I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means
Chapter 925 - 560: Special Undead

Lis stood outside the Golden Coconut Inn, gazing solemnly at the building shrouded in night.

A legendary presence had been constantly monitoring this inn...

No!

It should be said, monitoring the girl inside the inn, Jue!

Just now, it seemed that because of his intention to make a move on Jue, he was targeted by the hidden Legendary.

Lis's brain raced, he had thought about testing whether this rather extraordinary girl would evoke any negative reactions.

But he hadn't expected a Legendary to be incessantly watching Jue, perhaps even hiding nearby.

The Legendary paying attention to Jue is likely the controller of this illusion, Legendary Mage Ihelos!

After all, having a Legendary Mage in this Sand Sea Town is quite rare.

Unless the two appearing Legendary Strongmen were at odds with each other, it's unlikely there are two Legendary Strongmen within this illusion.

If Ihelos had been watching Jue all along, why hadn't he made a move on Lis when Lis, as an outsider, interacted with Jue?

Lis hadn't detected anything amiss.

Could it be that Ihelos actually doesn't care about outsiders interacting with Jue but wouldn't allow harm to come to her?

Lis felt something was off, particularly with Ihelos's behavior pattern.

The mission description indicated that Ihelos should be obsessed with reclaiming his beloved, investing great efforts to engulf the entire town in an illusion.

Time halted here, and the residents became undead creatures.

But would a mad, obsessed person remain indifferent in the face of possible harm to his beloved?

Not even a warning to Lis, never appearing before him?

It's quite dissonant...

Considering Lis's current power, even if Jue might be an undead creature, she's as insignificant as an ant before him.

Lis certainly planned to test Jue, with no intention of harming her.

But others didn't know that!

At least, Lis believed if someone tried to harm the helpless Taya, he wouldn't just warn them.

Lis had only retreated a short distance, just beyond the Golden Coconut Inn.

Such a distance is merely under the watchful eyes of a Legendary Strongman...

That's why the absence of a pursuit from the anticipated Legendary Strongman surprised him.

Could it be that Legendary Mage Ihelos has some problem or inconvenience, resulting in such circumstances?

Lis wasn't too sure, but for now, he didn't plan to make another move on Jue.

With insufficient information, even if the Legendary Mage Ihelos appeared, Lis wouldn't be able to gather anything useful.

The appearance of a Legendary made Lis contemplate leaving the inn with Taya, to a different location.

Though Taya's power had grown considerably post the Ambundo City ordeal, there was hardly room for resistance against a Legendary Mage who conceals his presence.

However, Lis ultimately did not do so, considering that Ihelos hadn't confronted him, it was likely he wouldn't harm Taya either.

It would be better for Taya to stay at the Golden Coconut Inn, able to promptly inform Lis if anything happened.

After a thought, Lis once again sank into the shadow, leaving the inn.

...

In the alley amid the night,

Lis stood in the middle, an Ihelos resident collapsed before him.

Judging by the attire, he seemed to be a regular vendor of the small town.

Due to the arrival of the Gur Festival, his closing up and heading home got delayed, resulting in running into Lis, who was seeking the next experiment subject.

Without any notice, Lis struck him unconscious, letting him lie before him.

The man's body lay quietly on the cold ground, his frame like a dead branch snapped by the wind, devoid of vitality. His face was pale, eyes closed as if immersed in endless sleep, breathing so faint it was barely detectable, like lingering at the boundary of life and death.

Lis placed his right hand on the man's chest, feeling the warmth of a typical human body and his steadily beating heart.

No different from the ordinary.

Lis formed his hand into a blade, gently slicing the man's right arm.

Without a sound, the man's right arm severed, despite no reaction from the unconscious man,

Indeed!

Lis looked at the man's wound, nodding slightly.

The resident's severed arm unnaturally twisted away from the body, yet eerily no blood seeped forth.

The wound wasn't the anticipated vivid red and dampness but an abnormal dead hue of ashen white, like lifeless winter wood, exuding a foreboding aura. Within the gray, muscle fibers faintly trembled, seemingly searching for something.

The resident before him was not a living being, but an existence akin to undead.

However, differing significantly from normal undead creatures.

Lis examined the severed arm wound closely, extending his hand to feel the lifeless body.

Moments later, Lis stood up, holding the resident's severed arm in his right hand.

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