Although the malicious thought had no facial features, its perception was extremely sharp. The instant it sensed that it had been discovered, it crouched on all fours, then sprang up, turning into a black blur as it lunged!
The force of that lunge was roughly equivalent to a First Realm martial arts specialist's attack. Yue Wen dodged it easily.
He could now see that the malicious thought's intent to attack was locked entirely onto him, without paying Zhao Xing'er or Qi Dian any attention.
At that moment, Zhao Xing'er extended her Silver Staff beside him and was about to strike it dead.
"Xing'er, don't kill it yet!" Yue Wen hurriedly stopped her. "There should only be one malicious thought in this building. Let's learn a little more about it."
This was a good opportunity to learn more about these things, and Yue Wen did not want to kill it so hastily. Besides, the rules had already stated that killing it was useless. Instead, it would merge into a companion and become stronger. The best way to deal with these things was to hide.
But during that time, whether because the malicious thought had sensed Zhao Xing'er's hostility or because her movements had been too large, its murderous malice suddenly shifted onto her.
"Roar-" It turned its head, lowered its body, and prepared to pounce on Zhao Xing'er again.
"Xing'er, move back," Yue Wen instructed.
Although Zhao Xing'er did not understand, she still followed Yue Wen's instructions and swiftly darted backward. Whoosh! Once she had retreated about ten meters away, the malicious thought suddenly lost its lock on her and transferred its hostility to Qi Dian on the other side.
Like Yue Wen, Qi Dian stood where he was without moving. The only difference between them was perhaps that he was