Chapter 103

The soul detached from that strange “pyramid” and returned to its true self. Leon shook his head, looking a bit bewildered. He temporarily stopped clearing out the utterly wicked members of the Lane family and instead asked the Black Goat:

“You said before that your heart represents an inflated ambition, and your abilities should be related to arrogance and dominance… right?”

“Huh?”

The Black Goat, who was feeding on sinful souls, paused slightly and then nodded: “More or less? Anyway, based on my understanding of it, it should be these things.”

“That makes it easier to explain.”

After recalling the appearance of that pyramid, Leon confidently judged: “I’m not too sure about arrogance, but I’ve pretty much figured out the rules regarding dominance. The source of his dominance ability is power.

After merging with Bobby Lane, he utilized the identity of the first heir, greatly amplifying his dominance ability, and successfully merged with the Lane family.

If I’m not mistaken, the entire Lane family now counts as his ‘territory,’ which is why we can’t leave at will, and even flying would get us pulled down.

And beyond that, for all members of the Lane family whose status is lower than his, he has absolute dominion rights, directly demanding everything from them…”

“It seems that’s indeed the case…”

After hearing Leon’s analysis, the Black Goat first nodded in agreement and then somewhat helplessly said:

“But knowing it doesn’t matter much, does it? He still has over three thousand people under him. Even if you replace all your skin, you can’t possibly deal with so many people.”

That’s not necessarily true.

Looking at the shining [Materialist Soul] on the panel and hearing the prompt [“Due to understanding… resistance significantly increased… shielding general level effects”], Leon, whose hands looked pitiful due to losing large amounts of skin, smiled and actually rushed toward Bobby Lane.

It’s completely different when someone else guesses your ability versus when I guess it. With the resistance provided by [Materialism], he probably can’t trap me anymore. Even if I fail in the end, I should be able to retreat unscathed.

“Eh?”

Confused by Leon’s actions, the Black Goat couldn’t help but ask in surprise:

“Why are you turning back? Aren’t we continuing?”

“It’s enough.”

Looking at his Taint Value skyrocketing to 2 points, as well as the golden [I Am the Devil] and the silver-shining [Practitioner] on the panel, the highly rewarded Leon asked while walking:

“I remember you said that Bobby Lane merged with your heart, and now you’re inseparable, right?”

“Ah? Yeah, what’s up?”

“Not much.”

Leon smiled and said:

“I just had a sudden thought. If someone merges with an anomalous item, and if I can directly use their anomalous item, how would that be calculated?”

“Ah?”

[ I Am the Devil (Gold): Through extremely evil and insane slaughter, you have successfully revived part of a demon’s avatar, gaining its heartfelt gratitude and recognition.]

[Effect of Wearing: When in contact with abnormal items marked as “corruption,” as a demon, you will directly have the authority to use it, enhancing its effect dramatically and reducing the cost of use.]

[Hidden Feature (No Need to Wear): Your soul exudes an incomparably evil aura, and in the eyes of those with soul perception, you are indistinguishable from a regular demon.]

…

Hmm? Why is he turning back? After detecting unusual conditions in the soul vision, the “maid” holding scissors against her brother’s neck, forcing him to abdicate early, couldn’t help but pause slightly, then drew back her main consciousness, vigilantly watching the two rapidly approaching souls.

When Leon’s figure appeared within his line of sight, seeing his blood-exposed hands and the weariness that wouldn’t go away on his face, a victorious smile finally appeared on his face.

It seems the high-speed slaughter the other party just performed wasn’t without cost. If I’m not wrong, besides consuming willpower, he probably also lost some body tissue.

And judging by his current state, it looks like he’s almost at his limit, preparing to make one last stand against me.

Unfortunately, if I had known you were only this level, why would I have bothered to kill that elder? That guy usually listened quite well…

Shaking his head disinterestedly, Bobby Lane completely lost interest in the other side, clicking his fingers boredly. Hundreds of controlled “puppets” surged forward towards the rushing Leon.

And the Leon who had been fleeing madly to preserve the little remaining stamina until now seemed to know this was the final battle. This time, he made no attempt to dodge, instead grabbing the Holy Spirit Pendant and charging ahead.

Under the powerful effect of the Holy Spirit Pendant, the wave of people rushing like zombies would be swept away as soon as they got close, and those blocking the way would be directly thrown off. No one could get within three steps of him.

At this moment, Leon looked like a peerless mighty general sweeping through the battlefield alone, bravely charging into the densest part of the army. No one could withstand even a single move from him, unable to slow him down even slightly! But such “wasteful” use of the Holy Spirit Pendant naturally came at a price. Even though the Bronze-level [Devout Believer] badge had been upgraded to the Silver-level [Practitioner] badge, further reducing the consumption of using the pendant, Leon’s skin was still disappearing rapidly.

As he repeatedly crashed through the waves of people, the damage that originally extended only to his forearms began to quickly move upward, reaching his elbows, upper arms, shoulders, chest… and eventually even spreading to his neck.

And without the protection of skin, countless tiny blood vessels were successively broken by the rough clothing. By the time he was nearly in front of the young man, his coat was thoroughly soaked in bright red blood, and drops continuously fell, leaving behind a bloody trail full of fishy smell on the ground…

…

You do have some spirit… but that’s all.

Looking at the blood-covered Leon rushing in front of him, the young man, feeling completely safe, didn’t even bother to dodge. Instead, he stood there with both hands behind his back, saying coldly: “You…”

“Are you going to die unless you act cool?”

In one leap, Leon tackled him to the ground and gave him a solid ass-beating. Feeling much better, Leon raised his bloody right hand and grabbed towards the young man’s chest.

So… he thinks my heart is hidden in my chest, and destroying the heart will completely kill me?

Faced with Leon’s incredibly foolish action, the young man couldn’t help but sneer inwardly.

Idiot!

I am the heart, and the heart is me! There is no weakness in me after merging with the anomaly. The heart you destroy is nothing but a lump of meaningless rotten meat, unless you can… you can…

Feeling the forcibly mobilized powers within his body, watching Leon’s rapidly healing skin, and the young man with a bloody handprint on his face couldn’t help but open his mouth wide, almost popping his eyes out!

What the hell? Did he just “use” it?

(End of Chapter)