Victory?

The victory had come far too suddenly. Mo Ling and Li Luo stood where they were for a long time, unable to come back to their senses.

Mo Ling stared blankly at the sky, replaying everything that had just happened.

The more he thought about it, the more something felt wrong. At last, he became certain: Han Qi—or rather, Abyssal Hole—had been seeking death.

"But was he really dead?"

Why did he have to do it this way?

Even this had to be an "act." What exactly was his goal?

Mo Ling could not figure it out, so he could only look at Li Luo beside him.

Li Luo was also looking down in thought, repeatedly replaying the battle in her mind.

The threads around her body glowed faintly. Li Luo raised her hand and tapped at the air in front of her a few times, studying the abilities of the Joyful One form.

After a while, she finally lowered her hand and sighed.

"He fooled us again..."

"What do you mean?" Mo Ling hurriedly asked.

"The Health Bar was fake."

"The Health Bar?" Mo Ling was even more confused.

Seeing that Mo Ling was still at a loss, Li Luo explained...

"After transforming into the Joyful One form, I could see monsters' Health Bars. Ever since I noticed Abyssal Hole, that Health Bar had always been there, until you defeated him just now... But I only realized afterward that the Health Bar had also been created by Abyssal Hole."

"You mean the Joyful One form does not actually have that ability?" Mo Ling asked in surprise.

"No." Li Luo shook her head. "It does have that ability. Abyssal Hole just used a very clever method to deceive me."

"What method?" Mo Ling quickly asked.

"Overlaying..." Li Luo said with