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Lu Yuan let out a soft sigh, unable to come up with a particularly safe plan.

"Might as well rest a bit more, wear down their patience... I need to deal with all the scars on my body to avoid bursting into blood later."

The oppressive environment persisted.

The entire Anomaly Laboratory once again fell into silence.

Old Cat found that Lu Yuan had actually managed to slip away in the gap between the Ghost and the Demon, and couldn’t help but marvel at his ability; this guy really did have some impressive survival strategies.

Its core, the little round ball, rolled back into its battered body, and tried to make a bit of a "creaking" noise, hoping to distract the Demon even slightly... Well, it was better than no strategy at all.

And at this moment, an anomaly occurred once more!

The sealed Ghost became active again.

Slowly turning its head, it looked towards that one mirror.

Bubbles appeared within the resin.

Approximately every fifteen seconds, it attempted to break the sealing, its pupils shining with a cold light.

The duration was about five seconds.

Then, there was a relatively calm period of about ten seconds.

Of course, this cycle wasn’t fixed; sometimes it would burst forth the very next second, but the average cycle was about fifteen seconds.

This Ghostly thing kept on repeating this cycle endlessly, acting as an idealist perpetual machine, never resting.

Lu Yuan, hiding in the Different Space, watched the Ghost attacking the mirror, feeling a sense of satisfaction as if watching villains grind each other down.

"A Demon with intelligence poses more danger to me than the sealed Ghost."

"Does the power of that Ghost come in waves? Can it kill the Demon?"

Gradually, the mirror reflected the Ghost’s head.

The eyelids of that decaying head began to tremble like seizures.

The Demon used its "Body Control" ability to forcibly close the Ghost’s eyes by a sliver.

Abilities indeed have different levels of strength, but often it’s about fighting your own battles.

Just like how, no matter how powerful the Ghost was, it couldn’t affect Lu Yuan in the Different Space because the Ghost lacked space ability.

A terrible thought suddenly occurred to Lu Yuan: "Can the Demon take over the Ghost?"

Although the Ghost was extremely powerful, taking over was the Demon’s absolute ability. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Absolute ability meant being at the pinnacle of a certain domain.

"If it really succeeds, what would an intelligent Ghost be?"

However, clearly, this was very difficult.

The mirror in sight was under relentless attack by the Ghost.

Even if the idealist perpetual machine was sealed, in a war of attrition over countless years, it wasn’t something the Demon could withstand.

Lu Yuan vaguely understood the Great Lai Empire’s intent.

The Demon, one of the Four Great Calamities, was far too dangerous and could corrupt the hearts of people.

To suppress it with a purely idealist life form that didn’t reason at all was the most suitable thing to do.

"But why does the Ghost attack the Demon?"

"Is it because their abilities complement each other?"

One controlled blood, the other controlled the body.

These two abilities indeed complemented each other.

But taking over an ability was difficult and required "sealing."

Did the Ghost have the ability to take over another’s abilities?

Lu Yuan wasn’t sure.

There was also another possibility: the Demon possessed intelligence, which meant it had a higher "Divine Attribute."

The Ghost naturally tended to hunt species with a higher Divine Attribute—as food at the top of the chain, it was that unreasonable, even if its prey was a Demon, it would want to devour it.

Lu Yuan watched the continuous battle between the two, his mind filling with hesitation.

"Should I use the opportunity when the mirror is under attack to run away?"

"But if I cancel the Different Space, the Ghost might start attacking me again."

The situation was now a bit tricky.

If he didn’t intervene, the two would just keep on brawling in a cycle.

If he made an appearance, he would be targeted by both.

Though escaping the room would only take a fraction of a second, Lu Yuan still worried that his speed couldn’t outmatch these two unreasonable beings.

"Forget it, my mental state is poor, instant teleportation... not so reliable." Lu Yuan bit his lip hard.

Being attacked by the Ghost had damaged his brain and even his soul; he was still seeing stars.

"It’s better to rely on the force of physics to escape."

Lu Yuan clearly remembered that while being controlled by the Demon, he tripped over a rope and fell over, losing his balance.

The entire process of falling was governed by pure physical rules.

The mirror couldn’t stop him from falling due to loss of balance.

"So, the force of physics is definitely effective."

"As for that Ghost, as long as I avoid its attack cycles, I can evade damage."

With that thought, Lu Yuan took out a large metal ball from the Storage Space.

Well, this was actually the damaged communicator with all its internal components taken out, but the outer metal shell still had a mass of over three hundred kilograms.

Lu Yuan used a rope to tie his body to the communicator.

He wanted to use the inertia of the metal ball to forcefully push himself out.

"I have the strength to pull up the mountain and my spirit covers the world! Rise!" Lu Yuan’s body erupted in red light, his hands exerting force to lift the metal ball, preparing to charge out in an escape effort.

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However, just as Lu Yuan was about to initiate his escape,

a variable

appeared once more.

A pitch-black shadow slowly raised its head from an inconspicuous corner of the wall.

It was dark, very dark.

Like a dense, writhing mass of lead.

At this distance of about ten meters, the Pioneer’s Eye couldn’t make out what it was at all.

But there certainly was a shadow, creeping on the ground like a spider, stretching its limbs, beginning to slowly stir.

Without thinking, I knew it had to be an Anomaly, and the unsealed kind at that. Stay updated through empire

"Damn it, how could there be more? Was it awakened by my intrusion?"

Seeing the shadow, Lu Yuan couldn’t help but break into a sweat on his forehead, feeling somewhat trapped in a difficult situation.

"Anything that can survive the contention between Demons and Ghosts can’t possibly be from the weaker category."

Lu Yuan felt his spirit go numb, a fine sense of horror enveloping his entire body.

He didn’t have much time left to make a decision.

Why, as a Level Three life, did I come to such an instance?!

The unknown Anomaly was awakening, and the clash between the Ghost and the Demon was still ongoing.

He didn’t know what would happen after it fully awakened.

The next second, the Ghost’s gaze slowly ceased.

It was re-sealed by the resin back to where it came from.

Lu Yuan made his decision... He had to flee!

Hesitation would only lead to complications.

He had to run while the Ghost was sealed and the shadow had not yet awakened!

"Ah!!" At the final moment, Lu Yuan put a tent over his head, grabbed the metal ball, and his legs unleashed their most formidable power as he leapt towards the doorway.

At the same time, he threw the metal ball towards the door.

Due to the excessive force, Lu Yuan felt a buzzing in his ears, as if his heart was about to explode, the tendons in his arms and thighs were on the verge of tearing.

The Different Space was revoked, and both Lu Yuan and the metal ball abruptly appeared in the large room, tracing a curve in the air.

At this moment, the Ghost was still in a sealed state and did not attack Lu Yuan.

The one attacking him was only the Demon.

Almost simultaneously, the mirror began to reflect Lu Yuan’s form.

Although he was sheltered by a tent, it was obvious that the mirror’s ability would not be so easily obscured.

In just a fraction of a second, not even 0.001 seconds, Lu Yuan was controlled.

Lu Yuan guessed right once again.

"Body Control" was activated at Light Speed Level, and if he remained in place using Spatial Teleportation, he would surely be controlled again.

But as his body twisted in mid-air, unable to draw any force, even if he was controlled, he couldn’t stop his descent.

And that large round ball, still carrying a strong inertia, dropped to the ground with a "clang" and rolled towards the doorway.

The rope became taut.

It yanked Lu Yuan up in mid-air, causing him to fly once again.

It was a brilliant trajectory.

Although "Body Control" was powerful, it couldn’t stop a person flying in the air from shooting out the door.

The mirror showed his body continuously twisting, trying to perform various movements to break free from the accursed rope.

But in this moment, the Demon had clearly lost.

The presence of inertia was a physical law.

"Body Control" couldn’t erase that bit of inertia.

Lu Yuan’s body still tumbled out the room’s door.

As the figure in the mirror vanished, control over his body returned.

Lu Yuan’s pupils burst with red light; he clenched his fists, issuing a mocking jeer, "Who else wants some? Damn it! I’ve escaped."

"It was just a bit of a challenge, after all."

He quickly sprung up from the ground, tossed the rope over, nimbly looping it around the doorknob, intending to close the damned door.

But the next instant, there was a crisp "crack" from the door frame.

Something was firmly stuck in the doorway.

The door... couldn’t close!!

It was that awakening dark mass that had caught up.

"Was I just possessed by Huang Xudong? Why did I jinx myself!"

Lu Yuan cursed inwardly and turned his head.

He saw a pair of oily green eyes staring at him unblinkingly, their pupils reflecting the kerosene lamp on the ground.

Was it a ghost?

A ghost... broke free?!

No, it was... it was...

A turtle.

A turtle?!

A black turtle about 2 meters in diameter, stuck at the top of the door.

Those dark, cold eyes stared at Lu Yuan as if they could see through his very thoughts.

"Ah!" Lu Yuan let out a roar.

"Wah-gagaga!" The old turtle let out an even louder roar, struggling madly as it was wedged in the doorframe.

The turtle shell and the door pressed against each other, the force like that of an excavator, looking as though it would break the intricate and beautiful sealing door.

[Phenomenon·Undying Giant Turtle, an anomaly from the ancient times that survived till today, exists in the form of a turtle in this world.]

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(PS: I originally planned to create a new character, the Mouse King, to play opposite Orange Cat, but I still prefer turtles, and this character is more suitable as a turtle, so probability wins in the end.)

(Although there was a turtle in the previous book, as long as the character setting is different, there shouldn’t be a problem.)

(Some people say my work is too similar to the last one, but by this point, the world view is already quite different, right?)

(Lastly, I beg for Monthly Tickets, I’m almost dropping out of the top one hundred, QAQ!)