and ears.

She rubbed her wrist, which was red from being bound, and looked at Lumian, who was rummaging through the pockets of the perverted clothes and pants, with a puzzled expression. She tentatively asked, "Why did you blindfold me and plug my ears just now?"

"I'm protecting you. You can't see what you shouldn't see, and you can't hear what you shouldn't hear," Lumian replied half-jokingly, as he pulled out a total of 8 Felkine coins and three rather old Metal Vial.

Jenna, realizing the other person had no intention of harming her, scoffed, "What could be here that I shouldn't see or hear? Are you doing that to Corpse...?"

Her voice trailed off as she recalled certain pieces of knowledge, roughly guessing that the other person was using some kind of ability to extract information from the Corpse.

Seeing that Lumian was examining the three Metal Vial, Jenna changed the subject and recalled, "One of the vials contained gas that could make people Past and lose all their strength. That's how he caught me."

"There was another bottle with a very pungent and foul-smelling gas, but it woke me up. Damn, that pervert who deserves to have his ass fucked by a donkey!"

"I don't know what's in the remaining bottle, nor am I sure which of the other two is which."