"Immortal?" "Too?"
Maeve and Vanessa spoke at the same time. They exchanged a glance, and Vanessa gave a light cough.
"We still don't quite understand what you mean by vitality, or what an [Immortal] is."
Lillian stared at Maeve as though she wanted to reach out, but after a moment's hesitation, she lowered her hand again.
She sighed softly. "All living things have vitality. It is the echo of life force."
She pointed at the charred Flesh Chunks on the plate. "In other words, what is on this plate isn't fundamentally meat, but individual living beings."
Maeve: "..."
Lillian glanced at Maeve. "You don't seem to know... damn it, can't you sense them?"
"Sense them?" Maeve asked hesitantly. "What do you mean?"
"Try calling to them with your spirituality."
Maeve stared at the Flesh Chunks for a while. Though her expression was somewhat strange, she still closed her eyes and tried to sense them and call to them.
Before long, she opened her eyes in shock, her voice trembling.
"They... they answered me! They actually answered me! They're even charred!"
"I told you this meat wasn't dead!"
Maeve crooked a finger at a Flesh Chunk, trying to make it move, but there was no response whatsoever.
"But... what use is that? They only answered me. I can't control them."
Lillian sneered. "You can already keep flesh alive. I don't believe your Path lacks a corresponding ability."
"My Path... ability... ability... Talent?!"
Maeve thought for a while, her eyes slowly widening.
She slowly turned her head to look at Vanessa.
Vanessa was puzzled. "What are you looking at me for?"
"You ate my flesh before, didn't you?"
"Yes..." Vanessa suddenly had a bad feeling, but before she could react, she clutched her stomach and crouched down.
"**Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow,