The pressure in the corridor suddenly intensified.
It was as if the substantial gravity intended to crush Fang Li, fiercely squeezing his body.
Fang Li slowly raised his eyes, and his hand made a slight movement.
However, with just this slight movement, the necklace in front of Valda immediately lit up.
Just like before, it emitted a black-as-ink light.
Fang Li instantly halted his action.
A feeling, as if a gun had been aimed at him, told Fang Li that if he dared to make any reckless move, the other party would undoubtedly launch an attack immediately.
Therefore, Fang Li stopped his hand from reaching for the Bo Xie activation body at his waist, and his expression became solemn.
Looking at Fang Li like this, the masked man praised, "Quite a sharp kid. No wonder you could tame the Ogre Lux forged by 'Banyuu Tenra.' I somewhat understand why Valda is so concerned about you."
"It's not that I care about him," Valda said emotionlessly. "But he knows my identity, which forces me to pay attention to him."
During the conversation, the necklace in front of Valda kept glowing, and the color became richer.
"How about it? Should we settle him here?" Valda, seemingly ignoring Fang Li's presence, asked nonchalantly. "His Prana is almost depleted, and he is completely in the worst state. If you want to deal with him, now is the best opportunity."
"Well, let's wait." The masked man pondered for a moment and then said, "Let me talk to him first. Perhaps we can find out something?"
"…Humans always like to do troublesome things." Valda took a step back, seemingly dissatisfied.
The masked man took a step forward, bowed to Fang Li with the standard etiquette of the upper class, and slowly spoke, "I apologize for disturbing you suddenly. Let me introduce myself. My name is Laminamors; for now, you can recognize me as such."
The words of the masked man gave Fang Li a tremendous sense of dissonance.
That's because Fang Li knew this man.
No, more accurately, Fang Li should know the true identity of this man.
So, deeply ingrained memories in Fang Li's mind told him that the man in front of him should have a real name.
However, Fang Li couldn't remember that name, no matter how hard he tried.
Of course, even if he couldn't remember, it didn't mean Fang Li's memory had disappeared.
Therefore, Fang Li knew what the current situation was.
"So that's how it is," Fang Li said calmly. "By relying on Valda-Vaoth's mind interference ability, you hindered my recognition of you?"
"Indeed, just as Valda said, you seem quite familiar with her." Laminamors raised an eyebrow, somewhat affectedly nodding, and said, "Could it be that you actually know my true identity?"
The heavy feeling in the corridor's air suddenly intensified more than twofold.
If it were an ordinary person, they might have collapsed on the ground by now, unable to move at all.
Unfortunately, Fang Li was not an ordinary person. He smirked ironically and said, "Perhaps you came here just to confirm this? You wanted to know if I really know your true identity."
"No, I am just a little curious. You seem to know a lot. What's the deal with that?" Laminamors said calmly, "It shouldn't be 'Banyuu Tenra' who told you, right? That Monster Immortal doesn't show any interest in our affairs. She shouldn't mention us to her disciples, right?"
"Then why not consider it as me being a precognitive Ability user who understood these things?" Fang Li stared at Laminamors and spoke with an indifferent expression on his face, "After all, this world is not lacking in peculiar Abilities. Even people like my Master exist, there are people who can seize the bodies of others and then there are some who could possess the Ogre Lux. So, having an Ability that predicts the future is not such a strange thing, right?"
Laminamors fell silent suddenly, as if truly contemplating the feasibility of this idea, and stroked his chin.
As for Valda, she looked at Fang Li with a certain indifference and said, "Are you playing games with us?"
"What does it matter?" Fang Li said with a faint smile. "Anyway, you don't seem to be here for a friendly chat, let alone wanting to get along peacefully with me. So, I don't need to be polite, right?"
"…You're right." Surprisingly, Valda acknowledged Fang Li's words, sighed, and said, "It seems that being around humans for too long, I forgot that there's no need for too much pretense in doing things."
"No, no, no, Valda, don't think like that." Laminamors spread out his hands and said, "Our plan will absolutely fail without some disguise. So, don't let yourself be persuaded by a mere human."
Valda didn't respond, seemingly ignoring Laminamors.
With only Laminamors left, he continued to persistently ask Fang Li, "I just want to know how much you actually know about us."
Hearing this, Fang Li raised his head and looked at Laminamors and Valda.
In reality, Fang Li didn't know much about their plans. After all, the original work had not yet covered this part.
Fang Li only knew that there was an organization operating in the shadows of this school battle city.
This organization seemed to be planning something during the Festa.
Valda was one of the members of this organization.
Originally just an Ogre Lux, she occupied a human's body and acted in secret, inviting helpers to complete the plan.
Laminamors was also a member of this organization.
And evidently, this organization was still in the shadows.
So, Laminamors and Valda spared no effort to find Fang Li in person just to confirm how much Fang Li knew, to prevent any mistakes in their plan.
Therefore, the heavy feeling in the air was indeed real.
"I heard that you seem to possess some kind of special ability. Even Valda's ability is ineffective against you. So, we specifically chose this time to find you. In this state, even if you are exceptional, it seems you won't be able to turn the tide, right?" Laminamors said with a smile. "Why not just tell us what you want to know?"
"I think so too." Fang Li also smiled slightly and said, "Unfortunately, even if I tell you, you won't believe it. Let's cut the chatter."
"…Is that so?" Laminamors fell silent for a while, then sighed and said, "That's a pity."
As the words fell…
"Chī————!"
Accompanied by a sharp breaking space sound, a fierce force surged forward.
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