Circle of Inevitability
Chapter 406

A fated ending

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Staring at the unconscious enemy in the corridor, Lumian didn't make a move immediately, but silently crouched down.

He took out the bottle of sleeping pills from the "Bliss Society" Rentas, unscrewed the cap, and held it to the nose of the patient wearing a blue and white striped hospital gown.

Franca peeked out and said, "Pull the broken arrow out of his chest first, otherwise I feel his constitution can't withstand a large part of the drug's effects."

The Gray-White, stone-like scales on the Beyonder who seemed to be "I Have a Friend" were slowly fading due to the spiritual coma brought on by the "Heng-Ha Art".

Lumian nodded and used the hand that held the bottle cap to pull out the Obsidian Broken Arrow.

Seeing this, Franca quietly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The problem now is, how do we confirm that this guy is the real ' I Have a Friend '?"

"A skilled Hypnotist can hypnotize an Beyonder of the same Pathway and Sequence, change their self-perception, and make them Replacement in various situations to perform different pranks and fight against attacking enemies."

"Damn it, this is even more annoying than ' The Marionettist '!"

What she meant was that the enemy in front of her might also be a victim, someone whose perception had been altered, someone who believed themselves to be a victim of "I Have a Friend."

This possibility cannot be ruled out at all, so she is not too ruthless to kill the other party's Spiritism directly.

Moreover, in this situation, Lumian's last bit of "Truth Serum" would be useless, because the hypnotized person would definitely say what they believe to be the truth.

Lumian screwed the cap off the sleeping potion bottle and said thoughtfully, "Set up the Ritual and ask Mr. ' The Fool ' for confirmation. Since ' Loki ' could find members of the ' Curly-Haired Baboon Research Society ' within a certain range with the help of That One Celestial Worthy, we can use a similar method to stimulate the special aura on ' I Have a Friend.' If it's there, it's real; if it's not, it's fake."

"What if he's a member of the Society captured by ' Loki ' and ' I Have a Friend '? There have been several before who just went missing, their deaths not yet confirmed, including ' The Psychiatrist '." At this point, Franca suddenly began to suspect the source of the Beyonder Characteristic used by "I Have a Friend" when he advanced to Sequence 7.

That One Society member they Hunting?

Lumian thought for a moment and said, "Then let Jenna in. She should still have some luck left in this area. The fact that she didn't run into anyone else proves that the one who is unconscious is ' I Have a Friend '."

"You'll be responsible for providing protection for Jenna..."

Before Lumian could finish speaking, the voice of the "Magician" Lady suddenly rang in his ears:

"No need for that trouble."

As Lumian crouched in front of the unconscious man, he immediately felt the surrounding space come alive, contracting inward and instantly swallowing the Beyonder seemed to be "I Have a Friend."

"Wow..." Franca exclaimed in surprise, while Lumian slowly straightened up.

The two waited patiently, and after about twenty or thirty seconds, the Beyonder wearing a blue and white striped hospital gown was "spit out" from the void.

Immediately afterwards, they heard the "Magician" Lady's reply:

It's ' I Have a Friend '.

Under the Crimson Moon in the sky, the Delta Asylum was shrouded in darkness that was noticeably denser and curved into an arc than the surrounding area.

On the rooftop of that gray-blue three-story building, the shadowy "Magician" said to his companion beside him, "Apart from that madman, there are no hidden dangers or more traps."

"Am I overreacting and taking it too seriously?"

The same vaguely visible, dreamlike "Justice" calmly said, "Your choice is perfectly fine. When it comes to matters related to That One Celestial Worthy, no amount of attention is Error."

"Only by paying enough attention each time can we avoid Deceit by Him and falling into a real trap."

The "Magician" nodded slightly, closed the notebook in his hand, and turned his gaze back to the Third Floor corridor, which was completely out of sight from this position.

After hearing the "Magician" Lady's conclusion, Lumian laughed.

He carefully placed the remaining half of the sleeping potion aside, then turned to Franca and said, "Jenna can come in now."

Franca nodded and then disappeared into the shadows on the inner side of the corridor.

Lumian lowered his head to examine the unremarkable face of "I Have a Friend," his eyes deep and a smile playing on his lips.

The effects of the "Heng-Ha Art" should have worn Past long ago, but the "Bliss Society's" drug is still in effect.

Given the physical condition demonstrated by "I Have a Friend," this probably won't last long, but for Lumian, who was prepared, this amount of time is enough.

At this moment, affected by the fire and shouts, many people in the Delta Asylum woke up. The first floor was especially lively, with the on-duty Doctor and several strong guards patrolling around to check if any embers remained and if the fire had not been truly extinguished.

Using the shadows as cover, Jenna and Franca avoided them and went up to the Third Floor.

Lumian took a Sheep from Jenna, which belonged to the Parish Priest Guillaume Béné, and spread it on the ground.

Then, he included "I Have a Friend" in it.

m•hetushu•com•com stared at the "April Fool's Day" Psychiatrist for a few more seconds, Lumian suddenly raised the Obsidian Broken Arrow in his hand and plunged it into "I Have a Friend's" left eye with a "plop".

The intense pain helped "I Have a Friend" break free from the effects of the drug, and his left eye turned Blood-Colored.

Almost simultaneously, he heard a whisper tinged with laughter:

"Sheep!"

As the Hermetic echoed, the Vocabulary "I Have a Friend," wrapped in Ritual Sheepskin, was suddenly swallowed by Gloom light, rendering it powerless.

When the Gloom light subsided, he had transformed into a Gray-White Sheep.

Lumian pulled the Obsidian Broken Arrow from the shattered eyeball and then plunged it into "I Have a Friend's" right eye with a thud.

A pitiful bleat rang out. Lumian retrieved the Obsidian Broken Arrow, pinned the struggling "Sheep" down with one hand, and stroked its head with the other, smiling as he said, "Now, we can finally have a proper chat."

He whispered to "Sheep" as he tossed the Obsidian Broken Arrow to Jenna.

Then, he took out a bottle of ordinary wound medicine and carefully applied it to the Blood-Colored Eye Sockets of "I Have a Friend," and then wrapped the other person's eyes tightly with layers of white Bandage that he carried with him.

Only then did "I Have a Friend," who had just woken from his coma and was in excruciating pain, regain some of his senses. He tried to use his abilities, but failed to do so at all.

Franca and Jenna, who were standing nearby, felt a chill as Lumian carefully bandaged the wounds of the Sheep that "I Have a Friend" had turned into. The latter had originally wanted to help Lumian vent his anger by kicking the Vile Psychiatrist in the groin, but now she felt that this was enough.

She turned her attention to the Obsidian Broken Arrow in her hand, but found no particular Negative Effect, and wondered if it was the Mystical Item Franca had mentioned before.

As Lumian took out the Brownish Yellow hemp rope he had prepared beforehand Entanglement around the Sheep's neck, the on-duty Doctor, who had heard the sheep bleating, arrived on patrol with several burly guards.

Franca and Jenna immediately hid in the shadows, while Lumian, who resembled the Masculine Aurora, calmly turned around and led the Sheep to the end of the corridor.

Streams of crimson Flames erupted from his body, which had regained some of its spirituality, and Burning fiercely in the corridor.

That One Doctor on duty and several guards dared not approach, but they saw Daoist walking Depths into the Flames, step by step approaching the end of the Annex Building Corridor.

The figure was also strangely leading a Gray-White Sheep. The Sheep didn't want to go, but the rope grabbed its neck and dragged it forward.

After sliding a distance on the ground, the Sheep, whose neck was tightening and whose breathing was becoming increasingly difficult, finally stood up, took steps, and followed along.

When the Flames in the corridor were extinguished without spreading to any room, the Doctor and guards on duty had lost all trace of the sheep-leading man.

Am I hallucinating...? Things are so strange and unbelievable that these people all have the same thought.

The charred marks in the corridor prove that a fire did indeed occur, but no one was injured.

After instructing a guard to report the incident to the nearest Police Headquarters, the on-duty Doctor returned to his office on the first floor, still somewhat dazed.

He leaned back in his chair and couldn't help but speculate:

"Could it be that the Demon that controls fire has crawled out of the Abyss?"

"Its distinguishing feature is that it leads a Sheep? Is that the embodiment of Flames?"

The on-duty Doctor thought it was increasingly outrageous and decided that he shouldn't have called the police, but should have gone directly to the Church to ask the bishops and Priest to come and take a look.

Knock knock knock!

He heard a knock on the door.

The on-duty Doctor sat up straight and responded in a deep voice:

"Please come in."

The door creaked open, and the Doctor on duty's gaze froze instantly.

The person who arrived was the Blond Hair Demon from before. The Sheep he was leading even had its eyes Entanglement in white Bandage, and its Gray-White fur was stained with specks of blood.

"I need your help with something," Lumian said calmly as she led "My I Have a Friend" into the Doctor's office. "My sheep has severe anti-human tendencies and extreme violent behavior, and I'd like to treat its mental illness."

Before the on-duty Doctor could even speak, the handsome Blond Hair Demon asked, "Do you know how to Frontal Lobotomy?"

"Yes, a little," the on-duty Doctor replied instinctively, "But it's a sheep..."

Can these brain structures be the same?

As the question was raised, the on-duty Doctor saw the Sheep struggling frantically, trying to escape, but it was tightly bound by the rope and could not break free.

Lumian laughed:

"It's okay, we can give it a try. It's just a sheep; if it dies, it dies. We can still have a whole roasted lamb."

As he spoke, he dragged the Sheep that was trying to attack him onto the examination table next to him, and then pinned it down with his hands and feet.

If the patient were a human, the on-call Doctor, who lacked experience and was prohibited from performing Frontal Lobotomy, would certainly not dare to proceed. But since it was a sheep, he had few reservations.

With the intention of not provoking the Demon and cooperating well while waiting for the Police to arrive, the on-duty Doctor walked to the examination table.

He said hesitantly, "I need an Ice Cone."

He was trying to find an excuse to go to the icehouse and distance himself from Demon arsonist, but as soon as he finished speaking, he saw a hand reach out from the shadows and hand him a sharp, thin Ice Cone.

What... what's going on... The on-duty Doctor was shocked, and vaguely heard the words "You're welcome".

He numbly took the thin Ice Cone and untied the white Bandage Entanglement the Sheep's head.

The Sheep struggled even more fiercely.

The on-duty Doctor examined the damage inside its Eye Sockets and then suddenly inserted a thin, sharp Ice Cone pick into the gap, stirring the frontal lobe of its brain.

After struggling for a few seconds, the Gray-White Sheep suddenly fell silent.

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